FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-98-208 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 Thursday, May 14, 1998 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 1998 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 162.5 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U has increased 1.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April 1998 CPI-W level of 159.1 was 1.2 percent higher than the index in April 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in April after being unchanged in March. The food index increased 0.1 percent. Grocery store food prices decreased 0.1 percent in April, the same as in each of the two preceding months. The energy index declined slightly, and by substantially less than in each of the previous four months. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 0.9 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI- U rose 0.3 percent, following an increase of 0.1 percent in March. Upturns in the indexes for tobacco and for used cars and trucks, coupled with a larger increase in shelter costs, were responsible for the acceleration. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. `98 Apr. `98 All Items .2 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 1.2 1.4 Food and beverages .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 2.0 Housing .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .4 2.8 2.4 Apparel .1 .1 .2 -.5 .2 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 Transportation .0 -.6 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.5* -.1 -4.1 -2.3 Medical care .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .4 4.1 3.0 Recreation - - - .3 .3 .4 .0 2.8 1.8 Education and Communication - - - .0 -.1 .3 .3 2.0 2.5 Other goods and Services .7 .4 .4 .4 .8 -.3 1.0 6.4 5.4 Special Indexes Energy -.2 .0 -1.8 -2.4 -2.2 -1.2 -.1 -13.5 -7.4 Food .3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 2.0 All Items less Food and energy .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 2.8 2.1 *Revised, see note on page 3. Beginning with release of the data for January 1999, the BLS will introduce a new formula for calculating the basic components of the CPI. See page 4 for more details. The food and beverages index, which was unchanged in each of the two preceding months, rose 0.1 percent in April. The index for grocery store food prices declined 0.1 percent, the same as in February and March, reflecting decreases in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in April. The index for beef increased 0.2 percent in April, but was more than offset by price declines for pork and for poultry--down 1.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, beef prices fell 0.2 percent in April.) The index for nonalcoholic beverages registered its second consecutive decrease--down 0.4 percent in April--reflecting declines in prices for coffee and carbonated drinks. The index for cereal and bakery products declined 0.2 percent. On the other hand, the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy and related products increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, while the index for other food at home was unchanged. The other two components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.2 percent and remained unchanged, respectively. The housing component rose 0.4 percent in April. Shelter costs rose 0.4 percent, following an increase of 0.2 percent in March. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.2 percent, owners' equivalent rent, 0.4 percent, and the cost of lodging away from home, 1.2 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the latter index declined 0.9 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.3 percent in April, the same as in March. The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent; the index for electricity rose 0.6 percent, the index for natural gas was unchanged, and the index for fuel oil declined 0.8 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation increased 0.4 percent in April. The transportation component declined for the sixth consecutive month, down 0.1 percent in April. The index for gasoline continued to fall--down 1.0 percent in April--but by substantially less than in recent months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.9 percent, their first increase since September 1997.) As of April, gasoline prices were 23.3 percent lower than their peak level of November 1990. The index for new and used vehicle prices increased 0.1 percent; the index for new vehicles was unchanged and the index for used car and truck prices advanced 0.6 percent. (See the note on page 4 for details on a correction to the March used car and truck index.) Public transportation costs declined 0.2 percent in April, reflecting a downturn in the index for airline fares. The index for airline fares, which increased 8.2 percent during the first three months of 1998, declined 0.3 percent in April. The index for apparel declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.1 percent in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.7 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in April to a level 3.0 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.7 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.4 percent. The index for recreation costs, which increased 0.4 percent in March, was unchanged in April. Recreational services costs rose 0.4 percent, and the index for reading material increased 0.5 percent. Declines in the indexes for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys largely offset these advances. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in April, the same as in March. In April, education costs rose 0.6 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for educational books and for child care and nursery school. The index for communication costs was unchanged. Within the communication category, an increase in long distance telephone charges--up 1.3 percent--largely offset declines in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for cellular telephone services--down 2.4 and 1.0 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services rose 1.0 percent in April. Three-fourths of the increase was attributable to a 3.8-percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.3 percent in April. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. '98 Apr. '98 All Items .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .3 .8 1.2 Food and beverages .3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.9 Housing .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 .3 2.9 2.2 Apparel .0 .0 .0 -.5 -.2 -.5 .2 -1.8 -1.1 Transportation -.1 -.6 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.6* .0 -4.2 -2.7 Medical care .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 .4 3.8 2.9 Recreation - - - .3 .3 .3 .1 2.8 1.7 Education and communication - - - -.1 .0 .4 .2 2.4 2.6 Other goods and services .7 .4 .4 .5 1.1 -.6 1.4 7.7 5.7 Special Indexes Energy -.2 -.2 -1.9 -2.5 -2.1 -1.3 -.2 -13.6 -7.8 Food .2 .2 -.1 .4 -.1 .0 .1 .0 1.9 All Items less food and energy .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 2.6 1.9 * Revised, see note below. Note: selected component indexes in the March Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and for Urban Wage earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) have been revised to take account of an error in the used car and truck component of the index. These indexes include the transportation index and all lower-level indexes that include the used car and truck index; the All Items indexes did not require revision. Used car and truck prices in the CPI are based on secondary data published by the National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA). The error was a result of a change in the reporting of used car and truck prices by NADA that was not accounted for in the March CPI. Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). CPI (Old Series) For the first six months of 1998, BLS also will calculate Old Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W based on the 1982-84 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1987 through 1997. These Old Series data are contained in tables 1(OS)-4(OS). From March to April, the Old Series CPI- U and the Old Series CPI-W rose 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planned change in the Consumer Price Index Formula On April 16, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change will become effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer spending represented by the CPI-U. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they are currently. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of the new formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator will be introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W effective with data for January 1999, in accord with the past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish "overlap" CPI-U and CPI-W series using the current calculation method for the first six months of 1999. These indexes will not be published regularly for months subsequent to June 1999, but will be available upon request. Additional information on this change will be published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). This information may also be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Room 3615 Washington, D.C. 