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-95-312 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 Friday, August 11, 1995 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--JULY 1995 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment in July and remained at a level of 152.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was unchanged in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July 1995 CPI-W level of 149.9 was 2.8 percent higher than the index in July 1994. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in July, the same as the average monthly increase of the preceding 2 months. The food index, which rose 0.1 percent in both May and June, increased 0.2 percent in July. Energy costs turned down in July after registering increases in each of the preceding 3 months. The index for gasoline, which rose 3.1 percent in the 3 months ended in June, fell 2.1 percent in July. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent for the third consecutive month after registering increases of 0.3 or 0.4 percent in each of the first 4 months of 1995. The moderation in the last 3 months has resulted, in part, from a downturn in the indexes for used cars and automobile finance charges, each of which had risen sharply during the first 4 months of 1995. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1995 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July|July95 |Jul95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .1 .2 2.4 2.8 Food and beverages| -.2 .3 .0 .7 .1 .1 .2 1.4 2.6 Housing | .4 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 .3 2.5 2.6 Apparel and upkeep| .7 -.6 .0 -.1 -.3 -.3 .2 -1.5 -2.0 Transportation | .6 .4 .6 .7 .4 .4 -.4 1.7 4.1 Medical care | .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 4.1 4.4 Entertainment | .4 .2 .0 .3 .5 -.2 .3 2.4 2.3 Other goods & serv| .0 .8 .1 .2 .4 .4 .4 5.0 3.9 Special indexes: | Energy | .3 -.1 -.5 .4 .5 .5 -.8 .4 1.2 Food | -.3 .3 .0 .7 .1 .1 .2 1.4 2.7 AI - food & energy| .4 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 2.5 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 7 months of 1995, the CPI-U rose at a 3.1 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.7 percent increase for all of 1994. The food index has risen at a 1.9 percent annual rate and energy costs have increased at a 0.3 percent rate. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.5 percent rate in the first 7 months of 1995. This follows a 2.6 percent increase in all of 1994. The food and beverage index rose 0.2 percent in July. Grocery store food prices also advanced 0.2 percent in July, after registering no change in June. Each of the indexes for the five major grocery store food groups, other than that for fruits and vegetables, accelerated in July. The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.7 percent in June, turned down, declining 0.3 percent as a result of further decreases in fresh vegetable prices. In particular, lettuce prices fell 19.9 percent and, as of July, were 5.7 percent lower than their level in March, the month immediately preceding their record 113.1 percent increase. Among other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for dairy products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which both declined in June, advanced 0.6 and 0.3 percent in July, respectively. Within the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, meat prices registered their first monthly increase since February; the indexes for beef and pork rose 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively. Poultry prices, however, fell 0.3 percent in July. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--advanced 0.3 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The housing component, which rose 0.2 percent in June, increased 0.3 percent in July. Shelter costs also advanced 0.3 percent, after increasing 0.2 percent in June. Within shelter, renters' and homeowners' costs increased 0.3 percent, and maintenance and repair costs rose 0.1 percent. The index for fuel and utilities, which rose 0.4 percent in June, increased 0.1 percent in July. The index for household fuels was unchanged, as a 0.2 percent decrease in charges for electricity offset a 0.4 percent increase in charges for natural gas; the index for fuel oil was unchanged. The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.2 percent, reflecting a small increase in the index for telephone service charges as a 0.8 percent rise in the index for intrastate toll calls more than offset a 0.1 percent drop in local telephone service charges. The index for household furnishings and operation, which declined 0.2 percent in June, increased 0.3 percent in July. The transportation index, which had risen at a 6.4 percent annual rate during the first 6 months of 1995, declined 0.4 percent in July. A sharp downturn in the indexes for airline fares and motor fuels, each of which rose substantially in the first half of 1995, was responsible for the deceleration in the transportation index for July. The index for airline fares, which increased 20.4 percent in the first half of 1995, declined 1.3 percent in July. The index for gasoline fell 2.1 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 2.4 percent, following increases totaling 9.4 percent in the 3 months ended in June.) Automobile purchase costs also decreased in July. The index for new cars turned down in July, falling 0.1 percent. Automobile finance charges fell for the third consecutive month, down 2.3 percent in July. The index for used cars also declined for the third consecutive month, down 1.1 percent in July, but was still 10.4 percent higher than a year ago. The index for apparel and upkeep--up 0.2 percent in July-- registered its first increase since January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 1.8 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in July, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the first 6 months of 1995. As of July, the index was 4.4 percent higher than a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non- prescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.1 percent in July. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs, which declined 0.2 percent in June, advanced 0.3 percent in July. The index for reading materials rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 0.8 percent increase in newspaper prices and a 0.5 percent rise in the index for magazines, periodicals, and books. The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in July, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. Increases in the index for tuition, partially reflecting higher fall semester tuition for elementary schools, high schools, and colleges, accounted for over 60 percent of the July advance 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 0.1 percent in July. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1995 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July|July95 |Jul95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 1.6 2.8 Food and beverages| -.2 .3 .0 .7 .1 .0 .2 1.1 2.5 Housing | .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 2.5 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| .7 -.3 .1 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.1 -2.4 -1.8 Transportation | .7 .4 .7 .6 .4 .2 -.6 -.3 4.4 Medical care | .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 3.7 4.5 Entertainment | .4 .2 .0 .3 .4 -.1 .1 1.9 2.1 Other goods & serv| -.1 .7 .1 .1 .4 .4 .3 4.8 3.6 Special indexes: | Energy | .2 -.1 -.4 .3 .7 .4 -1.0 .0 1.2 Food | -.1 .2 .0 .8 .0 .1 .2 1.1 2.6 AI - food & energy| .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 1.8 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for August will be released on Wednesday, September 13, 1995, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 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 June July July 1995 from- Apr. to May to June to 1994 1995 1995 July 1994 June 1995 May June July Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 152.5 152.5 2.8 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 456.7 457.0 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.412 148.4 148.6 2.6 .1 .1 .1 .2 Food ................................... 15.838 147.9 148.1 2.7 .1 .1 .1 .2 Food at home ......................... 9.934 148.1 148.2 2.9 .1 .1 .0 .2 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.464 167.5 168.2 2.6 .4 .0 .2 .4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.892 137.1 137.3 .4 .1 .0 -.2 .3 Dairy products ..................... 1.169 132.2 132.9 .8 .5 .7 -.9 .6 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.013 177.5 176.7 7.5 -.5 -.2 .7 -.3 Other food at home ................. 2.396 140.6 140.7 3.7 .1 -.1 .0 .3 Sugar and sweets ................. .326 137.3 138.1 2.1 .6 .4 .2 .4 Fats and oils .................... .249 136.4 138.0 2.1 1.2 .0 -.3 .9 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .796 131.5 130.8 6.5 -.5 -.9 -.2 .1 Other prepared food .............. 1.026 151.2 151.4 2.6 .1 .4 .1 .1 Food away from home .................. 5.904 148.8 149.1 2.4 .2 .2 .1 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.574 154.0 153.8 1.5 -.1 .3 .1 .0 Housing .................................. 41.187 148.5 149.2 2.6 .5 .1 .2 .3 Shelter ................................ 28.042 165.5 166.4 3.5 .5 .4 .2 .3 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.955 174.7 176.7 3.3 1.1 .4 .1 .3 Rent, residential .................. 5.765 157.5 157.9 2.6 .3 .3 .2 .2 Other renters' costs ............... 2.190 206.6 213.5 5.1 3.3 .7 -.2 .8 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 19.889 170.6 171.2 3.6 .4 .4 .2 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.501 170.9 171.4 3.6 .3 .4 .2 .3 Household insurance 1/ ............. .389 158.1 158.3 3.3 .1 .1 .1 -.2 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .198 135.0 135.1 2.9 .1 .3 .3 .1 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .120 139.4 139.8 3.2 .3 .3 .0 .3 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .078 129.0 128.7 2.2 -.2 .4 .7 -.2 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.093 125.0 125.1 .6 .1 -.4 .4 .1 Fuels ................................ 3.859 113.8 113.7 -.4 -.1 -.7 .5 .0 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .360 87.9 87.1 .0 -.9 .8 .7 .2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.499 121.9 121.9 -.3 .0 -.9 .5 -.1 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.234 152.7 153.0 1.7 .2 .1 .3 .2 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.052 122.5 123.0 1.2 .4 .0 -.2 .3 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.508 110.7 111.1 -.6 .4 -.3 -.2 .2 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.088 136.4 137.4 3.9 .7 .1 -.1 1.0 Housekeeping services ................ 1.455 143.1 143.6 3.6 .3 .5 -.3 .3 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.656 130.5 128.3 -2.0 -1.7 -.3 -.3 .2 Apparel commodities .................... 5.097 127.1 124.8 -2.2 -1.8 -.3 -.2 .2 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.329 125.5 123.4 -1.2 -1.7 .7 -.6 -.5 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.269 124.4 121.1 -3.7 -2.7 -.2 -.7 .7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .204 121.6 123.0 -4.8 1.2 -1.8 -1.9 1.9 Footwear ............................. .747 124.6 123.3 -1.4 -1.0 -.9 -.3 .2 Other apparel commodities ............ .548 153.6 151.8 .8 -1.2 -2.1 2.9 -1.2 Apparel services 2/ .................... .559 156.9 157.2 1.0 .2 .0 -.5 .2 Transportation ........................... 17.139 141.1 140.1 4.1 -.7 .4 .4 -.4 Private transportation ................. 15.623 137.9 136.9 3.9 -.7 .4 .0 -.4 New vehicles ......................... 5.059 141.0 140.3 2.1 -.5 .1 .2 -.1 New cars ........................... 4.052 139.1 138.3 1.8 -.6 .1 .1 -.1 Used cars ............................ 1.318 158.3 157.5 10.4 -.5 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 Motor fuel ........................... 3.106 106.1 103.6 3.1 -2.4 2.0 .3 -1.8 Gasoline ........................... - 106.3 103.7 3.3 -2.4 2.1 .4 -2.1 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.536 153.6 154.0 2.7 .3 .5 -.1 .3 Other private transportation ......... 4.604 169.9 169.6 5.0 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .618 104.6 104.8 1.5 .2 .3 .1 .2 Other private transportation services ....................... 3.986 185.2 184.8 5.5 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 Public transportation .................. 1.516 182.5 181.8 6.1 -.4 .6 5.1 -.5 Medical care ............................. 7.266 219.8 220.8 4.4 .5 .3 .3 .4 Medical care commodities ............... 1.291 203.8 204.4 1.5 .3 .0 .3 .1 Medical care services .................. 5.974 223.5 224.6 5.1 .5 .4 .3 .4 Professional medical services ........ 