TEXT Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-96-95 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 Friday, March 15, 1996 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 154.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U increased 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February 1996 CPI-W level of 152.2 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in February 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in February, following an increase of 0.4 percent in January. The energy index continued to advance--up 0.4 percent in February--but by substantially less than in December and January. The index for petroleum-based energy, which rose 4.2 percent in January, fell 0.2 percent in February. The index for energy services increased 0.8 percent, following a 0.2 percent decline in January. The food index increased 0.1 percent, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent after rising 0.3 percent in January. Within this index, a downturn in the index for apparel and upkeep, coupled with a smaller increase in shelter costs, helped to offset a sharp upturn in the index for airline fares. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. '96 Feb. '96 All Items .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 .2 3.2 2.7 Food and beverages .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 1.6 2.4 Housing .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 3.2 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .2 -.2 .3 .0 .1 .7 -.9 -.6 .1 Transportation -.4 -.1 .1 -.4 .1 .7 .5 5.3 2.1 Medical care .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .2 3.6 3.8 Entertainment .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .8 5.8 3.8 Other goods and services .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .2 .4 3.6 4.2 Special Indexes: Energy -.4 -1.3 .3 -.9 1.1 1.9 .4 14.3 1.2 Food .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 1.3 2.3 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 .3 .2 2.7 2.9 The food and beverage index rose 0.1 percent in February. The index for grocery store foods was unchanged for the second consecutive month in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, grocery store food prices fell 0.3 percent in February after advancing 1.1 percent in January.) In February, a 1.0 percent increase in the index for dairy products was offset by small declines in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, for fruits and vegetables, and for other food at home. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was unchanged in February. Within the latter group, the index for egg prices fell 1.1 percent after increasing 13.3 percent during the 4 preceding months and, coupled with price declines for beef and for fish and seafood, offset increases in pork and poultry prices. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively, in February. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in February, following increases of 0.3 percent in both December and January. Shelter costs, which rose 0.4 percent in January, increased 0.2 percent in February. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs each rose 0.2 percent, and maintenance and repair costs increased 0.5 percent. The index for fuel and utilities rose 0.6 percent in February, following a 0.5 percent increase in January. The index for household fuels rose 0.7 percent, largely as a result of a 2.1 percent increase in the index for natural gas. The index for electricity increased 0.2 percent, while the index for fuel oil, which rose 8.8 percent in January, fell 0.5 percent in February. The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.3 percent, primarily as a result of a 1.3 percent increase in the index for cable television. The index for household furnishings and operation fell 0.2 percent in February, reflecting price declines for furniture and bedding products. The transportation index, which advanced 0.7 percent in January, increased 0.5 percent in February. Substantial deceleration in the index for motor fuels was partially offset by the sharp upturn in the index for airline fares. The index for gasoline, which rose 3.7 percent in January, fell 0.3 percent in February. The index for airline fares rose 5.9 percent in February, following declines of 5.5 and 0.9 percent in December and January, respectively. Automobile purchase costs continued its pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1996 models. The index for new car prices increased 0.3 percent in February, while the index for automobile finance charges fell for the fifth consecutive month--down 1.9 percent in February. (As of February, the proportion of 1996 models was about 80 percent of the new car sample.) The used car index rose 0.7 percent in February. The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.9 percent in February, following an increase of 0.7 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 0.9 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher-priced spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in February to a level 3.8 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities-- prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies-- increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for medical care services also rose 0.2 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services each increased 0.2 percent in February. Entertainment costs rose 0.8 percent in February. Increases in the indexes for toys, hobbies, and music equipment and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events--up 2.3 and 1.4 percent, respectively--accounted for over half of the February advance in this major group. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.4 percent in February, following an increase of 0.2 percent in January. In February, the index for tobacco and smoking products turned up, increasing 0.4 percent after declining 0.3 percent in both December and January. The index for personal financial services rose 0.9 percent in February after advancing 1.6 percent in January. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.2 percent in February. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. '96 Feb. '96 All Items .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 .2 3.2 2.6 Food and beverages .2 .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.6 2.3 Housing .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 .3 .1 3.0 2.8 Apparel and upkeep .0 .0 .3 -.2 .2 .7 -.7 .6 .2 Transportation -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 .4 .9 .3 6.2 2.1 Medical care .