FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-00-234 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JULY 2000 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 172.6 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U increased 3.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July level of 169.3 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in July 1999. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in July after increasing 0.6 percent in June. The energy index, which advanced 5.6 percent in June, rose 0.1 percent in July. A 2.0 percent increase in the index for energy services was largely offset by 1.6 percent decline in the index for petroleum-based energy. The food index advanced 0.5 percent in July, following a 0.1 percent increase in June. The index for food at home rose 0.7 percent, reflecting increases of 1.0 percent each in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for cereals and bakery products, and for nonalcoholic beverages. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in July, the same as in each of the previous three months. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 2000 3-mos. ended ended Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July '00 July '00 All Items .2 .5 .7 .0 .1 .6 .2 3.6 3.5 Food and beverages .0 .4 .1 .1 .5 .1 .5 4.6 2.7 Housing .3 .5 .4 .1 .2 .5 .4 4.6 3.5 Apparel -1.1 .2 .3 -.5 -.2 -.6 -1.0 -7.2 -2.2 Transportation .1 1.3 2.5 -.7 -.5 1.8 -.3 4.5 7.1 Medical care .3 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 4.2 4.1 Recreation .2 .0 .4 .0 .3 .3 .3 3.6 1.5 Education and communication .5 -.5 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .6 2.4 1.6 Other goods and services .6 .8 .5 1.4 -.6 -.2 1.0 .6 5.4 Special Indexes Energy 1.0 4.6 4.9 -1.9 -1.9 5.6 .1 15.6 19.3 Food -.1 .4 .1 .1 .5 .1 .5 4.6 2.6 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.2 2.4 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of selected products in the CPI for changes in quality. During the first seven months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 4.0 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent for all of 1999. The acceleration thus far in 2000 largely has been due to energy costs, which increased at a 22.6 percent annual rate in the first seven months of 2000 after advancing 13.4 percent in all of 1999. Food costs, which rose 1.9 percent in 1999, have risen at a 2.8 percent SAAR in the first seven months of 2000. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.6 percent rate compared with a 1.9 percent rise for all of 1999. The food and beverages index increased 0.5 percent in July. The index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in June, increased 0.7 percent in July. Most of the major food at home groups contributed to the acceleration in July. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for fruits and vegetables, each of which declined 0.7 percent in June, turned up in July, each advancing 1.0 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages also increased 1.0 percent, reflecting a 1.5 percent rise in the index for carbonated drinks. Within the fruits and vegetables group, a 3.2 percent increase in the index for fresh fruits more than offset a 0.7 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables. The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.3 percent. The index for dairy products turned up in July, advancing 0.6 percent, largely as a result of a 1.2 percent increase in milk prices. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.5 percent in July, the same as in June. In July, the indexes for pork and for poultry turned up, increasing 0.8 and 1.6 percent, respectively. The index for beef, which had risen 0.9 percent or more in each of the preceding 5 months, rose 0.1 percent in July. The index for other food at home was the only major grocery store food group to advance less in July than in the previous month, rising 0.2 percent after increasing 0.4 percent in June. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages-- increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for housing increased 0.4 percent in July, following a 0.5 percent rise in June. The index for fuels and utilities rose sharply for the second consecutive month, advancing 1.6 percent in July after rising 2.2 percent in June. The index for natural gas, which rose 7.8 percent in June, increased 3.8 percent in July and has risen 20.1 percent in the first seven months of 2000. The index for electricity increased 1.1 percent in July. The index for fuel oil increased 1.5 percent in July and has risen 45.4 percent over the past 12 months. Shelter costs, which rose 0.4 percent in June, increased 0.2 percent in July. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 1.9 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations, which declined slightly in June, advanced 0.5 percent in July, reflecting a 2.5 percent increase in the index for window and floor coverings and other linens. The transportation component, which advanced 1.8 percent in June, declined 0.3 percent in July. The index for gasoline fell 2.0 percent, following an 8.8 percent increase in June. Despite the July decline, gasoline prices have advanced 18.3 percent since December after advancing 30.1 percent in all of 1999. The index for new vehicles, which declined 0.1 percent in June, rose 0.2 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices fell 0.3 percent In July.) The index for used cars and trucks turned down in July, declining 0.3 percent. Public transportation costs increased 0.5 percent, largely as a result of a 0.7 percent rise in airline fares. Airline fares have risen 9.7 percent thus far in 2000. The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 1.0 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 3.0 percent, reflecting seasonal price discounting on spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in July to a level 4.1 percent higher than a year ago. In July, the index for medical care commodities-- prescription drugs and nonprescription drugs and medical supplies--rose 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs increased 0.3 percent in July, the same as in each of the preceding two months. The index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.1 percent in July, accounting for more than half of the overall increase in the July recreation index. The index for education and communication rose 0.6 percent in July, following a 0.1 percent decrease in June. Educational costs rose 0.5 percent in July. The index for communication recorded its first increase since January, advancing 0.8 percent. An increase in the index for telephone services, reflecting a 1.4 percent rise in local charges, more than offset a 2.2 percent decrease in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services increased 1.0 percent in July, following declines in each of the preceding two months. Cigarette prices, which fell 1.4 percent in June, rose 3.2 percent in July and have risen 8.8 percent thus far in 2000. