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1 CP! Detailed Report January U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 0 n H 0 f ir > HsD nuhyoa O S sir

2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Lynn Martin, 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 (C Pi-w ). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC Subscription price per year $21 domestic, and $26.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $7; foreign, $8.75. Send correspondence on subscription matters, including address s and missing issues, to the Superintendent of Documents; telephone (202) CPI m a i l g r a m provides selected U.S. City Average data for CPI-U and CPl-W within 24 hours of release. Order from: National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia Subscription rates: $145 in contiguous U.S. and Hawaii; $160 in Alaska and Canada. Material in this publication is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. Second-class postage paid at Washington, DC, and at additional mailing offices. ISSN X March

3 CPI Detailed Report Data for January Contents Price movements 1 Changes to the CPI Detailed Report 3 Intervention analysis in seasonal adjustment for the Consumer Price 4 Charts 7 Technical notes 231 tables CPI-U CPI-W Table Page Table Page U.S. city Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical 5 25 All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent from previous December Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: s over the month City indexes and percent s Semiannual data, July December Selected areas, all items Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Cities

4 Contents Continued CPI-U CPl-W Table Page Table Page tables U.S. city Expenditure categories; service groups 1A 150 6A 159 Detailed expenditure categories 3A 152 8A 161 Special detailed expenditure categories 5A 157 Region 11A A 196 Population classes 12A A 199 Regions and population classes cross classified 13A A 202 Cities 16A A 210 Average price tables Table Page.S. city nergy PI 226 Residential prices P2 227 Residential unit and consumption ranges P3 228 Gasoline P4 229 Retail food Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: month Release date month Release date February March 19 May June 14 March April 12 June July 17 April May 14 July August 14 ii

5 Price Movements January The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.6 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of ( = 100). For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U increased 5.7 percent. The Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W) rose 0.5 percent in January prior to seasonal adjustment. The January CPI-W level of was 5.5 percent higher than the index in January. CPI for All Urban Consumers (Cpi-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in January, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the preceding 2 months. Petroleum-based energy prices fell sharply in January, led by a 6.5-percent decrease in the index for motor fuels. The increase in the food index reflects a sharp upturn in fruit and vegetable prices, principally resulting from reduced supplies as a consequence of the adverse weather in late December. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.8 percent in January compared with an monthly increase of 0.4 percent in. This acceleration was largely due to increases in the indexes for lodging while out of town, apparel and upkeep, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products. (Federal excise taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes were increased on January 1.) The index for food and beverages increased 0.9 percent in January. Prices for alcoholic beverages advanced a record 4.9 percent, reflecting only in part the increase in Federal excise taxes effective on January 1. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.1 percent in December, increased 0.8 percent in January. This acceleration was largely due to the sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables up 2.9 percent in January, following a 0.6-percent decline in December resulting from the effects of the adverse weather in late December. In particular, prices for oranges rose 37.2 percent and lettuce, 24.5 percent. Also contributing to the acceleration in food prices was a 1.3-percent increase in the index for cereal and bakery products. In contrast, prices for dairy products declined for the third consecutive month down 1.2 percent in January and the index for meats, poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs rose substantially less than in recent months up 0.2 percent. Increases in prices for eggs and poultry up 6.9 and 1.2 percent, respectively more than offset declines in prices for beef, pork, and fish and seafood. The other major food and beverage group food away from home rose 0.1 percent in January. The housing component, which rose 0.2 percent in December, advanced 0.8 percent in January, its largest increase since a 1.0-percent rise in June All three major housing groups contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs advanced 0.8 percent in January, following a 0.4-percent increase in December. Within shelter, renters costs rose 1.7 percent; homeowners costs, 0.4 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 0.2 percent. The large increase in renters costs resulted from a 6.8-percent rise in lodging while out of town, reflecting seasonal price increases in vacation areas. Residential rents rose 0.1 percent. The index for fuels and other utilities turned up in January, increasing 1.6 percent. The index for household fuels rose 1.5 percent as increases in charges for electricity and natural gas up 2.8 and 1.0 percent, respectively more than offset a 5.6-percent drop in fuel oil prices. Fuel oil prices, Table A. s in CPI for Ali Urban Consumers (CPl-u) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Changes from preceding month July August September October November December January Compound annual rate 3 months ended January 12 months ended January All ite m s Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services

6 Table B. s in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPl-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Changes from preceding month July August September October November December January Compound annual rate 3 months ended January 12 months ended January All ite m s Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services which rose 52.6 percent in the 3 months ended in October, have declined 11.9 percent in the past 3 months. The index for other utilities and public services advanced 1.7 percent, reflecting a sharp increase in charges for telephone services. A 4.0-percent rise in charges for local telephone services more than offset declines in long distance rates. The index for household furnishings and operations, which declined slightly in December, increased 0.4 percent in January. The index for transportation declined 1.2 percent in January, reflecting a sharp drop in the index for motor fuels. Gasoline prices, which increased 27.2 percent in the 4 months ended in November before turning down in December, fell 6.9 percent in January. Also contributing to the decrease in the transportation component were declines in the indexes for used cars, tires, automobile body work and automotive registration, licensing, and inspection fees. Partially offsetting these declines was a substantial increase in automobile purchase costs. New car prices rose 1.3 percent in January, their largest monthly increase since May This advance reflects the continued introduction of higher priced models, as well as an end to consumer rebates on some domestic models. Automobile finance charges increased 0.7 percent in January. The index for public transportation rose 0.6 percent, largely as a result of the continued increase in airline fares. A 0.7-percent rise in January brought the increase in airline fares to 13.4 percent during the past 5 months. The index for apparel and upkeep increased 1.0 percent in January. This reflects somewhat smaller than normal seasonal price reductions for fall and winter clothing as well as the earlier than usual introduction of higher priced spring and summer clothing. The index for watches and jewelry rose 4.3 percent, in part reflecting the increase in Federal excise taxes. The medical care component rose 0.6 percent in January to a level that was 9.7 percent above a year ago. In January, the index for medical care commodities prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies rose 0.8 percent. The index for medical care services increased 0.6 percent, with the cost of professional services and hospital and related services up 0.5 and 0.9 percent, respectively. The entertainment index rose 0.7 percent in January, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the 3 preceding months. A 1.6-percent increase in the index for reading materials accounted for about one-third of the entertainment advance. The other goods and services component increased 0.7 percent in January, the same as in December. The index for tobacco products, reflecting a 4-cents-a-pack increase in the Federal excise tax effective on January 1, rose 1.2 percent. This advance, coupled with a 0.9-percent increase in the index for tuition and other school fees, accounted for over fourfifths of the rise in this major group. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.4 percent in January. 2

7 Changes to the CPI Detailed Report The Bureau of Labor Statistics continuously evaluates the Consumer Price program to identify improvements in the program and to better meet the needs of users. Beginning with this issue, we are presenting more historical data, information for two new series, and clarification of table titles and several index series titles. Historical data In our recent Users Survey, many respondents indicated that more historical data in the CPI Detailed Report would be helpful. Beginning with this issue, we are including six tables that present historical data and are deleting the one historical table, former table 3, that was included previously. The new historical data can be found in tables Tables 24 and 27 contain the complete history of the all-items index for the U.S. city, CPI-U and CPl-w, respectively. Tables 25 and 28 contain the past 10 December indexes and the current month s index for detailed expenditure categories and for special indexes. Tables 26 and 29 contain the percent s from the previous December for the same indexes contained in tables 25 and 28. New items In addition to adding more historical data, we have added indexes for two new items at the U.S. city level, indoor plants and fresh cut flowers, and day care and nursery school fees. These indexes appear in tables 3, 4, 8, 9, 25, 26, 28, and 29. New titles We have also made some s in the CPI Detailed Report to help clarify information for the user. Table titles now include either (CPI-U) for the All Urban Consumers population or (CPI-W) for the Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers population. For additional clarification, four published series have had title s, although the content of the series is und. These are: Services less energy is now: Services less energy services; Services less medical care is now: Services less medical care services; Gas (piped) and electricity is now: Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services); and Commodities less food and energy is now: Commodities less food and energy commodities. 3

8 Intervention Analysis in Seasonal Adjustment for the Consumer Price The Bureau of Labor Statistics continuously evaluates the Consumer Price program to identify needed improvements. In the past, however, most improvements in procedures were introduced only at the time of major revision of the CPI, which occurred about every 10 years when the market basket of goods and services was updated. b l s is now using a seasonal adjustment technique intervention analysis introduced in. This article continues the discussion of intervention analysis begun then. Seasonal adjustment is the process by which the seasonal movement of prices for goods or services in a Consumer Price series is quantified and then factored out of the series to permit analysis of nonseasonal price movements. The X-11-ARIMA program developed by Statistics Canada is used to calculate factors for seasonal adjustment of both historical and current series. Briefly, the x a r im a program uses moving s to distribute the movement for each series into three components: A trend component representing the long-term movement of the series; a seasonal component representing the intrayear cyclical movement; and an irregular component, representing random movement. The program works best when there is a relatively stable character to the series. Isolated extreme values, sharp movements, and/or discontinuities in the trend sometimes obscure the seasonal component of the series. The resulting factors are not as good a fit for the series as they could be. To improve the seasonal adjustment for some series, the prior adjustment option of the X -ll-a R lm A was applied. Prior adjustment means that some values in the CPI series to be seasonally adjusted are modified prior to the application of X-11-ARIMA. Prior adjustment factors were derived by using the technique called intervention analysis. This technique allows the user to identify and remove intervention effects from the series prior to seasonal adjustment. In those cases where modeling intervention resulted in better seasonal adjustment than the original series (as measured by the X -ll-a R lm A supplied diagnostic statistics and economic analysis), these seasonal adjustments were accepted for use in producing the CPI. Several categories of interventions may be removed from the series using intervention analysis: Level shift: A large in price level which shifts a CPI series. The entire shift may occur in one period (month) or may be spread out over a number of periods. Outlier: An extreme value for a specific month. Seasonal shift: A permanent in the seasonal pattern of price. In each case, intervention analysis is used to smooth out the series by assigning each of these effects to a given component of the price movement level shifts to the trend, outliers to the irregular, and seasonal shifts to the seasonal by an analysis and identification of the causes of the effects. For example, a shift in level was noted in 1983 for fuel oil. Analysis revealed that the sharp in product price level was due to an OPEC price cut and this price movement was assigned to the trend. Since outliers are random events, they have no identifiable explanation. In January, the series listed below were adjusted using intervention analysis before X-H-ARIM A processing. All series were examined using an 8-year span, Intervention analysis was used on two additional series this year, new trucks and tobacco and smoking products. Fuel oil Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Motor fuel Gasoline Leaded regular gasoline Unleaded regular gasoline New vehicles New cars New trucks Women s coats and jackets Women s dresses Women s separates and sportswear Women s nightwear, underwear, hosiery, and accessories Women s suits Girls apparel Tobacco and smoking products For each series that was adjusted using intervention analysis, a complete list of level shifts and their identified causes is shown in table A1. The outliers for each series are included in the list. For further information, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price es, Room 3212 BC, Washington, DC 20212, or call Claire McAnaw at (202)