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .2 3.6 3.8 Entertainment .4 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 .8 6.1 3.7 Other goods and services .5 .5 .4 .4 .1 .2 .4 2.9 4.0 Special Indexes: Energy -.4 -1.2 .2 -.8 1.0 2.1 .2 13.9 1.1 Food .2 .4 .3 .0 .2 .1 .1 1.6 2.3 All items less food and energy .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 2.8 2.8 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Friday, April 12, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). With the release of the Consumer Price Index data for February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has returned to the original schedule of 1996 release dates for the index that it had announced at the end of 1995. The scheduled collection of consumer price data for February was altered only slightly, with pricing beginning on February 2 rather than February 1. Collection of prices for March and for future months is not expected to deviate from the scheduled collection pattern. . The alteration in the collection schedule for January, as noted last month, increased the length of time between the December and January pricing periods by about one-third. This alteration, as we also noted last month, has the effect of reducing the interval between January and February by a corresponding amount, with the result that the interval between December and February pricing periods will be in line with the historical pattern. The Bureau of Labor Statistics assessed the impact of these changes on the January and February indexes, and found no conclusive evidence that the revised pricing schedule had affected either the January or February CPI changes. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1996 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1995 1996 1996 Feb. 1995 Jan. 1996 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 154.4 154.9 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 462.5 464.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.332 151.4 151.3 2.4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Food ................................... 15.766 151.0 150.8 2.3 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Food at home ......................... 9.880 151.9 151.4 2.4 -.3 .1 .0 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.473 171.5 172.1 3.8 .3 .2 .9 -.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.936 142.8 142.4 3.5 -.3 .4 .1 .0 Dairy products ..................... 1.169 136.3 137.2 3.9 .7 .7 .2 1.0 Fruits and vegetables .............. 1.936 181.5 177.7 .3 -2.1 -.7 -1.0 -.1 Other food at home ................. 2.365 141.8 141.9 .9 .1 .2 .1 -.2 Sugar and sweets ................. .327 141.4 141.6 4.3 .1 .3 1.4 .1 Fats and oils .................... .248 139.7 139.7 2.1 .0 .1 .3 -.2 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .763 130.0 129.9 -2.8 -.1 -.2 -.8 -.7 Other prepared food .............. 1.027 153.1 153.4 2.5 .2 .5 .3 .0 Food away from home .................. 5.886 150.6 150.9 2.2 .2 .1 .1 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.566 155.6 156.7 2.8 .7 .0 .4 .5 Housing .................................. 41.346 150.6 151.2 2.9 .4 .3 .3 .2 Shelter ................................ 28.289 168.6 169.4 3.4 .5 .2 .4 .2 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.988 176.6 178.8 3.4 1.2 .1 .7 .2 Rent, residential .................. 5.762 160.0 160.4 2.6 .3 .3 .3 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 2.227 206.5 214.1 5.5 3.7 -.1 1.6 .2 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 20.102 174.3 174.6 3.4 .2 .3 .2 .2 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.716 174.7 175.0 3.5 .2 .3 .3 .2 Household insurance 1/ ............. .386 158.0 158.6 1.6 .4 .5 -.3 .4 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .199 136.3 137.0 2.4 .5 .3 -.2 .5 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .122 142.1 143.0 3.7 .6 .2 .0 .6 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .077 128.6 128.8 .5 .2 .3 -.4 .2 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.014 124.7 125.0 2.0 .2 .2 .5 .6 Fuels ................................ 3.792 112.2 112.5 1.9 .3 .1 .6 .7 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .356 97.6 97.7 9.0 .1 1.1 7.5 .2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.436 118.7 119.1 1.3 .3 .0 -.2 .8 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.222 154.4 154.9 2.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.043 124.1 124.3 1.6 .2 .3 .2 -.2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.445 111.4 111.4 .3 .0 .5 .3 -.4 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.116 140.4 140.4 4.3 .0 .2 .4 -.2 Housekeeping services ................ 1.482 145.7 146.3 2.5 .4 .3 .0 .2 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.516 130.0 131.2 .1 .9 .1 .7 -.9 Apparel commodities .................... 4.967 126.5 127.8 .1 1.0 .1 .7 -1.0 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.303 124.7 126.4 .6 1.4 -.1 1.1 .2 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.195 123.4 124.6 -1.0 1.0 .0 1.3 -2.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .195 131.5 134.4 6.0 2.2 -.8 2.2 2.2 Footwear ............................. .732 123.4 125.8 .8 1.9 -.4 -.6 1.4 Other apparel commodities ............ .542 151.7 149.7 -.5 -1.3 1.4 -.6 -2.1 Apparel services 2/ .................... .550 158.2 158.5 .8 .2 .3 .3 .2 Transportation ........................... 16.953 139.9 140.4 2.1 .4 .1 .7 .5 Private transportation ................. 15.430 137.4 137.5 1.9 .1 .5 .8 .2 New vehicles ......................... 5.027 143.2 143.5 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .3 New cars ........................... 4.015 141.1 141.3 1.6 .1 .0 .1 .3 Used cars ............................ 1.342 157.9 157.5 2.7 -.3 .6 .8 .7 Motor fuel ........................... 2.908 98.6 98.2 .2 -.4 2.2 3.8 -.2 Gasoline ........................... - 98.2 97.8 .1 -.4 2.2 3.7 -.3 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.535 156.2 156.6 2.7 .3 .1 .4 .1 Other private transportation ......... 4.618 172.7 173.2 2.2 .3 -.2 -.1 .4 Other private transportation commodities .................... .608 105.4 105.4 .8 .0 .0 .0 .1 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.010 188.5 189.2 2.5 .4 -.2 -.1 .5 Public transportation .................. 1.523 171.6 177.4 4.4 3.4 -4.1 -.5 3.3 Medical care ............................. 