FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-00-78 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INTERNET ADDRESS: Friday, March 17, 2000 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2000 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 169.7 (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 3.2 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.5 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 166.4 was 3.3 percent higher than the index in February 1999. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent in February, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding four months. The food index, which declined 0.1 percent in January, increased 0.4 percent in February, reflecting in part a sharp jump in meat prices. The energy index rose 4.6 percent, its largest advance since a 6.0 percent rise in April 1999. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 8.0 percent and the index for energy services rose 1.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in February, the same as in January. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1999 2000 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'00 Feb.'00 All Items .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 3.9 3.2 Food and beverages .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 1.7 1.8 Housing .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 .5 3.7 2.8 Apparel -.3 .9 .6 -.4 .0 -1.1 .2 -3.9 -.4 Transportation .8 .6 .3 .1 .8 .1 1.3 9.3 7.1 Medical care .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 4.2 3.8 Recreation .0 -.4 .0 .2 .2 .2 .0 1.6 .7 Education and communication .2 .0 .3 .3 .2 .5 -.5 .8 1.3 Other goods and services -.3 2.0 .2 -.1 .0 .6 .8 5.7 4.6 Special indexes: Energy 2.3 1.8 .0 .1 1.8 1.0 4.6 33.6 19.9 Food .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .4 1.7 1.8 All items less food and energy .1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 1.8 2.1 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of audio and video products in the CPI for changes in quality. The food and beverages index advanced 0.4 percent in February. The index for food at home, which declined 0.2 percent in January, rose 0.5 percent in February, primarily as a result of a 1.4 percent rise in the index for meats and an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.1 percent in January, increased 0.7 percent in February. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh fruits rose 2.7 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables declined 1.0 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit and fresh vegetable prices declined 1.4 and 5.4 percent, respectively.) Prices for processed fruits and vegetables fell 0.2 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.9 percent as price increases for meats and for fish and seafood were partially offset by declines in prices for poultry and for eggs. The indexes for beef and pork rose 1.1 and 2.1 percent, respectively, while poultry prices fell 1.3 percent. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for dairy products and cereal and bakery products each turned up in February, increasing 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.4 percent, while the index for other food at home was unchanged for the second consecutive month. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2 percent. The index for housing, which rose 0.3 percent in January, increased 0.5 percent in February as a result of a sharp rise in household fuel costs. The index for fuels and utilities advanced 2.6 percent in February after increasing 0.5 percent in January. Each of the three major household fuels contributed to the acceleration in February. The index for fuel oil rose 34.6 percent, its largest monthly increase on record. The index for natural gas, which increased 1.4 percent in January, advanced 1.7 percent in February. The index for electricity rose 0.8 percent, following a 0.4 percent decline in January. Shelter costs increased 0.3 percent in February, the same as in the preceding month. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.3 percent, while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 3.4 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations was unchanged in February after advancing 0.3 percent in January. The transportation component rose 1.3 percent in February after increasing 0.1 percent in January. In February, the index for gasoline registered its largest monthly advance since April 1999--up 6.3 percent-- bringing its increase over the last 12 months to 41.2 percent. As of February, the index for gasoline was 1.3 percent lower than its peak level in November 1990. The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent drop in January. The index for used cars and trucks declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.6 percent in February. The index for public transportation rose 2.4 percent, largely as a result of a 3.8 percent rise in airline fares. The index for apparel increased 0.2 percent, following a decline of 1.1 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 1.9 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher-priced spring summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in February to a level 3.8 percent higher than a year ago. In February, the index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.5 percent in February. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.6 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs was unchanged in February, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding three months. Declines in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for toys, and for recreation services helped to offset a 1.2 percent rise in the index for pets, pet products and services. The index for education and communication, which increased 0.5 percent in January, declined 0.5 percent in February. Educational costs rose 0.5 percent, reflecting a 1.6 percent increase in educational books and supplies. The index for communication declined 1.4 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral equipment--down 1.5 and 2.8 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.8 percent in February after increasing 0.6 percent in January. The index for cigarettes increased 2.2 percent in February, following a 1.7 percent rise in January. These increases largely reflect the pass-through to retail of a 13-cents-a-pack increase in the wholesale price introduced in mid- 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 rose 0.5 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 1999 2000 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'00 Feb.'00 All Items .2 .5 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 3.9 3.3 Food and beverages .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 -.1 .4 1.9 1.9 Housing .