FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-02-151 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: Thursday, March 21, 2002 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2002 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.8 (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 1.1 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 173.7 was 0.8 percent higher than the index in February 2001. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in February, the same as in January. The energy index, which advanced 0.9 percent in January, declined 0.8 percent in February. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 0.1 percent, and the index for energy services fell 1.3 percent. The food index rose 0.2 percent in February, reflecting another large increase in the index for fruits and vegetables. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February after increasing 0.2 percent in January. An upturn in the index for apparel, coupled with larger increases in the indexes for shelter and for tobacco and smoking products, accounted for the larger advance in February. 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 2001 2002 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'02 Feb.'02 All Items .1 .4 -.3 -.1 -.1 .2 .2 1.1 1.1 Food and beverages .2 .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 2.3 2.7 Housing .2 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .3 2.7 2.2 Apparel -.6 .2 .4 -.6 -.6 -.7 .5 -3.5 -3.8 Transportation -.5 1.7 -2.1 -1.6 -.9 .3 -.2 -3.2 -4.2 Medical care .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .3 4.2 4.5 Recreation .2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 .2 .1 .8 1.5 Education and communication .3 .1 .6 .0 .2 .3 .2 2.7 3.2 Other goods and services -.9 1.6 -.8 1.3 -1.0 .3 1.0 1.4 4.7 Special indexes: Energy -1.9 2.8 -6.0 -4.9 -3.0 .9 -.8 -11.2 -15.9 Food .2 .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 2.3 2.7 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .2 .4 .1 .2 .3 2.1 2.6 See pages 4 through 6 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2002 and for a note on a new supplemental index of consumer price change. The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for food at home, which increased 0.3 percent in January, rose 0.2 percent in February. Another sharp rise in the index for fruits and vegetables--up 2.5 percent in February after increasing 3.3 percent in January--was partially offset by declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh vegetables rose 7.5 percent, while the index for fresh fruits declined 1.5 percent. Prices for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.4 percent. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for dairy products also contributed to the advance in February, advancing 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively. On the other hand, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent. In February, declines in the indexes for pork, for other meats, and for fish and seafood more than offset increases in prices for beef and for poultry--each up 0.6 percent. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home declined 0.4 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent. The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in February. Shelter costs advanced 0.5 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent increase in January. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.4 percent, and the index for lodging away from home rose 1.7 percent. The index for fuels and utilities declined 1.0 percent in February. Each of the three major household fuels--natural gas, electricity, and fuel oil--contributed to the February decrease, down 3.3, 0.7, and 0.9 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.2 percent. The transportation component turned back down in February, declining 0.2 percent after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The index for gasoline, which rose 2.7 percent in January, fell 0.4 percent in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.4 percent in February.) The index for new vehicles declined 0.9 percent, following a 0.6 percent decrease in January. (As of February, about 95 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2002 models. The 2002 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2002 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-01-405, dated November 9, 2001.) The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.7 percent. During the last 12 months, the index for new vehicles has declined 1.5 percent and the index for used cars and trucks has fallen 4.1 percent. Airline fares increased for the second consecutive month--up 1.0 percent in February--following declines in each of the last six months of 2001. The index for apparel, which had declined in each of the three preceding months, turned up in February, advancing 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.6 percent, reflecting the introduction of spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in February. Charges for professional services were unchanged, while the index for hospital and related services increased 0.7 percent. The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.2 percent increase in January. A 1.0 percent decline in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events was more than offset by small increases in the indexes for video and audio, for pets, pet products and services, for sporting goods, and for photography. The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in February. Education costs rose 0.8 percent, largely as a result of a 3.7 percent rise in the index for educational books and supplies. The index for communication costs declined 0.3 percent, reflecting a 3.3 percent decline in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services which increased 0.3 percent in January, rose 1.0 percent in February. A 4.0 percent increase in the index for cigarettes accounted for about four-fifths of the February increase in this major group. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 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 2001 2002 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'02 Feb.'02 All Items .0 .5 -.4 -.1 -.2 .2 .2 .7 .8 Food and beverages .2 .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 2.3 2.7 Housing .2 .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.3 2.0 Apparel -.5 .2 .3 -.4 -.7 -1.0 .5 -4.7 -3.6 Transportation -.4 1.9 -2.4 -1.8 -.9 .2 -.3 -3.7 -4.8 Medical care .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .2 4.1 4.4 Recreation .1 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .1 1.2 1.4 Education and communication .4 .0 .6 .0 .1 .4 .1 2.3 3.0 Other goods and services -1.3 1.9 -1.0 1.7 -1.3 .2 1.5 1.4 5.3 Special indexes: Energy -1.7 3.6 -6.8 -5.3 -3.0 1.0 -.8 -11.0 -16.4 Food .2 .1 .4 .0 -.1 .3 .2 2.1 2.6 All items less food and energy .1 .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 .2 1.5 2.4 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). CPI (Old Weights) For the first six months of 2002, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1993-95 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1998 through 2001. These Old Weight data are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From January to February 2002, the Old Weights CPI-U rose 0.4 percent and the Old Weights CPI-W rose 0.3 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. ___________________________________________________________________________ Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal factors for 2001. All Items 2001 Former Recalculated Difference January .6 .6 .0 February .3 .2 -.1 March .1 .1 .0 April .3 .3 .0 May .4 .5 .1 June .2 .2 .0 July -.3 -.3 .0 August .1 .1 .0 September .4 .4 .0 October -.3 -.3 .0 November .0 -.1 -.1 December -.2 -.1 .1 All Items less food and energy 2001 Former Recalculated Difference January .3 .3 .0 February .3 .3 .0 March .2 .2 .0 April .2 .2 .0 May .1 .2 .1 June .3 .3 .0 July .2 .2 .0 August .2 .2 .0 September .2 .2 .0 October .2 .2 .0 November .4 .4 .0 December .1 .1 .0 ___________________________________________________________________________ Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002 Expenditure Weight Update As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period, effective with release of data for January 2002. The newer weights replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective with January 1998 data. Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating. Thus, for example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period effective with release of CPI data for January 2004. Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic major revisions of the index. Such major revisions have taken place approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most recently, in 1998. The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by consumers. More specifically, the use of more current weights will help to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending. Publication of Overlap CPIs For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern. Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W). The Phoenix-Mesa CPI will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December 2001 = 100. The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix- Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi- annual basis. Change to Published Item Structure Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS began publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks. This index series is available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base. ___________________________________________________________________________ NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE The Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing a 1consumer price index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, effective with release of July data in August 2002. Designated the C-CPI-U, the index will supplement the existing indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The C-CPI-U will employ a Tornqvist formula and utilize expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The new measure, said to be a "superlative" index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the present measures. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time. In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator for averaging prices within most of the index's item categories in order to approximate the effect of consumers' responses to changes in relative prices within these item categories. The geometric mean estimator will be used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the CPI-U and CPI-W. (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.) Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag. Thus, the C-CPI-U will be issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and will be subject to two subsequent revisions. Accordingly, at the time of its introduction in August, "final" values of the C-CPI-U will be issued for the 12 months of 2000, "interim" values will be issued for the 12 months of 2001, and "initial" values will be issued for January-July 2of 2002. In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final. Then, in February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously published level. BLS previously has calculated superlative indexes on an experimental basis, although these are not comparable to the C-CPI-U in all computational details. (See, for example, Monthly Labor Review, December 1993, pp. 25-33.) Based on BLS research, the C-CPI-U is estimated to increase at an average annual rate of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point less than the CPI-U. The C-CPI-U will be issued for national averages only and will not be seasonally adjusted. It will employ a December 1999=100 reference base. Data for periods prior to December 1999 will not be calculated. The component series that will be published are listed below: All items Medical care Food and beverages Medical care commodities Food Medical care services Food at home Recreation Food away from home Education and communication Alcoholic beverages Education Housing Communication Shelter Other goods and services Fuels and utilities Services Household furnishings Commodities and operations Durables Apparel Nondurables Transportation All items less food and energy Private transportation Energy Public transportation These indexes will be published monthly in the CPI news release and the CPI Detailed Report, and the series will be available electronically at the same site as other CPI data: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130 Washington, DC 20212 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691- 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov . ___________________________________________________________________________ Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. ___________________________________________________________________________ Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short- term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments- department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross- classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982- 84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. ___________________________________________________________________________ Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI 115.7 Less previous index 111.2 Equals index point change 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040 x 100 Equals percent change 4.0 ___________________________________________________________________________ Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001. In January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987- December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. 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. Note: 39 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002. 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, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies 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 Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk supply affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the Midwest and South for Electricity. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. 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 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 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. 2002 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 2001 Jan. Feb. 2002 2002 Feb. Jan. Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 2001 2002 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 177.1 177.8 1.1 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 530.6 532.7 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 176.2 176.4 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Food ...................................... 14.688 175.8 175.9 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Food at home ............................. 8.468 176.2 176.0 2.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.298 196.7 197.6 3.0 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.271 162.1 161.8 1.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 Dairy and related products (1)........... .916 169.9 170.1 4.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.204 224.8 223.3 5.6 -0.7 -0.8 3.3 2.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... .967 139.5 140.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 Other food at home ...................... 1.811 161.3 160.4 1.6 -0.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... .315 158.4 158.5 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 Fats and oils .......................... .265 158.3 157.2 3.0 -0.7 1.3 -0.3 -0.4 Other foods ............................ 1.232 177.4 176.3 1.3 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .289 108.9 108.0 -0.6 -0.8 -1.9 0.4 -0.8 Food away from home (1)................... 6.220 176.4 177.0 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .383 115.5 115.8 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.031 181.8 182.6 2.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 Housing .................................... 40.873 177.6 178.5 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 Shelter ................................... 31.522 204.5 206.1 4.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 6.421 197.0 197.7 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.702 113.1 119.3 0.2 5.5 0.6 -0.7 1.7 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 22.046 211.6 212.2 4.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .353 106.4 106.8 1.6 0.4 -0.6 0.1 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.511 141.5 140.0 -8.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.2 -1.0 Fuels .................................... 3.654 125.3 123.7 -10.4 -1.3 -1.0 -0.4 -1.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .188 112.9 112.3 -22.3 -0.5 -6.9 -0.9 -1.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.466 132.4 130.6 -9.3 -1.4 -0.5 -0.4 -1.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .857 111.6 111.8 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.840 128.7 128.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.2 Household operations (1) (2).............. .820 117.8 117.9 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 Apparel .................................... 4.399 120.4 123.5 -3.8 2.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.122 120.8 122.0 -3.6 1.0 -1.5 0.1 -0.1 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.807 109.7 115.3 -4.7 5.1 -0.1 -0.9 1.4 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .203 125.0 127.2 -1.6 1.8 -2.9 -2.7 1.8 Footwear .................................. .874 117.1 119.5 -2.5 2.0 -0.7 -1.6 1.4 Transportation ............................. 17.055 148.6 148.4 -4.2 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 Private transportation .................... 15.845 144.4 144.1 -4.4 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 8.614 101.0 100.1 -2.1 -0.9 0.1 -0.5 -0.7 New vehicles ............................ 5.083 142.7 141.2 -1.5 -1.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.9 Used cars and trucks .................... 2.195 155.6 153.9 -4.1 -1.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.7 Motor fuel ............................... 2.564 97.9 98.2 -23.0 0.3 -5.9 2.6 -0.1 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.536 97.2 97.6 -23.0 0.4 -5.8 2.7 -0.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .421 106.2 106.1 2.0 -0.1 0.0 0.4 -0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.400 187.1 188.0 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 Public transportation ..................... 1.211 205.8 207.3 -2.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 -0.6 Medical care ............................... 5.810 279.6 281.0 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. 1.377 252.6 253.7 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 Medical care services ..................... 4.434 286.2 287.7 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 Professional services (3)................. 2.784 250.6 251.4 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.353 353.1 356.4 7.7 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. 6.019 105.7 105.9 1.5 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.1 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.645 102.1 102.9 1.3 0.8 -0.1 0.5 0.4 Education and communication (2)............. 5.813 107.2 107.3 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 Education (2).............................. 2.726 122.6 123.2 6.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 Educational books and supplies ........... .220 303.0 314.4 8.3 3.8 -3.1 2.0 3.7 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.506 353.2 353.9 6.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 Communication (1) (2)...................... 3.087 93.4 93.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.3 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.903 92.2 92.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.324 100.3 100.3 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .580 19.4 19.0 -17.0 -2.1 -1.0 -2.0 -2.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .275 24.6 23.8 -29.8 -3.3 -1.9 -2.8 -3.3 Other goods and services ................... 