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. Arithmetic Mean (Laspeyres) Formula 1. Selected shelter services: A) Rent of primary B) Owners' equivalent C) Housing at school, residence rent of primary excluding board residence 2. Selected utilities and government charges: A) Electricity C) Residential water and E) Telephone services, sewerage maintenance local charges B) Utility natural gas D) State and local F) Cable television service registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax 3. Selected medical care services: A) Physicians' services C) Eyeglasses and eye E) Hospital services care B) Dental services D) Services by other F) Nursing homes and medical professionals adult daycare ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview of Publication Changes Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced a new geographic area sample, a revised item structure and updated expenditure weights into the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every ten years the CPI undertakes this type of revision in order to keep the index up-to-date. Since World War II, revisions of the CPI have been introduced in 1953, 1964, 1978, and 1987. Because the changes the CPI undergoes during each revision can have a major impact on our users, special steps were taken in order to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Beginning with the release of the January 1997 index, data series that were to be changed or dropped from publication have been footnoted in all BLS published tables. This provided an early warning for users to reconsider their use of those indexes and provided time for them to make changes in their use. The 1998 CPI Revision contains substantial changes in both the items being presented and the frequency of local area index publication. Changes to the Item Structure Effective in 1998, there are considerable changes to both the items being priced and the manner in which they are being aggregated in the CPI. The most notable change in presentation is a reconstruction of several major groups with a resulting change from the formerly available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Formerly the major groups were: Food and Beverages, Housing, Apparel and Upkeep, Transportation, Medical Care, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services. Three of these groups-- Food and Beverages, Transportation, and Medical care remained the same. The Apparel group was modified to exclude apparel upkeep products and services. The Entertainment group has been slightly redefined into a major group called Recreation and a new major group, Education and Communication, has been formed from past subelements of the Housing, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services groups Other important changes in our item structure at lower levels are an expansion of our Food Away from Home index, a reorientation of our car and truck indexes to a vehicle index, and the expansion of our information processing equipment index. For a complete listing of the new CPI Publication Structure see Table X. Changes to the Geographic Structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics of the United States. The 1998 revision utilizes the 1990 Census of population. The CPI developed an updated area sample design, decided on new local area indexes and changed the frequency of publication for local area indexes in order to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, the BLS formerly published indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, it continues to publish indexes for all but two of these areas--Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the revised Metropolitan Area (MA) definitions issued by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB), two other areas, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, which the BLS formerly published separately, constitute a new Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. A single index is now published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, that began with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: * Monthly indexes are now published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design considerations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both formerly published monthly, are now published every other month following the release of the December, 1997 index. * Bimonthly indexes are published for the next 11 largest areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which used to have semiannual average indexes. * Semiannual average indexes are now published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which formerly had bimonthly indexes. * The BLS continues to publish separate indexes for the four Census regions of the United States. However, beginning in 1998, there are only two area size classes for metropolitan areas, instead of the former three: Size A - areas with a population greater than 1.5 million; and Size B/C - areas with less than 1.5 million population. This cutoff of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the former cutoff of 1.2 million and is important since cities in size class A are those for which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old Size B and Size C metropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, separate Size D indexes for urban non-metropolitan areas continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. Separate indexes for Northeast and West urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987. The following is the full list of areas for which indexes are currently published, beginning in January, 1998: 1. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published monthly: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 2. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published bimonthly: In Odd Months (i.e. January, In Even Months (i.e. March, etc.) February, April, etc.) ---------------------------- ---------------------- Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH- Philadelphia-Wilmington- ME-CT Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD- San Francisco-Oakland-San VA-WV Jose, CA Cleveland-Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 3. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published semiannually (In January and July) Pittsburgh, PA Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Anchorage, AK Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 1982-84-100 for most CPI index series The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84=100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, a publication which contained several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. The BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the BLS will maintain the reference base of 1982-84=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 reference base will continue to be the alternate base for the All Items indexes. This decision is based in part on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substantially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases would spare users the inconvenience associated with conversion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be confused with the plans by BLS to update the market basket of the CPI. With release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories will be based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A Note on 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 changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA 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 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For some women's apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Apr. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1997 Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 Apr. Mar. Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to 1997 1998 Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 162.2 162.5 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 485.8 486.8 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 160.1 160.2 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 Food ...................................... 15.326 159.7 159.8 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 Food at home ............................. 9.646 160.2 160.2 1.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.536 179.6 180.2 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 -0.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.629 147.2 146.3 -0.9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.037 148.4 148.5 1.9 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.394 196.1 197.5 6.0 0.7 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.077 134.2 133.9 1.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 Other food at home ...................... 1.972 149.5 149.6 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... .377 150.8 150.1 1.5 -0.5 -0.4 0.9 -0.7 Fats and oils .......................... .291 142.2 140.7 -1.2 -1.1 0.7 0.6 -1.1 Other foods ............................ 1.305 164.3 165.0 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .309 101.5 101.7 - 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.2 Food away from home (1)................... 5.680 159.9 160.2 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .172 100.3 100.6 - 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .983 165.1 165.2 1.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 Housing .................................... 39.560 159.2 159.5 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 Shelter ................................... 29.788 180.8 181.0 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 Rent of primary residence ................ 6.885 170.3 170.7 3.