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.2 percent in July. 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 2000 3-mos. ended ended Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July '00 July '00 All Items .2 .5 .7 .0 .1 .6 .2 3.4 3.7 Food and beverages -.1 .4 .2 .1 .5 .1 .5 4.6 2.8 Housing .2 .6 .2 .2 .2 .5 .5 5.0 3.4 Apparel -1.0 .1 .2 -.5 -.2 -.5 -1.2 -7.3 -2.2 Transportation .2 1.3 2.6 -.8 -.5 2.0 -.5 4.5 7.4 Medical care .3 .4 .5 .4 .3 .4 .3 4.3 4.1 Recreation .2 -.1 .4 .0 .4 .3 .1 3.2 1.1 Education and communication .6 -.5 -.1 .0 .2 -.3 .6 2.0 1.4 Other goods and services .7 .9 .6 1.8 -1.0 -.3 1.2 -.3 6.1 Special Indexes Energy 1.0 4.5 5.5 -2.4 -1.9 6.2 -.5 15.9 20.0 Food -.1 .4 .2 .1 .5 .1 .5 4.4 2.8 All Items less food and energy .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .2 2.1 2.3 Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Friday, September 15, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). __________________________________________________________________________ Extending the use of hedonic models to adjust prices for changes in quality The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic models. As first announced at the time of the April 2000 CPI release, hedonic quality adjustments for Refrigerator/freezers, Microwave ovens, and College textbooks are being incorporated into the index effective with the July 2000 CPI. Refrigerator/freezers and Microwave ovens are part of the Major appliances stratum; The item College textbooks is part of the Educational books and supplies stratum. Papers describing these adjustments will be available on the CPI's web site (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). Effective with the CPI for October 2000, BLS will extend hedonic quality adjustment to Washing machines and Clothes dryers. These items are both part of the Major appliances stratum. A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. BLS plans to extend this method to additional items in the CPI. As BLS does so, it will give CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will have detailed papers on the models to be employed available by the time of first use. The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of the Major appliances stratum was 0.205 percent in the CPI for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Washing machines are estimated to represent 18 percent of the weight and Clothes dryers about 13 percent. Refrigerator/freezers are estimated to represent 33 percent of the weight and Microwave ovens about 11 percent. BLS does not employ hedonic quality adjustment for the remaining items in this stratum. Those items include home freezers and conventional stoves and ovens. The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for Washing machines and Clothes dryers use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented with additional observations that the BLS collected specifically for this purpose. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be available before release of the October 2000 CPI. Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment is underway at BLS. For more information on these changes, write to Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 or contact Paul Liegey either by telephone at (202) 691-5394 or by electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov. __________________________________________________________________________ Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. __________________________________________________________________________ Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self- employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments- department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. __________________________________________________________________________ Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI 115.7 Less previous index 111.2 Equals index point change 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 Equals percent change 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________ A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of 1999. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers. For the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was used to account for greater than normal sale prices on educational reference books. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with increased demand for specialty beers. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the fats and oils series, the procedure was used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop. For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American automakers. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, July 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1999 June July 2000 2000 July June Apr. to May to June to 1999 2000 May June July Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 172.3 172.6 3.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 516.1 517.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 167.9 168.7 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 Food ...................................... 15.315 167.3 168.1 2.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 Food at home ............................. 9.603 167.3 168.3 2.8 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.7 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.534 187.7 189.6 1.8 1.0 0.7 -0.7 1.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.543 154.9 155.8 5.8 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.090 159.5 160.5 3.1 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.429 199.9 201.0 -0.5 0.6 1.6 -0.7 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.045 137.5 138.5 3.1 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.0 Other food at home ...................... 1.962 156.2 156.6 1.9 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 Sugar and sweets ....................... .373 154.0 154.1 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.3 Fats and oils .......................... .288 146.6 148.1 0.0 1.0 2.0 -0.5 0.7 Other foods ............................ 1.301 173.4 173.5 2.5 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .314 108.4 108.8 4.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 0.4 Food away from home (1)................... 5.712 168.6 169.1 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .176 108.1 108.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.6 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .987 174.4 175.2 3.1 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.6 Housing .................................... 39.636 169.4 170.4 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 Shelter ................................... 30.235 192.9 193.7 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.036 182.8 183.5 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.359 120.5 122.8 4.9 1.9 0.7 1.3 -0.