4.312 287.2 290.2 4.7 1.0 -1.0 0.3 1.0 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .928 432.8 449.3 10.0 3.8 -3.4 0.3 3.8 Personal care (1).......................... 3.384 173.2 173.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .706 155.2 155.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.2 Personal care services (1)................ .901 186.3 186.4 2.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.562 270.4 271.8 5.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 41.300 147.8 148.1 -1.7 0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.1 Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 176.2 176.4 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.582 131.6 132.1 -4.3 0.4 -1.1 -0.1 0.0 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 13.493 137.9 139.6 -5.5 1.2 -1.9 0.1 0.6 Apparel .................................. 4.399 120.4 123.5 -3.8 2.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.094 152.6 153.6 -6.2 0.7 -2.5 0.5 0.5 Durables .................................. 12.089 123.6 122.7 -2.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 Services .................................... 58.700 206.3 207.3 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 31.169 213.0 214.7 4.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .353 106.4 106.8 1.6 0.4 -0.6 0.1 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.466 132.4 130.6 -9.3 -1.4 -0.5 -0.4 -1.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .857 111.6 111.8 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 Household operations (1) (2)................ .820 117.8 117.9 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 Transportation services .................... 6.638 205.2 206.5 3.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 4.434 286.2 287.7 4.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 Other services ............................. 10.963 242.9 243.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 85.312 177.4 178.2 0.9 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 68.478 168.4 168.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.1 All items less medical care ................. 94.190 171.7 172.4 0.9 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 26.612 133.5 133.9 -4.2 0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 Nondurables less food ....................... 14.524 140.5 142.2 -4.9 1.2 -1.9 0.1 0.6 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.125 154.5 155.4 -5.4 0.6 -2.3 0.5 0.5 Nondurables ................................. 29.212 157.0 158.0 -1.3 0.6 -0.9 0.1 0.4 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.531 213.9 214.3 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Services less medical care services ......... 54.266 199.2 200.2 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 Energy ...................................... 6.218 111.7 111.0 -15.9 -0.6 -3.0 0.9 -0.8 All items less energy ....................... 93.782 185.7 186.5 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 79.094 188.2 189.2 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 23.860 143.7 144.2 -0.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 2.752 99.3 99.5 -22.9 0.2 -6.0 2.5 -0.1 Services less energy services ............. 55.234 213.8 215.1 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .565 $ .562 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .188 $ .188 - - - - - 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. 2001 2001 2002 2002 May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 177.5 177.3 177.6 178.0 3.2 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.6 0.7 Food and beverages ......................... 175.3 175.3 175.9 176.3 2.6 3.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.2 Food ...................................... 174.8 174.8 175.4 175.8 2.6 3.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.2 Food at home ............................. 175.0 174.9 175.5 175.9 2.4 3.5 1.8 2.1 2.9 2.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 195.9 195.8 197.0 197.8 2.3 3.8 2.1 3.9 3.0 3.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 162.3 162.2 162.2 161.9 4.3 1.7 0.7 -1.0 3.0 -0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 171.2 170.8 169.9 170.1 2.7 10.6 5.6 -2.5 6.6 1.4 Fruits and vegetables ................... 213.6 211.8 218.7 224.1 -2.4 1.5 3.4 21.2 -0.5 12.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 140.0 140.0 139.1 138.6 -0.6 4.7 0.0 -3.9 2.0 -2.0 Other food at home ...................... 160.9 161.7 161.2 160.4 4.4 2.3 1.3 -1.2 3.3 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... 156.4 157.1 157.5 157.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.9 1.0 2.5 Fats and oils .......................... 156.1 158.2 157.7 157.0 5.6 9.4 -5.0 2.3 7.5 -1.4 Other foods ............................ 178.0 178.6 177.8 176.5 5.2 0.9 3.0 -3.3 3.0 -0.2 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 110.6 108.5 108.9 108.0 0.4 2.6 4.1 -9.1 1.5 -2.7 Food away from home (1)................... 175.8 176.0 176.4 177.0 3.1 3.7 2.5 2.8 3.4 2.7 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 115.4 115.5 115.5 115.8 3.6 6.9 3.9 1.4 5.3 2.6 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 181.2 181.2 181.8 182.4 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 Housing .................................... 177.5 177.9 178.2 178.7 3.2 2.3 0.7 2.7 2.8 1.7 Shelter ................................... 203.5 204.3 205.0 206.0 4.3 4.5 3.4 5.0 4.4 4.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 195.4 196.2 196.8 197.5 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 117.2 117.9 117.1 119.1 1.7 3.0 -9.9 6.6 2.4 -2.0 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 209.9 210.7 211.4 212.2 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.7 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 106.9 106.3 106.4 106.8 6.6 -0.7 1.1 -0.4 2.9 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 144.5 143.4 143.1 141.6 0.5 -9.1 -13.9 -7.8 -4.4 -10.9 Fuels .................................... 128.9 127.6 127.1 125.4 0.3 -11.5 -17.1 -10.4 -5.8 -13.8 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 118.5 110.3 109.3 107.9 -19.4 -10.2 -26.8 -31.3 -14.9 -29.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 135.9 135.2 134.7 132.9 2.2 -11.7 -16.6 -8.5 -5.0 -12.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 110.8 111.1 111.7 111.8 2.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 129.3 129.3 128.8 128.6 -0.6 0.6 0.6 -2.1 0.0 -0.8 Household operations (1) (2).............. 116.9 117.2 117.8 117.9 1.4 6.1 2.1 3.5 3.7 2.8 Apparel .................................... 125.7 124.9 124.0 124.6 -6.6 -4.6 -0.3 -3.5 -5.6 -1.9 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 124.9 123.0 123.1 123.0 -2.8 -8.8 3.6 -5.9 -5.9 -1.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 116.4 116.3 115.3 116.9 -11.8 -4.6 -3.7 1.7 -8.3 -1.0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 132.4 128.5 125.0 127.2 4.1 -12.5 20.8 -14.8 -4.6 1.4 Footwear .................................. 122.1 121.2 119.3 121.0 -3.5 0.7 -3.5 -3.6 -1.4 -3.5 Transportation ............................. 150.1 148.8 149.2 148.9 6.0 -11.4 -7.9 -3.2 -3.1 -5.5 Private transportation .................... 145.8 144.5 144.9 144.6 7.3 -12.6 -8.1 -3.3 -3.1 -5.7 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.0 101.1 100.6 99.9 -1.9 -1.6 0.0 -4.3 -1.8 -2.2 New vehicles ............................ 142.4 142.6 141.8 140.5 -1.1 -1.7 2.6 -5.2 -1.4 -1.4 Used cars and trucks .................... 156.3 156.3 155.6 154.5 -4.2 -2.7 -4.7 -4.5 -3.4 -4.6 Motor fuel ............................... 104.7 98.5 101.1 101.0 35.7 -48.1 -42.2 -13.4 -16.1 -29.3 Gasoline (all types) .................... 104.2 98.2 100.9 100.5 34.0 -47.9 -41.8 -13.5 -16.4 -29.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 105.8 105.8 106.2 106.1 1.5 1.9 3.5 1.1 1.7 2.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 186.1 186.5 187.1 187.8 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.8 Public transportation ..................... 207.8 208.4 208.9 207.7 -6.6 6.7 -8.4 -0.2 -0.2 -4.4 Medical care ............................... 277.5 278.4 279.7 280.4 4.5 4.2 5.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 Medical care commodities .................. 251.3 252.0 252.8 253.9 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2 Medical care services ..................... 283.8 284.7 286.2 286.8 4.6 4.4 5.2 4.3 4.5 4.8 Professional services (3)................. 249.6 250.2 250.9 250.9 3.0 3.6 3.3 2.1 3.3 2.7 Hospital and related services (3)......... 347.4 349.3 352.4 355.0 7.6 5.7 8.4 9.0 6.7 8.7 Recreation (2).............................. 105.7 105.6 105.8 105.9 2.3 0.4 2.7 0.8 1.3 1.7 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.8 101.7 102.2 102.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.2 2.4 Education and communication (2)............. 106.5 106.7 107.0 107.2 1.9 5.1 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.7 Education (2).............................. 121.3 121.5 122.2 123.2 5.3 7.3 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.3 Educational books and supplies ........... 304.7 295.4 301.2 312.2 6.1 9.8 7.1 10.2 7.9 8.7 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 348.9 350.4 352.1 353.9 5.5 6.9 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.0 Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.3 93.4 93.4 93.1 -1.3 2.6 -0.9 -0.9 0.6 -0.9 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 92.2 92.3 92.2 92.0 -1.7 2.6 -0.9 -0.9 0.4 -0.9 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.6 99.7 100.3 100.3 0.0 3.7 0.0 2.8 1.8 1.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 20.0 19.8 19.4 19.0 -19.4 -17.2 -12.9 -18.5 -18.3 -15.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 25.8 25.3 24.6 23.8 -35.3 -30.1 -25.8 -27.6 -32.8 -26.7 Other goods and services ................... 289.2 286.4 287.2 290.2 4.4 4.5 8.6 1.4 4.4 4.9 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 446.7 431.7 432.8 449.3 10.4 5.8 22.5 2.3 8.0 12.0 Personal care (1).......................... 172.6 172.6 173.2 173.7 2.2 4.1 3.3 2.6 3.1 2.9 Personal care products (1)................ 155.4 155.4 155.2 155.5 -5.3 4.0 1.8 0.3 -0.8 1.0 Personal care services (1)................ 186.8 186.4 186.3 186.4 4.9 2.4 3.5 -0.9 3.7 1.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 268.3 269.2 270.7 271.2 4.3 7.2 4.4 4.4 5.7 4.