CPI Detailed Report November 1984

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1 CPI Detailed Report November '. S. Department of i.aoor Bi.reau of Labor Stai<sncs

2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS Kenneth V. Dalton, Associate 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 ihe Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C Subscription price per y?ar $25 domestic, and $315 foreign. Single copy domestic, $4; foreign, $5. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including addresses s) to the Superintendent of Documents. CPI MAILGRAM provides selected U.S. City Average data for CPI-U and CPI W within 24 hours of release. Order from: National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia Subscription rates: $125 in contiguous U.S. and Hawaii; $135 in Alaska and Canada. 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. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. and at additional mailing offices. ISSN X January 1985

3 CPI Detailed Report Data for November Contents Price movements Charts 4 Technical notes 76 CPI-U CPI-W Table Page Table Page Tables Monthly data 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 Bimonthly data Areas priced bimonthly

4 Price Movements November The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was und prior to seasonal adjustment. The November level of 315 (1967= 100) was percent higher than the index in November The Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) declined 0 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 311 (1967=100). For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI-W increased 3 percent. The CPI- W is used for indexing Social Security and some other Federal payments. It is also commonly used as an escalator in collective bargaining agreements. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) seasonally adjusted s On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for All Urban Consumers rose 0 percent in November, somewhat less than in recent months. The transportation component rose markedly less than in October, reflecting a much smaller increase in gasoline prices and declines in new and used car prices. Somewhat smaller increases in the food and beverage and medical care components and a decline in apparel prices also contributed to the slowdown in November. On the other hand, increases in the indexes for housing, entertainment, and other goods and services were slightly larger than in October. During the first 11 months of, the CPI rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 percent. This compares with a percent rate for the 12 months ended in December The transportation component, which advanced 0 percent in October, rose 0 percent in November. The slowdown was primarily due to gasoline and automobile prices. The index for gasoline rose 0 percent in November, following seasonal adjustment. The increase, however, was substantially less than those in September and October. Despite the advances in the past 3 months, gasoline prices are 1 percent lower than at the end of 1983 and 12 percent below their peak level of March Following seasonal adjustment, new car prices declined 0 percent. (Dealer prices for new cars typically rise substantially in November. This year's prices were up 0 percent before seasonal adjustment, but because that advance was less than the typical seasonal increase for November, the index declined on a seasonally adjusted basis.) Used car prices declined 0 percent, the fourth decrease in the past 5 months. Among other automobile expenses, smaller increases in November were recorded for automobile maintenance and repairs and automobile finance charges. Although advancing less than in October, the cost of automobile insurance rose substantially for the second consecutive month. Tire prices also advanced sharply in November, following a decline in October, but remained well below their level of a year ago and 11 percent below their peak level in June The index for public transportation increased less than in the preceding Table A. s in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Expenditure category Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month June July August September October November Compound annual rate 3 months ended November Unadjusted 12 months ended November All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment goods and services

