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-96-70 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. (EST) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 Wednesday, February 28, 1996 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 154.4 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI- U increased 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.5 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January 1996 CPI-W level of 151.7 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in January 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in January, following an increase of 0.2 percent in December. The energy index registered its second consecutive large increase, advancing 1.9 percent in January after increasing 1.1 percent in December. The index for petroleum-based energy rose 4.2 percent in January, following an increase of 2.0 percent in December. The food index increased 0.1 percent, the same as in December. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. Larger increases in the indexes for apparel and upkeep and for shelter, coupled with the substantially smaller decline in the index for airline fares, were responsible for the acceleration in this index from December to January. 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 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan. '96 Jan. '96 All Items .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 2.6 2.7 Food and beverages .1 .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .1 1.1 2.4 Housing .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .3 3.2 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .3 .2 -.2 .3 .0 .1 .7 3.1 .5 Transportation -.6 -.4 -.1 .1 -.4 .1 .7 1.4 1.9 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 4.2 4.0 Entertainment .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 4.2 3.2 Other goods and services .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .2 3.5 4.4 Special Indexes: Energy -1.0 -.4 -1.3 .3 -.9 1.1 1.9 8.7 .8 Food .1 .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .1 .8 2.4 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 .3 2.2 3.0 NOTE: Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments in 1995. For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures shown above and elsewhere differ from those previously published. See technical note on page 7 of this release for details. The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in January. The grocery store food index, which increased 0.1 percent in December, was unchanged in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, grocery store food prices rose 1.1 percent in January.) Smaller than seasonal increases in prices for fruits and vegetables--down 1.0 percent after seasonal adjustment--offset generally small increases in most other major grocery store food groups. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1 percent in January, as increases in prices for poultry and eggs offset declines in the indexes for beef, pork, and for fish and seafood. The indexes for dairy products and other food at home increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for cereal and bakery products rose 0.9 percent in January, its largest advance since a similar increase in January 1991. Prices for bakery products rose 1.4 percent, reflecting a jump in flour prices. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.1 and 0.4 percent, respectively, in January. A jump in wine prices-- up 1.8 percent--reflecting a return to regular prices after late year inventory clearance was largely responsible for the advance in the alcoholic beverage index. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in January, the same as in December. Shelter costs rose 0.4 percent in January after increasing 0.2 percent in December. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs rose 0.7 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while maintenance and repair costs decreased 0.2 percent. The rise in renters' costs reflects a 1.8 percent increase in the index for lodging while out of town; residential rents rose 0.3 percent. The index for fuel and utilities rose 0.5 percent in January, following a 0.2 percent increase in December. The index for household fuels rose 0.6 percent as increases of 8.8 percent in the index for fuel oil and 0.6 percent in the index for natural gas more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in the index for electricity. The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.3 percent, largely as a result of increases of 0.6 percent in the indexes for water and sewerage treatment and for cable television. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.2 percent in January as price declines for appliances partially offset increases in other housefurnishings. The transportation index, which turned up in slightly in December after declining throughout most of the second half of 1995, advanced 0.7 percent in January. A larger increase in the index for motor fuels and a smaller decline in airline fares were largely responsible for the acceleration in the transportation component. The index for motor fuels rose 3.8 percent as gasoline prices registered their first increase in 7 months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 2.3 percent in January.) The index for airline fares, which fell 5.5 percent in December, declined 0.9 percent in January. The increase of 0.1 percent in the index for new vehicle prices continues its pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1996 models. (As of January, the proportion of 1996 models was about 70 percent of the new car sample.) Automobile finance charges declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 2.5 percent in January. The index for used cars rose 0.8 percent in January and has increased twice as much as the new car index during the past 12 months--up 3.6 percent. The index for apparel and upkeep increased 0.7 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.5 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in January to a level 4.0 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities-- prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies-- increased 0.5 percent in January. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively, in January. Entertainment costs rose 0.3 percent in January. Increases in the indexes for reading materials and for fees for participant sports--up 0.9 and 1.3 percent, respectively--accounted for virtually all of the January advance. The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in January, the same as in December. In January, the indexes for school books and supplies and personal financial services rose 1.0 and 1.6 percent, respectively, while the index for tobacco and smoking products declined 0.