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 149.2 148.2 148.3 148.4 2.7 -4.7 -2.6 -2.1 -1.1 -2.4 Food and beverages ......................... 175.3 175.3 175.9 176.3 2.6 3.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 134.1 132.6 132.5 132.5 2.9 -9.7 -5.7 -4.7 -3.6 -5.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 142.6 139.9 140.0 140.9 6.3 -12.8 -9.5 -4.7 -3.7 -7.1 Apparel .................................. 125.7 124.9 124.0 124.6 -6.6 -4.6 -0.3 -3.5 -5.6 -1.9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 157.3 153.4 154.2 155.0 12.1 -16.3 -12.2 -5.7 -3.1 -9.0 Durables .................................. 124.0 123.9 123.2 122.4 -2.5 -1.9 -0.6 -5.1 -2.2 -2.9 Services .................................... 205.6 206.1 206.8 207.4 3.6 3.4 2.2 3.5 3.5 2.9 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 212.0 212.9 213.5 214.5 4.6 4.5 3.5 4.8 4.5 4.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 106.9 106.3 106.4 106.8 6.6 -0.7 1.1 -0.4 2.9 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 135.9 135.2 134.7 132.9 2.2 -11.7 -16.6 -8.5 -5.0 -12.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 110.8 111.1 111.7 111.8 2.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 Household operations (1) (2)................ 116.9 117.2 117.8 117.9 1.4 6.1 2.1 3.5 3.7 2.8 Transportation services .................... 204.3 204.9 205.6 206.3 0.6 5.3 2.6 4.0 2.9 3.3 Medical care services ...................... 283.8 284.7 286.2 286.8 4.6 4.4 5.2 4.3 4.5 4.8 Other services ............................. 241.6 242.0 242.9 243.4 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.0 4.0 3.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 178.0 177.7 178.0 178.4 3.2 -0.7 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.4 All items less shelter ...................... 169.2 168.6 168.9 169.0 2.6 -2.1 -1.2 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 All items less medical care ................. 172.1 171.9 172.2 172.6 3.1 -0.2 -0.2 1.2 1.4 0.5 Commodities less food ....................... 135.9 134.5 134.4 134.4 2.9 -9.3 -5.4 -4.3 -3.4 -4.9 Nondurables less food ....................... 145.0 142.3 142.5 143.3 6.0 -11.7 -8.6 -4.6 -3.3 -6.6 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 158.7 155.1 155.9 156.7 10.8 -14.4 -11.0 -4.9 -2.6 -8.0 Nondurables ................................. 159.1 157.7 157.8 158.5 5.1 -4.8 -3.4 -1.5 0.0 -2.5 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 213.7 213.9 214.1 214.3 2.5 2.7 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.9 Services less medical care services ......... 198.7 199.3 199.4 200.2 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.1 3.5 2.5 Energy ...................................... 116.7 113.2 114.2 113.3 15.1 -30.3 -28.7 -11.2 -10.4 -20.4 All items less energy ....................... 185.5 185.7 186.0 186.5 2.2 2.9 3.1 2.2 2.5 2.6 All items less food and energy ............. 188.1 188.3 188.6 189.1 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.1 2.5 2.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.4 144.8 144.3 144.3 -1.4 -0.8 1.7 -3.0 -1.1 -0.7 Energy commodities ....................... 106.0 99.6 102.1 102.0 29.8 -45.6 -40.9 -14.3 -16.0 -28.8 Services less energy services ............. 212.7 213.3 214.1 215.0 3.7 4.5 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.0 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 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.2002 from-- Jan.2002 from-- sched- ule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. (1) 2001 2001 2002 2002 Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 177.4 176.7 177.1 177.8 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 -0.2 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 185.0 184.2 184.9 186.1 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.5 -0.1 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 186.1 185.4 186.2 187.8 2.2 1.3 0.9 1.7 0.1 0.4 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.9 110.3 110.5 110.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 -0.4 0.2 Midwest urban ............................... M 172.5 171.9 172.1 172.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 174.2 173.8 174.1 174.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 110.0 109.6 109.5 109.6 -0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 166.3 165.5 166.2 166.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.4 South urban ................................. M 171.0 170.3 170.6 171.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 172.2 171.7 171.7 172.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.4 -0.3 0.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.4 108.9 109.2 109.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 168.9 167.6 168.6 168.6 -0.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.6 West urban .................................. M 182.3 181.6 182.4 183.2 2.2 0.9 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 184.3 183.5 184.4 185.4 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.4 0.1 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 112.0 111.6 111.9 112.4 2.1 0.7 0.4 1.9 -0.1 0.3 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 161.7 161.1 161.6 162.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.5 -0.1 0.3 B/C (3).................................... M 110.2 109.7 109.9 110.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 -0.3 0.2 D ......................................... M 170.8 169.8 170.5 170.7 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 177.4 177.9 177.9 178.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 178.1 177.1 178.9 180.1 2.7 1.7 0.7 2.7 0.4 1.0 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 187.8 187.3 188.5 189.9 2.5 1.4 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 192.7 - 192.9 - - - - 2.1 0.1 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 172.3 - 171.4 - - - - 0.1 -0.5 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 171.5 - 170.6 - - - - 2.0 -0.5 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 110.9 - 110.9 - - - - 1.8 0.0 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 174.8 - 176.1 0.5 0.7 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 173.5 - 176.2 1.7 1.6 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 157.1 - 156.6 -1.3 -0.3 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 173.1 - 175.0 1.8 1.1 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 179.9 - 182.0 1.7 1.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 190.6 - 191.3 1.8 0.4 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 186.1 - 187.6 2.0 0.8 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See 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. 2002 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 2001 Jan. Feb. 2002 2002 Feb. Jan. Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 2001 2002 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.2 173.7 0.8 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 515.9 517.5 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.229 175.7 175.8 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Food ...................................... 16.228 175.2 175.3 2.6 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2 Food at home ............................. 9.798 175.3 175.1 2.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.3 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.468 196.7 197.5 3.0 0.4 -0.2 0.8 0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.831 162.0 161.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.021 169.7 170.0 4.0 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.2 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.307 223.2 222.2 5.8 -0.4 -0.8 3.2 2.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.132 138.8 139.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.7 -0.3 Other food at home ...................... 2.038 161.0 160.1 1.8 -0.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .339 158.5 158.5 1.9 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 Fats and oils .......................... .316 158.0 157.0 3.0 -0.6 1.3 -0.4 -0.3 Other foods ............................ 1.383 177.9 176.8 1.6 -0.6 0.4 -0.5 -0.6 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .310 109.3 108.5 0.0 -0.7 -1.6 0.3 -0.7 Food away from home (1)................... 6.430 176.4 176.9 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .275 115.8 116.0 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.001 181.4 182.1 2.9 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.3 Housing .................................... 38.141 173.4 173.9 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Shelter ................................... 29.212 198.7 199.8 4.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.395 196.3 197.0 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.523 113.2 119.4 0.8 5.5 0.3 0.0 2.0 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 18.980 192.3 192.9 4.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .314 106.4 106.8 1.4 0.4 -0.7 0.1 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.829 140.8 139.4 -8.0 -1.0 -0.8 -0.2 -1.1 Fuels .................................... 3.955 124.2 122.7 -10.2 -1.2 -1.0 -0.3 -1.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .177 113.0 112.4 -22.5 -0.5 -7.4 -1.1 -1.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.778 131.4 129.7 -9.3 -1.3 -0.5 -0.4 -1.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .873 111.7 111.9 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.101 125.0 124.9 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 Household operations (1) (2).............. .357 118.5 118.9 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 Apparel .................................... 4.831 119.6 122.4 -3.6 2.3 -0.7 -1.0 0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.243 121.0 122.2 -3.7 1.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.0 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.864 108.5 113.8 -3.9 4.9 -0.2 -1.0 1.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .256 126.7 128.4 -2.0 1.3 -3.0 -2.8 1.3 Footwear .................................. 1.165 117.7 119.3 -2.5 1.4 -0.7 -1.3 0.8 Transportation ............................. 