9 Table A1. Level shifts Series Period(s) Event Outliers Fuel oil 1/83-3/83 12/85-7/86 7/90-10/90 OPEC price cut Increased supply from OPEC Shortage and anticipated shortage in oil supply due to Persian Gulf crisis 2/84, 1/86 1/90 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1/86-4/86 12/86-1/87 11/88-1/89 9/89-10/89 7/90-10/90 Increased supply from OPEC Saudi Arabia reduced production OPEC limited supplies Unusually cold weather led to strong demand Shortage and anticipated shortage in oil supply due to Persian Gulf crisis 2/84, 2/86 1/90 Motor fuel and motor oil 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing 6/86, 8/86 Motor fuel 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing 3/83, 6/86 8/86 Gasoline, all types 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing 6/86, 8/86 Leaded regular gasoline 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing 6/86, 8/86 Unleaded regular gasoline 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing 6/86, 8/86 Unleaded premium gasoline 2/86-4/86 12/86-2/87 Saudi Arabia increased production OPEC reunification 6/86, 8/86 5

10 Table A1. Level shifts Continued Series Period(s) Event Outliers 3/89-4/89 7/89-9/89 12/89-1/90 7/90-10/90 New vehicles 4/86-6/86 10/86-11/86 1/87-3/87 2/88-3/88 7/89-9/89 9/89-12/89 New cars 4/86-6/86 10/86-11/86 1/87-2/87 6/89-9/89 1/90-3/90 New trucks 4/86-6/86 10/86-11/86 1/87-3/87 2/88-3/88 10/89-12/89 Women s coats 12/84-1/85 8/85-9/85 12/85-1/86 8/87-9/87 Short-term supply disruption Over-reaction to short-term supply disruption Low supply due to unexpectedly cold weather Iraq s invasion of Kuwait caused panic pricing Domestic price increase and weak dollar Discontinuation of rebates coupled with anticipation of 1987 tax bill Enactment of 1987 tax bill; weak sales of cars; introduction of rebates for trucks Domestic truck rebates High inventories combined with unusual slump in sales Higher than usual introductory prices for trucks Domestic price increase and weak dollar Discontinuation of rebates coupled with anticipation of 1987 tax bill Enactment of 1987 tax bill and weak sales High inventories combined with unusual slump in sales Unusual slump in sales, consumer anxiety about higher tax bills Domestic price increase and weak dollar Discontinuation of rebates coupled with anticipation of 1987 Tax Bill Enactment of 1987 tax bill; introduction of rebates for trucks Domestic truck rebates Higher than usual introductory prices Slack demand, excessive inventories Higher than usual introductory prices Slack demand, excessive inventories Higher than usual introductory prices 2/87, 3/87 9/88 10/89, 12/89 Women s dresses 2/87-3/87 New procedures for handling seasonal items 2/88, 2/89 Women s separates 1/84-3/84 3/87-4/87 Late introduction of spring/summer lines New procedures for handling seasonal items 8/88, 8/89 Women s nightwear 5/86, 8/86 10/87, 11/87 Women s suits 2/87, 2/90 Girls apparel 1/87-2/87 Tobacco and smoking products 1/90 (positive level shift) 12/88-1/89 5/89-6/89 5/90-7/90 Early introduction of spring/summer lines Procedural s in comparability decisions State excise tax increase and wholesale price increase for cigarettes Wholesale price increase for cigarettes State excise tax increase and wholesale price increase for cigarettes 8/88, 5/89 8/89 6/83, 12/85 12/89 6/90 6

11 Chart 1. cpi-u: All items, food and beverages, All Items, =100 A (Not seasonally adjusted) Jan Semilog - i * month span month span Jan * 40 P w w t - i 30 i...i A. v Food and beverages, =100^ (Seasonally adjusted) Jan i -3 0 Semit e « * month span month span 4. Jan n ii 40 - I ilinmii iui mulujiiuuiilmujjiiiiliujmiiiiliuuiiiiliuuxuu J -3 0 * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 7

12 Chart 2. c pi-u: Housing, apparel and upkeep, * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

13 Semilog Semilog J * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

14 Chart 4. c pi-u: Entertainment, other goods and services, * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 10

15 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Oct. to Nov. Seasonally adjusted percent Nov. to to All items ! All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear '.5 Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

16 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Oct. to Nov. Seasonally adjusted percent Nov. to to Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com modities Services less energy services Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: '-$ $.747 $ $ ~ ~ - - ' Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 12

17 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Oct. Nov. Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July All item s Food and beverages Food Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services... Public transportation

18 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Oct. Nov. Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Medical c a re Medical care com modities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. 2 es on a December 1982 = 100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 14

19 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour m ixes Cereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White bread Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Meats, poultry, and fis h M eats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal P o rk Bacon Chops H a m Other pork, including sausage Other meats Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood "yyg E aas Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole m ilk Other fresh milk and cream Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including b u tte r Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fru its A p p le s Bananas Oranges including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes... N Lettuce T omatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fru its Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables N\ 15

20 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Other food at hom e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including candy Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drin ks Coffee Other noncarbonated d rin ks Other prepared fo o d Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home Lunch Dinner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and a le Wine Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from home Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection

21 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Sofas Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment Clocks, lamps, and decor items Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture repair Gardening and other household services Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Apparel commodities less footw ear Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c kets Furnishings and special clothing S hirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S u its Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry Footwear Men s Boys and girls Women s Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services

22 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Transportation Private New vehicles New c a rs Subcompact new cars Compact new cars Intermediate new cars Full-size new cars Luxury new cars New trucks New motorcycles Used cars Motor fuel G asoline... * Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair Body work Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products Automobile parts and equipment Tires Other parts and equipment Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges Automobile fees Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees Public transportation Airline fares Other intercity transportation Intracity public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services

23 Table 3. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for females Haircuts and other barber shop services for males Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fe e s College tuition Elementary and high school tu itio n Day care and nursery school Personal expenses Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. es on a December 1986 = 100 base. es on a December 1983 = 100 base. es on a December 1988 = 100 base. 6 es on a December =100 base. Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 19

24 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour m ixes Cereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White bread Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish M eats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal ' P ork Bacon C hops H am Other pork, including sausage Other meats Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood E g g s Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole m ilk Other fresh milk and cream Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fru its A pples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fru its Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables

25 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including candy Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared food Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home Lunch Dinner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and ale Wine Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from home Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities , Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection

26 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued ( , unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Sofas Living room chairs and tables Other furniture ' Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment Clocks, lamps, and decor items Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture repair Gardening and other household services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S uits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry I 7.2 Footwear Men s 1... ; Boys and girls ! -3.5 Women s ! 5.3 Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services '

27 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual r a t e percent f o r Item and group Apr. 3 months ended! 6 m o n t h s e n d e d July Oct.! J u l y J a n ! i I ! I 5. 9 i 5. 8 I 8. 2 I Transportation Private ! New vehicles New cars I Subcompact new cars i Compact new cars Intermediate new cars ; Full-size new cars ; Luxury new cars I! New trucks ! New motorcycles ' Used c a rs ! Motor fu e l ! Gasoline ! Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular i Gasoline, unleaded premium ! Automobile maintenance and repair ! Body work I Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant repair ! Other private transportation ! Other private transportation commodities I Motor oil, coolant, and other products I Automobile parts and equipment ! Tires ! Other parts and equipment ! 2.4 Other private transportation services I 5.2 Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges ! -1.8 Automobile fees ! Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees ! Other automobile-related fees : 1.1 Public transportation ; Airline fares ! 15.2 Other intercity transportation ! Intracity public transportation ! I Medical c a re...k I 9.6 Medical care com modities ; Prescription drugs : Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ; Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ! Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services ; Dental services ! Eye care ! Services by other medical professionals I Hospital and related services ! Hospital room s Other inpatient services ! 11.2 Outpatient services ! 23

28 Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipment Soort vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for females Haircuts and other barber shop services for males Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fe e s College tuition Elementary and high school tuition _ Day care and nursery school _ Personal expenses Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. es on a December 1986 = 100 base. es on a December 1983 = 100 base. 5 es on a December 1988 = 100 base. 6 es on a December =100 base. Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 24