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for tobacco rose 0.5 percent.) CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.4 percent in January. 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 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan. '96 Jan. '96 All Items .0 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 2.7 2.6 Food and beverages .2 .2 .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 1.3 2.4 Housing .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 .3 3.0 2.8 Apparel and upkeep .2 .0 .0 .3 -.2 .2 .7 2.8 .6 Transportation -.7 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 .4 .9 3.8 2.0 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 4.2 4.0 Entertainment .2 .4 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 4.5 3.1 Other goods and services .2 .5 .5 .4 .4 .1 .2 2.9 4.2 Special Indexes: Energy -1.6 -.4 -1.2 .2 -.8 1.0 2.1 9.6 .7 Food .1 .2 .4 .3 .0 .2 .1 1.1 2.5 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 2.8 2.9 Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on Friday, March 15, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). As previously announced, the release of the Consumer Price Index for January, originally scheduled for February 14, was rescheduled for February 28. The scheduled collection of consumer price data, which generally consists of 3 consecutive 6-day pricing periods excluding weekends and holidays starting at the beginning of each month, was substantially altered for January. No collection of prices was possible until the end of the federal government shutdown on January 8. From that date through January 14, only the samples for housing and bimonthly collected commodity and services were available for pricing, and collection was further limited by the blizzard that closed many retail outlets and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) offices during the week of January 8. The monthly pricing schedule was modified such that pricing period 1 (PP-1) was rescheduled from January 2-9 to January 15-19. PP-2 was rescheduled from January 10-18 to January 19-25 and PP-3 was rescheduled from January 19-26 to January 23-31. This resulted in virtually complete pricing for the January index; the number of price quotes collected and used in January 1996 was approximately 98 percent of the corresponding number for January 1995. This alteration in the collection schedule for January increased the length of time between the December and January pricing periods by about one-third. This alteration of the January schedule will also have an effect of reducing the interval between the January and February pricing periods by a corresponding amount, with the result that the interval between December and February pricing periods will be in line with the historical pattern. In view of the modified price collection schedule for the January CPI and the extended interval between the December and January indexes induced by it, the BLS attempted to assess the impact of these changes on the January numbers. This analysis entailed the generation and comparison of January pricing relatives for each major group by individual pricing period for the preceding 3 years as well as the investigation of the impact of the modified pricing schedule on specific groups, such as apparel, which are known to have substantial seasonal movement between December and January. No conclusive evidence, however, could be found that the revised price collection schedule affected the January CPI change. 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 Dec. Jan. Jan. 1996 from- Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to 1995 1995 1996 Jan. 1995 Dec. 1995 Nov. Dec. Jan. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 153.5 154.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 459.9 462.5 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.332 150.3 151.4 2.4 .7 .0 .1 .1 Food ................................... 15.766 149.9 151.0 2.4 .7 .0 .1 .1 Food at home ......................... 9.880 150.3 151.9 2.5 1.1 -.1 .1 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.473 169.5 171.5 4.2 1.2 .5 .2 .9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.936 142.0 142.8 4.0 .6 .4 .4 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.169 135.0 136.3 2.7 1.0 .4 .7 .2 Fruits and vegetables .............. 1.936 177.9 181.5 .6 2.0 -1.6 -.7 -1.0 Other food at home ................. 2.365 140.5 141.8 1.1 .9 .0 .2 .1 Sugar and sweets ................. .327 138.5 141.4 4.4 2.1 .1 .3 1.4 Fats and oils .................... .248 137.5 139.7 2.4 1.6 .4 .1 .3 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .763 129.5 130.0 -2.5 .4 -.1 -.2 -.8 Other prepared food .............. 1.027 152.1 153.1 2.5 .7 -.1 .5 .3 Food away from home .................. 5.886 150.4 150.6 2.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.566 154.9 155.6 2.4 .5 .2 .0 .4 Housing .................................. 41.346 149.7 150.6 2.9 .6 .2 .3 .3 Shelter ................................ 28.289 167.4 168.6 3.5 .7 .2 .2 .4 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.988 173.2 176.6 3.5 2.0 .1 .1 .7 Rent, residential .................. 5.762 159.6 160.0 2.5 .3 .3 .3 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 2.227 194.2 206.5 5.9 6.3 -.4 -.1 1.6 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 20.102 174.0 174.3 3.5 .2 .3 .3 .2 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.716 174.3 174.7 3.6 .2 .3 .3 .3 Household insurance 1/ ............. .386 158.3 158.0 1.3 -.2 .4 .5 -.3 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .199 136.6 136.3 2.4 -.2 -.1 .3 -.2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .122 142.1 142.1 3.5 .0 .0 .2 .0 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .077 129.1 128.6 .9 -.4 -.2 .3 -.4 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.014 123.7 124.7 1.5 .8 .1 .2 .5 Fuels ................................ 3.792 110.9 112.2 1.4 1.2 .1 .1 .6 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .356 89.6 97.6 9.2 8.9 .0 1.1 7.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.436 118.3 118.7 .6 .3 .2 .0 -.2 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.222 153.9 154.4 1.5 .3 .1 .2 .3 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.043 123.8 124.1 1.9 .2 -.1 .3 .2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.445 111.1 111.4 .8 .3 -.5 .5 .3 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.116 139.8 140.4 4.9 .4 .4 .2 .4 Housekeeping services ................ 1.482 145.3 145.7 2.3 .3 .3 .3 .0 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.516 130.6 130.0 .5 -.5 .0 .1 .7 Apparel commodities .................... 4.967 127.1 126.5 .4 -.5 -.1 .1 .7 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.303 126.0 124.7 .6 -1.0 -.2 -.1 1.1 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.195 124.7 123.4 .3 -1.0 .2 .0 1.