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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ann McLaughlin, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS Kenneth V. Dalton, Associate Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Subscription price per year $21 domestic, and $265 foreign. Single copy domestic, $7; foreign, $85. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including address s) to the Superintendent of Documents. CPI MAILGRAM provides selected U.S. City Average data for CPI-U and CPI-W within 24 hours of release. Order from: National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. 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 0095-926X December

CPI Detailed Report Data for ober Contents Price movements 1 Charts 3 Technical notes 106 tables CPI-U CP1-W Table Page Table Page U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups 1 7 7 31 Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Historical Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories 2 3 4 5 6 10 13 17 23 29 8 9 10 34 37 43 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 49 51 54 57 65 67 69 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 75 77 80 83 91 93 95 Average price tables U.S. city average Energy: Residential prices Table PI Page 101 Residential unit prices and consumption ranges P2 102 Gasoline P3 103 Retail food P4 104

Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: month Release date month Release date November December 20 February March 21 December January 19 March April 18 January February 22 April May 18

Price Movements ober The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0 percent before seasonal adjustment in ober to a level of 120 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in ober, the CPl-u increased 4 percent. The Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0 percent in ober prior to seasonal adjustment. The ober CPI-W level of 118 was 4 percent higher than the index in ober. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPl-u rose 0 percent in ober, about the same as the average monthly increase during the first 9 months of. Small increases were recorded in the food, shelter, and energy components. The food index continued to advance up 0 percent in ober but by substantially less than in recent months, largely as a result of a sharp downturn in fresh fruit and vegetable prices. Shelter costs also rose 0 percent in ober. The energy index turned up slightly as higher charges for gas and electricity more than offset a further decline in petroleum-based energy products. In contrast, the CPI excluding food, shelter, and energy rose 0 percent in ober. Over half of this advance was accounted for by sharp increases in clothing prices, automobile insurance, and automobile finance charges. During the first 10 months of, the CPl-u rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 percent. This compares with a 4-percent increase for the 12 months that ended in December. The index for food and beverages rose 0 percent in ober. Grocery store food prices, which increased percent in September, were up 0 percent in ober, largely as a result of a sharp downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables. Prices for fresh fruits and vegetables declined percent in ober after advancing 12 percent in the prior 3 months. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs recorded its second consecutive monthly decline in ober. Prices for beef, pork, and poultry were down 0, 0, and percent, respectively. In comparison, each of the other three major grocery store food groups registered larger increases than in September. The 0-percent rise in the ober index for dairy products was the largest in this component since December 1980. The index for cereal and bakery products rose 0 percent, about the same as the average monthly increase during the first 9 months of and more than twice the monthly rate during. The other food at home index rose 0 percent in ober, reflecting substantial increases in prices for fats and oils and miscellaneous prepared foods. The other two components of the food and beverage index restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages rose 0 and 0 percent, respectively. The transportation index rose 0 percent in ober following a 0-percent increase in September. Sharp increases in automobile insurance and automobile finance charges up 1 and 3 percent, respectively more than offset a - percent drop in the index for motor fuels. As of ober, Table A. s in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPl-u) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Expenditure category Changes from preceding month April May June July August September ober Compound annual rate 3 months ended ober 12 months ended ober All items Food and beverages... Housing Apparel and upkeep... Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services - -1 2-9 1 4 6 3 9 5 6 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 6

Table B. s in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-w) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Expenditure category Changes from preceding month April May June July August September ober Compound annual rate 3 months ended ober 12 months ended ober All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep... Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services 1-1 -1 1 0-5 6 3 7 5 6 4 2 4 5 4 6 4 gasoline prices were 0 percent lower than at the end of and 28 percent below their peak level of March 1981. The new car index rose 0 percent following a 0-percent rise in September. (The 1989 models were included in the CPI for thefirsttime in ober and represented a little over one quarter of the new car sample. They will continue to be phased in over the next several months as the new models replace the old at dealerships. For a report on quality s for 1989 cars, see Producer Price es Data for ober, p.) Used car prices rose 0 percent in ober. The index for public transportation increased 0 percent, the same as in September. Increases in airline fares and intracity public transportation more than offset a decline in other intercity public transportation costs. The 0-percent rise in the housing index was the same as in each of the preceding 8 months. Shelter costs rose 0 percent in ober, the same as in September. Within shelter, renters' and homeowners' costs each rose 0 percent, while maintenance and repair costs declined 0 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities rose percent. Charges for electricity and natural gas increased and percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 4-percent drop in fuel oil prices. Among other utilities and public services, the index for cable television rose 5 percent in ober and has advanced 13 percent in the past 12 months. The index for household furnishings and operations increased 0 percent in ober. An increase of 1 percent in the ober index for apparel and upkeep followed a -percent rise in September. These increases reflect the introduction of higher priced fall and winter merchandise, particularly women's and girls' clothing. During the 12 months ended in ober, prices for apparel commodities have increased 4 percent. The medical care component increased 0 percent in ober and has advanced at a 7-percent annual rate during the first 10 months of. The index for medical care commodities- prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies rose 0 percent in ober. The index for medical care services increased 0 percent, with the cost of professional services and hospital and related services up 0 and 0 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs rose 0 percent in ober. Increases in fees for participant sports up 1 percent and admissions (to movies, theaters, concerts, operas, other musical events and sporting events) accounted for almost half of the ober advance. The index for other goods and services rose 0 percent in ober following a decline of 0 percent in September. The turnaround in educational expenses tuition and other school fees and school books and supplies which increased less than seasonally anticipated in September, was largely responsible for the increase in ober. 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 percent in ober.

Chart 1: CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, 1977-88 All items (Nk)t seasonally adjusted) 120-1 S«mtlog 160 120 ^. -~ "" 80 12 month span ""~ 1 month span 4 5 -J 40 30 A L_JL_^ 10-10 FoocI and beveracles hdex. 1982-84^100 (SeasonaHy adjiisted) 120 -I -30 Semilog 160 _ -. 1 - -* - - 120 80 nercenv cnange 12 month span,v i monui span A 1 ^1 1 ^ 5 40 30 10-10 iniiiiiin Illllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiinii Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll iiimiiiiiltiiimiiil 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986-30 s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data

Chart 2: CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1977-88 Housing! 1982-84-100 dasonaily adjuisted) h mmt0 ^ 119 Semilog 160 120, _ ^ 80 rorconi cnunqq 12 month span " - 1-month span 3 4 -» 40 30 10 If V., -10 App<irel and UDke< CD hdex. 1982-84-100 Basonolly adjuisted) 117-1-30 Semitog 160.. ' - - ~ ^^* 120 80 Fsrcsnt chongo 12 month span 1 month span I * t»t 1 ft A mmiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiii Illllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiii iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiinliimiiiiii v l y ' 4 24. >. ill Illltllllll 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 H -» 40 30 10-10 -J-30 * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

Chart 3: CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, 1977-88 Transportation index. 1982-84=100 e Seasonally adj usted) 110 Semilog 160 ^ - ^ -^ '. ^ - 120 80 + -^ 12-month ipan 1-morjth s V v t % A z. / 3 # * -I 40 Psrcent -I 30 10 < l i L 1 I I -10 Medical core. 1982-84-100 Seasonally adjiusted) " " 141.. - -30 160 120 - - - -~ ~- -" - 80 12-month span 1 IIIWllUI 9 6 40 30..,% v /, l l l r > 10-10 mmnm Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiniiiiliiiimim Illllllllllil 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 198S 1986 * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. s over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. -J-30

Chart 4: CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1977-88 Entertainment, 1982-84=100 Semilog 160 120 80 12-month span 1 month span 4 5 -J 40-1 30 10-10 Other goods and services, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) 139 -I -30 Semilog 160 120 80 12 month span 1-month span 6 8 -J 40 -l 30 10-10 -1-30 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 * s over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data s over 1 month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.

Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes. Unadjusted percent to.. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100). 10000 119 358 120 360 4 0 0 0 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 1707 1655 964 151 35 129 87 262 49 59 21 33 692 152 120 120 119 124 117 108 133 11 115 115 107 119 12 119 120 120 119 125 116 109 13 114 116 117 108 119 123 119 5 5 5 8 4 2 11 3 3 9 1 4 4 - - 1 1-4 - - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation., Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 4279 2716 724 630 194 1973 1963 09 20 33 87 795 428 26 302 367 668 462 95 111 119 128 134 129 135 132 13 130 115 118 11 106 10 75 108 123 110 105 115 115 119 128 134 129 134 133 133 130 115 117 111 105 98 74 105 124 110 105 115 115 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1-5 2 2 2 3 - - - - - -2 - -2 - - - - - - - -2 - - - -3 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1. Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 635 572 124 237 31 41 40 63 117 116 115 118 119 112 117 124 120 119 117 121 118 115 119 125 4 4 5 1 8 7 3 2 2 3-3 1 1 3 - - 2 1 3 1 1 1 2-2

Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Sept. Unadjusted percent to.. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 1751 1600 552 427 113 390 134 411 49 362 151 109 108 116 116 119 83 83 120 129 99 135 12 110 109 117 117 119 81 81 12 13 99 137 124 2 1 2 3-1 -1 4 1 7 2 0-1 -1 1-1 0 1 2 0 - - 0 - - 1-1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 528 14 415 281 140 14 140 139 141 143 140 139 7 6 Entertainment 1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 468 202 266 121 116 128 121 116 129 4 4 3 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 531 187 118 51 67 326 24 303 140 148 120 118 121 151 15 152 140 149 12 119 12 152 15 15 6 9 4 4 3 6 - - 1 1-1 -1 - - Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 12 Household services less rent of shelter 12 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services, 10000 4531 1707 2724 1656 572 1084 1168 5469 2751 959 646 415 699 119 11 120 108 107 116 104 110 127 133 117 129 140 134 120 113 120 109 107 119 104 11 127 133 116 130 140 135 4 3 5 2 3 4 2 4 4 5 5 - - 1 1 2-3 1 - -

Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group July. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Expenditure category All items 3 4 4 4 3 4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 118 118 117 122 116 107 127 113 11 112 107 118 122 119 119 119 118 12 117 108 129 113 114 114 107 118 122 119 120 120 119 124 117 108 135 114 115 115 108 119 12 119 120 120 119 125 11 109 134 114 116 117 108 120 123 119 3 3 3 8-8 1 2 1 2 4-3 3 2 3 3 2 5 10 - -9 1 6 4 7 8 8 10 7 17 1 14 6 6 8 4 7 4 4 6 6 7 1-8 2 5 7 1 1 5 4 3 3 7 5 1 1 5-2 4 4 7 7 9 9 8 5 18 6 1 2 6 4 3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services ' Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 118 127 133 128 136 131 131 129 114 117 110 10 9 79 103 122 109 105 115 115 118 127 134 128 138 131 131 130 115 118 110 103 96 79 103 122 109 105 115 115 119 128 133 128 133 132 132 130 115 118 11 104 96 77 10 123 110 105 115 115 119 128 133 129 133 132 132 130 115 117 111 105 97 75 105 124 110 105 115 115 3 5 7 4 16 4 4 3 3 3 2 1-4 1 1 3 4 5 2 13 3 3 4 5 3 2 9 2 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 - -4 1 - - 4 5 6 3 3 3-9 5 5 2 1-5 4 2-21 5 2 1 3 4 6 3 15 4 4 3 4 5 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 6 3 4 3-3 5 5 3 - - 3 2 1-1 3 2 3 4 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 115 11 113 114 116 109 116 123 113 111 11 110 118 108 116 124 115 11 114 113 119 112 117 124 117 116 115 11 118 115 119 125-1 -1-6 -8 3 8 15 17 8 29 12 4 6 - -4 4-12 - 1 6 3 9 9 6 6 23 10 6 7 4 10 1 4 7 2 2 2 5-3 12 8 5 10

Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group July. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 108 107 116 116 11 81 81 120 127 98 13 12 109 108 116 116 118 83 83 120 128 99 134 12 109 108 117 117 118 82 82 120 129 99 135 12 110 109 117 118 119 81 81 12 13 99 137 124 0 4-1 -12 3 6 7 0 1 2 - -1-5 1 4 4 1 2 6 6 4 8 10 4 5 5 3 4 8 11 4 12 1 0 1 1-6 -6 4 3 4 5 5 2 3 5 3 3 3 9 2 11 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment 1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services t 139 140 139 138 120 115 127 139 140 139 138 120 115 128 140 142 140 139 121 116 128 141 143 140 139 121 116 129 6 7 6 6 4 6 2 4 7 6 5 4 5 7 7 7 7 3 2 6 9 5 5 4 3 5 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 6 8 6 6 3 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 138 147 119 117 120 149 148 149 139 148 119 117 12 151 149 151 138 148 120 118 121 148 149 148 139 149 12 119 12 149 150 149 8 13 3 4 3 7 6 7 7 6 4 4 3 9 9 9 8 13 2 1 8 7 8 3 5 6 4 1 4 1 7 9 4 3 8 7 8 5 9 4 4 4 5 6 5 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1... Apparel commodities, Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1, Durables Services, Rent of shelter 12, Household services less rent 2 of shelter' Transportation services 1 Medical care services, Other services 111 118 107 104 11 10 110 126 132 116 128 139 133 112 119 107 105 111 104 110 126 133 11 128 139 134 112 120 108 107 11 104 11 126 133 117 129 140 13 113 120 108 107 116 104 11 127 133 116 130 140 134 3 3-7 -1-1 5 4-2 5 6 5 4 4 3 4 11 17 3 2 4 3 3 2 7 6 4 4 8 2 - -4 8 2 4 5 1 7 7 5 4 4 6 4 12 9 1 2 4 4-8 5 3 3 2 3 2 1 7 4 4 3 6 6 4 4 7 3 5 2 5 2 4 5 5 7 6 4 11

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups CPI-U CPI-W Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Medical care Transportation Entertainment Other goods and services All items es 1982-84=100 1952, Dec 1953, Dec 1954, Dec 1955, Dec 1956, Dec 2 26 2 26 27 43 43 43 43 44 26 26 25 25 27 1 17 18 18 19 26 2 26 2 27 1957, Dec 1958, Dec 1959, Dec 1960, Dec 1961, Dec 28 28 29 29 30 44 44 45 46 46 28 29 30 29 30 20 2 21 22 23 28 29 29 30 30 1962, Dec 1963, Dec 1964, Dec 1965, Dec 1966, Dec 30 30 31 31 32 4 47 47 48 50 3 31 3 3 3 2 24 24 25 27 30 3 31 3 33 1967, Dec 1968, Dec 1969, Dec 1970, Dec 1971, Dec 33 35 37 39 4 35 36 39 40 4 31 32 35 37 38 52 55 58 60 62 33 34 36 38 39 28 30 32 35 36 41 4 46 48 50 35 37 39 41 4 34 35 37 40 41 1972, Dec 1973, Dec 1974, Dec 1975, Dec 1976, Dec 42 46 51 55 58 43 5 58 61 62 40 42 48 52 55 6 66 72 7 77 40 42 47 52 5 37 39 44 49 54 51 5 59 63 66 45 47 52 55 58 4 46 52 55 58 1977, Dec 1978, Dec 1979, Dec 1980, Dec 1981, Dec 62 67 7 86 9 67 74 82 90 94 59 65 75 85 9 80 83 87 93 97 59 64 75 86 96 58 64 70 77 87 69 73 78 86 92 62 66 71 78 86 62 68 77 86 94 1982, Dec 1983, Dec 1984, Dec 1985, Dec 1986, Dec 97 101 105 109 110 97 100 10 106 110 97 100 105 109 111 98 101 103 106 107 98 101 105 107 101 96 103 109 116 125 97 101 105 109 112 9 104 11 118 124 98 101 104 108 109, Dec 115 114 115 11 107 133 117 132 114 13

Table 3. Historical Consumer Pries for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average* major groups Continued CPI-U CPI-W Year and month All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and UPftOOD Medical care Transportation Entertainment Other goods and services All items es 1982-84=100, seasonally adjusted except All items 1966. Nov 1966. Dec 1967, Jan 1967. Feb. 1967, Mar. 1967, Apr 110 110 111 111 112 11 11 111 111 11 112 11 111 111 112 11 11 113 106 10 107 107 109 11 10 101 102 103 10 104 125 126 126 127 127 128 112 112 113 113 113 114 123 124 125 126 126 127 109 109 110 110 11 111 1967, May. 1967, Jun 1967, Jul 1967, Aug 1967, Sep 1967, 113 113 113 114 115 115 113 113 113 113 114 114 11 11 114 114 115 115 111 110 109 110 111 11 104 105 105 10 106 107 129 130 130 131 131 132 114 114 115 115 116 116 128 128 129 130 129 130 111 112 11 113 113 114 1967, Nov. 1967, Dec 1966, Jan 1968, Feb 1966, Mar. 1966, Apr. 115 115 115 116 116 117 114 115 115 115 115 116 115 115 116 116 117 117 113 112 112 11 114 116 107 107 107 107 107 107 13 133 134 135 136 136 117 117 118 118 119 119 131 131 133 134 135 135 114 114 114 114 115 115 1968, May 1968, Jun 1968, Jul 1968, Sep. 1966, 117 118 118 119 119 120 11 117 118 119 120 120 117 118 118 118 119 119 116 116 115 113 115 117 108 108 108 109 109 110 137 138 139 139 140 141 119 120 120 120 121 121 136 137 138 139 138 139 116 11 117 117 118 118 14