5 Table B. s in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Expenditure category Changes from preceding month June July August September October November Compound annual rate 3 months ended November 12 months ended November All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment goods and services month up 0 percent in November reflecting smaller increases in fares for airlines and intercity buses and a decline in intracity mass transit fares. The food and beverage component registered a 0 percent increase in November. Grocery store food prices, which advanced 0 percent in October, rose 0 percent in November as all major groups contributed to the slowdown. Of these groups, the index for fruits and vegetables recorded the largest increase up 0 percent which was only half the 1 percent rise in October. Fresh fruit prices registered a 5 percent increase after seasonal adjustment, more than offsetting declines in prices for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0 percent, as decreases in prices for pork, poultry, other meats, fish, and eggs offset a moderate increase in beef prices. The index for dairy products continued its recent spurt, advancing 0 percent in November, following increases of 0 and 0 percent in the preceding 2 months. The 1 percent increase in the past 3 months compares with a 1 percent rise in the first 8 months of. Prices for restaurant meals rose 0 percent while the index for alcoholic beverages was und in November. The housing component advanced 0 percent in November, after increasing 0 percent in Octpber. The index for fuel and utilities, which declined 0 percent in October, rose 0 percent in November and was re-* sponsible for the acceleration. Charges for electricity, which had declined sharply in October, increased 0 percent in November. The index for gas continued to decline, but by much less than in October. On the other hand, fuel oil prices declined slightly down 0 percent after increasing in October. Among other utilities, the cost of telephone services, reflecting increases in local charges and intrastate toll calls, advanced 0 percent. The other two major housing groups registered the same increases as in October. Shelter costs rose 0 percent, with renters' costs advancing 0 percent, homeowners' costs 0 percent, and maintenance and repair costs 0 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0 percent. The medical care component rose 0 percent in November, following an increase of 0 percent in October. The index for medical care commodities prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies advanced 0 percent. The cost of medical care services rose 0 percent, with professional services and hospital rooms up 0 and 0 percent, respectively. The index for apparel and upkeep declined slightly down 0 percent in November following an average monthly increase of 0 percent during the preceding 4 months. A decline in the index for apparel commodities, reflecting widespread sales prices for women's clothing, was only partially offset by a 0 percent increase in prices for apparel services. The entertainment and other goods and services components both rose 0 percent in November after increasing 0 percent in each of the preceding 2 months. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) seasonally adjusted s On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0 percent in November. This compares with an increase of 0 percent in the CPI-U. In the CPI-U, the homeowners' cost index, which uses a rental equivalence approach, rose 0 percent in November. Homeownership in the CPI-W, which is based on house prices, mortgage interest rates, property taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repair costs, declined 0 percent in November, primarily due to a 0 percent drop in house prices. Changes in frequency of publication for local area CPI's to begin in 1987 The Bureau of Labor Statistics will improve the sample of urban areas in which it gathers prices for monthly preparation of the Consumer Price beginning in

6 1987. At the same time, the Bureau will publish a number of local area CPI's less frequently. The s in publication frequency arise from the requirement to allocate the sample to reflect population shifts in the 1980 Census so as to provide the most accurate national CPI possible with the funds available. As a result, some local areas will no longer have samples sufficient to permit more frequent publication. In addition to the national index for all cities, the Bureau now publishes indexes for 28 urban areas. In 1987, it will continue to publish indexes for all but one of these areas Northeast Pennsylvania (Scranton- Wilkes-Barre). Of the remaining 21 published urban areas, 13 will have a reduction in frequency beginning in The index for Detroit, currently published monthly, will be published every other month. Twelve areas now published bimonthly will be compiled on a semiannual average basis. These areas are: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Kansas City, MO- Kansas City, KS; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Atlanta, GA; Anchorage, AK; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI; Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and Seattle-Tacoma, WA. Also, the Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH, indexes will be published in even-numbered rather then odd-numbered months. Further details are available from BLS. Homeownership s As announced in October 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will the treatment of homeownership costs in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) effective with release of the data for January See the Technical Notes for additional details. Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: month Release date month Release date December January 23 March April 23 January 1985 February 26 April 21 February March 22 June 20

7 Chart 1. CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, All Items, 1967=100 (Not seastonally adjust* - - * 12 month span luiiui S»}JUII Food and beveraaes index, \ i**&g (Seasonoilly adjusted) Nov 315 Nov 2 Nov 297 " Semilog Semilog * -S 12 month span -ii 1-month span it II II * r\ A Nov z o u. o IIHMIIHIIM IMIMM,.. Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllll * s over 12 month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data

8 Chart 2. CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, Housing, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Apparel and upkeep, 196^=100 (Seasonally adjusted) * 12 month span 1 month span Nov Nov 203,0 S«m1- log Semilog j 240 -i 200 \ P J 'MfffiirluUiUiUI * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. -10

9 Chart 3. CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, Transportation, 1967M00 (Seasonally adjusted). - ^ Nov 315 Semflog ^ ^ 160 ^ ^ * 12-month span 1 month span Nov "^* Medical care, 1967M00 (Seasonally adjusted) ^ ^ K V ^JA&r ^"" Semilog ^ ^ * 12 month span 1-rrlonth span Nov (* O O Z 5 -> 120 -I MiMiiiiiilmm^uj^ w Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll llim l^ I -10 * s over 12 month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