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 .6 3.5 2.7 Apparel -.3 .9 .4 -.3 .1 -1.0 .1 -3.3 -.5 Transportation 1.0 .8 .1 .1 .9 .2 1.3 9.9 7.8 Medical care .3 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 3.8 3.8 Recreation -.1 -.4 .1 .0 .2 .2 -.1 1.2 .3 Education and communication .2 .0 .3 .3 .2 .6 -.5 1.2 1.3 Other goods and services -.5 2.5 .2 -.2 .0 .7 .9 6.6 5.2 Special indexes Energy 2.7 1.9 -.2 .2 2.1 1.0 4.5 34.5 21.4 Food .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .4 2.0 1.8 All items less food and energy .1 .4 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 1.6 2.0 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Friday, April 14, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). __________________________________________________________________________ Extending the use of hedonic models to adjust prices for changes in quality As previously announced, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is extending the use in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic models. A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. We plan to extend this method to additional items in the CPI. As we do so, we will give CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will have detailed background papers on the models to be employed available by the time of first use. As first announced at the time of the October 1999 CPI release, hedonic quality adjustments for 12 audio products and for video cameras were incorporated into the index effective with the January 2000 CPI. Audio products are in the Audio equipment item stratum and video cameras are in Other video equipment, which contains video equipment other than televisions. Papers describing these adjustments are on the CPI web site (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). Effective with the CPI for April 2000, BLS will extend hedonic quality adjustment to Video Cassette Recorders (VCRs) and Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) players, two other items in the Other video equipment item stratum. The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of this stratum was 0.062 percent in the CPI for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.071 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI- W). Within Other video equipment, VCRs are estimated to represent 46 percent of the weight and DVD players about 6 percent. Camcorders represent about 30 percent. The remaining items in this stratum--those that will not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time-- include satellite dishes and some miscellaneous video equipment. The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for VCRs and for DVD players use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented with additional observations collected specifically for this purpose. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be available before release of the April 2000 CPI. Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment for telephones, microwave ovens, refrigerator/freezers, and washers and dryers is underway at BLS. For more information on these changes, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 or contact Paul Liegey either by telephone (202) 691-5394 or by electronic mail (Liegey_P@bls.gov). ___________________________________________________________________________ A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of 1999. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers. For the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was used to account for greater than normal sale prices on educational reference books. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with increased demand for specialty beers. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the fats and oils series, the procedure was used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop. For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American automakers. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Feb. 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1999 Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 Feb. Jan. Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1999 2000 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 168.7 169.7 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 505.5 508.4 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 166.6 166.8 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 Food ...................................... 15.315 166.1 166.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Food at home ............................. 9.603 166.3 166.3 1.5 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.5 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.534 185.6 186.0 1.2 0.2 0.5 -0.5 0.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.543 150.2 151.3 2.9 0.7 -0.3 0.3 0.9 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.090 160.4 160.9 -0.9 0.3 -1.5 -1.0 0.3 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.429 208.4 203.0 1.3 -2.6 0.4 -1.1 0.7 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.045 137.1 138.4 2.9 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 Other food at home ...................... 1.962 154.3 154.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... .373 154.8 154.4 2.0 -0.3 0.0 0.5 -0.1 Fats and oils .......................... .288 147.0 145.6 -3.5 -1.0 -0.1 0.2 -1.2 Other foods ............................ 1.301 169.8 170.5 1.4 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.2 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .314 104.3 106.4 0.5 2.0 1.7 -1.3 2.0 Food away from home (1)................... 5.712 167.2 167.6 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .176 107.5 107.9 4.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .987 172.4 173.0 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 Housing .................................... 39.636 165.8 166.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.5 Shelter ................................... 30.235 189.8 190.7 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.036 180.8 181.2 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.359 111.3 115.1 4.2 3.4 -0.7 0.6 -0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 20.470 195.7 196.1 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .370 102.4 102.4 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.722 129.9 132.9 5.5 2.3 -0.5 0.5 2.6 Fuels .................................... 3.794 114.3 117.6 6.3 2.9 -0.7 0.6 3.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .273 114.4 147.2 70.8 28.7 4.5 6.6 28.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.521 119.8 120.6 2.2 0.7 -1.0 0.1 1.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .928 105.2 105.5 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.680 127.0 127.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 Household operations (1) (2).............. .910 107.4 108.4 4.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.9 Apparel .................................... 4.684 126.8 129.2 -0.4 1.9 0.0 -1.1 0.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.335 129.2 130.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.5 -0.