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 20.470 197.7 198.2 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .370 103.9 104.2 2.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.722 138.9 141.3 7.8 1.7 -0.1 2.2 1.6 Fuels .................................... 3.794 124.0 126.5 9.1 2.0 -0.2 2.7 1.9 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .273 120.9 120.8 38.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 1.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.521 130.2 133.0 7.3 2.2 -0.1 2.9 2.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .928 106.3 106.7 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.680 128.1 128.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.5 Household operations (1) (2).............. .910 110.6 111.1 6.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Apparel .................................... 4.684 128.3 124.5 -2.2 -3.0 -0.2 -0.6 -1.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.335 129.4 126.4 -1.5 -2.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.9 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.879 119.2 113.9 -1.9 -4.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .272 130.5 128.1 0.5 -1.8 -0.5 -0.9 -1.8 Footwear .................................. .828 123.9 120.3 -3.9 -2.9 -0.1 -0.5 -2.3 Transportation ............................. 17.450 155.7 155.0 7.1 -0.4 -0.5 1.8 -0.3 Private transportation .................... 16.050 151.4 150.6 7.1 -0.5 -0.5 1.9 -0.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.652 100.8 100.6 0.8 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 New vehicles ............................ 4.835 142.9 142.5 0.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.888 155.7 155.3 2.0 -0.3 0.9 0.2 -0.3 Motor fuel ............................... 3.160 139.0 136.1 32.8 -2.1 -3.6 8.8 -1.9 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.140 138.3 135.4 32.9 -2.1 -3.5 8.8 -2.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 101.2 101.5 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.622 176.8 177.2 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Public transportation (1).................. 1.400 212.6 213.7 6.4 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.5 Medical care ............................... 5.768 260.5 261.4 4.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. 1.268 238.2 238.6 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Medical care services ..................... 4.501 265.6 266.7 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.867 237.9 238.3 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.386 315.6 318.1 6.3 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.6 Recreation (2).............................. 6.008 103.4 103.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.691 101.5 101.3 0.7 -0.2 1.2 0.2 -0.1 Education and communication (2)............. 5.419 101.5 102.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.6 Education (2).............................. 2.741 111.5 111.8 5.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .196 277.5 278.1 6.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.544 320.9 321.7 5.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.5 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.679 92.6 93.3 -2.3 0.8 -0.1 -1.2 0.8 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.474 91.8 92.5 -2.5 0.8 -0.1 -1.3 0.8 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.274 97.2 98.2 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 1.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .200 26.0 25.7 -14.3 -1.2 -0.4 -2.3 -1.2 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .106 41.2 40.3 -23.8 -2.2 -0.7 -2.8 -2.2 Other goods and services ................... 4.733 269.6 272.2 5.4 1.0 -0.6 -0.2 1.0 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.258 388.5 400.7 12.6 3.1 -2.7 -1.3 3.1 Personal care (1).......................... 3.475 165.4 165.7 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .741 153.6 153.7 1.1 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .982 177.9 178.2 4.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.506 252.0 252.9 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.141 149.7 149.3 3.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.1 Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 167.9 168.7 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.840 138.6 137.7 4.4 -0.6 -0.7 1.0 -0.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.906 149.1 147.5 7.9 -1.1 -0.7 2.0 -0.1 Apparel .................................. 4.684 128.3 124.5 -2.2 -3.0 -0.2 -0.6 -1.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.222 165.8 165.4 12.7 -0.2 -1.2 3.0 -0.1 Durables .................................. 10.934 125.4 125.2 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 Services .................................... 57.859 195.0 196.1 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.865 200.8 201.7 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .370 103.9 104.2 2.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.521 130.2 133.0 7.3 2.2 -0.1 2.9 2.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .928 106.3 106.7 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .910 110.6 111.1 6.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transportation services .................... 6.940 196.1 196.5 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 4.501 265.6 266.7 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.825 228.7 229.9 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.685 173.2 173.5 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 69.765 166.0 166.2 3.8 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 94.232 167.5 167.8 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 26.827 140.1 139.2 4.3 -0.6 -0.5 0.9 -0.2 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.893 150.7 149.3 7.6 -0.9 -0.7 2.0 -0.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.209 166.0 165.7 11.8 -0.2 -1.0 2.8 0.1 Nondurables ................................. 31.208 158.8 158.4 5.2 -0.3 -0.1 1.1 0.1 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.994 202.9 204.2 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.4 Services less medical care services ......... 53.358 188.6 189.6 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Energy ...................................... 6.954 129.6 129.7 19.3 0.1 -1.9 5.6 0.1 All items less energy ....................... 93.046 178.2 178.5 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 77.731 180.8 181.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 23.393 144.5 143.8 0.4 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 3.433 137.6 135.0 33.3 -1.9 -3.4 8.1 -1.6 Services less energy services ............. 54.338 201.6 202.5 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .580 $ .579 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .194 $ .193 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Apr. May June July 2000 2000 2000 2000 Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 171.2 171.3 172.3 172.7 3.4 2.4 5.1 3.6 2.9 4.3 Food and beverages ......................... 