10 Chart 4. CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, Entertainment, 196>=100 (Seasonally adjusted) * 12 month span 1 month span goods and services, 1967M00 (Seasonally adjusted) Nov 260 Nov 6 Nov 314 Semilog Semilog * 12-month span 1-month span Nov I inniiniiliiiniiini inniniiiliiniinih * s over 12 month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

11 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percont to from 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Expenditure category All items All items( = 100) ! 366 ' Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables food at home Sugar and sweets ' Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods ' Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential 1 renters' costs Homeowners' costs 1 2 Owners' equivalent rent 1 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities ' ; , 318! 356 : : !) 2.: !3 1J q _ -j *5 2 - c i!o Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity utilities and public services 1. Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services ' : IS 7) 1.!) 3 2.:i Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel... Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear apparel commodities 1.. Apparel services ' 291 I 21: M f i 1.H -.i) 4.<)

12 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repair private transportation 1 private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services 1 Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services 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 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services Medical care services 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, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food ' Nondurables less food and apparel 1 Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care ' Energy 3 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=$ =$0 1 $17 73 $ Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982= 100 base. 3 Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 10

14 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 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 1 Fruits and vegetables food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods 1 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential 1 renters' costs Homeowners' costs 1 2 Owners' equivalent rent 1 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1... Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services ' Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear apparel commodities 1 Apparel services I

15 T; ble 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Aug. Sept. Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repair private transportation 1 private transportation commodities 1 private transportation services 1 Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services 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 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter' 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 Transportation services Medical care services services

16 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, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Aug. Sept. Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1. Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care 1 Energy 3 All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 13

17 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 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereal and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread ' bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 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 Ground beef other than canned. Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned Canned ham pork meats 1 Frankfurters 1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1., lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry 1 : Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1... poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood. Eggs \1I ! 2 2 2! 2 i 5 4 i

18 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 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products Butter Cheese Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables 1 Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices Fruit juices other than frozen Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima '. canned and dried vegetables foods at home Sugar and sweets 1 Candy and chewing gum Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Margarine 1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola Carbonated drinks, including diet cola Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 noncarbonated drinks prepared foods 1 Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods

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 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Aug. to Sept. Sept. to to Food away from home Lunch Dinner meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 16

20 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 adjusted indexes Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereal and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes 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 ' Cookies 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 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned Sausage 1 Canned ham pork meats 1 Frankfurters 1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs

21 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 Feb. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Aug. 6 months ending in Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products Butter Cheese Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products 1 Mill Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes ' fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables 1 Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices Fruit juices other than frozen Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1.. canned and dried vegetables 1 Mill Mill Mill Mill foods at home Sugar and sweets 1 Candy and chewing gum Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Margarine 1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola Carbonated drinks, including diet cola Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 noncarbonated drinks prepared foods 1 Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill

22 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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Food away from home Lunch Dinner meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 19

23 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 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential 1 renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 1 Tenants' insurance ' Homeowners' costs 1 Owners' equivalent rent 1 Household insurance 1 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 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 12/82 12/82 12/82 12/82 12/ Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil fuels Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls ' Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 Refuse collection 1 6/78 12/83 12/ M Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Textile housefumishings Household linens Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture ' Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 furniture Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment 1 '. Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerator and home freezer 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners

24 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;! 984.., ; i... _j- Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Housefurnishings Continued: 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 Soaps and detergents 1 laundry and cleaning products '... Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins '.. Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies Housekeeping services ' Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleanmg services 1 Appliance and furniture repair ' YS./7? U:/7/ 11:/7.- i ', / ; _ 12/7? ; /""? VcP~ V./77 IP/ ' '.!35 6 : 143 5? 15 r 305 V, 299 l56.»s ; ~>ii "> :/-4.e ' 148 i 137, " "? 56 1 : ' / 176, Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, and jackets Coats and jackets... Furnishings and special clothing ' Shirts." Dungarees, jeans, ar.d trousers Boys' Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts Furnishings Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery ' Suits Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories. Infants' and toddlers' 1 apparel commodities ' Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated... apparel services 1 '<-/7? K>..'7'; vim Vt;iT: 1177" r? '77 \'t't7 '2-/7V Yd/ ? '2 2! U ; 170 : , 103! 138 i G7! 112! 106 : , 120 ' j 2 c _ ^ _