3.416 200.8 201.6 4.5 .4 .5 .3 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.335 153.2 153.6 2.3 .3 .5 -.2 .3 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.968 138.1 138.5 1.5 .3 .1 .1 .3 Entertainment services ................. 2.366 171.2 171.4 2.8 .1 .7 -.3 .3 Other goods and services ................. 7.005 205.3 205.7 3.9 .2 .4 .4 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.607 226.4 226.2 2.2 -.1 .5 .9 .0 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.175 146.7 146.9 1.3 .1 .2 .1 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .622 142.8 142.7 .6 -.1 .5 -.1 -.1 Personal care services 2/ ............ .553 151.0 151.4 2.1 .3 -.1 .3 .3 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.223 232.5 233.3 5.3 .3 .4 .3 .6 School books and supplies ............ .251 212.7 212.9 3.8 .1 .0 .4 .3 Personal and educational services .... 3.972 234.2 235.1 5.4 .4 .4 .4 .6 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 152.5 152.5 2.8 .0 .3 .1 .2 Commodities .............................. 43.386 136.6 136.2 1.9 -.3 .2 .0 .0 Food and beverages ..................... 17.412 148.4 148.6 2.6 .1 .1 .1 .2 Commodities less food and beverages .... 25.974 129.4 128.5 1.3 -.7 .2 .0 -.2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.375 130.4 129.1 .8 -1.0 .5 .1 -.3 Apparel commodities ................ 5.097 127.1 124.8 -2.2 -1.8 -.3 -.2 .2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 10.278 135.1 134.3 2.3 -.6 1.7 .7 -.6 Durables ............................. 10.599 128.0 127.8 2.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 Services ................................. 56.614 168.6 169.2 3.5 .4 .3 .3 .2 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 27.422 172.2 173.2 3.5 .6 .3 .3 .2 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.731 139.5 139.7 1.3 .1 -.2 .1 .2 Transportation services ................ 7.038 176.8 176.5 5.0 -.2 .2 1.0 -.2 Medical care services .................. 5.974 223.5 224.6 5.1 .5 .4 .3 .4 Other services ......................... 7.450 191.5 192.1 4.0 .3 .4 .1 .5 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.162 153.3 153.4 2.9 .1 .3 .2 .1 All items less shelter ..................... 71.958 148.8 148.6 2.6 -.1 .1 .2 .1 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 80.111 153.7 153.7 2.6 .0 .2 .2 .1 All items less medical care ................ 92.734 148.7 148.7 2.7 .0 .2 .2 .1 Commodities less food ...................... 27.548 130.4 129.5 1.3 -.7 .2 .0 -.1 Nondurables less food ...................... 16.950 131.7 130.5 .9 -.9 .5 .2 -.3 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 11.852 136.0 135.3 2.2 -.5 1.4 .6 -.5 Nondurables ................................ 32.788 139.6 139.0 1.8 -.4 .2 .1 .0 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.192 176.9 177.3 3.7 .2 .2 .3 .1 Services less medical care services ........ 50.640 163.5 164.1 3.4 .4 .3 .2 .2 Energy ..................................... 6.965 109.3 108.1 1.2 -1.1 .5 .5 -.8 All items less energy ...................... 93.035 158.3 158.5 2.9 .1 .2 .2 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 77.197 160.9 161.1 3.0 .1 .2 .2 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 24.082 138.9 138.3 1.1 -.4 .0 -.1 .1 Energy commodities ................... 3.466 104.3 101.9 2.7 -2.3 1.8 .4 -1.7 Services less energy services .......... 53.115 173.4 174.1 3.8 .4 .3 .3 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.656 $.656 -2.7 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .219 .219 - - - - - 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- Apr. May June July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.0 2.7 3.5 2.4 2.8 2.9 Food and beverages ......................... 148.5 148.6 148.7 149.0 2.8 2.5 4.1 1.4 2.6 2.7 Food ..................................... 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.7 3.1 2.5 4.2 1.4 2.8 2.7 Food at home ........................... 148.4 148.5 148.5 148.8 3.4 2.5 5.0 1.1 2.9 3.0 Cereals and bakery products .......... 166.6 166.6 167.0 167.7 3.5 -.5 4.9 2.7 1.5 3.8 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 137.5 137.5 137.2 137.6 -.3 .0 1.8 .3 -.1 1.0 Dairy products ....................... 132.5 133.4 132.2 133.0 -1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 .2 1.5 Fruits and vegetables ................ 179.4 179.0 180.3 179.7 2.2 11.9 16.4 .7 6.9 8.3 Other food at home ................... 140.6 140.5 140.5 140.9 10.7 1.4 2.0 .9 6.0 1.4 Sugar and sweets ................... 136.5 137.0 137.3 137.9 .9 .0 3.3 4.2 .4 3.7 Fats and oils ...................... 136.7 136.7 136.3 137.5 .9 3.3 1.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 132.7 131.5 131.3 131.4 32.9 .9 -.3 -3.9 15.8 -2.1 Other prepared food ................ 150.5 151.1 151.3 151.5 1.9 1.9 3.5 2.7 1.9 3.1 Food away from home .................... 148.3 148.6 148.7 149.1 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 153.2 153.6 153.8 153.8 .5 1.3 2.4 1.6 .9 2.0 Housing .................................... 147.6 147.8 148.1 148.5 2.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.7 Shelter .................................. 164.4 165.0 165.3 165.8 4.1 2.5 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.7 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 172.7 173.4 173.5 174.1 2.9 1.9 5.3 3.3 2.4 4.3 Rent, residential .................... 157.0 157.4 157.7 158.0 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 Other renters' costs ................. 203.7 205.1 204.7 206.3 2.5 .2 12.9 5.2 1.3 9.0 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 169.8 170.4 170.8 171.3 4.9 2.7 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.5 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 170.0 170.7 171.1 171.6 4.9 2.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 Household insurance 1/ ............... 157.9 158.0 158.1 157.8 3.7 5.0 4.7 -.3 4.4 2.2 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 134.2 134.6 135.0 135.1 -1.5 7.2 3.3 2.7 2.8 3.0 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 139.0 139.4 139.4 139.8 1.5 4.2 5.0 2.3 2.8 3.7 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 127.6 128.1 129.0 128.7 -6.5 12.5 .3 3.5 2.6 1.9 Fuel and other utilities ................. 123.4 122.9 123.4 123.5 -.6 2.3 .3 .3 .8 .3 Fuels .................................. 110.6 109.8 110.4 110.4 -1.1 .7 -.4 -.7 -.2 -.5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.3 88.0 88.6 88.8 -4.0 -1.4 -1.4 7.1 -2.7 2.