FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-98-458 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INTERNET ADDRESS: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 1998 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 164.0 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in October, the CPI-U has increased 1.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.2 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1998 CPI-W level of 160.6 was 1.3 percent higher than the index in October 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in October, following no change in September. The October advance reflects upturns in the indexes for food and for energy. The food index, which was unchanged in September, rose 0.6 percent in October. Prices for food at home increased 0.7 percent after declining 0.2 percent in September, primarily as a result of a sharp turnaround in prices for fruits and vegetables. The energy index, which declined 1.3 percent in September, rose 0.9 percent in October. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 2.4 percent, while the index for energy services fell 0.3 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in October, the same as in each of the preceding three months. Smaller increases in the indexes for shelter and for cigarettes largely were offset by upturns in the indexes for apparel, for household furnishings and operation, and for education and communication. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1998 3-mos. ended ended Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. `98 Oct. `98 All Items .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .0 .2 1.7 1.5 Food and beverages .1 .5 .1 .2 .3 .0 .5 3.3 2.3 Housing .4 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 2.3 2.3 Apparel -.1 .4 .2 -.3 1.1 -.7 .1 1.5 .5 Transportation -.1 .1 -.3 .3 .0 -.4 .3 -.6 -2.2 Medical care .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.5 3.6 Recreation .0 .0 .1 .0 .1 .1 -.3 -.4 1.1 Education and communication .3 .3 .1 .0 -.5 .0 .2 -1.2 1.1 Other goods and services 1.0 .7 .0 .7 .1 .9 .3 5.5 5.2 Special Indexes Energy -.1 .3 -.7 .0 -1.0 -1.3 .9 -5.4 -9.1 Food .1 .6 .1 .2 .2 .0 .6 3.3 2.4 All Items less Food and energy .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.3 2.3 Beginning with release of data for January 1999, the BLS will introduce a new formula for calculating the basic components of the CPI. See page 4 for more details. See pages 5-9 for announcements of other methodological changes to be introduced with data for January 1999. During the first 10 months of 1998, the CPI-U rose at a 1.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent for all of 1997. Energy costs, although increasing in October, have continued to act as a moderating influence on overall consumer price index movements thus far in 1998, decreasing at an 8.9- percent annual rate after declining 3.4 percent in all of 1997. Food costs, which rose 1.5 percent in 1997, have risen at a 2.6-percent SAAR in the first 10 months of 1998. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.4-percent rate thus far in 1998, compared with a 2.2 percent rise for all of 1997. The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in October. The index for food at home increased 0.7 percent, following a 0.2 percent decline in September. The sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables-- up 3.2 percent in October after declining 2.0 percent in September-- accounted for about three-quarters of the acceleration in the food at home component. In October, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 2.8 and 5.7 percent, respectively. The index for processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.3 percent. Upturns in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for cereal and bakery products also contributed to the acceleration in October. Within the former group, meat prices c 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, Oct. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1997 Sep. Oct. 1998 1998 Oct. Sep. July to Aug. to Sep. to 1997 1998 Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 163.6 164.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 490.1 491.3 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 161.5 162.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 Food ...................................... 15.326 161.1 162.0 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 Food at home ............................. 9.646 161.2 162.5 2.2 0.8 0.3 -0.2 0.7 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.536 181.9 182.2 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.629 147.5 148.0 -0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.7 0.2 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.037 152.9 155.0 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.4 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.394 193.5 199.5 5.8 3.1 -0.4 -2.0 3.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.077 132.2 132.6 -2.9 0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.4 Other food at home ...................... 1.972 152.2 152.7 2.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... .377 150.8 150.5 1.6 -0.2 0.6 0.3 -0.1 Fats and oils .......................... .291 152.4 156.8 10.7 2.9 2.0 1.9 2.6 Other foods ............................ 1.305 166.3 166.0 2.2 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .309 103.6 103.5 - -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1 Food away from home (1)................... 5.680 162.1 162.3 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .172 102.7 102.7 - 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .983 166.3 166.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 Housing .................................... 