7.362 225.2 226.2 3.8 .4 .4 .4 .2 Medical care commodities ............... 1.282 207.7 208.5 2.5 .4 .2 .5 .2 Medical care services .................. 6.081 229.3 230.3 4.1 .4 .4 .4 .2 Professional medical services ........ 3.465 205.0 206.1 3.8 .5 .4 .3 .2 Entertainment ............................ 4.367 157.0 158.3 3.8 .8 .4 .3 .8 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.975 141.4 142.5 3.7 .8 .4 .3 .8 Entertainment services ................. 2.392 175.5 177.0 4.0 .9 .4 .2 .7 Other goods and services ................. 7.123 212.0 212.6 4.2 .3 .2 .2 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.610 229.3 229.8 3.2 .2 -.3 -.3 .4 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.170 149.1 149.3 2.1 .1 .0 .1 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .613 143.7 144.1 1.1 .3 -.5 -.3 .3 Personal care services 2/ ............ .557 155.0 155.2 3.4 .1 .5 .5 .1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.342 243.0 243.7 5.0 .3 .5 .5 .5 School books and supplies ............ .258 223.8 224.7 5.7 .4 .4 1.0 .4 Personal and educational services .... 4.084 244.7 245.4 5.1 .3 .5 .4 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 154.4 154.9 2.7 .3 .2 .4 .2 Commodities .............................. 42.916 137.8 138.0 1.9 .1 .3 .5 .0 Food and beverages ..................... 17.332 151.4 151.3 2.4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 25.584 129.5 129.9 1.6 .3 .4 .8 -.1 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.075 129.8 130.3 1.7 .4 .5 1.4 -.1 Apparel commodities ................ 4.967 126.5 127.8 .1 1.0 .1 .7 -1.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.108 134.5 134.6 2.5 .1 .8 1.7 .4 Durables ............................. 10.509 129.3 129.4 1.4 .1 .2 .2 .2 Services ................................. 57.084 171.3 172.2 3.3 .5 .1 .3 .4 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 27.671 175.5 176.3 3.5 .5 .2 .3 .2 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.681 139.0 139.5 1.8 .4 .2 -.1 .4 Transportation services ................ 7.068 176.8 178.5 2.9 1.0 -1.0 -.1 1.0 Medical care services .................. 6.081 229.3 230.3 4.1 .4 .4 .4 .2 Other services ......................... 7.583 198.1 199.0 4.2 .5 .5 .4 .6 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.234 155.0 155.7 2.8 .5 .2 .5 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 71.711 150.3 150.8 2.4 .3 .1 .4 .2 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 79.898 155.3 155.9 2.5 .4 .1 .5 .2 All items less medical care ................ 92.638 150.4 150.9 2.6 .3 .2 .4 .2 Commodities less food ...................... 27.150 130.6 131.0 1.7 .3 .3 .8 -.1 Nondurables less food ...................... 16.641 131.3 131.8 1.8 .4 .6 1.2 -.1 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 11.674 135.6 135.9 2.6 .2 .7 1.3 .1 Nondurables ................................ 32.407 140.7 141.0 2.1 .2 .2 .8 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.414 179.2 180.2 3.1 .6 .0 .2 .6 Services less medical care services ........ 51.004 165.9 166.8 3.2 .5 .1 .2 .4 Energy ..................................... 6.700 105.0 104.9 1.2 -.1 1.1 1.9 .4 All items less energy ...................... 93.300 161.0 161.6 2.8 .4 .1 .3 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 77.534 163.4 164.2 2.9 .5 .1 .3 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 23.885 140.3 140.8 1.7 .4 .1 .4 -.1 Energy commodities ................... 3.264 98.7 98.3 1.1 -.4 2.0 4.2 -.2 Services less energy services .......... 53.648 176.6 177.6 3.4 .6 .1 .3 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.648 $.645 -2.7 -.5 .0 -.5 -.5 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .216 .215 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.5 2.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... 150.3 150.5 150.7 150.9 3.3 1.9 2.7 1.6 2.6 2.2 Food ..................................... 150.0 150.2 150.3 150.5 3.3 1.9 2.7 1.3 2.6 2.0 Food at home ........................... 150.3 150.5 150.5 150.5 3.9 1.6 3.3 .5 2.7 1.9 Cereals and bakery products .......... 169.9 170.2 171.8 171.7 2.9 3.4 4.4 4.3 3.2 4.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 141.5 142.0 142.1 142.1 .9 3.8 7.7 1.7 2.3 4.7 Dairy products ....................... 134.1 135.1 135.4 136.8 4.0 -.3 3.7 8.3 1.8 6.0 Fruits and vegetables ................ 178.0 176.8 175.1 174.9 12.0 -2.0 -.4 -6.8 4.8 -3.7 Other food at home ................... 141.1 141.4 141.5 141.2 1.7 2.0 -.3 .3 1.9 .0 Sugar and sweets ................... 139.1 139.5 141.4 141.5 3.9 4.2 2.3 7.1 4.0 4.7 Fats and oils ...................... 138.8 138.9 139.3 139.0 2.1 2.4 3.5 .6 2.2 2.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 130.7 130.5 129.5 128.6 -2.4 .9 -3.6 -6.3 -.8 -4.9 Other prepared food ................ 152.0 152.7 153.1 153.1 4.1 2.4 .5 2.9 3.2 1.7 Food away from home .................... 150.2 150.4 150.6 151.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 155.3 155.3 155.9 156.7 2.9 2.4 2.1 3.7 2.6 2.9 Housing .................................... 149.9 150.3 150.8 151.1 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.2 2.9 3.0 Shelter .................................. 167.5 167.9 168.6 168.9 4.0 2.9 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 175.3 175.5 176.7 177.1 4.3 2.1 3.0 4.2 3.2 3.6 Rent, residential .................... 159.2 159.6 160.0 160.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.3 2.8 Other renters' costs ................. 207.2 206.9 210.3 210.7 9.5 1.6 4.2 6.9 5.5 5.5 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 173.4 173.9 174.3 174.6 3.8 3.3 4.0 2.8 3.6 3.4 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 173.7 174.2 174.7 175.0 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.6 3.5 Household insurance 1/ ............... 157.7 158.5 158.1 158.8 3.6 1.0 -1.0 2.8 2.3 .9 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 136.2 136.6 136.3 137.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 141.8 142.1 142.1 143.0 4.4 2.6 4.3 3.4 3.5 3.9 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 128.7 129.1 128.6 128.8 -.3 2.2 -.3 .3 .9 .0 Fuel and other utilities ................. 124.2 124.4 125.0 125.7 -.6 4.0 .0 4.9 1.6 2.4 Fuels .................................. 111.2 111.3 112.0 112.8 -2.2 5.6 -1.1 5.9 1.6 2.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.8 88.8 95.5 95.7 1.8 2.3 -3.6 41.1 2.1 16.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 119.1 119.1 118.9 119.9 -2.7 5.9 -.7 2.7 1.5 1.0 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 153.6 153.9 154.4 154.9 1.3 2.1 1.3 3.4 1.7 2.4 Household furnishings and operation ...... 