29 Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 Item es 1-month percent s ended to Oct. Nov. Oct. Nov. Food and beverages Other bre a d s Fresh biscuits, rolls, and m uffins ! Fresh cakes and cupcakes C ookies Crackers, bread, and cracker products ; 11.7 Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers Ham other than canned Pork sausage Other pork Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salam i Other lunchm eats Lamb and organ meats B utter Other dairy products Frozen fruit and fruit juices Other fruit juices Cut corn, canned beans except lim a Other processed vegetables Candy and chewing g u m Other sw eets Margarine Other fats, oils, and salad dressing Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter Roasted coffee Instant and freeze-dried coffee Seasonings, olives, pickles, and re lish Other condim ents Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods Other canned and packaged prepared foods Whiskey at hom e Other alcoholic beverages at hom e Housing Household linen s Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing m aterials Soaps and detergents Other laundry and cleaning products Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift w ra p Apparel and upkeep Men s suits, sport coats, and ja cke ts Men s coats and jackets Boys coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts Boys trousers, sport coats, and jackets Girls coats, jackets, dresses, and su its Girls separates and sportswear Transportation State automobile registration Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and w ig s These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 25

30 Table 6. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Oct. to Nov. Seasonally adjusted percent Nov. to to All items All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used cars Motor fuel G asoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

31 Table 6. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to! Oct. to Nov. Seasonally adjusted percent Nov. to to Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and en ergy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com modities Services less energy services Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: $ $.756 $ $ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. es on a December 1982=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 27

32 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Oct. Nov. Apr. 3 months ended! 6 months ended July Oct. July All ite m s Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e I Cereals and bakery products ! Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs I Dairy products i Fruits and vegetables Other food at home I Sugar and sweets Fats and oils S 9.4 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages ' Housing I 3.7! 5.3 Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services 1... ' Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies 1... Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services... Public transportation

33 Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Oct. Nov. Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Medical c a re Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. es on a December 1984 = 100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 29

34 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour m ixes Cereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White bread Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Meats, poultry, and fis h M e ats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops H a m Other pork, including sausage Other meats Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood E ggs Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole m ilk Other fresh milk and cream Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fru its Apples Bananas Oranges including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables

35 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Other food at hom e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including candy Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food Snacks Seasonings condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home Lunch Dinner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and a le Wine Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from home Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent residential Other renters costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Materials supplies and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection

36 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishinqs Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Sofas Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment Clocks, lamps, and decor items Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1... Lawn equipment power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture repair Gardening and other household services! Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footw ear Men s and boys ; Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing S hirts Dungarees jeans and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear niahtwear hosiery and accessories Suits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry Footwear Men s Boys and girls Women s ! Apparel services ! Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated... Other apparel services 1... I i i

37 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Transportation... Private... New vehicles... New c a rs... Subcompact new cars Compact new cars Intermediate new cars Full-size new cars Luxury new cars ' 4... New trucks 5... New motorcycles Used cars... Motor fuel... G asoline... Gasoline, leaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium... Automobile maintenance and repair 1... Body work 1... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1... Maintenance and servicing 1... Power plant repair 1... Other private transportation... Other private transportation commodities 1... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1... Automobile parts and equipment 1... Tires 1... Other parts and equipment 1... Other private transportation services... Automobile insurance... Automobile finance charges... Automobile fees 1... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1... Other automobile-related fees 1... Public transportation 1... Airline fares '... Other intercity transportation '... Intracity public transportation 1... Medical care... Medical care commodities... Prescription drugs... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services... Professional medical services... Physicians services... Dental services 1... Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services... Hospital ro o m s... Other inpatient services Outpatient services

38 Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Entertainment 1... Entertainment commodities 1... Reading materials 1... Newspapers 1... Magazines, periodicals, and books 1... Sporting goods and equipment 1... Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1... Other sporting goods 1... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1... Photographic supplies and equipm ent... Pet supplies and expense 1... Entertainment services... Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions '... Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services! 4... Other goods and services... Tobacco and smoking products... Personal care 1... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 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 fe e s... College tuition... Elementary and high school tuition... Day care and nursery school Personal expenses 1... Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1... Selected beef cuts 1... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products... Utilities and public transportation... Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. 2 es on a December 1984 = 100 base 3 es on a December 1982 = 100 base. 4 es on a December 1986 = 100 base. 5 es on a December 1983 = 100 base. 6 es on a December 1988=100 base. 7 es on a December =100 base. Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 34

39 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White bread Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fis h M eats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops H am Other pork, including sausage Other meats Poultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs Dairy products Fresh milk and cre am Fresh whole m ilk Other fresh milk and cream Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fru its A pples Bananas Oranges including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tomatoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables

40 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Other food at home Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including candy ' Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared food Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from home Lunch Dinner ' Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Beer and a le Wine Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from home Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls Water and sewerage m aintenance Cable television Refuse collection

41 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Household furnishings and operation ' Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture Sofas Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment Clocks, lamps, and decor items Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture repair Gardening and other household services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S uits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry Footwear Men s Boys and girls Women s Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services

42 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars Compact new cars Intermediate new cars Full-size new cars Luxury new cars New trucks New motorcycles Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair Body work Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products Automobile parts and equipment Tires Other parts and equipment Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges Automobile fees Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees Public transportation Airline fares Other intercity transportation Intracity public transportation Medical c a re Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services ' Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital room s Other inpatient services Outpatient services

43 Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Apr. 3 months ended 6 months ended July Oct. July Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for females Haircuts and other barber shop services for males Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fe e s College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Day care and nursery school Personal expenses Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef cuts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Not seasonally adjusted. 2 es on ai December 1984 = 100 base 3 es on ai December 1982 = 100 base. 4 es on a 5 es on a 6 es on a December 1988 = 100 base. 7 es on a December = 100 base. Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 39

44 " I Table 10. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index Area Pricing schedule 1 Oct. Nov. es to Nov. to Oct. Nov. U.S. city... M Region and area size Northeast urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B 500,000 to 1,200, M Size C 50,000 to 500, M North Central urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B 360,000 to 1,200, M Size C - 50,000 to 360, M Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)... M 125.8! South urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B 450,000 to 1,200, M i Size C 50,000 to 450, M I Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)... M West urban... M 134.3! Size A - More than 1,250, M I Size C 50,000 to 330, M Size classes A 3... M B... M C... M D... M Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-W I... M Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A... M N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT... M Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD... M San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A... M ! i - ; i i -! - - Baltimore, MD... 1 _ Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH I _! Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L I St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL... 1! Washington, DC-MD-VA ! Dallas-Fort Worth, TX _! _ _ Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ! ; Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ; I Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A I Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. es on a December 1986=100 base. I I i Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 40

45 I Table 11. Consumer Price Jndex for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West. ; All item s All items (December 1977 = 100) i i Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products ! 1.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home ! 2.2 Sugar and sweets ! 1.4 Fats and oiis Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages i Housing S helte r Renters costs ! 2.1 Rent, residential ! -3 Other renters c o s ts ! 9.2 Homeowners costs ! -4 Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs !.4 Maintenance and repair services... NA NA - i Maintenance and repair commodities...> ! Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s ; 1.3 Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation ! -7 Housefurnishings I 1.0 Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep I.4 Apparel commodities Í -3 Men s and boys apparel I.5 Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel I -2.0 Footwear ;.7 Other apparel commodities ; 4.4 Apparel services !.4. 0 Transportation ; -1.7 Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs ! -1.0 Motor fu e l ! -7.9 Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA ! -7.6 Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs !.5 Other private transportation i -.6 Other private transportation commodities !.5 Other private transportation services ! -.8 Public transportation : 41

46 Table 11. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West Medical c a re Medical care com modities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter Ail items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com m odities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA Data not adequate for publication. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. - Data not available. es on a December 1986=100 base. 42

47 Table 12. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D All item s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs NA - - Maintenance and repair services NA NA - - Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services NA - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

48 Table 12. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D... _j Medical c a re Medical care com modities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment com modities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of she lter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food ! Nondurables less food and apparel I Nondurables Services less rent of shelter ! 6.5! 1.1! Services less medical care services I 5.7! 1.0 I Energy I 10.9! -2.3 : All items less energy i.7 i All items less food and energy ! -7! Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com m odities I Services iess energy services ! See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 es on a December 1986 = 100 base. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 44

49 Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C All item s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - - NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services ' Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s... : Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

50 Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1982*84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All item s ; All items (December 1977 = ) Food and beverages ! Food I Food at hom e I Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts...: Homeowners costs " Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ! Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Appare! and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women's and girls apparel ' ! Footwear I Transportation Private transportation ! Motor fu e l Gasoline ; Gasoline, leaded regular NA j 1.8 Gasoline, unleaded regular ! 99.4! Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation ! Medical c a re ! ! Entertainment I ! Other goods and services I Personal care ; ! -1.2 Commodity and service group All item s Commodities ! --2 Food and beverages S Commodities less food and beverages I 43 ; -1.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ; -1.9 Durables ! -o Services I.8 Medical care services \ 1n Special indexes Al! items less shelter ! --2 All items less medical c a re ! 4.7 I -2 All items less energy ! -5 Enerqy Commodities less food ! Nondurables less food ! 1A Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services i i

51 Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South' Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All item s All items (December 1977 = 10 0) Food and beverages Food Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

52 Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Size class C All item s... : All items (December 1977 = 10 0 ) Food and beverages Food Food at home..: Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil NA - - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 classifications. 2 es on a December 1982 = 100 base. 3 es on a December 1986=100 base. for information about cross 48 es on a June 1978 = 100 base in West size class C. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available.