39.560 161.5 161.4 2.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 Shelter ................................... 29.788 183.4 183.9 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 Rent of primary residence ................ 6.885 173.4 173.9 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.327 109.8 109.5 - -0.3 0.7 2.8 -0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 20.199 189.2 189.8 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .377 99.2 99.7 - 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.942 130.0 127.1 -2.8 -2.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 Fuels .................................... 4.018 115.2 112.0 -4.6 -2.8 -0.4 -0.8 -0.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .261 85.9 86.4 -9.3 0.6 -0.7 -1.7 -0.8 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.757 123.3 119.6 -4.4 -3.0 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.831 126.5 126.6 1.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 Apparel .................................... 4.944 133.6 135.6 0.5 1.5 1.1 -0.7 0.1 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.390 131.1 134.1 0.8 2.3 0.3 -1.3 1.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.990 127.8 128.8 0.4 0.8 1.9 -0.5 -1.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .268 124.9 130.2 3.2 4.2 2.0 0.4 4.2 Footwear .................................. .895 128.6 130.3 -0.2 1.3 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 17.578 140.7 141.3 -2.2 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.3 Private transportation .................... 16.240 137.0 137.7 -2.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.899 99.8 100.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 142.3 142.5 -0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.880 151.9 153.0 3.4 0.7 -0.1 0.5 0.7 Motor fuel ............................... 2.995 90.0 90.8 -14.9 0.9 -1.6 -2.0 2.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.976 89.5 90.3 -15.2 0.9 -1.5 -2.0 2.7 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .560 101.2 101.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.603 168.3 169.0 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 Public transportation ..................... 1.338 190.2 189.9 -0.5 -0.2 2.2 -1.6 -1.3 Medical care ............................... 5.614 243.9 244.3 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Medical care commodities .................. 1.222 224.0 224.2 4.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 Medical care services ..................... 4.392 248.4 249.0 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Professional services .................... 2.808 223.7 224.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Hospital and related services ............ 1.334 289.2 290.2 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 Recreation (2).............................. 6.145 101.3 101.1 1.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.3 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.763 101.4 101.1 1.2 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.3 Education and communication (2)............. 5.528 100.9 101.0 1.1 0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.2 Education (2).............................. 2.615 104.3 104.5 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .194 253.7 257.0 6.0 1.3 -0.3 1.2 1.4 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.421 300.9 301.2 4.5 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.913 97.9 97.8 -2.2 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 -0.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.706 97.7 97.6 -2.4 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 -0.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.357 100.7 100.7 - 0.0 -1.1 0.3 0.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .350 36.7 36.1 -26.2 -1.6 -3.8 -2.4 -1.6 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .234 68.5 67.5 - -1.5 -5.5 -3.7 -1.5 Other goods and services ................... 4.321 240.4 241.3 5.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.3 Tobacco and smoking products .............. .894 283.5 284.9 13.9 0.5 0.1 3.3 0.3 Personal care (1).......................... 3.427 157.5 158.1 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 Personal care products (1)................ .737 149.1 149.4 3.4 0.2 -0.4 0.4 0.2 Personal care services (1)................ .963 167.1 167.5 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.465 236.2 236.9 3.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.635 141.8 142.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 161.5 162.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 26.326 130.2 130.8 -1.3 0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.729 132.6 133.6 -1.6 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 Apparel .................................. 4.944 133.6 135.6 0.5 1.5 1.1 -0.7 0.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.785 137.1 137.6 -2.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 Durables .................................. 11.596 126.8 126.9 -0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 Services .................................... 57.365 185.5 185.5 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 29.410 191.0 191.5 3.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 Transportation services .................... 6.984 187.3 188.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 Other services ............................. 10.625 219.0 219.0 3.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.674 164.1 164.4 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 70.212 157.6 157.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.3 All items less medical care ................. 94.386 159.2 159.