123.7 124.1 124.4 124.1 1.0 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.3 Housefurnishings ....................... 111.1 111.6 111.9 111.4 -1.1 2.2 -1.1 1.1 .5 .0 Housekeeping supplies .................. 139.7 140.0 140.5 140.2 5.2 5.7 4.7 1.4 5.4 3.1 Housekeeping services .................. 145.3 145.7 145.7 146.0 2.0 2.0 3.9 1.9 2.0 2.9 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.1 132.2 133.1 131.9 .3 .3 .3 -.6 .3 -.2 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.7 128.8 129.7 128.4 .0 .3 .3 -.9 .2 -.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 126.0 125.9 127.3 127.6 .0 -2.5 .3 5.2 -1.3 2.7 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 126.9 126.9 128.5 125.3 1.9 -2.2 1.0 -4.9 -.2 -2.0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 129.7 128.7 131.5 134.4 -9.7 15.0 5.4 15.3 1.9 10.3 Footwear ............................... 125.9 125.4 124.6 126.4 -1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 .0 1.6 Other apparel commodities .............. 151.8 154.0 153.0 149.8 -2.1 12.6 -6.3 -5.2 5.0 -5.7 Apparel services 2/....................... 157.2 157.7 158.2 158.5 1.0 -1.0 -.3 3.3 .0 1.5 Transportation ............................. 138.9 139.0 140.0 140.7 7.2 -2.0 -1.7 5.3 2.5 1.7 Private transportation ................... 136.0 136.7 137.8 138.1 5.4 -2.3 -1.7 6.3 1.5 2.2 New vehicles ........................... 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.5 3.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 New cars ............................. 139.8 139.8 140.0 140.4 2.3 .9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 Used cars .............................. 156.4 157.4 158.7 159.8 5.8 -4.2 1.0 9.0 .6 4.9 Motor fuel ............................. 95.4 97.5 101.2 101.0 11.2 -15.3 -14.8 25.6 -3.0 3.5 Gasoline ............................. 95.2 97.3 100.9 100.6 12.5 -16.6 -14.1 24.7 -3.2 3.5 Maintenance and repairs ................ 155.6 155.8 156.5 156.6 3.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 Other private transportation ........... 172.0 171.7 171.6 172.3 4.6 1.9 2.1 .7 3.2 1.4 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.1 1.5 1.9 -.8 .4 1.7 -.2 Other private transportation services ......................... 187.9 187.6 187.4 188.3 5.1 2.0 2.4 .9 3.5 1.6 Public transportation .................... 177.8 170.5 169.6 175.2 24.6 4.1 -2.9 -5.7 13.9 -4.3 Medical care ............................... 223.8 224.6 225.4 225.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 Medical care commodities ................. 206.3 206.7 207.7 208.1 .8 2.0 3.4 3.5 1.4 3.5 Medical care services .................... 227.6 228.5 229.3 229.7 4.4 4.6 3.8 3.7 4.5 3.8 Professional medical services .......... 203.8 204.6 205.2 205.6 3.5 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 Entertainment .............................. 155.9 156.5 156.9 158.1 3.5 2.6 3.7 5.8 3.0 4.7 Entertainment commodities ................ 140.4 140.9 141.3 142.5 1.8 3.2 3.8 6.1 2.5 4.9 Entertainment services ................... 174.2 174.9 175.3 176.6 4.8 1.9 3.8 5.6 3.3 4.7 Other goods and services ................... 211.2 211.7 212.2 213.1 3.4 5.1 4.7 3.6 4.2 4.2 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 229.7 229.0 228.4 229.4 3.5 5.1 4.8 -.5 4.3 2.1 Personal care 2/ ......................... 148.9 148.9 149.1 149.3 1.1 1.9 4.4 1.1 1.5 2.7 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 144.8 144.1 143.7 144.1 .8 .8 4.5 -1.9 .8 1.3 Personal care services 2/ .............. 153.5 154.3 155.0 155.2 1.3 3.0 4.8 4.5 2.1 4.7 Personal and educational expenses ........ 240.2 241.4 242.5 243.7 4.0 6.1 4.4 6.0 5.1 5.2 School books and supplies .............. 219.0 219.8 222.1 222.9 3.8 2.8 8.9 7.3 3.3 8.1 Personal and educational services ...... 241.7 242.9 243.9 245.1 4.0 6.3 4.2 5.7 5.1 5.0 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.5 2.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 2.6 Commodities ................................ 137.0 137.4 138.1 138.1 3.0 .3 .9 3.3 1.6 2.1 Food and beverages ....................... 150.3 150.5 150.7 150.9 3.3 1.9 2.7 1.6 2.6 2.2 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 128.9 129.4 130.4 130.3 2.8 -.6 -.3 4.4 1.1 2.0 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 129.2 129.8 131.6 131.5 2.2 -1.2 -.9 7.3 .5 3.1 Apparel commodities .................. 128.7 128.8 129.7 128.4 .0 .3 .3 -.9 .2 -.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 132.0 133.1 135.3 135.8 3.7 -2.4 -2.7 12.0 .6 4.4 Durables ............................... 128.5 128.7 129.0 129.2 1.9 .3 1.3 2.2 1.1 1.7 Services ................................... 170.7 170.9 171.4 172.1 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.1 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 174.6 175.0 175.6 176.0 4.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.4 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 139.2 139.5 139.4 140.0 .3 3.2 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.7 Transportation services .................. 177.6 175.9 175.7 177.5 8.9 2.5 1.1 -.2 5.6 .5 Medical care services .................... 227.6 228.5 229.3 229.7 4.4 4.6 3.8 3.7 4.5 3.8 Other services ........................... 196.7 197.6 198.3 199.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.6 4.0 4.7 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 154.3 154.6 155.3 155.7 3.5 2.1 1.8 3.7 2.8 2.8 All items less shelter ....................... 149.7 149.9 150.5 150.8 3.3 1.6 1.6 3.0 2.5 2.3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 154.7 154.9 155.6 155.9 3.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 2.6 2.3 All items less medical care .................. 149.6 149.9 150.5 150.8 3.6 1.9 1.9 3.2 2.7 2.6 Commodities less food ........................ 130.1 130.5 131.6 131.5 2.8 -.3 -.3 4.4 1.2 2.0 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.6 131.4 133.0 132.9 2.5 -1.2 -.9 7.2 .6 3.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 133.9 134.8 136.6 136.8 3.6 -1.2 -.9 8.9 1.2 3.9 Nondurables .................................. 139.9 140.2 141.3 141.4 2.3 .9 .9 4.4 1.6 2.6 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 178.8 178.8 179.2 180.2 3.7 3.4 2.5 3.2 3.6 2.8 Services less medical care services .......... 165.3 165.5 165.9 166.6 3.8 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.4 2.9 Energy ....................................... 