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.879 116.0 120.0 -0.5 3.4 -0.2 -2.2 0.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .272 133.3 133.1 5.3 -0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.2 Footwear .................................. .828 121.6 122.1 -2.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 17.450 148.3 149.7 7.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 1.3 Private transportation .................... 16.050 144.4 145.6 7.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.652 100.8 100.3 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 New vehicles ............................ 4.835 143.3 143.0 -0.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.888 153.9 153.0 3.2 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 Motor fuel ............................... 3.160 112.6 118.1 41.3 4.9 5.0 1.5 6.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.140 111.9 117.3 41.2 4.8 4.9 1.6 6.3 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 100.8 100.9 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.622 174.6 175.2 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 Public transportation (1).................. 1.400 199.5 204.2 5.7 2.4 -0.5 -0.8 2.4 Medical care ............................... 5.768 255.5 257.0 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. 1.268 235.2 235.5 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 Medical care services ..................... 4.501 260.1 262.0 3.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 Professional services (3)................. 2.867 233.1 234.9 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.386 308.4 310.5 4.8 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.5 Recreation (2).............................. 6.008 102.3 102.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.691 100.5 100.8 -0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.4 Education and communication (2)............. 5.419 102.7 102.2 1.3 -0.5 0.2 0.5 -0.5 Education (2).............................. 2.741 110.2 110.6 5.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .196 273.9 278.3 6.5 1.6 0.4 6.0 1.6 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.544 317.3 318.0 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.679 96.0 94.7 -2.3 -1.4 0.0 0.1 -1.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.474 95.5 94.1 -2.5 -1.5 0.1 0.1 -1.5 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.274 100.9 99.4 -1.0 -1.5 0.1 0.2 -1.5 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .200 28.0 27.6 -17.1 -1.4 0.0 -0.7 -1.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .106 46.4 45.1 -24.5 -2.8 0.4 -1.7 -2.8 Other goods and services ................... 4.733 264.7 266.7 4.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.8 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.258 375.1 383.0 9.8 2.1 -0.2 1.6 2.1 Personal care (1).......................... 3.475 163.4 163.8 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .741 152.8 152.6 1.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .982 174.9 175.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.506 247.6 248.9 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.141 146.2 147.4 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 166.6 166.8 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.840 134.0 135.7 4.7 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.906 140.5 143.9 9.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 2.2 Apparel .................................. 4.684 126.8 129.2 -0.4 1.9 0.0 -1.1 0.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.222 153.1 157.2 13.9 2.7 0.9 0.8 3.1 Durables .................................. 10.934 125.7 125.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 Services .................................... 57.859 191.4 192.2 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.865 197.6 198.5 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .370 102.4 102.4 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.521 119.8 120.6 2.2 0.7 -1.0 0.1 1.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .928 105.2 105.5 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ .910 107.4 108.4 4.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.9 Transportation services .................... 6.940 193.0 193.7 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 Medical care services ...................... 4.501 260.1 262.0 3.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 Other services ............................. 10.825 227.4 227.4 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.685 169.2 170.3 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 All items less shelter ...................... 69.765 162.3 163.3 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 All items less medical care ................. 94.232 164.0 164.9 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 Commodities less food ....................... 26.827 135.6 137.2 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.893 142.4 145.7 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.3 1.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.209 154.2 158.0 12.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 3.0 Nondurables ................................. 31.208 153.7 155.6 5.2 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.2 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.994 198.6 199.2 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 Services less medical care services ......... 53.358 185.1 185.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Energy ...................................... 6.954 112.5 116.7 19.9 3.7 1.8 1.0 4.6 All items less energy ....................... 93.046 176.2 176.8 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 77.731 178.7 179.4 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 23.393 143.6 144.2 0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 3.433 112.8 120.6 43.7 6.9 5.0 1.9 8.0 Services less energy services ............. 54.338 198.7 199.5 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .593 $ .589 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .198 $ .197 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 1999 1999 2000 2000 May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1999 1999 1999 2000 1999 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 168.4 168.8 169.1 170.0 3.4 2.4 2.9 3.9 2.9 3.4 Food and beverages ......................... 166.0 166.1 166.1 166.7 1.0 1.7 2.9 1.7 1.3 2.3 Food ...................................... 165.6 165.8 165.7 166.3 1.2 1.2 3.0 1.7 1.2 2.3 Food at home ............................. 165.5 165.6 165.2 166.0 0.7 1.0 3.2 1.2 0.9 2.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 185.7 186.6 185.6 185.8 2.9 -1.5 3.1 0.2 0.7 1.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 149.5 149.1 149.6 151.0 1.4 1.9 4.1 4.1 1.6 4.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 164.6 162.1 160.4 160.9 -14.2 0.8 22.4 -8.7 -7.0 5.