TEXT Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-96-225 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 Wednesday, June 12, 1996 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to a level of 156.6 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May 1996 CPI-W level of 154.0 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in May 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in May, following increases of 0.4 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The energy index registered its sixth consecutive increase--up 1.1 percent in May--after declining throughout most of 1995, and accounted for about one-fourth of the May advance in the overall CPI-U. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 1.8 percent in May and the index for energy services rose 0.1 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent in May. The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose sharply in March and April, declined 0.8 percent in May, offsetting increases in the other major grocery store food groups. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent after increasing 0.1 percent in April, reflecting increases in the indexes for apparel and upkeep, entertainment, telephone services, and tobacco products, each of which had declined in April. 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 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '96 May '96 All Items .1 .2 .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 4.5 2.9 Food and beverages .0 .1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 4.0 2.6 Housing .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 2.9 3.0 Apparel and upkeep .0 .1 .7 -.9 .6 -.4 .1 1.2 .2 Transportation -.4 .1 .7 .5 .7 1.1 .7 10.6 2.9 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 3.4 3.7 Entertainment .4 .4 .3 .8 .1 -.1 .4 1.8 3.4 Other goods and services .4 .2 .2 .4 .4 .3 .4 4.6 4.5 Special Indexes: Energy -.9 1.1 1.9 .4 1.4 3.2 1.1 25.4 6.2 Food .0 .1 .1 .1 .6 .3 .1 4.0 2.5 All items less food and energy .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 2.7 2.7 During the first 5 months of 1996, the CPI-U rose at a 4.1 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.5 percent increase for all of 1995. Energy costs, which declined last year, have increased at a 21.0 percent rate, with petroleum-based energy advancing at a 40.8 SAAR. The food index has risen at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the first 5 months. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the first 5 months of 1996, the same rate as the increase for all of 1995. The food and beverage index rose 0.1 percent in May. The index for grocery store foods, which increased 0.3 percent in April, was unchanged in May. A decline in the index for fruit and vegetable prices--down 0.8 percent--offset increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The index for fresh fruits decreased 1.6 percent, and the index for fresh vegetables declined 2.6 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit prices rose 0.8 percent, while fresh vegetable prices fell 9.2 percent.) Partially offsetting these declines, the index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 1.9 percent. Among the other major grocery store foods, the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for dairy products rose 0.6 and 0.5 percent, respectively; the indexes for other food at home and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs each increased 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the index for beef declined for the sixth consecutive month--down 1.7 percent in May--and, coupled with a 1.8 percent decline in the index for eggs, largely offset increases in the indexes for pork, poultry, and for fish and seafood. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent in May. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in May, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. Declines in the indexes for household fuels and household furnishings and operation were responsible for the slightly smaller increase. The index for household fuels, which rose 1.6 percent in April, declined 0.1 percent in May. The index for electricity decreased 1.2 percent and the index for fuel oil fell 2.1 percent, more than offsetting a 3.1 percent rise in the index for natural gas. The index for household furnishings and operation fell 0.2 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Shelter costs advanced 0.2 percent in May, the same as in each of the three preceding months. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.2 percent, homeowners' costs increased 0.3 percent, and maintenance and repair costs rose 0.6 percent. The index for other utilities and public services, which declined 0.6 percent in April, rose 1.0 percent in May, reflecting an increase in the index for telephone services. Charges for local telephone calls increased 2.2 percent in May, following a 2.4 percent drop in April; these movements were largely attributable to a one-time refund in the New York area in April and the subsequent return to the regular rate in May. The transportation index advanced 0.7 percent in May. The index for motor fuels increased 2.3 percent and accounted for about two-thirds of the overall transportation increase. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for gasoline rose 4.7 percent in May, including the quality adjustment to account for the mandated changes to gasoline in California. For more details of this change, see the note on page 4.) Since beginning its upward movement in December, the index for gasoline has risen 18.2 percent. Despite the sharp increases since November, gasoline prices as of May were still 4.3 percent below their peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs continued their pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1996 models. The indexes for new car prices and for automobile finance charges increased 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively, in May. The index for used cars declined 0.9 percent. The index for public transportation increased 2.0 percent, reflecting a 2.3 percent increase in airline fares. The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined 0.4 percent in April, increased 0.1 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.9 percent, largely reflecting declines in women's and girls' clothing.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 3.7 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent in May. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.4 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs, which fell 0.1 percent in April, increased 0.4 percent in May. The index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.0 percent, more than offsetting a decline in the index for sporting goods and equipment. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.4 percent in May, following an increase of 0.3 percent in April. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which fell 0.2 percent in April, increased 0.5 percent in May, accounting for the slightly larger rise in this major group. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in May. 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 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '96 May '96 All Items .1 .2 .4 .2 .5 .4 .3 4.8 2.9 Food and beverages .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 3.8 2.6 Housing .1 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 3.3 3.0 Apparel and upkeep -.2 .2 .7 -.7 .6 -.2 .2 2.5 .8 Transportation -.3 .4 .9 .3 .9 1.1 .6 10.6 3.1 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 3.4 3.7 Entertainment .4 .3 .4 .8 .0 -.1 .4 1.3 3.3 Other goods and services .4 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .4 4.3 4.3 Special Indexes: Energy -.8 1.0 2.1 .2 1.8 3.3 1.1 27.8 6.4 Food .0 .2 .1 .1 .6 .3 .1 3.8 2.6 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 2.8 2.7 Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Tuesday, July 16, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Quality Adjustment for Gasoline An adjustment for a change in the quality of gasoline has been made in the May CPI to account for the effects of the mandated changes to gasoline in California associated with the requirements established by the California Air Resources Board. This adjustment affects about 90 percent of the gasoline price quotations collected for the month of May in the State of California. The remainder of these price quotations will reflect the quality adjustment in the June CPI. Without quality adjustment, the May CPI-U gasoline component would have risen approximately 0.9 percentage point more than the published increase of 2.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the increase would have been 0.9 percentage point higher than the 4.7 percent rise.) For more details, see "Gasoline Quality Adjustments Resulting from New California Requirements" in the May 1996 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. 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) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Apr. May May 1996 from- Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to 1995 1996 1996 May 1995 Apr. 1996 Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 156.3 156.6 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 468.2 469.0 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.332 152.7 152.5 2.6 -.1 .5 .3 .1 Food ................................... 15.766 152.3 152.0 2.5 -.2 .6 .3 .1 Food at home ......................... 9.880 153.3 152.6 2.6 -.5 .9 .3 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.473 173.3 173.6 4.2 .2 .5 .2 .6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.936 141.8 141.2 2.8 -.4 -.2 -.2 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.169 137.0 137.6 3.6 .4 -.2 .4 .5 Fruits and vegetables .............. 1.936 188.4 184.1 1.7 -2.3 4.0 1.0 -.8 Other food at home ................. 2.365 142.8 142.9 1.5 .1 .5 .4 .1 Sugar and sweets ................. .327 142.2 143.5 4.5 .9 .4 -.1 .8 Fats and oils .................... .248 139.9 140.0 2.1 .1 .5 -.2 .3 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .763 129.9 129.3 -1.8 -.5 .3 .5 -.4 Other prepared food .............. 1.027 155.3 155.6 2.8 .2 .7 .6 .1 Food away from home .................. 5.886 151.6 152.0 2.3 .3 .1 .3 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.566 157.9 158.3 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .3 Housing .................................. 41.346 151.8 152.0 3.0 .1 .3 .3 .2 Shelter ................................ 28.289 170.1 170.1 3.2 .0 .2 .2 .2 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.988 179.7 178.9 3.0 -.4 .3 .2 .2 Rent, residential .................. 5.762 160.9 161.2 2.5 .2 .1 .2 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 2.227 216.1 211.8 4.1 -2.0 .9 .4 -.3 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 20.102 175.3 175.6 3.3 .2 .2 .2 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.716 175.6 175.9 3.3 .2 .2 .3 .3 Household insurance 1/ ............. .386 159.4 159.5 1.3 .1 .3 .3 .1 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .199 138.0 138.8 3.1 .6 .4 .4 .6 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .122 143.8 144.7 3.8 .6 .6 .0 .6 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .077 130.0 130.9 2.2 .7 .2 .8 .7 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.014 125.4 126.7 3.4 1.0 .2 .6 .3 Fuels ................................ 3.792 112.9 114.0 3.8 1.0 -.3 1.6 -.1 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .356 102.1 99.6 12.8 -2.4 2.2 3.5 -1.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.436 118.9 120.6 2.9 1.4 -.6 1.4 .1 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.222 155.4 156.9 3.0 1.0 1.0 -.6 1.0 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.043 124.8 124.4 1.4 -.3 .2 .1 -.2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.445 111.9 111.2 .2 -.6 .0 .3 -.5 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.116 141.4 141.0 3.4 -.3 .9 .0 -.4 Housekeeping services ................ 1.482 146.6 147.3 2.8 .5 .2 .1 .5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.516 134.9 133.7 .2 -.9 .6 -.4 .1 Apparel commodities .................... 4.967 131.7 130.4 .2 -1.0 .6 -.4 .0 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.303 129.0 129.5 1.3 .4 .8 -.4 .1 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.195 130.2 127.7 -1.5 -1.9 .2 -.3 .2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .195 133.7 130.4 5.5 -2.5 -.8 .3 -2.5 Footwear ............................. .732 128.2 128.3 1.3 .1 .8 -.7 .2 Other apparel commodities ............ .542 153.5 151.7 .9 -1.2 2.1 -.8 -.3 Apparel services 2/ .................... .550 158.8 159.4 1.1 .4 .3 -.1 .4 Transportation ........................... 16.953 143.1 144.4 2.9 .9 .7 1.1 .7 Private transportation ................. 15.430 140.3 141.7 3.1 1.0 .8 1.1 .6 New vehicles ......................... 5.027 143.5 143.4 1.6 -.1 .1 .1 .2 New cars ........................... 4.015 141.3 141.2 1.4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Used cars ............................ 1.342 157.4 157.6 -.1 .1 .8 -1.3 -.9 Motor fuel ........................... 2.908 108.6 113.6 9.0 4.6 3.6 5.4 2.3 Gasoline ........................... - 108.2 113.3 8.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 2.5 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.535 157.2 157.5 2.4 .2 .2 .1 .3 Other private transportation ......... 