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 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Transportation Private New vehicles New cars New trucks and motorcycles 1 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 Maintenance and servicing ' Power plant repair private transportation 1 private transportation commodities 1, Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires 1 parts and equipment 1 private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration 1 Drivers' license ' 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 1 12/ _ Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 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 ' Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services Hospital and other medical services Hospital room hospital and medical care services

26 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 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions entertainment services ' goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 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 College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses Special indexes: Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 23

27 Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent shange for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential 1 renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 1 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 1 Owners' equivalent rent 1 Household insurance 1 Maintenance and repairs 1 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 12/82 12/82 12/82 12/82 12/ / Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil fuels Gas (piped) and electricity 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 Cable television 1 Refuse collection 1 6/78 12/83 12/ ; _ Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings 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 Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerator and home freezer 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners

28 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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Housefurnishings Continued: 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 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 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 Suits, sport coats, and jackets Coats and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts Furnishings Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Infants' and toddlers' 1 apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated apparel services

29 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 Feb. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Aug. 6 months ending in Transportation Private New vehicles New cars New trucks and motorcycles 1 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair' Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair private transportation ' private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires 1 parts and equipment 1 private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration 1 Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection ' automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare 1 12/ _ _ Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies t 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 Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services Hospital and other medical services Hospital room hospital and medical care services , ,

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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles ' Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1 Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions entertainment services goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 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 College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses , Special indexes: Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date 27

31 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Expenditure category All items All items( =100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products ' Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods 1 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance 1. Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity utilities and public services 1. Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 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 ! '

32 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, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repair private transportation 1 private trans, commodities 1 private trans, services 1 Public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 1 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 i Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages.. Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent, residential 1 Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services services

33 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: commodity and service group Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Group Relative importance, December 1983 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percen t to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. 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 1 Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy 2 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=$ =$0 1! $ $ Not seasonally adjusted. Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 30

34 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, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Aug. Sept. Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 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 1 Fruits and vegetables food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages prepared foods 1 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance 1. Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity utilities and public services '.. Household furnishings and operation. Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 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

35 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, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Aug. Sept. Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repair private transportation 1 private trans, commodities 1 private trans, services 1 Public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 medical care services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 1 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 All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent, residential 1 Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services services

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 Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group Aug. Sept. Feb. 3 months ending in Aug. 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 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1. Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care Energy 2 All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Not seasonally adjusted. Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 33

37 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereal and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes 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 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 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned Sausage 1 Canned ham pork meats 1 Frankfurters 1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs

38 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 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Aug. to Sept. Sept. to to Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products Butter Cheese Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables 1 Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices Fruit juices other than frozen Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 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 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Margarine 1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola Carbonated drinks, including diet cola Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 noncarbonated drinks prepared foods 1 Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods

39 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 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Aug. to Sept. Sept. to to Food away from home Lunch Dinner meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine ' 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. 36

40 Table 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 Feb. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Aug. 6 months ending in Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products ' Cereal and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes 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 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 Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham other than canned Sausage 1 Canned ham pork meats 1 Frankfurters 1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1 lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs

41 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 Feb Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products Butter Cheese Ice cream and related products 1 dairy products Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables 1 Processed fruits Frozen fruit and fruit juices Fruit juices other than frozen Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 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 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Margarine 1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1 fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Cola drinks, excluding diet cola Carbonated drinks, including diet cola Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 noncarbonated drinks prepared foods 1 Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 canned and packaged prepared foods

42 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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Food away from home Lunch Dinner meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and ale Whiskey 1 Wine 1 alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products Not seasonally adjusted. 39

43 Table 11. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Aug. to Sept. Sept. to to Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 1 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance 1 Property insurance 1 Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates 1 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 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil fuels Gas (piped) and electricity 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 Cable television 1 Refuse collection 1 12/82 6/78 12/83 12/ 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 Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment 1 Television ' Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerator and home freezer 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners