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.327 111.2 110.2 - -0.9 0.5 -0.4 1.2 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 20.199 185.9 186.4 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .377 100.3 100.4 - 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.942 127.1 127.0 -1.5 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 0.3 Fuels .................................... 4.018 112.5 112.3 -2.6 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 0.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .261 94.4 92.8 -9.1 -1.7 -2.3 0.4 -0.7 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.757 119.4 119.4 -1.9 0.0 -1.2 0.2 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.831 126.3 127.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 Apparel .................................... 4.944 134.9 135.8 -0.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.390 133.6 133.4 1.5 -0.1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.990 129.9 130.9 -0.8 0.8 0.7 0.1 -0.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .268 124.4 126.6 -5.3 1.8 -1.4 1.1 1.8 Footwear .................................. .895 126.5 127.9 -1.1 1.1 -1.3 -0.8 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 17.578 R141.4 141.5 -2.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 Private transportation .................... 16.240 R137.5 137.7 -2.5 0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.899 R100.1 100.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 144.4 144.3 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.880 R147.3 148.2 -4.0 0.6 0.2 -0.7 0.6 Motor fuel ............................... 2.995 90.9 91.7 -13.5 0.9 -3.3 -3.5 -0.9 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.976 90.3 91.1 -13.6 0.9 -3.4 -3.5 -1.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .560 101.2 100.5 -1.3 -0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.603 165.7 165.7 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 Public transportation ..................... 1.338 193.7 193.4 1.9 -0.2 1.4 0.4 -0.2 Medical care ............................... 5.614 239.8 240.7 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. 1.222 218.5 220.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 Medical care services ..................... 4.392 244.8 245.4 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 Professional services .................... 2.808 220.4 221.1 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 Hospital and related services ............ 1.334 285.2 285.6 3.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. 6.145 101.0 101.1 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.763 101.4 101.4 3.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 Education and communication (2)............. 5.528 99.9 99.9 2.5 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.3 Education (2).............................. 2.615 100.5 100.7 5.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 Educational books and supplies ........... .194 247.5 248.8 5.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.421 289.5 290.0 5.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.913 99.3 99.3 -1.3 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.706 99.3 99.2 -1.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.357 100.4 100.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .350 43.4 42.8 -16.7 -1.4 -4.1 -2.0 -1.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .234 88.7 86.6 - -2.4 -5.8 -2.8 -2.4 Other goods and services ................... 4.321 232.4 234.7 5.4 1.0 0.8 -0.3 1.0 Tobacco and smoking products .............. .894 254.1 263.5 8.3 3.7 2.9 -2.6 3.8 Personal care (1).......................... 3.427 155.5 155.9 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .737 147.3 147.3 1.9 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 Personal care services (1)................ .963 164.7 165.2 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.465 232.8 233.5 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.635 141.5 142.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 160.1 160.2 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 26.326 130.4 131.0 -1.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.729 132.1 133.0 -2.1 0.7 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 Apparel .................................. 4.944 134.9 135.8 -0.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.785 135.6 136.6 -2.8 0.7 -0.6 -1.0 0.0 Durables .................................. 11.596 R128.0 128.1 -1.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 Services .................................... 57.365 182.9 183.2 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 29.410 188.1 188.4 3.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Transportation services .................... 6.984 188.4 188.3 1.6 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.1 Other services ............................. 10.625 215.1 215.6 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.674 162.6 163.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 70.212 156.5 156.9 0.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 94.386 157.8 158.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 27.309 131.8 132.4 -1.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.712 134.1 135.0 -1.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.768 137.5 138.4 -2.3 0.7 -0.6 -1.0 0.1 Nondurables ................................. 31.039 146.2 146.7 0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 27.955 190.6 190.8 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 Services less medical care services ......... 52.973 177.2 177.4 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.013 101.6 101.9 -7.4 0.3 -2.2 -1.2 -0.1 All items less energy ....................... 92.987 170.1 170.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 77.661 172.6 173.0 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 24.053 143.1 143.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 3.256 91.3 91.8 -13.2 0.5 -3.3 -3.1 -0.9 Services less energy services ............. 53.608 189.4 189.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ..... - $ .617 $ .615 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... - $ .206 $ .205 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 1998 1998 July Oct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1997 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 161.9 162.0 162.0 162.4 1.5 2.5 0.7 1.2 2.0 1.0 Food and beverages ......................... 159.7 159.7 159.7 159.8 3.1 2.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 1.1 Food ...................................... 159.4 159.4 159.4 159.5 3.1 2.8 1.8 0.3 3.0 1.0 Food at home ............................. 159.9 159.7 159.5 159.4 3.9 2.6 1.5 -1.2 3.2 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 179.0 179.4 180.1 179.7 3.0 2.0 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.3 147.2 146.6 146.5 3.6 -2.1 -3.2 -2.2 0.7 -2.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... 148.3 147.7 148.4 148.5 -6.4 6.9 7.3 0.5 0.0 3.9 Fruits and vegetables ................... 196.5 194.9 193.0 193.3 8.1 10.0 11.8 -6.4 9.0 2.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 134.0 134.1 133.7 133.1 19.3 -1.5 -7.1 -2.7 8.4 -4.9 Other food at home ...................... 148.7 148.8 149.3 149.3 6.7 0.8 -0.5 1.6 3.7 0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... 150.0 149.4 150.7 149.6 3.6 -1.3 4.9 -1.1 1.1 1.9 Fats and oils .......................... 140.0 141.0 141.8 140.3 -3.1 2.0 -4.4 0.9 -0.6 -1.8 Other foods ............................ 163.6 163.8 164.0 164.7 1.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.1 2.9 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 100.4 100.4 101.5 101.7 - - - 5.3 - - Food away from home (1)................... 159.2 159.6 159.9 160.2 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 100.1 100.4 100.3 100.6 - - - 2.0 - - Alcoholic beverages ....................... 164.9 164.8 164.7 164.7 2.7 2.0 2.7 -0.5 2.4 1.1 Housing .................................... 158.4 158.6 158.9 159.5 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.8 2.5 2.3 Shelter ................................... 179.0 179.5 179.9 180.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.4 Rent of primary residence ................ 169.5 169.7 170.3 170.7 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.0 Lodging away from home (2)................ 99.8 100.3 99.9 101.1 - - - 5.3 - - Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 184.9 185.5 185.9 186.6 3.4 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 100.3 100.2 100.3 100.4 - - - 0.4 - - Fuels and utilities ....................... 129.1 127.9 128.3 128.7 1.5 1.2 -5.7 -1.2 1.4 -3.5 Fuels .................................... 114.2 112.7 113.1 113.5 -0.7 1.0 -8.3 -2.4 0.2 -5.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 94.1 91.9 92.3 91.7 -13.2 -4.0 -9.2 -9.8 -8.7 -9.5 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 121.8 120.3 120.6 121.1 1.0 1.6 -8.1 -2.3 1.3 -5.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.7 126.1 126.2 126.7 1.0 -0.6 1.3 3.2 0.2 2.2 Apparel .................................... 132.5 132.7 132.5 132.4 0.3 -1.2 -1.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 132.0 132.0 132.8 132.0 1.2 2.2 2.5 0.0 1.7 1.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 124.4 125.3 125.4 125.3 0.3 -2.8 -3.8 2.9 -1.3 -0.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 124.8 123.1 124.4 126.6 -7.0 -14.7 -4.4 5.9 -10.9 0.6 Footwear .................................. 128.8 127.1 126.1 125.8 0.3 4.8 -0.3 -9.0 2.5 -4.8 Transportation ............................. 143.0 142.4 R141.7 141.5 -3.3 3.4 -4.6 -4.1 0.0 -4.4 Private transportation .................... 