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 27.309 131.6 132.3 -1.1 0.5 0.0 -0.3 0.3 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.712 134.6 135.6 -1.3 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.768 138.9 139.5 -2.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 Nondurables ................................. 31.039 147.1 148.1 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 27.955 193.0 192.6 1.5 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Services less medical care services ......... 52.973 179.6 179.7 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Energy ...................................... 7.013 102.7 101.3 -9.1 -1.4 -1.0 -1.3 0.9 All items less energy ....................... 92.987 171.6 172.2 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 77.661 174.2 174.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 24.053 143.2 143.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 3.256 89.8 90.5 -14.4 0.8 -1.4 -2.1 2.4 Services less energy services ............. 53.608 191.8 192.3 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .611 $ .610 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .204 $ .204 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - 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-- July Aug. Sep. Oct. 1998 1998 1998 1998 Jan. Apr. July Oct. Apr. Oct. 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 163.3 163.6 163.6 164.0 0.7 1.2 2.2 1.7 1.0 2.0 Food and beverages ......................... 161.2 161.7 161.7 162.5 2.0 0.3 3.6 3.3 1.1 3.4 Food ...................................... 161.0 161.4 161.4 162.3 1.8 0.3 3.8 3.3 1.0 3.5 Food at home ............................. 161.3 161.8 161.4 162.6 1.5 -1.2 4.9 3.3 0.1 4.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 181.2 182.1 182.1 182.4 0.9 1.6 3.4 2.7 1.2 3.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.6 148.1 147.1 147.4 -3.2 -2.2 3.0 -0.5 -2.7 1.2 Dairy and related products (1)........... 148.2 150.5 152.9 155.0 7.3 0.5 -0.8 19.7 3.9 8.9 Fruits and vegetables ................... 202.0 201.1 197.0 203.3 11.8 -6.4 19.3 2.6 2.3 10.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 133.0 132.1 132.1 132.6 -7.1 -2.7 -0.3 -1.2 -4.9 -0.7 Other food at home ...................... 150.9 152.0 152.5 152.7 -0.5 1.6 4.4 4.9 0.5 4.6 Sugar and sweets ....................... 149.3 150.2 150.7 150.5 4.9 -1.1 -0.8 3.3 1.9 1.2 Fats and oils .......................... 147.0 149.9 152.7 156.6 -4.4 0.9 20.5 28.8 -1.8 24.6 Other foods ............................ 165.7 166.5 166.4 165.8 3.0 2.7 2.5 0.2 2.9 1.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 102.6 103.5 103.6 103.5 - 5.3 3.6 3.6 - 3.6 Food away from home (1)................... 161.1 161.5 162.1 162.3 2.6 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.6 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 101.6 102.3 102.7 102.7 - 2.0 4.0 4.4 - 4.2 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 165.8 165.8 166.5 166.7 2.7 -0.5 2.7 2.2 1.1 2.4 Housing .................................... 160.4 160.6 161.0 161.3 1.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 Shelter ................................... 181.9 182.4 183.3 183.7 3.2 3.6 2.9 4.0 3.4 3.5 Rent of primary residence ................ 172.2 172.8 173.4 173.9 3.1 2.9 3.6 4.0 3.0 3.8 Lodging away from home (2)................ 100.7 101.4 104.2 103.9 - 5.3 -1.6 13.3 - 5.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 188.1 188.5 189.0 189.6 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.7 - 0.4 -4.3 1.6 - -1.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 128.3 127.8 127.0 126.8 -5.7 -1.2 -1.2 -4.6 -3.5 -2.9 Fuels .................................... 112.9 112.4 111.5 111.1 -8.3 -2.4 -2.1 -6.2 -5.4 -4.2 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 90.3 89.7 88.2 87.5 -9.2 -9.8 -6.0 -11.8 -9.5 -9.0 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 120.6 120.1 119.1 118.8 -8.1 -2.3 -1.6 -5.8 -5.2 -3.8 Household furnishings and operations ...... 127.0 126.8 126.4 126.6 1.3 3.2 1.0 -1.3 2.2 -0.2 Apparel .................................... 132.8 134.2 133.2 133.3 -1.2 -0.3 1.2 1.5 -0.8 1.4 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.9 132.3 130.6 132.2 2.5 0.0 -0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 126.0 128.4 127.7 125.8 -3.8 2.9 2.3 -0.6 -0.5 0.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 122.0 124.4 124.9 130.2 -4.4 5.9 -13.8 29.7 0.6 5.8 Footwear .................................. 128.5 129.4 128.9 128.6 -0.3 -9.0 8.9 0.3 -4.8 4.5 Transportation ............................. 141.7 141.7 141.1 141.5 -4.6 -4.1 0.6 -0.6 -4.4 0.0 Private transportation .................... 138.2 137.9 137.5 138.1 -5.0 -4.8 0.9 -0.3 -4.9 0.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.5 100.7 100.8 100.7 - 0.4 1.2 0.8 - 1.0 New vehicles ............................ 143.4 143.9 143.7 143.2 -1.1 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 151.3 151.1 151.9 153.0 0.5 0.3 8.6 4.6 0.4 6.6 Motor fuel ............................... 92.1 90.6 88.8 91.1 -24.6 -26.9 -0.4 -4.3 -25.8 -2.4 Gasoline (all types) .................... 91.3 89.9 88.1 90.5 -25.3 -27.6 -1.3 -3.5 -26.4 -2.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.5 -2.0 -1.6 2.8 0.8 -1.8 1.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 167.0 167.3 168.1 168.7 3.5 1.7 3.2 4.1 2.6 3.7 Public transportation ..................... 190.1 194.2 191.0 188.6 -1.7 6.3 -3.3 -3.1 2.2 -3.2 Medical care ............................... 242.8 243.7 244.4 244.9 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 Medical care commodities .................. 221.7 223.1 224.5 224.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 5.5 3.6 4.6 Medical care services ..................... 247.4 248.2 248.6 249.2 3.0 4.4 3.6 2.9 3.7 3.3 Professional services .................... 