4.618 173.0 173.1 1.5 .1 -.3 .5 .2 Other private transportation commodities .................... .608 105.1 104.9 .2 -.2 .1 -.1 -.2 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.010 189.0 189.1 1.7 .1 -.4 .5 .3 Public transportation .................. 1.523 179.3 180.2 2.0 .5 .2 1.0 2.0 Medical care ............................. 7.362 227.0 227.4 3.7 .2 .3 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.282 209.6 209.7 3.1 .0 .2 .4 .2 Medical care services .................. 6.081 231.1 231.6 3.9 .2 .3 .2 .3 Professional medical services ........ 3.465 207.0 207.7 3.7 .3 .2 .3 .3 Entertainment ............................ 4.367 158.6 158.8 3.4 .1 .1 -.1 .4 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.975 142.8 142.8 3.4 .0 .1 -.1 .2 Entertainment services ................. 2.392 177.2 177.6 3.4 .2 .0 .0 .6 Other goods and services ................. 7.123 213.3 214.1 4.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.610 230.5 233.1 3.5 1.1 .7 -.2 .5 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.170 149.7 150.3 2.5 .4 .1 .2 .4 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .613 144.2 145.3 1.7 .8 -.1 .1 .8 Personal care services 2/ ............ .557 155.7 155.8 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.342 244.6 244.8 5.4 .1 .5 .4 .4 School books and supplies ............ .258 225.5 224.7 5.9 -.4 .6 .4 .1 Personal and educational services .... 4.084 246.3 246.6 5.4 .1 .4 .4 .4 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 156.3 156.6 2.9 .2 .4 .4 .3 Commodities .............................. 42.916 140.2 140.4 2.6 .1 .7 .5 .1 Food and beverages ..................... 17.332 152.7 152.5 2.6 -.1 .5 .3 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 25.584 132.5 133.0 2.5 .4 .8 .7 .2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.075 134.7 135.6 3.7 .7 1.1 .9 .4 Apparel commodities ................ 4.967 131.7 130.4 .2 -1.0 .6 -.4 .0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.108 139.3 141.4 5.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 .6 Durables ............................. 10.509 129.5 129.3 .9 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 Services ................................. 57.084 172.7 173.1 3.2 .2 .2 .3 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 27.671 177.0 177.0 3.2 .0 .3 .2 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.681 139.6 141.0 2.8 1.0 .2 .4 .7 Transportation services ................ 7.068 179.0 179.3 1.9 .2 -.1 .6 .6 Medical care services .................. 6.081 231.1 231.6 3.9 .2 .3 .2 .3 Other services ......................... 7.583 199.5 199.9 4.3 .2 .3 .3 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.234 157.0 157.4 2.9 .3 .4 .4 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 71.711 152.4 152.8 2.8 .3 .5 .5 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 79.898 157.5 157.8 2.9 .2 .4 .4 .3 All items less medical care ................ 92.638 152.3 152.6 2.8 .2 .4 .4 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 27.150 133.5 134.0 2.6 .4 .8 .6 .2 Nondurables less food ...................... 16.641 136.0 136.8 3.6 .6 1.0 .9 .4 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 11.674 140.1 142.0 5.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 .5 Nondurables ................................ 32.407 143.9 144.2 3.1 .2 .8 .6 .3 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.414 180.6 181.4 3.2 .4 .1 .3 .4 Services less medical care services ........ 51.004 167.3 167.7 3.1 .2 .2 .3 .3 Energy ..................................... 6.700 110.0 112.9 6.2 2.6 1.4 3.2 1.1 All items less energy ...................... 93.300 162.5 162.5 2.7 .0 .3 .2 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 77.534 165.0 165.1 2.7 .1 .3 .1 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 23.885 142.0 141.7 1.5 -.2 .4 -.1 .0 Energy commodities ................... 3.264 108.1 112.3 9.5 3.9 3.5 5.2 1.8 Services less energy services .......... 53.648 178.2 178.4 3.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.640 $.639 -2.7 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .214 .213 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Feb. Mar. Apr. May Aug. Nov. Feb. May Nov. May 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.5 2.1 3.8 Food and beverages ......................... 150.9 151.7 152.2 152.4 1.9 2.7 1.6 4.0 2.3 2.8 Food ..................................... 150.5 151.4 151.9 152.0 1.9 2.7 1.3 4.0 2.3 2.7 Food at home ........................... 150.5 151.9 152.4 152.4 1.6 3.3 .5 5.1 2.4 2.8 Cereals and bakery products .......... 171.7 172.5 172.8 173.8 3.4 4.4 4.3 5.0 3.9 4.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 142.1 141.8 141.5 141.6 3.8 7.7 1.7 -1.4 5.7 .1 Dairy products ....................... 136.8 136.5 137.1 137.8 -.3 3.7 8.3 3.0 1.7 5.6 Fruits and vegetables ................ 174.9 181.9 183.7 182.2 -2.0 -.4 -6.8 17.8 -1.2 4.8 Other food at home ................... 141.2 141.9 142.5 142.6 2.0 -.3 .3 4.0 .9 2.1 Sugar and sweets ................... 141.5 142.1 142.0 143.1 4.2 2.3 7.1 4.6 3.2 5.8 Fats and oils ...................... 139.0 139.7 139.4 139.8 2.4 3.5 .6 2.3 2.9 1.4 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 128.6 129.0 129.7 129.2 .9 -3.6 -6.3 1.9 -1.4 -2.3 Other prepared food ................ 153.1 154.2 155.2 155.3 2.4 .5 2.9 5.9 1.5 4.4 Food away from home .................... 151.1 151.2 151.6 152.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 156.7 157.1 157.5 158.0 2.4 2.1 3.7 3.4 2.2 3.5 Housing .................................... 151.1 151.5 151.9 152.2 3.0 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 Shelter .................................. 168.9 169.3 169.7 170.1 2.9 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 177.1 177.7 178.1 178.4 2.1 3.0 4.2 3.0 2.6 3.6 Rent, residential .................... 160.4 160.6 160.9 161.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 Other renters' costs ................. 210.7 212.5 213.3 212.7 1.6 4.2 6.9 3.9 2.9 5.4 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 174.6 175.0 175.4 175.9 3.3 4.0 2.8 3.0 3.7 2.9 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 175.0 175.3 175.8 176.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 Household insurance 1/ ............... 158.8 159.3 159.7 159.8 1.0 -1.0 2.8 2.5 .0 2.7 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 137.0 137.5 138.0 138.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 5.4 2.4 3.9 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 143.0 143.8 143.8 144.7 2.6 4.3 3.4 4.8 3.5 4.1 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 128.8 129.0 130.0 130.9 2.2 -.3 .3 6.7 .9 3.4 Fuel and other utilities ................. 