139.6 138.8 R138.0 137.9 -3.6 3.5 -5.0 -4.8 -0.1 -4.9 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.1 100.1 R100.1 100.2 - - - 0.4 - - New vehicles ............................ 143.6 143.5 143.7 143.7 -0.8 -1.1 -1.1 0.3 -1.0 -0.4 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 148.1 148.4 R147.3 148.2 -10.9 -5.2 0.5 0.3 -8.1 0.4 Motor fuel ............................... 99.7 96.4 93.0 92.2 -15.8 20.6 -24.6 -26.9 0.8 -25.8 Gasoline (all types) .................... 99.3 95.9 92.5 91.6 -16.3 23.1 -25.3 -27.6 1.5 -26.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 101.0 101.1 101.1 100.6 2.4 -3.8 -2.0 -1.6 -0.8 -1.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 165.0 165.5 165.7 165.7 3.0 1.2 3.5 1.7 2.1 2.6 Public transportation ..................... 188.8 191.4 192.1 191.7 -1.1 4.3 -1.7 6.3 1.6 2.2 Medical care ............................... 238.2 238.9 239.6 240.6 2.2 2.2 3.3 4.1 2.2 3.7 Medical care commodities .................. 217.8 218.0 218.1 219.7 1.9 0.4 3.6 3.5 1.1 3.6 Medical care services ..................... 242.6 243.5 244.3 245.2 2.4 2.7 3.0 4.4 2.5 3.7 Professional services .................... 218.7 219.2 220.0 220.8 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.9 2.5 3.4 Hospital and related services ............ 282.6 284.0 284.6 285.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 4.3 2.6 3.7 Recreation (2).............................. 100.3 100.6 101.0 101.0 - - - 2.8 - - Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.6 101.2 101.4 101.4 6.2 0.0 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. 100.0 99.9 100.2 100.5 - - - 2.0 - - Education (2).............................. 100.4 100.7 101.2 101.8 - - - 5.7 - - Educational books and supplies ........... 243.2 244.9 246.3 248.3 7.0 4.6 1.8 8.7 5.8 5.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 288.1 289.0 290.3 292.0 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 99.6 99.2 99.3 99.3 0.0 -2.4 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 99.6 99.1 99.3 99.2 0.4 -2.8 -1.6 -1.6 -1.2 -1.6 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.9 100.0 100.4 100.5 - - - 2.4 - - Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 46.2 44.3 43.4 42.8 -16.7 -1.6 -20.3 -26.3 -9.5 -23.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 96.9 91.3 88.7 86.6 - - - -36.2 - - Other goods and services ................... 231.8 233.7 233.0 235.4 2.9 6.2 5.0 6.4 4.5 5.7 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 253.8 261.2 254.3 264.0 -2.1 12.2 7.1 17.1 4.8 12.0 Personal care (1).......................... 154.6 155.0 155.5 155.9 -0.3 1.8 3.4 3.4 0.8 3.4 Personal care products (1)................ 146.1 146.7 147.3 147.3 -2.2 2.2 4.5 3.3 0.0 3.9 Personal care services (1)................ 164.3 164.3 164.7 165.2 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 2.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 231.6 231.6 232.4 232.8 6.2 4.5 4.1 2.1 5.4 3.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 141.9 141.8 141.3 141.4 -0.6 2.3 -1.1 -1.4 0.8 -1.3 Food and beverages ......................... 159.7 159.7 159.7 159.8 3.1 2.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 1.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 131.3 131.0 130.3 130.5 -3.0 2.1 -3.0 -2.4 -0.5 -2.7 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 133.1 133.0 131.7 131.8 -1.8 3.6 -5.8 -3.8 0.9 -4.8 Apparel .................................. 132.5 132.7 132.5 132.4 0.3 -1.2 -1.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 138.5 137.7 136.3 136.3 -4.2 7.1 -7.7 -6.2 1.3 -7.0 Durables .................................. 128.0 127.8 R127.8 127.7 -2.1 -1.5 -0.3 -0.9 -1.8 -0.6 Services .................................... 181.9 182.3 182.7 183.4 2.9 2.7 2.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 186.6 187.1 187.6 188.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.4 Transportation services .................... 187.1 187.8 188.2 188.1 1.7 2.0 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.7 Other services ............................. 214.0 214.4 215.2 216.1 4.3 3.1 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.8 1.3 2.5 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.0 All items less shelter ...................... 156.7 156.6 156.5 156.8 0.8 2.3 -0.3 0.3 1.5 0.0 All items less medical care ................. 157.4 157.5 157.5 157.8 1.6 2.6 0.5 1.0 2.1 0.8 Commodities less food ....................... 132.8 132.6 131.9 132.0 -2.7 2.1 -2.7 -2.4 -0.3 -2.5 Nondurables less food ....................... 135.1 135.0 133.8 133.8 -1.5 3.3 -4.9 -3.8 0.9 -4.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 140.2 139.4 138.0 138.1 -3.1 6.4 -6.6 -5.9 1.6 -6.2 Nondurables ................................. 146.8 146.5 145.9 145.9 0.8 2.8 -0.5 -2.4 1.8 -1.5 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 189.9 189.9 190.6 191.2 3.2 2.1 0.6 2.8 2.7 1.7 Services less medical care services ......... 176.3 176.5 177.0 177.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 3.0 2.9 2.5 Energy ...................................... 106.7 104.3 103.0 102.9 -7.4 9.1 -15.5 -13.5 0.5 -14.5 All items less energy ....................... 169.2 169.6 169.8 170.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 All items less food and energy ............. 171.7 172.2 172.4 172.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.8 1.9 2.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 142.6 142.9 142.8 143.0 -0.6 0.0 0.6 1.1 -0.3 0.8 Energy commodities ....................... 99.2 95.9 92.9 92.1 -15.6 17.6 -23.0 -25.7 -0.4 -24.4 Services less energy services ............. 188.0 188.6 189.0 189.7 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.0 3.2 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng Apr.1998 from-- Mar.1998 from-- sched- ule Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. (1) 1998 1998 1998 1998 Apr. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 161.6 161.9 162.2 162.5 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 168.8 169.1 169.3 169.5 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.5 170.1 170.2 170.2 1.5 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 101.6 101.4 101.7 102.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.3 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 157.6 158.0 158.4 159.0 1.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 158.5 158.9 159.5 160.1 2.0 0.8 0.4 1.9 0.6 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.2 101.6 101.6 101.9 1.6 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 152.9 152.7 152.9 153.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 South urban ................................. M 157.6 157.8 158.2 158.5 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 156.6 156.7 157.2 157.6 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 101.5 101.6 101.8 102.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.5 157.9 158.4 159.1 1.9 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 West urban .................................. M 163.0 163.2 163.3 163.6 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 163.3 163.6 163.8 164.2 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 146.0 146.4 146.6 147.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 B/C (3).................................... M 101.6 101.7 101.8 102.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 D ......................................... M 157.7 157.8 158.1 158.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.2 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 162.8 163.1 164.1 164.8 2.4 1.0 0.4 1.9 0.8 0.6 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 161.0 161.1 161.4 161.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 172.1 172.7 173.0 173.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 171.2 - 171.3 - - - - 1.9 0.1 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 158.2 - 158.6 - - - - 2.1 0.3 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.1 - 153.0 - - - - - 0.6 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 101.0 - 101.6 - - - - 0.8 0.6 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 159.5 - 160.8 - 0.8 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 158.5 - 159.1 2.0 0.4 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 146.1 - 146.3 0.8 0.1 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 160.2 - 160.2 - 0.0 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 167.0 - 167.1 0.7 0.1 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 163.2 - 164.6 3.1 0.9 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 166.5 - 166.4 - -0.1 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Apr. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1997 Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 Apr. Mar. Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to 1997 1998 Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 158.7 159.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 472.7 473.9 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 159.4 159.5 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Food ...................................... 16.861 159.1 159.1 1.9 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.1 Food at home ............................. 10.785 159.2 159.1 1.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.678 179.3 179.9 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.125 146.9 146.0 -0.9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.135 148.1 148.2 1.9 0.1 -0.3 0.5 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.447 194.8 196.3 6.0 0.8 -1.1 -0.9 0.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.215 133.1 132.7 1.