167.0 167.8 168.0 168.9 3.0 1.2 2.2 4.6 2.1 3.4 Food ...................................... 166.6 167.5 167.6 168.5 3.0 1.0 2.2 4.6 2.0 3.4 Food at home ............................. 166.1 167.3 167.4 168.5 3.2 0.0 2.2 5.9 1.6 4.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 187.0 188.4 187.0 188.8 -0.2 0.2 3.1 3.9 0.0 3.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 153.3 154.5 155.3 156.0 3.0 2.7 10.3 7.2 2.9 8.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... 160.6 159.6 159.5 160.5 23.4 -8.7 0.5 -0.2 6.1 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 200.0 203.2 201.8 203.8 0.0 -3.8 -5.6 7.8 -1.9 0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 136.8 137.0 137.5 138.9 0.3 6.4 -0.3 6.3 3.3 2.9 Other food at home ...................... 153.8 155.7 156.3 156.6 0.0 1.0 -1.0 7.5 0.5 3.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... 152.1 153.4 153.7 154.1 2.7 2.4 -5.3 5.4 2.5 -0.1 Fats and oils .......................... 144.7 147.6 146.9 147.9 1.9 -5.8 -4.6 9.1 -2.0 2.1 Other foods ............................ 170.2 172.2 173.2 173.4 -0.9 2.4 0.9 7.7 0.7 4.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 105.2 106.4 108.4 108.8 0.4 0.0 3.5 14.4 0.2 8.8 Food away from home (1)................... 168.1 168.3 168.6 169.1 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 108.0 108.1 108.1 108.7 5.0 2.6 1.9 2.6 3.8 2.2 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 173.4 173.4 174.4 175.4 1.4 4.3 2.3 4.7 2.8 3.5 Housing .................................... 167.6 168.0 168.9 169.5 2.2 2.7 4.2 4.6 2.5 4.4 Shelter ................................... 191.4 191.9 192.6 192.9 2.2 3.0 3.6 3.2 2.6 3.4 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 181.9 182.5 182.9 183.7 2.7 4.1 2.9 4.0 3.4 3.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 109.5 110.3 111.7 111.1 2.7 -0.4 11.8 6.0 1.1 8.8 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 197.0 197.4 197.9 198.2 1.9 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.5 2.8 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 103.1 103.8 103.9 104.2 0.4 0.8 2.8 4.3 0.6 3.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 133.5 133.4 136.3 138.5 6.1 1.2 9.5 15.8 3.6 12.6 Fuels .................................... 117.3 117.1 120.3 122.6 6.6 1.4 10.9 19.3 4.0 15.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 122.2 121.4 122.4 124.4 44.0 62.9 44.3 7.4 53.1 24.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 122.8 122.7 126.2 128.7 4.4 -2.3 8.6 20.6 1.0 14.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.4 2.7 1.9 3.5 1.9 2.3 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 127.9 128.0 127.9 128.5 0.3 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.0 2.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. 109.5 110.1 110.6 111.1 3.5 8.6 8.1 6.0 6.0 7.0 Apparel .................................... 130.0 129.7 128.9 127.6 5.0 -5.9 0.0 -7.2 -0.6 -3.7 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 129.8 130.5 130.1 128.9 3.1 -1.2 -4.8 -2.7 0.9 -3.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 121.5 120.9 120.0 119.1 12.4 -11.9 1.3 -7.7 -0.5 -3.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 132.3 131.7 130.5 128.1 16.6 2.7 -3.0 -12.1 9.5 -7.6 Footwear .................................. 125.0 124.9 124.3 121.4 -6.2 -2.9 5.3 -11.0 -4.5 -3.2 Transportation ............................. 153.2 152.5 155.3 154.9 6.8 4.1 13.0 4.5 5.5 8.7 Private transportation .................... 149.2 148.4 151.2 150.7 7.3 4.8 12.4 4.1 6.1 8.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.8 101.2 101.2 101.3 2.8 -1.6 0.4 2.0 0.6 1.2 New vehicles ............................ 142.9 143.2 143.0 143.3 0.6 -1.4 1.4 1.1 -0.4 1.3 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 154.0 155.4 155.7 155.3 11.2 -6.2 0.3 3.4 2.1 1.8 Motor fuel ............................... 130.4 125.7 136.7 134.1 32.2 27.6 64.7 11.8 29.9 35.7 Gasoline (all types) .................... 129.6 125.0 136.0 133.3 32.9 27.7 64.1 11.9 30.3 35.5 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 101.2 101.4 101.4 101.7 1.2 0.0 2.8 2.0 0.6 2.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 175.9 176.3 176.8 177.2 2.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 Public transportation (1).................. 209.2 210.4 212.6 213.7 1.4 -3.9 20.9 8.9 -1.3 14.7 Medical care ............................... 258.8 259.6 260.6 261.5 3.5 3.7 4.9 4.2 3.6 4.6 Medical care commodities .................. 236.5 237.3 237.7 238.2 4.0 3.6 1.5 2.9 3.8 2.2 Medical care services ..................... 263.6 264.4 265.6 266.7 3.3 3.8 5.8 4.8 3.6 5.3 Professional services (3)................. 236.2 236.6 237.6 238.0 3.0 3.7 5.1 3.1 3.3 4.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 312.7 314.1 316.6 318.4 5.2 5.4 6.9 7.5 5.3 7.2 Recreation (2).............................. 102.6 102.9 103.2 103.5 -1.6 2.4 1.6 3.6 0.4 2.6 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.0 101.2 101.4 101.3 -0.8 1.2 -2.8 5.3 0.2 1.2 Education and communication (2)............. 102.3 102.4 102.3 102.9 2.0 4.0 -1.9 2.4 3.0 0.2 Education (2).............................. 111.7 112.2 113.1 113.7 4.1 5.2 5.2 7.4 4.7 6.3 Educational books and supplies ........... 276.4 277.6 278.9 280.4 5.7 5.8 6.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 320.3 321.7 324.4 326.0 4.1 5.1 5.0 7.3 4.6 6.2 Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.8 93.7 92.6 93.3 -0.8 3.0 -8.9 -2.1 1.0 -5.5 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 93.1 93.0 91.8 92.5 -0.8 3.4 -9.7 -2.6 1.3 -6.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.6 98.5 97.2 98.2 1.2 4.5 -8.8 -1.6 2.8 -5.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 26.7 26.6 26.0 25.7 -16.2 -9.4 -17.3 -14.2 -12.9 -15.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 42.7 42.4 41.2 40.3 -31.1 -14.1 -28.3 -20.7 -23.1 -24.6 Other goods and services ................... 272.5 270.8 270.3 272.9 7.8 2.3 11.3 0.6 5.0 5.8 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 404.4 393.5 388.5 400.7 20.9 1.9 35.1 -3.6 11.0 14.1 Personal care (1).......................... 164.8 165.1 165.4 165.7 3.3 2.5 3.5 2.2 2.9 2.8 Personal care products (1)................ 153.4 153.0 153.6 153.7 3.7 -1.6 1.6 0.8 1.1 1.2 Personal care services (1)................ 176.2 177.3 177.9 178.2 3.5 4.7 3.0 4.6 4.1 3.8 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 250.4 251.2 251.8 252.9 4.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.9 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 148.9 148.7 149.6 149.7 4.5 1.7 6.4 2.2 3.1 4.3 Food and beverages ......................... 167.0 167.8 168.0 168.9 3.0 1.2 2.2 4.6 2.1 3.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 138.1 137.2 138.6 138.2 5.9 1.5 9.8 0.3 3.7 5.0 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 147.0 146.0 148.9 148.7 8.4 3.8 15.2 4.7 6.0 9.8 Apparel .................................. 