19.393 147.5 147.1 -4.8 -0.3 -0.9 0.2 -0.3 Private transportation .................... 18.452 144.6 144.2 -4.9 -0.3 -1.0 0.3 -0.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 10.145 101.3 100.3 -2.4 -1.0 0.1 -0.5 -0.8 New vehicles ............................ 4.897 143.8 142.3 -1.5 -1.0 0.1 -0.8 -0.8 Used cars and trucks .................... 4.099 156.5 154.8 -4.3 -1.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 Motor fuel ............................... 3.153 98.2 98.5 -22.9 0.3 -5.5 2.5 -0.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.120 97.6 97.9 -23.0 0.3 -5.7 2.5 -0.1 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .530 105.3 105.3 1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.0 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.438 188.6 189.5 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 Public transportation ..................... .941 201.0 202.5 -1.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.3 Medical care ............................... 4.620 278.5 279.8 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 Medical care commodities .................. 1.006 247.6 248.5 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 Medical care services ..................... 3.614 285.7 287.2 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 Professional services (3)................. 2.245 252.8 253.6 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.092 348.2 351.4 7.6 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 Recreation (2).............................. 5.649 104.2 104.5 1.4 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.1 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.803 101.4 102.2 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 Education and communication (2)............. 5.637 107.1 107.2 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 Education (2).............................. 2.382 122.7 123.3 6.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 Educational books and supplies ........... .203 305.2 315.2 7.2 3.3 -3.5 0.7 3.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.178 346.2 347.0 6.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 3.255 94.7 94.5 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 3.107 94.0 93.7 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.591 100.4 100.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .516 20.1 19.7 -17.2 -2.0 -1.0 -2.4 -2.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .253 24.3 23.5 -29.6 -3.3 -2.0 -2.8 -3.3 Other goods and services ................... 4.499 294.0 298.3 5.3 1.5 -1.3 0.2 1.5 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.441 433.5 450.7 10.1 4.0 -3.4 0.1 4.0 Personal care (1).......................... 3.059 172.7 173.2 2.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .815 155.9 156.3 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 Personal care services (1)................ .900 187.0 187.1 2.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.161 269.8 271.4 5.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 45.559 148.3 148.6 -1.8 0.2 -0.7 0.0 0.1 Food and beverages ......................... 17.229 175.7 175.8 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 28.330 132.7 133.1 -4.6 0.3 -1.2 -0.1 0.0 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.685 138.9 140.7 -5.8 1.3 -2.1 -0.1 0.7 Apparel .................................. 4.831 119.6 122.4 -3.6 2.3 -0.7 -1.0 0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.854 154.2 155.4 -6.7 0.8 -2.6 0.5 0.7 Durables .................................. 13.645 124.1 123.1 -2.8 -0.8 0.0 -0.6 -0.7 Services .................................... 54.441 202.5 203.3 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 28.898 191.4 192.5 4.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .314 106.4 106.8 1.4 0.4 -0.7 0.1 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.778 131.4 129.7 -9.3 -1.3 -0.5 -0.4 -1.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .873 111.7 111.9 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .357 118.5 118.9 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 Transportation services .................... 6.573 203.4 204.7 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 Medical care services ...................... 3.614 285.7 287.2 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 Other services ............................. 10.033 238.3 239.0 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.772 172.7 173.3 0.5 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 70.788 165.8 166.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.1 All items less medical care ................. 95.380 168.5 169.0 0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 29.331 134.5 134.8 -4.4 0.2 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.687 141.4 143.1 -5.3 1.2 -2.0 0.1 0.6 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.855 155.8 157.0 -5.9 0.8 -2.5 0.4 0.6 Nondurables ................................. 31.915 157.5 158.5 -1.4 0.6 -0.9 0.0 0.5 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 25.543 189.8 190.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Services less medical care services ......... 50.827 195.7 196.5 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.109 110.5 109.8 -16.4 -0.6 -3.0 1.0 -0.8 All items less energy ....................... 92.891 181.8 182.5 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 76.663 183.6 184.4 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 26.001 144.4 144.8 -1.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 3.330 99.2 99.5 -22.9 0.3 -5.7 2.4 -0.2 Services less energy services ............. 50.663 210.4 211.5 4.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .577 $ .576 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .194 $ .193 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 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. 2001 2001 2002 2002 May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 173.7 173.3 173.7 174.0 3.3 -0.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 174.7 174.7 175.3 175.7 2.6 3.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.2 Food ...................................... 174.3 174.2 174.8 175.2 2.6 3.8 2.1 2.1 3.2 2.1 Food at home ............................. 174.1 173.9 174.5 175.0 2.1 3.8 1.9 2.1 2.9 2.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 195.7 195.4 196.9 197.5 1.9 4.0 2.3 3.7 2.9 3.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 162.1 162.0 162.0 161.8 4.3 1.5 1.0 -0.7 2.9 0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 171.2 170.6 169.7 170.0 3.0 10.6 5.6 -2.8 6.7 1.3 Fruits and vegetables ................... 212.3 210.5 217.3 223.0 -2.4 2.3 2.9 21.7 -0.1 11.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 139.3 139.3 138.3 137.9 -0.9 5.6 -0.3 -4.0 2.3 -2.1 Other food at home ...................... 160.5 161.3 160.8 160.1 4.7 2.5 1.3 -1.0 3.6 0.1 Sugar and sweets ....................... 156.3 156.9 157.6 157.9 1.6 0.8 1.0 4.2 1.2 2.6 Fats and oils .......................... 155.7 157.8 157.2 156.7 5.1 9.4 -4.7 2.6 7.2 -1.1 Other foods ............................ 178.3 179.0 178.1 177.0 5.1 1.6 2.7 -2.9 3.4 -0.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 110.8 109.0 109.3 108.5 0.7 3.7 4.1 -8.0 2.2 -2.2 Food away from home (1)................... 175.8 176.0 176.4 176.9 3.1 3.7 2.5 2.5 3.4 2.5 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 115.8 115.8 115.8 116.0 3.3 6.9 5.0 0.7 5.1 2.8 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 180.8 180.7 181.4 181.9 2.7 3.9 2.5 2.5 3.3 2.5 Housing .................................... 173.2 173.5 173.8 174.2 3.3 1.9 0.9 2.3 2.6 1.6 Shelter ................................... 197.5 198.2 198.9 199.8 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 194.8 195.5 196.1 196.8 5.2 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 117.1 117.4 117.4 119.8 0.7 2.4 -8.7 9.5 1.5 0.0 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 190.8 191.5 192.1 192.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 107.1 106.3 106.4 106.8 6.2 -0.4 1.1 -1.1 2.9 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 144.0 142.9 142.6 141.1 0.3 -8.9 -13.5 -7.8 -4.4 -10.7 Fuels .................................... 127.9 126.6 126.2 124.5 -0.6 -10.8 -16.8 -10.2 -5.9 -13.5 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 119.4 110.6 109.4 108.1 -22.2 -11.4 -21.9 -32.8 -17.0 -27.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 135.0 134.3 133.8 132.0 1.4 -11.1 -16.4 -8.6 -5.0 -12.6 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 110.9 111.1 111.7 111.9 2.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.8 125.8 125.2 125.0 -1.3 0.3 0.3 -2.5 -0.5 -1.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. 117.8 118.0 118.5 118.9 2.5 7.9 2.1 3.8 5.1 2.9 Apparel .................................... 125.0 124.1 122.9 123.5 -6.1 -4.1 0.6 -4.7 -5.1 -2.1 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 124.8 123.2 123.1 123.1 -3.7 -8.0 2.3 -5.3 -5.9 -1.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 115.1 114.9 113.7 115.2 -10.2 -4.7 -1.4 0.3 -7.5 -0.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 134.3 130.3 126.7 128.4 3.1 -10.7 20.1 -16.4 -4.1 0.2 Footwear .................................. 122.4 121.5 119.9 120.9 -3.2 0.7 -2.6 -4.8 -1.3 -3.7 Transportation ............................. 149.0 147.7 148.0 147.6 6.3 -12.3 -8.9 -3.7 -3.4 -6.3 Private transportation .................... 146.1 144.7 145.1 144.7 7.3 -13.4 -9.0 -3.8 -3.6 -6.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.4 101.5 101.0 100.2 -3.1 -1.6 -0.4 -4.7 -2.3 -2.5 New vehicles ............................ 143.7 143.9 142.8 141.6 -1.9 -1.4 3.1 -5.7 -1.7 -1.4 Used cars and trucks .................... 157.3 157.2 156.5 155.3 -4.6 -2.7 -4.9 -5.0 -3.7 -5.0 Motor fuel ............................... 104.6 98.8 101.3 101.1 36.5 -48.1 -42.8 -12.7 -15.8 -29.4 Gasoline (all types) .................... 104.1 98.2 100.7 100.6 35.9 -48.4 -42.4 -12.8 -16.3 -29.1 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 105.0 104.9 105.3 105.3 0.8 1.9 3.5 1.1 1.4 2.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 187.5 188.0 188.6 189.3 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.3 3.7 Public transportation ..................... 