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 Other food at home ...................... 2.185 148.9 148.9 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... .420 151.0 150.0 1.4 -0.7 -0.5 1.0 -0.7 Fats and oils .......................... .332 141.9 140.4 -1.2 -1.1 0.6 0.4 -1.0 Other foods ............................ 1.432 164.3 165.0 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .344 101.8 101.7 - -0.1 0.0 1.3 -0.1 Food away from home (1)................... 6.076 159.9 160.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .212 100.3 100.6 - 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.042 164.0 164.2 1.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 Housing .................................... 36.450 155.5 155.8 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 Shelter ................................... 27.033 175.2 175.5 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 Rent of primary residence ................ 8.347 170.0 170.3 3.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 Lodging away from home (2)................ 1.346 110.8 110.3 - -0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 17.016 169.5 169.9 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .324 100.5 100.5 - 0.0 -0.2 0.3 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.053 126.9 126.9 -1.3 0.0 -0.9 0.3 0.4 Fuels .................................... 4.143 111.9 111.8 -2.5 -0.1 -1.2 0.4 0.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .229 94.5 93.1 -8.5 -1.5 -2.2 0.8 -0.5 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.914 118.9 118.9 -1.9 0.0 -1.2 0.3 0.5 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.365 125.0 125.6 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 Apparel .................................... 5.300 133.0 134.0 -1.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 0.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.503 132.8 132.9 1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.985 127.3 128.3 -1.8 0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .337 124.5 126.9 -5.9 1.9 -1.8 1.1 1.9 Footwear .................................. 1.082 127.1 128.4 -1.5 1.0 -1.5 -1.1 -0.1 Transportation ............................. 19.847 R140.1 140.3 -2.7 0.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.0 Private transportation .................... 18.790 R137.4 137.7 -2.9 0.2 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.285 R100.0 100.1 -1.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.2 New vehicles ............................ 5.304 145.6 145.5 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.162 R148.8 149.5 -4.0 0.5 0.1 -0.7 0.5 Motor fuel ............................... 3.682 91.0 91.9 -13.2 1.0 -3.1 -3.2 -1.0 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.658 90.5 91.3 -13.4 0.9 -3.2 -3.4 -0.9 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .694 100.7 99.9 -0.9 -0.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.664 166.7 166.8 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Public transportation ..................... 1.057 190.2 190.1 1.8 -0.1 1.2 0.3 -0.2 Medical care ............................... 4.591 239.1 239.9 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. .906 215.5 217.0 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 Medical care services ..................... 3.684 244.5 245.1 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 Professional services .................... 2.372 221.8 222.5 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 Hospital and related services ............ 1.097 281.4 281.7 3.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 Recreation (2).............................. 5.969 101.0 101.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.968 101.4 101.4 3.2 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.0 Education and communication (2)............. 5.396 100.0 100.1 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 Education (2).............................. 2.402 100.5 100.7 5.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 250.0 251.2 5.8 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.211 283.9 284.4 5.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.994 99.5 99.5 -1.0 0.0 -0.4 0.2 0.0 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.841 99.5 99.5 -1.0 0.0 -0.3 0.2 0.0 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.547 100.4 100.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .294 44.8 44.1 -15.8 -1.6 -4.0 -2.2 -1.6 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .191 88.3 86.0 - -2.6 -5.7 -3.1 -2.6 Other goods and services ................... 4.544 229.3 232.3 5.7 1.3 1.1 -0.6 1.4 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 1.300 253.7 263.6 8.6 3.9 3.0 -2.8 4.1 Personal care (1).......................... 3.244 155.5 155.9 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .832 148.2 148.4 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .964 164.9 165.5 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.226 231.7 232.5 3.9 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 47.234 141.1 141.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 159.4 159.5 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.331 130.1 130.9 -1.9 0.6 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.928 131.2 132.3 -2.4 0.8 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 Apparel .................................. 5.300 133.0 134.0 -1.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 0.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.628 134.8 136.0 -3.1 0.9 -0.4 -1.2 0.1 Durables .................................. 13.403 R127.5 127.6 -1.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 Services .................................... 52.766 179.6 179.9 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 26.708 168.6 169.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 Transportation services .................... 6.824 185.8 185.7 1.6 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 Other services ............................. 10.006 211.9 212.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.139 158.5 159.0 1.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3 All items less shelter ...................... 72.967 154.2 154.6 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 95.409 154.9 155.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 30.373 131.5 132.2 -1.8 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.970 133.2 134.2 -2.1 0.8 -0.3 -0.9 0.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.670 136.6 137.8 -2.5 0.9 -0.4 -1.4 0.2 Nondurables ................................. 33.831 145.6 146.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 26.057 169.6 169.8 2.0 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 49.082 174.1 174.4 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 Energy ...................................... 7.825 100.8 101.1 -7.8 0.3 -2.1 -1.3 -0.2 All items less energy ....................... 92.175 166.7 167.1 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 75.315 168.6 169.1 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 26.463 142.3 143.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 -0.3 0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 3.910 91.4 92.1 -12.9 0.8 -3.0 -3.0 -1.0 Services less energy services ............. 48.852 186.4 186.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ..... - $ .630 $ .629 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... - $ .212 $ .211 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 1998 1998 July Oct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1997 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 158.7 158.7 158.6 159.0 1.3 2.6 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.6 Food and beverages ......................... 159.2 159.2 159.2 159.2 3.1 2.6 1.8 0.0 2.8 0.9 Food ...................................... 158.8 158.7 158.7 158.8 3.4 2.3 2.0 0.0 2.8 1.0 Food at home ............................. 158.9 158.7 158.6 158.4 3.9 2.3 1.3 -1.3 3.1 0.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 178.6 179.1 179.8 179.4 3.0 1.8 0.9 1.8 2.4 1.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.0 146.8 146.3 146.1 3.6 -2.4 -2.9 -2.4 0.5 -2.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... 147.9 147.4 148.1 148.2 -6.4 7.2 6.8 0.8 0.1 3.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 196.5 194.4 192.6 193.0 8.6 10.0 12.7 -6.9 9.3 2.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 132.7 132.8 132.4 131.9 17.3 -1.2 -7.2 -2.4 7.7 -4.8 Other food at home ...................... 148.1 148.2 148.7 148.6 6.2 0.8 -0.3 1.4 3.5 0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... 149.9 149.2 150.7 149.6 3.3 -1.9 5.2 -0.8 0.7 2.2 Fats and oils .......................... 140.0 140.8 141.4 140.0 -3.1 2.3 -3.9 0.0 -0.4 -2.0 Other foods ............................ 163.6 163.8 163.9 164.5 1.8 2.8 3.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 100.5 100.5 101.8 101.7 - - - 4.9 - - Food away from home (1)................... 159.3 159.6 159.9 160.2 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.5 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.6 - - - 2.0 - - Alcoholic beverages ....................... 164.0 163.8 163.6 163.7 2.8 1.5 2.7 -0.7 2.1 1.0 Housing .................................... 154.8 155.0 155.4 155.9 2.4 2.4 1.3 2.9 2.4 2.1 Shelter ................................... 174.0 174.4 174.8 175.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 Rent of primary residence ................ 169.2 169.4 170.0 170.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.9 Lodging away from home (2)................ 