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 204.2 205.1 202.9 204.3 8.6 -0.2 -2.9 0.2 4.1 -1.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 134.5 136.0 136.9 137.5 1.2 2.4 -0.9 9.2 1.8 4.0 Other food at home ...................... 154.1 154.2 154.2 154.2 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... 153.4 153.4 154.2 154.1 4.0 0.5 1.6 1.8 2.3 1.7 Fats and oils .......................... 146.2 146.1 146.4 144.7 -6.0 2.2 -6.1 -4.0 -2.0 -5.1 Other foods ............................ 169.9 170.0 169.8 170.2 2.2 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.8 0.9 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 103.9 105.7 104.3 106.4 -3.4 -0.8 -3.4 10.0 -2.1 3.1 Food away from home (1)................... 166.5 166.8 167.2 167.6 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 106.9 106.9 107.5 107.9 2.3 5.9 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.0 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 171.5 172.0 172.4 172.8 1.4 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.4 2.8 Housing .................................... 165.3 165.4 165.9 166.8 2.7 2.2 2.7 3.7 2.5 3.2 Shelter ................................... 188.9 189.1 189.7 190.2 3.3 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 179.6 180.1 180.6 181.2 3.2 2.5 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.6 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 106.7 105.9 106.5 106.2 11.9 3.9 3.1 -1.9 7.8 0.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 194.6 195.0 195.5 196.1 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.7 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 102.1 102.2 102.4 102.4 1.6 6.9 -0.4 1.2 4.2 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.5 129.8 130.5 133.9 0.9 4.1 5.7 10.8 2.5 8.2 Fuels .................................... 114.4 113.6 114.3 117.9 0.7 4.8 6.5 12.8 2.7 9.6 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 100.1 104.6 111.5 142.9 19.4 22.2 40.1 315.3 20.8 141.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 121.4 120.2 120.3 121.6 -0.7 3.4 4.7 0.7 1.3 2.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 104.6 104.7 105.0 105.4 2.4 1.6 2.3 3.1 2.0 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 126.7 126.8 127.2 127.2 -0.3 0.6 -0.3 1.6 0.2 0.6 Household operations (1) (2).............. 105.8 106.0 107.4 108.4 3.1 3.5 3.1 10.2 3.3 6.6 Apparel .................................... 131.5 131.5 130.0 130.2 3.4 -5.4 4.7 -3.9 -1.1 0.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.0 132.0 131.4 131.1 1.8 -8.5 7.0 0.3 -3.5 3.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 124.0 123.8 121.1 121.4 6.0 -4.4 5.3 -8.1 0.7 -1.6 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 132.6 133.0 133.3 133.1 3.9 2.2 14.1 1.5 3.0 7.6 Footwear .................................. 124.7 124.1 123.4 123.1 1.6 -4.1 -1.0 -5.0 -1.3 -3.0 Transportation ............................. 147.2 148.4 148.6 150.5 10.4 5.7 3.9 9.3 8.0 6.6 Private transportation .................... 143.3 144.6 144.9 146.6 10.3 6.4 3.4 9.5 8.4 6.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.2 101.1 100.7 100.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 -3.5 1.4 -0.4 New vehicles ............................ 142.9 142.9 142.4 142.3 -0.6 -0.6 0.8 -1.7 -0.6 -0.4 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 156.1 155.0 153.9 153.0 3.6 11.7 6.1 -7.7 7.6 -1.0 Motor fuel ............................... 108.0 113.4 115.1 122.2 73.7 29.4 8.2 63.9 49.9 33.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 107.4 112.7 114.5 121.7 71.9 29.1 8.6 64.9 48.9 33.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.9 100.6 100.5 100.6 -0.4 -1.2 2.8 -1.2 -0.8 0.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 173.6 173.8 174.6 175.2 2.1 1.9 3.5 3.7 2.0 3.6 Public transportation (1).................. 202.2 201.2 199.5 204.2 11.4 -2.6 10.8 4.0 4.2 7.3 Medical care ............................... 254.1 255.0 255.7 256.7 3.4 3.9 3.4 4.2 3.7 3.8 Medical care commodities .................. 234.3 234.9 235.6 235.5 4.1 5.5 3.5 2.1 4.8 2.8 Medical care services ..................... 258.2 259.2 259.9 261.2 3.2 3.5 3.3 4.7 3.4 4.0 Professional services (3)................. 231.9 232.6 233.3 234.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 4.7 3.1 4.0 Hospital and related services (3)......... 304.4 306.6 307.5 309.0 3.9 4.9 4.5 6.2 4.4 5.3 Recreation (2).............................. 101.8 102.0 102.2 102.2 2.0 0.0 -0.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.4 100.6 100.7 100.3 -1.2 0.0 -1.6 -0.4 -0.6 -1.0 Education and communication (2)............. 102.1 102.3 102.8 102.3 0.0 2.0 2.4 0.8 1.0 1.6 Education (2).............................. 109.0 109.4 110.3 110.9 5.0 4.6 3.4 7.2 4.8 5.2 Educational books and supplies ........... 255.6 256.5 272.0 276.4 4.4 5.3 -14.4 36.7 4.8 8.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 313.8 315.0 316.4 317.7 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.0 Communication (1) (2)...................... 95.9 95.9 96.0 94.7 -4.9 -0.4 1.3 -4.9 -2.7 -1.9 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 95.3 95.4 95.5 94.1 -5.3 -0.8 1.3 -4.9 -3.1 -1.9 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.6 100.7 100.9 99.4 -3.1 0.8 3.2 -4.7 -1.2 -0.8 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 28.2 28.2 28.0 27.6 -25.9 -13.5 -19.8 -8.2 -19.9 -14.2 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 47.0 47.2 46.4 45.1 -24.2 -30.3 -27.3 -15.2 -27.3 -21.5 Other goods and services ................... 263.6 263.6 265.3 267.3 1.4 2.7 8.8 5.7 2.0 7.3 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 369.8 369.1 375.1 383.0 -3.6 5.4 24.5 15.1 0.8 19.7 Personal care (1).......................... 162.8 162.9 163.4 163.8 3.3 1.8 3.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 Personal care products (1)................ 153.3 152.5 152.8 152.6 3.0 3.8 2.7 -1.8 3.4 0.4 Personal care services (1)................ 173.9 174.3 174.9 175.6 4.1 2.1 4.7 4.0 3.1 4.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 246.5 247.4 248.1 248.4 2.7 3.7 4.3 3.1 3.2 3.7 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 145.9 146.5 146.6 147.8 4.3 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.4 4.0 Food and beverages ......................... 166.0 166.1 166.1 166.7 1.0 1.7 2.9 1.7 1.3 2.3 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 134.1 134.8 134.9 136.5 6.6 2.8 3.0 7.4 4.7 5.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 140.7 141.6 141.9 145.0 11.6 6.0 5.9 12.8 8.8 9.3 Apparel .................................. 131.5 131.5 130.0 130.2 3.4 -5.4 4.7 -3.9 -1.1 0.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 151.1 152.4 153.6 158.3 16.8 11.2 7.5 20.5 14.0 13.8 Durables .................................. 125.7 125.5 125.3 125.1 -1.3 0.3 -0.6 -1.9 -0.5 -1.3 Services .................................... 190.8 191.1 191.6 192.2 3.0 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 196.8 197.2 197.8 198.3 3.4 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.9 2.8 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 102.1 102.2 102.4 102.4 1.6 6.9 -0.4 1.2 4.2 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 121.4 120.2 120.3 121.6 -0.7 3.4 4.7 0.7 1.3 2.