125.7 126.0 126.8 127.2 4.0 .0 4.9 4.9 2.0 4.9 Fuels .................................. 112.8 112.5 114.3 114.2 5.6 -1.1 5.9 5.1 2.2 5.5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 95.7 97.8 101.2 99.4 2.3 -3.6 41.1 16.4 -.7 28.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 119.9 119.2 120.9 121.0 5.9 -.7 2.7 3.7 2.6 3.2 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 154.9 156.4 155.4 156.9 2.1 1.3 3.4 5.3 1.7 4.3 Household furnishings and operation ...... 124.1 124.4 124.5 124.3 2.6 1.3 1.3 .6 2.0 1.0 Housefurnishings ....................... 111.4 111.4 111.7 111.1 2.2 -1.1 1.1 -1.1 .5 .0 Housekeeping supplies .................. 140.2 141.4 141.4 140.8 5.7 4.7 1.4 1.7 5.2 1.6 Housekeeping services .................. 146.0 146.3 146.5 147.3 2.0 3.9 1.9 3.6 3.0 2.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 131.9 132.7 132.2 132.3 .3 .3 -.6 1.2 .3 .3 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.4 129.2 128.7 128.7 .3 .3 -.9 .9 .3 .0 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 127.6 128.6 128.1 128.2 -2.5 .3 5.2 1.9 -1.1 3.5 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 125.3 125.6 125.2 125.5 -2.2 1.0 -4.9 .6 -.6 -2.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 134.4 133.3 133.7 130.4 15.0 5.4 15.3 -11.4 10.1 1.1 Footwear ............................... 126.4 127.4 126.5 126.7 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.3 Other apparel commodities .............. 149.8 153.0 151.8 151.3 12.6 -6.3 -5.2 4.1 2.7 -.7 Apparel services 2/....................... 158.5 158.9 158.8 159.4 -1.0 -.3 3.3 2.3 -.6 2.8 Transportation ............................. 140.7 141.7 143.3 144.3 -2.0 -1.7 5.3 10.6 -1.8 7.9 Private transportation ................... 138.1 139.2 140.8 141.6 -2.3 -1.7 6.3 10.5 -2.0 8.4 New vehicles ........................... 142.5 142.7 142.9 143.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.8 New cars ............................. 140.4 140.6 140.7 140.8 .9 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.4 Used cars .............................. 159.8 161.1 159.0 157.6 -4.2 1.0 9.0 -5.4 -1.6 1.5 Motor fuel ............................. 101.0 104.6 110.3 112.8 -15.3 -14.8 25.6 55.6 -15.0 39.8 Gasoline ............................. 100.6 104.3 109.8 112.5 -16.6 -14.1 24.7 56.4 -15.4 39.6 Maintenance and repairs ................ 156.6 156.9 157.1 157.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 Other private transportation ........... 172.3 171.7 172.5 172.9 1.9 2.1 .7 1.4 2.0 1.0 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 105.1 105.2 105.1 104.9 1.9 -.8 .4 -.8 .6 -.2 Other private transportation services ......................... 188.3 187.6 188.6 189.1 2.0 2.4 .9 1.7 2.2 1.3 Public transportation .................... 175.2 175.6 177.3 180.8 4.1 -2.9 -5.7 13.4 .6 3.4 Medical care ............................... 225.8 226.4 227.0 227.7 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.5 Medical care commodities ................. 208.1 208.5 209.4 209.9 2.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.7 3.5 Medical care services .................... 229.7 230.3 230.8 231.6 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 4.2 3.5 Professional medical services .......... 205.6 206.1 206.8 207.5 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 Entertainment .............................. 158.1 158.3 158.2 158.8 2.6 3.7 5.8 1.8 3.2 3.8 Entertainment commodities ................ 142.5 142.7 142.5 142.8 3.2 3.8 6.1 .8 3.5 3.4 Entertainment services ................... 176.6 176.6 176.6 177.6 1.9 3.8 5.6 2.3 2.8 3.9 Other goods and services ................... 213.1 214.0 214.6 215.5 5.1 4.7 3.6 4.6 4.9 4.1 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 229.4 231.1 230.7 231.9 5.1 4.8 -.5 4.4 5.0 1.9 Personal care 2/ ......................... 149.3 149.4 149.7 150.3 1.9 4.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 1.9 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 144.1 144.0 144.2 145.3 .8 4.5 -1.9 3.4 2.7 .7 Personal care services 2/ .............. 155.2 155.3 155.7 155.8 3.0 4.8 4.5 1.6 3.9 3.0 Personal and educational expenses ........ 243.7 244.8 245.8 246.8 6.1 4.4 6.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 School books and supplies .............. 222.9 224.3 225.2 225.4 2.8 8.9 7.3 4.6 5.8 5.9 Personal and educational services ...... 245.1 246.2 247.3 248.3 6.3 4.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.5 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.5 2.1 3.8 Commodities ................................ 138.1 139.1 139.8 140.0 .3 .9 3.3 5.6 .6 4.4 Food and beverages ....................... 150.9 151.7 152.2 152.4 1.9 2.7 1.6 4.0 2.3 2.8 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 130.3 131.3 132.2 132.5 -.6 -.3 4.4 6.9 -.5 5.7 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 131.5 132.9 134.1 134.7 -1.2 -.9 7.3 10.1 -1.1 8.7 Apparel commodities .................. 128.4 129.2 128.7 128.7 .3 .3 -.9 .9 .3 .0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 135.8 138.0 140.2 141.0 -2.4 -2.7 12.0 16.2 -2.5 14.1 Durables ............................... 129.2 129.5 129.4 129.2 .3 1.3 2.2 .0 .8 1.1 Services ................................... 172.1 172.4 172.9 173.5 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 176.0 176.5 176.8 177.3 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 140.0 140.3 140.8 141.8 3.2 1.2 2.3 5.2 2.2 3.8 Transportation services .................. 177.5 177.3 178.3 179.4 2.5 1.1 -.2 4.4 1.8 2.0 Medical care services .................... 229.7 230.3 230.8 231.6 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.3 4.2 3.5 Other services ........................... 199.4 199.9 200.4 201.2 4.0 3.7 5.6 3.7 3.9 4.6 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 155.7 156.3 156.9 157.4 2.1 1.8 3.7 4.4 2.0 4.1 All items less shelter ....................... 150.8 151.5 152.2 152.7 1.6 1.6 3.0 5.1 1.6 4.0 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 155.9 156.6 157.3 157.7 1.8 1.6 3.1 4.7 1.7 3.9 All items less medical care .................. 150.8 151.4 152.0 152.5 1.9 1.9 3.2 4.6 1.9 3.9 Commodities less food ........................ 131.5 132.5 133.3 133.6 -.3 -.3 4.4 6.5 -.3 5.5 Nondurables less food ........................ 132.9 134.2 135.4 136.0 -1.2 -.9 7.2 9.7 -1.1 8.4 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 136.8 138.6 140.6 141.3 -1.2 -.9 8.9 13.8 -1.0 11.4 Nondurables .................................. 141.4 142.5 143.3 143.7 .9 .9 4.4 6.7 .9 5.5 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 180.2 180.4 181.0 181.8 3.4 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.4 Services less medical care services .......... 