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.5 117.4 118.0 117.9 -.3 .7 .0 -2.0 .2 -1.0 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 152.2 152.3 152.7 153.0 .0 4.6 .3 2.1 2.3 1.2 Household furnishings and operation ...... 122.5 122.5 122.3 122.7 .0 2.3 1.6 .7 1.2 1.2 Housefurnishings ....................... 111.1 110.8 110.6 110.8 -1.8 -.4 .7 -1.1 -1.1 -.2 Housekeeping supplies .................. 136.0 136.2 136.0 137.4 4.6 .3 6.7 4.2 2.4 5.5 Housekeeping services .................. 142.9 143.6 143.1 143.6 1.5 10.5 .8 2.0 5.9 1.4 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.1 131.7 131.3 131.6 -4.1 .6 -2.7 -1.5 -1.8 -2.1 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.7 128.3 128.0 128.2 -5.1 .6 -3.0 -1.5 -2.3 -2.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 125.9 126.8 126.0 125.4 -1.3 .0 -2.2 -1.6 -.6 -1.9 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 127.2 127.0 126.1 127.0 -7.1 -2.1 -4.9 -.6 -4.6 -2.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 125.6 123.3 121.0 123.3 -2.4 5.1 -13.9 -7.1 1.2 -10.6 Footwear ............................... 125.9 124.8 124.4 124.7 -5.6 3.6 1.0 -3.8 -1.1 -1.4 Other apparel commodities .............. 152.7 149.5 153.8 152.0 -3.4 6.6 2.1 -1.8 1.5 .1 Apparel services 2/....................... 157.7 157.7 156.9 157.2 1.8 1.5 1.8 -1.3 1.7 .3 Transportation ............................. 139.7 140.3 140.9 140.3 4.2 3.9 6.9 1.7 4.0 4.3 Private transportation ................... 137.1 137.6 137.6 137.0 4.9 6.1 5.1 -.3 5.5 2.4 New vehicles ........................... 140.6 140.8 141.1 141.0 3.5 .6 3.2 1.1 2.0 2.2 New cars ............................. 138.9 139.0 139.2 139.0 3.3 .3 3.5 .3 1.8 1.9 Used cars .............................. 160.7 159.6 157.8 156.1 10.0 26.0 20.8 -11.0 17.7 3.7 Motor fuel ............................. 101.5 103.5 103.8 101.9 6.6 5.3 -.8 1.6 6.0 .4 Gasoline ............................. 101.4 103.5 103.9 101.7 6.7 5.3 -.4 1.2 6.0 .4 Maintenance and repairs ................ 153.1 153.8 153.6 154.0 4.3 1.6 2.4 2.4 3.0 2.4 Other private transportation ........... 170.7 170.6 170.4 170.3 4.8 9.3 7.3 -.9 7.0 3.1 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 104.5 104.8 104.9 105.1 -.8 1.2 3.1 2.3 .2 2.7 Other private transportation services ......................... 186.5 186.3 185.9 185.7 5.6 10.7 8.1 -1.7 8.1 3.1 Public transportation .................... 175.3 176.4 185.4 184.4 -5.6 -13.1 26.2 22.4 -9.4 24.3 Medical care ............................... 218.8 219.5 220.2 221.0 5.4 4.9 3.6 4.1 5.2 3.8 Medical care commodities ................. 203.2 203.2 203.8 204.1 3.0 2.0 -.6 1.8 2.5 .6 Medical care services .................... 222.2 223.0 223.7 224.6 5.9 5.7 4.4 4.4 5.8 4.4 Professional medical services .......... 199.1 200.0 200.6 201.4 5.1 4.4 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 Entertainment .............................. 152.9 153.6 153.3 153.8 .8 3.5 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 Entertainment commodities ................ 137.8 138.0 138.1 138.5 1.2 1.8 .9 2.0 1.5 1.5 Entertainment services ................... 170.8 172.0 171.4 171.9 1.0 4.6 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 Other goods and services ................... 205.4 206.2 207.1 207.9 3.4 2.6 4.8 5.0 3.0 4.9 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 222.5 223.7 225.8 225.8 4.4 -4.4 3.3 6.1 -.1 4.7 Personal care 2/ ......................... 146.3 146.6 146.7 146.9 .8 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.7 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 142.2 142.9 142.8 142.7 .3 .6 .0 1.4 .4 .7 Personal care services 2/ .............. 150.7 150.6 151.0 151.4 1.1 1.9 3.5 1.9 1.5 2.7 Personal and educational expenses ........ 233.3 234.2 235.0 236.4 3.8 6.0 6.2 5.4 4.9 5.8 School books and supplies .............. 212.9 212.8 213.6 214.2 1.4 6.9 4.4 2.5 4.1 3.4 Personal and educational services ...... 234.7 235.6 236.5 237.9 4.0 5.7 6.4 5.6 4.8 6.0 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.0 2.7 3.5 2.4 2.8 2.9 Commodities ................................ 136.3 136.6 136.6 136.6 1.8 2.4 2.4 .9 2.1 1.6 Food and beverages ....................... 148.5 148.6 148.7 149.0 2.8 2.5 4.1 1.4 2.6 2.7 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 128.9 129.2 129.2 129.0 1.3 1.9 1.6 .3 1.6 .9 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 129.5 130.2 130.3 129.9 -.3 1.6 .6 1.2 .6 .9 Apparel commodities .................. 128.7 128.3 128.0 128.2 -5.1 .6 -3.0 -1.5 -2.3 -2.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 132.0 134.2 135.1 134.3 2.8 -3.0 2.5 7.2 -.2 4.8 Durables ............................... 128.2 128.1 128.0 127.9 1.9 3.9 3.8 -.9 2.9 1.4 Services ................................... 167.7 168.2 168.7 169.1 3.5 3.4 4.2 3.4 3.5 3.8 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 171.3 171.8 172.4 172.8 4.4 2.2 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.8 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 138.0 137.7 137.9 138.2 .0 4.2 .6 .6 2.1 .6 Transportation services .................. 175.7 176.0 177.8 177.5 2.6 2.9 10.7 4.2 2.7 7.4 Medical care services .................... 222.2 223.0 223.7 224.6 5.9 5.7 4.4 4.4 5.8 4.4 Other services ........................... 192.2 193.0 193.2 194.1 2.8 4.5 4.9 4.0 3.7 4.5 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 152.5 152.9 153.2 153.4 2.7 3.0 3.5 2.4 2.8 2.9 All items less shelter ....................... 148.3 148.5 148.8 148.9 1.9 3.1 3.6 1.6 2.5 2.6 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 153.1 153.4 153.7 153.8 2.2 3.0 3.5 1.8 2.6 2.7 All items less medical care .................. 147.9 148.2 148.5 148.7 2.5 2.5 3.6 2.2 2.5 2.9 Commodities less food ........................ 130.0 130.3 130.3 130.2 1.3 1.9 1.6 .6 1.6 1.1 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.7 131.4 131.6 131.2 .3 1.2 .3 1.5 .8 .9 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 133.3 135.2 136.0 135.3 2.4 -2.4 2.7 6.1 .0 4.4 Nondurables .................................. 139.2 139.5 139.6 139.6 1.2 2.3 2.3 1.2 1.8 1.7 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 175.9 176.3 176.9 177.1 2.8 4.5 4.4 2.8 3.7 3.6 Services less medical care services .......... 162.6 163.1 163.5 163.9 2.8 3.3 4.3 3.2 3.1 3.8 Energy ....................................... 105.5 106.0 106.5 105.6 2.3 2.7 -.8 .4 2.5 -.2 All items less energy ........................ 158.2 158.5 158.8 159.1 2.9 2.9 3.9 2.3 2.9 3.1 All items less food and energy ............. 