222.6 223.3 224.0 224.4 3.0 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 Hospital and related services ............ 288.5 289.5 289.5 290.5 3.0 4.3 4.1 2.8 3.7 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.0 - 2.8 0.4 -0.4 - 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.1 101.2 101.4 101.1 2.8 3.2 -1.2 0.0 3.0 -0.6 Education and communication (2)............. 100.9 100.4 100.4 100.6 - 2.0 1.6 -1.2 - 0.2 Education (2).............................. 102.9 103.3 103.3 103.8 - 5.7 4.4 3.5 - 4.0 Educational books and supplies ........... 250.8 250.1 253.2 256.8 1.8 8.7 4.1 9.9 5.2 7.0 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 295.3 296.4 296.1 297.4 5.3 5.5 4.6 2.9 5.4 3.7 Communication (1) (2)...................... 99.1 97.9 97.9 97.8 -1.6 -1.2 -0.8 -5.1 -1.4 -3.0 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 99.0 97.7 97.7 97.6 -1.6 -1.6 -0.8 -5.5 -1.6 -3.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 101.5 100.4 100.7 100.7 - 2.4 4.0 -3.1 - 0.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 39.1 37.6 36.7 36.1 -20.3 -26.3 -30.3 -27.3 -23.4 -28.9 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 75.2 71.1 68.5 67.5 - -36.2 -43.1 -35.1 - -39.2 Other goods and services ................... 238.5 238.7 240.9 241.7 5.0 6.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.4 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 273.8 274.2 283.2 284.0 7.1 17.1 15.7 15.8 12.0 15.7 Personal care (1).......................... 157.0 157.1 157.5 158.1 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.8 3.4 2.8 Personal care products (1)................ 149.1 148.5 149.1 149.4 4.5 3.3 5.0 0.8 3.9 2.9 Personal care services (1)................ 166.1 166.6 167.1 167.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.4 2.2 2.8 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 234.8 235.7 236.5 237.3 4.1 2.1 3.5 4.3 3.1 3.9 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 142.1 142.2 142.0 142.5 -1.1 -1.4 2.0 1.1 -1.3 1.6 Food and beverages ......................... 161.2 161.7 161.7 162.5 2.0 0.3 3.6 3.3 1.1 3.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 130.7 130.7 130.4 130.7 -3.0 -2.4 0.6 0.0 -2.7 0.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 132.7 132.6 132.2 133.0 -5.8 -3.8 2.8 0.9 -4.8 1.8 Apparel .................................. 132.8 134.2 133.2 133.3 -1.2 -0.3 1.2 1.5 -0.8 1.4 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 137.6 137.1 136.8 137.6 -7.7 -6.2 3.9 0.0 -7.0 1.9 Durables .................................. 127.8 127.8 127.4 127.2 -0.3 -0.9 0.3 -1.9 -0.6 -0.8 Services .................................... 184.4 184.8 185.2 185.5 2.0 3.3 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.3 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 189.5 190.3 191.2 191.5 3.3 3.5 2.8 4.3 3.4 3.5 Transportation services .................... 187.8 188.6 188.0 187.7 1.3 2.2 -0.6 -0.2 1.7 -0.4 Other services ............................. 217.8 218.1 218.6 218.8 3.0 4.0 3.2 1.8 3.5 2.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 163.6 163.8 163.9 164.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.7 All items less shelter ...................... 157.5 157.6 157.4 157.8 -0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 0.0 1.3 All items less medical care ................. 158.6 158.9 158.9 159.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.8 0.8 1.9 Commodities less food ....................... 132.3 132.3 131.9 132.3 -2.7 -2.4 0.9 0.0 -2.5 0.5 Nondurables less food ....................... 134.8 134.6 134.2 134.9 -4.9 -3.8 3.0 0.3 -4.3 1.7 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 139.3 138.9 138.7 139.5 -6.6 -5.9 3.5 0.6 -6.2 2.0 Nondurables ................................. 147.0 147.0 147.0 147.8 -0.5 -2.4 3.1 2.2 -1.5 2.6 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 192.4 192.4 192.4 192.4 0.6 2.8 2.5 0.0 1.7 1.3 Services less medical care services ......... 178.7 178.9 179.3 179.5 2.1 3.0 2.5 1.8 2.5 2.2 Energy ...................................... 102.5 101.5 100.2 101.1 -15.5 -13.5 -1.5 -5.4 -14.5 -3.5 All items less energy ....................... 171.3 171.7 171.9 172.3 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.5 All items less food and energy ............. 173.8 174.2 174.5 174.8 2.1 2.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 143.4 143.7 143.6 143.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 Energy commodities ....................... 91.8 90.5 88.6 90.7 -23.0 -25.7 -1.3 -4.7 -24.4 -3.0 Services less energy services ............. 190.9 191.4 191.9 192.3 2.8 3.7 2.6 3.0 3.2 2.8 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng Oct.1998 from-- Sep.1998 from-- sched- ule July Aug. Sep. Oct. (1) 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. Aug. Sep. Sep. July Aug. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 163.2 163.4 163.6 164.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.1 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 169.9 170.5 170.6 171.3 1.5 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 170.7 171.4 171.7 172.3 1.7 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 102.0 102.2 102.2 102.6 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.0 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 159.8 159.5 159.9 160.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 161.2 161.0 161.4 161.4 1.9 0.2 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.2 102.0 102.2 102.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 153.5 153.3 154.0 154.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 South urban ................................. M 159.3 159.5 159.5 159.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 158.5 158.9 158.8 159.0 1.5 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.2 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 102.4 102.5 102.5 102.