103.0 104.1 106.1 106.5 3.5 -4.1 -7.4 14.3 -.4 2.9 All items less energy ........................ 160.5 160.7 161.2 161.5 3.4 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.9 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 163.1 163.3 163.8 164.2 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.2 2.7 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 140.2 140.4 140.9 140.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 Energy commodities ..................... 94.7 96.6 100.7 100.5 10.4 -13.8 -13.5 26.8 -2.4 4.7 Services less energy services ............ 176.0 176.2 176.7 177.3 4.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.1 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1996 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1995 1996 1996 Feb. 1995 Jan. 1996 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 151.7 152.2 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 451.9 453.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.262 150.8 150.7 2.3 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Food ................................... 17.581 150.5 150.3 2.3 -.1 .2 .1 .1 Food at home ......................... 11.206 151.0 150.5 2.3 -.3 .2 .0 .0 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.682 171.2 171.7 3.7 .3 .2 1.0 -.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.453 142.5 142.1 3.4 -.3 .4 .1 -.1 Dairy products ..................... 1.300 136.1 136.9 3.9 .6 .6 .4 1.0 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.052 180.0 176.5 .4 -1.9 -.6 -1.1 -.2 Other food at home ................. 2.719 141.4 141.5 .9 .1 .2 .0 -.1 Sugar and sweets ................. .369 141.3 141.6 4.3 .2 .3 1.3 .1 Fats and oils .................... .285 139.6 139.6 2.1 .0 .0 .4 -.2 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .885 129.5 129.4 -2.6 -.1 -.3 -.7 -.8 Other prepared food .............. 1.180 152.9 153.2 2.5 .2 .6 .2 .1 Food away from home .................. 6.374 150.6 150.9 2.3 .2 .1 .2 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.681 155.0 156.1 2.7 .7 -.1 .4 .5 Housing .................................. 38.888 147.5 148.0 2.8 .3 .3 .3 .1 Shelter ................................ 25.976 163.9 164.6 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .1 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.091 154.4 156.0 3.1 1.0 .2 .5 .3 Rent, residential .................. 6.616 159.7 160.1 2.6 .3 .3 .3 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 1.475 205.5 214.0 5.5 4.1 -.3 1.3 .8 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.695 159.0 159.3 3.4 .2 .4 .2 .1 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.366 159.3 159.5 3.4 .1 .4 .2 .1 Household insurance 1/ ............. .329 145.0 145.6 1.5 .4 .4 -.3 .5 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .189 135.5 135.7 1.9 .1 .1 -.2 .1 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .105 144.6 145.0 3.0 .3 .1 -.1 .3 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 123.6 123.8 .7 .2 .2 -.5 .2 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.247 124.2 124.6 2.0 .3 .1 .4 .6 Fuels ................................ 3.887 111.4 111.8 1.9 .4 .0 .6 .7 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .327 97.4 97.6 9.1 .2 1.1 7.4 .3 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.560 118.0 118.4 1.3 .3 -.2 .0 .8 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.360 154.8 155.4 2.1 .4 .2 .3 .4 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.666 122.8 122.9 1.4 .1 .2 .2 -.2 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.367 110.0 110.0 .1 .0 .3 .2 -.3 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.149 140.6 140.7 4.4 .1 .2 .5 -.1 Housekeeping services ................ 1.150 149.0 149.4 2.3 .3 .3 -.1 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.533 129.1 130.2 .2 .9 .2 .7 -.7 Apparel commodities .................... 5.017 125.8 127.0 .2 1.0 .1 .8 -.8 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.310 124.8 126.3 .9 1.2 .2 1.0 .2 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.148 122.3 123.3 -.8 .8 .2 1.5 -2.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... .251 132.3 135.3 6.5 2.3 -.8 1.9 2.3 Footwear ............................. .812 123.9 126.3 .8 1.9 -.4 -.9 1.3 Other apparel commodities ............ .495 149.1 146.9 -1.9 -1.5 .7 -.7 -1.8 Apparel services 2/ .................... .516 157.6 157.9 .7 .2 .3 .3 .2 Transportation ........................... 19.020 139.7 140.0 2.1 .2 .4 .9 .3 Private transportation ................. 17.847 138.0 138.0 1.9 .0 .5 .9 .1 New vehicles ......................... 4.958 144.2 144.5 2.2 .2 .1 .2 .2 New cars ........................... 3.591 140.8 141.0 1.7 .1 .1 .1 .3 Used cars ............................ 2.432 158.9 158.6 3.0 -.2 .6 .9 .8 Motor fuel ........................... 3.584 98.6 98.1 .3 -.5 2.2 3.7 -.5 Gasoline ........................... - 98.2 97.8 .3 -.4 2.2 4.0 -.5 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.619 157.1 157.6 2.8 .3 .2 .4 .1 Other private transportation ......... 5.255 168.5 168.8 2.1 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 Other private transportation commodities .................... .767 104.6 104.6 .8 .0 -.1 .0 .2 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.488 184.6 185.0 2.3 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 Public transportation .................. 1.173 169.6 174.6 4.9 2.9 -2.2 -.4 2.4 Medical care ............................. 6.262 224.5 225.6 3.8 .5 .4 .4 .2 Medical care commodities ............... 1.055 205.4 206.1 2.4 .3 .1 .6 .0 Medical care services .................. 5.208 228.9 230.1 4.2 .5 .4 .3 .2 Professional medical services ........ 2.965 206.0 207.2 3.9 .6 .4 .2 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.029 154.7 156.0 3.7 .8 .3 .4 .8 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.053 140.3 141.4 3.4 .8 .2 .4 .9 Entertainment services ................. 1.976 175.5 176.9 4.0 .8 .5 .4 .6 Other goods and services ................. 7.006 209.0 209.6 4.0 .3 .1 .2 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.135 229.3 229.8 3.1 .2 -.3 -.3 .4 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.132 149.1 149.2 1.9 .1 -.1 .1 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .635 144.4 144.6 .8 .1 -.5 -.2 .1 Personal care services 2/ ............ .497 154.9 155.1 3.3 .1 .5 .5 .1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.739 238.5 239.3 5.2 .3 .5 .5 .5 School books and supplies ............ .227 225.2 225.8 5.8 .3 .4 1.1 .3 Personal and educational services .... 