160.7 161.0 161.3 161.7 2.6 3.1 3.8 2.5 2.8 3.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 139.1 139.1 139.0 139.1 .6 1.8 2.0 .0 1.2 1.0 Energy commodities ..................... 100.0 101.8 102.2 100.5 5.4 4.5 -.8 2.0 5.0 .6 Services less energy services ............ 172.7 173.3 173.8 174.3 3.6 3.6 4.5 3.8 3.6 4.1 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 June July July 1995 from- Apr. to May to June to 1994 1995 1995 July 1994 June 1995 May June July Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 149.9 149.9 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 446.5 446.5 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.320 147.8 148.0 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .2 Food ................................... 17.629 147.4 147.6 2.6 .1 .0 .1 .2 Food at home ......................... 11.243 147.2 147.4 2.8 .1 -.1 .1 .2 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.670 167.3 167.9 2.6 .4 .0 .4 .3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.398 136.6 137.0 .4 .3 .0 -.2 .4 Dairy products ..................... 1.299 131.9 132.5 .7 .5 .6 -.8 .6 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.124 176.7 176.1 7.5 -.3 -.6 .8 -.2 Other food at home ................. 2.751 140.2 140.3 3.6 .1 -.1 .1 .2 Sugar and sweets ................. .367 137.3 138.0 2.1 .5 .4 .2 .4 Fats and oils .................... .286 136.3 137.9 2.1 1.2 -.1 -.3 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .920 130.7 130.0 6.2 -.5 -1.0 -.2 .2 Other prepared food .............. 1.179 151.0 151.1 2.5 .1 .6 .1 .1 Food away from home .................. 6.387 148.7 149.0 2.4 .2 .2 .1 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.690 153.4 153.1 1.3 -.2 .3 .0 -.1 Housing .................................. 38.759 145.5 146.1 2.5 .4 .2 .1 .3 Shelter ................................ 25.753 160.9 161.7 3.4 .5 .4 .2 .2 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.073 152.6 153.9 2.9 .9 .3 .1 .3 Rent, residential .................. 6.615 157.2 157.5 2.5 .2 .3 .3 .1 Other renters' costs ............... 1.458 206.2 213.7 4.7 3.6 .9 -.5 .7 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.491 155.6 156.1 3.6 .3 .4 .2 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.161 155.8 156.3 3.6 .3 .4 .2 .3 Household insurance 1/ ............. .331 145.2 145.4 3.5 .1 .1 .0 -.1 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .189 134.4 134.7 2.5 .2 .3 .2 .2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .104 142.4 142.9 2.7 .4 .3 .1 .4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 123.8 124.0 2.4 .2 .2 .5 .2 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.329 124.6 124.6 .5 .0 -.2 .3 .1 Fuels ................................ 3.958 113.1 113.1 -.4 .0 -.6 .5 .0 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .331 87.8 87.0 .0 -.9 .8 .7 .2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.627 121.1 121.2 -.4 .1 -.7 .4 .0 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.372 153.2 153.4 1.7 .1 .1 .3 .1 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.676 121.3 121.8 1.4 .4 .0 -.2 .4 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.432 109.5 109.9 -.4 .4 -.1 -.2 .3 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.122 136.7 137.6 3.8 .7 .1 .0 .9 Housekeeping services ................ 1.122 146.1 146.6 4.3 .3 .3 -.1 .4 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.661 129.6 127.4 -1.8 -1.7 -.5 -.1 -.1 Apparel commodities .................... 5.136 126.4 124.0 -2.1 -1.9 -.5 -.1 .0 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.329 125.6 123.1 -1.2 -2.0 .9 -.5 -.9 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.214 123.2 120.0 -3.4 -2.6 -.2 -.6 .6 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .263 122.4 123.5 -5.6 .9 -2.4 -1.5 1.5 Footwear ............................. .827 125.5 124.2 -1.3 -1.0 -.8 -.3 .2 Other apparel commodities ............ .503 151.5 149.3 .7 -1.5 -3.7 3.8 -1.7 Apparel services 2/ .................... .524 156.5 156.8 1.1 .2 -.1 -.4 .2 Transportation ........................... 19.183 140.8 139.8 4.4 -.7 .4 .2 -.6 Private transportation ................. 18.027 138.7 137.7 4.3 -.7 .4 -.1 -.6 New vehicles ......................... 4.982 141.8 141.3 2.2 -.4 .1 .2 .1 New cars ........................... 3.622 138.7 138.1 1.8 -.4 .1 .1 -.1 Used cars ............................ 2.382 159.1 158.4 10.5 -.4 -.6 -1.0 -1.1 Motor fuel ........................... 3.819 106.2 103.5 3.0 -2.5 2.0 .4 -2.1 Gasoline ........................... - 106.4 103.6 3.2 -2.6 2.1 .4 -2.1 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.617 154.5 154.9 2.7 .3 .3 .1 .4 Other private transportation ......... 5.227 166.0 165.6 5.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .780 103.8 104.0 1.4 .2 .3 .1 .2 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.447 181.6 181.1 5.9 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.2 Public transportation .................. 1.156 177.2 176.6 5.7 -.3 1.0 3.6 -.6 Medical care ............................. 6.173 219.2 220.2 4.5 .5 .3 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.063 201.5 202.2 1.6 .3 .0 .2 .3 Medical care services .................. 5.110 223.2 224.3 5.1 .5 .4 .4 .3 Professional medical services ........ 2.920 201.9 202.7 4.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.005 151.2 151.5 2.1 .2 .4 -.1 .1 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.054 137.4 137.7 1.3 .2 .1 .1 .1 Entertainment services ................. 1.951 171.2 171.4 2.9 .1 .7 -.3 .2 Other goods and services ................. 6.900 203.0 203.3 3.6 .1 .4 .4 .3 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.128 226.5 226.3 2.2 -.1 .5 .9 .0 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.139 146.8 146.9 1.2 .1 .2 .0 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .646 143.5 143.3 .6 -.1 .4 -.1 -.1 Personal care services 2/ ............ .493 150.9 151.3 2.1 .3 -.1 .2 .3 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.633 228.4 229.2 5.2 .4 .4 .3 .6 School books and supplies ............ .220 213.6 213.8 3.3 .1 .0 .2 .4 Personal and educational services .... 3.413 229.8 230.6 5.3 .3 .4 .4 .6 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 149.9 149.9 2.8 .0 .2 .1 .1 Commodities .............................. 47.499 136.7 136.2 2.1 -.4 .2 .0 -.1 Food and beverages ..................... 19.320 147.8 148.0 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .2 Commodities less food and beverages .... 