166.6 167.0 167.5 168.0 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.3 Energy ....................................... 106.5 108.0 111.5 112.7 -4.1 -7.4 14.3 25.4 -5.8 19.7 All items less energy ........................ 161.5 162.0 162.3 162.7 2.5 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.8 All items less food and energy ............. 164.2 164.7 164.9 165.3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 140.8 141.3 141.2 141.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.4 Energy commodities ..................... 100.5 104.0 109.4 111.4 -13.8 -13.5 26.8 51.0 -13.6 38.4 Services less energy services ............ 177.3 177.7 178.2 178.8 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.2 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Apr. May May 1996 from- Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to 1995 1996 1996 May 1995 Apr. 1996 Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 153.6 154.0 2.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 457.6 458.7 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.262 152.2 151.9 2.6 -.2 .5 .3 .1 Food ................................... 17.581 151.7 151.5 2.6 -.1 .6 .3 .1 Food at home ......................... 11.206 152.4 151.7 2.6 -.5 .9 .3 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.682 173.0 173.3 4.2 .2 .4 .2 .6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.453 141.5 140.8 2.8 -.5 -.2 -.1 .0 Dairy products ..................... 1.300 136.8 137.4 3.7 .4 -.1 .4 .6 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.052 187.7 183.5 2.1 -2.2 4.5 .8 -1.0 Other food at home ................. 2.719 142.4 142.5 1.5 .1 .5 .4 .0 Sugar and sweets ................. .369 142.2 143.5 4.5 .9 .6 -.1 .7 Fats and oils .................... .285 139.7 139.7 2.0 .0 .4 -.2 .1 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .885 129.4 128.8 -1.7 -.5 .3 .6 -.4 Other prepared food .............. 1.180 155.1 155.4 2.9 .2 .6 .6 .0 Food away from home .................. 6.374 151.6 152.0 2.4 .3 .1 .3 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.681 157.3 157.6 2.7 .2 .3 .2 .3 Housing .................................. 38.888 148.6 148.9 3.0 .2 .3 .3 .2 Shelter ................................ 25.976 165.2 165.3 3.1 .1 .3 .2 .2 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.091 156.6 156.4 2.9 -.1 .3 .2 .2 Rent, residential .................. 6.616 160.6 160.9 2.5 .2 .1 .2 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 1.475 215.6 212.0 4.0 -1.7 .9 .1 -.1 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.695 159.8 160.1 3.2 .2 .3 .3 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.366 160.1 160.4 3.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 Household insurance 1/ ............. .329 146.0 146.1 1.0 .1 .1 .2 .1 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .189 136.8 137.5 2.5 .5 .4 .4 .5 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .105 145.9 146.8 3.2 .6 .6 .1 .6 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 125.0 125.5 1.9 .4 .2 .7 .4 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.247 125.2 126.3 3.5 .9 .5 .6 .2 Fuels ................................ 3.887 112.3 113.4 3.9 1.0 .0 1.5 -.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .327 101.6 99.1 12.4 -2.5 2.1 3.2 -1.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.560 118.5 120.0 3.2 1.3 -.2 1.4 -.2 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.360 156.1 157.5 3.1 .9 1.0 -.6 .9 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.666 123.4 123.0 1.2 -.3 .2 .1 -.2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.367 110.5 109.8 .0 -.6 .1 .1 -.5 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.149 141.7 141.3 3.4 -.3 .7 .0 -.4 Housekeeping services ................ 1.150 149.7 150.1 2.7 .3 .1 .3 .4 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.533 134.2 133.2 .8 -.7 .6 -.2 .2 Apparel commodities .................... 5.017 131.2 130.1 .8 -.8 .6 -.1 .1 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.310 128.6 129.2 1.1 .5 .9 -.4 .0 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.148 129.5 127.1 -.8 -1.9 .1 .2 .3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .251 134.8 131.5 6.1 -2.4 -.4 .1 -2.4 Footwear ............................. .812 129.0 129.3 1.5 .2 1.0 -.5 .0 Other apparel commodities ............ .495 153.0 151.5 3.1 -1.0 2.4 -.3 .5 Apparel services 2/ .................... .516 158.2 158.8 1.1 .4 .2 .0 .4 Transportation ........................... 19.020 143.0 144.4 3.1 1.0 .9 1.1 .6 Private transportation ................. 17.847 141.0 142.5 3.0 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 New vehicles ......................... 4.958 144.5 144.5 1.8 .0 .2 .1 .2 New cars ........................... 3.591 140.9 140.8 1.4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Used cars ............................ 2.432 158.5 158.7 .2 .1 .6 -1.0 -.9 Motor fuel ........................... 3.584 108.6 113.5 8.9 4.5 3.9 5.1 2.5 Gasoline ........................... - 108.3 113.3 8.6 4.6 3.9 5.0 2.3 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.619 158.2 158.4 2.5 .1 .2 .1 .2 Other private transportation ......... 5.255 168.6 168.7 1.3 .1 -.2 .6 .1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .767 104.2 104.0 .1 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.488 184.8 185.1 1.6 .2 -.3 .7 .2 Public transportation .................. 1.173 177.5 178.6 3.5 .6 .8 .7 1.4 Medical care ............................. 6.262 226.4 226.8 3.7 .2 .2 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.055 207.0 207.1 3.0 .0 .1 .4 .1 Medical care services .................. 5.208 230.7 231.3 3.9 .3 .2 .3 .3 Professional medical services ........ 2.965 208.1 208.8 3.8 .3 .1 .3 .3 Entertainment ............................ 4.029 156.3 156.5 3.3 .1 .0 -.1 .4 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.053 141.8 141.9 3.2 .1 .0 -.1 .2 Entertainment services ................. 1.976 177.1 177.7 3.4 .3 .1 .0 .6 Other goods and services ................. 7.006 210.1 211.2 4.3 .5 .3 .3 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.135 230.3 233.1 3.4 1.2 .7 .0 .5 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.132 149.6 150.3 2.4 .5 .1 .2 .5 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .635 144.7 146.0 1.6 .9 .0 .1 .9 Personal care services 2/ ............ .497 155.7 155.8 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.739 240.1 240.3 5.4 .1 .3 .5 .3 School books and supplies ............ .227 226.5 225.6 5.8 -.4 .5 .4 .0 Personal and educational services .... 3.512 241.5 241.7 5.3 .1 .3 .6 .3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 153.6 154.0 2.9 .3 .5 .4 .3 Commodities .............................. 