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .195 128.7 131.5 1.9 2.2 -1.0 -.8 2.2 Footwear ............................. .732 124.1 123.4 -.5 -.6 -.2 -.4 -.6 Other apparel commodities ............ .542 148.6 151.7 1.1 2.1 .0 1.4 -.6 Apparel services 2/ .................... .550 157.7 158.2 .8 .3 .1 .3 .3 Transportation ........................... 16.953 139.1 139.9 1.9 .6 -.4 .1 .7 Private transportation ................. 15.430 136.6 137.4 1.9 .6 -.4 .5 .8 New vehicles ......................... 5.027 142.8 143.2 1.8 .3 .1 .1 .1 New cars ........................... 4.015 140.7 141.1 1.5 .3 .1 .0 .1 Used cars ............................ 1.342 158.2 157.9 3.6 -.2 .3 .6 .8 Motor fuel ........................... 2.908 96.4 98.6 -.1 2.3 -2.1 2.2 3.8 Gasoline ........................... - 96.0 98.2 -.2 2.3 -2.0 2.2 3.7 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.535 155.7 156.2 2.8 .3 .3 .1 .4 Other private transportation ......... 4.618 172.4 172.7 2.3 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .608 105.2 105.4 1.2 .2 -.2 .0 .0 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.010 188.3 188.5 2.4 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 Public transportation .................. 1.523 170.7 171.6 1.9 .5 -1.6 -4.1 -.5 Medical care ............................. 7.362 223.8 225.2 4.0 .6 .3 .4 .4 Medical care commodities ............... 1.282 206.6 207.7 2.3 .5 .3 .2 .5 Medical care services .................. 6.081 227.8 229.3 4.3 .7 .3 .4 .4 Professional medical services ........ 3.465 203.9 205.0 4.0 .5 .3 .4 .3 Entertainment ............................ 4.367 156.2 157.0 3.2 .5 .4 .4 .3 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.975 140.7 141.4 2.8 .5 .5 .4 .3 Entertainment services ................. 2.392 174.6 175.5 3.6 .5 .3 .4 .2 Other goods and services ................. 7.123 211.1 212.0 4.4 .4 .4 .2 .2 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.610 228.1 229.3 3.2 .5 .3 -.3 -.3 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.170 148.9 149.1 2.3 .1 .3 .0 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .613 144.1 143.7 1.1 -.3 .3 -.5 -.3 Personal care services 2/ ............ .557 154.3 155.0 3.7 .5 .3 .5 .5 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.342 241.8 243.0 5.6 .5 .4 .5 .5 School books and supplies ............ .258 219.0 223.8 5.6 2.2 .6 .4 1.0 Personal and educational services .... 4.084 243.7 244.7 5.6 .4 .4 .5 .4 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 153.5 154.4 2.7 .6 .1 .2 .4 Commodities .............................. 42.916 137.0 137.8 2.0 .6 -.1 .3 .5 Food and beverages ..................... 17.332 150.3 151.4 2.4 .7 .0 .1 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 25.584 128.9 129.5 1.6 .5 -.2 .4 .8 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.075 128.8 129.8 1.8 .8 -.1 .5 1.4 Apparel commodities ................ 4.967 127.1 126.5 .4 -.5 -.1 .1 .7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.108 132.7 134.5 2.5 1.4 -.5 .8 1.7 Durables ............................. 10.509 129.0 129.3 1.7 .2 .1 .2 .2 Services ................................. 57.084 170.4 171.3 3.3 .5 .2 .1 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 27.671 174.2 175.5 3.6 .7 .3 .2 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.681 138.6 139.0 1.3 .3 .1 .2 -.1 Transportation services ................ 7.068 176.3 176.8 2.4 .3 -.3 -1.0 -.1 Medical care services .................. 6.081 227.8 229.3 4.3 .7 .3 .4 .4 Other services ......................... 7.583 197.3 198.1 4.4 .4 .4 .5 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.234 154.2 155.0 2.8 .5 .1 .2 .5 All items less shelter ..................... 71.711 149.6 150.3 2.4 .5 .0 .1 .4 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 79.898 154.3 155.3 2.5 .6 .0 .1 .5 All items less medical care ................ 92.638 149.6 150.4 2.6 .5 .1 .2 .4 Commodities less food ...................... 27.150 129.9 130.6 1.8 .5 -.2 .3 .8 Nondurables less food ...................... 16.641 130.4 131.3 1.9 .7 -.2 .6 1.2 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 11.674 134.0 135.6 2.4 1.2 -.1 .7 1.3 Nondurables ................................ 32.407 139.7 140.7 2.1 .7 .1 .2 .8 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.414 178.5 179.2 3.0 .4 .2 .0 .2 Services less medical care services ........ 51.004 165.0 165.9 3.1 .5 .1 .1 .2 Energy ..................................... 6.700 103.3 105.0 .8 1.6 -.9 1.1 1.9 All items less energy ...................... 93.300 160.2 161.0 2.9 .5 .1 .1 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 77.534 162.7 163.4 3.0 .4 .1 .1 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 23.885 140.0 140.3 1.9 .2 .1 .1 .4 Energy commodities ................... 3.264 95.9 98.7 .8 2.9 -1.8 2.0 4.2 Services less energy services .......... 53.648 175.7 176.6 3.4 .5 .2 .1 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.651 $.648 -2.6 -.5 .0 .0 -.5 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .217 .216 - - - - - 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- Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. July Jan. 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... 150.3 150.3 150.5 150.7 3.3 1.9 3.5 1.1 2.6 2.3 Food ..................................... 150.0 150.0 150.2 150.3 3.3 1.9 3.5 .8 2.6 2.2 Food at home ........................... 150.4 150.3 150.5 150.5 3.9 1.9 4.1 .3 2.9 2.2 Cereals and bakery products .......... 169.1 169.9 170.2 171.8 3.7 3.2 3.4 6.5 3.4 4.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 140.9 141.5 142.0 142.1 2.1 1.5 9.0 3.5 1.8 6.2 Dairy products ....................... 133.6 134.1 135.1 135.4 1.2 2.1 2.1 5.5 1.7 3.8 Fruits and vegetables ................ 180.9 178.0 176.8 175.1 10.5 3.0 3.2 -12.2 6.7 -4.8 Other food at home ................... 141.1 141.1 141.4 141.5 1.7 .9 .6 1.1 1.3 .9 Sugar and sweets ................... 138.9 139.1 139.5 141.4 3.0 4.2 2.9 7.4 3.6 5.1 Fats and oils ...................... 138.3 138.8 138.9 139.3 1.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.6 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 130.8 130.7 130.5 129.5 .0 -3.3 -2.4 -3.9 -1.7 -3.2 Other prepared food ................ 152.1 152.0 152.7 153.1 3.0 2.4 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.3 Food away from home .................... 150.0 150.2 150.4 150.6 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.3 2.0 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 155.0 155.3 155.3 155.9 2.4 1.6 3.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 Housing .................................... 149.6 149.9 150.3 150.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 Shelter .................................. 