28.180 129.9 128.9 1.7 -.8 .2 .1 -.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.400 130.3 128.9 .9 -1.1 .6 .2 -.5 Apparel commodities ................ 5.136 126.4 124.0 -2.1 -1.9 -.5 -.1 .0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 11.263 135.2 134.2 2.3 -.7 1.9 .7 -.7 Durables ............................. 11.780 128.1 127.9 3.0 -.2 .0 -.2 -.2 Services ................................. 52.501 166.0 166.5 3.5 .3 .2 .2 .2 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 25.206 154.8 155.5 3.3 .5 .3 .2 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.584 128.2 128.3 1.2 .1 -.2 .3 .1 Transportation services ................ 7.220 174.0 173.7 5.1 -.2 .1 .5 -.2 Medical care services .................. 5.110 223.2 224.3 5.1 .5 .4 .4 .3 Other services ......................... 6.381 188.5 189.0 4.0 .3 .4 .1 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.371 150.3 150.3 2.9 .0 .2 .2 .1 All items less shelter ..................... 74.247 147.1 146.8 2.6 -.2 .1 .1 .0 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.509 141.0 140.9 2.6 -.1 .2 .1 .0 All items less medical care ................ 93.827 146.6 146.6 2.7 .0 .2 .1 .0 Commodities less food ...................... 29.870 130.8 129.9 1.7 -.7 .2 .1 -.2 Nondurables less food ...................... 18.090 131.6 130.3 .9 -1.0 .5 .2 -.5 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 12.954 136.0 135.1 2.2 -.7 1.7 .7 -.7 Nondurables ................................ 35.719 139.4 138.8 1.8 -.4 .3 .1 -.1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.295 157.7 157.9 3.5 .1 .1 .3 .1 Services less medical care services ........ 47.390 161.1 161.5 3.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 Energy ..................................... 7.777 109.0 107.6 1.2 -1.3 .7 .4 -1.0 All items less energy ...................... 92.223 155.7 155.8 2.9 .1 .1 .1 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 74.594 157.9 158.0 3.0 .1 .2 .1 .1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.720 138.6 138.1 1.6 -.4 -.1 .0 .0 Energy commodities ................... 4.150 104.8 102.3 2.7 -2.4 2.0 .3 -1.9 Services less energy services .......... 48.874 170.9 171.5 3.8 .4 .4 .2 .2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.667 $.667 -2.8 .0 -.3 -.1 .0 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .224 .224 - - - - - 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- Apr. May June July Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.8 3.0 3.6 1.6 2.9 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... 148.0 148.1 148.1 148.4 2.8 2.5 3.9 1.1 2.6 2.5 Food ..................................... 147.6 147.6 147.7 148.0 2.8 2.8 3.9 1.1 2.8 2.5 Food at home ........................... 147.6 147.5 147.6 147.9 3.1 2.5 4.7 .8 2.8 2.8 Cereals and bakery products .......... 166.3 166.3 166.9 167.4 3.5 -.5 5.0 2.7 1.5 3.8 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 137.0 137.0 136.7 137.2 .3 -.3 .9 .6 .0 .7 Dairy products ....................... 132.2 133.0 131.9 132.7 -1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 .0 1.5 Fruits and vegetables ................ 179.1 178.0 179.4 179.0 1.9 12.0 17.3 -.2 6.8 8.2 Other food at home ................... 140.1 140.0 140.1 140.4 10.1 1.4 2.3 .9 5.7 1.6 Sugar and sweets ................... 136.5 137.0 137.3 137.8 1.5 -.6 3.6 3.9 .4 3.7 Fats and oils ...................... 136.6 136.5 136.1 137.5 .9 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.6 2.5 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 132.0 130.7 130.5 130.7 29.8 1.2 .9 -3.9 14.6 -1.5 Other prepared food ................ 150.0 150.9 151.1 151.3 1.6 1.6 3.3 3.5 1.6 3.4 Food away from home .................... 148.2 148.5 148.6 148.8 2.5 3.0 2.2 1.6 2.8 1.9 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 152.7 153.1 153.1 153.0 .8 1.6 2.1 .8 1.2 1.5 Housing .................................... 144.5 144.8 145.0 145.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 Shelter .................................. 160.0 160.6 160.9 161.3 4.2 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 151.5 152.0 152.2 152.6 2.5 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.3 3.6 Rent, residential .................... 156.7 157.1 157.5 157.7 2.9 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Other renters' costs ................. 203.8 205.6 204.6 206.1 1.8 .0 12.7 4.6 .9 8.6 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 154.8 155.4 155.7 156.2 4.9 2.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.4 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 155.0 155.6 155.9 156.4 4.9 2.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.4 Household insurance 1/ ............... 145.0 145.2 145.2 145.1 3.8 5.2 4.5 .3 4.5 2.4 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 133.7 134.1 134.4 134.7 -1.2 5.6 2.7 3.0 2.1 2.9 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 141.9 142.3 142.4 142.9 1.2 2.9 4.0 2.8 2.0 3.4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 122.9 123.2 123.8 124.0 -3.6 8.6 1.3 3.6 2.3 2.5 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.7 122.4 122.8 122.9 -.3 2.0 -.3 .7 .8 .2 Fuels .................................. 109.7 109.0 109.5 109.5 -1.1 .7 -1.1 -.7 -.2 -.9 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.2 87.9 88.5 88.7 -4.4 -.9 -1.4 7.1 -2.7 2.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 117.4 116.6 117.1 117.1 -.3 .7 -1.4 -1.0 .2 -1.2 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 152.7 152.8 153.2 153.4 .0 4.0 .8 1.8 2.0 1.3 Household furnishings and operation ...... 121.3 121.3 121.1 121.6 .3 2.4 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 Housefurnishings ....................... 109.7 109.6 109.4 109.7 -1.4 -.4 .7 .0 -.9 .4 Housekeeping supplies .................. 136.3 136.4 136.4 137.6 4.0 1.2 6.4 3.9 2.6 5.1 Housekeeping services .................. 146.0 146.5 146.3 146.9 1.4 12.7 .8 2.5 6.9 1.7 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 131.1 130.5 130.4 130.3 -4.1 .0 -1.2 -2.4 -2.1 -1.8 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.0 127.4 127.3 127.3 -4.8 .0 -1.9 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 125.7 126.8 126.2 125.1 -3.1 .3 -.3 -1.9 -1.4 -1.1 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 126.2 126.0 125.3 126.1 -7.4 -2.2 -3.4 -.3 -4.8 -1.9 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 126.7 123.7 121.9 123.7 -2.4 4.7 -14.6 -9.1 1.1 -11.9 Footwear ............................... 