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, majoil groups Continued CPI-U CPI-W Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Medical care Transportation Entertainment Other goods and services All items from previous December 1952, Dec 1953, Dec.... 1954, Dec 1955, Dec 1956, Dec 0 - -2-2 5-1 4 4 3 2 3 3-1957, Dec 1958, Dec 1959, Dec 1960, Dec.... 1961, Dec 2 1 1 4 3 3-4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1962, Dec.... 1963, Dec 1964, Dec 1965, Dec 1966, Dec 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1967, Dec 1968, Dec 1969, Dec 1970, Dec 1971, Dec 4 6 5 3 4 7 2 4 5 6 7 3 4 6 5 3 2 3 2 5 7 1 6 6 6 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 3 1972, Dec 1973, Dec 1974, Dec 1975, Dec 1976, Dec 3 8 12 6 4 4 18 12 6 3 13 7 5 2 4 8 2 4 2 4 1 9 8 3 5 12 9 10 2 3 11 5 5 4 10 5 6 3 8 12 6 4 1977, Dec 1978, Dec 1979, Dec 1980, Dec 1981, Dec 9 13 12 8 7 11 10 10 4 7 10 15 1 10 4 3 5 6 3 4 7 18 14 10 8 8 10 9 12 4 5 6 9 7 6 6 7 10 9 6 9 13 12 8 1982, Dec 1983, Dec 1984, Dec 1985, Dec 1986, Dec 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 3 3 2-5 1 6 6 6 7 5 4 3 3 12 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3, Dec 4 3 4 6 5 6 4 15

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups Continued CPI-U CPI-W Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Medical care Transportation Entertainment Other goods and services All items Seasonally adjusted percent s from previous month 1986, Nov 1986, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 0 0 A -0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, - - 1 -, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr - - - - - -, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, - - -1 1 - Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 16

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Item and group Unadjusted indexes. Unadjusted percent to.. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Food and beverages 120 120 5 0 0 0 0 Food». 120 120 5 Food at home 119 119 5 Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal' Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 124 126 115 136 116 123 122 122 125 125 125 126 114 137 117 125 122 123 127 126 8 10 6 9 16 7 9 9 5-1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 - - 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... Eggs 117 118 113 113 103 108 104 111 123 124 11 98 123 117 112 113 133 14 136 114 136 118 14 103 116 117 11 11 10 110 104 110 121 125 111 98 118 117 110 113 129 136 13 115 137 121 147 105 4 5 2 3 2 9 9-6 -16-3 - -4 1 15 20 16 5 4 13 2 15 - - - 2 - -2 - - -3 - - -4-3 2 - - - - 1 - - -1-4 _ -i -2 2 2 - - 8-1 - 1 - - - - -1-1 1 1-1 1-1 -7 - - - - - - -2 1 - - -2 - - -4-3 1 1 2 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter 1 108 106 106 107 111 110 11 111 109 107 107 108 112 111 114 111 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 1-1 17

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to to to. Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce ' Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 133 14 153 167 110 164 156 132 124 134 129 135 120 123 125 116 116 114 118 13 139 149 139 118 169 156 129 125 135 128 130 121 124 126 116 117 115 119 11 12 10 22 18 1 7 15 22 5 14 14 10 11 13 4 9 1 - -2-2 -1 7 3 - - - - 1 1 1 1 20-10 - - 2 12 4 2 2 3 4 6 5-2 -1 7 5 8 7 13 5 7 1 2 1 2-0 - - -5 11 4-4 -2 7 - -5 1-1 1 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners ' Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 11 115 108 118 115 107 104 116 114 119 123 121 119 117 117 114 116 108 118 117 108 105 116 115 119 123 123 120 117 118 3 3 5 3 9 1-3 2 4 4 5 3 3 6 - - 1 1 1-1 - 1 - - 1-1 Food away from home 1 Lunch 1 Dinner 1 Other meals and snacks 1 12 122 122 123 123 123 123 12 4 4 4 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale... Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 119 114 114 109 116 132 119 115 115 109 116 132 2 3 1 6 - - - 18

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to to to. Housing Shelter, Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 12 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs * 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1... Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities... Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 13 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 14 Refuse collection 14 119 128 134 129 135 133 144 126 132 13 130 115 118 11 104 108 106 10 75 72 102 108 117 95 123 115 140 73 100 135 13 143 119 128 134 129 134 132 145 126 133 133 130 115 117 111 103 109 105 98 74 70 102 105 112 9 124 115 14 73 99 135 141 145 3 4 4 5 5 6 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 1-5 -7 2 - - - -4 6 13 8 0 - - - - - - - -2 - - -2-4 - 5 0 2-1 - - - - - - -1 - -1 1 2 0 - - -3 3 1-2 -2 1-0 - - - - -3-4 1-5 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1, Sofas, Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment 1. Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Major household appliances 13 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 13 110 105 116 113 120 113 110 109 90 83 77 93 101 101 104 102 110 105 116 114 121 115 111 109 90 83 77 93 101 102 105 100 2 3 4 6 4 3 3 - -1 1 1-2 1 - - 1-1 - -1 - -1-3 - - 2 - - - - 1 2 1 - - - 1-1 19

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to to to. Other housefumishings 13 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 13 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 Gardening and other household services 13 103 115 105 108 102 103 115 119 113 113 115 125 121 107 103 11 104 109 102 102 115 119 114 112 115 125 119 108 1 2 2-2 2 2 3 13 2 3-0 -1-1 - -1 0 2-1 - - - -0 - - - - -0-1 -1 - -1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets... Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 Watches and jewelry 13 Watches 13 Jewelry 1 3 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 117 116 11 115 116 119 113 120 113 108 118 118 109 126 12 112 121 11 119 117 109 115 108 117 112 118 113 106 124 126 122 120 119 117 119 12 114 12 114 111 121 121 110 130 12 11 126 121 118 119 110 117 108 120 115 119 115 112 125 127 123 4 4 4 5 5 7 1 6 4 2-1 4 1 3 5 6 1 7 8 7 4 8 8 8 5 9 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 4-1 2 3 6 1-1 -1-2 - - - - - 1 - -3-3 - -8-3 - -8-2 - -1 - - - 2 1 2 3-2 - 4 4 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1-2 4 2-1 2 2 4 20

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes. Unadjusted percent to.. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 3 Compact new cars 1 3 Intermediate new cars 13 Full-size new cars 13 Luxury new cars 13 New trucks 1 * New motorcycles 13 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline 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 1 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 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares ' Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 109 108 116 116 101 100 100 103 105 112 107 119 83 83 83 81 86 120 124 12 119 120 129 99 108 98 95 105 135 158 92 130 126 133 12 124 135 122 110 109 117 117 102 101 10 104 106 113 107 119 81 81 8 80 85 12 124 12 119 120 13 99 108 97 95 104 137 160 95 130 127 135 124 125 134 122 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 3-1 -1 - -2-4 4 5 3 1 8 7 7 9 5 6 5 2 4 2 0-1 -1-1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 3-0 - - - - 1 2 3 3 2-2 - 1 0 - - - - - -1-2 - 1 0 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 1 3 - 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 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 3 Services by other medical professionals 1 3 Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 13 Outpatient services 13 140 14 154 109 133 125 140 139 14 139 109 109 146 146 116 114 141 143 155 110 13 125 140 139 142 139 109 109 148 147 118 115 7 8 5 6 4 6 7 6 4 6 10 10 11 9 1 1 1 1 1-1 1 21

Table 4. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to 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 equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 13 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 13 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 Other entertainment services 13,.". 121 116 125 124 126 108 109 10 114 112 122 115 128 108 111 131 108 103 121 116 125 125 126 109 109 106 114 111 122 115 129 108 113 13 109 104 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 7 4 3 6 5 2 4 1 0 1 2 - - - 1 0 - -1-0 1-0 1 2 - - - 1 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 13 Personal financial services 13 Funeral expenses 13 140 148 120 118 118 119 121 121 12 151 15 152 156 156 161 141 108 110 106 140 149 12 119 119 120 12 12 122,9 152 15 15 157 156 16 14 108 110 107 6 9-5 4 4 3 5 3 3 43 6,7 6 7 8 8 4 3 6 4 - - - - 1 1 2 2 2 1 2-1 - - -1-1 -1 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 119 110 83 114 115 119 11 82 114 115 6 3-2 3 - - - - 2 - -1 - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. 4 es on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 22

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Food and beverages 120 120 3 3 8 6 3 7 Food 120 120 3 3 8 6 3 7 Food at home 119 119 3 2 10 7 9 Cereals and bakery products 1...» Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 124 125 114 136 116 123 122 122 125 125 125 12 115 137 117 125 122 123 127 126 8 9 1 6 3 8 8 9 8 7 5 6-5 9 13 4 3 6 3 7 8 10 6 13 6 6 7 3 8 1 17 22 15 7 1 20 16 8 3 7 8-1 7 22 6 6 8 7 5 9 12 16 10 10 9 13 11 5 6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... Eggs 117 118 113 114 104 109 105 11 122 125 111 93 118 115 112 113 133 14 136 114 136 118 147 101 11 117 112 114 104 109 104 111 124 125 110 95 117 11 110 113 129 136 13 115 138 121 149 104-8 -7-9 -7-6 -14-17 -9-2 -3-17 -23-27 -5 - -10-16 -6-5 16-18 10 11 1 19 7 27 21 23 22 19 11-6 27 12-7 -2 4 14-11 10 10-6 17 14 4 9 10 2 11 10 17 1-4 -19-3 - 8 6 87 129 99 8 2 4 101 - -1-2 2 3 - -6 7-12 -16 - -20-11 1 - -2 22 21-4 14 1 5 4 5 9 7-3 -15-6 -6-1 -2-2 - -3 7 13 5-12 8 6 5 5 3 1 9 10-8 -18-3 -11-1 3 37 48 39 15 1 12-5 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter 1 108 107 106 107 111 110 11, 111 109 107 107 108 112 111 114 111 1 - -1 3 4 - - - -5 1 1 1 2 5 8 8 8 9 8 11 4 4-2 1-2 5 5 4 5 5 6 3 5 23

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits... Apples \ Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 135 145 152 15 111 149 162 14 128 134 129 151 120 123 125 116 116 114 118 134 144 150 148 123 156 155 139 137 135 128 142 12 124 126 116 117 115 119 2 33-1 -16 30-43 9 62-2 2133 43 12 5 13 15 2 - - - -9-21 7 21-6 19 15-41 9-97 2-6 15 22 28 7 4 3 5 14 18 20 41 71 1 10 30-25 2-16 4 5 5 1 1 17 2 29 16 56-6 43-2 41 188 98 18 17 16 6 5 5 25 12 32 5 2 1 10-18 12-2 3-2 31 2 10 18 2 4 2 18 23 18 48 26 26 3 35 46 42-28 10 5 5 3 18 6 24 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1, Snacks ' Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices. Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 114 115 108 118 115 108 105 116 115 119 122 121 119 117 117 114 116 108 118 117 108 105 116 115 120 123 123 120 117 118 1 2-3 4-3 11 3 3 2 1-1 -1 6 6 4 6 6 6 8 6 8 4 1 5 5 7 4 5 6 7 5 7 16 4 1 1-5 5 6 8 4 3 1 1-1 1 5-3 2 5 1 1 4 6 12 5 1 2-3 5 6 5 5 5 4 7 Food away from home 1 Lunch 1 Dinner 1 Other meals and snacks 1, 12 122 122 123 123 123 123 12 3 3 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 119 114 114 109 116 132 119 115 115 109 116 132 2-1 -6 6 7 7 6 8 4 2 3 2 3 6 1 3 2 3 4 3 4 7 3 1 2 2 4 24

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 12 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs ' 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 13 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 14 Refuse collection 14 119 128 133 128 133 130 144 126 132 132 130 115 118 11 104 108 104 96 77 75 102 10 111 93 123 115 140 73 100 135 13 143 119 128 133 129 133 131 145 126 132 132 130 115 117 111 103 109 105 97 75 7 102 105 112 95 124 115 14 73 99 135 141 145 3 5 7 4 16 20 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 3 1-4 -2 4-3 - -3-7 3 12 1 3 4 5 2 13 11 3 3 4 5 9-3 2 9 6 2 2 3 2 6 - -4 4 3 8 3 4 4 3 1 4 5 5 4 - -4 1 - -3-6 - -1 2 - - -9 10-5 3 3 3-9 -8 27 3 5 5 2 1-5 - 12 4 2-21 -26 2 5 6 4-5 -3 6 44 6 3 4 6 3 15 16 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 1 2 2 2-1 1 - -4-2 7 9 3 4 3-3 - 13 5 5 3 - - 3-7 2 1-1 -15-2 3 3-1 -1 2-8 19 6 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment 1... Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Major household appliances 13 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 13 110 105 114 114 120 113 110 109 90 83 77 93 101 101 104 102 110 105 115 114 121 116 111 109 90 83 77 93 101 102 105 100 1-2 9 7 - -2-4 - -4-1 -3 - - 4 1 1 1 6-4 4 1 3 2 4 4 4 3 6 4 5 4 12 9 8 8 10-2 -5-5 - -1 - -2 - - 13 5-6 -5 1-1 5 3 7 1 1 2 1 6 2 1 2 6 5-1 - 1 2 2 3 1 6 1 6 - -2-3 2-25

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Other housefurnishings 13 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 13 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 Gardening and other household services 13 103 115 105 108 102 103 115 119 113 11 115 125 121 107 103 11 104 109 102 102 115 119 114 113 115 125 119 108 1 2 3 5-11 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 7 1-2 1 66 3 3 3-5 9-3 -1 4 6 5 5 5 2-0 1-9 5-4 1 2 3 4-1 6 1 1 3-2 1 3 2 6 28 3 2 1 3 - -3 4 4 4 2 1 1 4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 13 Watches and jewelry 13 Watches 13 Jewelry 13 Footwear Men's Boys' and girts' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 115 11 114 114 115 116 113 119 11 108 113 113 10 12 116 112 111 114 119 117 109 115 108 117 112 119 113 105 124 126 122 117 116 116 115 117 120 114 12 11 108 11 115 10 124 119 112 115 117 118 119 110 117 108 120 115 119 115 110 125 127 123-1 -1-2 1-9 5 - -6-4 2 - -5-2 20-2 -8 8 7 8-4 1 3:4 9-6 2 15 17 19 8 9 10 4 18 7 5 29 32 19 40 35 8 35 10 12 6 10 5 8 4 4 3 5 4 2 - -4-5 4 3 7-1 - 7-12 -14-12 5-17 7-21 -1-6 12 5 4 1 10 2-5 3 4 1 9 9 6 6 6 1 15 9 3 6-10 -19 1 2-21 10 4 1 6 12 23 9 21 33 7 5 6 7 7 4 5 5-11 4 2 10 12 10 17 13 2 27 3 1 7 8 1 8 4 6 5 2 3 2 2 2 5 5 10 6 2 4 5-3 -6-11 -7-8 v 5-13 9 8 8 8 6 8 12 10 11 12 5 6 3 26

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 13 Compact new cars 13... Intermediate new cars 13 Full-size new cars 13 Luxury new cars 13 New trucks 14 New motorcycles 13 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline 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 1 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 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 109 108 117 117 101 100 100 103 105 112 107 118 82 82 82 80 85 120 124 12 119 120 129 99 108 98 95 105 135 158 92 130 126 133 12 124 135 122 110 109 117 118 102 101 10 104 106 113 107 119 81 81 81 80 85 12 124 12 119 120 13 99 108 97 95 104 137 160 95 130 127 135 124 125 134 122 0 3 2-1 8 9 7 1 4-1 -12-14 -12-8 3 7 6 4 1 7 7 13 4-1 0 1 2-4 - -2 5-5 10 - -1 - - -1-2 5 1 5 4 4 - - 1 5-9 5-4 2 1 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 6 6 7 5 6 4 3 4 5 8 9-1 -4 3 10 8 8 1 14 18 4 19 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 1-8 1 2 4 4 3 11 4 18 3 5 1 12 9 30 5 2 8 1 2-1 1 0 1 1 1 - - 7 6-6 -6-7 -7-5 4 6 4 5 2 3 4-4 6 1 4-2 2 1 5 5 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 9 2 13 2 11 9 18 10 8 13 1 8 3 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 13 Services by other medical professionals 13 Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 13 Outpatient services 13 140 142 154 109 133 125 140 139 14 139 109 109 147 146 116 114 141 143 155 110 13 125 140 139 142 139 109 109 148 147 118 115 6 7 8 5-1 6 6 7 6 5 4 9 9 9 1 4 5 7 8 7 7 6 7 7 12 10 9 1 8 7 7 9 4 3 7 7 9 6 4 3 10 14 9 7 6 9 9 8 9 4 5 5 4 5 4 11 9 15 11 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 9 9 10 10 6 8 9 6 6 5 6 6 7 5 2 3 11 11 12 9 27