44 Table 11. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) A Group and item index Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to from 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Housefurnishings Continued: 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 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 Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 -«2/ Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, and jackets Coats and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts Furnishings Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Infants' and toddlers' 1 apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated apparel services ,

45 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 1983 Aug. to Sept. Seasonally adjusted percent from Sept. to to Transportation Private New vehicles New cars New trucks and motorcycles 1 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1. Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair private transportation 1 private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1... Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires 1 parts and equipment' private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration 1 Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 automobile related fees ' Public transportation 1 Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare 1 12/83 Mill _ Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 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 Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services Hospital and other medical services Hospital room hospital and medical care services Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill

46 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 1983 Seasonally adjusted percent from Aug. to Sept. Sept. to to Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books ' Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles ' Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1.. Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions entertainment services ' i!e goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 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 ' Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females ' Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses Special indexes: Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services.. Not seasonally adjusted I 1 - NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 43

47 Table 12. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item index base Seasonally adjusted indexes Feb. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Aug. 6 months ending in Housing Shelter Rent, residential 1 rental costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school' Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase 1 Financing, taxes, and insurance 1 Property insurance 1 Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates 1 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 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil fuels Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges ' Interstate toll calls ' Intrastate toll calls * Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 Refuse collection 1 12/82 6/78 12/83 12/ ? _ 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 Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1 Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerator and home freezer 1 Laundry equipment 1 household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners !

48 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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Housefurnishings Continued: 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 Soaps and detergents 1 laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap '.. Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 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 Suits, sport coats, and jackets Coats and jackets Furnishings and special clothing ' Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts Furnishings Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Infants' and toddlers' 1 apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated apparel services

49 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 Feb. 3 months ending in Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Aug. 6 months ending in Transportation Private New vehicles New cars New trucks and motorcycles 1 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1. Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair private transportation 1 private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1... Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires 1 parts and equipment 1 private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration 1 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 1 12/ _ " _ Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies Pain and symptom control drugs ' 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 Professional services 1 Physicians' services ' Dental services 1 professional services 1 medical care services Hospital and other medical services Hospital room hospital and medical care services '1 '

50 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 Feb. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for 3 months ending in Aug. 6 months ending in Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment 1.. Bicycles sporting goods and equipment 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions entertainment services goods and services Tobacco products 1 Cigarettes 1 tobacco products and smoking accessories 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 ' Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses Special indexes: Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services.. 1 Not seasonally adjusted I NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 47

51 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 Aug. Sept. es 1983 to from Sept to from Aug. Sept. Area 2 U.S. city average Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind... Detroit, Mich LA.-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 10/67 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

52 Table 13. Consumer Price 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 Aug. Sept. es 1983 to from Sept to from Aug. Sept. 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. L.A.-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: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses. 49

53 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 Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 1 es, November 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 L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif... Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo^-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/ Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C D

54 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, November 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

55 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 October to November 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 i ! Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D

56 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 October to November 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 - 385,000 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. 53

57 Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from October to November Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastem 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 Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential renters' costs Homeowners' costs Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 1 Medical care - 3 Entertainment goods and services Personal care 2 54

58 Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from October to November 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 1 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January

59 Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) 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, Pa.-N.J. Expenditure category All items, 315: All items ( = 100)! 366J Food and beverages 296 Food 304 Food at home! 292! Cereals and bakery products i 309; Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Meats, poultry, and fish. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables ; 31j 35 foods at home Food away from home I 337i Alcoholic beverages i 22J j 278J i 286 ; I 274 -! ! - 287! j Housing Shelter Renters' costs 1 Rent, residential renters' costs Homeowners' costs 1 Owners' equivalent rent 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation ! i ! ! ! 3511 I 39 j j 112' j ! " 335! Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel. Footwear J j Transportation 316: Private transportation 3101 Public transportation! 391 j Medical care Entertainment goods and services. Personal care ! ! 309! 301 j 392J i I 222 I j

60 Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced moi.jily, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November 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.-N.J. Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverage Durables ? " Services Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 3 Energy 4 5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 1 Services less medical care f es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. es on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. es on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average. Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January

61 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November (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 Renters' costs 5 Rent, residential renters' costs Homeowners' costs 5 Owners' equivalent rent 5 Fuel and other utilities Fuels 6 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7... Gas (piped) and electricity 6 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