53 Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home es, January U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Washington, DC-MD-VA

54 Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home, December to January U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Centra! urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Los Angeies-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Washington, DC-MD-VA Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 2 es on a December 1986 = 100 base. 50

55 Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent, December to January U.S. city Chicago- Gary- Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles- Anaheim- Riverside, CA N.Y.- Northern N.J.- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.- Wilmington- Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA All item s Food and beverages Food Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners c o s ts Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel com m odities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Data not available. 51

56 Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group U.S. city averaae Nov. Monthly cities and c ricinq schedule 1 1 Boston- Baltimore, L.awrence- MD Salem. MA-NH Nov. Nov. Chicago-Gary- Lake County, IL-IN-WI All ite m s All items (1967=100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Nov. 52

57 Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Cleveland- Akron- Lorain, OH Nov. Monthly cities and pr icing schedule 1 1 Los Angeles- Anaheim- Riverside, CA Nov. Miami- Fort Lauderdale, FL Nov. N.Y.- Northern N.J.- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT All item s All items ( ) _ Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products... Fruits and vegetables Other food at ho m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil NA NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) a Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Nov. 53

58 Table 16. Consumer Pri^e for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Phil.- Wfilmington- Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Nov. Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 St. Louis- East St. Louis, MO-IL Nov. San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA Nov. Washington, DC-MD-VA All ite m s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - - NA NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Nov. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 11) will appear next month. 2 es are on a November 1982=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. es are on a December 1982=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. es on a December 1986 = 100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 on a November 1977 = 100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 54

59 Table 17. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items index Area Pricing schedule 1 Oct. Nov. es to Nov. to Oct. Nov. U.S. city... M Region and area size 2 Northeast urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, M Size C - 50,000 to 500, M North Central urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, M Size C - 50,000 to 360, M Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)... M South urban... M Size A - More than 1,200, M Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, M Size C - 50,000 to 450, M Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)... M West urban... M Size A - More than 1,250, M Size C - 50,000 to 330, M Size classes A 3... M B... M C... M D... M Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI... M Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A... M N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT... M Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD... M c.3 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A... M Baltimore, M D... 1 _ _ Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL Washington, DC-MD-VA Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ' Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 3 es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 55

60 Table 18. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Elarners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 1 0 0) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services... NA NA - - Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u els... Fuel oil and'other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footw ear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

61 Table 18. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West. Medical c a re Medical care commodities Medical care services / Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical ca re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com m odities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA Data not adequate for publication. es on a December 1984 = 100 base. - Data not available. es on a December 1986=100 base. 57

62 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December =10 0) Food and beverages Food , Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs NA - _ Maintenance and repair services NA NA - _ Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity... I Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services NA - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footw ear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

63 Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes category and commodity and service group Continued by expenditure Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D Per< :ent frorn Medical ca re Medical care com modities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment com modities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care se rvice s Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less s h e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com m odities Services less energy services See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. es on a December 1984=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 59

64 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C All item s All items (December =100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages ; Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fu els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - - NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

65 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D t990 All ite m s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical c a re All items less energ y Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

66 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D 1961 All ite m s All items (December =100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical ca re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

67 Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C All item s All items (December ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil NA - - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities...: Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages , Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross 4 es on a June 1978 = 100 base in West size class C. classifications. NA Data not adequate for publication. 2 es on a December 1984 = 100 base. - Data not available. 3 es on a December 1986 = 100 base. 63

68 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Area Total food at home Cereals and! bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home es, January U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, C North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B... : C D Selected local areas Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Chicago-Gary-Lake County, L-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Washington, DC-MD-VA

69 Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home, December to January U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Washington, DC-MD-VA Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. 65

70 Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent, December to January U.S. city Chicago- Gary- Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles- Anaheim- Riverside, CA N.Y.- Northern N.J.- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.- Wilmington- Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA All ite m s Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners c o s ts Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel com m odities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) q a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurable^ less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Data not available. 66

71 Table 23. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( , unless otherwise noted) U.S. city Nov. Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 Boston- Baltimore, Lawrence- MD Salem. MA-NH Pen:ent frorn Nov. Nov. Chicago-Gary- Lake County, IL-IN-Wi All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at ho m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Nov. 67

72 Table 23. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Cleveland- Akron- Lorain, OH Nov. Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 Los Angeles- Anaheim- Riverside, CA Nov. Miami- Fort Lauderdale, FL Nov. N.Y.- Northern N.J.- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT All ite m s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els P Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil NA NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility w J V(piped) r ' r y q a s * * Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA NA NA Gasoline, unleaded re gular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Nov. 68

73 Table 23. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued All item s... All items (1967 = 100)... Phil.- Vi/ilmington- Trenton, PA -NJ-DE-MD Nov. Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 St. Louis- East St. Louis, MO-IL Nov. San Francisco- Oakland- San Jose, CA Nov Washington, DC-MD-VA 5.0 Nov. 0.4 Food and beverages... Food... Food at ho m e... Cereals and bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s... Meats, poultry, and fish... Dairy products... Fruits and vegetables... Other food at h o m e... Food away from ho m e... Alcoholic beverages... Housing... S helter... Renters costs 2... Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts... Homeowners costs 2... Owners equivalent re n t2... Fuel and other utilities... F u e ls... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il... Other household fuel commodities 3... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)... Electricity... Utility (piped) g a s... Household furnishings and operation... Apparel and upkeep... Apparel commodities... Men s and boys apparel... Women s and girls apparel Footw ear... Transportation... Private transportation... Motor fu e l... Gasoline... Gasoline, leaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium... Public transportation... Medical c a re... Entertainment... Other goods and services... Personal c a re... Com m odity and service group All item s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages... D urables... Services... Medical care services... Special indexes All items less shelter... All items less medical c a re... All items less energy... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less food... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter2... Services less medical care services... ' Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 11) will appear next month. 2 es are on a November 1982=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Miami, St. Louis, Washington. es are on a December 1982=100 base in the U.S., Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 3 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, ! ' S NA - - NA I ! j ; ! ! ! I I I NA Cleveland, Miami, St. Louis, and Washington. es on a December 1986 = 100 base in U.S., Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 4 on a November 1977 = 100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available.

74 L Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city, all items = 100, unless otherwise noted) Year Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Semiannual s avg. from previous avg _ _ :

75 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city, all items Continued Year Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Semiannual s avg. from previous avg Data not available. 71

76 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Unadjusted indexes December Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of she lter Transportation services Medical care services Other services... : Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of she lter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes C ereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White b read Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m u ffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h M eats Beef and v e a l Ground beef other than canned Chuck ro a st Round ro a s t Round steak Sirloin s te a k Other beef and v e a l Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage Other m eats P oultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood E g g s

77 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Dairy products Fresh milk and cre am Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre am Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tom atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including ca n d y Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated d rin k s C offee Other noncarbonated drinks... * Other prepared food Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared fo o d Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from h o m e Lunch Dinner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at hom e Beer and a le W in e Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e

78 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges interstate toll c a lls Intrastate toll c a lls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S o fa s Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipm ent Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture re p a ir Gardening and other household services

79 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and det&iled expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Apparel and upkeep... Apparel commodities... Apparel commodities less footwear... Men s and boys... Men s... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets... Furnishings and special clothing... Shirts... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers... Boys Women s and girls... Women s... Coats and jackets... Dresses... Separates and sportswear... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories... Suits... Girls... Infants and toddlers... Other apparel commodities... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 2... Watches and jewelry 2... Watches 2... Jewelry 2... Footwear... Men s... Boys and girls... Women s... Apparel services... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated... Other apparel services Transportation... Private... New vehicles... New cars... Subcompact new cars 2... Compact new cars 2... Intermediate new cars 2... Full-size new cars 2... Luxury new cars 2... New trucks 3... New motorcycles Used cars... Motor fuel... Gasoline... Gasoline, leaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium... Automobile maintenance and repair... Body work... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair... Maintenance and servicing... Power plant repair... Other private transportation... Other private transportation commodities... Motor oil, coolant, and other products... Automobile parts and equipment... Tires Other parts and equipment... Other private transportation services... Automobile insurance... Automobile finance charges... Automobile fees... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fees... Public transportation... Airline fares... Other intercity transportation... Intracity public transportation

80 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Medical c a re Medical care commodities Prescription d ru g s Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading m aterials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipment Sport vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipm ent Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions _ Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for fem ales Haircuts and other barber shop services for m ales Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tu itio n Elementary and high school tuition Day care and nursery school _ Personal expenses Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef c u ts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation I Housekeeping and home maintenance services !i es on a December 1982=100 base. 5 es on a December =100 base. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. 3 indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 4 es on a December 1988 = 100 base. 7 6

81 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price for A ll Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories from previous December December Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel. Durables Services... Rent of shelter... Household services less rent of shelte r... Transportation services... Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food... All items less shelter... All items less homeowners co sts... All items less medical c a re.... Commodities less food... Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurables... Services less rent of sh e lte r... Services less medical care services... Energy... All items less energy All items less food and energy... Commodities less food and energy commodities. Energy commodities Services less energy services... Food and beverages Food... Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products... Cereals and cereal products... Flour and prepared flour mixes... C ereal... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal... Bakery products... White b re a d... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes... Other bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fish... M eats... Beef and veal... Ground beef other than canned... Chuck ro a st... Round ro a s t Round steak... Sirloin s te a k... Other beef and v e a l Pork... B acon... Chops Ham... Other pork, including sausage... Other m eats Poultry... Fresh whole chicken... Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts... Other poultry... Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood... Fresh and frozen fish and sea food... E g g s ! ! ii ~ j j ! ~ ; ! j ! ! ! ! j , 3! j I ! I I ! ;!: ! !I I i ; 77

82 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre a m Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tom atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including c a n d y Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated d rin k s C offee Other noncarbonated d rin k s Other prepared fo o d Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared fo o d Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and sp ice s Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from h o m e Lunch D in n e r Other meals and sn a cks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at hom e Beer and a le W in e Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from hom e

83 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Housing S helte r Renters c o s ts Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners c o s ts Owners equivalent rent Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair com m odities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l Other household fuel com m odities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll c a lls Intrastate toll c a lls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S o fa s Living room chairs and ta b le s Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipm ent Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipm ent Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flow ers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soa p Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture re p a ir Gardening and other household services

84 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued from previous December December Apparel and upkeep... Apparel com modities... Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r... Men s and boys... Men s... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets... Furnishings and special clo th in g... Shirts... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys... Women s and girls... Women s... Coats and jackets... Dresses... Separates and sportswear... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories... S uits... Girls Infants and toddlers... Other apparel commodities... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage... Watches and jew elry... W atches... Jew elry... Footw ear... Men s... Boys and girls Women s... Apparel services... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated... Other apparel services... Transportation P rivate... New vehicles... New c a rs... Subcompact new c a rs Compact new c a r s... Intermediate new c a rs... Full-size new cars... Luxury new cars... New tru c k s... New motorcycles... Used c a rs... Motor fu e l.... Gasoline... Gasoline, leaded re gular... Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded prem ium... Automobile maintenance and repair... Body work... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair... Maintenance and servicing... Power plant re pair... Other private transportation... Other private transportation commodities... Motor oil, coolant, and other products... Automobile parts and equipm ent... T ires... Other parts and equipm ent... Other private transportation services... Automobile insurance Automobile finance charg e s... Automobile fe e s... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fe e s... Public transportation... Airline fa re s... Other intercity transportation... Intracity public transportation '