47.052 140.2 140.5 2.6 .2 .7 .5 .2 Food and beverages ..................... 19.262 152.2 151.9 2.6 -.2 .5 .3 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 27.790 132.8 133.5 2.7 .5 .8 .6 .3 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.074 134.5 135.7 4.0 .9 1.1 1.1 .5 Apparel commodities ................ 5.017 131.2 130.1 .8 -.8 .6 -.1 .1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.057 139.1 141.5 5.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 .5 Durables ............................. 11.716 129.4 129.2 .9 -.2 .0 -.1 -.2 Services ................................. 52.948 170.0 170.4 3.2 .2 .2 .4 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 25.430 159.0 159.1 3.2 .1 .3 .3 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.531 128.4 129.6 2.9 .9 .4 .3 .5 Transportation services ................ 7.279 176.9 177.3 2.1 .2 .1 .5 .5 Medical care services .................. 5.208 230.7 231.3 3.9 .3 .2 .3 .3 Other services ......................... 6.501 196.3 196.6 4.2 .2 .2 .3 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.419 153.9 154.4 3.0 .3 .4 .5 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 74.024 150.6 151.1 2.9 .3 .5 .5 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.305 144.4 144.8 2.9 .3 .5 .5 .3 All items less medical care ................ 93.738 150.2 150.5 2.9 .2 .5 .4 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 29.471 133.8 134.4 2.7 .4 .8 .6 .3 Nondurables less food ...................... 17.756 135.8 136.9 3.9 .8 1.1 1.0 .4 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 12.739 139.9 142.0 5.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 .6 Nondurables ................................ 35.336 143.6 144.1 3.2 .3 .9 .6 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.518 161.0 161.7 3.2 .4 .1 .4 .4 Services less medical care services ........ 47.740 164.8 165.2 3.1 .2 .2 .3 .4 Energy ..................................... 7.470 109.8 112.8 6.4 2.7 1.8 3.3 1.1 All items less energy ...................... 92.530 159.8 159.8 2.6 .0 .4 .2 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 74.949 161.9 162.0 2.7 .1 .3 .1 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.560 141.6 141.4 1.7 -.1 .4 -.1 .0 Energy commodities ................... 3.911 108.3 112.5 9.1 3.9 3.7 4.9 2.1 Services less energy services .......... 49.388 175.6 176.0 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.651 $.649 -2.8 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.3 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .219 .218 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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): 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 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Feb. Mar. Apr. May Aug. Nov. Feb. May Nov. May 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 1.6 2.1 3.2 4.8 1.9 4.0 Food and beverages ......................... 150.5 151.3 151.8 151.9 1.9 3.0 1.6 3.8 2.4 2.7 Food ..................................... 150.0 150.9 151.3 151.4 1.9 3.0 1.6 3.8 2.5 2.7 Food at home ........................... 149.8 151.1 151.6 151.6 1.9 3.3 .8 4.9 2.6 2.8 Cereals and bakery products .......... 171.4 172.1 172.5 173.5 3.4 4.4 4.3 5.0 3.9 4.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 141.7 141.4 141.2 141.2 4.1 7.4 1.7 -1.4 5.8 .1 Dairy products ....................... 136.5 136.3 136.9 137.7 -.9 4.3 8.0 3.6 1.7 5.8 Fruits and vegetables ................ 174.2 182.1 183.6 181.8 -1.1 -.2 -7.4 18.6 -.7 4.8 Other food at home ................... 140.8 141.5 142.1 142.1 2.0 .0 .3 3.7 1.0 2.0 Sugar and sweets ................... 141.3 142.2 142.1 143.1 4.2 2.0 6.8 5.2 3.1 6.0 Fats and oils ...................... 138.9 139.5 139.2 139.4 2.7 3.5 .6 1.4 3.1 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 128.0 128.4 129.2 128.7 .9 -2.4 -6.9 2.2 -.8 -2.4 Other prepared food ................ 153.0 153.9 154.9 154.9 2.4 .3 3.7 5.1 1.3 4.4 Food away from home .................... 151.0 151.1 151.6 152.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 156.1 156.5 156.8 157.3 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.1 2.4 3.1 Housing .................................... 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.0 3.1 2.5 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.2 Shelter .................................. 164.2 164.7 165.1 165.5 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 155.1 155.6 155.9 156.2 1.9 2.9 4.0 2.9 2.4 3.4 Rent, residential .................... 160.1 160.3 160.6 161.1 2.1 2.6 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.9 Other renters' costs ................. 210.8 212.8 213.1 212.9 1.0 3.8 7.3 4.0 2.4 5.7 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 159.1 159.6 160.0 160.4 3.1 3.9 2.6 3.3 3.5 2.9 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 159.4 159.8 160.3 160.7 3.1 4.1 2.5 3.3 3.6 2.9 Household insurance 1/ ............... 145.9 146.0 146.3 146.4 .6 -.3 2.5 1.4 .1 1.9 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 135.7 136.3 136.8 137.5 2.4 2.1 .3 5.4 2.2 2.8 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 145.0 145.8 145.9 146.8 2.0 4.3 1.4 5.1 3.1 3.2 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 123.8 124.1 125.0 125.5 3.0 -.6 -.3 5.6 1.1 2.6 Fuel and other utilities ................. 125.1 125.7 126.5 126.8 4.0 .3 4.3 5.5 2.1 4.9 Fuels .................................. 112.0 112.0 113.7 113.4 6.0 -.7 5.5 5.1 2.6 5.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 95.6 97.6 100.7 98.9 2.3 -3.6 41.2 14.5 -.7 27.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 119.1 118.9 120.6 120.4 6.3 -.3 2.4 4.4 2.9 3.4 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 155.4 157.0 156.1 157.5 1.8 1.3 3.7 5.5 1.6 4.6 Household furnishings and operation ...... 122.7 123.0 123.1 122.8 3.0 1.0 1.0 .3 2.0 .7 Housefurnishings ....................... 110.0 110.1 110.2 109.7 1.8 -1.1 .7 -1.1 .4 -.2 Housekeeping supplies .................. 140.7 141.7 141.7 141.2 6.0 4.1 2.6 1.4 5.0 2.0 Housekeeping services .................. 149.0 149.1 149.5 150.1 2.5 4.1 1.1 3.0 3.3 2.0 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 131.0 131.8 131.6 131.8 -.3 .6 .6 2.5 .2 1.5 Apparel commodities ...................... 127.9 128.7 128.6 128.7 .0 .6 .3 2.5 .3 1.4 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 127.3 128.5 128.0 128.0 -3.4 .3 5.5 2.2 -1.6 3.9 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 124.6 124.7 124.9 125.3 -3.4 1.0 -2.5 2.3 -1.3 -.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 135.3 134.7 134.8 131.5 17.9 5.7 14.1 -10.8 11.6 .9 Footwear ............................... 126.9 128.2 127.5 127.5 1.3 2.6 .0 1.9 1.9 .9 Other apparel commodities .............. 