Table 5. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Sept. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr. 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 equipment... Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 13 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 13 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 13 Other entertainment services 13 121 116 125 124 126 108 109 10 114 112 122 115 128 108 111 131 108 103 121 116 125 125 126 109 109 106 114 111 122 115 129 108 113 13 109 104 4 6 3 4 4 9 14 3 6 2 10 1 1 3-5 4 5 6 5 1 1 5 6 2 2 5 11 8 2 4 3 2 3 1 4 5 4 4 5 1 2 3-4 - 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 8 5 5 2 13 6 3 4 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 10 2 4 4 10 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 1 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1.. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 13 Personal financial services 13 Funeral expenses 13 138 148 120 118 118 119 121 121 12 148 149 148 152 152 156 141 108 110 106 139 149 12 119 119 120 12 12 122 149 150 149 153 152 157 14 108 110 107 8 13 3 4 6 2 3 2 5 7 6 7 8 8 8 3 3 5 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 8 6 8 13 2 1 7 8 7 8 8 7 9 6 4 11 3 3 5 6 1 4 5 1 4 1 4 6 6 2 3 1 3 7 9 4 5 3 3 3 8 7 8 8 9 8 5 3 7 4 5 9 4 4 1 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 7 7 4 3 6 3 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 1 119 110 8 11 115 119 11 81 114 115 6-1 -11 1 10-2 11 11 6 5 6 3 4-6 1 6 9 3 3 3 Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. 4 es on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 28

Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 Item es 1-month percent s ended to. July Sept. July.. Food and Other breads Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins Fresh cakes and cupcakes Cookies Crackers, bread, and cracker products, Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 118 119 122 125 132 119 123 120 12 123 127 133 12 12 122 122 123 126 13 120 125 122 123 126 127 131 12 124 1 1 1-1 1 1 1 - -1-1 0 1-9 10 7 5 5 7 4 Ham other than canned Pork sausage Other pork Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami Other lunchmeats, Lamb and organ meats 121 11 115 11 114 11 116 122 111 116 114 115 111 116 123 110 113 11 114 11 116 123 108 11 114 114 111 112-1 - - - 1 1 - -2-1 - - -1-2 1-3 -3-3 -5 2 1 Butter Other dairy products 104 117 105 116 105 119 105 118-2 - - 3 Frozen fruit and fruit juices Other fruit juices Cut corn, canned beans except lima Other processed vegetables 122 12 113 109 12 122 118 112 122 122 12 114 12 12 12 114-1 2-4 2 2 1 2 16 8 16 8 Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Margarine Other fats, oils, and salad dressing Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter Roasted coffee Instant and freeze-dried coffee Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish Other condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods Other canned and packaged prepared foods... 118 118 114 109 118 113 118 117 114 121 112 118 118 117 112 119 114 118 117 114 122 112 118 119 119 113 118 114 117 120 115 121 112 119 119 12 114 119 114 117 119 115 123 114 1 1 1-1 - 1 1 - - 1-1 1 - - 1 1 3 4 15 10 5-3 8 Whiskey at home Other alcoholic beverages at home 115 117 115 118 115 118 115 118-1 2 29

Table 6. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories' Continued Item es 1-month percent s ended to. July. July.. Housing Household linens Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials Soaps and detergents Other laundry and cleaning products Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap Apparel and upkeep 11 113 120 115 113 11 110 115 119 11 113 112 114 117 119 117 115 111 115 11 120 117 116 112-1 -2 1-1 - - 3 1 2-0 -2-5 - 2 5 3 Men's suits, sport coats, and jackets Men's coats and jackets Boys' coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts. Boys' trousers, sport coats, and jackets... Girls' coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Girls' separates and sportswear 116 104 102 109 106 105 116 105 100 108 109 106 12 113 107 109 124 113 126 118 112 110 130 118 - -1 - -2 - - -2-2 4 7 14 6 3 4 4 1 4 7 9 3 12 5 Transportation State automobile registration 126 126 126 126 7 Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs 111 112 117 119-5 1 7 These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 30

Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes. Unadjusted percent to.. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 10000 118 35 118 354 4 0 0 0 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1, Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food, Food away from home 1, Alcoholic beverages 1 1949 1792 138 135 346 157 184 216 91 95 52 78 653 157 119 119 118 124 117 108 132 113 115 115 107 118 122 119 120 120 118 125 116 109 131 114 115 11 108 119 123 119 5 5 5 8 4 2 11 3 3 9 1 4 4 - - 1 1-4 - - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs, Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 3949 2513 824 673 151 1782 1636 47 07 11 97 797 419 87 32 378 639 473 125 41 118 125 120 128 136 120 120 119 114 117 109 106 100 75 108 123 109 105 115 116 118 126 120 129 135 121 121 119 114 11 109 105 98 74 105 124 109 105 116 116 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 1-4 2 2 4 - - - - -2 - -2 - - - - - - - - -4 - -2 - - - 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 658 534 120 292 98 27 98 24 117 115 114 117 121 11 116 12 120 118 116 121 120 116 117 124 4 4 4 2 7 6 2 2 3-3 1-1 - -1-3 1 - - 1 2 2 3 1 2-2 1 31

Table 7. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Sept Unadjusted percent to Sept July to Seasonally adjusted percent to Sept Sept to Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 1911 1899 592 331 247 30 198 532 46 86 13 109 108 115 116 119 83 83 12 127 99 133 123 109 109 116 117 119 81 81 121 128 98 135 123 2 2 3 - -1 4 6 7 2 0-1 -1 1-1,7 1 2 3 0-1 -1 0 - - 1 - Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 447 15 32 224 140 14 140 139 14 142 141 139 6 7 6 6 Entertainment 1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 44 290 154 120 116 128 121 116 128 4 4 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 540 195 69 68 02 277 93 84 139 149 120 118 121 15 150 151 139 149 120 119 12 15 150 15 9 4 4 6 6 6 - - 1 1-1 - -2 Commodity and service group All items Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... NondurabJes less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter' 2 Household services less rent of shelter' 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services 10000 4940 1949 2991 119 534 185 1272 5060 2430 938 97 32 563 118 112 119 108 106 115 104 109 126 120 108 128 140 133 118 11 120 108 107 118 104 109 12 12 107 129 141 134 4 3 5 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 2 6 6 5 - - 1-1 2-1 -,3-1 32

Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group July. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Expenditure category All items 2 3 4 5 3 5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 118 118 116 122 11 107 12 113 113 112 108 118 12 118 119 119 117 124 117 107 129 113 114 114 108 118 122 118 120 120 119 124 11 108 135 114 115 115 108 118 122 119 120 120 119 125 116 109 134 114 115 11 108 119 123 119 2 2 2 8-8 1 20 2 1 4-4 3 2 3 3 2 6 10 - -10 6 5 8 8 8 1 7 17 1 15 6 6 8 4 7 4 3 6 6 8 12-9 25 5 7 1 1 5 2 2 7 3 1 5-2 4 5 7 7 9 9 8 5 20 6 1 3 4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 116 124 119 127 138 119 119 118 113 117 108 103 96 79 103 122 109 105 115 115 117 124 120 128 139 120 120 119 114 118 108 103 96 79 102 122 109 104 115 116 117 125 119 128 133 120 120 119 114 117 109 103 96 77 103 123 109 105 116 116 117 125 119 128 13 12 12 119 114 11 109 105 97 75 105 124 110 105 116 116 3 5 5 4 13 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 1-4 3 4 2 10 3 3 2 6 9 2 3 2 10 2 4 2 14 3 4 4 3 7 5 5 4-3 -7 1 - - - -1 4 5 6 3 3 3-12 5 5 2-4 5 4-19 7 7 1 2 1 4 4 3 12 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 7 4-2 5 5 3 - -4 3 2-1 2 3 3 4 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear * Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 115 113 113 114 118 109 115 12 11 111 112 110 120 109 114 12 115 113 113 113 121 112 116 124 117 115 114 115 120 115 117 124 - - 1-3 -1 2 13 14 8 25 14 4 6-2 -3 5-10 - 2 4 7 8 3 4 6 23 9 6 6 5 9 3 6 2 2 4-3 2 12 7 4 34

Table 8. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Group July. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr. 1986. Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation f 108 107 116 116 11 81 81 120 125 97 131 12 109 108 116 11 118 83 8 120 126 98 132 12 109 108 11 117 118 82 82 12 127 99 133 123 109 109 117 117 119 81 81 121 128 98 135 123 0 4-12 -12 3 6 1 7 0 2 - - - 5-4 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 8 9 4 5 5 3 4 8 4 11 13 1 0 1-6 -6 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 9 1 11 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment 1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 139 139 139 138 119 115 127 140 139 140 138 120 115 127 140 14 140 139 120 116 128 141 142 141 139 121 116 128 6 7 6 7 3 5 1 6 4 6 5 5 5 8 7 8 8 3 4 2 6 9 5 4 4 3 5 6 5 6 4 5 3 7 8 6 3 4 3 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1., Personal care services 1, Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 138 147 119 117 120 148 147 149 139 148 119 117 120 15 148 151 138 149 120 118 121 148 148 148 139 149 120 119 12 149 149 149 8 13 3 3 3 7 4 7 6 6 3 3 3 9 8 8 9 14 3 2 9 7 9 2 4 6 7 5 5 7 9 3 3 3 8 8 6 9 4 5 4 4 6 4 Commodity and service group All items Commodities, Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 12 Household services less rent of shelter 12 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services 111 118 107 104 113 10 108 124 119 107 127 139 132 111 119 107 104 111 104 109 125 120 107 127 140 13 112 120 107 106 113 104 109 125 120 108 128 140 132 11 120 108 107 115 104 109 126 12 107 129 141 133 2 2-7 - - 1 4 4-5 6 4 3 3 3 10 14 3 4 3 3 2 4 5 8 3-3 8 4 4 1 7 8 6 5 4 6 3 11 8 1 4 5-9 5 3 3 2 2 6 1 4 3 6 5 5 5 7 3 5 2 5 4 5 5 8 4 35

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent Sept.. July to to to. Food and beverages 119 120 5 0 0 0 0 Food 119 120 5 Food at home, 118 118 5 Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 124 125 115 136 117 124 122 122 125 126 125 126 114 137 117 125 123 123 127 127 8 10 6 9 16 7 9 10 5-1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... jgs 117 118 113 113 10 108 104 11 124 124 113 98 123 117 112 11 133 142 136 113 136 118 148 102 116 117 11 113 103 11 105 11 121 125 111 97 119 117 110 113 129 135 131 114 138 12 148 104 4 3 5 2 3 2 3 9 9-6 -16 - -3-4 1 15 20 16 5 4 13 2 15 - - - 2 - -2-1 - - - -3-4 -3 1 2 - - - - - - -4 - -3 2 2 2 2-8 - - - 1 - -1 - -1-1 1 1-1 1 - -7 - - - - - - -1 1-2 - - - -3-4 -3 1 2 2 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter ' 108 10 106 107 111 109 113 111 109 107 107 108 112 11 114 111 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 - - 1-37

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to to to. Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 132 142 153 169 110 163 155 131 123 134 128 135 120 123 125 115 11 114 118 131 139 149 139 118 168 155 128 124 135 127 130 121 124 126 115 118 115 120 11 12 10 22 17 2 7 15 23 5 14 14 10 11 13 4 10 13 - -2-2 -17 7 3 - - -3 1 1 1 2 20-9 - - 3 14 4-2 1 1 2 4 6 5-1 -1 6 5 8 7 13 5 7 1 2 2-0 - - -5 1 4-4 -2 7 - -5 1 1 1 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 113 115 108 118 115 107 105 116 114 118 123 121 119 117 116 114 115 109 118 11 108 106 115 115 119 123 122 120 117 118 3 3 5 3 9 1-3 2 4 4 5 3 5 1 - - 1 1 1-1 - 1 - - 1-1 Food away from home 1 Lunch 1 Dinner 1 Other meals and snacks 1 122 122 12 12 123 122 123 123 4 4 4 3 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 119 114 114 108 116 131 119 114 114 108 116 13 2 3 1 1 6 - - - 38

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to. Seasonally adjusted percent.. July to to to. ' Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs, Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 13 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 14 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 14 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 15 Refuse collection 15 118 125 120 128 136 133 144 125 120 120 119 114 117 109 10 108 106 100 75 73 101 108 117 94 123 115 140 73 100 134 133 14 118 126 120 129 135 13 144 125 121 121 119 114 11 109 10 108 105 98 74 71 102 105 112 96 124 115 140 73 99 134 142 144 4 3 3 4 4 5 2 4 4 1 2 1-4 -7 2 3 - - - -4 5 14 8 0 - - - - - - -2 - - -2-4 - 6 0 1 - - - 3 -A - - - - -1 1 2 0 - -4-4 3 - - 1-2 -2 1-0 A - - - - -4 1 2 2 A - 6 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment 1... Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Major household appliances 14 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 14 109 105 117 113 120 11 109 108 90 83 76 92 101 101 104 101 109 105 117 114 121 114 110 108 90 83 76 93 101 102 105 100 2 5 4 6 - - -1 1 1 1 3 1-1 - - - - - - -2-3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 1 - - 1-39

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Sept Sept July to to Sept to Other housefurnishings 14 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 14 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 Gardening and other household services 14 10 114 105 109 10 103 115 119 113 113 116 125 120 107 103 115 103 109 10 102 116 119 11 113 116 125 119 108 1 2 2-2 4 13 2 3-0 -1 - - - - 0 3-1 - - 3 - - -0 - - - - -0-1 - - - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Presses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities ' Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14 Watches and jewelry ' 4 Watches 14 Jewelry 14 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated, Other apparel services 1 117 115 116 114 116 118 113 120 112 109 117 117 107 129 12 11 113 116 121 116 109 114 108 115 11 119 113 106 12 125 122 120 118 119 116 118 12 11 123 11 112 121 121 107 13 126 112 118 122 120 117 110 116 108 118 116 120 115 112 124 127 123 4 4 3 4 5 7 2 6 3 4 2 2-1 6 5 6 8 6 7 7 8 5 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 5-1 - 2 3 6 1-1 - -2-1 - -1 - - 1-2 -3 - -3-8 -2 - -5-2 1 - -1 - - -1 1 2 1 3-2 1 1 5 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 2-3 5 2-1 - 2 2 5 40

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Sept Od Unadjusted percent to. July to Seasonally adjusted percent to to. Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 14 Compact new cars 14 Intermediate new cars 14 Full-size new cars 14 Luxury new cars 14 New trucks 15 New motorcycles 14 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline 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 1 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 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees' Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intradty public transportation 1 109 108 115 116 101 100 100 10 105 112 107 119 83 83 83 81 86 12 125 123 118 120 127 99 108 97 95 104 133 157 92 129 126 134 123 123 135 122 109 109 116 117 102 101 10 103 106 11 107 119 81 81 82 80 85 121 125 123 119 12 128 98 108 97 95 10 135 159 95 130 126 135 123 123 134 12 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 3 - -1-1 -2-4 4 5 6 8 7 7 9 5 6 5 2 1 4 2 0 1-1 -1 - - -1 1 - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - 1 2 3 3 3 2 1-1 - 0 - -1-1 -1-1 - 2-1 - 0 1 - - -1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 3 - Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescnption medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 14 Services by other medical professionals 1 * Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 14 Outpatient services 14 140 14 153 109 132 125 140 139 141 139 108 109 146 144 11 114 14 142 155 110* 133 125 141 139 142 139 109 110 147 145 118 115 6 7 7 5 6 4 6 6 7 6 3 6 10 10 11 9 1 1 1-1 41

Table 9. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average Continued Item and group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent to Seasonally adjusted percent Sept 1088 July to 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 equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 14 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships ' 4 Admissions 1, Fees for lessons or instructions 14 Other entertainment services 14 120 116 125 124 12 109 112 104 114 112 122 115 128 109 111 131 108 10 121 116 125 125 12 11 112 106 114 11 12 115 128 109 113 132 110 104 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 6 5,1 4 7 5 2-7 5 2 0 2 - - 1 0 - -1-0 - 1-1 0 2 - - 1 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 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 ' Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 '.., Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies, Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1., Legal service fees 14 Personal financial services 14 Funeral expenses 14 139 149 120 118 118 119 121 121 122 15 150 151 156 155 160 141 108 110 108 139 149 120 119 119 120 12 121 12 15 150 15 156 156 16 141 108 110 109 95 4 4 3 4 3 4.? 6 6 6 7 7 8 4 3 7.Q 4 2 - - - - 1 1 2 2 1-1 1 - -2-1 - -1 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 1 119 11 83 114 117 119 82 113 117 6-1 2 4 - -1 -,0-2 - - - - 1 1 2 3 Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1984=100 base es on a December 1982=100 base. 4 es on a December 1986=100 base. 5 es on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 42