85 Table 26, Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued from previous December December Medical c a re Medical care com modities Prescription d ru g s Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services Entertainment Entertainment com modities Reading m aterials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Spc ting goods and equipment Sport vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photoqraphic supplies and equipm ent Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for fem ales Haircuts and other barber shop services for m ales Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tu itio n Elementary and high school tuition Day care and nursery school Personal expenses Legal service fe e s Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef c u ts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 81

86 Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, = 100. unless otherwise noted) Year Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Semiannual s avg. from previous avg ,

87 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average, all items Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Year Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Semiannual s avg. from previous avg _ ~ ~ ~ - Data not available. 83

88 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Unadjusted indexes December Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel D urables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of she lter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Food and beverages F o o d Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour m ixe s C ereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal Bakery products White bread Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m uffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Meats Beef and v e a l Ground beef other than canned Chuck ro ast Round ro a s t Round steak Sirloin s te a k Other beef and ve a l Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage Other m eats P oultry ,9 Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood E g g s

89 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre a m Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tom atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including c a n d y Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated d rin k s C offee Other noncarbonated d rin k s Other prepared fo o d Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared fo o d Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from h o m e Lunch D inner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at hom e Beer and a le W in e Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from hom e

90 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and re pairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair com m odities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll c a lls Intrastate toll c a lls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S o fa s Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipm ent Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipment Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor item s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soa p Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture re p a ir Gardening and other household services

91 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Apparel and upkeep... Apparel commodities... Apparel commodities less footwear... Men s and boys... Men s... Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets... Furnishings and special clothing... Shirts... Dungarees, jeans, and trousers... Boys... Women s and girls... Women s... Coats and jackets... Dresses... Separates and sportswear... Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories. Suits... Girls... Infants and toddlers... Other apparel commodities... Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 3... Watches and jewelry 3... Watches 3... Jewelry 3... Footwear... Men s... Boys and girls... Women s... Apparel services... Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated... Other apparel services... Transportation... Private... New vehicles... New cars... Subcompact new cars 3... Compact new cars 3... Intermediate new cars 3... Full-size new cars 3... Luxury new cars 3... New trucks 4... New motorcycles 3... ' Used cars... Motor fuel... Gasoline... Gasoline, leaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium... Automobile maintenance and repair... Body work... Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair... Maintenance and servicing... Power plant repair... Other private transportation... Other private transportation commodities... Motor oil, coolant, and other products... Automobile parts and equipment... Tires... Other parts and equipment... Other private transportation services... Automobile insurance... Automobile finance charges... Automobile fees... Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection Other automobile-related fees... Public transportation... Airline fares... Other intercity transportation... Intracity public transportation

92 I Table 28. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued Unadjusted indexes December Jan I J Medical c a re Medical care commodities... Prescription d ru g s... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies. Medical care se rvice s... Professional medical services... Physicians services... Dental services... Eye care 3... Services by other medical professionals 3... Hospital and related services Hospital rooms... Other inpatient services 3... Outpatient services i 3 I ! j , Entertainment... Entertainment commodities... Reading m aterials..... Newspapers... Magazines, periodicals, and books... Sporting goods and equipment... Sport vehicles, including bicycles... Other sporting goods... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment... Toys, hobbies, and music equipment... Photographic supplies and equipm ent... Pet supplies and expense... Entertainment services... Club memberships 3... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 Admissions... Fees for lessons or instructions 3... Other entertainment services , ! ! j i ; 101.3! 103.1! ; i j Other goods and services... Tobacco and smoking products... Personal c a re... Toilet goods and personal care appliances... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements... Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products... Personal care services... Beauty parlor services for fem ales... 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 tu itio n... Elementary and high school tuition... Day care and nursery school6... Personal expenses... Legal service fees * i : ' ! ; ! j i i 132.0! I ! ! ! Personal financial services ! ! ! 127.1! Funeral expenses ! ! j i! i i Special indexes Domestically produced farm fo o d ! ! ! Selected beef c u ts ! ! ! Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products ! I I 82.3 I ! Utilities and public transportation ! 97.0! ! j 109.6! Housekeeping and home maintenance services ! 97.3 I j I es on a December 1984=100 base. es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. es on a December 1983=100 base. 5 indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 es on a December = 100 base. Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date

93 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories ( , unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Commodity and service group All ite m s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages... Apparel commodities... Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter... Household services less rent of shelter... Transportation services... Medical care services... Other services... Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter... All items less homeowners c o sts... All items less medical c a re... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services... Energy All items less energy... All items less food and energy... Commodities less food and energy commodities... Energy commodities... Services less energy services... Food and beverages... Food... Food at h o m e... Cereals and bakery products... Cereals and cereal products... Flour and prepared flour mixes... C ereal... Rice, pasta, and cornmeal... Bakery products... White b re a d... Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes... Other bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s... Meats, poultry, and fis h... M eats... Beef and v e a l... Ground beef other than canned... Chuck ro a st... Round ro a s t... Round steak Sirloin s te a k... Other beef and v e a l... Pork... Bacon Chops... Ham Other pork, including sausage... Other m eats... Poultry... Fresh whole chicken... Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts... Other poultry... Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood... Fresh and frozen fish and sea food... E g g s ! : ! -. 2! 1. 1! ; : ! : ! ; ! ! - 3 i ! i -. 3! ! I ! ; ! ! I ! , ; ! j

94 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Dairy products Fresh milk and cre am Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre a m Processed dairy products C heese... ) Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including bu tter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce T om atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Sugar and artificial sweeteners Sweets, including ca n d y Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated d rin k s C offee Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged s o u p Frozen prepared food Snacks Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food Food away from h o m e Lunch Dinner Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at hom e Beer and a le W in e Distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages away from hom e

95 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued from previous December December Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Lodging while out of to w n Lodging while at school Tenants insurance Homeowners c o s ts Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair com m odities Materials, supplies, and equipment for home re p a irs Other maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel com m odities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Telephone services Local charges Interstate toll c a lls Intrastate toil c a lls Water and sewerage maintenance Cable television Refuse collection Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S o fa s Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipm ent Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipm ent Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardw are Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Indoor plants and fresh cut flow ers Housekeeping sup plies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping service s Postage Appliance and furniture re p a ir Gardening and other household services... ~

96 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportsw ear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S uits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry W atches Jew elry Footw ear Men s Boys and girls Women s Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services Transportation Private New vehicle s New c a rs Subcompact new c a rs Compact new c a rs Intermediate new c a rs Full-size new cars Luxury new cars New tru c k s New motorcycles Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair Body work Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant re pair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products Automobile parts and equipm ent T ires Other parts and equipm ent Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges Automobile fe e s Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fe e s Other automobile-related fe e s Public transportation Airline fares Other intercity transportation Intracity public transportation

97 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) from previous December December Medical ca re Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services Entertainment Entertainment com m odities Reading m aterials Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipm ent Sport vehicles, including bicycles Other sporting goods Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment Toys, hobbies, and music equipment Photographic supplies and equipm ent Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for fem ales , Haircuts and other barber shop services for m ales Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tu itio n Elementary and high school tuition Day care and nursery school Personal expenses Legal service fe e s Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef c u ts Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance service s Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 93

98 Semiannual Averages

99 Table 30. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, all items index Area 1 st Semiannual indexes from preceding semiannual U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South u rb a n Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A 2...: B C D Selected local areas Anchorage, A K Atlanta, GA Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H R Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N Y Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, H I Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, M N-W I N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A Portland-Vancouver, O R -W A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Diego, C A San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA Regions are defined as the four Census regions. R Revised. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. 95

100 Table 31. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( =100, unless otherwise noted) U.S. City Average Northeast North Central South West All items All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services NA NA - - Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilitie s Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used cars Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re pairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

101 Table 31. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued U.S. City Average Northeast North Central South West Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less sh e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical care Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 4 es on a December 1986=100 base. 2 es are on a December 1977 = 100 base except for the U.S. NA Data not adequate for publication, which is on a 1967=100 base. - Data not available. 3 es on a December 1982=100 base. 97

102 Table 32. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sw eets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services NA Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services NA - - Apparel and up keep Apparel com modities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

103 Table 32. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued semiannual s, by ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D Medical c a re Medical care com m odities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment com m odities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel N ondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy com m odities Energy com m odities Services less energy services See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. es on a December 1982=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 99

104 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C All ite m s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products... * Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upke e p Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - - NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

105 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

106 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuei G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

107 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

108 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA _ - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

109 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D 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 c a re All items less energy E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

110 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C All items All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing..., Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il NA - _ Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

111 Table 33. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 es on a December 1982 = 100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 107

112 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH All ite m s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages Fo od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil NA - - NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas* Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - _ NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

113 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH 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 c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

114 Table 34. Consumer Price for Ail Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH All ite m s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

115 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services I ll

116 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities NA _ - Fuel oil... NA - - NA NA - _ Other household fuel commodities NA - - Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls ap pare l Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - i NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

117 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables Services Medical care services Special indexes All it$ms less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

118 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Fo od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil... NA NA - _ NA _ Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - _ Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation , Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

119 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Commodity and service group All ite m s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages.. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter... All items less medical c a re... All items less energy... E nergy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter2... Services less medical care services

120 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD All ite m s All items (1967=100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - NA - _ Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

121 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Commodity and service group All ite m s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter... All items less medical c a re... All items less energy... Energy... Commodities less food... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter2... Services less medical care services

122 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil NA - - Other household fuel commodities 3... NA - - NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

123 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA 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 c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

124 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA All ite m s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