147.6 151.1 150.7 151.4 14.3 -3.6 -7.2 10.7 5.0 1.3 Apparel services 2/....................... 157.9 158.2 158.2 158.8 -.5 -.8 3.4 2.3 -.6 2.8 Transportation ............................. 140.5 141.7 143.3 144.1 -2.6 -1.4 6.2 10.6 -2.0 8.4 Private transportation ................... 138.6 139.8 141.4 142.2 -2.9 -1.7 6.6 10.8 -2.3 8.7 New vehicles ........................... 143.5 143.8 143.9 144.2 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 New cars ............................. 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 1.2 1.4 2.0 .9 1.3 1.4 Used cars .............................. 161.0 161.9 160.3 158.9 -4.2 1.0 9.7 -5.1 -1.6 2.0 Motor fuel ............................. 100.7 104.6 109.9 112.6 -15.3 -14.1 23.6 56.3 -14.7 39.0 Gasoline ............................. 100.6 104.5 109.7 112.2 -16.0 -14.9 25.2 54.7 -15.4 39.2 Maintenance and repairs ................ 157.6 157.9 158.0 158.3 2.4 2.9 2.8 1.8 2.6 2.3 Other private transportation ........... 167.9 167.5 168.5 168.7 1.5 2.2 .0 1.9 1.8 1.0 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 104.4 104.3 104.2 104.0 1.9 -.4 .4 -1.5 .8 -.6 Other private transportation services ......................... 183.9 183.4 184.7 185.1 1.3 2.7 .0 2.6 2.0 1.3 Public transportation .................... 173.7 175.1 176.3 178.8 1.2 2.1 -.9 12.3 1.6 5.5 Medical care ............................... 225.1 225.6 226.3 227.0 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.4 4.0 3.5 Medical care commodities ................. 205.7 206.0 206.8 207.1 2.8 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.1 Medical care services .................... 229.4 229.9 230.5 231.3 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.6 Professional medical services .......... 207.0 207.2 207.9 208.6 4.5 3.6 4.2 3.1 4.0 3.6 Entertainment .............................. 155.9 155.9 155.8 156.4 2.4 3.5 6.1 1.3 2.9 3.7 Entertainment commodities ................ 141.6 141.6 141.4 141.7 2.3 3.5 6.5 .3 2.9 3.3 Entertainment services ................... 176.5 176.6 176.6 177.7 2.1 3.3 5.9 2.7 2.7 4.3 Other goods and services ................... 209.7 210.4 211.1 211.9 4.6 5.2 2.9 4.3 4.9 3.6 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 229.4 230.9 230.8 231.9 4.7 5.0 -.7 4.4 4.9 1.8 Personal care 2/ ......................... 149.2 149.3 149.6 150.3 1.6 4.4 .5 3.0 3.0 1.8 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 144.6 144.6 144.7 146.0 .3 4.5 -2.2 3.9 2.4 .8 Personal care services 2/ .............. 155.1 155.2 155.7 155.8 3.0 4.8 4.2 1.8 3.9 3.0 Personal and educational expenses ........ 239.1 239.8 241.1 241.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.6 5.4 5.2 School books and supplies .............. 224.2 225.4 226.3 226.2 2.6 9.6 7.3 3.6 6.1 5.4 Personal and educational services ...... 240.4 241.1 242.5 243.2 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 5.2 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 1.6 2.1 3.2 4.8 1.9 4.0 Commodities ................................ 138.1 139.1 139.8 140.1 .3 .9 3.6 5.9 .6 4.7 Food and beverages ....................... 150.5 151.3 151.8 151.9 1.9 3.0 1.6 3.8 2.4 2.7 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 130.5 131.6 132.4 132.8 -1.2 -.6 5.4 7.2 -.9 6.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 131.1 132.6 134.1 134.8 -1.5 -2.2 9.0 11.8 -1.8 10.4 Apparel commodities .................. 127.9 128.7 128.6 128.7 .0 .6 .3 2.5 .3 1.4 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 135.5 137.7 140.1 140.8 -3.0 -3.3 12.7 16.6 -3.1 14.6 Durables ............................... 129.4 129.4 129.3 129.1 .3 .6 3.5 -.9 .5 1.3 Services ................................... 169.2 169.6 170.2 170.7 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.2 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 158.2 158.6 159.0 159.4 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 128.7 129.2 129.6 130.3 3.2 1.3 2.5 5.1 2.2 3.8 Transportation services .................. 175.5 175.6 176.5 177.3 1.4 2.5 .5 4.2 2.0 2.3 Medical care services .................... 229.4 229.9 230.5 231.3 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 4.3 3.6 Other services ........................... 196.0 196.4 197.0 197.8 3.8 4.0 5.5 3.7 3.9 4.6 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 152.4 153.0 153.7 154.2 1.6 1.9 3.8 4.8 1.7 4.3 All items less shelter ....................... 149.0 149.8 150.5 150.9 1.4 1.6 3.3 5.2 1.5 4.2 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 142.9 143.6 144.3 144.7 1.4 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.6 4.3 All items less medical care .................. 148.7 149.4 150.0 150.4 1.4 2.2 3.3 4.7 1.8 4.0 Commodities less food ........................ 131.7 132.8 133.6 134.0 -.9 -.3 5.0 7.2 -.6 6.1 Nondurables less food ........................ 132.5 134.0 135.3 135.9 -1.2 -1.8 8.2 10.7 -1.5 9.5 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 136.4 138.4 140.4 141.3 -1.8 -2.1 10.3 15.2 -1.9 12.7 Nondurables .................................. 141.1 142.3 143.2 143.4 .6 .9 5.0 6.7 .7 5.8 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 160.5 160.7 161.3 162.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.8 2.9 3.3 Services less medical care services .......... 164.0 164.4 164.9 165.5 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.7 2.9 3.2 Energy ....................................... 105.9 107.8 111.4 112.6 -5.2 -7.1 13.9 27.8 -6.1 20.7 All items less energy ........................ 158.7 159.3 159.6 159.9 2.1 2.8 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.8 All items less food and energy ............. 161.1 161.6 161.8 162.2 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 140.6 141.1 141.0 141.0 1.4 1.7 2.3 1.1 1.6 1.7 Energy commodities ..................... 100.5 104.2 109.3 111.6 -14.1 -13.5 25.2 52.1 -13.8 38.0 Services less energy services ............ 174.9 175.4 175.8 176.5 2.8 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.4 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing May 1996 from- Apr. 1996 from- schedule Feb. Mar. Apr. May May Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. 1/ 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 U.S. city average ...................... M 154.9 155.7 156.3 156.6 2.9 0.6 0.2 2.9 0.9 0.4 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 162.2 162.8 162.9 163.0 2.8 .1 .1 2.9 .4 .1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 163.0 163.7 163.6 163.6 2.8 -.1 .0 2.9 .4 -.1 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 159.2 160.2 160.6 161.0 2.9 .5 .2 2.8 .9 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 160.6 160.8 161.3 160.9 2.4 .1 -.2 2.7 .4 .3 North Central urban .................... M 150.8 151.7 152.3 152.7 3.0 .7 .3 2.8 1.0 .4 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 151.7 152.6 152.9 153.2 2.8 .4 .2 2.6 .8 .2 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 149.5 150.4 151.2 151.6 2.9 .8 .3 2.9 1.1 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 152.4 153.1 153.9 154.7 3.1 1.0 .5 2.9 1.0 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 146.9 147.7 149.0 149.2 3.2 1.0 .1 3.5 1.4 .9 South urban ............................ M 151.5 152.4 153.2 153.5 3.2 .7 .2 3.2 1.1 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 150.6 151.5 152.4 152.7 2.7 .8 .2 2.8 1.2 .6 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 154.1 155.0 155.6 155.9 3.4 .6 .2 3.1 1.0 .4 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 151.4 152.2 153.1 153.2 3.8 .7 .1 3.9 1.1 .6 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 150.1 151.6 152.4 152.9 3.3 .9 .3 3.6 1.5 .5 West urban ............................. M 155.8 156.4 157.1 157.6 2.7 .8 .3 2.5 .8 .4 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 155.9 156.6 157.3 157.6 2.2 .6 .2 2.1 .9 .4 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 160.8 161.4 162.2 162.4 3.8 .6 .1 4.0 .9 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 140.0 140.7 141.1 141.3 2.6 .4 .1 2.6 .8 .3 B .................................... M 154.7 155.5 156.1 156.6 3.2 .7 .3 3.0 .9 .4 C .................................... M 154.8 155.5 156.3 156.4 3.3 .6 .1 3.5 1.0 .5 D .................................... M 151.1 152.1 153.0 153.5 3.4 .9 .3 3.6 1.3 .6 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 155.2 156.3 156.4 156.9 2.5 .4 .3 2.2 .8 .1 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 156.2 157.3 157.7 157.5 1.5 .1 -.1 1.9 1.0 .3 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 165.7 166.5 166.0 166.4 2.8 -.1 .2 2.9 .2 -.3 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 161.2 162.0 162.1 161.8 2.5 -.1 -.2 2.7 .6 .1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 153.2 152.9 153.9 155.1 2.5 1.4 .8 1.6 .5 .7 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 153.0 - 153.9 2.3 .6 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 162.8 - 161.8 2.6 -.6 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 150.9 - 151.8 3.0 .6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 152.4 - 152.6 2.7 .1 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 148.9 - 148.1 2.4 -.5 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 158.4 - 159.0 2.8 .4 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 146.2 - 148.5 - - - - 2.4 1.6 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 151.3 - 152.3 - - - - 2.8 .7 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 141.5 - 143.1 - - - - 3.7 1.1 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 151.1 - 152.8 - - - - 2.6 1.1 - 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, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes 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. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing May 1996 from- Apr. 1996 from- schedule Feb. Mar. Apr. May May Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. 1/ 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 1996 U.S. city average ...................... M 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 2.9 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.9 0.5 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 159.4 160.1 160.3 160.6 2.9 .3 .2 2.9 .6 .1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 159.2 160.0 160.0 160.2 2.9 .1 .1 3.0 .5 .0 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 156.9 158.1 158.5 158.9 3.0 .5 .3 2.8 1.0 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 162.0 162.1 162.9 162.7 2.5 .4 -.1 2.7 .6 .5 North Central urban .................... M 147.5 148.3 149.0 149.4 2.9 .7 .3 2.8 1.0 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 147.7 148.6 149.0 149.3 2.8 .5 .2 2.5 .9 .3 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 145.7 146.6 147.3 147.8 2.7 .8 .3 2.7 1.1 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 149.8 150.4 151.3 152.1 3.1 1.1 .5 3.0 1.0 .6 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 144.9 145.7 147.1 147.3 3.1 1.1 .1 3.4 1.5 1.0 South urban ............................ M 150.0 150.8 151.8 152.1 3.2 .9 .2 3.3 1.2 .7 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 148.7 149.5 150.6 151.0 2.7 1.0 .3 2.9 1.3 .7 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 150.3 151.1 151.9 152.3 3.3 .8 .3 3.1 1.1 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 151.3 152.0 153.0 153.1 3.6 .7 .1 3.9 1.1 .7 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 150.4 152.1 152.9 153.5 3.6 .9 .4 3.8 1.7 .5 West urban ............................. M 152.7 153.4 154.2 154.7 2.7 .8 .3 2.6 1.0 .5 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 151.2 152.1 152.9 153.2 2.3 .7 .2 2.2 1.1 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 157.6 158.2 159.1 159.4 3.6 .8 .2 4.1 1.0 .6 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 138.9 139.7 140.2 140.4 2.6 .5 .1 2.6 .9 .4 B .................................... M 151.8 152.6 153.3 153.8 3.2 .8 .3 3.0 1.0 .5 C .................................... M 153.9 154.4 155.4 155.7 3.3 .8 .2 3.5 1.0 .6 D .................................... M 150.3 151.4 152.4 152.8 3.3 .9 .3 3.7 1.4 .7 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 150.2 151.3 151.5 151.9 2.5 .4 .3 2.2 .9 .1 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 150.9 151.9 152.4 152.3 1.7 .3 -.1 1.9 1.0 .3 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 161.7 162.5 162.2 162.8 3.0 .2 .4 3.0 .3 -.2 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 160.5 161.3 161.3 161.3 2.5 .0 .0 2.5 .5 .0 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 150.5 150.7 151.9 153.0 2.7 1.5 .7 1.7 .9 .8 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 151.8 - 152.8 2.3 .7 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 161.7 - 160.8 2.7 -.6 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 143.1 - 144.0 2.9 .6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 150.3 - 151.0 2.9 .5 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 148.0 - 147.4 2.2 -.4 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 155.4 - 156.7 2.9 .8 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 145.9 - 148.6 - - - - 2.8 1.9 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 146.5 - 147.6 - - - - 2.8 .8 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 140.8 - 142.3 - - - - 3.4 1.1 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 144.7 - 146.5 - - - - 2.7 1.2 - 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, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes 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.