100.1 100.1 100.1 101.6 - - - 6.1 - - Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 168.5 169.1 169.5 170.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 100.4 100.2 100.5 100.5 - - - 0.4 - - Fuels and utilities ....................... 128.8 127.6 128.0 128.5 1.9 1.2 -5.7 -0.9 1.5 -3.3 Fuels .................................... 113.5 112.1 112.5 112.9 -0.3 1.0 -8.7 -2.1 0.3 -5.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 93.9 91.8 92.5 92.0 -12.5 -4.5 -8.8 -7.9 -8.6 -8.4 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 121.1 119.7 120.0 120.6 0.7 1.6 -8.7 -1.6 1.1 -5.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 124.2 124.7 124.8 125.3 1.0 -0.6 1.3 3.6 0.2 2.4 Apparel .................................... 131.3 131.1 130.5 130.7 0.3 -1.5 -2.1 -1.8 -0.6 -2.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.4 131.1 131.9 131.7 1.2 0.9 2.2 0.9 1.1 1.5 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 123.0 123.4 123.0 122.9 1.0 -4.1 -4.4 -0.3 -1.6 -2.4 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 125.3 123.1 124.5 126.9 -8.3 -12.4 -7.3 5.2 -10.4 -1.2 Footwear .................................. 129.9 128.0 126.6 126.5 -0.3 6.4 -0.9 -10.1 3.0 -5.6 Transportation ............................. 141.9 141.3 R140.4 140.4 -4.1 3.4 -5.2 -4.2 -0.4 -4.7 Private transportation .................... 139.5 138.7 R137.9 137.8 -4.2 3.5 -5.5 -4.8 -0.4 -5.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.1 100.1 R100.0 100.2 - - - 0.4 - - New vehicles ............................ 144.7 144.6 144.9 145.0 -0.8 -0.5 -1.9 0.8 -0.7 -0.5 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 149.7 149.9 R148.8 149.5 -10.6 -5.2 0.8 -0.5 -7.9 0.1 Motor fuel ............................... 99.5 96.4 93.3 92.4 -15.5 20.2 -24.9 -25.6 0.8 -25.3 Gasoline (all types) .................... 99.2 96.0 92.7 91.9 -15.9 22.1 -25.3 -26.3 1.3 -25.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.5 100.6 100.5 100.0 3.2 -3.9 -0.8 -2.0 -0.4 -1.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 166.0 166.5 166.7 166.8 3.5 1.2 3.2 1.9 2.3 2.6 Public transportation ..................... 185.8 188.1 188.7 188.4 -0.6 4.4 -2.1 5.7 1.8 1.7 Medical care ............................... 237.6 238.1 238.8 239.8 2.1 2.6 3.3 3.8 2.3 3.5 Medical care commodities .................. 215.0 214.9 215.1 216.6 1.9 0.8 3.2 3.0 1.3 3.1 Medical care services ..................... 242.5 243.2 244.0 244.9 2.2 2.9 3.2 4.0 2.5 3.6 Professional services .................... 220.0 220.8 221.3 222.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.7 2.7 3.2 Hospital and related services ............ 278.8 280.3 280.8 281.4 2.2 2.9 3.1 3.8 2.6 3.4 Recreation (2).............................. 100.3 100.6 100.9 101.0 - - - 2.8 - - Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.5 101.2 101.4 101.4 7.1 -0.4 2.4 3.6 3.3 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.5 - - - 2.4 - - Education (2).............................. 100.3 100.7 101.2 101.8 - - - 6.1 - - Educational books and supplies ........... 245.3 247.4 248.7 250.7 8.5 4.0 1.6 9.1 6.3 5.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 282.1 283.2 284.7 286.4 5.6 5.2 5.0 6.2 5.4 5.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 99.7 99.3 99.5 99.5 0.4 -2.8 -0.8 -0.8 -1.2 -0.8 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 99.6 99.3 99.5 99.5 0.8 -3.1 -1.2 -0.4 -1.2 -0.8 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.9 100.0 100.4 100.5 - - - 2.4 - - Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 47.7 45.8 44.8 44.1 -16.4 0.0 -17.8 -26.9 -8.6 -22.5 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 96.6 91.1 88.3 86.0 - - - -37.2 - - Other goods and services ................... 228.5 230.9 229.6 232.8 2.2 6.6 5.4 7.7 4.4 6.6 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 253.6 261.1 253.9 264.4 -2.1 12.3 7.3 18.2 4.8 12.6 Personal care (1).......................... 154.5 155.0 155.5 155.9 -0.5 2.4 3.2 3.7 0.9 3.4 Personal care products (1)................ 147.0 147.6 148.2 148.4 -2.2 2.2 4.5 3.9 0.0 4.2 Personal care services (1)................ 164.5 164.5 164.9 165.5 1.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 1.7 2.5 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 230.5 230.6 231.3 231.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 2.3 4.5 3.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 141.8 141.6 140.9 141.2 -0.8 2.6 -1.4 -1.7 0.8 -1.5 Food and beverages ......................... 159.2 159.2 159.2 159.2 3.1 2.6 1.8 0.0 2.8 0.9 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 131.2 130.9 130.0 130.3 -3.3 2.5 -3.6 -2.7 -0.5 -3.1 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 132.9 132.6 131.1 131.3 -2.1 3.6 -6.1 -4.7 0.7 -5.4 Apparel .................................. 131.3 131.1 130.5 130.7 0.3 -1.5 -2.1 -1.8 -0.6 -2.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 138.1 137.5 135.8 135.9 -4.5 7.7 -8.5 -6.2 1.4 -7.4 Durables .................................. 127.5 127.4 R127.3 127.4 -2.5 -1.9 -0.3 -0.3 -2.2 -0.3 Services .................................... 178.8 179.1 179.6 180.2 3.0 2.5 2.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 167.6 167.9 168.3 169.0 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.4 Transportation services .................... 184.7 185.2 185.5 185.6 2.2 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 Other services ............................. 210.7 211.2 212.0 212.9 3.7 3.3 3.1 4.2 3.5 3.7 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 158.3 158.3 158.2 158.7 0.8 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.7 0.5 All items less shelter ...................... 154.5 154.4 154.1 154.4 0.5 2.4 -0.5 -0.3 1.4 -0.4 All items less medical care ................. 154.8 154.9 154.7 155.1 1.0 2.6 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.4 Commodities less food ....................... 132.7 132.4 131.5 131.8 -3.2 2.4 -3.2 -2.7 -0.4 -3.0 Nondurables less food ....................... 134.7 134.3 133.1 133.3 -1.8 3.6 -5.7 -4.1 0.9 -4.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 139.7 139.2 137.3 137.6 -4.5 9.5 -8.4 -5.9 2.3 -7.2 Nondurables ................................. 146.5 145.9 145.5 145.5 0.6 2.5 -0.8 -2.7 1.5 -1.8 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 169.1 169.0 169.7 170.1 2.9 2.4 0.5 2.4 2.7 1.4 Services less medical care services ......... 173.4 173.4 174.1 174.5 3.1 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.2 Energy ...................................... 106.0 103.8 102.4 102.2 -8.1 9.9 -16.8 -13.6 0.5 -15.2 All items less energy ....................... 166.0 166.3 166.4 166.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.1 All items less food and energy ............. 168.0 168.4 168.5 169.1 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 142.1 142.4 142.0 142.5 -0.8 0.0 0.3 1.1 -0.4 0.7 Energy commodities ....................... 99.2 96.2 93.3 92.4 -15.2 18.0 -23.9 -24.7 0.0 -24.3 Services less energy services ............. 185.4 185.9 186.4 187.0 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.5 2.9 3.2 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng Apr.1998 from-- Mar.1998 from-- sched- ule Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. (1) 1998 1998 1998 1998 Apr. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 158.4 158.5 158.7 159.1 1.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 165.7 165.9 166.0 166.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 165.4 165.8 165.8 166.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.0 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 101.3 101.1 101.3 101.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 153.9 154.2 154.4 155.0 1.6 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 153.9 154.2 154.7 155.4 1.8 0.8 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.1 101.4 101.3 101.7 1.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.2 -0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 150.9 150.8 150.7 150.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 South urban ................................. M 155.8 155.7 156.0 156.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 154.4 154.3 154.7 155.1 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 101.2 101.1 101.3 101.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.6 158.0 158.2 159.1 1.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 West urban .................................. M 159.4 159.4 159.4 159.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 158.0 158.0 158.1 158.5 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.2 102.2 102.1 102.0 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 144.6 144.8 145.0 145.4 1.4 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 B/C (3).................................... M 101.3 101.3 101.4 101.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 D ......................................... M 156.7 156.8 156.8 157.3 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.0 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 157.3 157.4 158.3 159.0 2.4 1.0 0.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 155.1 155.0 155.1 155.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 167.7 168.2 168.2 168.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 169.3 - 169.3 - - - - 1.5 0.0 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 150.0 - 150.1 - - - - 1.8 0.1 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.2 - 152.8 - - - - - 0.4 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 100.8 - 101.3 - - - - 0.5 0.5 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 156.6 - 157.7 - 0.7 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 152.9 - 153.5 1.7 0.4 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 144.7 - 144.8 0.5 0.1 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 157.3 - 157.4 - 0.1 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 166.1 - 166.5 0.8 0.