125 Table 34. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services on an October 1967=100 base in Anchorage. 2 es on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington. es on a December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 3 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Washington. es on a December 1986=100 base in Anchorage, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle. 4 on an November 1977 = 100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 121

126 Table 35. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, all items index Area 1 st Semiannual indexes from preceding semiannual 1 st U.S. city Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Anchorage, A K Atlanta, GA Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH R Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H Dallas-Fort Worth, T X Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X Kansas City, M O -KS Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, M N-W I N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A Portland-Vancouver, O R-W A St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL San Diego, C A San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA I Regions are defined as the four Census regions. R Revised. 2 es on a December 1986 = 100 base. 122

127 Table 36. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group U.S. City Average Northeast North Central South West All items All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy p roducts Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and s w e e ts Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and re pairs Maintenance and repair services NA NA - - Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation ' Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys ap pare l Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers ap pare l Footw ear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used cars Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re pairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

128 Table 36. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued U.S. City Average Northeast North Central South West Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less food All items less she lter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re ! Commodities less fo o d I Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables i Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 4 es on a December 1986=100 base. 2 es are on a December 1977 = 100 base except for the U.S. NA Data not adequate for publication, which is on a 1967 = 100 base. - Data not available. 3 es on a December 1984=100 base. 124

129 Table 37. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and service group Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sw eets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential , Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services NA Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public sen/ices Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services NA - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation i 125

130 Table 37. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and service group Continued Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D Medical c a re Medical care com modities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainm ent Entertainment com m odities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy com m odities Energy com m odities Services less energy services See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. es on a December 1984=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 126

131 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C All ite m s All items (December ) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - - NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal ca re

132 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

133 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All items All items (December ) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p keep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

134 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

135 Table 38. Consumer Price -for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D All ite m s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and up keep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and se rvice s Personal ca re

136 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D Commodity and service group All ite m s Com m odities 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 E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

137 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il NA - - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p keep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

138 Table 38. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C Commodity and service group All ite m s Comm odities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 es on a December 1984 = 100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 134

139 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil... NA - - NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls ap pare l Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

140 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Commodity and service group j All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

141 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH. All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

142 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care sen/ices

143 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities NA - - Fuel oil... NA - - NA NA - - Other household fuel commodities NA - - Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women's and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

144 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

145 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil... NA NA - - NA - - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) > Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

146 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL I I Commodity and service group All ite m s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter... All items less medical c a re... All items less energy... Energy... Commodities less food... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter2... Services less medical care services

147 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e...; Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuef commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - NA - - Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

148 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

149 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... NA Fuel oil NA - - Other household fuel commodities 3... NA - - NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - _ NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care

150 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA Commodity and service group All ite m s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages.. Nondurables less food and beverages D urables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter... All items less medical c a re... All items less energy... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter2... Services less medical care services

151 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages F ood Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls ap pare l Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

152 Table 39. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma, WA Washington, DC-MD-VA Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services , on an October 1967=100 base in Anchorage. 2 es on a November 1984=100 base in Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington. es on a December 1984=100 base in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 3 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Washington. es on a December 1986=100 base in Anchorage, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle. 4 on an November 1977 = 100 base in Miami. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 148

153 Averages

154 Table 1A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( =100, unless otherwise noted) to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair com m odities Fuel and other utilitie s F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used ca rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

155 Table 1A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) to Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care service s Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less s h e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical ca re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less en ergy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy com m odities Services less energy services Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: $ $.807 $ =$ es on a December 1982=100 base. - Data not available. 151

156 Table 3A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group to Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes C ereal Rice, pasta and cornmeal Bakery products White b read Fresh other bread biscuits rolls, and m uffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats poultry fish and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Meats Beef and v e a l Ground beef other than canned Chuck ro ast Round ro a s t Round steak Sirloin s te a k Other beef and v e a l Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork including sausage Other m eats P oultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken pa rts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eaas Dairy products Fresh milk and cre am Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre a m Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce Tom atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables

157 Table 3A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets... Sugar and artificial sweeteners... Sweets, including ca n d y... Fats and o ils... Nonalcoholic beverages... Carbonated d rin k s... C offee... Other noncarbonated drinks... Other prepared fo o d... Canned and packaged so u p... Frozen prepared food... Snacks... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby fo o d Food away from ho m e... Lunch... D inne r... Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages... Alcoholic beverages at hom e... Beer and a le... W in e... Distilled spirits... Alcoholic beverages away from home Housing... S helter... Renters costs 1... Rent, residential... Other renters co s ts... Lodging while out of to w n... Lodging while at school 1... Tenants insurance... Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t1... Household insurance 1... Maintenance and re pairs... Maintenance and repair services... Maintenance and repair commodities... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 2... Other maintenance and repair commodities. Fuel and other utilities... F u e ls... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l... Other household fuel commodities 2... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)... Electricity... Utility (piped) g a s... Other utilities and public services... Telephone sen/ices... Local charges... Interstate toll c a lls... Intrastate toll c a lls... Water and sewerage maintenance... Cable television 3... Refuse collection

158 Table 3A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S o fa s Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipm ent Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipm ent Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture re pair Gardening and other household sen/ices Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Apparel commodities less footw ear Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S uits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry Footw ear Men s Boys and girls Women s Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services

159 Table 3A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city - Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group to Transportation P rivate New vehicles New c a rs Subcompact new cars Compact new cars Intermediate new cars Full-size new cars Luxury new cars New trucks New motorcycles Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline unleaded regular Gasoline unleaded prem ium Automobile maintenance and re p a ir Body w o rk Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil coolant and other products Automobile parts and equipm ent T ires Other parts and equipm ent Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges Automobile fe e s Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fe e s Public transportation Airline fa re s Other intercity transportation Intracity public transportation Medical ca re Medical care commodities Prescription d ru g s Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care service s Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services

160 Table 3A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Entertainment Entertainment com m odities Reading m aterials Newspapers Magazines periodicals, and books Sporting goods and equipm ent Sport vehicles including biciyles Other sporting g o o d s Toys hobbies and other entertainm ent Toys hobbies, and music equipm ent Photographic supplies and equipm ent Pet supplies and expense Entertainment services Club memberships Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships Admissions Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services Other goods and services... v Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products Personal care services Beauty parlor services for fem ales Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tu itio n Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses Legal service fees Personal financial services Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food Selected beef c u ts * 8.2 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services es on a December 1982 = 100 base. 3 es on a December 1983 = 100 base. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. 4 es on a December 1988 = 100 base. 156

161 Table 5A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, annual indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 to Food and beverages Other breads Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins Fresh cakes and cupcakes Crackers, bread, and cracker products Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers Ham other than canned Pork sausage Other p o rk Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salam i Other lunchmeats Lamb and organ m e ats B u tte r Other dairy products Frozen fruit and fruit ju ic e s Other fruit ju ice s Cut corn, canned beans except lim a Other processed vegetables Candy and chewing g u m Other sweets Margarine Other fats, oils, and salad dressing Nondairy substitutes and peanut b u tte r Roasted c o ffe e Instant and freeze-dried c o ffe e Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish Other condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby fo o d s Other canned and packaged prepared fo o d s Whiskey at hom e Other alcoholic beverages at h o m e

162 Table 5A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, annual indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 Continued to Housing Household linens... Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials... Soaps and detergents... Other laundry and cleaning products... Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins... Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift w ra p Apparel and upkeep Men s suits, sport coats, and jackets... Men s coats and ja c k e ts... Boys coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts... Boys trousers, sport coats, and jackets... Girls coats, jackets, dresses, and suits... Girls separates and sportsw ear Transportation State automobile registration Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and w igs These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. 158

163 Table 6A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CP1-W): U.S. city, annual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( =100, unless otherwise noted) to - All ite m s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Meats poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sw eets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages H ousing S helte r Renters costs Rent residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Household insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel com modities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footw ear Other apparel commodities Apparel services Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation

164 Table 6A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city, annual s, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued to Medical c a re Medical care com m odities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment com m odities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances Personal care services Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel D urables Services Rent of sh e lte r Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less shelter All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: $ $.816 $ $ ^ es on a December 1984=100 base. Data not available. 160

165 Table 8A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Item and group to Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour m ixe s Cereal Rice pasta and cornmeal Bakery products White b read Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m u ffins Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes Other bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Meats Beef and veal k Ground beef other than canned Chuck ro a st Round ro a s t Round steak Sirloin s te a k Other beef and vea l Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage Other m eats P oultry Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts Other poultry Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood Fresh and frozen fish and seafood E g g s Dairy products Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cre a m Processed dairy products Cheese Ice cream and related products Other dairy products, including butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges including tangerines Other fresh fru its Fresh vegetables P otatoes Lettuce Tom atoes Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fru its Fruit juices and frozen fru it Canned and dried fruits Processed vegetables Frozen vegetables Other processed vegetables

166 Table 8A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Other food at h o m e... Sugar and sweets... Sugar and artificial sweeteners... Sweets, including ca n d y... Fats and o ils... Nonalcoholic beverages... Carbonated d rin k s... C offee... Other noncarbonated d rin ks... Other prepared food... Canned and packaged so u p... Frozen prepared food... Snacks... Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices... Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby fo o d Food away from ho m e... Lunch... D inne r... Other meals and snacks Alcoholic beverages... Alcoholic beverages at hom e... Beer and a le... W in e... Distilled spirits... Alcoholic beverages away from hom e Housing... S helter... Renters costs 1... Rent, residential... Other renters c o s ts... Lodging while out of to w n... Lodging while at school2... Tenants insurance... Homeowners costs 1... Owners equivalent re n t1... Household insurance 1... Maintenance and repairs... Maintenance and repair services... Maintenance and repair commodities... Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 3... Other maintenance and repair commodities.. Fuel and other utilities... F u els... Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o i l... Other household fuel commodities 3... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)... Electricity... Utility (piped) g a s... Other utilities and public services... Telephone services... Local cha rges... Interstate toll c a lls... Intrastate toll c a lls... Water and sewerage maintenance... Cable television 4... Refuse collection