167.1 167.5 167.9 168.6 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.4 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 175.2 175.3 175.5 176.7 4.5 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.9 3.1 Rent, residential .................... 158.8 159.2 159.6 160.0 2.3 2.6 2.0 3.1 2.4 2.5 Other renters' costs ................. 208.0 207.2 206.9 210.3 9.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 7.3 4.5 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 172.8 173.4 173.9 174.3 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 173.1 173.7 174.2 174.7 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 Household insurance 1/ ............... 157.1 157.7 158.5 158.1 3.6 .5 -1.5 2.6 2.1 .5 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 136.3 136.2 136.6 136.3 3.3 2.7 3.6 .0 3.0 1.8 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 141.8 141.8 142.1 142.1 5.0 2.3 5.8 .8 3.7 3.3 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 128.9 128.7 129.1 128.6 .3 3.5 .6 -.9 1.9 -.2 Fuel and other utilities ................. 124.1 124.2 124.4 125.0 .7 .6 1.6 2.9 .7 2.3 Fuels .................................. 111.1 111.2 111.3 112.0 .7 -.7 2.2 3.3 .0 2.7 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.8 87.8 88.8 95.5 .5 4.6 -3.6 40.0 2.5 16.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.9 119.1 119.1 118.9 .7 -1.3 2.7 .0 -.3 1.4 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 153.5 153.6 153.9 154.4 .3 2.1 1.3 2.4 1.2 1.8 Household furnishings and operation ...... 123.8 123.7 124.1 124.4 1.3 1.3 3.3 2.0 1.3 2.6 Housefurnishings ....................... 111.7 111.1 111.6 111.9 .0 .0 2.9 .7 .0 1.8 Housekeeping supplies .................. 139.1 139.7 140.0 140.5 6.1 4.5 5.0 4.1 5.3 4.6 Housekeeping services .................. 144.8 145.3 145.7 145.7 1.1 2.5 3.1 2.5 1.8 2.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.1 132.1 132.2 133.1 -1.2 -.9 .9 3.1 -1.1 2.0 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.8 128.7 128.8 129.7 -1.5 -.9 1.3 2.8 -1.2 2.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 126.2 126.0 125.9 127.3 -.9 -1.6 1.6 3.5 -1.3 2.6 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 126.7 126.9 126.9 128.5 -3.7 .6 -1.6 5.8 -1.6 2.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 131.0 129.7 128.7 131.5 -5.8 -12.3 28.7 1.5 -9.1 14.3 Footwear ............................... 126.2 125.9 125.4 124.6 1.3 -2.2 4.2 -5.0 -.5 -.5 Other apparel commodities .............. 151.8 151.8 154.0 153.0 3.2 -1.6 -.8 3.2 .8 1.2 Apparel services 2/....................... 157.0 157.2 157.7 158.2 1.8 -1.3 -.5 3.1 .3 1.3 Transportation ............................. 139.5 138.9 139.0 140.0 5.6 2.0 -1.4 1.4 3.8 .0 Private transportation ................... 136.5 136.0 136.7 137.8 4.2 .3 -.9 3.9 2.2 1.5 New vehicles ........................... 141.8 141.9 142.0 142.1 3.2 1.4 2.0 .8 2.3 1.4 New cars ............................. 139.6 139.8 139.8 140.0 2.6 .9 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.3 Used cars .............................. 156.0 156.4 157.4 158.7 14.0 -5.0 -.8 7.1 4.1 3.1 Motor fuel ............................. 97.4 95.4 97.5 101.2 -1.2 1.2 -14.5 16.5 .0 -.2 Gasoline ............................. 97.1 95.2 97.3 100.9 -1.6 1.2 -14.6 16.6 -.2 -.2 Maintenance and repairs ................ 155.2 155.6 155.8 156.5 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.4 2.5 3.1 Other private transportation ........... 171.8 172.0 171.7 171.6 6.6 -.5 3.8 -.5 3.0 1.7 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 105.2 105.0 105.0 105.0 2.7 1.9 .8 -.8 2.3 .0 Other private transportation services ......................... 187.7 187.9 187.6 187.4 7.2 -.9 4.4 -.6 3.1 1.8 Public transportation .................... 180.7 177.8 170.5 169.6 22.1 18.5 -3.9 -22.4 20.3 -13.6 Medical care ............................... 223.1 223.8 224.6 225.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.0 Medical care commodities ................. 205.7 206.3 206.7 207.7 .8 1.6 2.8 3.9 1.2 3.4 Medical care services .................... 226.9 227.6 228.5 229.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 Professional medical services .......... 203.1 203.8 204.6 205.2 3.7 4.3 3.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 Entertainment .............................. 155.3 155.9 156.5 156.9 2.7 2.6 3.7 4.2 2.7 3.9 Entertainment commodities ................ 139.7 140.4 140.9 141.3 1.2 2.3 3.2 4.7 1.8 3.9 Entertainment services ................... 173.7 174.2 174.9 175.3 3.6 3.1 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.9 Other goods and services ................... 210.4 211.2 211.7 212.2 4.8 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 4.3 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 228.9 229.7 229.0 228.4 3.7 4.7 5.4 -.9 4.2 2.2 Personal care 2/ ......................... 148.5 148.9 148.9 149.1 1.7 1.7 4.4 1.6 1.7 3.0 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 144.4 144.8 144.1 143.7 .0 1.4 4.9 -1.9 .7 1.4 Personal care services 2/ .............. 153.0 153.5 154.3 155.0 3.5 1.9 4.3 5.3 2.7 4.8 Personal and educational expenses ........ 239.2 240.2 241.4 242.5 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 School books and supplies .............. 217.6 219.0 219.8 222.1 4.4 3.4 6.3 8.5 3.9 7.4 Personal and educational services ...... 240.7 241.7 242.9 243.9 6.4 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.9 5.2 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 Commodities ................................ 137.1 137.0 137.4 138.1 2.4 1.2 1.5 2.9 1.8 2.2 Food and beverages ....................... 150.3 150.3 150.5 150.7 3.3 1.9 3.5 1.1 2.6 2.3 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 129.1 128.9 129.4 130.4 1.6 .6 .3 4.1 1.1 2.2 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 129.3 129.2 129.8 131.6 .3 .9 -1.2 7.3 .6 3.0 Apparel commodities .................. 128.8 128.7 128.8 129.7 -1.5 -.9 1.3 2.8 -1.2 2.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 132.6 132.0 133.1 135.3 2.8 1.5 -2.4 8.4 2.1 2.9 Durables ............................... 128.4 128.5 128.7 129.0 2.9 .3 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 Services ................................... 170.4 170.7 170.9 171.4 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.4 3.8 2.7 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 174.1 174.6 175.0 175.6 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.4 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 139.0 139.2 139.5 139.4 .6 1.2 2.3 1.2 .9 1.7 Transportation services .................. 178.1 177.6 175.9 175.7 9.2 3.9 2.3 -5.3 6.5 -1.6 Medical care services .................... 226.9 227.6 228.5 229.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 Other services ........................... 196.0 196.7 197.6 198.3 4.9 3.8 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.5 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 154.2 154.3 154.6 155.3 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.6 All items less shelter ....................... 