202.6 203.1 203.6 202.9 -5.9 6.9 -7.5 0.6 0.3 -3.5 Medical care ............................... 276.4 277.3 278.6 279.2 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 Medical care commodities .................. 246.3 247.1 247.9 248.8 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.1 Medical care services ..................... 283.4 284.3 285.7 286.3 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 Professional services (3)................. 251.8 252.3 253.1 253.0 2.6 3.8 3.2 1.9 3.2 2.6 Hospital and related services (3)......... 343.0 344.7 347.9 350.0 7.6 6.0 8.3 8.4 6.8 8.4 Recreation (2).............................. 104.1 104.0 104.3 104.4 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.0 101.0 101.5 101.9 0.0 -0.4 0.8 3.6 -0.2 2.2 Education and communication (2)............. 106.5 106.6 107.0 107.1 2.3 5.1 2.3 2.3 3.7 2.3 Education (2).............................. 121.5 121.6 122.2 123.0 6.0 7.3 5.8 5.0 6.7 5.4 Educational books and supplies ........... 310.9 300.1 302.1 311.8 6.6 12.6 8.8 1.2 9.6 4.9 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 342.1 343.5 345.2 346.7 5.9 7.0 5.4 5.5 6.5 5.5 Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.5 -1.7 3.0 -0.8 0.0 0.6 -0.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 93.8 93.9 94.0 93.7 -1.3 2.6 -0.8 -0.4 0.6 -0.6 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.7 99.9 100.4 100.5 -0.4 4.1 -0.4 3.2 1.8 1.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 20.8 20.6 20.1 19.7 -21.5 -15.1 -12.4 -19.5 -18.4 -16.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 25.5 25.0 24.3 23.5 -35.8 -29.5 -25.0 -27.9 -32.7 -26.4 Other goods and services ................... 297.3 293.3 294.0 298.3 5.2 4.5 10.5 1.4 4.9 5.8 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 448.3 432.9 433.5 450.7 10.8 5.6 23.1 2.2 8.2 12.1 Personal care (1).......................... 172.3 172.3 172.7 173.2 1.9 3.8 3.3 2.1 2.9 2.7 Personal care products (1)................ 156.1 156.0 155.9 156.3 -4.8 4.5 1.6 0.5 -0.3 1.0 Personal care services (1)................ 187.4 187.1 187.0 187.1 5.1 2.6 3.3 -0.6 3.9 1.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 267.8 268.7 269.8 270.9 4.1 7.1 4.5 4.7 5.6 4.6 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 149.9 148.8 148.8 148.9 2.9 -5.1 -2.6 -2.6 -1.2 -2.6 Food and beverages ......................... 174.7 174.7 175.3 175.7 2.6 3.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 135.4 133.8 133.6 133.6 3.5 -10.3 -6.0 -5.2 -3.7 -5.6 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 144.2 141.2 141.1 142.1 7.6 -14.3 -9.6 -5.7 -3.9 -7.7 Apparel .................................. 125.0 124.1 122.9 123.5 -6.1 -4.1 0.6 -4.7 -5.1 -2.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 159.4 155.2 155.9 157.0 14.5 -18.5 -13.5 -5.9 -3.4 -9.8 Durables .................................. 124.5 124.5 123.7 122.8 -2.5 -2.2 -1.0 -5.4 -2.4 -3.2 Services .................................... 201.8 202.2 202.9 203.4 3.7 3.0 2.4 3.2 3.4 2.8 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 190.2 191.0 191.6 192.5 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 107.1 106.3 106.4 106.8 6.2 -0.4 1.1 -1.1 2.9 0.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 135.0 134.3 133.8 132.0 1.4 -11.1 -16.4 -8.6 -5.0 -12.6 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 110.9 111.1 111.7 111.9 2.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 Household operations (1) (2)................ 117.8 118.0 118.5 118.9 2.5 7.9 2.1 3.8 5.1 2.9 Transportation services .................... 202.1 202.8 203.5 204.4 1.0 5.6 3.9 4.6 3.3 4.2 Medical care services ...................... 283.4 284.3 285.7 286.3 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 Other services ............................. 236.9 237.4 238.2 238.8 3.7 4.4 3.3 3.2 4.0 3.3 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 173.4 173.0 173.3 173.6 3.3 -1.6 -0.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 All items less shelter ...................... 166.8 166.1 166.3 166.4 2.9 -2.6 -1.7 -1.0 0.1 -1.3 All items less medical care ................. 169.1 168.7 169.0 169.3 3.1 -0.9 -0.2 0.5 1.1 0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 137.1 135.5 135.4 135.3 3.1 -9.7 -5.6 -5.1 -3.5 -5.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 146.3 143.4 143.5 144.4 7.5 -13.2 -9.3 -5.1 -3.4 -7.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 160.7 156.7 157.4 158.4 12.9 -16.4 -12.2 -5.6 -2.8 -8.9 Nondurables ................................. 159.8 158.3 158.3 159.1 5.8 -5.7 -3.7 -1.7 -0.1 -2.7 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 189.7 189.8 190.0 190.1 2.8 2.4 0.6 0.8 2.6 0.7 Services less medical care services ......... 195.2 195.7 195.9 196.5 3.8 3.4 2.1 2.7 3.6 2.4 Energy ...................................... 115.4 111.9 113.0 112.1 16.5 -31.7 -30.1 -11.0 -10.8 -21.1 All items less energy ....................... 181.7 181.8 182.0 182.5 2.3 2.9 2.9 1.8 2.6 2.3 All items less food and energy ............. 183.7 183.8 184.0 184.4 2.0 2.7 3.3 1.5 2.3 2.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 146.3 145.6 145.0 145.0 -1.6 -0.8 2.2 -3.5 -1.2 -0.7 Energy commodities ....................... 105.7 99.7 102.1 101.9 31.7 -46.3 -41.6 -13.6 -15.9 -29.0 Services less energy services ............. 209.2 209.8 210.6 211.4 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.1 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 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.2002 from-- Jan.2002 from-- sched- ule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. (1) 2001 2001 2002 2002 Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 173.7 172.9 173.2 173.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 181.8 181.0 181.4 182.3 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 181.9 181.1 181.6 182.8 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.6 -0.2 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.5 109.9 110.1 110.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 -0.4 0.2 Midwest urban ............................... M 168.2 167.6 167.7 168.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 169.1 168.7 168.8 169.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.8 109.2 109.2 109.2 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 164.1 163.3 163.9 164.3 -0.4 0.6 0.2 -1.1 -0.1 0.4 South urban ................................. M 169.0 168.1 168.3 168.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.6 169.0 169.0 169.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 -0.4 0.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.0 108.5 108.6 108.7 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 169.9 168.3 169.2 168.9 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 West urban .................................. M 177.6 176.8 177.4 178.1 2.0 0.7 0.4 2.1 -0.1 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 177.7 176.9 177.7 178.6 2.2 1.0 0.5 2.2 0.0 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.8 111.2 111.4 111.8 1.8 0.5 0.4 1.7 -0.4 0.2 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 160.0 159.4 159.7 160.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.2 B/C (3).................................... M 109.9 109.3 109.4 109.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.5 0.1 D ......................................... M 169.7 168.5 169.2 169.3 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 171.2 171.7 171.6 172.4 -0.3 0.4 0.5 -0.6 0.2 -0.1 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 170.7 169.7 171.5 172.8 2.7 1.8 0.8 2.5 0.5 1.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 183.3 182.8 183.5 184.7 2.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 191.9 - 191.8 - - - - 2.3 -0.1 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 164.0 - 162.8 - - - - -0.3 -0.7 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 171.1 - 170.0 - - - - 1.9 -0.6 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 110.7 - 110.5 - - - - 1.7 -0.2 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 172.0 - 173.2 0.3 0.7 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 167.9 - 170.5 1.7 1.5 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 155.2 - 154.3 -1.5 -0.6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 170.5 - 172.3 1.8 1.1 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 179.2 - 181.4 1.8 1.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 186.5 - 186.8 1.8 0.2 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 181.1 - 182.5 1.8 0.8 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See 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 1 (OW). Old Weight 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 percent change to importance, indexes Feb. 2002 from- Item and group December 2001 Jan. Feb. Feb. Jan. 2002 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 177.2 177.9 1.2 0.4 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 530.7 532.8 - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.393 176.3 176.5 2.7 0.1 Food ...................................... 15.403 175.8 176.0 2.7 0.1 Food at home ............................. 9.661 176.3 176.2 2.6 -0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.535 196.8 197.6 3.0 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.620 162.0 162.1 1.6 0.1 Dairy and related products .............. 1.093 169.8 169.9 3.9 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.427 224.4 223.1 5.5 -0.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.023 139.7 140.4 0.4 0.5 Other food at home ...................... 1.961 161.5 160.8 1.8 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .364 158.5 158.6 1.8 0.1 Fats and oils .......................... .297 158.5 157.3 3.1 -0.8 Other foods ............................ 1.301 177.7 176.7 1.6 -0.6 Other miscellaneous foods (1).......... .307 109.0 108.3 -0.4 -0.6 Food away from home ...................... 5.743 176.4 176.8 2.9 0.2 Other food away from home (1)............ .182 115.6 115.8 3.9 0.2 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .990 182.0 182.7 2.8 0.4 Housing .................................... 40.516 177.6 178.3 2.1 0.4 Shelter ................................... 31.037 204.4 205.8 4.1 0.7 Rent of primary residence (2)............. 7.300 197.0 197.7 4.7 0.4 Lodging away from home (1) (2)............ 