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 104.6 104.7 105.0 105.4 2.4 1.6 2.3 3.1 2.0 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 105.8 106.0 107.4 108.4 3.1 3.5 3.1 10.2 3.3 6.6 Transportation services .................... 192.3 192.5 192.6 193.5 2.8 0.4 3.6 2.5 1.6 3.1 Medical care services ...................... 258.2 259.2 259.9 261.2 3.2 3.5 3.3 4.7 3.4 4.0 Other services ............................. 226.1 226.9 227.7 227.5 2.7 2.7 3.4 2.5 2.7 3.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 168.8 169.2 169.6 170.5 3.9 2.4 3.1 4.1 3.2 3.6 All items less shelter ...................... 162.0 162.4 162.6 163.6 3.3 2.5 3.3 4.0 2.9 3.6 All items less medical care ................. 163.5 163.8 164.1 165.0 3.5 2.2 3.0 3.7 2.9 3.4 Commodities less food ....................... 135.7 136.4 136.6 138.1 6.2 2.7 3.0 7.3 4.4 5.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 142.6 143.5 143.9 146.7 11.1 5.9 5.8 12.0 8.5 8.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 152.2 153.5 154.5 159.1 14.6 10.8 6.8 19.4 12.7 13.0 Nondurables ................................. 153.4 153.9 154.2 156.1 6.3 3.8 3.7 7.2 5.1 5.5 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 198.0 198.4 198.8 199.4 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.0 Services less medical care services ......... 184.6 184.9 185.5 185.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 Energy ...................................... 110.5 112.5 113.6 118.8 26.1 14.5 7.6 33.6 20.1 19.9 All items less energy ....................... 176.1 176.3 176.5 176.9 2.1 1.6 2.8 1.8 1.9 2.3 All items less food and energy ............. 178.7 178.9 179.2 179.5 2.3 1.6 2.7 1.8 1.9 2.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 144.7 144.6 144.3 144.3 0.6 -0.3 2.2 -1.1 0.1 0.6 Energy commodities ....................... 107.2 112.6 114.7 123.9 68.4 28.7 10.3 78.4 47.2 40.3 Services less energy services ............. 197.9 198.3 198.9 199.4 3.1 2.3 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng Feb.2000 from-- Jan.2000 from-- sched- ule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. (1) 1999 1999 2000 2000 Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 1999 U.S. city average ........................... M 168.3 168.3 168.7 169.7 3.2 0.8 0.6 2.7 0.2 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 175.5 175.5 176.1 177.4 3.4 1.1 0.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 176.5 176.3 176.9 178.3 3.4 1.1 0.8 2.6 0.2 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 105.1 105.4 105.8 106.7 3.6 1.2 0.9 3.1 0.7 0.4 Midwest urban ............................... M 164.6 164.4 164.8 165.8 3.3 0.9 0.6 2.7 0.1 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 165.6 165.5 166.1 167.2 3.3 1.0 0.7 2.8 0.3 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.6 105.3 105.5 106.0 3.3 0.7 0.5 2.8 -0.1 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 159.3 158.9 159.0 159.8 2.7 0.6 0.5 2.3 -0.2 0.1 South urban ................................. M 163.5 163.6 164.0 164.7 2.9 0.7 0.4 2.6 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 162.9 163.0 163.5 164.1 3.3 0.7 0.4 2.9 0.4 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.9 2.8 0.7 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 164.1 163.5 164.4 165.1 2.6 1.0 0.4 2.2 0.2 0.6 West urban .................................. M 170.4 170.5 171.0 171.9 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 0.4 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 171.6 171.7 172.3 173.3 3.3 0.9 0.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.5 105.7 105.7 106.2 2.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.2 0.0 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 152.5 152.5 153.0 154.0 3.4 1.0 0.7 2.8 0.3 0.3 B/C (3).................................... M 105.3 105.3 105.5 106.1 3.0 0.8 0.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 D ......................................... M 164.2 163.7 164.3 164.9 2.6 0.7 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 169.3 169.2 170.1 171.3 2.9 1.2 0.7 2.4 0.5 0.5 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 167.1 167.3 167.9 169.2 2.8 1.1 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.4 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 178.8 178.6 179.2 180.4 3.0 1.0 0.7 2.4 0.2 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 179.2 - 180.2 - - - - 3.5 0.6 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 163.8 - 164.4 - - - - 2.4 0.4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 160.1 - 160.4 - - - - 3.5 0.2 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 105.0 - 105.3 - - - - 2.4 0.3 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 167.0 - 167.4 3.4 0.2 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 165.6 - 167.2 3.7 1.0 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 150.3 - 152.1 3.8 1.2 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 164.8 - 165.9 2.8 0.7 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 172.9 - 174.7 3.6 1.0 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 174.5 - 176.5 4.2 1.1 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 174.4 - 176.0 3.2 0.9 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Feb. 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1999 Jan. Feb. 2000 2000 Feb. Jan. Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1999 2000 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 165.5 166.4 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 492.9 495.6 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 165.9 166.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Food ...................................... 16.832 165.4 165.6 1.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Food at home ............................. 10.725 165.1 165.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.5 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.676 185.5 185.8 1.3 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.022 149.8 150.8 2.8 0.7 -0.3 0.3 1.0 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.195 159.9 160.4 -1.1 0.3 -1.6 -1.2 0.3 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.479 207.0 201.7 1.2 -2.6 0.5 -1.1 0.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.180 136.0 137.6 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 Other food at home ...................... 2.173 153.7 153.8 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... .415 154.8 154.3 2.0 -0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 Fats and oils .......................... .329 146.8 145.2 -3.6 -1.1 0.0 0.3 -1.2 Other foods ............................ 1.429 169.8 170.5 1.4 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .347 103.9 106.2 0.3 2.2 1.7 -1.2 2.2 Food away from home (1)................... 6.107 167.1 167.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .217 107.4 107.8 4.