149.7 149.7 149.9 150.5 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.2 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 154.7 154.7 154.9 155.6 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 All items less medical care .................. 149.5 149.6 149.9 150.5 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.4 Commodities less food ........................ 130.3 130.1 130.5 131.6 1.9 .9 .3 4.1 1.4 2.2 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.8 130.6 131.4 133.0 .3 1.2 -.9 6.9 .8 2.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 134.0 133.9 134.8 136.6 1.2 2.1 -1.2 8.0 1.7 3.3 Nondurables .................................. 139.8 139.9 140.2 141.3 2.0 1.2 .9 4.4 1.6 2.6 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 178.5 178.8 178.8 179.2 4.4 3.0 3.2 1.6 3.7 2.4 Services less medical care services .......... 165.1 165.3 165.5 165.9 3.8 3.2 3.2 2.0 3.5 2.6 Energy ....................................... 103.9 103.0 104.1 106.1 .0 .0 -5.6 8.7 .0 1.3 All items less energy ........................ 160.3 160.5 160.7 161.2 3.6 2.6 3.1 2.3 3.1 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 162.9 163.1 163.3 163.8 3.8 2.8 3.0 2.2 3.3 2.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 140.1 140.2 140.4 140.9 2.0 .9 2.3 2.3 1.5 2.3 Energy commodities ..................... 96.4 94.7 96.6 100.7 -.8 1.6 -13.6 19.1 .4 1.4 Services less energy services ............ 175.6 176.0 176.2 176.7 4.5 3.5 3.3 2.5 4.0 2.9 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 Dec. Jan. Jan. 1996 from- Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to 1995 1995 1996 Jan. 1995 Dec. 1995 Nov. Dec. Jan. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 150.9 151.7 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 449.5 451.9 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.262 149.8 150.8 2.4 .7 .1 .1 .1 Food ................................... 17.581 149.4 150.5 2.5 .7 .0 .2 .1 Food at home ......................... 11.206 149.5 151.0 2.6 1.0 -.1 .2 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.682 169.2 171.2 4.2 1.2 .4 .2 1.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.453 141.7 142.5 3.9 .6 .4 .4 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.300 134.7 136.1 2.8 1.0 .5 .6 .4 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.052 177.0 180.0 .7 1.7 -1.5 -.6 -1.1 Other food at home ................. 2.719 140.1 141.4 1.2 .9 .1 .2 .0 Sugar and sweets ................. .369 138.4 141.3 4.3 2.1 .1 .3 1.3 Fats and oils .................... .285 137.3 139.6 2.4 1.7 .4 .0 .4 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .885 128.8 129.5 -2.0 .5 .2 -.3 -.7 Other prepared food .............. 1.180 151.9 152.9 2.5 .7 -.1 .6 .2 Food away from home .................. 6.374 150.3 150.6 2.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.681 154.3 155.0 2.2 .5 .4 -.1 .4 Housing .................................. 38.888 146.7 147.5 2.8 .5 .1 .3 .3 Shelter ................................ 25.976 163.1 163.9 3.3 .5 .2 .3 .3 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.091 152.5 154.4 3.0 1.2 .1 .2 .5 Rent, residential .................. 6.616 159.3 159.7 2.6 .3 .2 .3 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 1.475 194.1 205.5 5.2 5.9 -.5 -.3 1.3 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.695 158.7 159.0 3.5 .2 .3 .4 .2 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.366 159.0 159.3 3.6 .2 .3 .4 .2 Household insurance 1/ ............. .329 145.6 145.0 1.3 -.4 .5 .4 -.3 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .189 135.8 135.5 2.0 -.2 -.1 .1 -.2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .105 144.7 144.6 2.9 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 124.2 123.6 .9 -.5 -.3 .2 -.5 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.247 123.3 124.2 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .4 Fuels ................................ 3.887 110.2 111.4 1.2 1.1 .2 .0 .6 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .327 89.5 97.4 9.1 8.8 .0 1.1 7.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.560 117.5 118.0 .5 .4 .3 -.2 .0 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.360 154.3 154.8 1.6 .3 .1 .2 .3 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.666 122.4 122.8 1.9 .3 -.1 .2 .2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.367 109.7 110.0 .7 .3 -.5 .3 .2 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.149 139.9 140.6 4.8 .5 .4 .2 .5 Housekeeping services ................ 1.150 148.6 149.0 2.3 .3 .3 .3 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.533 129.5 129.1 .6 -.3 -.2 .2 .7 Apparel commodities .................... 5.017 126.2 125.8 .6 -.3 -.2 .1 .8 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.310 125.8 124.8 1.1 -.8 -.2 .2 1.0 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.148 123.3 122.3 .9 -.8 -.1 .2 1.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .251 129.8 132.3 1.5 1.9 -1.4 -.8 1.9 Footwear ............................. .812 125.0 123.9 -.4 -.9 -.2 -.4 -.9 Other apparel commodities ............ .495 145.3 149.1 .0 2.6 .2 .7 -.7 Apparel services 2/ .................... .516 157.1 157.6 .7 .3 .2 .3 .3 Transportation ........................... 19.020 138.9 139.7 2.0 .6 -.3 .4 .9 Private transportation ................. 17.847 137.2 138.0 2.1 .6 -.3 .5 .9 New vehicles ......................... 4.958 143.7 144.2 2.1 .3 .1 .1 .2 New cars ........................... 3.591 140.4 140.8 1.6 .3 .1 .1 .1 Used cars ............................ 2.432 159.1 158.9 3.9 -.1 .3 .6 .9 Motor fuel ........................... 3.584 96.4 98.6 .1 2.3 -2.0 2.2 3.7 Gasoline ........................... - 95.9 98.2 -.1 2.4 -2.2 2.2 4.0 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.619 156.6 157.1 2.9 .3 .3 .2 .4 Other private transportation ......... 5.255 168.4 168.5 2.3 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .767 104.4 104.6 1.2 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.488 184.5 184.6 2.6 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 Public transportation .................. 1.173 169.0 169.6 2.9 .4 -.7 -2.2 -.4 Medical care ............................. 6.262 223.1 224.5 4.0 .6 .3 .4 .4 Medical care commodities ............... 1.055 204.2 205.4 2.2 .6 .3 .1 .6 Medical care services .................. 5.208 227.4 228.9 4.4 .7 .3 .4 .3 Professional medical services ........ 2.965 204.9 206.0 4.0 .5 .3 .4 .2 Entertainment ............................ 4.029 153.8 154.7 3.1 .6 .4 .3 .4 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.053 139.4 140.3 2.6 .6 .5 .2 .4 Entertainment services ................. 1.976 174.6 175.5 3.7 .5 .2 .5 .4 Other goods and services ................. 