130.0 129.7 128.9 127.6 5.0 -5.9 0.0 -7.2 -0.6 -3.7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 162.1 160.2 165.0 164.9 12.0 8.2 24.0 7.1 10.1 15.3 Durables .................................. 125.4 125.8 125.6 125.5 0.6 -2.2 0.3 0.3 -0.8 0.3 Services .................................... 193.5 194.0 194.9 195.7 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.6 2.7 4.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 199.6 200.1 200.8 201.3 2.1 3.1 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.6 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 103.1 103.8 103.9 104.2 0.4 0.8 2.8 4.3 0.6 3.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 122.8 122.7 126.2 128.7 4.4 -2.3 8.6 20.6 1.0 14.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.4 2.7 1.9 3.5 1.9 2.3 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 109.5 110.1 110.6 111.1 3.5 8.6 8.1 6.0 6.0 7.0 Transportation services .................... 195.2 195.7 196.3 196.8 0.8 1.9 5.5 3.3 1.4 4.4 Medical care services ...................... 263.6 264.4 265.6 266.7 3.3 3.8 5.8 4.8 3.6 5.3 Other services ............................. 228.6 229.1 229.6 230.9 2.5 4.9 1.6 4.1 3.7 2.8 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 171.9 171.9 173.0 173.3 3.4 2.6 5.5 3.3 3.0 4.4 All items less shelter ...................... 164.8 164.8 165.9 166.3 4.1 2.0 5.5 3.7 3.0 4.6 All items less medical care ................. 166.1 166.3 167.2 167.6 3.3 2.2 5.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 Commodities less food ....................... 139.6 138.9 140.2 139.9 5.5 1.8 9.1 0.9 3.6 4.9 Nondurables less food ....................... 148.8 147.7 150.7 150.3 8.0 4.3 14.3 4.1 6.1 9.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 162.5 160.8 165.3 165.4 11.0 7.3 22.4 7.3 9.1 14.6 Nondurables ................................. 157.4 157.2 159.0 159.2 5.1 2.4 8.6 4.7 3.7 6.6 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 200.6 201.3 202.7 203.6 2.7 3.1 3.7 6.1 2.9 4.9 Services less medical care services ......... 186.9 187.6 188.4 189.1 2.4 3.3 3.1 4.8 2.9 3.9 Energy ...................................... 122.2 119.9 126.6 126.7 17.2 12.1 33.9 15.6 14.6 24.4 All items less energy ....................... 177.8 178.3 178.5 179.0 2.5 1.6 3.0 2.7 2.1 2.9 All items less food and energy ............. 180.6 180.9 181.2 181.6 2.3 1.8 3.2 2.2 2.0 2.7 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.0 145.0 144.7 144.7 2.8 -1.9 2.0 -0.8 0.4 0.6 Energy commodities ....................... 129.6 125.2 135.4 133.2 33.1 30.1 63.0 11.6 31.6 34.9 Services less energy services ............. 200.7 201.2 201.9 202.4 2.1 3.5 3.7 3.4 2.8 3.6 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng July 2000 from-- June 2000 from-- sched- ule Apr. May June July (1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 July May June June Apr. May 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 U.S. city average ........................... M 171.2 171.3 172.3 172.6 3.5 0.8 0.2 3.7 0.6 0.6 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 178.4 178.2 178.8 179.6 3.6 0.8 0.4 3.3 0.2 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 179.1 179.0 179.6 180.4 3.4 0.8 0.4 3.2 0.3 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 107.4 107.3 107.6 108.1 4.0 0.7 0.5 3.7 0.2 0.3 Midwest urban ............................... M 166.9 167.4 169.5 168.7 3.6 0.8 -0.5 4.3 1.6 1.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 168.2 169.0 171.2 170.3 3.5 0.8 -0.5 4.3 1.8 1.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 106.8 106.9 108.3 107.6 3.6 0.7 -0.6 4.4 1.4 1.3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 161.3 161.4 163.1 163.1 3.8 1.1 0.0 4.0 1.1 1.1 South urban ................................. M 166.6 166.6 167.4 167.9 3.5 0.8 0.3 3.5 0.5 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 166.1 165.9 167.1 167.8 4.0 1.1 0.4 3.9 0.6 0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 107.1 107.1 107.6 107.7 3.3 0.6 0.1 3.4 0.5 0.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 166.7 167.0 166.9 167.6 3.1 0.4 0.4 3.0 0.1 -0.1 West urban .................................. M 173.7 173.9 174.3 175.2 3.7 0.7 0.5 3.6 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 175.1 175.4 175.7 176.7 4.0 0.7 0.6 3.8 0.3 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 107.2 107.3 107.6 108.1 3.1 0.7 0.5 3.0 0.4 0.3 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 155.2 155.4 156.3 156.7 3.7 0.8 0.3 3.7 0.7 0.6 B/C (3).................................... M 107.1 107.1 107.7 107.8 3.5 0.7 0.1 3.6 0.6 0.6 D ......................................... M 166.7 166.8 167.4 167.7 3.3 0.5 0.2 3.3 0.4 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 171.7 173.5 175.8 174.4 3.0 0.5 -0.8 4.1 2.4 1.3 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 170.6 171.1 170.9 171.7 3.6 0.4 0.5 3.3 0.2 -0.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 181.2 181.3 181.9 182.7 3.1 0.8 0.4 2.9 0.4 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 181.6 - 183.2 4.5 0.9 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 166.4 - 168.1 3.3 1.0 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 163.2 - 166.2 5.0 1.8 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 106.7 - 108.4 3.6 1.6 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 169.8 - 171.1 - - - - 3.8 0.8 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 168.1 - 170.8 - - - - 4.3 1.6 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 152.7 - 154.0 - - - - 3.8 0.9 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 166.9 - 168.0 - - - - 4.2 0.7 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 175.7 - 176.4 - - - - 2.5 0.4 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 178.6 - 179.0 - - - - 4.2 0.2 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 177.7 - 179.1 - - - - 3.7 0.8 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, July 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1999 June July 2000 2000 July June Apr. to May to June to 1999 2000 May June July Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 169.1 169.3 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 503.8 504.4 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 167.3 168.0 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 Food ...................................... 16.832 166.8 167.6 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 Food at home ............................. 10.725 166.3 167.3 3.0 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.676 187.3 189.2 1.7 1.0 0.8 -0.9 1.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.022 154.6 155.4 5.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.195 159.4 160.5 3.3 0.7 -0.6 0.1 0.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.479 198.9 200.0 -0.5 0.6 1.4 -0.7 0.8 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.180 136.7 137.5 3.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.0 Other food at home ...................... 