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.047 171.6 172.2 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 Housing .................................... 36.452 161.8 162.7 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 Shelter ................................... 27.425 184.1 184.8 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.523 180.3 180.7 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.364 110.8 114.5 3.8 3.3 -0.8 0.3 -0.2 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 17.221 178.2 178.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .318 102.6 102.6 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.825 129.5 132.0 4.9 1.9 -0.4 0.4 2.2 Fuels .................................... 3.911 113.6 116.3 5.5 2.4 -0.5 0.4 2.7 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .240 114.0 144.5 66.5 26.8 4.2 6.5 26.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.671 119.4 120.1 2.2 0.6 -0.9 0.0 1.2 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .914 105.2 105.5 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.202 124.5 124.6 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .401 107.5 108.6 4.6 1.0 -0.1 1.2 1.0 Apparel .................................... 5.026 125.9 127.9 -0.5 1.6 0.1 -1.0 0.1 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.450 129.3 129.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 -0.6 -0.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.875 114.2 118.0 -0.7 3.3 -0.1 -2.1 0.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .345 134.9 134.7 5.9 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.1 Footwear .................................. .997 122.3 122.6 -2.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 19.716 147.7 149.1 7.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 Private transportation .................... 18.628 145.1 146.4 8.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.030 101.2 100.7 0.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 144.5 144.2 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.170 155.3 154.4 3.2 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 Motor fuel ............................... 3.896 112.9 118.6 42.0 5.0 4.9 1.6 6.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.872 112.3 117.9 42.0 5.0 5.0 1.5 6.3 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 100.3 100.5 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.687 176.1 176.6 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 Public transportation (1).................. 1.088 194.8 198.8 5.1 2.1 -0.5 -0.6 2.1 Medical care ............................... 4.711 254.5 256.2 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. .934 230.7 231.0 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 Medical care services ..................... 3.776 259.9 261.9 3.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 Professional services (3)................. 2.425 234.8 236.7 3.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.139 304.1 306.4 4.8 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 Recreation (2).............................. 5.787 101.4 101.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.882 100.2 100.4 -1.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.4 Education and communication (2)............. 5.300 103.0 102.5 1.3 -0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.5 Education (2).............................. 2.519 110.5 110.9 5.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 276.6 281.3 6.6 1.7 0.4 6.8 1.6 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.327 311.7 312.7 5.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.781 97.1 95.7 -2.0 -1.4 0.1 0.1 -1.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.631 96.7 95.3 -2.2 -1.4 0.0 0.1 -1.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.462 101.1 99.6 -0.9 -1.5 0.1 0.2 -1.5 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .169 28.9 28.6 -16.9 -1.0 0.0 -1.4 -1.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .086 45.7 44.5 -25.0 -2.6 0.0 -2.6 -2.6 Other goods and services ................... 5.129 269.3 271.7 5.2 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.9 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.836 375.7 383.6 9.9 2.1 -0.2 1.6 2.1 Personal care (1).......................... 3.293 163.5 163.9 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .835 153.4 153.2 1.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .984 175.3 176.1 3.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.266 247.6 248.9 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 46.879 146.6 147.8 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 165.9 166.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.000 135.1 136.8 5.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.279 141.7 145.1 10.1 2.4 0.7 0.3 2.3 Apparel .................................. 5.026 125.9 127.9 -0.5 1.6 0.1 -1.0 0.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 11.253 155.0 159.3 15.3 2.8 0.8 0.9 3.4 Durables .................................. 12.721 126.0 125.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 Services .................................... 53.121 187.9 188.5 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.107 177.3 178.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .318 102.6 102.6 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.671 119.4 120.1 2.2 0.6 -0.9 0.0 1.2 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .914 105.2 105.5 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ .401 107.5 108.6 4.6 1.0 -0.1 1.2 1.0 Transportation services .................... 6.751 190.2 190.8 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 Medical care services ...................... 3.776 259.9 261.9 3.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 Other services ............................. 10.181 223.8 223.7 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.168 165.4 166.4 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 All items less shelter ...................... 72.575 160.3 161.3 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 All items less medical care ................. 95.289 161.4 162.3 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 Commodities less food ....................... 30.047 136.5 138.2 5.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.0 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.326 143.6 146.8 9.6 2.2 0.6 0.3 2.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.300 155.8 159.8 14.1 2.6 0.7 0.9 2.9 Nondurables ................................. 34.158 154.2 156.0 5.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 1.4 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.014 176.4 176.9 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 49.345 181.9 182.4 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Energy ...................................... 7.807 112.5 116.7 21.4 3.7 2.1 1.0 4.5 All items less energy ....................... 