7.006 208.1 209.0 4.2 .4 .4 .1 .2 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.135 228.4 229.3 3.1 .4 .3 -.3 -.3 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.132 148.9 149.1 2.1 .1 .2 -.1 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .635 144.7 144.4 .9 -.2 .2 -.5 -.2 Personal care services 2/ ............ .497 154.2 154.9 3.6 .5 .2 .5 .5 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.739 237.3 238.5 5.5 .5 .4 .5 .5 School books and supplies ............ .227 220.3 225.2 5.5 2.2 .7 .4 1.1 Personal and educational services .... 3.512 238.9 239.8 5.5 .4 .4 .5 .4 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 150.9 151.7 2.6 .5 .1 .2 .4 Commodities .............................. 47.052 136.9 137.7 2.1 .6 -.1 .3 .6 Food and beverages ..................... 19.262 149.8 150.8 2.4 .7 .1 .1 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 27.790 129.0 129.7 1.8 .5 -.2 .5 .9 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.074 128.3 129.3 1.8 .8 -.4 .8 1.4 Apparel commodities ................ 5.017 126.2 125.8 .6 -.3 -.2 .1 .8 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.057 132.1 133.9 2.3 1.4 -.5 .9 1.7 Durables ............................. 11.716 128.9 129.1 1.8 .2 .0 .2 .3 Services ................................. 52.948 167.9 168.6 3.2 .4 .2 .2 .2 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 25.430 156.9 157.7 3.4 .5 .3 .3 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.531 127.2 127.6 1.2 .3 .2 .2 -.1 Transportation services ................ 7.279 174.9 175.2 2.7 .2 -.1 -.3 -.1 Medical care services .................. 5.208 227.4 228.9 4.4 .7 .3 .4 .3 Other services ......................... 6.501 194.0 194.9 4.4 .5 .3 .5 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.419 151.1 151.8 2.6 .5 .1 .3 .5 All items less shelter ..................... 74.024 147.8 148.5 2.4 .5 .0 .2 .4 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.305 141.5 142.4 2.4 .6 .0 .2 .4 All items less medical care ................ 93.738 147.5 148.3 2.6 .5 .1 .2 .4 Commodities less food ...................... 29.471 130.0 130.7 1.9 .5 -.2 .3 .9 Nondurables less food ...................... 17.756 129.8 130.8 1.9 .8 -.3 .7 1.3 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 12.739 133.4 135.1 2.3 1.3 -.4 .8 1.4 Nondurables ................................ 35.336 139.3 140.4 2.2 .8 .0 .3 .8 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.518 159.2 159.8 3.0 .4 .2 .1 .2 Services less medical care services ........ 47.740 162.8 163.5 3.1 .4 .2 .2 .2 Energy ..................................... 7.470 102.6 104.3 .7 1.7 -.8 1.0 2.1 All items less energy ...................... 92.530 157.6 158.3 2.8 .4 .1 .2 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 74.949 159.7 160.3 2.9 .4 .2 .2 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.560 139.6 139.9 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .4 Energy commodities ................... 3.911 96.0 98.8 .8 2.9 -1.9 2.1 4.0 Services less energy services .......... 49.388 173.4 174.2 3.4 .5 .2 .2 .2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.663 $.659 -2.7 -.6 .2 .0 -.6 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .222 .221 - - - - - 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- Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Apr. July Oct. Jan. July Jan. 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.3 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 Food and beverages ......................... 149.8 149.9 150.1 150.3 3.0 1.9 3.5 1.3 2.5 2.4 Food ..................................... 149.4 149.4 149.7 149.8 3.3 1.6 3.8 1.1 2.5 2.4 Food at home ........................... 149.6 149.5 149.8 149.8 3.6 1.9 4.4 .5 2.8 2.4 Cereals and bakery products .......... 168.9 169.6 169.9 171.6 3.9 2.9 3.6 6.5 3.4 5.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 140.6 141.1 141.7 141.8 1.5 1.5 9.3 3.5 1.5 6.4 Dairy products ....................... 133.2 133.9 134.7 135.2 1.2 1.8 2.1 6.1 1.5 4.1 Fruits and vegetables ................ 180.3 177.6 176.5 174.5 11.1 2.7 3.2 -12.3 6.8 -4.9 Other food at home ................... 140.6 140.7 141.0 141.0 2.0 .9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.0 Sugar and sweets ................... 138.8 139.0 139.4 141.2 3.0 4.2 2.9 7.1 3.6 5.0 Fats and oils ...................... 138.1 138.7 138.7 139.2 1.8 2.4 2.4 3.2 2.1 2.8 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 130.1 130.3 129.9 129.0 .3 -3.3 -1.8 -3.3 -1.5 -2.6 Other prepared food ................ 151.8 151.6 152.5 152.8 3.0 2.7 1.9 2.7 2.8 2.3 Food away from home .................... 149.9 150.1 150.3 150.6 2.5 1.9 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 154.3 154.9 154.7 155.3 2.1 1.1 3.2 2.6 1.6 2.9 Housing .................................... 146.5 146.7 147.1 147.6 2.8 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.0 Shelter .................................. 162.6 163.0 163.5 164.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 153.5 153.6 153.9 154.6 3.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 Rent, residential .................... 158.5 158.8 159.3 159.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.5 2.7 Other renters' costs ................. 208.1 207.1 206.5 209.2 9.6 4.2 5.2 2.1 6.9 3.6 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 157.6 158.1 158.7 159.0 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 157.9 158.4 159.0 159.3 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 Household insurance 1/ ............... 144.3 145.0 145.6 145.2 4.0 .3 -1.6 2.5 2.1 .4 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 135.7 135.6 135.8 135.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 -.6 2.9 1.2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 144.4 144.5 144.7 144.6 4.0 2.8 4.3 .6 3.4 2.4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 124.3 123.9 124.2 123.6 1.3 3.6 1.0 -2.2 2.5 -.6 Fuel and other utilities ................. 123.6 123.8 123.9 124.4 .3 .7 2.0 2.6 .5 2.3 Fuels .................................. 110.3 110.5 110.5 111.2 .4 -.7 2.6 3.3 -.2 2.9 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.7 87.7 88.7 95.3 .5 4.2 -3.1 39.4 2.3 16.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.1 118.4 118.2 118.2 .3 -1.4 3.1 .3 -.5 1.7 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 153.9 154.0 154.3 154.8 .8 1.8 1.3 2.4 1.3 1.8 Household furnishings and operation ...... 122.5 122.4 122.7 122.9 1.3 2.0 2.7 1.3 1.7 2.0 Housefurnishings ....................... 110.3 109.8 110.1 110.3 .0 .7 1.8 .0 .4 .9 Housekeeping supplies .................. 139.2 139.8 140.1 140.8 6.1 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.7 Housekeeping services .................. 148.2 148.6 149.0 148.8 .6 3.1 3.9 1.6 1.8 2.7 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 131.0 130.8 131.0 131.9 -.3 -1.2 1.2 2.8 -.8 2.0 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.0 127.8 127.9 128.9 -.3 -1.6 1.6 2.8 -.9 2.