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 159.6 - 160.8 2.6 0.8 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 162.2 - 161.9 - -0.2 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted percent change importan- indexes to Item and group ce, Apr. 1998 from- December 1997 Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 Apr. Mar. 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 162.2 162.6 1.5 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 486.0 487.1 - - Food and beverages ........................ 17.465 160.0 160.1 1.9 .1 Food .................................... 15.886 159.6 159.6 1.9 .0 Food at home .......................... 9.964 160.1 160.0 1.6 -.1 Cereals and bakery products ......... 1.476 179.5 180.1 1.8 .3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... 2.921 147.0 146.4 -.9 -.4 Dairy products ...................... 1.218 148.8 148.6 2.0 -.1 Fruits and vegetables ............... 1.982 194.9 194.9 4.6 .0 Other food at home .................. 2.366 149.7 149.6 1.8 -.1 Sugar and sweets .................. .332 150.6 150.0 1.4 -.4 Fats and oils ..................... .241 142.2 140.8 -1.1 -1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............ .747 134.9 134.7 2.1 -.1 Other prepared food ............... 1.046 164.5 165.2 2.5 .4 Food away from home ................... 5.923 159.8 160.1 2.5 .2 Alcoholic beverages ..................... 1.578 164.8 164.9 1.6 .1 Housing ................................... 41.469 159.2 159.5 2.4 .2 Shelter ................................. 28.640 180.7 181.0 3.3 .2 Renters' costs (1)..................... 8.169 192.7 192.7 3.4 .0 Rent, residential ................... 5.810 170.3 170.7 3.1 .2 Other renters' costs ................ 2.359 239.1 237.9 4.3 -.5 Homeowners' costs (1).................. 20.269 185.5 185.9 3.2 .2 Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... 19.881 185.8 186.3 3.2 .3 Household insurance (1).............. .388 167.5 167.6 2.3 .1 Maintenance and repairs ............... .202 146.3 146.5 2.8 .1 Maintenance and repair services ..... .126 154.5 156.0 4.8 1.0 Maintenance and repair commodities .. .076 135.0 133.4 -.1 -1.2 Fuel and other utilities ................ 7.015 128.6 128.6 -.2 .0 Fuels ................................. 3.769 112.4 112.3 -2.6 -.1 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. .368 94.6 93.1 -8.8 -1.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ 3.401 119.3 119.4 -1.9 .1 Other utilities and public services ... 3.246 164.8 165.0 2.6 .1 Household furnishings and operation ..... 5.814 126.1 126.7 1.0 .5 Housefurnishings ...................... 3.232 110.3 111.1 .0 .7 Housekeeping supplies ................. 1.090 145.6 145.4 1.5 -.1 Housekeeping services ................. 1.492 154.3 154.9 2.5 .4 Apparel and upkeep ........................ 5.291 134.6 135.4 -.5 .6 Apparel commodities ..................... 4.748 130.8 131.6 -.8 .6 Men's and boys' apparel ............... 1.292 133.2 133.2 1.4 0.0 Women's and girls' apparel............. 2.072 128.5 129.4 -1.9 .7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ .182 124.2 126.9 -5.1 2.2 Footwear .............................. .719 127.2 128.3 -.8 .9 Other apparel commodities ............. .484 145.9 147.8 -.2 1.3 Apparel services ........................ .543 165.3 165.6 1.8 .2 Transportation ............................ 16.620 R141.4 141.6 -2.2 .1 Private transportation .................. 15.054 R137.4 137.5 -2.7 .1 New vehicles .......................... 4.829 144.4 144.3 -.6 -.1 New cars ............................ 3.842 141.7 141.6 -.7 -.1 Used cars ............................. 1.195 R147.2 148.0 -4.1 .5 Motor fuel ............................ 2.925 90.8 91.6 -13.6 .9 Gasoline ............................ - 90.3 91.1 -13.6 .9 Maintenance and repairs ............... 1.546 165.7 165.7 2.3 .0 Other private transportation .......... 4.560 179.5 179.2 1.1 -.2 Other private transportation commodities ............................. .574 104.0 103.3 -1.3 -.7 Other private transportation services ......................................... 3.986 197.4 197.3 1.4 -.1 Public transportation ................... 1.566 193.8 193.3 1.8 -.3 Medical care .............................. 7.426 239.9 240.6 2.9 .3 Medical care commodities ................ 1.280 218.5 220.0 2.2 .7 Medical care services ................... 6.145 244.8 245.4 3.1 .2 Professional medical services ......... 3.518 220.4 221.1 3.0 .3 Entertainment ............................. 4.339 164.6 164.7 1.5 0.1 Entertainment commodities ............... 1.924 144.5 144.3 .1 -.1 Entertainment services .................. 2.415 187.8 188.1 2.6 .2 Other goods and services .................. 7.390 232.0 234.4 5.3 1.0 Tobacco and smoking products ............ 1.688 254.1 263.7 8.4 3.8 Personal care ........................... 1.152 155.6 155.8 2.0 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. .589 147.6 147.6 2.1 .0 Personal care services ................ .564 164.6 165.1 1.9 .3 Personal and educational expenses ....... 4.550 268.0 268.5 4.9 .2 School books and supplies ............. .273 247.8 248.2 5.3 .2 Personal and educational services ..... 4.277 269.7 270.3 4.9 .2 Commodity and service group All items ................................... 100.000 162.2 162.6 1.5 .2 Commodities ............................... 42.255 141.6 142.1 -.1 .4 Food and beverages ...................... 17.465 160.0 160.1 1.9 .1 Commodities less food and beverages ..... 24.791 130.5 131.3 -1.4 .6 Nondurables less food and beverages ... 14.865 132.2 133.4 -1.8 .9 Apparel commodities ................. 4.748 130.8 131.6 -.8 .6 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. 10.117 136.0 137.4 -2.3 1.0 Durables .............................. 9.926 R128.3 128.4 -.9 .1 Services .................................. 57.745 183.0 183.2 2.7 .1 Rent of shelter (1)...................... 28.016 188.1 188.4 3.3 .2 Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... 8.687 144.7 145.0 .9 .2 Transportation services ................. 7.097 188.8 188.6 1.7 -.1 Medical care services ................... 6.145 244.8 245.4 3.1 .2 Other services .......................... 7.799 215.0 215.4 3.7 .2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.114 162.7 163.2 1.5 .3 All items less shelter ...................... 71.360 156.7 157.1 .8 .3 All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... 79.731 162.7 163.1 1.2 .2 All items less medical care ................. 92.574 157.9 158.2 1.4 .2 Commodities less food ....................... 26.369 132.0 132.7 -1.3 .5 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.443 134.3 135.3 -1.5 .7 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.695 138.1 139.2 -1.8 .8 Nondurables ................................. 32.329 146.3 146.9 .2 .4 Services less rent of shelter (1)............ 29.728 190.8 191.0 2.2 .1 Services less medical care services ......... 51.599 177.2 177.4 2.7 .1 Energy ...................................... 6.695 101.5 101.8 -7.5 0.3 All items less energy ....................... 93.305 170.1 170.5 2.2 .2 All items less food and energy ............ 77.419 172.7 173.2 2.2 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. 23.076 143.4 144.2 .5 .6 Energy commodities .................... 3.293 91.5 92.0 -13.0 .5 Services less energy services ........... 54.343 189.4 189.7 3.0 .2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... - $ .616 $ .615 - - 1967=$1.00 .............................. - $ .206 $ .205 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted percent change importan- indexes to Item and group ce, Apr. 1998 from- December 1997 Mar. Apr. 1998 1998 Apr. Mar. 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 158.8 159.2 1.3 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 473.0 474.3 - - Food and beverages ........................ 19.434 159.3 159.3 1.8 .0 Food .................................... 17.739 158.9 159.0 1.9 .1 Food at home .......................... 11.309 159.0 158.9 1.5 -.1 Cereals and bakery products ......... 1.689 179.1 179.7 1.8 .3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... 3.441 146.7 146.0 -.9 -.5 Dairy products ...................... 1.358 148.4 148.2 1.9 -.1 Fruits and vegetables ............... 2.100 193.4 193.4 4.4 .0 Other food at home .................. 2.722 149.0 149.0 1.8 .0 Sugar and sweets .................. .376 150.6 149.9 1.4 -.5 Fats and oils ..................... .277 141.7 140.4 -1.2 -.9 Nonalcoholic beverages ............ .863 133.7 133.4 1.8 -.2 Other prepared food ............... 1.206 164.4 165.2 2.6 .5 Food away from home ................... 6.430 159.9 160.2 2.6 .2 Alcoholic beverages ..................... 1.695 163.8 163.9 1.4 .1 Housing ................................... 39.037 155.6 155.9 2.3 .2 Shelter ................................. 26.305 175.2 175.6 3.2 .2 Renters' costs (1)..................... 8.250 167.1 167.4 3.5 .2 Rent, residential ................... 6.686 169.9 170.4 3.1 .3 Other renters' costs ................ 1.564 237.7 237.8 4.8 .0 Homeowners' costs (1).................. 17.864 169.1 169.4 3.1 .2 Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... 17.538 169.4 169.8 3.2 .2 Household insurance (1).............. .327 152.0 152.1 2.4 .1 Maintenance and repairs ............... .191 144.1 144.2 2.3 .1 Maintenance and repair services ..... .107 155.5 156.9 4.0 .9 Maintenance and repair commodities .. .084 129.7 128.4 .2 -1.0 Fuel and other utilities ................ 