167 Table 8A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group to Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture S ofas Living room chairs and tables Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment Video and audio products Televisions Video products other than televisions Audio products Major household appliances Refrigerators and home freezers Laundry equipment Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners Information processing equipm ent Other housefurnishings Floor and window coverings, infants, laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap Household paper products and stationery supplies Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services Postage Appliance and furniture re p a ir Gardening and other household services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less foo tw ear Men s and boys Men s Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special cloth in g S h irts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys Women s and girls Women s Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportsw ear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories S uits Girls Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry Watches Jewelry Footw ear Men s Boys and girls Women s Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services

168 Table 8A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Transportation Private New vehicles New c a rs Subcompact new cars Compact new cars Intermediate new cars Full-size new cars Luxury new cars New trucks New motorcycles Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline unleaded regular Gasoline unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair Body work Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair Maintenance and servicing Power plant repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil coolant and other products Automobile parts and equipm ent Tires Other parts and equipm ent Other private transportation services Automobile insurance Automobile finance charges Automobile fe e s Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees Other automobile-related fe e s Public transportation Airline fares Other intercity transportation Intracity public transportation Medical ca re Medical care commodities Prescription d ru g s Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians services Dental services Eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services Outpatient services

169 Table 8A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city Continued Item and group to Entertainment... Entertainment commodities... Reading m aterials... Newspapers... Magazines, periodicals, and books... Sporting goods and equipm ent... Sport vehicles, including biciyles... Other sporting goods... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment... Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent... Photographic supplies and equipment... Pet supplies and expense... Entertainment services... Club memberships 3... Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 3... Admissions... Fees for lessons or instructions 3... Other entertainment services Other goods and services... Tobacco and smoking products... Personal c a re Toilet goods and personal care appliances... Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products... Personal care services... Beauty parlor services for fem ales... Haircuts and other barber shop sen/ices for males... Personal and educational expenses... School books and supplies... Personal and educational services... Tuition and other school fees... College tu itio n... Elementary and high school tuition... Personal expenses... Legal service fees 3... Personal financial services 3... Funeral expenses Special indexes Domestically produced farm food... Selected beef c u ts... Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products... Utilities and public transportation... Housekeeping and home maintenance services es on a December 1984=100 base. es on a December 1982 = 100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. es on a December 1983 = 100 base. es on a December 1988=100 base. 165

170 Table 11 A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West to to to to All item s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and sweets Fats and o ils ' Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and re pairs Maintenance and repair services... NA NA - Maintenance and repair com m odities Fuel and other utilities F uels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) ga s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footw ear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services

171 Table 11 A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast North Central South West to to to to Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used ca rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re pairs Other private transportation Other private transportation com m odities Other private transportation services Public transportation Medical ca re Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services

172 Table 11 A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast North Central South West to to to to Special indexes All items less food All items less sh e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less e n e rg y All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy com m odities Energy com m odities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA Data not adequate for publication. 2 es on a December 1982=100 base. - Data not available. 3 es on a December 1986=100 base. 168

173 Table 12A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West to to to to All item s All items (December ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at ho m e Sugar and sweets Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and re p a irs Maintenance and repair services... NA NA - Maintenance and repair com m odities Fuel and other utilities Fu e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footw ear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services

174 Table 12A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West to to to to Transportation Private transportation New vehicle s New c a rs Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re pairs Other private transportation Other private transportation com m odities Other private transportation services Public transportation Medical ca re Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s ^ Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services

175 Table 12A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast North Central South West to to to to Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less s h e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less en ergy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy com modities Energy commodities Services less energy services See region and area size on table 11 for information about 3 es on a December 1986=100 base, population size classes. NA Data not adequate for publication. 2 es on a December 1982=100 base. - Data not available. 171

176 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C to to to All ite m s All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls ap pare l Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal ca re

177 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C to to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

178 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to All ite m s All items (December ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S helte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p ke e p Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls ap pare l Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA t Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

179 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

180 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South * Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal care

181 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

182 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C to to All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o od Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing S h e lte r Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il NA - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p ke e p Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal c a re

183 Table 13A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Size class C to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 179

184 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH to to to to All item s All items (1967 = ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at ho m e Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages , 3.7 Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities... NA Fuel o il... NA - NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

185 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

186 Table 16A. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH to to to to All item s All items ( = ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

187 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Com m odities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less en ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

188 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI to to to to All items All items ( ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F uels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA Fuel o il... NA NA NA Other household fuel commodities NA _ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys ap p a re l Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded re gular... NA NA NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

189 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

190 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL to to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities... NA Fuel o il... NA NA - NA - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparei and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

191 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL to to to to Commodity and service group All item s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r... All items less medical ca re... All items less e n ergy... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less fo o d... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter1... Services less medical care service s

192 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI New Orleans, LA 4 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT to to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA Fuel o il NA Other household fuel commodities 2... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and sen/ices Personal c a re

193 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI New Orleans, LA 4 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT to to to to Commodity and service group All item s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages. Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelte r... All items less medical c a re... All items less energ y... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less food... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter1... Services less medical care services

194 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA to to to All item s All items (1967 = ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities NA - NA _ Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

195 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Com m odities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less sh e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

196 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA to to to All item s All items (1967 = ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilitie s F u els Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and sen/ices Personal c a re

197 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less en ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

198 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seattle-Tacoma, WA Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, F L 4 Washington, DC-MD-VA to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F uels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities 2... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA _ Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

199 Table 16A. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Seattle-Tacoma, WA Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4 Washington, DC-MD-VA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less sh e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less en ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services es on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington. es on a December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 2 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Washington. es on a December 1986=100 base in Anchorage, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle. 3 on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 4 es are on a 1987=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 195

200 Table 18A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast North Central South West to to to to All item s... All items (December =10 0)... Food and beverages... F o o d... Food at hom e... Cereals and bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s... Dairy products... Fruits and vegetables... Other food at h o m e... Sugar and sweets... Fats and o ils... Nonalcoholic beverages... Other prepared fo o d... Food away from h o m e... Alcoholic beverages... Housing... S helter... Renters costs 2... Rent, residential... Other renters c o s ts... Homeowners costs 2... Owners equivalent re n t2... Maintenance and repairs... Maintenance and repair services... Maintenance and repair commodities. Fuel and other utilitie s... F u els... Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities... Fuel o il... Other household fuel commodities 3... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy sen/ices)... Electricity... Utility (piped) g a s... Other utilities and public services... Household furnishings and operation... Housefurnishings... Housekeeping supplies... Housekeeping services... Apparel and upkeep... Apparel commodities... Men s and boys apparel... Women s and girls apparel... Infants and toddlers apparel... Footw ear... Other apparel com m odities... Apparel services NA NA

201 Table 18A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West to to to to Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New c a rs Used cars Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re pairs Other private transportation Other private transportation com m odities Other private transportation services Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment se rvice s Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables S ervices Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services

202 Table 18A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast North Central South West to to to to Special indexes All items less fo o d All items less s h e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less e n e rg y All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy com m odities Energy com modities Services less energy services Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA Data not adequate for publication. 2 es on a December 1984=100 base. - Data not available. 3 es on a December 1986=100 base. 198

203 Table 19A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to All item s All items (December ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Sugar and s w e e ts Fats and o ils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared fo o d Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Maintenance and re pairs Maintenance and repair services NA Maintenance and repair com m odities Fuel and other utilitie s F u e ls Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services NA - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers appare l / Footw ear Other apparel com m odities Apparel services

204 Table 19A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Transportation Private transportation New ve h icle s New c a rs Used c a rs Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded re gular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Maintenance and re p a irs....\ Other private transportation Other private transportation com m odities Other private transportation services Public transportation Medical ca re Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal c a re Personal and educational expenses Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel com m odities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter Household services less rent of shelter Transportation services Medical care services Other services

205 Table 19A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Size class A 2 Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Special indexes All items less food All items less s h e lte r All items less homeowners costs All items less medical c a re Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services Energy All items less en ergy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy commodities Energy commodities Services less energy services See region and area size on table 11 for information about 3 es on a December 1984=100 base, population size classes. NA Data not adequate for publication. 2 es on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. 201

206 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C to to to All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upke e p Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and sen/ices Personal care

207 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C to to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

208 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages Food Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter... ' Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p keep Apoarel com m odities Men's and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal ca re

209 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities... : Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

210 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to All ite m s All items (December 1977 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p keep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and sen/ices Personal ca re

211 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued South Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D to to to to Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

212 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( = 100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Size class C to to All ite m s All items (December ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at h o m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eg gs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at hom e Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent residential Other renters costs Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel o il NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and u p keep Apparel com m odities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel G asoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical c a re Entertainm ent Other goods and services Personal ca re

213 Table 20A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Size class C to to Commodity and service group All ite m s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical c a re All items less energy E nergy Commodities less food Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 es on a December 1984=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 209

214 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH to to to to All item s All items ( = ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery p roducts Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities... NA Fuel o il... NA - NA Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

215 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH to to to to Commodity and service group All item s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages... Durables... Sen/ices... Medical care services f 11( V, Special indexes All items less she lte r... All items less medical c a re... All items less en e rg y... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less food... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter1... Services less medical care se rvice s

216 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH to to to to All item s All items (1967 = ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at ho m e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical ca re Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

217 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH to to to to Commodity and service group All item s... Commodities... Food and beverages... Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages... Durables... Services... Medical care services Special indexes All items less she lte r... All items less medical ca re... All items less en ergy... Energy... Commodities less fo o d... Nondurables less food... Nondurables... Services less rent of shelter1... Services less medical care se rvice s

218 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI to to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA - Fuel o il... NA - NA NA - Other household fuel commodities NA - Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

219 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, CO Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Honolulu, HI to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical ca re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

220 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL to to to to All item s All items (1967 = 100) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters co s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F uels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities... NA Fuel o il... NA NA - NA - Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