126.5 125.5 125.1 125.4 -5.5 2.6 1.3 -3.4 -1.6 -1.1 Other apparel commodities .............. 151.5 145.9 151.5 149.0 1.4 4.1 3.8 -6.4 2.7 -1.5 Apparel services 2/....................... 157.2 157.1 156.5 156.8 2.3 1.3 1.8 -1.0 1.8 .4 Transportation ............................. 139.6 140.1 140.4 139.5 4.9 6.0 7.2 -.3 5.5 3.4 Private transportation ................... 137.8 138.3 138.2 137.4 5.3 7.1 6.3 -1.2 6.2 2.5 New vehicles ........................... 141.5 141.6 141.9 142.0 2.9 .3 4.1 1.4 1.6 2.7 New cars ............................. 138.6 138.7 138.9 138.8 3.0 .9 3.2 .6 1.9 1.9 Used cars .............................. 161.4 160.4 158.8 157.0 9.6 26.2 20.7 -10.5 17.6 3.9 Motor fuel ............................. 101.4 103.4 103.8 101.6 7.1 5.3 -.8 .8 6.2 .0 Gasoline ............................. 101.4 103.5 103.9 101.7 6.2 5.3 .0 1.2 5.8 .6 Maintenance and repairs ................ 153.9 154.4 154.5 155.1 3.8 1.6 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.9 Other private transportation ........... 167.0 166.8 166.5 166.3 4.9 9.0 8.6 -1.7 6.9 3.3 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 103.7 104.0 104.1 104.3 -.8 .8 3.1 2.3 .0 2.7 Other private transportation services ......................... 182.9 182.6 182.1 181.8 6.2 10.5 9.5 -2.4 8.3 3.4 Public transportation .................... 171.3 173.0 179.2 178.2 -4.7 -9.0 22.6 17.1 -6.9 19.8 Medical care ............................... 218.1 218.7 219.4 220.1 5.6 4.8 3.8 3.7 5.2 3.7 Medical care commodities ................. 200.9 200.8 201.3 202.0 3.3 2.0 -.8 2.2 2.6 .7 Medical care services .................... 221.8 222.6 223.4 224.1 5.9 5.5 4.6 4.2 5.7 4.4 Professional medical services .......... 200.1 201.0 201.7 202.5 5.3 4.6 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.3 Entertainment .............................. 150.9 151.5 151.4 151.6 .8 3.3 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 Entertainment commodities ................ 137.1 137.3 137.4 137.6 .9 1.8 .9 1.5 1.3 1.2 Entertainment services ................... 170.8 172.0 171.5 171.9 .7 4.6 3.8 2.6 2.7 3.2 Other goods and services ................... 202.2 203.1 204.0 204.6 3.5 2.0 4.1 4.8 2.8 4.4 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 222.6 223.8 225.8 225.8 4.0 -4.1 3.1 5.9 -.1 4.5 Personal care 2/ ......................... 146.5 146.8 146.8 146.9 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 143.1 143.7 143.5 143.3 .8 .8 .0 .6 .8 .3 Personal care services 2/ .............. 150.7 150.6 150.9 151.3 1.1 2.4 3.2 1.6 1.8 2.4 Personal and educational expenses ........ 228.6 229.5 230.2 231.5 3.9 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.3 School books and supplies .............. 213.9 214.0 214.4 215.3 -1.1 8.9 3.0 2.6 3.8 2.8 Personal and educational services ...... 229.9 230.8 231.7 233.0 4.2 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.5 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.8 3.0 3.6 1.6 2.9 2.6 Commodities ................................ 136.3 136.6 136.6 136.5 1.8 2.7 3.0 .6 2.3 1.8 Food and beverages ....................... 148.0 148.1 148.1 148.4 2.8 2.5 3.9 1.1 2.6 2.5 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 129.2 129.4 129.5 129.1 1.6 2.5 2.8 -.3 2.1 1.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 129.1 129.9 130.1 129.4 .0 1.6 .9 .9 .8 .9 Apparel commodities .................. 128.0 127.4 127.3 127.3 -4.8 .0 -1.9 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 131.7 134.2 135.2 134.2 2.5 -3.3 2.5 7.8 -.5 5.1 Durables ............................... 128.3 128.3 128.1 127.9 2.6 5.6 5.1 -1.2 4.1 1.9 Services ................................... 165.1 165.5 165.9 166.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 2.9 3.5 3.5 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 154.0 154.5 154.8 155.2 4.1 1.9 4.0 3.2 2.9 3.6 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 126.6 126.4 126.8 126.9 .0 3.9 .0 1.0 1.9 .5 Transportation services .................. 173.7 173.9 174.7 174.4 3.7 5.1 10.0 1.6 4.4 5.7 Medical care services .................... 221.8 222.6 223.4 224.1 5.9 5.5 4.6 4.2 5.7 4.4 Other services ........................... 189.0 189.7 189.9 190.7 2.9 4.9 4.6 3.6 3.9 4.1 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 149.4 149.7 150.0 150.1 2.8 3.3 3.6 1.9 3.0 2.7 All items less shelter ....................... 146.6 146.8 147.0 147.0 2.3 3.4 3.6 1.1 2.8 2.4 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 140.4 140.7 140.9 140.9 2.4 3.2 3.5 1.4 2.8 2.5 All items less medical care .................. 146.0 146.3 146.5 146.5 2.5 3.1 3.6 1.4 2.8 2.5 Commodities less food ........................ 130.3 130.5 130.6 130.3 1.6 2.5 2.8 .0 2.0 1.4 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.5 131.1 131.4 130.8 .3 1.2 1.2 .9 .8 1.1 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 132.9 135.1 136.0 135.1 2.4 -3.0 2.8 6.8 -.3 4.8 Nondurables .................................. 138.8 139.2 139.4 139.2 1.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 1.8 1.7 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 156.9 157.1 157.6 157.8 2.7 5.1 4.5 2.3 3.8 3.4 Services less medical care services .......... 160.3 160.7 161.1 161.4 3.1 3.1 4.4 2.8 3.1 3.6 Energy ....................................... 105.1 105.8 106.2 105.1 3.1 2.7 -.8 .0 2.9 -.4 All items less energy ........................ 155.6 155.8 156.0 156.3 2.9 3.2 4.0 1.8 3.1 2.9 All items less food and energy ............. 157.8 158.1 158.3 158.5 2.9 3.1 4.2 1.8 3.0 3.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 138.9 138.8 138.8 138.8 .9 2.4 3.2 -.3 1.6 1.5 Energy commodities ..................... 100.3 102.3 102.6 100.7 6.3 4.9 -1.2 1.6 5.6 .2 Services less energy services ............ 170.5 171.1 171.5 171.9 3.7 3.9 4.3 3.3 3.8 3.8 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 July 1995 from- June 1995 from- schedule Apr. May June July July May June June Apr. May 1/ 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 151.9 152.2 152.5 152.5 2.8 0.2 0.0 3.0 0.4 0.2 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 158.3 158.5 158.9 159.2 2.6 .4 .2 2.6 .4 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 159.0 159.2 159.6 159.8 2.6 .4 .1 2.7 .4 .3 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 156.3 156.4 156.5 157.5 2.1 .7 .6 2.0 .1 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 157.0 157.1 157.2 157.8 3.2 .4 .4 2.6 .1 .1 North Central urban .................... M 148.1 148.3 148.7 148.8 3.1 .3 .1 3.3 .4 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 149.0 149.0 149.5 149.5 2.8 .3 .0 3.0 .3 .3 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 146.9 147.3 147.7 148.0 3.1 .5 .2 3.3 .5 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 149.5 150.0 149.9 149.6 3.2 -.3 -.2 3.6 .3 -.