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Sept. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Food and beverages 120 12Q 2 3 8 6 7 Food 120 120 2 3 8 6 2 7 Food at home 119 119 2 2 1 8 2 9 Cereals and bakery products 1 Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commeal 1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1.. Other bakery products 1 124 125 114 136 117 124 122 122 125 126 125 126 114 137 117 125 123 123 127 127 8 9 6 3 8 8 9 7 7 6 6-4 9 13 5 3 7 7 2 7 8 9 6 13 6 6 7 2 9 12 17 22 15 7 1 21 15 8 3 7 8-8 2 5 8 7 5 9 13 15 10 10 9 13 11 5 6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs 11 118 113 114 104 110 106 11 122 125 111 92 119 114 112 11 133 142 136 113 137 118 149 10 116 117 112 114 104 110 105 111 124 125 110 94 118 11 110 113 129 135 131 114 139 12 15 103-8 -8-9 -7-6 -13-18 -10 - -3-17 -26-28 - -5 - -1-18 -7-5 3 16-17 10 11 1 19 7 23 23 23 2 19 11-6 29 13-7 -2 5 14 1-1 11 9 10-7 17 14 4 8 10 6 10 1 18 13-3 -19-3 -2 8 6 90 134 98 8 3 5 4 104 - -1-2 2-2 -2-6 8-1 -15-3 -19-12 1 1-4 - 22-21 -6 14 5 5 10 7-4 -14-6 -6-1 -3-3 -3-3 7 13 5-12 8 6 1 5 4 4 3 2 9 10-7 -17-3 -11-2 38 49 40 15 1 13-5 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream.. Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1, Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1, Other dairy products, including butter 1.. 108 107 106 107 111 109 113 111 109 107 107 108 112 11 114 111 1 - -1 3 3 - - - - -5 1 1 1 2 2 4 9 8 7 9 8 11 5 4 - - 1 1-2 5 5 4 5 5 6 3 4 43

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Sept Od Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas,, Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1, Frozen vegetables 1, Other processed vegetables 1 135 146 152 158 111 148 161 142 127 134 128 150 120 123 125 115 11 114 118 134 145 150 149 124 155 15 139 137 135 127 142 12 124 126 115 118 115 120 20 25-4 -14 29-42 9 6-2 2082 43 13 4 13 17 2 - - - -10-22 5 20-8 16 12-41 10-97 20-7 15 23 26 4 3 4 15 22 21 41 73 14 10 29-29 3-14 38 5 5 2 11 17 25 34 21 55-6 45-44 20 99 15 18 17 6 5 5 27 12 34 3-1 1 8-18 11 - -22 31 2 10 18 21 4 1 1 1 20 28 21 48 27 28 4 36 46 43-28 11 4 5 19 6 25 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 114 115 108 118 115 108 105 116 115 118 12 121 119 117 116 114 115 109 118 11 108 106 115 115 119 123 122 120 117 118 2 1-4 4 - - 1 4 11 3 3 2-1 - 6 6-4 5 6 6 8 6 8 4 2 5 6 7 4 5 5 8 5 7 16 4 1 1-2 4 5 7 4 3 1-1 1 5-2 5 2 1 4 6 12 5 1 3-5 5 4 5 4 7 Food away from home f Lunch 1 Dinner 1 Other meals and snacks 1 122 122 12 12 123 122 123 123 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 119 114 114 108 116 131 119 114 114 108 116 13 2-1 -6 6 8 8 7 7 8 3 1 2 1 3 5 3 1 5 3 4 7 1 1 2 2 4 44

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. dty average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Sept Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 13 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent * Household insurance 12 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 14 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 14 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 15 Refuse collection 15 117 125 119 128 133 130 144 125 120 120 119 114 117 109 10 108 103 96 77 75 101 103 111 93 123 115 140 73 100 134 133 14 117 125 119 128 13 13 144 125 12 12 119 114 11 109 10 108 105 97 75 71 102 105 112 95 124 115 140 73 99 134 142 144 3 5 5 4 13 15 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1-4 -3 2 4-3 -4-4 -7-3 13 11 3 4 2 10 9 3 3 2 6 9 2 6-3 2 10 7 2 2 3 6 - -4 3 2 8 3 4 4 3 7 3 5 5 4-3 -7 1 - - - -4-5 -1-2 - - -9 9 4 3 3 3-12 -12 23 3 5 5 2-4 -3 1 5 4-19 -25 7 7 6 7-5 -3 6 45 7 4 4 3 12 12 1 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 2-1 - -4-2 3 7 9 4-2 -3 11 3 5 5 3 - -4 3-1 6 2-1 -15-1 2 2-1 -1 2-6 8 20 6 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture' Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment'... Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Major household appliances 14 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 14 109 105 115 113 120 111 109 109 90 83 76 92 101 101 104 101 110 105 116 114 121 115 110 108 90 83 76 93 101 102 105 100 3-3 10 8 - -2-4 -2-5 -1-3 - 4 13 1 6-8 5 1 1 3 4 4 6 4 5 6 11 8 1 7 8-2 -5-5 - - -1 - -2 1 2 16 3-8 -5 1 1-2 7 1 1 2 1 6 2 1 6 4-1 - 1 3 3 3 3 12 7-1 - -1-3 - - 45

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued (1982-64=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr. Other housefurnishings 14 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment 1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 14 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair 1 Gardening and other household services 14 10 114 105 109 10 103 116 119 113 114 116 125 120 107 103 115 103 109 10 102 116 119 11 11 116 125 119 108 4 3 6-11 1 1 3 2 0-4 -2 7 2 3 3 14 66 3 3 4-5 11-2 6 6 5 5-1 15-11 4-6 2 4 4 1 6 1 2 3 1-1 3 2 7 29 3 1 4 - -2 4 4 4 1 4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 14 Watches and jewelry 14 Watches 14 Jewelry 14 Footwear, Boys' and girls' 1 Women's «Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 115 113 113 113 115 116 113 119 113 107 113 112 99 122 11 111 102 115 121 116 109 114 108 115 112 119 113 105 124 126 122 117 115 115 114 116 119 11 12 113 108 115 115 99 126 119 11 108 118 120 117 110 116 108 118 115 120 115 11 124 127 123 - - -1 1 2-9 2-3 -4 6-5 -3 30-1 6 6-4 10 2 8 13 14 17 8 8 1 4 16 7 6 25 28 1 36 31 7 18 4 14 6 10 5 7 4 4 3-1 4 4-2 -3-4 5 5 6 - - 9-10 -12-20 -16 8-21 -4-4 11 3 8 2 2 12-6 4 1 7 8 5 3 4 14 15 7 1 4-7 -15 2 2 4 24 6 9 4 1 5 12 23 9 20 37 7 5 6 6 7 5 5 5-2 9 4 3 9 10 9 16 11 24 2 6 8 6 1 7 3 5-4 3 2 2 4 4 10 6 3 3 5-3 -6-14 -7-7 5-9 8 2 7 7 7 7 12 10 1 1 4 6 3 46

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group. Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 14 Compact new cars 14 Intermediate new cars 14 Full-size new cars 14 Luxury new cars 14 New trucks 15 New motorcycles 14 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline 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 1 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 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 109 108 11 117 101 100 100 10 105 112 107 118 82 82 82 80 85 12 125 123 118 120 127 99 108 97 95 104 133 157 92 129 126 134 123 123 135 122 109 109 117 117 102 101 10 103 106 11 107 119 81 81 81 80 85 121 125 123 119 12 128 98 108 97 95 10 135 159 95 130 126 135 123 123 134 12 0-1 8 9 8 1 4-12 -12-15 -13-9 3 2 6 6 1 4 3 7 6 12 1 4-1 1 2 0 2 - -3-5 -5 11 - - - - -2 5 7 5 4 4 - -1-3 5-8 5-4 2 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 6 6 8 5 6 4 3 4 5 8 12 - -4 2 9 8 8 16 13 2 4 19 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 3 1 2-1 8 1 4 2 4 4 11 15 2 5 13 9 30 4 1 7 1 2-1 0 1 1 - - 2 7 6-6 -6-7 -7-5 4 5 4 5 3 3 2 5 1 1 4-2 1 1 1 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 3 4 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 9 1 14 1 11 9 18 10 7 1 1 8 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 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 14 Services by other medical professionals 1 ' Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 14 Outpatient services 14, 140 14 154 109 132 125 140 139 141 139 108 109 146 145 11 114 141 142 155 110 133 125 141 139 142 139 109 110 147 145 118 115 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 6 6 4 5 8 8 9 12 6 4 4 6 6 5 6 7 7 5 9 1 9 11 8 8 7 8 3 2 6 8 8 9 6 4 4 11 1 10 7 6 9 9 8 10 4 5 4 4 5 4 10 9 14 11 6 5 6 5 6 2 6 6 7 5 7 9 8 10 10 7 8 9 6 6 5 6 7 5 2 4 11 11 12 9 47

Table 10. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent for Item and group Sept Jan. 3 months ended Apr. July. 6 months ended Apr.. 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 equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 14 Fees for participant sports, excluding dub memberships 14 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 14 Other entertainment services 14 120 116 125 124 12 109 112 104 114 112 122 115 128 109 111 131 108 10 121 116 125 125 12 11 112 106 114 11 122 115 128 109 113 132 110 104 3 5 3 4 4 4 8 11 2 6 1 12 1 1 3-1 5 5 6 6 6 2 3 1 5 7 4 2 5 11 7 1 3 5 3 4 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 1 2 4-5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 9 5 5 2 15 3 8 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 6 9 3 4 3 11 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 6 2 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1.. Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1.. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1. Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 14 Personal financial services 14 Funeral expenses 14 138 149 120 118 118 119 121 121 122 148 148 148 152 152 155 141 108 110 108 139 149 120 119 119 120 12 121 12 149 149 149 153 152 15 141 108 110 109 8 13 3 3 5 2 3 3 4 7 4 7 8 8 8 3 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 9 8 8 9 8 8 6 4 8 7 9 14 3 2 2 3 7 9 7 9 9 8 9 5 1 4 2 4 6 7 10 5 6 5 3 6 6 3 4 1 4 7 9 3 3 4 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 5 3 7 5 6 9 4 5 2 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 7 8 4 3 6 4 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 ' 119 11 8 112 117 119 111 81 11 117 5-1 -12 1 11-2 14 1 6-1 3 4-6 1 7 9 2 3 3 Not seasonally adjusted. es on a December 1984=100 base es on a December 1982=100 base. 4 es on a December 1986=100 base. 5 es on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 48

Table 11. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: I, all items Area Pricing schedule 1 July es to. to Sept Sept July U.S. city average M 118 119 119 120 4 0 4 0 area size Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 M M M M 121 122 120 120 122 123 120 120 123 124 122 121 124 124 122 12 5 4 6 5 1 1 1 5 5 7 4 1 1 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M M M M M M M 116 117 115 116 113 116 117 117 115 115 117 118 116 117 113 11 118 117 115 115 117 119 11 117 114 117 118 118 116 116 118 119 118 117 114 118 118 119 117 116 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M 119 120 117 119 12 118 120 12 118 120 122 119 4 4 4 4 3 Size classes A 3 B C D M M M M 107 117 117 115 108 118 117 115 109 118 117 116 109 119 118 116 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 4 1 1 49

Table 11. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Continued Area Pricing schedule 1 July es to Sept to Sept Sept July areas Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif M M M M M 119 122 123 123 120 120 122 124 123 12 12 123 126 125 122 121 12 126 124 122 5 4 5 4 4 1 1-0 - 4 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla. St Louis, Mo.-IM Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 119 123 117 116 116 120 121 126 117 118 117 122 4 5 2 5 2 4 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex. Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex. 2 2 2 2 117 117 110 115 117 118 11 116 2 3 2 3 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, ober, 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 average CPI for use in their escalator 50

Table 12. Consumer Price for AN Urban Consumers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West Group Sept Sept Sept Sept Expenditure category AH items All items (December 1977=100) 124 195 5 0 118 192 4 0 118 19 3 0 120 195 4 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 Sugar and sweets Fats and ohs Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 122 122 12 126 119 109 133 11 11 120 112 119 127 123 5 5 5 9 5 3 8 4 3 9 2 5 3 4 - - - - -3 1 118 118 118 126 116 110 128 113 113 115 107 118 119 118 5 5 5 8 3 3 1 4 9 2 4 4 3-1 119 120 118 123 114 112 130 115 115 115 108 12 124 117 5 5 5 8 10 4 4 9 5 4 - - 1 119 119 118 125 116 106 13 113 118 117 102 119 121 120 5 5 6 7 4 1 17 2 7-3 4 4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2, Owners' equivalent rent 2 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services, Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities, Fuel oil Other household fuel coiiniioufues Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 125 142 145 138 145 148 149 126 131 117 95 87 72 70 101 99 105 91 123 109 104 115 117 5 7 5 12 7 7 6 7 4 - -6-7 -1 1 1 3 2 3 - - -2-3 -2 - - - -7 2 - - - - - 117 126 130 125 132 128 128 108 114 103 105 98 7 96 103 116 92 12 109 103 117 11 3 4 1 5 5 2 4 1-3 -6 2 4-1 2 5 4 - - -2-4 - -2-4 -8 1 114 117 124 119 13 119 119 109 108 112 112 104 81 72 106 108 110 99 128 111 109 111 115 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3-1 -6 2 2 1 6 5 2 3 - - - - -1-2 - -1 - -1-1 -2 2 122 128 137 132 130 135 135 110 112 112 110 83 79 100 11 119 111 12 110 105 117 115 3 3 3 3 4-3 2 3-3 -10 3,7 6-1 1 2 - -2 2 1 1 2 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 120 118 115 121 118 117 120 127 4 4 5 2 11 10 6 6 2 2 2 1 5 1 120 119 116 122 135 117 114 117 4 4 6 3 4 8 2 3 4 4 126 125 123 132 116 116 117 128 7 7 5 8 7 9 3 3-2 2 1 113 110 11 105 103 110 123 129 3-4 -10 4 9 3 1-3 3 51

Table 12. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West Group.. Sept...... Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 111 109 11 117 119 81 81 81 80 85 129 129 102 134 124 3 1 1 2-1 -1-1 -2-5 7 3 8 2 0 1 1 - - - - 1-108 10 115 115 119 8 8 82 79 87 113 125 97 131 126 2 2 2 - -2-2 -3-4 5 1 0 - -3-3 -3-3 - - 1-1 108 108 119 120 120 81 81 81 80 85 120 131 100 140 118 2 2 3 -U -1-1 -2-3 6 7 1 0-1 -1-1 -1-1 -1 2 112 111 11 119 119 82 81 81 80 84 121 138 96 147 126 3 3 3 - - - - 6-1 8 4 0-1 -1-1 -1-1 - Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 145 141 146 146 7 6 7 6 138 145 136 135 6 8 5 5 140 142 139 140 6 6 6 6 141 144 14 136 7 7 7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 12 115 134 4 4 12 118 125 4 4 4 120 114 128 4 12 116 129 5 5 4 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 144 147 126 155 7 9 4 7 138 152 115 149 10 1 7 139 148 119 15 6 8 3 5 - - 138 149 123 152 7 10 6 1 2 Commodity and service group All items 124 5 118 4 118 3 120 4 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter 2 Household services less rent of shelter 2 Transportation services Medical care services, Other services 11 122 108 106 118 10 110 135 148 113 130 146 141 5 2 4 1 2 6 7 2 6 7 6-2 - -1 112 118 109 108 119 105 110 124 129 114 126 136 130 3 5 2 3 4 1 4 4 2 5 5 5 3 - -1 114 119 110 109 125 104 112 122 120 118 130 139 134 5 3 4 7 2 2 3 2 3 5 6 4 - - 1 112 119 107 106 110 106 110 128 136 121 136 14 134 3 5 2 2 4 1 4 2 6 7 5 1 52

Table 12. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West Group.. Sept Sept Sept Sept Special es All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2... All items less medical care Commodities less food NonduraWes less food Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurable Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 124 118 123 12 108 107 103 115 132 133 85 129 131 118 78 138 5 4 4 5 2 3 2 4 5 6-5 5 3-3 6 0 - - -2-117 116 118 116 109 108 105 113 126 122 89 122 123 117 80 12 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4-4 4 3-3 4 0 - - -3-3 117 118 121 116 11 109 104 114 130 120 91 12 122 119 8 124 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 4 4-1 3 0 - - -1 120 118 12 119 108 107 107 113 133 127 93 12 125 115 8 130 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 4 1 4 2-4 0-1 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 53

Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A'' Size class B Size class C Size class D Group....... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 109 109 4 0 119 194 4 0 118 190 3 0 116 188 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 Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages, 108 108 109 111 107 105 119 105 105 110 99 108 107 108 5 5 5 8 4 2 10 3 3 9 4 4 4 - - - 120 120 119 12 11 109 133 116 117 117 108 122 122 119 5 5 6 8 4 2 13 5 4 1 2 5 4 - -1 1 119 119 117 124 113 108 13 115 115 116 110 120 122 118 5 5 6 9 3 2 1 4 9 2 4 4 3 1 - -1 1 2 118 119 117 124 114 108 130 112 114 111 104 118 123 115 4 5 5 7 3 2 1 3 1 4 2 - - - -1 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3, Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 108 110 109 108 11 110 110 106 10 105 104 106 106 106 104 106 108 103 102 104 103 106 105 3 4 4 3 8 4 4 4 2-4 -6 1 4 2 2 2 3 - - - - -2-3 - - -4-7 1 - - 119 127 135 127 141 131 13 113 11 11 107 97 74 72 102 104 11 9 132 110 10 111 117 4 4 6 4 4 1 2 4 1 - -5 1 1 1 1 9 2 1 5 - - - - - - 1 - -1 - - - - 1 4 11 123 126 123 125 127 127 110 114 106 110 103 75 68 10 111 119 98 127 109 103 117 114 3 1-1 3 3 3 3 3 1-5 -8-2 2 2 2 3 1 5 5-1 - - - - - - -1 - -1 1 1 114 121 124 122 121 125 124 109 115 10 104 96 68 60 101 106 112 97 124 109 105 118 112 3 4 3 3 1 5 5-4 -3-5 -8-16 - 5 1 3 2 6 2 - -1 1 2 - - -1-7 -14 - -1-2 1 - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 112 113 109 114 105 114 119 108 3 3 4 4 8 8 4 2 2 1 4 2 121 119 118 125 111 112 110 126 6 7 6 9-2 5 8 2 3 5-1 123 12 12 127 130 116 115 125 6 6 4 7 7 6 5 2 3 2 4-2 115 115 114 119 106 110 111 117 5 5 6 5-1 10 4 1 1 2 3-8 1-54

Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Size class A '< Size class B Size class C Size class D Group........ Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 108 109 10 103 11 120 120 12 119 117 108 111 102 113 10 3 2 2 2 - - - - 4 8 1 0 - - 1-109 108 116 116 120 80 80 8 79 84 121 131 100 138 126 2 2 2 2 - -2-2 -3 -U 3 6 1 7-0 -2-2 -2-2 -1 1 1 108 107 116 117 119 80 80 80 79 85 118 130 98 138 123 2 2 1 1 3-3 - -2-3 - 4 7 2 8 2 0-2 -2-2 -2-1 2 3 108 106 116 117 12 78 78 78 77 82 117 12 106 128 152 2 1 1 1 3-4 -4-4 -4-2 5 5 5 5 13 0 - -1 - -1-1 - 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 113 114 112 113 7 7 7 139 143 138 135 6 6 7 6 140 14 139 139 5 6 5 5 139 143 137 138 6 9 5 5 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 108 107 108 4 4 4 118 111 128 3 2 4 124 119 131 4 5 116 115 116 3 4 2 - Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 113 117 107 113 6 9 4 6 14 147 120 156 6 7 3 7 137 150 117 149 6 9 2 5 13 152 115 146 8 11 4 7 Commodity and service group All items 109 4 119 4 118 3 116 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 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services 108 108 109 113 113 11 103 109 110 104 109 112 110 5 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 5 7 5 2 - -1 112 120 108 106 119 102 111 127 13 117 131 138 136 5 3 7 1 5 4 4 5 7 5-1 112 119 109 108 12 103 110 125 127 119 130 139 133 3 5 2 6 2 1 3 3 2 6 5 4 3-2 11 118 107 105 115 103 111 122 125 116 129 137 127 3 4 3 4 5 3 1 4 4 1 6 5 5 1 - - - 55

Table 13. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Size class A s Size class B Size class C Size class D Group. Sept Sept. Sept Sept Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 3... All Herns less medical care Commodities less food Nondurabtes less food Nondurabtes less food and apparel... NonduraWes Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 109 108 108 109 109 112 112 110 108 109 111 109 109 107 118 109 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3-5 0 - - -2-1 119 117 12 118 108 106 103 113 130 126 88 124 125 117 80 129 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4-5 4-2 5 0 - - 1-2 118 117 120 117 109 108 104 11 130 123 91 122 123 118 80 126 3 4 3 2 4 4-4 4 4-4 0 - -1-2 116 116 118 115 108 106 103 112 127 120 87 12 12 117 77 124 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4-4 4 4-4 4 0 - - -1 1 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 available. 56

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: 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 Group...... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977= 100). 124 193 4 0 122 197 6 0 12 20 5 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products.. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 123 123 121 126 121 110 13 115 128 125 4 4 5 8 5 4 7 3 3 5 - - - -1 1-123 123 121 128 119 109 13 120 128 123 5 6 6 10 4 10 5 5 3 - -3 2 120 120 117 128 11 10 128 116 127 117 4 5 5 1 2 6 4 4 2 - - - - -4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 5 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 125 141 144 136 148 146 14 94 89 74 73 10 98 10 92 109 5 4 13 7 7-5 -6 1 1 - - -3-5 -1-1 -5-10 2-126 145 150 142 145 153 154 95 86 71 7 97 101 109 88 111 6 7 4 6 8 8 3-4 -5-2 6 7 3 7 - - - - - - - -2-1 -2 - - 123 140 141 14 119 149 149 97 86 68 65 101 102 108 89 108 5 7 11 5 32 6 6 - -7-9 -3-1 -21 2 4 1 1-1 - 1 5 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel. Footwear 120 118 112 120 120 3 3 3-11 2 2 1 2 6 117 115 119 121 104 11 12 11 16 5 3 3 5 3 1 120 119 12 12 113 6 6 5 11 2 4 2 Transportation Private transportation, Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Public transportation 11 110 81 81 8 79 85 12 3 3-1 -1-1 - - 2 - - - - 108 107 82 82 81 81 86 127 3-1 - -2-2 3-1 -1 - -2 109 107 79 79 77 78 84 130 1 1-4 -4 - -5-3 - - - - - - Medical care... Entertainment. 146 125 7 4 14 116 6 4 1 140 129 6 5 Other goods and services. Personal care 145 127 6 4 144 124 9 8 14 118 7 3 57

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C Group Sept Sept Sept Commodity and service group All items 124 4 0 122 6 0 12 5 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medtoal care services 115 123 109 108 11 134 148 3 4 2 2 6 7 - - 11 123 105 10 110 135 142 5 5 5 5 6 5 1 111 120 105 104 108 134 140 4 2 6 6 - - 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 2 Services less medical care 119 123 129 86 109 109 116 132 133 3 4 5-2 5 5-3 - - 116 121 128 84 106 102 112 130 134 5 6 6 1 5 5 5 6 - - 116 120 127 82 106 104 112 132 133 5 5-3 2 2 4 6 58

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D Group.. Sept Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100). 119 19 4 0 118 19 4 117 187 3 0 114 183 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products.. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118 118 118 125 117 112 129 114 119 118 5 5 5 8 4 2 1 4 4 4-1 - 117 117 117 129 11 109 128 114 118 112 5 5 6 10 2 4 1 4 3 1 1-1 - 117 117 11 126 112 106 13 114 119 120 4 4 5 9 2 13 3 3 4 - - - 1-118 118 117 125 118 111 122 111 120 115 5 9 2 4 7 5 1 2-1 - 1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 118 129 134 128 136 131 131 103 98 79 76 10 10 115 88 108 4 5 5 4 8 5 5 2 4-3 4 1-2 2-1 -4-7 - 1-7 -14 2-118 130 131 128 133 133 134 100 93 7 69 100 99 111 88 108 4 5-4 7 - -3-7 -1 - -2 5 1 1-1 1-6 2 2-1 -3-2 118 125 130 12 14 127 127 112 104 67 91 11 128 97 111 2-2 -9 4 4-1 -6-9 -2 - -1-2 - -6 - - - -3 - - - 108 109 110 110 100 114 11 10 96 60 58 89 106 109 104 109 2 2-2 2 2 2 - -12-3 1 5 3 - - -1 - -4 - - - -3-1 -2 - -3-6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 120 120 118 117 120 3 3 7-9 2 2 1 2 5 125 126 115 140 107 8 9 6 11 6 7 4 10 3 115 114 11 117 114 5 5 3 6 6 2 2 1 3 12 121 110 132 116 4 4 2 4 9 2 4 2 Transportation, Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Public transportation 108 108 82 82 84 80 88 115 2-2 -1-1 -2 - -4-3 -3-3 -3-2 109 108 80 80 81 78 88 138 2-3 -3-1 -3 - -3 - - -4-3 -4-3 - 105 104 80 79 8 79 82 12 1 - -3-3 -3-5 3 - - - -4-3 - -4 108 104 78 78 78 7 79 203 2-5 -6-6 -5-5 43-1 -1-2 - Medical care... Entertainment. 139 122 6 5 135 118 5 138 121 7 3 136 118 5 5 - - Other goods and services. Personal care 140 115 7 138 120 8 4 135 113 5-134 112 6 59

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: 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 Group....... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 118 19 3 0 119 195 4 0 117 189 3 0 116 188 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 120 121 119 125 115 115 131 116 124 116 5 5 6 10 5 10 3 5 3 1 - - 120 120 118 123 114 112 134 115 123 120 4 4 5 7 2 2 10 5 4 - - - - 119 119 118 122 112 114 130 117 12 116 5 5 6 9 4 3 1 4 4 4 1 - - 1 117 117 114 123 11 107 125 108 124 111 3 3 4 2 1 8 5 - - - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 115 119 124 120 130 121 12 104 98 78 73 110 101 101 100 114 1 2 2 2 1 1-3 -6-1 8 2 - - - - - - - - -2 - -1 - - -4 2 117 118 129 119 147 121 121 119 106 81 73 106 108 11 98 112 4 3 5 1 17 3 3 8 2 - -5 2-1 - - -2 - -1 112 112 116 115 118 114 114 116 112 88 73 106 115 119 107 107 2 1-2 -7 2 2 3 5 1-2 3 5 5 3 - - - - -2-1 -3 11 121 128 122 130 12 120 105 98 80 67 104 103 107 88 106 2 3 2 3 3 3 - - -9 - - 8 - - - -1 - - 2-1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 13 128 126 135 119 7 7 7 6 8 2 2 3 1 3 123 121 121 126 118 6 7 4 9 5 2 130 130 126 143 121 7 7 10 8 3 3 3 6 1 112 111 114 116 94 8 9 8 14 9 - - 3 - Transportation Private transportation, Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular, Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109 109 84 84 85 82 87 109 2 2 - - -1 1 - - - - - 11 110 80 80 81 79 83 128 2-2 -2-2 -2-1 - - - -2-1 -1 108 107 81 8 81 80 86 12 3-2 -1-1 -2-6 1 1 - - -2 - - 105 104 74 74 72 72 79 136 2-4 -4-3 -6-2 1 - - - -2-1 -2-2 1 Medical care Entertainment 142 124 6 2 138 117 7 3 140 120 5 2 139 114 5 3 - Other goods and services Personal care 138 120 5 3 144 120 5 1-136 119 5 5-138 113 9 3-61

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: 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 Group........ Commodity and service group All items 118 3 0 119 4 0 117 3 0 116 3 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 115 120 112 110 115 122 142 4 5 5 2 2-114 120 110 108 11 125 137 3 4 3 5 7 114 119 111 111 111 120 139 4 5 3 4 1 3 5 110 117 106 104 109 12 138 3 4 3 4 - - - - 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 2 Services less medical care 119 117 123 90 112 110 115 130 120 4 3 3-3 4 5 3 2-2 - - 120 118 123 91 11 109 114 133 123 4 4 4 3 3 6 5-1 1 118 115 120 96 111 111 115 128 118 4 2 3 4 5 5 3-1 115 113 120 85 106 104 110 128 120 3 3 4-2 2 4 4 3 3 - - -1 - - - 62

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued 'by West Size class A Size class C Group... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 122 199 4 0 119 185 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119 119 117 125 115 108 129 112 122 120 5 5 5 7 3 1 15 5 4 120 120 119 12 118 102 141 113 121 120 5 5 6 5 5 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 126 13 142 137 13 141 141 114 11 74 67 105 116 12 120 112 3 3 4 4 3 3 4-4 -11 1 5 10-2 3-2 - - 116 121 126 120 122 129 129 109 104 21 251 97 103 11 94 10 3 2 1 4 1 3-3 -5-3 3 4 1 1 1 - - 2 5 3-4 5-14 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 111 108 111 101 107-2 -5 4 1 1-120 119 126 115 109 4 5 7 4 1 2 3 2 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel, Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation, 112 11 82 81 8 80 84 130 1 1 2 5-1 -1 - -1 - - 113 11 80 80 79 80 8 120 2 2-4 -4-4 -4-2 - -2-2 -2-2 -1 Medical care Entertainment 142 12 8 5 141 130 5 7-2 Other goods and services Personal care 14 127 7 8 2 138 117 6-1 3 63

Table 14. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C Group.... Commodity and service group All items 122 4 0 119 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 112 119 107 105 109 131 141 3 5 2 3 1 4 8 113 120 109 109 110 125 141 3 5 2 3 1 5 1 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 2 Services less medical care 118 12 125 9 108 106 112 135 130 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 119 117 122 9 109 109 114 13 123 3 4-2 3 4 4 3 1 1 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 available. 64

Table 15. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home es, ober U.S. city average 119 125 116 109 13 114 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 12 121 121 117 126 126 128 128 119 121 119 11 109 110 109 10 133 13 13 128 11 115 120 116 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 118 118 117 11 117 126 125 129 126 125 116 117 11 112 118 110 112 109 106 111 128 129 128 13 122 113 114 114 114 111 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 118 119 118 118 114 123 125 123 122 123 114 115 114 112 11 112 115 112 114 107 130 131 134 130 125 115 116 115 117 108 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 118 117 119 125 125 12 116 115 118 106 108 102 13 129 141 113 112 113 Size classes A 2 B C D 109 119 117 117 111 12 124 124 107 11 113 114 105 109 108 108 119 133 13 130 105 116 115 112 Selected local Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex, L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 119 12 121 115 120 116 125 118 117 123 121 108 118 122 121 131 120 126 123 128 127 133 129 119 129 126 112 120 125 130 112 127 120 120 12 117 114 11 112 12 120 105 110 120 117 11 114 116 108 112 103 120 109 115 112 107 103 123 107 120 131 128 13 126 122 12 133 127 136 136 135 118 132 144 134 118 113 115 102 118 112 131 112 110 116 118 106 117 115 112 65

Table 15. Consumer Price for Ail Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure < sateqoriosf< selected areas Continued Aroii Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home, September to ober U.S. city average 0 0-0 0-0 Region and ares size Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 SizeB- 500,000 to 100,000 SizeC- 50,000 to 500,000 - - - - -1 - - 1-3 - -3-4 2 North Central urban Size A- More than 1,200,000 SizeB- 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 SizeD- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) - 1-1 - - -1-1 1 1 - - - 1 South urban Size A- More than 1,200,000 SizeB- 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 SizeD- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 1 1 1 1 Siz< AB C D >. - 1 - - - - - - -1-1 -1 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, IIL-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif... Miami, Fla. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St Louis, MO.-III San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. - -1 - - -1 1 - - 1-1 -2-1 - - 1 1-1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 2-4 -5 - -4-2 -3 - -9-1 2 - - - - - 3 - Regions are defined as the four Census regions. es on a December 1986=100 base. 66

Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent,september to ober Group U.S. city average Chicago, III. Northwestern Ind. L.A.- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y. Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. N.J. San Francisco Oakland, Calif. Expenditure category All items 0-0 0 0-0 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages - - - - - -2 - - - - -1-1 - 1-3 - 1 1 1-3 - - - -1 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs. Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity... Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... - - -2 - - A -2-4 - 1-1 1 1-7 -11 1-4 -12-19 - - -4 1 2 3 6-2 -3-5 -1-1 -2-6 -9 - -2 - -2 - -4 - - -8-1 - -2 7-12 -18 1 - - - -12 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 2 2 3 3-1 -1 - -3 7 2 2-4 4 3 3 1 9-4 - - - 1 - -3 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care -1-1 -1 - - - - -2-3 -2-3 -1-1 - -2-2 - - - 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - -1 - -1 67