62 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November Continued (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Denver- Bouiaer, 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 beverage Durables , CVJ Services Medical care services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 8 Energy 9 10 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 5 Services less medical care J , ! CVJ

63 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November 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) " C 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 12 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters' costs 5 Rent, residential renters' costs Homeowners' costs 5 Owners' equivalent rent 5 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 Medical care Entertainment goods and services Personal care

64 Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November, and percent s, September to November Continued (1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania i Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo-Ill. San Diego, Calif. Seattle- Everett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. lndex js e ; in^jch"ng^ lndex Commodity and service group All items I 309' j 1 j 318 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages. Nondurables less food and beverage. Durables ! 284; ; ! 264' 275i - j 308 i 31 - I ! Services Medical care services ; 386! -1! 452 i 377, 1 Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy 8 Energy 9 10 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 5. Services less medical care J I j J! 328 j 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see footnote 1, table 13) 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 The = 100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a -October 1960=100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January 1964 = 100 base. 5 es on a November 1982 = 100 base. 6 on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla. 7 es on a June 1978 = 100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla. on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 8 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.! 2881 i i 169: I 269: ! : 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. 10 Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January The = 100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965 = 100 base. 12 is on an April 1967 = 100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 13 on a June 1978 = 100 base in San Diego, Calif. 61

65 Table 18. Consumer Price 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 Aug. Sept. es 1983 to from Sept to from Aug. Sept. Area ' U.S. city average Chicago, III.-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 : Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1. A-2. B. C. D

66 Table 18. Consumer Price 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 Aug. Sept. es 1983 to from Sept to from Aug. Sept. 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.- 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: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses. 63

67 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, poultr/, fish, and eggs ' Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 1 es, November Area ' U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/ ' ' G 262.C C C Region 3 Northeast North Central. South West S Population size class ; A-1 A-2 B... C... D... i

68 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, November 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

69 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 ecjgs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home from October to November Area 2 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, I!l.-Northwestem 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 NJ Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C D

70 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 eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home from October to November 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 - 385,000 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. 67

71 Table 2C. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from October to November 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 Food and beverages Food Food at home Centals and bakery products MeUs, poultry, fish, and eggs Moats, poultry, and fish Dair/ products Fru: s and vegetables Oth - foods at home Food away from home Alcoho c beverages - - \ Housing Shelter Rent, esidential rental costs Horn* Dwnership Proi arty taxes Fuel ai other utilities Fuels Fue oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas -piped) and electricity Housef >ld furnishings and operation Apparel nd upkeep Appare commodities Men'; and boys' apparel Worn Vs and girls' apparel Foot\ ar Transpoi ation Private ransportation Public ansportation - 1 Medical are 3 Entertair oent -1 - gc ds and services Person! care

72 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent from October to November 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 f Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January

73 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group 1 1 Q VJ.O. city average Chicago, II.- Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los Angeles- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastem 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 Property taxes Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2... 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

74 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November 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.-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 3 Energy 4 5 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care es on a January 1981 =100 base, except U.S. city average. es on a June 1978 = 100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. es on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. es on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average. Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January

75 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November (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 Property taxes Fuel and other utilities Fuels 6 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7... Gas (piped) and electricity 6 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

76 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November 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 8 Energy 9 10 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care

77 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November 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 12.. Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables foods at home 12 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages i " Housing Shelter Rent, residential rental costs Homeownership Property taxes Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 13.. 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

78 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. es, November and percent s September to November 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 8 Energy 910 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see footnote 1, 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 The =100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a -October 1969=100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January 1964=100 base. 5 es on a January 1981 = 100 base. 6 on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla. 7 es on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla. on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 8 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 = 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. 10 Excludes motor oil, coolant, and other products as of January The =100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 12 is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 13 on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif. 75

79 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 CPI'S for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered by the CPIu. 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 about 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 thre 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 by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and 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 122 percent, for example, is shown as 222. 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 $220. 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), "Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component of the Consumer Price," by Daniel H. Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August 1978; and CPI Issues, Report 593, (Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 1980). 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 x