221 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Houston-Galveston- Brazoria, TX Kansas City, MO-KS Los Angeles-Anaheim- Riverside, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical care All items less e n ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

222 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI New Orleans, LA 4 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT to to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o s ts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities F uels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA Fuel o il NA Other household fuel commodities 2... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

223 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Milwaukee, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI New Orleans, LA 4 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT to to to to Commodity and service group All item s Comm odities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical c a re All items less en ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services...>

224 Table 23A. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e n o t e d ) Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from ho m e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities NA Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities NA - NA - Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transpo.tation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA - NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

225 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Phil.-Wilmington-T renton, PA-NJ-DE-MD Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less sh e lte r All items less medical c a re All items less energy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care services

226 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA to to to All item s All items ( ) Food and beverages Food Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at h o m e Food away from h o m e Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent re n t Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il NA Other household fuel commodities ' Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) Electricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys appare l Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular... NA Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re

227 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL San Diego, CA San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, CA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables S ervices Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical c a re All items less en ergy Energy Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less fo o d Nondurables Services less rent of shelter1... v Services less medical care services

228 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seattle-Tacoma, WA Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4 Washington, DC-MD-VA to to to All item s All items (1967 = ) Food and beverages F o o d Food at hom e Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s Meats, poultry, and fis h Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at ho m e Food away from hom e Alcoholic beverages Housing S helter Renters costs Rent, residential Other renters c o sts Homeowners costs Owners equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities Fuel o il Other household fuel commodities 2... NA Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) E lectricity Utility (piped) g a s Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Footw ear Transportation Private transportation Motor fu e l Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular NA - NA - Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded prem ium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal c a re i 224

229 Table 23A. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued ( =100, unless otherwise noted) Seattle-Tacoma, WA Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4 Washington, DC-MD-VA to to to Commodity and service group All item s Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages D urables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less s h e lte r All items less medical c a re All items less e n ergy Energy... 98, Commodities less fo o d Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services^less medical care services es on a November 1984=100 base in Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington. es on a December 1984=100 base in Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 2 es on a November 1986=100 base in Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Washington. es on a December 1986 = 100 base in Anchorage, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle. 3 on a November 1977 = 100 base in Miami. 4 es are on a 1987 = 100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 225

230 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city and selected areas Utility (piped) gas Electricity Fuel oil #2 Area, region and population size class per 40 therms per 100 therms per 500 KWH per gallon U.S. city... $25,945 $26,438 $57,572 $58,855 $42,145 $43,226 $1,273 $1,235 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 500, North Central u rb a n Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, Size C - 50,000 to 450, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,250, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A NA NA N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A NA NA Baltimore, M D Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H NA NA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L NA NA St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL NA NA Washington, DC-MD-VA Dallas-Fort Worth, T X NA NA Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X NA NA Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA Data not adequate for publication. 226

231 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city and selected areas Area, region and population size class Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Low High Low High U.S. city... $0,605 $0, ,800 $0,082 $0, ,512 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban , ,246 Size A - More than 1,200, ,928 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, ,246 Size C - 50,000 to 500, ,680 North Central u rban , ,708 Size A - More than 1,200, , ,708 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, ,287 Size C - 50,000 to 360, ,626 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ,749 South urban , ,512 Size A - More than 1,200, ,512 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, , ,260 Size C - 50,000 to 450, ,002 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ,536 West urban ,152 Size A - More than 1,250, ,152 Size C - 50,000 to 330, ,432 Size classes A , ,512 B , ,246 C ,432 D , ,536 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI ,708 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ,107 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT ,929 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ,845 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ,457 Baltimore, M D ,510 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ,658 Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ,351 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ,961 St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL , ,744 Washington, DC-MD-VA ,763 Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ,349 Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ,174 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ,512 Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ,257 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 227

232 Table P3, Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city and selected areas (Per gallon) Gasoline All types ' Gasoline Leaded regular Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class U.S. city... $1,410 $1,304 $1,335 $1,246 $1,354 $1,247 $1,537 $1,431 Region and area size 2 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200, NA NA Size B - 500,000 to 1,200, NA NA Size C - 50,000 to 500, NA NA North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200, Size B - 360,000 to 1,200, NA NA Size C - 50,000 to 360, Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) NA NA NA NA South urban Size A ~ More than 1,200, Size B - 450,000 to 1,200, NA NA Size C - 50,000 to 450, NA NA Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) NA NA West urban Size A - More than 1,250, Size C - 50,000 to 330, Size classes A B C D Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI NA NA Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT NA NA Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD NA NA San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A Baltimore, M D NA NA Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH NA NA Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH NA NA Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L NA NA St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL NA NA Washington, DC-MD-VA NA NA Dallas-Fort Worth, T X NA NA Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml NA NA Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X NA NA Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A NA NA Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. NA Data not adequate for publication. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 228

233 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city and four regions 1 Food and unit U.S. I..! Northeast North Central South i West I Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb... $0,236 $0,244 $0,256 $0,253 NA NA $0,244 $0,250 $0,227 $0,246 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb NA NA NA NA NA NA Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb Bread, white, pan, per lb Bread, French, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb... NA NA NA! NA NA NA NA NA NA Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb NA NA! NA NA NA NA Crackers, soda, salted, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: i Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb...? ! NA NA Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb NA NA Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb ! Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb NA NA NA NA Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb NA NA NA NA Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb NA NA Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb NA NA NA NA Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb NA NA Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb NA NA NA NA Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb NA NA Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, oer lb NA NA NA NA Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb NA NA Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb NA NA NA NA Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb NA NA NA NA Beef for stew, boneless, per lb NA NA NA NA Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb Ham, rump or shank, bone-in, smoked, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb NA NA Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb NA NA NA NA NA NA Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb NA NA NA NA Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb NA NA Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb NA NA Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb NA NA Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb NA NA Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb NA NA NA NA Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz NA NA Grade AA, large, per doz... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb NA NA NA NA American processed cheese, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1/2 pt... NA.630 NA NA NA NA NA NA

234 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city and four regions Continued U.S. Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb Bananas, per lb Oranges, Navel, per lb Oranges, Valencia, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Cherries, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Grapefruit, per lb Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb... NA NA NA Lemons, per lb Peaches, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Pears, Anjou, per lb NA NA NA.958 NA NA Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Potatoes, white, per lb Lettuce, iceberg, per lb Tomatoes, field grown, per lb Cabbage, per lb NA NA Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb Celery, per lb NA NA NA NA Corn on the cob, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Cucumbers, per lb NA NA NA NA Onions, dry yellow, per lb... NA.381 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Peppers, sweet, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Processed fruits and vegetables: Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb NA NA Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb Sugar, white, oz. pkg, per lb NA NA Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per lb NA NA Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb NA NA Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb NA NA Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb Coffee, 100%, ground roast, oz. can, per lb... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16 oz NA Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Deposit may be included in price. Data not adequate for publication. 230

235 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price (CPI) is a measure of the in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors and dentists services, drugs, and the other goods that people buy for dayto-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and services establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, 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. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary sources. In calculating the index, price s for the various items in each location are d 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. Seperate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the in prices for each area since the base period. The indexes measure price from a designated reference date, , which equals An increase of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 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 $100 in to $107. For further details, see BLS Handbook o f Methods, BLS Bulletin 2285, April 1988, and The Consumer Price : 1987 Revision, BLS Report 736, January 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 effected 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 4.0 Change point difference 4.0 Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred x 100 Equals percent

236 Energy Prices Price are usually available for the U.S. city, 28 large urban areas, and 16 areas reflecting the four Census regions cross-classified by four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South and West. Where no prices are available, the designation n a will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area wiil be published. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Consumer Price. The prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in placeto-place price comparisons. The prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and airconditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track price s over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price. Fuel oil Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU S (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU S (Edison Electric Institute) 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted prices are calculated each month at the national level and for the four Census geographic regions. As a result of s in price collection methodology and sample sizes, prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the food prices in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commoditites are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no prices are available, the designation NA will appear. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the is considered too high, the price will not be published and NA will appear for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from the BLS regional offices or from the Washington office upon request. Reference Base Change Beginning with the release of data for January 1988 in February 1988, most Consumer Price es have shifted to a new reference base year. All indexes previously expressed on a base of 1967 = 100, or any other base through December 1981, have been rebased to = 100. Only indexes with a base later than December 1981 have maintained their bases. This base was reviewed by the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, Office of Management and Budget, and is in keeping with the Government s longstanding policy to update index bases periodically. Selection of the period was made to coincide with the updated expenditure weights, which are based upon data tabulated from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys for 1982, 1983, and The last rebasing of CPI data occurred in 232

237 February 1971, when the 1967 base was substituted for the former base. Historical data for each CPI series on the new base are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the convenience of users, the b l s will continue to publish allitems indexes for the U.S. city, and for the individual local areas for which CPI s are published, on their former official reference base (1967 = 100 in most cases). Conversion factors and an accompanying fact sheet on rebasing are available from b l s. Dividing by one of these factors will rebase the related index series from its current base to its previous reference base. (Users should note: Because of rounding effects, there may be occasional minor differences between the final rebased index and the result obtained using the conversion factor.) Adjustment of Shelter es for Aging Effects Beginning with the January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusted the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its intention to begin making such adjustments, assuming that further research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive b l s research, in which alternative adjustment methods were explored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is operationally feasible.1 The adjustment affects CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of a housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Existing BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality s such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for deterioration in the condition of housing units.2 The aging adjustment method was specificially designed to correct for quality s associated with this deterioration. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. 1 A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price, BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and Journal of Buisness and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp and in William C. Randolph, Estimation of Housing Depreciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects, BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 23, March 1988, pp These papers are available from the BLS on request. 2 For details on existing quality adjustment methods, see, BLS Handbook of Methods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2285). The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statistical functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit s rent and age while other housing unit characteristics were held constant. The estimated relationship was then used to construct the aging adjustment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year s BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted s each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted s are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of s that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every y e a r- such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model overs, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation s to the Consumer Price unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-H-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1985 through were replaced at the end of. The seasonal movement of all items and 45 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 55 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 55 components their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, 233