Table 16. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent,september to ober Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III. Northwestern Ind. L.A. Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y. Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. N.J. San Francisco Oakland, Calif. Commodity and service group All items 0-0 0 0-0 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages... Durables... - - - - - - 1 - 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 -2 - - -8 - - - -2 - - -3 1 - - - -7-1 -1 - - - Data not available. 68

Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 ' Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Dallas- Fort Worth, Tex. Detroit, Mich. from-~~........ Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 120 360 4 121 363 5 1 117 370 2 0 118 352 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 120 120 119 125 116 117 109 13 114 123 119 5 5 5 8 4 2 11 3 4 1 - - 1 1 119 119 121 126 120 121 116 13 115 115 121 5 5 6 8 3 2 14 4 3 4 1 - - 2-122 12 120 128 12 122 112 122 118 126 121 4 4 5 9 8 8-1 7 2 3 1 1 2 4 5 116 116 116 127 117 118 103 12 112 117 120 4 4 5 7 4 4 6 8 4 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation.. 119 128 134 129 134 133 133 105 98 74 70 102 105 112 9 110 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 1-5 -7 2 - -4 - -2-2 -3-2 -3 1 12 135 140 13 142 138 137 104 100 78 76 10 103 12 84 110 7 7 7 6 11 8 8 8 14 - -4 4 14 30-2 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 - -11-2 4-11 -19 111 111 11 109 112 117 118 110 11 95 99 113 112 116 114 - -1-4 -4-4 -1-1 4 5 5 5 5 16 - -1 - - -2-2 - - - 2 117 127 132 128 130 129 129 107 102 85 82 108 105 122 94 105 2 4 3 4 4 4-2 -3 10 5 14-3 4-10 3 - - - - - 1 2 5 1 2 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel... Footwear 120 119 117 121 115 4 4 5 8 7 7 5 10 7 12 122 116 117 137 6 6 9 1 19 3-1 27 128 124 119 13 112 8 9 10 5 9 4 4 6 4 3 122 122 121 132 10 5 5 4 5 4 8 9 3 16 12 Transportation Private transportation, Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 110 109 81 81 8 80 85 124 2-1 -1 - -2-2 - -3-3 -3-1 108 107 84 84 86 83 88 113 - - - -12-4 -4-5 -4-2 - 108 109 83 83 85 8 86 104 2 - -1-1 -2-1 - - - - -1 11 11 81 81 83 80 87 112 3-4 -4-4 -5-1 2 - -7-7 -7-5 3 69

Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Dallas- Fort Worth, Tex. Detroit, Mich........ Expenditure category Medical care 141 0 140 6 142 5 0 142 5-0 Entertainment 121 4 125 6 1 129 3 115 1 Other goods and services Personal care, 140 12 6 4 2 143 117 9 2 3-138 118 6 2 2 134 108 7 1 3 1 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages, Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes 120 113 120 109 107 11 127 140 4 3 5 2 3 2,1 4 1 1 2 121 115 119 11 113 111 127 138 5 4 5 4 5 6 6 1 1 1 117 115 122 110 110 112 120 144 2 4 4 4 5 1 6 1 1 1 2 1-1 118 111 116 109 108 108 126 144 3 3 4 2 2 1 4 5 1 1 1 - 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 2 Services less medical care 117 118 124 89 109 108 114 130 126 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 1 1-2 2 1 117 120 125 92 113 113 116 126 126 4 5 5 7 4 5 5 5 1 2-8 1 1 1 120 116 122 97 11 110 116 135 118 4 2 2 4 5 4 4 1-1 - 116 117 122 93 109 108 11 128 124 3 4-2 3 3 4 4 1 1-2 1 1 1 1 70

Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Houston, Tex. L.A.- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J....... Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 11 356 2 0 12 366 4 126 364 5 1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119 120 125 133 114 116 120 133 131 11 112 5 6 8 1 4 4 4 13 9 1 3 1 1 2-11 -1 119 118 118 129 11 116 109 127 112 119 125 4 4 4 7 2 2 11 1 5 5 - -1 2 126 126 123 129 12 124 112 136 116 132 127 5 5 6 8 5 5 6 7 4 3 6 - - - 1 - -2-1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities... Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity, Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 98 96 98 90 17 94 89 99 95 103 95 99 8 10 3-2 21-1 -1 1 1 10 - -1 - -1-1 -1 1 1 1-128 134 141 138 128 142 142 12 124 101 10 125 126 135 113 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 16-11 4 1 1-2 2 3 6 5 12 142 144 13 152 148 148 9 86 76 75 95 93 95 90 109 5 7 8 4 21 7 7 - - -5-5 -3 1-1 1 1 4 1 1-3 -4-1 -1-2 -5-9 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 125 126 135 130 126 5 6 1 8 3 3 11-4 5 113 110 114 103 108 - -1 3-8 4 3 1 11 119 117 111 123 117 3 5-1 13 17 19 11 27 16 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline. Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 106 106 84 84 85 83 85 12 1 - - - -1 3-1 -1-2 -2-1 115 114 82 81 82 80 84 138 4 4 4 3 3 3-2 -2-2 -2-1 - 114 111 82 82 83 79 85 124 3 3 - -1-1 -1-3 - - - - - - 71

Table 17. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers: Selected ar service group Continued >as, by expenditure category and commodity and Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco- Oakland, Calif....... Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 124 359 4 0 116 354 3 0 122 376 4 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118 118 121 126 120 121 107 135 118 11 118 4 4 6 11 5 5 3 5 4 2 1 1 1 3 3-1 3 112 111 108 112 105 10 103 118 106 118 117 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 - - -1 - - 3-8 122 123 122 125 120 120 107 144 115 125 11 7 8 10 7 6-33 5 5 4 1 1 - - - 5 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 126 143 155 138 179 147 148 99 93 72 69 117 107 116 96 108 4 6 5 3 9 6 6 2 - -7 9 3 5 - -1-1 - - -7-10 - -2 7-1 -18 4-115 122 122 120 119 121 12 108 101 64 10 111 97 106 1-1 - 2 2 1-11 2 1 2 - -2 - -6-128 135 149 141 12 148 149 121 124 101 72 116 124 130 122 114 4 3 3 5-3 4 4 10 3-19 5 10 11 9 - -1-6 1-3 1 1 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities, Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel, Footwear 11 112 115 101 127 1-10 4 4 4 8 1 12 120 109 124 110 9 8 6 8 2 6 8 4 10 97 105 82 108-5 -6-5 -16 15 6 7 5 10 7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 117 115 83 83 86 81 85 133 3-2 -2-2 -2-1 1 - - - - 2 104 10 76 76 7 74 79 105 2 2-5 -5-4 -5-4 -5 2 2 - -3-5 -3-2 1 10 106 86 86 86 84 87 120 3 2 3 5 2 4 6 - - - - - 73

Table 17. Consumer Price for AH Urban Consumers: Selected service group Continued by expenditure category and commodity and Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco- Oakland, Calif. 1968 Expenditure category Medical care ; 145 7 1 140 5 140 6 1 Entertainment 125 9 125-1 128 5 - Other goods and services, Personal care, 148 131 6 1 136 107 9 1 142 126 6 4 1 Commodity and service group All items, Commodities Food and beverages, Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes 124 111 118 106 105 109 139 147 4 2 4 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 116 11 112 11 11 110 121 138 3 3 2 5 1 2 5-2 1 1 122 112 122 105 102 110 13 139 4 4 7 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 1-1 All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less enerav»». swiin* 'www wiwigj Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food... Nondurables '. Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 119 123 129 89 10 106 112 139 138 4 4 1 1 3 5 5 1-7 1 1 - - 114 114 119 90 111 111 111 124 119 3 3-1 4 5 3,7 2 1-1 2 1 1 118 121 125 100 106 10 113 131 130 4 4 4 7 1 5 5 4 1-2 1 - Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month. es on a December 1982=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 74

Table 18. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Sc, all items index Area Pricing schedule 1 July es Sept to Sept to July U.S. city average M 117 117 118 118 4 0 4 0 Region and area size 2 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 M M M M 120 120 118 122 121 121 119 122 12 122 120 12 122 122 121 124 5 4 6 4 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M M 114 115 113 115 113 115 115 114 116 11 115 116 114 116 113 116 116 115 116 113 4 4 3 3 1 3 3 3 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 45000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M M 116 116 115 116 115 116 117 115 116 116 117 117 116 11 116 117 118 117 117 116 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 3 1 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M 117 117 117 118 118 117 118 119 117 119 119 118 4 4 3 Size classes B!...!!...!...!...!.!! D M M M M 107 116 117 115 108 11 117 116 108 117 118 116 109 118 118 117 4 4 3 1 4 4 4 1 1 75

Table 18. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index Continued Area Pricing schedule 1 July es to.. to July Selected local areas Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif M M M M M 116 119 12 123 119 116 119 122 123 120 118 120 124 124 12 117 12 124 124 121 5 4 4 4 4 1 1-0 - 4 4 5 4 1 1 1 1 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla. St. Louis, Ma-Ill Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. 119 12 112 116 115 119 12 126 11 117 117 122 4 5 2 5 2 4 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 11 114 110 110 117 115 111 11 2 3 3 3 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, ober, 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 average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 76

Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Northeast North Central South West Group...... Sept Expenditure category AH items All items (December 1977=100) 122 19 5 0 116 187 0 117 190 3 0 119 192 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 Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 122 122 120 127 119 109 13 116 116 120 112 119 127 122 5 5 5 9 4 8 4 3 9 5 3 4 - - - - -3 1 118 118 117 125 115 110 128 113 11 115 107 118 119 118 5 5 5 8 3 3 11 4 3 9 2 4 4 3-1 119 119 118 124 114 112 130 115 115 115 108 121 12 116 5 5 5 9 3 1 4 4 9 5 4 3 - - 1 119 119 118 125 11 106 133 113 118 11 102 119 121 120 5 5 6 7 4 17 2-1 3 4 4 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs* Owners' equivalent rent 2., Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 124 140 128 138 145 131 131 122 129 111 95 87 72 70 10 99 105 9 12 109 103 116 119 5 6 5 5 8 7 7 4 5 2-6 -7-1 1 3 3 4 - - - -2-3 -2-2 - -3-6 2 - - - 114 120 118 125 13 120 120 110 113 10 105 98 72 70 97 103 116 91 124 108 103 119 113 3 4 3 3 5 5 2 4 1 1-3 -7 2 4-5 4 - - -2-4 - -2-4 -8 1 115 117 112 118 131 111 111 110 108 113 11 104 81 72 106 107 110 100 129 110 108 111 116 2 2 3 2 2 1 4 3 2 - -6 2 2 6 5 2 1 4 - - - - - -1 - - -1 - -1-1 -2 120 125 120 131 129 121 121 111 112 112 110 84 81 10 113 119 111 120 110 106 118 115 3 3 4 3 3-4 3 2 3-2 -9 3 6-1 1 3 2 3-1 -2 2 1 1 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 119 118 114 120 118 118 119 126 4 4 4 1 9 10 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 120 119 115 122 139 117 115 116 4 4 5 2 4 8 2 1 2 4 125 124 123 131 116 115 114 128 5 8 1 8 3 2 3-2 1 114 111 114 106 104 11 123 129 3 - -11 4 8 1 1 1-3 3 6 77

Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West Group Sept Sept Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 11 109 116 116 119 8 8 81 80 85 129 128 102 132 124 2 2 1 2-1 -1-1 -2-5 7 3 7 0 1 1 - - - - 1 1 107 107 116 115 119 81 81 82 79 87 114 124 96 129 12 2 2 2 2 - -2 - -3-4 5 1-0 - -3-3 -3-3 - 1-109 108 118 119 120 81 81 8 80 85 12 130 100 138 118 2 2-1 -1-1 -2-3 6 7 2 0-1 -1-1 -1 - - 2 111 110 116 118 119 8 81 8 80 8 121 135 96 144 125 3 3 2 2 - - - - 3 6-8 4 0-1 -1-1 -1 - - Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 145 139 147 146 7 6 7 6 138 144 137 135 6 8 6 5 141 142 14 140 6 6 6 6 14 142 141 136 7 7 7 i 7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities, Entertainment services 123 116 134 4 4 120 118 125 4 4 3 118 113 128 120 11 128 5 6 4 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses. 143 147 126 155 7 9 5 7 138 152 115 147 10 1 138 148 119 152 6 8 3 5-138 149 123 15 7 10 7 6 1 2 Commodity and service group All items. 122 5 116 117 3 119 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 2 Household services less rent of shelter 2 Transportation services Medical care services Other services 114 122 108 106 118 102 11 134 13 102 130 147 140 5 2 2 4 2 2 6 6 2 6 7 6-2 - -1 1 111 118 107 107 119 104 106 122 119 105 125 137 128 3 5 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 5 6 4 - - 113 119 110 108 124 10 111 123 11 110 13 14 133 3 5 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 6 6 4 - - 1 112 119 107 106 111 105 109 127 120 110 135 141 133 5 2 2 4 2 4 6 7 5 1 78

Table 19. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Northeast North Central South West Group..... Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 122 117 113 121 109 106 104 114 117 132 84 128 130 118 79 137 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 5-5 5 3-2 6 0 - - -2-115 115 110 115 108 108 105 11 114 12 89 120 120 115 8 125 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 4-4 4 3-4 0 - - -3-3 117 118 111 116 110 108 104 114 118 12 90 12 122 118 81 125 3 4 4 3 3 2 4 5 3 4 3-1 0 - - -1 119 117 11 118 108 10 106 113 12 126 93 12 123 115 82 128 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 1 4 3-4 0 - -1 1 2 3 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. es on a December 1984=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 79

Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Size class A' Size class B Size class C Size class D Group........ Expenditure category All items, All items (December 1977=100) 109 109 4 0 118 19 4 0 118 190 3 0 117 189 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, Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home, Alcoholic beverages 108 108 109 111 107 104 119 105 105 110 100 108 106 107 5 5 5 8 4 2 1 3 3 8 4 4 4-1 - - 120 120 119 126 116 109 13 116 117 117 108 12 122 118 5 5 6 8 3 2 1 5 4 10 2 6 4 3 - -1 1 118 119 117 124 113 108 132 115 115 116 109 119 122 118 5 5 6 9 3 13 4 9 4 4 3 1 - - 1 2 118 118 11 124 114 108 129 112 114 111 105 118 123 115 4 4 5 7 2 2 1 3 6 1 4 3 - - - - - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3 Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 107 109 108 107 115 110 110 105 106 104 104 106 105 106 10 106 108 102 102 104 103 106 105 3 4 4 3 7 4 4 2 1 2-4 -6 1 3 4 2 2 2 3 - - - -2-4 - - -4-7 - 117 12 120 127 14 12 12 114 112 114 108 97 75 72 102 10 11 9 133 109 105 112 117 4 4 3 2 4 5 5-3 5 1-2 -5 1 9 3 2 1 5 - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - - 1 4 119 126 116 123 12 119 119 109 113 104 110 103 74 68 100 111 120 98 127 109 104 117 115 3 1 3-3 3 3 3 1 1-5 -9-2 2 4 5-2 -1-2 - - - - - -1 116 123 114 122 120 116 116 110 116 102 104 96 68 6 101 105 111 97 125 109 104 118 113 3 4 3 3 1 4 4-3 - -5-8 -16 - - 5 1 3 2 2-1 1 2 - - -1-7 -14 - -1-2 1 - - - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 112 11 109 114 106 114 118 108 3 3 4-4 8 7 4 2 2 1 2 2 120 119 117 125 11 11 110 124 6 7 5 9-1 5 8 1 3 3 2 5-1 122 122 12 125 131 116 114 124 6 6 4 7 3 6 4 2 2 4-2 114 11 113 117 105 110 111 117 4 4 6 5-12 10 1-8 1 -

Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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 Group........ Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation, 109 110 102 103 111 119 120 123 119 117 108 110 101 112 101 2 2 2 2 - - - -1-4 6-8 1 0 A 1 1-1 - - - - - 1 110 109 116 116 12 8 80 8 79 84 121 130 100 137 127 2 2 1 2 3 - -2-2 -3-1 3 6 1 7 0-2 -2-2 -2-1 1-1 1 107 107 116 117 119 80 80 8 79 85 118 127 97 135 122 2 2 1 1 3-3 -3-2 -3-4 7 2 8 2 0-2 -2-2 -2-1 - 3 108 107 117 118 120 78 78 78 77 81 119 12 106 125 148 2 1 2 3 - - - -4-2 6 5 5 4 13 0-1 -1 - -1 - - 1 Medical care Medical care commodities, Medical care services, Professional medical services 113 113 113 113 7 7 7 6 139 143 138 136 7 6 7 6 140 141 140 140 5 6 5 5 139 142 138 139 6 8 5 5 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 107 107 108 4 5 117 111 127 3 2 4 124 120 132 4 5 115 115 117 3 4 2 - Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 113 117 107 113 9 4 6 140 147 120 156 6 7 3 7 136 150 117 147 6 9 2 4 138 15 115 147 8 1 4 7 Commodity and service group AH items 109 4 118 4 118 3 117 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 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services 108 108 109 113 11 113 104 109 109 104 109 113 110 3 5 3 3 3 2 4 4 2 5 7 5 2 - - 112 120 108 106 119 102 109 125 12 109 132 138 135 3 5 3 7 1 5 4 5 5 7 5 3-1 113 118 109 107 122 103 11 127 118 109 128 140 132 3 5 3 6 2 2 3 3 2 6 5 - - 2 112 118 108 105 11 103 111 124 115 106 126 138 127 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 1 6 5 5 - - - 81