3.512 239.8 240.7 5.2 .4 .5 .4 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 151.7 152.2 2.6 .3 .2 .4 .2 Commodities .............................. 47.052 137.7 137.9 1.9 .1 .3 .6 .0 Food and beverages ..................... 19.262 150.8 150.7 2.3 -.1 .1 .1 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 27.790 129.7 130.0 1.6 .2 .5 .9 .0 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.074 129.3 129.7 1.6 .3 .8 1.4 .0 Apparel commodities ................ 5.017 125.8 127.0 .2 1.0 .1 .8 -.8 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.057 133.9 134.0 2.4 .1 .9 1.7 .4 Durables ............................. 11.716 129.1 129.3 1.7 .2 .2 .3 .3 Services ................................. 52.948 168.6 169.4 3.2 .5 .2 .2 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 25.430 157.7 158.4 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .2 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.531 127.6 128.0 1.7 .3 .2 -.1 .5 Transportation services ................ 7.279 175.2 176.3 2.8 .6 -.3 -.1 .5 Medical care services .................. 5.208 228.9 230.1 4.2 .5 .4 .3 .2 Other services ......................... 6.501 194.9 195.8 4.3 .5 .5 .4 .5 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.419 151.8 152.4 2.6 .4 .3 .5 .2 All items less shelter ..................... 74.024 148.5 148.9 2.3 .3 .2 .4 .2 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.305 142.4 142.8 2.4 .3 .2 .4 .2 All items less medical care ................ 93.738 148.3 148.7 2.6 .3 .2 .4 .2 Commodities less food ...................... 29.471 130.7 131.0 1.7 .2 .3 .9 .0 Nondurables less food ...................... 17.756 130.8 131.3 1.8 .4 .7 1.3 .0 Nondurables less food and apparel .......... 12.739 135.1 135.3 2.5 .1 .8 1.4 .2 Nondurables ................................ 35.336 140.4 140.5 2.0 .1 .3 .8 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.518 159.8 160.5 3.0 .4 .1 .2 .4 Services less medical care services ........ 47.740 163.5 164.2 3.1 .4 .2 .2 .3 Energy ..................................... 7.470 104.3 104.2 1.1 -.1 1.0 2.1 .2 All items less energy ...................... 92.530 158.3 158.8 2.7 .3 .2 .3 .2 All items less food and energy ........... 74.949 160.3 161.0 2.8 .4 .2 .3 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.560 139.9 140.4 1.8 .4 .1 .4 .1 Energy commodities ................... 3.911 98.8 98.4 1.1 -.4 2.1 4.0 -.4 Services less energy services .......... 49.388 174.2 175.0 3.4 .5 .2 .2 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.659 $.657 -2.5 -.3 .0 -.6 -.3 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .221 .221 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.6 1.6 2.1 3.2 2.6 2.7 Food and beverages ......................... 149.9 150.1 150.3 150.5 3.0 1.9 3.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 Food ..................................... 149.4 149.7 149.8 150.0 3.0 1.9 3.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 Food at home ........................... 149.5 149.8 149.8 149.8 3.6 1.9 3.3 .8 2.8 2.0 Cereals and bakery products .......... 169.6 169.9 171.6 171.4 2.7 3.4 4.4 4.3 3.0 4.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 141.1 141.7 141.8 141.7 .6 4.1 7.4 1.7 2.3 4.5 Dairy products ....................... 133.9 134.7 135.2 136.5 4.3 -.9 4.3 8.0 1.7 6.1 Fruits and vegetables ................ 177.6 176.5 174.5 174.2 11.8 -1.1 -.2 -7.4 5.1 -3.9 Other food at home ................... 140.7 141.0 141.0 140.8 1.7 2.0 .0 .3 1.9 .1 Sugar and sweets ................... 139.0 139.4 141.2 141.3 3.9 4.2 2.0 6.8 4.0 4.4 Fats and oils ...................... 138.7 138.7 139.2 138.9 1.8 2.7 3.5 .6 2.2 2.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 130.3 129.9 129.0 128.0 -2.1 .9 -2.4 -6.9 -.6 -4.7 Other prepared food ................ 151.6 152.5 152.8 153.0 3.5 2.4 .3 3.7 3.0 2.0 Food away from home .................... 150.1 150.3 150.6 151.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 154.9 154.7 155.3 156.1 2.9 2.1 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.9 Housing .................................... 146.7 147.1 147.6 147.8 2.2 3.1 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.8 Shelter .................................. 163.0 163.5 164.0 164.2 3.8 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.2 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 153.6 153.9 154.6 155.1 3.5 1.9 2.9 4.0 2.7 3.4 Rent, residential .................... 158.8 159.3 159.7 160.1 2.3 2.1 2.6 3.3 2.2 2.9 Other renters' costs ................. 207.1 206.5 209.2 210.8 9.7 1.0 3.8 7.3 5.3 5.5 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 158.1 158.7 159.0 159.1 4.0 3.1 3.9 2.6 3.5 3.2 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 158.4 159.0 159.3 159.4 4.0 3.1 4.1 2.5 3.5 3.3 Household insurance 1/ ............... 145.0 145.6 145.2 145.9 3.4 .6 -.3 2.5 2.0 1.1 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 135.6 135.8 135.5 135.7 2.7 2.4 2.1 .3 2.6 1.2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 144.5 144.7 144.6 145.0 4.3 2.0 4.3 1.4 3.1 2.8 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 123.9 124.2 123.6 123.8 .7 3.0 -.6 -.3 1.8 -.5 Fuel and other utilities ................. 123.8 123.9 124.4 125.1 -1.0 4.0 .3 4.3 1.5 2.3 Fuels .................................. 110.5 110.5 111.2 112.0 -3.2 6.0 -.7 5.5 1.3 2.4 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.7 88.7 95.3 95.6 1.4 2.3 -3.6 41.2 1.8 16.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.4 118.2 118.2 119.1 -3.4 6.3 -.3 2.4 1.4 1.0 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 154.0 154.3 154.8 155.4 1.6 1.8 1.3 3.7 1.7 2.5 Household furnishings and operation ...... 122.4 122.7 122.9 122.7 .7 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 Housefurnishings ....................... 109.8 110.1 110.3 110.0 -1.1 1.8 -1.1 .7 .4 -.2 Housekeeping supplies .................. 139.8 140.1 140.8 140.7 4.8 6.0 4.1 2.6 5.4 3.4 Housekeeping services .................. 148.6 149.0 148.8 149.0 1.9 2.5 4.1 1.1 2.2 2.6 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 130.8 131.0 131.9 131.0 -.3 -.3 .6 .6 -.3 .6 Apparel commodities ...................... 127.8 127.9 128.9 127.9 -.6 .0 .6 .3 -.3 .5 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 125.6 125.8 127.1 127.3 1.3 -3.4 .3 5.5 -1.1 2.9 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 125.4 125.6 127.5 124.6 1.9 -3.4 1.0 -2.5 -.8 -.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... 