7.274 128.5 128.5 -.1 .0 Fuels ................................. 3.875 111.8 111.7 -2.6 -.1 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. .338 94.5 93.1 -8.5 -1.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ 3.537 118.8 118.8 -2.0 .0 Other utilities and public services ... 3.399 165.8 166.0 2.8 .1 Household furnishings and operation ..... 5.458 124.5 125.1 .9 .5 Housefurnishings ...................... 3.171 109.0 109.8 .1 .7 Housekeeping supplies ................. 1.130 146.4 146.1 1.5 -.2 Housekeeping services ................. 1.157 157.3 157.9 2.7 .4 Apparel and upkeep ........................ 5.311 132.8 133.8 -1.3 .8 Apparel commodities ..................... 4.801 129.2 130.3 -1.5 0.9 Men's and boys' apparel ............... 1.298 132.7 132.4 1.0 -.2 Women's and girls' apparel............. 2.019 126.0 127.4 -2.5 1.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ .233 124.9 127.9 -5.2 2.4 Footwear .............................. .800 127.7 129.1 -.9 1.1 Other apparel commodities ............. .450 142.7 144.8 -3.0 1.5 Apparel services ........................ .510 164.4 164.6 1.8 .1 Transportation ............................ 18.597 R140.0 140.3 -2.7 .2 Private transportation .................. 17.389 R137.2 137.5 -3.0 .2 New vehicles .......................... 4.781 145.6 145.5 -.6 -.1 New cars ............................ 3.439 141.2 141.1 -.8 -.1 Used cars ............................. 2.179 R148.8 149.6 -3.9 .5 Motor fuel ............................ 3.608 90.9 91.8 -13.3 1.0 Gasoline ............................ - 90.4 91.3 -13.4 1.0 Maintenance and repairs ............... 1.634 166.7 166.8 2.4 .1 Other private transportation .......... 5.188 174.7 174.4 .9 -.2 Other private transportation commodities ............................. .727 103.3 102.6 -1.1 -.7 Other private transportation services ......................................... 4.460 192.9 192.8 1.3 -.1 Public transportation ................... 1.208 190.3 190.1 1.8 -.1 Medical care .............................. 6.331 239.3 239.9 2.9 .3 Medical care commodities ................ 1.054 215.8 217.3 2.4 .7 Medical care services ................... 5.276 244.5 245.0 3.0 .2 Professional medical services ......... 3.020 221.9 222.5 3.0 .3 Entertainment ............................. 4.006 161.8 161.9 1.4 0.1 Entertainment commodities ............... 2.005 143.0 142.9 -.1 -.1 Entertainment services .................. 2.001 188.3 188.7 2.8 .2 Other goods and services .................. 7.285 229.1 232.1 5.6 1.3 Tobacco and smoking products ............ 2.237 254.0 263.6 8.6 3.8 Personal care ........................... 1.116 155.6 155.7 2.0 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. .612 148.4 148.4 2.1 .0 Personal care services ................ .504 164.9 165.3 2.0 .2 Personal and educational expenses ....... 3.932 263.6 264.2 4.9 .2 School books and supplies ............. .241 250.0 250.4 5.5 .2 Personal and educational services ..... 3.692 265.0 265.6 4.9 .2 Commodity and service group All items ................................... 100.000 158.8 159.2 1.3 .3 Commodities ............................... 46.401 141.2 141.8 -.3 .4 Food and beverages ...................... 19.434 159.3 159.3 1.8 .0 Commodities less food and beverages ..... 26.967 130.2 131.1 -1.7 .7 Nondurables less food and beverages ... 15.915 131.3 132.7 -2.1 1.1 Apparel commodities ................. 4.801 129.2 130.3 -1.5 .9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. 11.114 135.3 136.8 -2.5 1.1 Durables .............................. 11.052 R127.6 127.9 -1.1 .2 Services .................................. 53.599 179.7 180.0 2.7 .2 Rent of shelter (1)...................... 25.761 168.7 169.1 3.3 .2 Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... 8.554 132.9 133.0 .8 .1 Transportation services ................. 7.302 185.9 185.8 1.6 -.1 Medical care services ................... 5.276 244.5 245.0 3.0 .2 Other services .......................... 6.706 211.9 212.4 3.8 .2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 82.261 158.6 159.2 1.2 .4 All items less shelter ...................... 73.695 154.3 154.8 .7 .3 All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... 82.136 148.5 149.0 .9 .3 All items less medical care ................. 93.669 155.0 155.4 1.2 .3 Commodities less food ....................... 28.662 131.5 132.5 -1.6 .8 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.610 133.3 134.6 -1.8 1.0 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.809 137.3 138.6 -2.0 .9 Nondurables ................................. 35.349 145.7 146.3 -.1 .4 Services less rent of shelter (1)............ 27.838 169.8 169.9 2.1 .1 Services less medical care services ......... 48.322 174.2 174.5 2.6 0.2 Energy ...................................... 7.483 100.6 101.0 -7.8 .4 All items less energy ....................... 92.517 166.7 167.2 2.0 .3 All items less food and energy ............ 74.778 168.8 169.4 2.1 .4 Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. 24.717 142.5 143.5 .3 .7 Energy commodities .................... 3.946 91.5 92.2 -12.9 .8 Services less energy services ........... 50.062 186.4 186.8 3.0 .2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... - $ .630 $ .628 - - 1967=$1.00 .............................. - $ .211 $ .211 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. R Revised. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Prici- Indexes Percent change to ng Apr.1998 from-- Area sched- ule (1) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 161.6 162.0 162.2 162.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... M 162.5 163.0 163.8 164.7 1.4 1.0 .5 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... M 161.0 161.2 161.3 161.7 .4 .3 .2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 172.1 172.8 173.1 173.1 .6 .2 .0 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. 1 171.0 - 171.2 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. 1 158.0 - 157.9 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.2 - 153.3 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... 2 - 158.7 - 159.3 - .4 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 146.5 - 146.4 - -.1 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 160.6 - 160.1 - -.3 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 - 167.4 - 167.1 - -.2 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 163.5 - 164.8 - .8 - Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. M 168.8 169.2 169.3 169.5 .4 .2 .1 Midwest urban (2)............................ M 157.6 158.1 158.4 159.1 1.0 .6 .4 South urban ................................. M 157.7 157.9 158.5 158.9 .8 .6 .3 West urban .................................. M 163.0 163.3 163.3 163.6 .4 .2 .2 Population size classes A (3)........................................ M 146.0 146.4 146.6 147.0 .7 .4 .3 D ........................................... M 157.9 158.0 158.2 158.7 .5 .4 .3 Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... M 169.5 170.1 170.2 170.2 .4 .1 .0 Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... M 158.3 158.8 159.3 160.0 1.1 .8 .4 South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 156.7 156.8 157.6 157.8 .7 .6 .1 West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 163.2 163.6 163.7 164.2 .6 .4 .3 Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 153.0 153.1 153.3 153.5 .3 .3 .1 South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 157.7 158.0 158.4 159.1 .9 .7 .4 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Prici- Indexes Percent change to ng Apr.1998 from-- Area sched- ule (1) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 158.4 158.7 158.8 159.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... M 156.8 157.2 157.9 158.7 1.2 1.0 .5 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... M 155.1 155.2 155.1 155.6 .3 .3 .3 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 167.7 168.3 168.5 168.6 .5 .2 .1 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. 1 169.5 - 169.5 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. 1 149.9 - 149.7 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.2 - 152.5 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... 2 - 153.0 - 153.8 - .5 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 145.1 - 145.0 - -.1 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 157.8 - 157.3 - -.3 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 - 166.3 - 166.0 - -.2 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 160.1 - 161.2 - .7 - Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. M 165.8 166.1 166.1 166.3 .3 .1 .1 Midwest urban (2)............................ M 153.9 154.3 154.5 155.2 .8 .6 .5 South urban ................................. M 155.8 155.8 156.2 156.6 .5 .5 .3 West urban .................................. M 159.3 159.4 159.3 159.7 .3 .2 .3 Population size classes A (3)........................................ M 144.6 144.8 145.0 145.4 .6 .4 .3 D ........................................... M 156.8 156.8 156.9 157.4 .4 .4 .3 Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... M 165.4 165.9 165.8 166.0 .4 .1 .1 Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... M 153.7 154.2 154.5 155.3 1.0 .7 .5 South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 154.4 154.3 154.8 155.1 .5 .5 .2 West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 157.9 158.1 158.0 158.5 .4 .3 .3 Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 151.0 151.0 151.0 151.1 .1 .1 .1 South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 157.7 158.0 158.3 159.2 1.0 .8 .6 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.