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 143.9 144.6 145.4 146.0 4.1 1.0 .4 4.0 1.0 .6 South urban ............................ M 148.4 148.8 149.1 149.2 2.9 .3 .1 3.0 .5 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 148.3 148.7 148.8 148.8 2.4 .1 .0 2.4 .3 .1 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 150.9 150.8 151.3 151.5 3.0 .5 .1 3.2 .3 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 147.3 147.6 148.5 148.4 3.2 .5 -.1 3.5 .8 .6 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 147.1 148.0 147.8 148.1 3.8 .1 .2 3.7 .5 -.1 West urban ............................. M 153.2 153.5 153.6 153.5 2.7 .0 -.1 3.2 .3 .1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 154.0 154.2 154.1 154.0 2.1 -.1 -.1 2.5 .1 -.1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 155.9 156.4 156.6 156.7 4.5 .2 .1 5.4 .4 .1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 137.5 137.7 137.9 137.9 2.5 .1 .0 2.7 .3 .1 B .................................... M 151.6 151.8 152.1 152.6 3.0 .5 .3 3.1 .3 .2 C .................................... M 151.0 151.4 151.8 151.8 3.4 .3 .0 3.7 .5 .3 D .................................... M 147.7 148.5 148.9 149.1 3.7 .4 .1 3.8 .8 .3 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 153.1 153.0 153.5 153.6 3.6 .4 .1 3.6 .3 .3 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 154.7 155.1 154.8 154.5 1.8 -.4 -.2 2.3 .1 -.2 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 161.4 161.8 162.2 162.3 2.6 .3 .1 2.8 .5 .2 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 157.8 157.8 158.4 158.9 2.3 .7 .3 2.5 .4 .4 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 151.5 151.3 151.7 151.5 1.7 .1 -.1 2.4 .1 .3 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 150.4 - 151.5 2.2 .7 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 157.7 - 157.8 2.5 .1 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 147.4 - 148.1 3.1 .5 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 148.6 - 148.3 3.4 -.2 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 144.6 - 145.6 2.6 .7 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 154.7 - 156.1 2.8 .9 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 145.0 - 144.4 - - - - 2.1 -.4 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 148.1 - 148.3 - - - - 2.4 .1 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 138.0 - 139.9 - - - - 1.8 1.4 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 148.9 - 149.2 - - - - 3.6 .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. 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 July 1995 from- June 1995 from- schedule Apr. May June July July May June June Apr. May 1/ 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 1994 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 149.3 149.6 149.9 149.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 3.1 0.4 0.2 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 155.8 156.1 156.4 156.6 2.6 .3 .1 2.7 .4 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 155.4 155.7 156.1 156.1 2.6 .3 .0 2.8 .5 .3 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 154.2 154.3 154.5 155.3 2.0 .6 .5 2.0 .2 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 158.6 158.8 158.9 159.2 3.1 .3 .2 2.8 .2 .1 North Central urban .................... M 145.0 145.2 145.6 145.5 3.0 .2 -.1 3.3 .4 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 145.3 145.2 145.7 145.6 2.8 .3 -.1 3.0 .3 .3 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 143.4 143.9 144.2 144.1 2.9 .1 -.1 3.4 .6 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 146.9 147.5 147.4 147.1 3.2 -.3 -.2 3.7 .3 -.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 142.2 142.9 143.7 144.2 3.8 .9 .3 3.8 1.1 .6 South urban ............................ M 147.0 147.4 147.8 147.8 2.9 .3 .0 3.2 .5 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 146.4 147.1 147.2 147.2 2.5 .1 .0 2.6 .5 .1 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 147.4 147.4 147.8 147.9 2.9 .3 .1 3.2 .3 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 147.3 147.8 148.6 148.5 3.3 .5 -.1 3.7 .9 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 147.3 148.2 148.1 148.3 3.8 .1 .1 3.8 .5 -.1 West urban ............................. M 150.3 150.6 150.7 150.5 2.6 -.1 -.1 3.1 .3 .1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.5 2.0 -.1 -.2 2.6 .1 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 152.8 153.8 153.8 153.7 4.1 -.1 -.1 5.1 .7 .0 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 136.6 136.8 137.0 136.9 2.5 .1 -.1 2.8 .3 .1 B .................................... M 148.9 149.1 149.4 149.7 2.9 .4 .2 3.0 .3 .2 C .................................... M 150.2 150.7 151.1 150.9 3.3 .1 -.1 3.8 .6 .3 D .................................... M 147.0 147.9 148.2 148.4 3.6 .3 .1 3.8 .8 .2 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 148.3 148.2 148.5 148.7 3.5 .3 .1 3.4 .1 .2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 149.5 149.8 149.7 149.3 1.9 -.3 -.3 2.5 .1 -.1 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 157.5 158.0 158.4 158.3 2.5 .2 -.1 2.7 .6 .3 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 157.4 157.4 158.1 158.5 2.3 .7 .3 2.5 .4 .4 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 149.4 149.0 149.6 149.3 1.8 .2 -.2 2.7 .1 .4 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 149.4 - 150.5 2.2 .7 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 156.5 - 156.6 2.4 .1 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 139.9 - 140.3 2.9 .3 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 146.8 - 146.5 3.6 -.2 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 144.2 - 145.2 2.7 .7 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 152.3 - 153.5 2.7 .8 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 144.5 - 144.4 - - - - 2.7 -.1 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 143.6 - 143.7 - - - - 2.5 .1 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 137.6 - 139.5 - - - - 1.8 1.4 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 142.6 - 143.0 - - - - 3.8 .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.