92.193 172.8 173.3 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 75.361 174.8 175.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 25.911 144.1 144.6 0.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 4.136 113.1 120.4 43.7 6.5 4.9 1.9 7.4 Services less energy services ............. 49.450 195.5 196.2 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .604 $ .601 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .203 $ .202 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 1999 1999 2000 2000 May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1999 1999 1999 2000 1999 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 165.1 165.5 165.8 166.7 3.5 2.5 3.5 3.9 3.0 3.7 Food and beverages ......................... 165.3 165.5 165.4 166.1 1.0 1.7 3.0 1.9 1.4 2.5 Food ...................................... 164.8 165.0 164.9 165.6 1.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 1.2 2.5 Food at home ............................. 164.4 164.5 164.1 164.9 0.5 0.7 3.7 1.2 0.6 2.5 Cereals and bakery products ............. 185.3 186.3 185.5 185.8 2.9 -1.1 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 149.2 148.7 149.1 150.6 1.1 2.2 4.4 3.8 1.6 4.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 164.6 161.9 159.9 160.4 -14.9 0.5 23.9 -9.8 -7.5 5.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 203.5 204.6 202.3 203.3 8.6 -1.0 -2.1 -0.4 3.7 -1.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 133.4 134.8 135.8 136.6 1.5 2.1 -0.6 9.9 1.8 4.5 Other food at home ...................... 153.3 153.5 153.5 153.5 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... 153.2 153.5 154.0 154.0 3.8 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.8 Fats and oils .......................... 145.7 145.7 146.2 144.5 -5.7 1.4 -6.3 -3.3 -2.3 -4.8 Other foods ............................ 169.7 170.0 169.6 170.1 1.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.7 1.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 103.4 105.2 103.9 106.2 -4.5 -1.1 -3.8 11.3 -2.8 3.5 Food away from home (1)................... 166.5 166.8 167.1 167.6 1.7 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.1 2.6 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 106.8 106.9 107.4 107.8 1.9 6.3 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.8 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 170.6 171.1 171.8 171.9 2.2 3.1 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.9 Housing .................................... 161.3 161.5 161.8 162.7 2.5 2.0 2.8 3.5 2.3 3.1 Shelter ................................... 183.3 183.7 184.2 184.7 3.4 2.0 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.9 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 179.1 179.7 180.2 180.7 3.0 2.5 3.4 3.6 2.8 3.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 106.6 105.8 106.1 105.9 11.4 2.7 3.8 -2.6 7.0 0.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 177.2 177.6 178.0 178.6 2.8 1.6 2.5 3.2 2.2 2.9 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 102.3 102.4 102.6 102.6 2.0 5.7 0.0 1.2 3.8 0.6 Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.0 129.5 130.0 132.9 0.6 3.8 5.4 9.2 2.2 7.3 Fuels .................................... 113.6 113.0 113.4 116.5 0.0 4.8 6.2 10.6 2.4 8.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 100.1 104.3 111.1 140.3 18.2 21.1 38.9 285.9 19.6 131.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 120.8 119.7 119.7 121.1 -1.0 3.8 4.8 1.0 1.4 2.9 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 104.6 104.7 105.0 105.4 2.3 1.2 2.3 3.1 1.8 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 124.6 124.6 124.7 124.6 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 Household operations (1) (2).............. 106.3 106.2 107.5 108.6 2.7 3.5 3.5 8.9 3.1 6.2 Apparel .................................... 130.1 130.2 128.9 129.0 2.5 -4.8 4.1 -3.3 -1.2 0.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.1 132.2 131.4 131.0 2.2 -8.2 6.7 -0.3 -3.2 3.1 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 121.8 121.7 119.2 119.6 5.1 -3.9 4.0 -7.0 0.5 -1.7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 134.3 134.8 134.9 134.7 5.5 2.2 15.3 1.2 3.8 8.0 Footwear .................................. 125.1 124.5 124.0 123.7 1.0 -4.0 -1.3 -4.4 -1.6 -2.8 Transportation ............................. 146.4 147.7 148.0 149.9 10.8 7.5 3.9 9.9 9.1 6.9 Private transportation .................... 143.8 145.1 145.5 147.3 10.7 8.0 4.0 10.1 9.3 7.0 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.7 101.5 101.1 100.7 0.8 4.1 2.8 -3.9 2.4 -0.6 New vehicles ............................ 144.1 144.0 143.7 143.5 -1.1 0.0 0.8 -1.7 -0.6 -0.4 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 157.3 156.3 155.3 154.4 3.5 11.9 5.5 -7.2 7.6 -1.0 Motor fuel ............................... 108.4 113.7 115.5 122.7 72.4 30.9 9.8 64.2 50.2 34.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 107.8 113.2 114.9 122.1 72.9 30.6 9.8 64.6 50.3 34.5 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.4 100.0 100.0 100.1 -0.4 -1.2 2.8 -1.2 -0.8 0.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 175.1 175.2 176.1 176.6 2.1 1.9 3.7 3.5 2.0 3.6 Public transportation (1).................. 197.0 196.0 194.8 198.8 10.5 -2.9 9.7 3.7 3.6 6.7 Medical care ............................... 253.2 254.0 254.7 255.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 Medical care commodities .................. 230.2 230.6 230.9 230.8 4.4 5.4 3.2 1.0 4.9 2.1 Medical care services ..................... 258.2 259.1 259.9 261.1 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.4 4.1 Professional services (3)................. 233.6 234.2 235.3 236.5 2.8 3.2 3.5 5.1 3.0 4.3 Hospital and related services (3)......... 300.4 302.4 303.2 304.9 3.6 5.0 4.5 6.1 4.3 5.3 Recreation (2).............................. 101.0 101.2 101.4 101.3 1.2 0.0 -1.2 1.2 0.6 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.1 100.2 100.4 100.0 -1.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.4 -0.6 -1.2 Education and communication (2)............. 102.3 102.5 103.1 102.6 -0.4 2.0 2.4 1.2 0.8 1.8 Education (2).............................. 109.1 109.5 110.6 111.1 5.4 4.6 3.0 7.5 5.0 5.2 Educational books and supplies ........... 256.3 257.4 275.0 279.3 4.7 5.2 -17.0 41.0 4.9 8.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 308.1 309.2 310.8 312.0 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.2 4.9 5.0 Communication (1) (2)...................... 96.9 97.0 97.1 95.7 -4.8 0.0 1.7 -4.9 -2.4 -1.7 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 96.6 96.6 96.7 95.3 -4.8 -0.4 2.1 -5.3 -2.7 -1.7 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.8 100.9 101.1 99.6 -2.8 0.4 3.7 -4.7 -1.2 -0.6 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 29.3 29.3 28.9 28.6 -27.0 -12.0 -18.1 -9.2 -19.8 -13.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 46.9 46.9 45.7 44.5 -25.5 -28.9 -26.2 -19.0 -27.2 -22.7 Other goods and services ................... 