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 160.0 160.2 160.1 159.8 1.8 -0.2 -0.2 1.9 0.1 -0.1 West urban .................................. M 164.3 164.8 165.1 165.5 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.9 0.5 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 165.1 165.6 165.9 166.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 147.7 148.1 148.2 148.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 B/C (3).................................... M 102.3 102.4 102.4 102.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 D ......................................... M 159.3 159.4 159.7 159.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 166.5 165.4 165.3 165.7 2.0 0.2 0.2 2.0 -0.7 -0.1 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 162.1 162.6 162.6 163.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.0 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 173.6 174.2 174.4 174.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 170.7 - 172.1 - - - - 2.6 0.8 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 159.9 - 161.5 - - - - 2.7 1.0 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 154.2 - 154.5 - - - - - 0.2 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 102.8 - 102.9 - - - - 1.5 0.1 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 161.9 - 162.0 - 0.1 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 160.5 - 161.0 2.0 0.3 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 147.4 - 148.5 0.8 0.7 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 160.8 - 161.1 - 0.2 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 168.6 - 170.3 1.6 1.0 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 166.6 - 167.2 2.9 0.4 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 168.5 - 169.3 - 0.5 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Oct. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1997 Sep. Oct. 1998 1998 Oct. Sep. July to Aug. to Sep. to 1997 1998 Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 160.2 160.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 477.2 478.4 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 160.8 161.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 Food ...................................... 16.861 160.4 161.3 2.3 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.5 Food at home ............................. 10.785 160.2 161.3 2.1 0.7 0.3 -0.2 0.7 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.678 181.8 181.9 2.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.125 147.1 147.5 -0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.7 0.2 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.135 152.6 154.6 6.3 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.3 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.447 192.5 198.4 5.7 3.1 -0.6 -2.0 3.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.215 130.9 131.3 -2.9 0.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.3 Other food at home ...................... 2.185 151.7 151.9 2.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... .420 150.6 150.2 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.1 -0.1 Fats and oils .......................... .332 151.9 156.1 10.4 2.8 1.9 1.7 2.6 Other foods ............................ 1.432 166.3 165.7 2.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .344 103.7 103.3 - -0.4 0.7 0.2 -0.4 Food away from home (1)................... 6.076 162.0 162.3 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .212 102.8 102.8 - 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.0 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.042 165.1 165.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 Housing .................................... 36.450 157.8 157.6 2.1 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 Shelter ................................... 27.033 177.9 178.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 Rent of primary residence ................ 8.347 173.0 173.5 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Lodging away from home (2)................ 1.346 109.8 109.7 - -0.1 0.5 2.7 0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 17.016 172.4 172.9 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .324 99.4 100.0 - 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.053 130.0 126.9 -2.8 -2.4 -0.5 -0.6 -0.2 Fuels .................................... 4.143 114.9 111.6 -4.5 -2.9 -0.6 -0.9 -0.2 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .229 86.2 86.9 -8.5 0.8 -0.8 -1.8 -0.7 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.914 122.9 119.1 -4.4 -3.1 -0.7 -0.8 -0.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.365 124.9 124.9 0.8 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 Apparel .................................... 5.300 132.0 134.3 0.3 1.7 0.9 -0.5 0.4 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.503 130.7 134.1 1.3 2.6 -0.1 -1.0 1.7 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.985 125.5 126.9 0.1 1.1 1.9 -0.1 -1.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .337 125.8 131.0 2.6 4.1 1.9 0.6 4.1 Footwear .................................. 1.082 129.3 130.9 -0.7 1.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 19.847 139.6 140.4 -2.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 Private transportation .................... 18.790 137.1 137.9 -2.3 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.285 100.1 100.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 New vehicles ............................ 5.304 143.4 143.6 -0.8 0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.162 153.2 154.2 3.2 0.7 -0.2 0.5 0.7 Motor fuel ............................... 3.682 90.1 90.9 -14.7 0.9 -1.6 -2.1 2.