130.9 129.8 132.3 135.3 -9.4 17.9 5.7 14.1 3.3 9.8 Footwear ............................... 126.9 126.4 125.3 126.9 -.6 1.3 2.6 .0 .3 1.3 Other apparel commodities .............. 150.4 151.4 150.3 147.6 -9.5 14.3 -3.6 -7.2 1.7 -5.5 Apparel services 2/....................... 156.6 157.1 157.6 157.9 .8 -.5 -.8 3.4 .1 1.3 Transportation ............................. 138.4 138.9 140.1 140.5 6.6 -2.6 -1.4 6.2 1.9 2.3 Private transportation ................... 136.4 137.1 138.4 138.6 6.0 -2.9 -1.7 6.6 1.5 2.3 New vehicles ........................... 142.8 142.9 143.2 143.5 3.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.6 1.8 New cars ............................. 139.4 139.6 139.7 140.1 2.3 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 Used cars .............................. 157.3 158.3 159.8 161.0 5.7 -4.2 1.0 9.7 .6 5.3 Motor fuel ............................. 95.5 97.6 101.2 100.7 12.1 -15.3 -14.1 23.6 -2.6 3.0 Gasoline ............................. 95.1 97.2 101.1 100.6 12.9 -16.0 -14.9 25.2 -2.6 3.3 Maintenance and repairs ................ 156.5 156.8 157.4 157.6 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 Other private transportation ........... 167.9 167.7 167.6 167.9 4.4 1.5 2.2 .0 2.9 1.1 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 104.3 104.2 104.2 104.4 1.6 1.9 -.4 .4 1.7 .0 Other private transportation services ......................... 183.9 183.7 183.5 183.9 5.0 1.3 2.7 .0 3.1 1.3 Public transportation .................... 174.1 170.2 169.6 173.7 18.0 1.2 2.1 -.9 9.3 .6 Medical care ............................... 223.1 223.9 224.7 225.1 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.7 Medical care commodities ................. 204.0 204.3 205.6 205.7 .2 2.8 3.0 3.4 1.5 3.2 Medical care services .................... 227.3 228.2 228.9 229.4 4.4 4.8 3.8 3.7 4.6 3.8 Professional medical services .......... 204.9 205.7 206.2 207.0 3.5 4.5 3.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 Entertainment .............................. 153.6 154.1 154.7 155.9 3.0 2.4 3.5 6.1 2.7 4.8 Entertainment commodities ................ 139.4 139.7 140.3 141.6 1.5 2.3 3.5 6.5 1.9 5.0 Entertainment services ................... 174.0 174.8 175.5 176.5 4.8 2.1 3.3 5.9 3.4 4.6 Other goods and services ................... 208.2 208.5 208.9 209.7 3.4 4.6 5.2 2.9 4.0 4.0 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 229.8 229.2 228.4 229.4 3.5 4.7 5.0 -.7 4.1 2.1 Personal care 2/ ......................... 149.0 148.9 149.1 149.2 1.1 1.6 4.4 .5 1.4 2.5 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 145.4 144.7 144.4 144.6 .8 .3 4.5 -2.2 .6 1.1 Personal care services 2/ .............. 153.5 154.2 154.9 155.1 1.3 3.0 4.8 4.2 2.1 4.5 Personal and educational expenses ........ 235.7 236.9 238.0 239.1 4.1 5.5 5.3 5.9 4.8 5.6 School books and supplies .............. 220.3 221.2 223.6 224.2 3.8 2.6 9.6 7.3 3.2 8.4 Personal and educational services ...... 237.1 238.3 239.3 240.4 4.1 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 5.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.6 1.6 2.1 3.2 2.6 2.7 Commodities ................................ 136.9 137.3 138.1 138.1 3.0 .3 .9 3.6 1.6 2.2 Food and beverages ....................... 149.9 150.1 150.3 150.5 3.0 1.9 3.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 128.8 129.4 130.5 130.5 3.2 -1.2 -.6 5.4 .9 2.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 128.3 129.3 131.1 131.1 1.9 -1.5 -2.2 9.0 .2 3.3 Apparel commodities .................. 127.8 127.9 128.9 127.9 -.6 .0 .6 .3 -.3 .5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... 131.5 132.7 134.9 135.5 4.3 -3.0 -3.3 12.7 .6 4.4 Durables ............................... 128.3 128.6 129.0 129.4 2.2 .3 .6 3.5 1.3 2.0 Services ................................... 168.0 168.3 168.7 169.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.0 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 156.9 157.4 157.9 158.2 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 127.9 128.1 128.0 128.7 .3 3.2 1.3 2.5 1.7 1.9 Transportation services .................. 175.3 174.7 174.6 175.5 6.7 1.4 2.5 .5 4.0 1.5 Medical care services .................... 227.3 228.2 228.9 229.4 4.4 4.8 3.8 3.7 4.6 3.8 Other services ........................... 193.4 194.3 195.1 196.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.5 3.9 4.8 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 151.0 151.4 152.1 152.4 3.6 1.6 1.9 3.8 2.6 2.8 All items less shelter ....................... 147.8 148.1 148.7 149.0 3.1 1.4 1.6 3.3 2.2 2.5 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 141.7 142.0 142.6 142.9 3.2 1.4 1.7 3.4 2.3 2.6 All items less medical care .................. 147.5 147.8 148.4 148.7 3.4 1.4 2.2 3.3 2.4 2.7 Commodities less food ........................ 130.1 130.5 131.7 131.7 3.1 -.9 -.3 5.0 1.1 2.3 Nondurables less food ........................ 129.9 130.8 132.5 132.5 2.5 -1.2 -1.8 8.2 .6 3.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ............ 133.1 134.2 136.1 136.4 4.0 -1.8 -2.1 10.3 1.1 3.9 Nondurables .................................. 139.4 139.8 140.9 141.1 2.0 .6 .9 5.0 1.3 2.9 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 159.4 159.5 159.8 160.5 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.8 Services less medical care services .......... 162.9 163.2 163.5 164.0 3.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.2 2.9 Energy ....................................... 102.5 103.5 105.7 105.9 3.9 -5.2 -7.1 13.9 -.8 2.9 All items less energy ........................ 157.7 158.0 158.4 158.7 3.4 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 160.0 160.3 160.8 161.1 3.4 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 139.8 140.0 140.5 140.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.3 1.6 2.0 Energy commodities ..................... 95.0 97.0 100.9 100.5 11.3 -14.1 -13.5 25.2 -2.2 4.1 Services less energy services ............ 173.6 174.0 174.4 174.9 4.1 2.8 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.2 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1996 from- Jan. 1996 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 153.6 153.5 154.4 154.9 2.7 0.9 0.3 2.7 0.5 0.6 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 160.5 160.5 161.4 162.2 2.9 1.1 .5 2.7 .6 .6 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 161.3 161.1 162.2 163.0 3.0 1.2 .5 2.9 .6 .7 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 158.3 158.6 158.7 159.2 2.2 .4 .3 2.1 .3 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 158.5 158.6 159.8 160.6 2.9 1.3 .5 2.6 .8 .8 North Central urban .................... M 149.5 149.5 150.2 150.8 2.8 .9 .4 2.8 .5 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 150.2 150.3 151.0 151.7 2.5 .9 .5 2.5 .5 .5 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 148.1 148.0 148.6 149.5 3.0 1.0 .6 2.9 .3 .4 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 151.5 151.5 152.2 152.4 3.2 .6 .1 3.3 .5 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 146.0 145.8 146.5 146.9 3.2 .8 .3 3.5 .3 .5 South urban ............................ M 150.4 150.3 151.1 151.5 2.8 .8 .3 3.0 .5 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 149.7 149.5 150.4 150.6 2.2 .7 .1 2.6 .5 .6 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 152.6 152.4 153.2 154.1 3.0 1.1 .6 2.9 .4 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 150.4 150.3 151.1 151.4 3.6 .7 .2 3.7 .5 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 148.9 149.1 149.9 150.1 2.7 .7 .1 3.2 .7 .5 West urban ............................. M 154.4 154.3 155.3 155.8 2.2 1.0 .3 2.2 .6 .6 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 154.4 154.4 155.4 155.9 1.8 1.0 .3 1.6 .6 .6 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 158.4 158.6 159.8 160.8 3.7 1.4 .6 3.7 .9 .8 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 138.7 138.6 139.5 140.0 2.4 1.0 .4 2.4 .6 .6 B .................................... M 153.5 153.4 153.9 154.7 2.8 .8 .5 2.7 .3 .3 C .................................... M 153.5 153.5 154.4 154.8 3.3 .8 .3 3.4 .6 .6 D .................................... M 150.0 150.1 150.9 151.1 3.1 .7 .1 3.4 .6 .5 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 154.0 153.8 154.6 155.2 1.9 .9 .4 1.8 .4 .5 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 154.4 154.6 155.7 156.2 1.1 1.0 .3 .9 .8 .7 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 163.8 163.7 164.8 165.7 3.4 1.2 .5 3.1 .6 .7 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 159.6 159.1 160.3 161.2 2.2 1.3 .6 2.4 .4 .8 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 152.4 152.1 152.9 153.2 1.8 .7 .2 1.7 .3 .5 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 151.1 - 151.6 - - - - 2.0 .3 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 160.3 - 162.2 - - - - 2.7 1.2 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 148.2 - 149.0 - - - - 1.6 .5 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 150.2 - 152.0 - - - - 3.2 1.2 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 145.7 - 147.2 - - - - 3.0 1.0 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 155.2 - 156.8 - - - - 2.0 1.0 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 145.5 - 146.2 2.0 .5 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 150.3 - 151.3 2.7 .7 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 140.9 - 141.5 1.6 .4 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 150.0 - 151.1 2.6 .7 - - - - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1996 from- Jan. 1996 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1995 1995 1996 1996 1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1995 U.S. city average ...................... M 150.9 150.9 151.7 152.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 2.6 0.5 0.5 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 158.0 158.0 158.8 159.4 2.7 .9 .4 2.6 .5 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 157.7 157.6 158.5 159.2 2.8 1.0 .4 2.7 .5 .6 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 156.2 156.5 156.5 156.9 2.1 .3 .3 2.1 .2 .0 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 160.1 160.4 161.4 162.0 2.8 1.0 .4 2.5 .8 .6 North Central urban .................... M 146.2 146.3 147.0 147.5 2.7 .8 .3 2.8 .5 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 146.2 146.4 147.1 147.7 2.4 .9 .4 2.5 .6 .5 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 144.4 144.5 145.0 145.7 2.8 .8 .5 2.9 .4 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 148.9 148.9 149.6 149.8 3.2 .6 .1 3.2 .5 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 144.1 144.1 144.7 144.9 3.2 .6 .1 3.5 .4 .4 South urban ............................ M 148.9 148.9 149.7 150.0 2.8 .7 .2 3.0 .5 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 147.8 147.8 148.6 148.7 2.3 .6 .1 2.6 .5 .5 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 149.0 148.9 149.6 150.3 2.7 .9 .5 2.7 .4 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 150.4 150.3 151.1 151.3 3.6 .7 .1 3.7 .5 .5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 149.2 149.5 150.4 150.4 2.7 .6 .0 3.3 .8 .6 West urban ............................. M 151.4 151.3 152.2 152.7 2.2 .9 .3 2.0 .5 .6 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 150.0 150.0 150.9 151.2 1.7 .8 .2 1.6 .6 .6 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 155.4 155.5 156.6 157.6 3.5 1.4 .6 3.4 .8 .7 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 137.7 137.7 138.5 138.9 2.4 .9 .3 2.4 .6 .6 B .................................... M 150.7 150.7 151.1 151.8 2.6 .7 .5 2.6 .3 .3 C .................................... M 152.6 152.7 153.5 153.9 3.3 .8 .3 3.3 .6 .5 D .................................... M 149.3 149.4 150.2 150.3 3.1 .6 .1 3.4 .6 .5 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 149.0 149.0 149.7 150.2 1.8 .8 .3 1.8 .5 .5 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 149.2 149.4 150.4 150.9 1.1 1.0 .3 .9 .8 .7 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 159.9 159.9 160.9 161.7 3.3 1.1 .5 2.9 .6 .6 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 159.2 158.7 159.7 160.5 1.9 1.1 .5 2.1 .3 .6 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 149.9 149.6 150.5 150.5 1.5 .6 .0 1.6 .4 .6 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 149.9 - 150.3 - - - - 1.8 .3 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 159.3 - 161.1 - - - - 2.6 1.1 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 140.6 - 141.5 - - - - 1.8 .6 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 148.2 - 150.0 - - - - 3.2 1.2 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 145.0 - 146.5 - - - - 3.0 1.0 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 152.5 - 153.9 - - - - 1.8 .9 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 145.4 - 145.9 2.2 .3 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 145.5 - 146.5 2.7 .7 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 140.5 - 140.8 1.4 .2 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 143.7 - 144.7 2.6 .7 - - - - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.