267.7 267.6 269.6 272.0 0.6 3.1 10.7 6.6 1.9 8.6 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 370.4 369.7 375.7 383.6 -3.4 5.5 24.6 15.0 1.0 19.7 Personal care (1).......................... 163.0 163.1 163.5 163.9 3.0 2.0 3.5 2.2 2.5 2.9 Personal care products (1)................ 154.0 153.1 153.4 153.2 2.1 4.0 2.4 -2.1 3.1 0.1 Personal care services (1)................ 174.4 174.7 175.3 176.1 4.3 1.9 5.2 4.0 3.1 4.6 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 246.5 247.6 247.9 248.1 2.9 3.5 4.3 2.6 3.2 3.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 146.4 147.0 147.1 148.3 4.6 2.8 3.6 5.3 3.7 4.5 Food and beverages ......................... 165.3 165.5 165.4 166.1 1.0 1.7 3.0 1.9 1.4 2.5 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 135.0 135.7 135.9 137.4 6.6 4.0 3.6 7.3 5.3 5.5 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 141.7 142.7 143.1 146.4 12.9 6.9 6.8 13.9 9.9 10.3 Apparel .................................. 130.1 130.2 128.9 129.0 2.5 -4.8 4.1 -3.3 -1.2 0.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 152.9 154.1 155.5 160.8 18.0 13.0 8.5 22.3 15.5 15.2 Durables .................................. 126.0 125.8 125.6 125.4 -0.9 1.0 0.0 -1.9 0.0 -1.0 Services .................................... 187.3 187.5 188.0 188.6 2.6 2.2 3.3 2.8 2.4 3.0 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 176.6 177.0 177.5 177.8 3.0 2.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.9 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 102.3 102.4 102.6 102.6 2.0 5.7 0.0 1.2 3.8 0.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 120.8 119.7 119.7 121.1 -1.0 3.8 4.8 1.0 1.4 2.9 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 104.6 104.7 105.0 105.4 2.3 1.2 2.3 3.1 1.8 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 106.3 106.2 107.5 108.6 2.7 3.5 3.5 8.9 3.1 6.2 Transportation services .................... 189.4 189.5 189.8 190.6 1.9 0.9 3.2 2.6 1.4 2.9 Medical care services ...................... 258.2 259.1 259.9 261.1 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.4 4.1 Other services ............................. 222.4 223.2 224.0 223.7 2.4 3.0 3.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 164.8 165.3 165.6 166.5 4.0 2.7 3.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 All items less shelter ...................... 159.9 160.4 160.6 161.6 3.6 2.8 3.3 4.3 3.2 3.8 All items less medical care ................. 160.9 161.3 161.6 162.5 3.3 2.5 3.3 4.0 2.9 3.7 Commodities less food ....................... 136.6 137.4 137.6 139.0 6.5 3.9 3.6 7.2 5.2 5.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 143.6 144.4 144.9 148.0 12.1 6.8 6.7 12.8 9.4 9.7 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 153.8 154.9 156.3 160.9 17.2 12.0 7.9 19.8 14.5 13.7 Nondurables ................................. 153.7 154.3 154.5 156.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 8.0 5.2 6.1 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 175.9 176.3 176.6 176.9 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 Services less medical care services ......... 181.2 181.6 182.1 182.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 Energy ...................................... 110.5 112.8 113.9 119.0 27.8 16.7 8.0 34.5 22.1 20.5 All items less energy ....................... 172.7 172.9 173.0 173.4 1.9 1.6 2.8 1.6 1.8 2.2 All items less food and energy ............. 174.9 175.1 175.3 175.6 2.1 1.4 3.0 1.6 1.8 2.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.2 145.0 144.7 144.8 0.3 0.6 2.8 -1.1 0.4 0.8 Energy commodities ....................... 107.9 113.2 115.3 123.8 68.3 30.7 11.1 73.3 48.3 38.8 Services less energy services ............. 194.9 195.3 195.8 196.3 3.0 2.1 3.1 2.9 2.5 3.0 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng Feb.2000 from-- Jan.2000 from-- sched- ule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. (1) 1999 1999 2000 2000 Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 1999 U.S. city average ........................... M 165.1 165.1 165.5 166.4 3.3 0.8 0.5 2.8 0.2 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 172.6 172.6 173.0 174.3 3.6 1.0 0.8 2.7 0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 172.7 172.4 172.8 174.1 3.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 0.1 0.2 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 105.0 105.2 105.5 106.3 3.6 1.0 0.8 3.0 0.5 0.3 Midwest urban ............................... M 160.9 160.7 161.2 162.1 3.6 0.9 0.6 2.9 0.2 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 161.0 161.1 161.6 162.7 3.5 1.0 0.7 2.9 0.4 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.5 105.3 105.5 106.1 3.8 0.8 0.6 3.1 0.0 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.6 157.3 157.6 158.3 3.2 0.6 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.2 South urban ................................. M 161.8 162.0 162.2 163.0 3.2 0.6 0.5 2.7 0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 160.6 160.9 161.2 161.8 3.5 0.6 0.4 3.1 0.4 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 104.9 105.0 105.1 105.7 3.0 0.7 0.6 2.5 0.2 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 165.0 164.6 165.1 165.8 3.0 0.7 0.4 2.5 0.1 0.3 West urban .................................. M 166.2 166.4 166.7 167.4 2.9 0.6 0.4 2.6 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 165.7 165.8 166.3 167.1 3.2 0.8 0.5 2.9 0.4 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.3 105.5 105.5 105.9 2.2 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.0 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 151.2 151.2 151.6 152.5 3.5 0.9 0.6 2.8 0.3 0.3 B/C (3).................................... M 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.9 3.2 0.7 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.1 D ......................................... M 163.5 163.1 163.5 164.1 2.9 0.6 0.4 2.4 0.0 0.2 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 163.7 163.7 164.5 165.6 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.5 0.5 0.5 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 160.6 160.9 161.2 162.4 2.7 0.9 0.7 2.2 0.4 0.2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 174.6 174.3 174.6 175.8 3.0 0.9 0.7 2.2 0.0 0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 177.8 - 178.6 - - - - 3.7 0.4 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 156.1 - 156.8 - - - - 2.7 0.4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 159.8 - 160.3 - - - - 3.7 0.3 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 104.9 - 105.3 - - - - 2.5 0.4 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 164.6 - 164.9 3.6 0.2 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 160.4 - 162.0 4.0 1.0 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 149.2 - 150.5 3.8 0.9 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 162.7 - 163.5 3.0 0.5 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 172.8 - 174.5 4.0 1.0 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 170.9 - 172.5 4.1 0.9 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 170.1 - 171.5 3.3 0.8 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.