2.173 155.6 156.0 2.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 Sugar and sweets ....................... .415 153.9 154.2 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.4 Fats and oils .......................... .329 146.4 147.9 0.1 1.0 2.1 -0.5 0.7 Other foods ............................ 1.429 173.4 173.5 2.5 0.1 1.3 0.5 0.0 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .347 108.0 108.4 4.3 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.4 Food away from home (1)................... 6.107 168.6 169.1 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .217 108.4 108.8 3.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.047 173.6 174.4 3.1 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0.6 Housing .................................... 36.452 165.2 166.1 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 Shelter ................................... 27.425 186.8 187.5 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.523 182.3 183.1 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.364 120.9 123.1 5.5 1.8 1.5 1.4 -0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 17.221 180.0 180.4 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .318 104.1 104.4 2.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.825 138.7 141.0 7.6 1.7 -0.1 2.3 1.5 Fuels .................................... 3.911 123.3 125.7 8.6 1.9 -0.2 2.8 1.8 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .240 120.2 120.1 37.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 1.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.671 129.9 132.5 7.2 2.0 -0.2 3.0 1.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .914 106.3 106.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.202 125.3 125.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Household operations (1) (2).............. .401 111.3 111.9 6.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 Apparel .................................... 5.026 127.3 123.6 -2.2 -2.9 -0.2 -0.5 -1.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.450 129.5 126.6 -1.6 -2.2 0.7 -0.3 -1.0 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.875 117.4 112.2 -1.9 -4.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .345 132.0 129.8 1.1 -1.7 -0.5 -1.0 -1.7 Footwear .................................. .997 124.6 120.9 -3.9 -3.0 0.1 -0.3 -2.4 Transportation ............................. 19.716 155.5 154.4 7.4 -0.7 -0.5 2.0 -0.5 Private transportation .................... 18.628 152.8 151.6 7.6 -0.8 -0.5 2.1 -0.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.030 101.4 101.1 1.0 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 144.1 143.7 0.3 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.170 157.1 156.6 1.9 -0.3 0.9 0.2 -0.3 Motor fuel ............................... 3.896 140.1 136.2 32.7 -2.8 -3.4 9.5 -2.5 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.872 139.4 135.5 32.7 -2.8 -3.3 9.4 -2.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 100.5 100.8 1.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.687 178.3 178.7 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Public transportation (1).................. 1.088 205.5 206.9 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 Medical care ............................... 4.711 259.7 260.6 4.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. .934 233.7 234.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 Medical care services ..................... 3.776 265.6 266.6 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.425 239.9 240.3 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.139 311.7 314.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.5 Recreation (2).............................. 5.787 102.5 102.7 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.882 101.2 100.9 0.5 -0.3 1.3 0.2 -0.3 Education and communication (2)............. 5.300 101.7 102.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 -0.3 0.6 Education (2).............................. 2.519 111.8 112.1 5.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 280.9 281.5 6.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.327 315.4 316.2 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.781 93.6 94.3 -2.1 0.7 -0.1 -1.2 0.7 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.631 93.0 93.9 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -1.4 1.0 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.462 97.4 98.4 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 1.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .169 27.0 26.6 -14.5 -1.5 -0.4 -1.8 -1.5 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .086 40.7 39.8 -24.2 -2.2 -0.5 -2.6 -2.2 Other goods and services ................... 5.129 274.5 277.9 6.1 1.2 -1.0 -0.3 1.2 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.836 388.7 400.9 12.4 3.1 -2.8 -1.3 3.1 Personal care (1).......................... 3.293 165.3 165.5 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Personal care products (1)................ .835 154.0 154.1 0.9 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .984 178.3 178.6 4.0 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.266 251.4 252.2 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 46.879 150.6 150.1 4.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 167.3 168.0 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.000 140.3 139.2 4.9 -0.8 -0.6 1.2 -0.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.279 151.5 149.7 8.9 -1.2 -0.8 2.4 -0.3 Apparel .................................. 5.026 127.3 123.6 -2.2 -2.9 -0.2 -0.5 -1.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 11.253 169.6 168.7 13.9 -0.5 -1.3 3.6 -0.3 Durables .................................. 12.721 125.9 125.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 Services .................................... 53.121 191.2 192.2 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.107 179.9 180.6 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .318 104.1 104.4 2.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.671 129.9 132.5 7.2 2.0 -0.2 3.0 1.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .914 106.3 106.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .401 111.3 111.9 6.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 Transportation services .................... 6.751 192.6 193.0 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 3.776 265.6 266.6 4.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.181 224.7 225.9 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.168 169.5 169.6 3.9 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 72.575 164.3 164.3 4.0 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 95.289 165.0 165.1 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 30.047 141.7 140.6 4.8 -0.8 -0.6 1.1 -0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.326 152.9 151.2 8.5 -1.1 -0.7 2.2 -0.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.300 169.4 168.7 13.0 -0.4 -1.2 3.2 -0.2 Nondurables ................................. 