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.658 89.6 90.4 -15.0 0.9 -1.6 -2.0 2.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .694 100.5 100.7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.664 169.4 170.3 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 Public transportation ..................... 1.057 186.5 186.3 -0.8 -0.1 1.8 -1.7 -1.2 Medical care ............................... 4.591 243.2 243.7 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Medical care commodities .................. .906 220.8 220.8 3.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 -0.1 Medical care services ..................... 3.684 248.2 248.8 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Professional services .................... 2.372 225.3 225.8 3.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 Hospital and related services ............ 1.097 285.3 286.4 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. 5.969 101.0 100.8 0.7 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.3 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.968 101.3 101.0 1.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.3 Education and communication (2)............. 5.396 101.1 101.1 1.2 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.1 Education (2).............................. 2.402 104.3 104.5 4.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 255.9 259.4 6.0 1.4 -0.4 1.2 1.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.211 294.9 295.2 4.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.994 98.5 98.4 -1.5 -0.1 -1.2 0.1 -0.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.841 98.4 98.3 -1.6 -0.1 -1.2 0.1 -0.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.547 100.8 100.8 - 0.0 -1.0 0.3 0.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .294 38.2 37.4 -25.3 -2.1 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .191 69.0 67.5 - -2.2 -4.3 -3.1 -2.2 Other goods and services ................... 4.544 239.4 240.4 6.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.3 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 1.300 283.7 285.2 14.1 0.5 0.3 3.4 0.2 Personal care (1).......................... 3.244 157.7 158.3 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 Personal care products (1)................ .832 150.1 150.4 3.4 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.2 Personal care services (1)................ .964 167.4 167.8 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.226 236.0 236.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 47.234 141.7 142.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 160.8 161.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.331 130.3 131.0 -1.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.928 132.1 133.2 -1.8 0.8 -0.5 -0.2 0.8 Apparel .................................. 5.300 132.0 134.3 0.3 1.7 0.9 -0.5 0.4 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.628 136.6 137.3 -2.8 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.9 Durables .................................. 13.403 126.7 126.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 Services .................................... 52.766 182.2 182.3 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 26.708 171.3 171.8 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 Transportation services .................... 6.824 184.7 185.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 Other services ............................. 10.006 215.7 215.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.139 160.0 160.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 72.967 155.3 155.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3 All items less medical care ................. 95.409 156.3 156.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 30.373 131.7 132.4 -1.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.970 134.0 135.2 -1.5 0.9 -0.3 -0.2 0.7 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.670 138.4 139.0 -2.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 1.0 Nondurables ................................. 33.831 146.7 147.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.5 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 26.057 171.8 171.3 1.4 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 Services less medical care services ......... 49.082 176.6 176.6 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 Energy ...................................... 7.825 101.8 100.5 -9.5 -1.3 -1.1 -1.4 1.0 All items less energy ....................... 92.175 168.3 168.9 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 75.315 170.3 170.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 26.463 142.8 143.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 3.910 90.0 90.8 -14.2 0.9 -1.6 -2.1 2.4 Services less energy services ............. 48.852 188.8 189.3 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00).......................... - $ .624 $ .623 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .210 $ .209 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - 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-- July Aug. Sep. Oct. 1998 1998 1998 1998 Jan. Apr. July Oct. Apr. Oct. 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 159.9 160.0 160.1 160.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 2.0 Food and beverages ......................... 160.7 161.1 161.1 161.9 1.8 0.0 3.8 3.0 0.9 3.4 Food ...................................... 160.3 160.8 160.7 161.5 2.0 0.0 3.8 3.0 1.0 3.4 Food at home ............................. 160.3 160.8 160.4 161.5 1.3 -1.3 4.9 3.0 0.0 4.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 181.0 181.9 182.0 182.1 0.9 1.8 3.6 2.5 1.4 3.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.3 147.8 146.7 147.0 -2.9 -2.4 3.3 -0.8 -2.7 1.2 Dairy and related products (1)........... 