Table 20. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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 Group Sept Sept Sept. Sept Special es AM items less food All items less shelter All Hems less homeowners' costs 3... AH Hems less medical care vxjiinimuiiros less TOOU Nondurabtes less food Nondurables less food and apparel... Nondurabtes Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy AM items less energy AH items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 109 108 108 108 109 112 112 110 108 109 112 108 109 108 118 109 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3-1 4 0 - - -2-117 117 11 117 108 106 103 113 118 124 88 122 123 115 80 128 4 4 4 4 3 1 4 6 5-5 4-2 5 0-1 -1 1-2 118 116 111 117 109 107 10 113 117 125 90 123 124 118 80 129 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3-4 4-3 4 0 - -1-2 116 115 110 115 108 105 103 112 115 122 86 121 122 11 77 126 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4-1 4 4 4-4 4 0 - -1-1 1 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 available. 82

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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 Group. Sept. Sept.. Sept Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977= 100). 122 187 4 0 121 193 6 0 124 206 4 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products.. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products, Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 12 12 121 12 12 110 133 115 127 124 4 4 5 8 5 4 7 3 3 5 - - - - 1-122 123 12 128 118 108 13 120 128 122 5 5 6 10 3 10 6 5 3 1 - -3 2 120 120 117 128 113 103 127 116 127 117 4 4 5 1 3 6 4 4 2 - - - - -4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities! Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity, Utility (piped) gas... Household furnishings and operation 122 136 127 136 148 129 129 94 88 74 73 102 98 103 92 109 4 6 5 4 1-5 -6 1 1 1 1 - - -3-5 -1-1 1-5 -10 2-12 139 134 14 146 134 134 97 88 7 7 97 101 109 88 110 6 7 4 6 8 8 3 3-4 -5-2 6 7 3 7 - - - - - - -1-1 -2-2 - 131 152 128 14 121 134 134 9 85 68 65 101 102 109 89 108 5 6 7 5 28 6 6-3 -7-9 -3-1 - 2 4 1 1-1 - 1 5 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel. Footwear 118 116 11 118 121 2 2-1 10 2 2 1 2 5 11 115 118 121 107 11 12 11 16 5 3 3 5 3 1 120 119 122 119 114 6 6 7 5 10 2 2 4 3 Transportation, Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Public transportation 112 110 81 81 8 79 85 122 3-1 -1-1 -2-1 - - - - - 108 108 82 82 81 81 86 127 3 3-1 -1-2 -2 3-1 -1 - -2 108 107 79 79 77 78 84 129 1 1-4 -4 - -5-3 - - - - - - Medical care Entertainment... 147 125 7 3 142 11 6 4 1 1 142 128 5 Other goods and services. Personal care 144 127 6 4 145 124 9 8 140 118 7 4 83

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued (1982-84-100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Size class B Size class C Group..... Commodity and service group All items 122 4 0 121 6 0 124 4 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 115 12 108 107 110 13 149 3 4 2 1 5 7 - - 112 122 106 103 108 133 14 5 5 4 5 6 2 113 120 109 104 11 139 143 3 4 2 5 - - Special es 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 2 Services less medical care 118 121 128 85 109 108 115 11 131 3 4 5-2 2 3 4 5-3 - - 116 120 126 85 106 10 113 117 132 5 6 6 1 4 5 5 6-115 123 130 81 110 105 112 118 139 4 5-2 2 3 4 5 84

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued North Central Size class A Size class B Size class C Size class D Group........ Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100). 116 190 4 0 115 186 4 116 183 3 113 184 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products.. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118 118 118 125 117 11 129 11 119 119 5 5 5 8 1 4 4 4-1 - 117 117 117 129 112 109 128 114 118 112 5 5 6 10 4 14 4 3 1 1-1 - 117 117 116 125 112 106 130 113 119 120 4 4 5 9 2 13 3 3 4 - -1 1-117 118 116 125 117 111 122 11 120 115 3 3 4 9 1 5 2-1 1-1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 114 121 120 128 134 120 120 103 97 78 76 101 100 114 88 107 5 5 4 8 5 5 2 4 - -3 4 10-2 1-3 -4-7 -1 1-7 -14 2-113 122 119 128 132 124 124 100 93 71 69 100 99 111 88 109 4 5 1-4 7 7 - -3-7 -1 - - 6 1 1-1 -6 2 2 - -3-3 117 122 119 12 141 12 121 112 105 70 67 91 114 128 97 112 2 3-1 2-1 4 4-1 -6-9 -2 - -1 2 - - -6 - - - -3 - - - 109 111 105 110 102 108 108 107 97 6 58 89 106 109 104 109 2 2 2 2-2 2 2-7 -12-3 1 5 3 - - - - -4 - - -1-3 -1-2 - -3-6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel. Footwear 120 120 117 119 118 3 3 6-8 2 2 1 2 4 125 125 112 141 108 7 8 6 10 7 6 6 3 10 116 114 110 117 114 5 5 3 6 2 3 1 3 3 118 117 11 124 115 4 4 3 3 9 2 2 1 4 2 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108 107 82 82 84 80 88 115 2-2 -1-1 -2 - -2-3 -3-3 -3-109 109 80 80 81 78 88 140 2-3 -3-1 -3 - -3 - - - -4-3 -4-3 - 105 105 80 79 8 79 82 120 1 1 - -3-3 -3-5 - - - -4-3 - -4 108 106 78 78 78 7 79 200 1-5 -6-6 -5-5 40-1 -1-2 - Medical care... Entertainment. 139 122 6 5 135 117 6 3 139 122 7 3 135 11 5 4 - - Other goods and services Personal care 139 115 6 1 139 120 8 4-135 114 6 135 112 7 85

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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 Group........ Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 118 191 3 0 117 190 4 0 117 190 3 0 116 189 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 120 121 119 125 116 115 130 116 124 115 5 5 6 10 5 2 9 4 4 3 1 - - 119 119 118 12 113 111 133 115 12 119 4 4 5 8 2 2 10 5 4 - - - 119 119 118 122 113 113 131 11 123 116 5 5 6 10 4 14 4 4 3 1 - - 1 116 117 114 123 113 107 126 108 124 111 3 3 5 1 9 5 - - - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 114 117 112 119 130 112 112 104 98 78 72 108 10 101 100 114 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 - -5 1-1 8 2 - - - - - - - - - - -1 - -2-4 114 114 115 119 147 112 112 119 106 83 73 106 108 11 98 110 4 3 1 16 3 3 8 2 - -5 2 2-1 - - -2 - -1 115 117 108 115 118 108 107 11 113 90 7 106 115 119 107 108 2 1 2-7 2 2 3 5 2-3 5 6 3 - - - - -2-1 -3 117 127 115 122 130 115 114 105 98 78 67 104 103 107 89 106 3 3 3 1 3 - -9 - - 8 - - -1 - - 2-1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 129 127 125 135 116 7 6 6 8 2 3 4 2 3 122 121 122 126 117 6 6 4 9 5 3 3 2 6 1 128 129 125 140 120 6 2 9 7 3 3 3 6 1 110 109 110 115 95 7 8 8 14 9 - - 3 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 110 110 84 84 85 83 87 110 2 2 9 - - -1 2 - - -1 - - 111 11 80 80 81 79 83 126 2 2-2 -2-2 -2-1 1 - - -2-1 -1 2 107 106 81 8 81 80 86 12 3 3-2 -1-1 -2-5 1 1 - - -2 - - 106 105 74 74 72 72 79 135 2 2-4 -4-3 -6-2 2 - - - -2-1 -2-2 2 Medical care Entertainment 143 12 6 3 139 114 7 3 14 119 5 140 113 6 2 - Other goods and services Personal care., 136 120 6 3 142 12 5 1-136 119 5 5-138 113 8 2-87

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C Group.... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 119 193 4 0 118 183 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119 119 117 125 115 108 129 112 121 120 5 5 5 7 3 1 15 1 5 4 119 120 118 120 117 101 143 113 122 120 5 5 5 5 21 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 121 126 123 13 129 124 12 114 114 76 67 105 116 121 119 11 3 4 4 3 3 4-3 -11 1 4 10-3 3-2 - - 115 120 111 120 121 117 117 109 104 218 251 97 10 112 94 105 2 3 1 1 4 4 3 - -6-3 3 2 4 1 1 - - 2 4 2-2 4 4-14 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 112 109 112 102 109 2-4 4 1 1 120 120 127 115 110 4 4 8 3-1 Transportation, Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium, Public transportation 111 110 81 81 81 79 84 13 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 5-1 -1-1 -1 - - 111 11 80 80 79 80 82 118 2 2-4 -4-4 -4-2 -2-2 -2-2 -2-1 Medical care Entertainment, 142 119 8 5 140 131 5 7-2 Other goods and services Personal care 140 128 7 9 2 137 11 6-1 89

Table 21. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued West Size class A Size class C Group Sept Commodity and service group All items 119 4 0 118 0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages NonduraWes less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 111 119 106 105 107 128 142 3 5 2 3 2 4 8 112 119 108 108 108 126 141 3 5 2 3 1 5 1 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurabtes Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 117 118 122 92 106 106 112 12 127 4 4 4 2 4 5 4 118 117 122 90 108 108 114 120 124 3 3 4-2 3 4 4 1 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 available. 90

Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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, ober U.S. city average 118 125 116 109 131 114 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 120 121 12 117 127 12 128 128 119 12 118 113 109 110 108 103 13 133 13 127 116 115 120 116 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 117 118 117 116 116 125 125 129 125 125 115 117 112 112 117 110 11 109 106 111 128 129 128 130 122 113 11 114 113 11 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 118 119 118 118 114 124 125 12 122 123 114 116 113 113 113 112 115 111 113 107 130 130 133 131 126 115 116 115 11 108 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 118 117 118 125 125 120 11 115 117 106 108 101 133 129 143 113 112 113 Size classes A 2 B C '. D 109 119 117 11 111 126 124 124 107 116 113 114 104 109 108 108 119 13 132 129 105 116 115 112 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem NJ Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J 111 tsdurqm* fit* * *» *» «* St Louis, MO.-III San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 119 121 121 115 120 115 124 117 117 123 12 109 119 122 12 13 120 126 123 129 127 133 129 119 129 126 112 120 125 130 11 127 120 119 120 116 114 116 114 122 120 106 110 119 118 11 113 116 108 112 103 120 108 11 112 107 10 123 107 121 129 128 134 125 122 121 13 127 13 136 136 119 132 143 132 118 112 115 102 117 111 131 112 111 116 118 106 119 115 11 91

Table 22. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas Continued Area Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home, September to ober U.S. city average 0 0-0 - 0 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 - - 1 - - - - 1-3 - -3-4 2 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) - 1-1 - -1-1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 1 1 1 1 Size classes A B C D - 1 - - - - - 1 - -1 - - 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mc-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va - -1 - - - 1-1 - 1 1-1 -2-2 -2-1 1-1 - - 1 1 1 2 1-4 -5-2 -4 - -3-1 -8 1-1 2 - - - - - 3 - Regions are defined as the four Census regions. es on a December 1986=100 base. 92

Table 23. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent, September to ober Group U.S. city average Chicago, III. Northwestern Ind. LA Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y. Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. NJ. San Francisco Oakland, Calif. Expenditure category All items 0-0 0 0-0 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs... Meats, poultry, and fish... Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages - - - - - -2-2 1 - - - - - - -1 1-3 - 1 1 1-1 3 - - - - - -1 - Housing Shelter...,, Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs, Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparei Women's and girls' apparel Footwear. - - -2 - - -2-4 2 2 3 3-1 -1 1-7 -11-4 -11-19 - -1-1 - -3 5-4 1 2 3 6 2 3-4 4-2 -3-5 -1-1 -2-6 -9-3 3 3 8-2 - -2 - -4 - - -7-10 - -2 7-1 -18 1 - -2 5-2 - -12 - - 1-1 - Transportation... Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care -1-1 - - -1,4 - - -2-3 -2-3 -1-1 -2-2 -2 - - - 3 5 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -1-1 -1 93

Table 24. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestem Ind. Dallas- Fort Worth, Tex. Detroit, Mich.. 1986....... Expenditure category AH items All items (1967=100). 118 354 4 117 346 5 1 117 363 2 0 115 340 3 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products,. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 120 120 118 125 116 117 109 131 114 123 119 5 5 5 8 4 3 2 11 3 4 1 - - 1 119 119 121 126 120 121 116 134 115 115 123 5 5 6 8 3 1 4 3 4 1 - - 2-12 122 120 129 120 121 112 122 117 126 121 4 4 5 10 8 7-1 8 2 3 1 1 2 4-4 - 116 116 115 127 116 117 103 121 111 117 119 4 4 5 7 4 4 6 8 4 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 irent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil, Other household fuel commodities 3., Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 118 126 120 129 135 121 121 105 98 74 71 102 105 112 96 109 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 1-4 -7 2 3 - -5 - -2-2 -3-2 -4 116 123 12 13 143 123 122 103 99 78 76 10 103 12 84 108 7 7 6 11 8 8 8 13-1 -4 4 14 30-2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 - -11 - -2 4-1 -19 111 11 10 109 112 108 107 110,9 113 95 11 112 116 113 - -2-4 -4-4 -1-1 4 5 5 5 5 16 1 - - - - -2-2 - - - 112 119 122 128 126 123 124 107 102 87 82 108 105 122 94 103 2 4 3 3 4 4-2 -3 12 5 14-4 -10 2 - - - - - 1 5 1 2 Apparel and upkeep 120 Apparel commodities. 118 Men's and boys' apparel 116 Women's and girls' apparel 121 Footwear 116 4 4 4 2 7 7 5 1 7 121 122 113 117 133 5 5 7 1 18 4 5-1 26 129 125 117 145 112 8 9 7 6 10 5 5 4 8 3 125 125 119 141 106 5 5 4 5 7 7 3 13 10 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular... Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109 109 81 81 82 80 85 1231 - -1-1 -2-2 -3-3 -3-3 -2 107 106 845 84 86 9 83 88 115 1 - - - -8-4 -4-5 -4-2 - 109 109 83 83 85 8 86 101 2 2 - -1-1 -2-1 - - - - -1 11 111 81 81 83 80 87 112 3 3-4 -4-4 -5-1. 2 - -7-7 -7-5 3 95

Table 24. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 ' Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.- Northwestern Ind. Dallas- Fort Worth, Tex. Detroit, Mich.....,. Expenditure category Medical care 14 6 141 7 144 5 0 141 6-0 Entertainment 121 4 12 6 127 3 116 1 Other goods and services Personal care 139 120 4 1 142 117 7 2 2-135 118 6 2 2 133 108 7 1 1 1 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services.' Medical care services Special indexes 118 11 120 108 107 109 12 141 4 3 5 2 3 2 4 6 1 1 2 117 11 119 108 11 106 123 139 5 4 5 5 1 6 1 1 1 117 115 12 110 109 112 120 147 2 4 3 4 2 1 6 1 1-1 115 109 116 106 107 102 123 143 3 3 4 2 3 4 6 1 1 1 1 1 - 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 2 Services less medical care 117 117 123 89 109 107 113 117 125 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 1-1 2 1 116 116 12 91 109 112 115 115 121 4 5 5 6 3 5 5 5 6 1 2-8 1 120 115 122 96 110 109 116 122 118 4 2 3 4 4 4 1-1 - 115 114 119 92 106 108 112 11 12 4-3 2 3 4 4 1 1-2 1 1 1 96