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 125.8 125.6 125.8 127.1 .3 -1.6 1.3 4.2 -.6 2.7 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 125.5 125.4 125.6 127.5 -1.3 1.0 -2.2 6.5 -.2 2.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 132.8 130.9 129.8 132.3 -7.7 -12.5 33.7 -1.5 -10.2 14.8 Footwear ............................... 127.1 126.9 126.4 125.3 1.6 -1.9 4.5 -5.5 -.2 -.6 Other apparel commodities .............. 150.1 150.4 151.4 150.3 2.1 -3.4 .5 .5 -.7 .5 Apparel services 2/....................... 156.3 156.6 157.1 157.6 1.8 -1.0 -1.3 3.4 .4 1.0 Transportation ............................. 138.8 138.4 138.9 140.1 5.7 .6 -1.4 3.8 3.1 1.2 Private transportation ................... 136.8 136.4 137.1 138.4 4.8 .0 -1.4 4.8 2.4 1.6 New vehicles ........................... 142.7 142.8 142.9 143.2 3.5 1.7 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.7 New cars ............................. 139.2 139.4 139.6 139.7 2.9 .9 1.2 1.4 1.9 1.3 Used cars .............................. 156.9 157.3 158.3 159.8 14.2 -4.7 -.8 7.6 4.3 3.3 Motor fuel ............................. 97.4 95.5 97.6 101.2 -1.6 .8 -13.5 16.5 -.4 .4 Gasoline ............................. 97.2 95.1 97.2 101.1 -2.0 1.6 -14.2 17.0 -.2 .2 Maintenance and repairs ................ 156.0 156.5 156.8 157.4 2.4 2.9 2.6 3.6 2.6 3.1 Other private transportation ........... 167.9 167.9 167.7 167.6 7.8 -1.0 3.7 -.7 3.3 1.4 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 104.4 104.3 104.2 104.2 2.7 1.9 .8 -.8 2.3 .0 Other private transportation services ......................... 183.8 183.9 183.7 183.5 8.5 -1.3 4.0 -.7 3.5 1.7 Public transportation .................... 175.3 174.1 170.2 169.6 15.9 12.5 -1.8 -12.4 14.2 -7.2 Medical care ............................... 222.4 223.1 223.9 224.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 Medical care commodities ................. 203.4 204.0 204.3 205.6 .4 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.1 3.5 Medical care services .................... 226.6 227.3 228.2 228.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2 Professional medical services .......... 204.2 204.9 205.7 206.2 3.9 4.3 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.8 Entertainment .............................. 153.0 153.6 154.1 154.7 2.4 2.1 3.5 4.5 2.3 4.0 Entertainment commodities ................ 138.7 139.4 139.7 140.3 1.2 1.5 2.9 4.7 1.3 3.8 Entertainment services ................... 173.6 174.0 174.8 175.5 3.8 3.1 3.8 4.5 3.5 4.1 Other goods and services ................... 207.4 208.2 208.5 208.9 4.7 4.0 5.6 2.9 4.3 4.2 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 229.0 229.8 229.2 228.4 3.8 4.5 5.4 -1.0 4.2 2.1 Personal care 2/ ......................... 148.7 149.0 148.9 149.1 1.4 1.1 5.0 1.1 1.2 3.0 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 145.1 145.4 144.7 144.4 .0 .6 5.1 -1.9 .3 1.5 Personal care services 2/ .............. 153.2 153.5 154.2 154.9 3.2 1.6 5.1 4.5 2.4 4.8 Personal and educational expenses ........ 234.8 235.7 236.9 238.0 5.8 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.7 School books and supplies .............. 218.8 220.3 221.2 223.6 3.1 3.2 6.9 9.1 3.1 8.0 Personal and educational services ...... 236.2 237.1 238.3 239.3 6.1 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.3 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 Commodities ................................ 137.0 136.9 137.3 138.1 2.4 1.2 1.5 3.3 1.8 2.4 Food and beverages ....................... 149.8 149.9 150.1 150.3 3.0 1.9 3.5 1.3 2.5 2.4 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 129.1 128.8 129.4 130.5 2.2 .6 .0 4.4 1.4 2.2 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 128.8 128.3 129.3 131.1 .6 .6 -1.2 7.3 .6 3.0 Apparel commodities .................. 128.0 127.8 127.9 128.9 -.3 -1.6 1.6 2.8 -.9 2.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 132.2 131.5 132.7 134.9 2.1 1.8 -3.0 8.4 2.0 2.6 Durables ............................... 128.3 128.3 128.6 129.0 3.8 .3 .9 2.2 2.1 1.6 Services ................................... 167.6 168.0 168.3 168.7 4.0 2.9 3.2 2.7 3.5 2.9 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 156.5 156.9 157.4 157.9 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.4 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 127.6 127.9 128.1 128.0 .3 1.0 2.2 1.3 .6 1.7 Transportation services .................. 175.4 175.3 174.7 174.6 8.2 1.9 2.8 -1.8 5.0 .5 Medical care services .................... 226.6 227.3 228.2 228.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2 Other services ........................... 192.8 193.4 194.3 195.1 4.8 3.6 4.5 4.9 4.2 4.7 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 150.9 151.0 151.4 152.1 3.3 1.9 2.4 3.2 2.6 2.8 All items less shelter ....................... 147.8 147.8 148.1 148.7 3.1 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 141.7 141.7 142.0 142.6 3.2 1.7 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.4 All items less medical care .................. 147.4 147.5 147.8 148.4 3.1 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6 Commodities less food ........................ 130.3 130.1 130.5 131.7 2.2 .6 .3 4.4 1.4 2.3 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.3 129.9 130.8 132.5 .6 .9 -.9 6.9 .8 2.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 133.6 133.1 134.2 136.1 1.2 2.1 -1.5 7.7 1.7 3.0 Nondurables .................................. 139.4 139.4 139.8 140.9 2.0 1.2 .9 4.4 1.6 2.6 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 159.1 159.4 159.5 159.8 4.2 2.6 3.6 1.8 3.4 2.7 Services less medical care services .......... 162.6 162.9 163.2 163.5 4.1 2.8 3.3 2.2 3.4 2.7 Energy ....................................... 103.3 102.5 103.5 105.7 -.8 .0 -5.6 9.6 -.4 1.7 All items less energy ........................ 157.5 157.7 158.0 158.4 3.7 2.1 3.1 2.3 2.9 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 159.7 160.0 160.3 160.8 3.9 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.8 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 139.7 139.8 140.0 140.5 2.9 .6 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.3 Energy commodities ..................... 96.8 95.0 97.0 100.9 -1.6 1.2 -12.5 18.0 -.2 1.6 Services less energy services ............ 173.3 173.6 174.0 174.4 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.6 3.8 2.9 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 Jan. 1996 from- Dec. 1995 from- schedule Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. 