147.8 150.1 152.6 154.6 6.8 0.8 -1.1 19.7 3.7 8.8 Fruits and vegetables ................... 201.6 200.4 196.4 202.9 12.7 -6.9 19.1 2.6 2.4 10.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 131.9 131.0 130.9 131.3 -7.2 -2.4 0.0 -1.8 -4.8 -0.9 Other food at home ...................... 150.4 151.5 151.8 152.0 -0.3 1.4 4.9 4.3 0.5 4.6 Sugar and sweets ....................... 149.3 150.3 150.4 150.2 5.2 -0.8 -0.8 2.4 2.2 0.8 Fats and oils .......................... 146.7 149.5 152.1 156.1 -3.9 0.0 20.6 28.2 -2.0 24.3 Other foods ............................ 165.9 166.6 166.5 165.7 3.2 2.2 3.4 -0.5 2.7 1.5 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 102.8 103.5 103.7 103.3 - 4.9 4.4 2.0 - 3.2 Food away from home (1)................... 161.1 161.4 162.0 162.3 2.8 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.6 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 101.5 102.2 102.8 102.8 - 2.0 3.6 5.2 - 4.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 164.7 164.7 165.2 165.5 2.7 -0.7 2.5 2.0 1.0 2.2 Housing .................................... 156.8 156.9 157.2 157.5 1.3 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.1 Shelter ................................... 176.8 177.2 177.9 178.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.5 Rent of primary residence ................ 172.0 172.4 173.0 173.5 3.1 2.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 3.8 Lodging away from home (2)................ 100.8 101.3 104.0 104.3 - 6.1 -3.1 14.6 - 5.4 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 171.4 171.8 172.2 172.7 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 99.4 99.4 99.4 100.0 - 0.4 -4.3 2.4 - -1.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 128.1 127.4 126.6 126.4 -5.7 -0.9 -1.2 -5.2 -3.3 -3.2 Fuels .................................... 112.4 111.7 110.7 110.5 -8.7 -2.1 -1.8 -6.6 -5.4 -4.2 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 90.8 90.1 88.5 87.9 -8.8 -7.9 -5.1 -12.2 -8.4 -8.7 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 120.1 119.3 118.4 118.1 -8.7 -1.6 -1.6 -6.5 -5.3 -4.1 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.5 125.2 124.7 124.9 1.3 3.6 0.6 -1.9 2.4 -0.6 Apparel .................................... 131.0 132.2 131.6 132.1 -2.1 -1.8 0.9 3.4 -2.0 2.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.6 131.5 130.2 132.4 2.2 0.9 -0.3 2.5 1.5 1.1 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 123.4 125.7 125.6 124.1 -4.4 -0.3 1.6 2.3 -2.4 2.0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 122.7 125.0 125.8 131.0 -7.3 5.2 -12.6 29.9 -1.2 6.6 Footwear .................................. 128.8 130.0 129.6 129.4 -0.9 -10.1 7.5 1.9 -5.6 4.6 Transportation ............................. 140.7 140.5 139.9 140.5 -5.2 -4.2 0.9 -0.6 -4.7 0.1 Private transportation .................... 138.2 137.8 137.4 138.1 -5.5 -4.8 1.2 -0.3 -5.2 0.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.7 100.9 100.9 100.9 - 0.4 2.0 0.8 - 1.4 New vehicles ............................ 144.6 145.1 144.8 144.2 -1.9 0.8 -1.1 -1.1 -0.5 -1.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 152.7 152.4 153.2 154.2 0.8 -0.5 8.8 4.0 0.1 6.4 Motor fuel ............................... 92.2 90.7 88.8 91.1 -24.9 -25.6 -0.9 -4.7 -25.3 -2.8 Gasoline (all types) .................... 91.5 90.0 88.2 90.7 -25.3 -26.3 -1.7 -3.5 -25.8 -2.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.7 100.6 100.6 100.8 -0.8 -2.0 2.8 0.4 -1.4 1.6 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 168.1 168.5 169.3 170.2 3.2 1.9 3.2 5.1 2.6 4.1 Public transportation ..................... 187.2 190.6 187.4 185.2 -2.1 5.7 -2.5 -4.2 1.7 -3.4 Medical care ............................... 242.1 242.9 243.7 244.1 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.6 Medical care commodities .................. 218.7 219.9 221.5 221.3 3.2 3.0 3.9 4.8 3.1 4.4 Medical care services ..................... 247.2 248.0 248.5 249.1 3.2 4.0 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.5 Professional services .................... 224.1 224.6 225.5 226.2 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.8 Hospital and related services ............ 284.5 285.6 285.6 286.7 3.1 3.8 4.5 3.1 3.4 3.8 Recreation (2).............................. 100.8 101.0 101.0 100.7 - 2.8 -0.8 -0.4 - -0.6 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.0 101.1 101.3 101.0 2.4 3.6 -1.6 0.0 3.0 -0.8 Education and communication (2)............. 101.1 100.6 100.7 100.8 - 2.4 2.4 -1.2 - 0.6 Education (2).............................. 102.9 103.2 103.4 103.9 - 6.1 4.4 3.9 - 4.2 Educational books and supplies ........... 253.3 252.3 255.3 259.1 1.6 9.1 4.2 9.5 5.3 6.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 289.4 290.5 290.6 291.7 5.0 6.2 4.3 3.2 5.6 3.7 Communication (1) (2)...................... 99.6 98.4 98.5 98.4 -0.8 -0.8 0.4 -4.7 -0.8 -2.2 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 99.5 98.3 98.4 98.3 -1.2 -0.4 0.0 -4.7 -0.8 -2.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 101.5 100.5 100.8 100.8 - 2.4 4.0 -2.7 - 0.6 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 40.2 38.9 38.2 37.4 -17.8 -26.9 -31.0 -25.1 -22.5 -28.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 74.4 71.2 69.0 67.5 - -37.2 -44.0 -32.2 - -38.4 Other goods and services ................... 236.3 236.7 239.7 240.4 5.4 7.7 6.2 7.1 6.6 6.6 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 273.7 274.5 283.7 284.3 7.3 18.2 14.8 16.4 12.6 15.6 Personal care (1).......................... 157.0 157.2 157.7 158.3 3.2 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 Personal care products (1)................ 150.1 149.6 150.1 150.4 4.5 3.9 4.7 0.8 4.2 2.7 Personal care services (1)................ 166.4 167.0 167.4 167.8 2.5 2.5 2.2 3.4 2.5 2.8 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 233.7 234.9 236.2 236.8 4.5 2.3 3.3 5.4 3.4 4.