Table 24. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Houston, Tex. L.A.- Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.- Northeastern N.J....... Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 111 355 3 0 12 357 4 1 124 353 4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119 120 124 133 114 115 120 13 131 11 113 5 5 8 17 4 4 13 10 1 3 1 1-1 - 119 118 117 129 116 115 108 127 112 119 125 4 4 4 7 2 2 11 5 6 - -1 2 125 125 123 129 122 123 112 136 116 132 125 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 8 3 3 6 - - - 1-1 - 2-2 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs, Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities, Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 97 94 96 90 167 96 93 100 95 103 95 99 8 105 - -2 20-1 -1 1 1 10 2 - -1 - -1-1 -1 1 1 1 124 128 124 138 127 12 126 12 125 101 101 126 126 136 114 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 16-1 5 1 1-3 1 2 3 6 6 123 139 127 136 153 132 13 90 86 76 75 94 93 95 90 109 5 7 6 4 20 7 7 - - -5-5 -3-1 1 1 4 1 1-3 -5-1 -1-2 -5-9 - Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel, Footwear 125 126 139 125 12 7 7 15 8 3 12-4 5 114 11 116 104 109 3-6 4 3 4 1 3 1 118 116 110 12 117 2 2 5-2 1 18 19 1 29 14 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108 108 84 84 85 83 85 128 1 1 - - - -1 4-1 -1-2 -2-2 113 11 82 81 8 80 84 141 3 3 3 3 3 7-2 -2-2 -2-1 -2 113 11 82 82 83 79 85 124 2 3-1 -1 - -1-2 - - - - - 97

Table 24. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category i commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ... Pittsburgh, Pa... San Francisco- Oakland, Calif.. Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 124 361 4 0 11 332 3 0 121 369 4 0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119 119 12 126 120 12 107 136 118 113 119 4 5 6 11 5 4 3 8 4 2 1 1 1 3 3-3 112 11 109 112 106 106 10 119 106 119 118 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 5 - - - 1 - - 3-7 122 123 122 125 119 119 107 143 115 125 117 7 8 10 7 7 6-31 5 5 1 - - - 5 - Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent* Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3, Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation... 127 14 136 138 179 131 13 99 93 72 69 117 107 116 96 108 4 6 5 3 9 6 6 2-3 -7 9 3 5-2 -1-1 - -2-7 -10-2 7-11 -18 4-106 108 111 120 119 113 113 107 100 64 10 111 97 105 1 1-1 -3 2 2 2-11 2 1 2 - - -2-1 126 131 125 141 124 125 125 119 124 10 72 116 124 130 122 114 4 3 4 5-4 4 4 6 10 4-19 5 10 11 9 4 - - -3 1-34 1 1 2 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear.., 109 107 110 9 13 - - - -7 10 5 6 3 1 120 118 109 123 110 9 8 11 7 6 10 4 104 100 105 85 114-4 -5-6 -15 17 7 8 6 10 8 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 116 115 83 83 86 81 85 132 3 3-2 -2-2 -2-1 1 - - - - 103 103 76 76 7 74 79 102 2 3-5 -5-4 -5-4 -5 2 2 - -3-5 -3-2 1 108 108 86 86 86 84 87 124 3 3 3 5 2 4 6 - - - - - 99

Table 24. Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Continued Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco- Oakland, Calif....... Expenditure category Medical care 144 7 1 14 5 141 6 1 Entertainment 122 9 1 125-12 6 - Other goods and services, Personal care, 148 131 7 1 2 138 108 10 2 142 124 6 4 1 Commodity and. service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special es 124 112 119 107 10 112 140 14 4 2 4 1 1 5 7 1 1 1 2-11 108 112 106 108 103 116 139 3 3 2 3 5 1 2 5-1 2 1 121 112 122 106 102 111 130 141 4 4 7 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 1-1 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 2 Services less medical care 118 123 129 88 107 104 111 12 139 3 4 4 1 1 3 5 5 1-6 2 1 - - 113 110 115 87 106 108 110 110 114 3 3 3-1 5 4 2 1-1 1 1 1 118 120 124 100 106 102 112 119 129 4 4 4 1 5 5 4 1-2 2 1 - Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month. es on a December 1984=100 base. es on a December 1986=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 100

Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average 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 average $25,167 $25,427 $57,008 $57,434 $41,727 $40,743 $0,817 $0,790 Region and area size Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 2744 2866 2925 244 2821 2843 2962 2886 638 6178 6295 5890 6288 6296 6456 695 4844 5257 4487 4399 4834 553 495 4399 19 49 85 28 89 33 71 15 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 2322 2211 2570 2461 2322 2333 2204 2656 2414 2388 4967 4802 5360 569 4937 5014 4810 5526 5253 4924 4423 5039 3834 3784 4242 4167 4595 3875 3765 3921 90 25 87 45 32 74 18 62 20 16 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 2642 2677 2523 2712 2342 2592 2663 2586 2614 2481 5607 5435 5422 6027 5517 5601 5473 5419 5785 5705 3921 4081 4191 4063 384 3911 3991 454 4063 3384 29 62 06 14 47 87 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 2565 2512 1886 2539 2512 2282 6707 719 4561 6811 719 576 3658 3417 2986 3662 3569 2976 10 12 00 74 77 54 Size classes A B C D 2480 2638 2548 278 2556 2639 2565 2479 5810 5739 5502 553 5822 5840 5554 506 4448 4090 3898 3766 4213 411 3826 358 46 92 41 29 75 26 51 Selected local areas Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind, LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern NJ Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 1828 2875 2811 3021 2243 1849 2875 2925 3015 2243 4068 7883 6425 6790 7235 4103 7883 6486 6897 7235 6317 4677 5941 5318 4613 5836 4867 5864 5318 4613 69 67 18 62 54 94 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. 2570 2650 2252 2837 229 2819 2530 2748 2276 2815 2667 3015 5280 5740 4800 5924 4649 6487 5220 6066 4800 6006 4649 67 769 3920 4690 5520 4747 5039 3953 3760 4639 4660 4456 3851 3953 43 32 70 93 22 10 64 88 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 2449 2576 2441 2600 2453 220 2416 2680 5404 5541 4650 5563 5229 5575 4650 5514 3906 4438 3740 4387 3882 4438 3773 4318 50 55 50 62 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Data not adequate for publication. 101

Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average 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 KWHof electricity Range of KWH consumption for.. Low High. Low High U.S. city average $0,589 $0,597 2,800 $0,084 $0,080 7,512 Region and area size 1 Northeast urban 644 Size A - More than 1,200,000 657 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 648 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 602 62 73 67 37 1 1 1 2 2,800 697 252 515 01 06 94 97 96 97 94 97 26 88 26 54 7,246 3,928 7,246 3,680 North Central urban 500 Size A - More than 1,200,000 477 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 599 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 499 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 508 07 88 09 93 10 2 4 2 38 16 1,292 1,292 443 623 429 87 02 65 77 82 78 85 65 77 77 5 5 29 39 21 6,708 6,708 3,287 3,626 3,749 South urban 629 Size A - More than 1,200,000 619 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 602 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 655 SizeD- Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 620 28 31 04 34 37 2 6 2 3 589 442 361 589 25? 78 80 81 78 73 76 74 80 77 72 30 30 112 94 32 7,512 7,512 6,513 4,002 5,536 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 710 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 434 79 10 98 1 1 25 400 400 366 77 71 66 78 73 66 57 75 82 7,152 7,152 5,432 Size classes A 592 B, 627 C 568 D 553 02 35 70 62 1,292 443 623 2,800 91 80 79 79 82 79 78 77 5 26 39 21 7,512 7,246 5,432 5,536 Selected local areas Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind 414 L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif 754 N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern NJ 776 Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 684 Baltimore, Md, 630 Boston, Mass 92 Cleveland, Ohio 478 Miami, Fla 856 St. Louis, Mo.-lll 470 Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 679 17 54 83 77 84 31 27 78 60 69 22 23 7 1 16 6 17 10 46 8 46 6 635 393 697 630 191 168 132 406 92 1,292 442 34 92 20 16 95 76,090 08 92 97 79 08 98 08 95 95 63 88 87 87 71 77 169 75 88 216 108 197 140 167 304 172 30 6,708 3,107 2,929 3,845 2,457 3,510 2,658 2,351 2,961 2,744 3,763 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex 692 Detroit, Mich 498 Houston, Tex 486 Pittsburgh, Pa 522 80 54 88 21 12 21 30 31 46 356 170 426 70 90 79 83 70 91 79 83 275 63 224 240 6,349 3,174 7,512 3,257 1 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 102

Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon) Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Leaded regular Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class.... U.S. city average, $0,992 $0,975 $0,933 $0,910 $0,974 $0,956 $1,130 $1,119 Region and area size 2 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 07 05 68 58 02 02 52 51 24 25 15 09 17 17 06 08 69 54 68 26 48 42 14 47 47 76 09 46 46 75 06 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 93 05 60 08 58 72,918 61 35 50 51 34 77 31 05 04 79 25 04 85 92 36 16 70 51 60 97 72 49 35 79 10 49 04 57 71 94 South urban,.. Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 86 95 93 68 72 86 76 52 19 05 49 06 17 99 89 26 85 05 62 59 61 61 77 48 51 47 45 51 17 36 05 09 87 07 30 92 03 62 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 88 81 87 73 65 64 36 31 46 21 14 23 83 67 95 67 51 71 29 30 15 16 19 95 Size classes A B C D 95 09 78 78 79 86 55 65 30 46 29 29 08 19 02 21 69 93 72 82 52 69 50 44 24 99 90 36 09 82 70 Selected local area* Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 91 76 38 47 43 55 55 34 48 30 31 38 40 16 38 60 15 28 20 28 65 53 77 06 51 28 34 70 01 29 139 43 65 86 28 115 24 62 95 28 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-IH Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 41 23 16 29 35 16 38 26 83 31 20 18 65 35 85 32 62 68 80 16 56 90 88 31 77 02 56 76 51 62 00 35 114 76 52 43 09 19 113 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 33 99 53 18 20 57 38 03 03 53 05 97 91 08 78 72 13 00 04 95 01 56 93 62 54 35 96 76 36 14 83 62 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Data not adequate for publication. 103

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions ' U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit..... Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per Ib, Rice, white, long grain, precooked, per Ib, Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per Ib Spaghetti and macaroni, per Ib Bread, white, pan, per Ib Bread, French, per Ib, Bread, whole wheat, pan, per Ib Rolls, hamburger, per Ib Cupcakes, chocolate, per ib Cookies, chocolate chip, per Ib Crackers, soda, salted, per Ib, $0,233 03 13 36 08 229 12 $0,231 75 52 42 233 21 $0,243 58 09 $0,237 13 22 005 05 75 39 051 93 92 98 $0,232 69 46 83 43 273 30 $0,236 23 65 91 62 289 58 $0,243 77 27 114 $0,238 74 45 82 Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per Ib Ground beef, 100% beef, per Ib Chuck roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib... Round roast, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib. Rib roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Steak, round, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib. Steak, sirloin, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.. Steak, chuck, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.. Steak, T-Bone, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. Steak, porterhouse, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Pork: Bacon, sliced, per Ib Chops, center cut, bone-in, per Ib Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per Ib Sirloin roast, bone-in, per Ib Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per Ib Sausage, fresh, loose, per Ib Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per Ib Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per Ib Bologna, all beef or mixed, per Ib Beef liver, per Ib Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per Ib Chicken breast, bone-in, per Ib Chicken legs, bone-in, per Ib Turkey, frozen, whole, per Ib Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per Ib Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz Grade AA, large, per doz 66 172 44 239 415 44 346 462 135 296 08 147 40 04 248 58 75 203 156 06 267 74 81 194 44 201 417 278 305 442 160 69 03 100 44 23 271 32 42 137 40 268 96 58 136 281 56 368 367 74 231 207 52 220 05 210 124 08 92 74 129 220 302 368 384 230 212 81 73 296 92 262 80 37 18 33 198 170 255 66 205 352 430 178 70 188 73 35 206 68 33 197 192 51 297 14 29 121 161 285 330 218 305 484 17 231 162 212 27 93 51 08 122 178 87 264 35 97 174 86 96 489 294 309 151 405 172 81 170 31 192 52 174 291 00 192 137 62 41 123 192 128 21 482 277 305 12 468 195 231 161 73 115 59 106 208 32 155 153 08 59 117 220 282 75 348 207 88 298 05 254 79 59 108 255 296 67 57 294 212 225 49 256 96 21 Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal Milk, fresh, skim, per 1/2 gal Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per Ib American processed cheese, per Ib Cheddar cheese, natural, per Ib Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1/2 pt 60 25 273 207 375 246 80 33 267 273 397 289 34 04 228 81 79 85 48 28 213 92 77 251 86 236 229 123 231 294 156 261 33 93 245 26 187 221 210 350 239 17 52 276 365 279 62 207 344 227 104

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions '--Continued U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit..... Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per Ib Bananas, per Ib Oranges, Navel, per Ib Oranges, Valencia, per Ib Cherries, per Ib Grapefruit, per Ib Grapes, Emperor or Tokay, per Ib Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per Ib Lemons, per Ib Peaches, per Ib Pears, Anjou, per Ib Strawberries, dry pint, per 12oz Potatoes, white, per Ib Lettuce, iceberg, per Ib Tomatoes, field grown, per Ib Beans, green, snap, per Ib Cabbage, per Ib Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per Ib Celery, per Ib Corn on the cob, per Ib Cucumbers, per Ib Mushrooms, per Ib Onions, dry yellow, per Ib Onions, green (scallions), per Ib Peppers, sweet, per Ib Radishes, per Ib Processed fruits and vegetables: Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12oz. can, per 16oz Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per Ib Tomatoes, canned, whole, per Ib 057 89 98 91 17 86 02 116 68 53 74 49 48 09 66 34 52 59 16 135 ( 068 21 30 64 03 81 79 45 53 36 45 96 00 05 60 02 59 154 08 70 24 30 55 69 51 67 23 00 74 99 85 39 81 79 11 83 196 36 032 65 55 54 07 61 12 08 46 60 69 22 18 60 00 34 178 95 43 77 22 78 37 47 60 175 65 69 19 01 35 01 38 95 66 119 00 57 130 56 068 27 * 97 03 24 180 71 68 30 14 22 88 72 89 68 130 78 87 145 58 024 00 86 73 07 82 50 55 76 63 26 44 56 60 98 57 85 32 09 01 060 19 31 45 84 65 75 76 46 52 37 34 99 45 85 29 93 17 88 047 60 73 57 92 11 31 44 05 85 44 88 71 88 15 060 81 84 58 75 52 65 79 50 42 53 37 99 23 Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Hard candy, solid, per Ib Sugar, white, all sizes, per Ib Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per Ib Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per Ib Margarine, soft, tubs, per Ib Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per Ib Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per Ib Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, returnable bottles, 6 or 8 pk., per 16 oz. 2 Cola nondiet, cans, 72oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. 2. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per Ib. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13-20 oz. can, perlb Coffee, instant, plain, regular, 6-14oz, per 16oz Coffee, freeze dried, plain, regular, all sizes, per 16oz Coffee, freeze dried, decaffeinated, all sizes, per 16oz Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16oz, Pork and beans, canned, per 16oz 76 56 74 86 94 40 26 240 236 80 61 84 03 02 75 12 255 220 97 69 07 142 41 227 215 256 95 67 24 174 81 275 244 270 68 49 83 91 65 186 216 202 76 59 92 15 77 09 224 223 61 56 07 85 98 38 255 85 67 61 12 00 24 42 257 73 92 39 60 75 70 284 362 96 50 62 19 53 278 65 Alcoholic beverages: Bourbon whiskey, 375ml-5 liter, per 25 oz. Vodka, domestic, 375ml-5 liter, per 25 oz. 891 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Deposit may be included in price. Data not adequate for publication. 105

Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price (CPI) is a measure of the average in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPl'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 and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the countryfromabout 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtainedfromsecondary sources. In calculating the index, price s for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross calculations of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average in prices for each area since the base period. The indexes measure price froma designated reference date, 1982-84, which equals 100. An increase of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 10. 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 1982-84 to $107 For further details, see BLS Handbook of Methods, BUS Bulletin 2285, April, and The Consumer Price : 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 affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent s are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent s. s for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point Change point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent 112 108 108 037 037 x 100 106

Energy Prices Price are usually available for the U.S. city average, 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 average prices are available, the designation will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usuable 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 P-2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Consumer Price. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in placeto-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table P-l) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation on the CPI. Since heating and airconditioning requirements vary by geographic locations, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are use 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 BTIFS (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average 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, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisy the need for local area data. It should be noted, however, that the average food prices in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Uses of average 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 average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation will appear. When a price is not available from an individual store in any months, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price will not be published and 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 in February, 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 1982-84= 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 1982-84 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 1984. The last previous rebasing of CPI data occurred 107

in February 1971, when the 1967 base was substituted for the former 1957-59 base. Historical data for each CPI series on the new base are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the convenience of users, the BLS will continue to publish allitems indexes for the U.S. city average, 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 fron BLS. Dividing by one of these factors will rebase the related index series from its current 1982-84 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 Begining with the January 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, 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 BLS 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 percent for the year 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 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, and forthcoming Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 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 forthcoming, Journal of Urban Economics. 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), forthcoming. used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are 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 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 affect of s that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every yearsuch 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 also are 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 dervied by the x-ll-arlma Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g., data from 1983 through were replaced at the end of. The seasonal movement of the all-items index and 43 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 50 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 50 components their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, unadjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes wiil be used before that period. 108 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 2 *f 1-3 if 6 / 0 0 1 0 1

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