1/ 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 153.7 153.6 153.5 154.4 2.7 0.5 0.6 2.5 -0.1 -0.1 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 160.3 160.5 160.5 161.4 2.7 .6 .6 2.7 .1 .0 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 161.1 161.3 161.1 162.2 2.9 .6 .7 2.9 .0 -.1 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 158.5 158.3 158.6 158.7 2.1 .3 .1 2.1 .1 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 158.3 158.5 158.6 159.8 2.6 .8 .8 2.3 .2 .1 North Central urban .................... M 149.6 149.5 149.5 150.2 2.8 .5 .5 2.6 -.1 .0 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 150.3 150.2 150.3 151.0 2.5 .5 .5 2.4 .0 .1 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 148.4 148.1 148.0 148.6 2.9 .3 .4 2.7 -.3 -.1 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 151.5 151.5 151.5 152.2 3.3 .5 .5 3.0 .0 .0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 146.0 146.0 145.8 146.5 3.5 .3 .5 3.3 -.1 -.1 South urban ............................ M 150.5 150.4 150.3 151.1 3.0 .5 .5 2.9 -.1 -.1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 149.9 149.7 149.5 150.4 2.6 .5 .6 2.4 -.3 -.1 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 152.6 152.6 152.4 153.2 2.9 .4 .5 2.7 -.1 -.1 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 150.4 150.4 150.3 151.1 3.7 .5 .5 3.4 -.1 -.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 149.0 148.9 149.1 149.9 3.2 .7 .5 3.3 .1 .1 West urban ............................. M 154.6 154.4 154.3 155.3 2.2 .6 .6 2.1 -.2 -.1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 154.9 154.4 154.4 155.4 1.6 .6 .6 1.4 -.3 .0 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 157.9 158.4 158.6 159.8 3.7 .9 .8 3.5 .4 .1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 138.8 138.7 138.6 139.5 2.4 .6 .6 2.2 -.1 -.1 B .................................... M 153.5 153.5 153.4 153.9 2.7 .3 .3 2.7 -.1 -.1 C .................................... M 153.3 153.5 153.5 154.4 3.4 .6 .6 3.2 .1 .0 D .................................... M 150.0 150.0 150.1 150.9 3.4 .6 .5 3.3 .1 .1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 154.3 154.0 153.8 154.6 1.8 .4 .5 2.2 -.3 -.1 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 155.2 154.4 154.6 155.7 .9 .8 .7 .8 -.4 .1 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 163.6 163.8 163.7 164.8 3.1 .6 .7 3.0 .1 -.1 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 160.4 159.6 159.1 160.3 2.4 .4 .8 2.4 -.8 -.3 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 152.6 152.4 152.1 152.9 1.7 .3 .5 1.8 -.3 -.2 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 151.1 - 151.6 2.0 .3 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 160.3 - 162.2 2.7 1.2 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 148.2 - 149.0 1.6 .5 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 150.2 - 152.0 3.2 1.2 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 145.7 - 147.2 3.0 1.0 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 155.2 - 156.8 2.0 1.0 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 146.8 - 145.5 - - - - 2.5 -.9 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 149.8 - 150.3 - - - - 3.3 .3 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 141.6 - 140.9 - - - - 2.2 -.5 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 150.5 - 150.0 - - - - 2.4 -.3 - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, 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 Jan. 1996 from- Dec. 1995 from- schedule Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. Dec. Oct. Nov. 1/ 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 151.0 150.9 150.9 151.7 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.5 -0.1 0.0 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 157.8 158.0 158.0 158.8 2.6 .5 .5 2.6 .1 .0 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 157.5 157.7 157.6 158.5 2.7 .5 .6 2.8 .1 -.1 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 156.4 156.2 156.5 156.5 2.1 .2 .0 2.2 .1 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 160.0 160.1 160.4 161.4 2.5 .8 .6 2.4 .3 .2 North Central urban .................... M 146.3 146.2 146.3 147.0 2.8 .5 .5 2.5 .0 .1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 146.3 146.2 146.4 147.1 2.5 .6 .5 2.3 .1 .1 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 144.6 144.4 144.5 145.0 2.9 .4 .3 2.8 -.1 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 148.8 148.9 148.9 149.6 3.2 .5 .5 3.0 .1 .0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 144.2 144.1 144.1 144.7 3.5 .4 .4 3.1 -.1 .0 South urban ............................ M 149.0 148.9 148.9 149.7 3.0 .5 .5 2.8 -.1 .0 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 148.0 147.8 147.8 148.6 2.6 .5 .5 2.4 -.1 .0 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 149.0 149.0 148.9 149.6 2.7 .4 .5 2.5 -.1 -.1 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 150.4 150.4 150.3 151.1 3.7 .5 .5 3.4 -.1 -.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 149.3 149.2 149.5 150.4 3.3 .8 .6 3.3 .1 .2 West urban ............................. M 151.6 151.4 151.3 152.2 2.0 .5 .6 1.9 -.2 -.1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 150.4 150.0 150.0 150.9 1.6 .6 .6 1.4 -.3 .0 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 154.8 155.4 155.5 156.6 3.4 .8 .7 3.2 .5 .1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 137.8 137.7 137.7 138.5 2.4 .6 .6 2.2 -.1 .0 B .................................... M 150.7 150.7 150.7 151.1 2.6 .3 .3 2.6 .0 .0 C .................................... M 152.5 152.6 152.7 153.5 3.3 .6 .5 3.1 .1 .1 D .................................... M 149.2 149.3 149.4 150.2 3.4 .6 .5 3.2 .1 .1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 149.2 149.0 149.0 149.7 1.8 .5 .5 2.2 -.1 .0 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 149.9 149.2 149.4 150.4 .9 .8 .7 .9 -.3 .1 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 159.7 159.9 159.9 160.9 2.9 .6 .6 2.9 .1 .0 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 159.7 159.2 158.7 159.7 2.1 .3 .6 2.3 -.6 -.3 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 150.2 149.9 149.6 150.5 1.6 .4 .6 1.5 -.4 -.2 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 149.9 - 150.3 1.8 .3 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 159.3 - 161.1 2.6 1.1 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 140.6 - 141.5 1.8 .6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 148.2 - 150.0 3.2 1.2 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 145.0 - 146.5 3.0 1.0 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 152.5 - 153.9 1.8 .9 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 146.5 - 145.4 - - - - 2.6 -.8 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 145.0 - 145.5 - - - - 3.2 .3 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 140.9 - 140.5 - - - - 2.0 -.3 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 144.2 - 143.7 - - - - 2.4 -.3 - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, 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.