34.158 159.9 159.4 5.7 -0.3 -0.1 1.2 0.1 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.014 180.2 181.3 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.6 Services less medical care services ......... 49.345 185.1 186.0 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Energy ...................................... 7.807 130.9 130.1 20.0 -0.6 -1.9 6.2 -0.5 All items less energy ....................... 92.193 174.6 174.9 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 75.361 176.6 176.8 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 25.911 145.0 144.5 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 4.136 139.1 135.4 33.0 -2.7 -3.2 8.9 -2.3 Services less energy services ............. 49.450 198.0 198.8 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .591 $ .591 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .198 $ .198 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Apr. May June July 2000 2000 2000 2000 Oct. Jan. Apr. July Jan. July 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 167.9 168.0 169.0 169.3 3.7 2.4 5.2 3.4 3.1 4.3 Food and beverages ......................... 166.5 167.3 167.5 168.4 3.2 1.0 2.7 4.6 2.1 3.7 Food ...................................... 166.0 166.9 167.0 167.8 3.2 1.0 2.7 4.4 2.1 3.5 Food at home ............................. 165.2 166.5 166.6 167.6 3.5 0.0 2.7 5.9 1.7 4.3 Cereals and bakery products ............. 186.7 188.2 186.6 188.6 -0.2 0.2 2.6 4.1 0.0 3.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 153.0 154.2 155.0 155.6 3.6 2.2 10.9 7.0 2.9 8.9 Dairy and related products (1)........... 160.2 159.3 159.4 160.5 24.4 -9.6 0.8 0.8 6.0 0.8 Fruits and vegetables ................... 200.2 203.0 201.6 203.2 -0.8 -2.9 -4.1 6.1 -1.9 0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 135.9 136.1 136.7 138.0 0.6 6.4 0.3 6.3 3.5 3.3 Other food at home ...................... 153.1 155.1 155.6 155.9 0.5 1.0 -1.0 7.5 0.8 3.2 Sugar and sweets ....................... 152.0 153.1 153.6 154.2 3.5 1.8 -5.1 5.9 2.6 0.3 Fats and oils .......................... 144.4 147.5 146.7 147.7 1.6 -5.3 -4.8 9.5 -1.9 2.1 Other foods ............................ 170.2 172.4 173.3 173.3 -0.7 2.2 1.4 7.5 0.7 4.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 104.7 106.1 108.0 108.4 -0.4 0.4 3.1 14.9 0.0 8.8 Food away from home (1)................... 168.1 168.3 168.6 169.1 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 108.3 108.5 108.4 108.8 5.0 3.0 3.4 1.9 4.0 2.6 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 172.7 172.5 173.6 174.6 0.9 5.3 2.1 4.5 3.1 3.3 Housing .................................... 163.4 163.8 164.6 165.4 2.3 2.5 4.0 5.0 2.4 4.5 Shelter ................................... 185.7 186.3 186.8 187.3 2.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 2.7 3.4 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 181.4 182.0 182.5 183.2 2.7 4.1 2.7 4.0 3.4 3.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 108.7 110.3 111.8 111.5 3.1 -1.5 10.2 10.7 0.8 10.4 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 179.3 179.8 180.1 180.5 1.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 103.3 104.0 104.1 104.4 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.3 0.8 3.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 132.7 132.6 135.7 137.7 5.8 1.2 8.6 15.9 3.5 12.2 Fuels .................................... 116.2 116.0 119.3 121.4 6.6 0.7 10.2 19.1 3.6 14.6 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 121.4 120.8 121.8 123.7 43.9 59.9 42.6 7.8 51.7 24.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 122.1 121.9 125.6 127.8 4.8 -2.3 8.3 20.0 1.2 14.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.4 2.3 1.9 3.5 1.9 2.1 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.3 125.3 125.2 125.6 -0.3 0.3 1.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 Household operations (1) (2).............. 110.1 110.8 111.3 111.9 3.5 7.0 10.0 6.7 5.2 8.4 Apparel .................................... 128.7 128.4 127.8 126.3 4.1 -4.8 -0.6 -7.3 -0.5 -4.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 129.7 130.6 130.2 128.9 2.8 -1.5 -5.1 -2.4 0.6 -3.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 119.5 118.6 118.1 117.1 10.4 -10.3 1.0 -7.8 -0.5 -3.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 134.1 133.4 132.0 129.8 19.0 2.4 -2.4 -12.2 10.4 -7.4 Footwear .................................. 125.4 125.5 125.1 122.1 -7.0 -2.2 4.6 -10.1 -4.7 -3.0 Transportation ............................. 152.5 151.8 154.9 154.2 7.7 4.7 12.7 4.5 6.2 8.6 Private transportation .................... 149.8 149.0 152.2 151.4 8.2 5.1 12.4 4.3 6.6 8.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.7 4.0 -2.3 0.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 New vehicles ............................ 144.1 144.4 144.3 144.5 0.6 -1.1 1.1 1.1 -0.3 1.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 155.4 156.8 157.1 156.6 10.8 -5.9 0.3 3.1 2.1 1.7 Motor fuel ............................... 130.0 125.6 137.5 134.0 33.7 28.4 60.5 12.9 31.0 34.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 129.3 125.0 136.7 133.2 33.4 28.6 60.4 12.6 31.0 34.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.9 100.8 100.7 101.0 0.4 0.8 3.6 0.4 0.6 2.0 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 177.4 177.8 178.3 178.7 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Public transportation (1).................. 202.9 203.9 205.5 206.9 1.2 -3.0 17.7 8.1 -0.9 12.8 Medical care ............................... 257.9 258.6 259.7 260.6 3.6 3.7 5.1 4.3 3.6 4.7 Medical care commodities .................. 232.2 232.7 233.0 233.7 4.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.3 2.4 Medical care services ..................... 263.6 264.4 265.6 266.6 3.3 4.1 5.8 4.6 3.7 5.2 Professional services (3)................. 238.1 238.6 239.4 240.1 3.0 4.4 4.8 3.4 3.7 4.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 308.7 310.1 312.9 314.5 5.2 5.2 7.5 7.7 5.2 7.6 Recreation (2).............................. 101.7 102.1 102.4 102.5 -1.6 1.6 1.2 3.2 0.0 2.2 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 99.7 101.0 101.2 100.9 -1.2 1.2 -2.8 4.9 0.0 1.0 Education and communication (2)............. 102.5 102.7 102.4 103.0 2.0 4.4 -2.3 2.0 3.2 -0.2 Education (2).............................. 112.1 112.6 113.4 113.9 4.1 5.6 5.5 6.6 4.9 6.1 Educational books and supplies ........... 279.6 280.8 282.4 283.8 5.8 6.2 6.9 6.1 6.0 6.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 314.9 316.4 318.9 320.0 3.9 5.3 5.4 6.6 4.6 6.0 Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.8 94.7 93.6 94.3 0.0 3.4 -9.1 -2.1 1.7 -5.7 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 94.4 94.3 93.0 93.9 -0.4 3.4 -9.2 -2.1 1.5 -5.7 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.8 98.7 97.4 98.4 1.2 4.5 -8.8 -1.6 2.8 -5.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 27.6 27.5 27.0 26.6 -14.6 -12.7 -16.8 -13.7 -13.6 -15.3 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 42.0 41.8 40.7 39.8 -29.5 -18.5 -28.7 -19.4 -24.2 -24.2 Other goods and services ................... 