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 141.9 142.0 141.8 142.4 -1.4 -1.7 2.0 1.4 -1.5 1.7 Food and beverages ......................... 160.7 161.1 161.1 161.9 1.8 0.0 3.8 3.0 0.9 3.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 130.7 130.6 130.3 130.7 -3.6 -2.7 1.2 0.0 -3.1 0.6 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 132.4 131.8 131.5 132.6 -6.1 -4.7 3.4 0.6 -5.4 2.0 Apparel .................................. 131.0 132.2 131.6 132.1 -2.1 -1.8 0.9 3.4 -2.0 2.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 137.1 136.5 136.1 137.3 -8.5 -6.2 3.6 0.6 -7.4 2.1 Durables .................................. 127.6 127.5 127.2 127.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 -1.6 -0.3 -0.5 Services .................................... 181.2 181.5 181.9 182.2 2.0 3.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.2 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 170.1 170.5 171.3 171.8 3.4 3.4 2.6 4.1 3.4 3.3 Transportation services .................... 185.6 186.0 185.5 185.4 1.8 2.0 0.0 -0.4 1.9 -0.2 Other services ............................. 214.5 214.6 215.3 215.5 3.1 4.2 3.0 1.9 3.7 2.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 159.5 159.6 159.7 160.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.3 0.5 1.6 All items less shelter ...................... 155.2 155.3 155.1 155.5 -0.5 -0.3 2.1 0.8 -0.4 1.4 All items less medical care ................. 156.0 156.1 156.1 156.6 0.0 0.8 2.3 1.5 0.4 1.9 Commodities less food ....................... 132.2 132.1 131.9 132.3 -3.2 -2.7 1.2 0.3 -3.0 0.8 Nondurables less food ....................... 134.2 133.8 133.5 134.5 -5.7 -4.1 2.7 0.9 -4.9 1.8 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 138.5 138.2 137.9 139.3 -8.4 -5.9 2.6 2.3 -7.2 2.5 Nondurables ................................. 146.7 146.7 146.6 147.3 -0.8 -2.7 3.3 1.6 -1.8 2.5 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.3 0.5 2.4 2.4 0.5 1.4 1.4 Services less medical care services ......... 175.7 176.0 176.3 176.4 1.9 2.6 2.8 1.6 2.2 2.2 Energy ...................................... 101.8 100.7 99.3 100.3 -16.8 -13.6 -1.6 -5.8 -15.2 -3.7 All items less energy ....................... 168.0 168.3 168.6 168.9 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.4 All items less food and energy ............. 170.1 170.4 170.7 171.0 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 143.0 143.2 143.3 143.4 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.3 Energy commodities ....................... 92.2 90.7 88.8 90.9 -23.9 -24.7 -0.9 -5.5 -24.3 -3.2 Services less energy services ............. 188.2 188.6 189.1 189.5 2.9 3.5 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.7 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng Oct.1998 from-- Sep.1998 from-- sched- ule July Aug. Sep. Oct. (1) 1998 1998 1998 1998 Oct. Aug. Sep. Sep. July Aug. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 159.8 160.0 160.2 160.6 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 166.6 167.1 167.4 168.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 166.5 167.1 167.5 168.1 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 101.5 101.7 101.8 102.2 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 155.9 155.6 156.0 156.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 156.5 156.4 156.7 156.7 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.8 0.1 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.9 101.7 101.9 102.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 151.7 151.4 152.2 152.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 South urban ................................. M 157.2 157.5 157.5 157.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 156.1 156.3 156.3 156.6 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.4 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 160.4 160.6 160.6 160.4 2.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 West urban .................................. M 160.3 160.7 160.9 161.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 159.3 159.7 160.0 160.5 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.4 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 146.2 146.4 146.6 147.0 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 B/C (3).................................... M 101.9 101.9 102.0 102.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 D ......................................... M 158.3 158.3 158.7 158.9 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.3 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 160.6 159.6 159.6 160.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 -0.6 0.0 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 155.9 156.1 156.1 156.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 169.1 169.7 169.9 170.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 168.8 - 169.9 - - - - 2.2 0.7 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 152.1 - 153.3 - - - - 2.7 0.8 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 154.0 - 154.3 - - - - - 0.2 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 102.5 - 102.7 - - - - 1.3 0.2 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 159.1 - 159.2 - 0.1 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 155.1 - 155.7 2.2 0.4 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 146.1 - 146.9 0.4 0.5 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 158.0 - 158.6 - 0.4 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 167.9 - 169.3 1.5 0.8 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 162.7 - 163.4 2.4 0.4 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 163.8 - 164.9 - 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 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.