2.306 112.8 118.6 -0.4 5.1 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)..................... 21.064 211.6 212.2 4.6 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1)...... .366 106.4 106.8 1.6 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.934 141.6 140.1 -8.0 -1.1 Fuels .................................... 3.998 125.5 123.8 -10.3 -1.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .276 112.7 112.2 -22.4 -0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (2).......... 3.722 132.6 130.7 -9.2 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......................... .936 111.6 111.8 3.1 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.545 128.8 128.8 -0.2 0.0 Household operations (1).................. .959 117.8 117.8 3.2 0.0 Apparel .................................... 4.242 120.5 123.1 -4.1 2.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.187 120.9 122.0 -3.6 0.9 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.687 109.9 114.5 -5.4 4.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ .250 124.4 125.9 -2.6 1.2 Footwear .................................. .769 117.5 119.7 -2.4 1.9 Transportation ............................. 16.639 148.7 148.7 -4.0 0.0 Private transportation .................... 15.281 144.5 144.4 -4.2 -0.1 New and used motor vehicles (1)........... 7.328 100.9 100.0 -2.2 -0.9 New vehicles ............................ 4.604 142.5 141.1 -1.5 -1.0 Used cars and trucks .................... 1.824 155.6 153.9 -4.1 -1.1 Motor fuel ............................... 2.578 97.9 98.2 -23.0 0.3 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.559 97.3 97.6 -23.0 0.3 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 106.2 106.2 2.1 0.0 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.656 187.1 187.9 3.5 0.4 Public transportation ..................... 1.357 205.7 207.3 -2.3 0.8 Medical care ............................... 5.995 279.7 281.3 4.6 0.6 Medical care commodities .................. 1.295 252.6 253.9 4.1 0.5 Medical care services ..................... 4.700 286.2 287.9 4.7 0.6 Professional services (2)................. 2.933 250.7 251.5 3.0 0.3 Hospital and related services (2)......... 1.502 353.1 356.9 7.8 1.1 Recreation (1).............................. 5.909 105.7 106.0 1.6 0.3 Video and audio (1)........................ 1.629 102.0 102.8 1.2 0.8 Education and communication (1)............. 5.397 107.4 107.7 3.6 0.3 Education (1).............................. 2.914 122.6 123.2 6.2 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .215 302.7 314.3 8.2 3.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.699 353.3 354.0 6.1 0.2 Communication (1).......................... 2.483 93.7 93.7 0.5 0.0 Information and information processing (1) 2.279 92.6 92.6 0.4 0.0 Telephone services (1)................... 2.146 100.3 100.4 1.7 0.1 Information and information processing other than telephone services (4).... .133 19.4 19.2 -16.2 -1.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)....................... .054 24.6 24.0 -29.2 -2.4 Other goods and services ................... 4.909 287.1 290.8 4.9 1.3 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 1.402 432.4 448.8 9.9 3.8 Personal care ............................. 3.507 173.1 173.6 3.0 0.3 Personal care products ................... .719 155.0 155.5 0.1 0.3 Personal care services ................... 1.000 186.3 186.4 2.5 0.1 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.562 270.3 271.8 5.1 0.6 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 40.624 147.9 148.3 -1.5 0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 16.393 176.3 176.5 2.7 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 24.231 131.7 132.3 -4.2 0.5 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 13.948 138.0 139.6 -5.5 1.2 Apparel .................................. 4.242 120.5 123.1 -4.1 2.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.706 152.5 153.8 -6.0 0.9 Durables .................................. 10.283 123.6 122.8 -2.5 -0.6 Services .................................... 59.376 206.2 207.2 3.1 0.5 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 30.671 212.9 214.4 4.2 0.7 Tenants' and household insurance (1)........ .366 106.4 106.8 1.6 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (2)............. 3.722 132.6 130.7 -9.2 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)............................ .936 111.6 111.8 3.1 0.2 Household operations (1).................... .959 117.8 117.8 3.2 0.0 Transportation services .................... 7.010 205.3 206.8 3.2 0.7 Medical care services ...................... 4.700 286.2 287.9 4.7 0.6 Other services ............................. 11.012 243.0 243.6 3.7 0.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.597 177.4 178.2 0.9 0.5 All items less shelter ...................... 68.963 168.5 168.9 -0.1 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 94.005 171.7 172.4 0.9 0.4 Commodities less food ....................... 25.221 133.6 134.1 -4.0 0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 14.938 140.5 142.2 -4.9 1.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.696 154.4 155.6 -5.3 0.8 Nondurables ................................. 30.341 157.1 158.1 -1.2 0.6 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 28.705 214.0 214.4 1.9 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 54.676 199.2 200.0 2.9 0.4 Energy ...................................... 6.576 111.8 111.0 -15.9 -0.7 All items less energy ....................... 93.424 185.7 186.6 2.6 0.5 All items less food and energy ............. 78.020 188.2 189.2 2.6 0.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 22.366 143.8 144.4 -0.8 0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 2.855 99.3 99.5 -22.9 0.2 Services less energy services ............. 55.654 213.8 215.0 4.0 0.6 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .564 $ .562 - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .188 $ .188 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2 (OW). Old Weight 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 percent change to importance, indexes Feb. 2002 from- Item and group December 2001 Jan. Feb. Feb. Jan. 2002 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.2 173.8 0.8 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 516.0 517.8 - - Food and beverages ......................... 18.048 175.6 175.8 2.7 0.1 Food ...................................... 16.993 175.1 175.3 2.6 0.1 Food at home ............................. 10.838 175.1 175.2 2.6 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.682 196.4 197.2 2.9 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.127 161.8 161.9 1.7 0.1 Dairy and related products .............. 1.202 169.5 169.7 3.8 0.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.483 222.6 221.7 5.5 -0.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.162 139.1 139.8 0.4 0.5 Other food at home ...................... 2.183 161.1 160.4 2.0 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .406 158.4 158.4 1.8 0.0 Fats and oils .......................... .340 157.8 157.0 3.0 -0.5 Other foods ............................ 1.437 178.1 177.1 1.7 -0.6 Other miscellaneous foods (1).......... .343 109.3 108.6 0.1 -0.6 Food away from home ...................... 6.155 176.3 176.8 2.9 0.3 Other food away from home (1)............ .224 115.9 116.2 4.1 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.055 181.8 182.6 3.2 0.4 Housing .................................... 37.348 173.3 173.8 1.9 0.3 Shelter ................................... 28.251 198.6 199.7 4.3 0.6 Rent of primary residence (2)............. 8.858 196.3 197.0 4.6 0.4 Lodging away from home (1) (2)............ 1.340 112.8 118.3 -0.2 4.9 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)..................... 17.737 192.3 192.8 4.5 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1)...... .316 106.4 106.8 1.4 0.4 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.046 141.0 139.5 -7.9 -1.1 Fuels .................................... 4.121 124.4 122.8 -10.1 -1.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .243 113.1 112.5 -22.4 -0.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (2).......... 3.877 131.6 129.8 -9.2 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......................... .925 111.7 111.9 3.1 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.051 125.1 125.2 -0.6 0.1 Household operations (1).................. .426 118.5 118.4 3.6 -0.1 Apparel .................................... 4.577 119.5 121.8 -4.1 1.9 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.291 121.0 122.1 -3.8 0.9 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.698 108.2 111.9 -5.5 3.4 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ .318 126.1 127.8 -2.4 1.3 Footwear .................................. .928 117.9 119.7 -2.2 1.5 Transportation ............................. 18.798 147.6 147.4 -4.6 -0.1 Private transportation .................... 17.737 144.7 144.5 -4.7 -0.1 New and used motor vehicles (1)........... 8.672 101.2 100.3 -2.4 -0.9 New vehicles ............................ 4.836 143.6 142.2 -1.6 -1.0 Used cars and trucks .................... 3.061 156.5 154.8 -4.3 -1.1 Motor fuel ............................... 3.192 98.3 98.4 -23.0 0.1 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.168 97.6 97.8 -23.1 0.2 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 105.3 105.2 1.7 -0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.727 188.5 189.4 3.4 0.5 Public transportation ..................... 1.061 200.9 202.3 -1.7 0.7 Medical care ............................... 4.906 278.5 280.1 4.5 0.6 Medical care commodities .................. .956 247.6 248.6 4.0 0.4 Medical care services ..................... 3.950 285.7 287.4 4.6 0.6 Professional services (2)................. 2.490 252.8 253.7 3.0 0.4 Hospital and related services (2)......... 1.238 348.4 352.0 7.8 1.0 Recreation (1).............................. 5.670 104.1 104.4 1.3 0.3 Video and audio (1)........................ 1.810 101.3 102.2 1.0 0.9 Education and communication (1)............. 5.277 107.4 107.7 3.5 0.3 Education (1).............................. 2.684 122.7 123.5 6.3 0.7 Educational books and supplies ........... .213 305.7 318.7 8.4 4.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.471 346.4 347.4 6.1 0.3 Communication (1).......................... 