278.4 275.7 274.8 278.2 9.3 2.1 13.7 -0.3 5.6 6.5 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 404.9 393.7 388.7 400.9 21.0 1.8 34.9 -3.9 11.0 13.9 Personal care (1).......................... 164.6 164.9 165.3 165.5 3.3 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.5 Personal care products (1)................ 153.9 153.4 154.0 154.1 3.7 -1.8 1.3 0.5 0.9 0.9 Personal care services (1)................ 176.6 177.7 178.3 178.6 3.3 4.9 3.0 4.6 4.1 3.8 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 249.7 250.7 251.2 252.4 4.0 3.5 2.9 4.4 3.7 3.7 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 149.6 149.3 150.5 150.4 5.4 1.6 7.0 2.2 3.5 4.5 Food and beverages ......................... 166.5 167.3 167.5 168.4 3.2 1.0 2.7 4.6 2.1 3.7 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 139.2 138.4 140.0 139.5 6.8 1.8 10.1 0.9 4.3 5.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 148.8 147.6 151.2 150.7 9.3 4.6 16.9 5.2 6.9 10.9 Apparel .................................. 128.7 128.4 127.8 126.3 4.1 -4.8 -0.6 -7.3 -0.5 -4.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 165.0 162.9 168.7 168.2 13.3 8.4 26.8 8.0 10.8 17.0 Durables .................................. 126.0 126.3 126.0 125.7 1.3 -2.2 1.3 -0.9 -0.5 0.2 Services .................................... 189.7 190.2 191.1 191.9 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.7 2.7 4.2 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 178.7 179.4 179.9 180.2 2.5 3.2 2.7 3.4 2.9 3.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 103.3 104.0 104.1 104.4 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.3 0.8 3.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 122.1 121.9 125.6 127.8 4.8 -2.3 8.3 20.0 1.2 14.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.4 2.3 1.9 3.5 1.9 2.1 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 110.1 110.8 111.3 111.9 3.5 7.0 10.0 6.7 5.2 8.4 Transportation services .................... 192.0 192.4 192.8 193.3 0.9 2.1 4.7 2.7 1.5 3.7 Medical care services ...................... 263.6 264.4 265.6 266.6 3.3 4.1 5.8 4.6 3.7 5.2 Other services ............................. 224.6 225.2 225.5 226.8 2.6 4.6 1.1 4.0 3.6 2.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 167.9 167.9 169.1 169.3 3.7 2.7 5.7 3.4 3.2 4.5 All items less shelter ...................... 162.9 162.8 164.0 164.3 4.4 2.0 5.9 3.5 3.2 4.7 All items less medical care ................. 163.6 163.7 164.7 165.1 3.8 2.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.4 Commodities less food ....................... 140.8 140.0 141.6 141.1 6.7 2.1 9.6 0.9 4.4 5.2 Nondurables less food ....................... 150.3 149.3 152.6 152.2 8.8 4.5 15.8 5.2 6.7 10.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 165.1 163.2 168.5 168.1 12.1 8.3 24.5 7.5 10.2 15.7 Nondurables ................................. 158.1 158.0 159.9 160.0 5.7 2.4 9.7 4.9 4.0 7.2 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 178.0 178.6 179.8 180.8 2.8 2.8 3.2 6.4 2.8 4.8 Services less medical care services ......... 183.4 184.1 184.9 185.7 2.2 3.1 2.9 5.1 2.7 4.0 Energy ...................................... 122.5 120.2 127.7 127.1 19.0 13.7 33.8 15.9 16.3 24.5 All items less energy ....................... 174.3 174.8 174.9 175.4 2.6 1.4 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.8 All items less food and energy ............. 176.6 176.9 177.1 177.5 2.6 1.6 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.7 145.6 145.3 145.3 3.1 -1.9 2.8 -1.1 0.6 0.8 Energy commodities ....................... 129.5 125.4 136.6 133.4 33.9 30.4 59.1 12.6 32.1 33.9 Services less energy services ............. 197.4 198.1 198.5 199.2 2.1 3.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng July 2000 from-- June 2000 from-- sched- ule Apr. May June July (1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 July May June June Apr. May 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 U.S. city average ........................... M 167.9 168.1 169.1 169.3 3.7 0.7 0.1 3.9 0.7 0.6 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 175.3 175.3 175.8 176.6 3.8 0.7 0.5 3.4 0.3 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 175.0 175.0 175.5 176.4 3.6 0.8 0.5 3.3 0.3 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 107.0 106.9 107.2 107.6 4.1 0.7 0.4 3.7 0.2 0.3 Midwest urban ............................... M 163.2 163.8 166.1 165.0 3.7 0.7 -0.7 4.8 1.8 1.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 163.6 164.5 166.8 165.7 3.6 0.7 -0.7 4.7 2.0 1.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 106.9 107.0 108.6 107.6 3.7 0.6 -0.9 5.0 1.6 1.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 159.9 160.0 161.7 161.6 4.0 1.0 -0.1 4.4 1.1 1.1 South urban ................................. M 164.9 164.9 165.7 166.2 3.8 0.8 0.3 3.8 0.5 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 163.7 163.7 164.9 165.6 4.2 1.2 0.4 4.1 0.7 0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 106.9 107.0 107.4 107.6 3.6 0.6 0.2 3.7 0.5 0.4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 167.6 167.9 168.0 168.5 3.4 0.4 0.3 3.5 0.2 0.1 West urban .................................. M 169.4 169.6 169.9 170.7 3.6 0.6 0.5 3.5 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 169.0 169.3 169.6 170.6 4.0 0.8 0.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 107.1 107.1 107.4 107.9 3.1 0.7 0.5 3.0 0.3 0.3 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 153.7 154.0 155.0 155.3 3.8 0.8 0.2 3.9 0.8 0.6 B/C (3).................................... M 106.9 107.0 107.6 107.6 3.6 0.6 0.0 3.9 0.7 0.6 D ......................................... M 166.0 166.1 166.8 166.9 3.5 0.5 0.1 3.7 0.5 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 166.1 167.9 170.2 168.7 3.2 0.5 -0.9 4.4 2.5 1.4 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 163.9 164.4 164.2 164.9 3.6 0.3 0.4 3.3 0.2 -0.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 176.6 176.9 177.4 178.2 3.3 0.7 0.5 3.1 0.5 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 180.5 - 182.2 5.1 0.9 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 158.9 - 160.4 3.6 0.9 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 163.1 - 166.2 5.2 1.9 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 106.6 - 108.2 3.7 1.5 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 167.2 - 168.7 - - - - 4.2 0.9 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 162.8 - 165.6 - - - - 4.6 1.7 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 151.3 - 153.0 - - - - 4.0 1.1 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 164.5 - 165.7 - - - - 4.3 0.7 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 175.7 - 176.0 - - - - 2.4 0.2 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 174.8 - 175.2 - - - - 4.1 0.2 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 173.2 - 174.4 - - - - 3.8 0.7 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.