2.593 95.0 95.0 0.6 0.0 Information and information processing (1) 2.442 94.3 94.3 0.6 0.0 Telephone services (1)................... 2.329 100.5 100.5 1.6 0.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (4).... .113 20.2 20.0 -16.0 -1.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)....................... .044 24.3 23.7 -29.0 -2.5 Other goods and services ................... 5.376 293.9 298.9 5.5 1.7 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 2.053 433.4 450.4 10.1 3.9 Personal care ............................. 3.323 172.7 173.3 2.8 0.3 Personal care products ................... .813 155.6 156.1 0.3 0.3 Personal care services ................... 1.006 187.0 187.2 2.6 0.1 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.314 270.2 271.6 5.1 0.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 45.337 148.4 148.8 -1.7 0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 18.048 175.6 175.8 2.7 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 27.289 132.8 133.3 -4.4 0.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.269 139.0 140.7 -5.8 1.2 Apparel .................................. 4.577 119.5 121.8 -4.1 1.9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.692 154.1 155.6 -6.5 1.0 Durables .................................. 12.020 124.1 123.3 -2.6 -0.6 Services .................................... 54.663 202.5 203.3 3.1 0.4 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 27.936 191.3 192.3 4.3 0.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1)........ .316 106.4 106.8 1.4 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (2)............. 3.877 131.6 129.8 -9.2 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)............................ .925 111.7 111.9 3.1 0.2 Household operations (1).................... .426 118.5 118.4 3.6 -0.1 Transportation services .................... 6.882 203.5 205.1 4.0 0.8 Medical care services ...................... 3.950 285.7 287.4 4.6 0.6 Other services ............................. 10.351 238.4 239.0 3.6 0.3 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.007 172.7 173.4 0.5 0.4 All items less shelter ...................... 71.749 165.9 166.3 -0.4 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 95.094 168.6 169.1 0.7 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 28.344 134.6 135.1 -4.2 0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.324 141.5 143.1 -5.3 1.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.747 155.8 157.2 -5.8 0.9 Nondurables ................................. 33.317 157.5 158.5 -1.4 0.6 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 26.728 189.9 190.3 1.8 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 50.713 195.7 196.4 2.9 0.4 Energy ...................................... 7.312 110.6 109.8 -16.4 -0.7 All items less energy ....................... 92.688 181.9 182.6 2.5 0.4 All items less food and energy ............. 75.695 183.7 184.6 2.5 0.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 24.909 144.5 145.1 -0.8 0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 3.435 99.3 99.4 -23.0 0.1 Services less energy services ............. 50.786 210.4 211.5 4.1 0.5 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .577 $ .575 - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .194 $ .193 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3 (OW). Old Weight 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 Area ng Feb.2002 from- Jan.2002 from- sched- ule (1) Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 2001 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 177.4 176.7 177.2 177.9 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.3 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 185.0 184.2 185.0 186.1 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 186.1 185.4 186.3 187.8 2.2 1.3 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.5 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.9 110.3 110.5 110.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.4 0.2 Midwest urban ............................... M 172.5 171.9 172.2 172.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 174.2 173.8 174.2 174.9 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 110.0 109.6 109.5 109.7 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 166.3 165.5 165.9 166.5 0.1 0.6 0.4 -0.8 -0.2 0.2 South urban ................................. M 171.0 170.3 170.7 171.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 172.2 171.7 171.6 172.2 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 -0.3 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.4 108.9 109.2 109.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 168.9 167.6 168.6 168.6 -0.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.6 West urban .................................. M 182.3 181.6 182.4 183.3 2.2 0.9 0.5 2.3 0.1 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 184.3 183.5 184.4 185.3 2.2 1.0 0.5 2.4 0.1 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 112.0 111.6 112.0 112.6 2.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.4 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 161.7 161.1 161.6 162.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.5 -0.1 0.3 B/C (3).................................... M 110.2 109.7 110.0 110.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.7 -0.2 0.3 D ......................................... M 170.8 169.8 170.4 170.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 177.4 177.9 178.1 178.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 178.1 177.1 178.6 179.9 2.6 1.6 0.7 2.5 0.3 0.8 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 187.8 187.3 188.5 189.9 2.5 1.4 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 192.7 - 193.0 - - - - 2.1 0.2 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 172.3 - 171.7 - - - - 0.2 -0.3 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 171.5 - 170.7 - - - - 2.0 -0.5 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 110.9 - 110.7 - - - - 1.7 -0.2 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 174.8 - 175.4 0.1 0.3 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 173.5 - 176.6 2.0 1.8 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 157.1 - 156.5 -1.3 -0.4 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 173.1 - 175.1 1.9 1.2 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 179.9 - 182.1 1.7 1.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 190.6 - 191.0 1.6 0.2 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 186.1 - 187.2 1.7 0.6 - - - - 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 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: Local area 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. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4 (OW). Old Weight 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 Area ng Feb.2002 from- Jan.2002 from- sched- ule (1) Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 2001 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 173.7 172.9 173.2 173.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 181.8 181.0 181.4 182.4 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.3 -0.2 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 181.9 181.1 181.7 183.0 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.6 -0.1 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.5 109.9 110.0 110.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 -0.5 0.1 Midwest urban ............................... M 168.2 167.6 167.7 168.2 -0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 169.1 168.7 169.0 169.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.8 109.2 109.1 109.3 -0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 164.1 163.3 163.6 164.1 -0.5 0.5 0.3 -1.3 -0.3 0.2 South urban ................................. M 169.0 168.1 168.4 168.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.6 169.0 168.9 169.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.2 -0.4 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.0 108.5 108.7 108.9 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 169.9 168.3 169.4 169.4 -0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.7 West urban .................................. M 177.6 176.8 177.4 178.2 2.1 0.8 0.5 2.1 -0.1 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 177.7 176.9 177.7 178.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.2 0.0 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.8 111.2 111.6 112.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.9 -0.2 0.4 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 160.0 159.4 159.7 160.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.2 B/C (3).................................... M 109.9 109.3 109.5 109.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.2 D ......................................... M 169.7 168.5 169.2 169.5 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.4 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 171.2 171.7 171.7 172.2 -0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.5 0.3 0.0 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 170.7 169.7 171.1 172.3 2.4 1.5 0.7 2.3 0.2 0.8 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 183.3 182.8 183.5 184.7 2.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 191.9 - 191.8 - - - - 2.3 -0.1 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 164.0 - 163.3 - - - - 0.0 -0.4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 171.1 - 170.3 - - - - 2.1 -0.5 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 110.7 - 110.3 - - - - 1.6 -0.4 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 172.0 - 172.7 0.0 0.4 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 167.9 - 171.1 2.0 1.9 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 155.2 - 153.8 -1.9 -0.9 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 170.5 - 172.0 1.6 0.9 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 179.2 - 181.4 1.8 1.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 186.5 - 186.8 1.8 0.2 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 181.1 - 182.2 1.7 0.6 - - - - 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 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: Local area 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. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.