FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-01-304 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 http://www.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AUGUST 2001 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in August, before seasonal adjustment, remaining at a level of 177.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI- U increased 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also was unchanged in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August level of 173.8 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in August 2000. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in August, following a 0.3 percent decline in July. The energy index declined for the third consecutive month--down 1.9 percent in August, following a 5.6 percent drop in July. In August, the index for petroleum-based energy declined 2.4 percent and the index for energy services fell 1.4 percent. The food index, which increased 0.3 percent in July, rose 0.2 percent in August. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, the same as in July. Larger increases in the indexes for shelter--up 0.5 percent in August, following a 0.1 percent increase in July--and medical care were offset by a downturn in the index for tobacco and smoking products and a larger decline in airline fares. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 2001 3-mos. ended ended Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Aug. '01 Aug. '01 All Items .3 .1 .3 .4 .2 -.3 .1 .0 2.7 Food and beverages .5 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.8 3.1 Housing .2 .2 .1 .4 .4 .0 .3 2.8 4.2 Apparel .8 .4 -1.3 -.9 -.3 -.6 -.6 -5.8 -2.2 Transportation .4 -.9 .9 1.2 -.2 -2.3 -.5 -11.1 .1 Medical care .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .1 .5 4.2 4.5 Recreation .1 -.1 .9 -.1 -.2 .2 .2 .8 1.2 Education and communication .1 .5 -.1 .1 .5 .5 .5 5.9 2.9 Other goods and services .5 .1 1.3 -.4 .4 1.6 -.9 4.6 4.3 Special Indexes Energy -.2 -2.1 1.8 3.1 -.9 -5.6 -1.9 -29.0 2.8 Food .5 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 .2 3.8 3.1 All Items less food and energy .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 2.8 2.7 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002. During the first eight months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 2.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2000. The index for energy, which registered double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, declined at a 3.3 percent SAAR during the first eight months of 2001. Food costs, which rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.5 percent SAAR thus far in 2001. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, and for tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the larger rate of advance thus far this year. The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in August. The index for food at home, which rose 0.3 percent in July, increased 0.1 percent in August. Downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs were largely responsible for the moderation in grocery store food prices. The index for fruits and vegetables, which was unchanged in July, declined 0.6 percent in August. A 2.6 percent decline in the index for fresh fruits more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables--up 0.9 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.4 percent. Beef prices declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.7 percent in August. Despite these declines, beef prices are 7.0 percent higher than in August 2000. The indexes for poultry and pork rose 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.9 percent, reflecting a sharp upturn in the price of carbonated drinks. The index for dairy products rose 0.4 percent in August. Increases in the indexes for ice cream and for cheese more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in milk prices. The other two major food at home groups--cereal and bakery products and other food at home--rose 0.4 and 0.2 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 housing index, which was unchanged in July, increased 0.3 percent in August. Shelter costs, which increased 0.1 percent in July, rose 0.5 percent in August. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent; owners' equivalent rent rose 0.5 percent; and the index for lodging away from home increased 1.0 percent. The index for fuels and utilities declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.0 percent in August. All three major household fuels registered price decreases: the index for fuel oil declined 1.2 percent and the indexes for natural gas and for electricity fell 3.4 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations, which was unchanged in July, declined 0.1 percent in August. The transportation component declined for the third consecutive month- -down 0.5 percent in August--reflecting another drop in gasoline prices. The index for gasoline registered its third consecutive decrease in August- -down 2.4 percent. As of August, gasoline prices were 17.0 percent lower than their peak level of May 2001. The index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for new vehicles fell 0.6 percent.) The index for used cars and trucks declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in August. Airline fares declined for the second consecutive month following a sharp increase in June. The index for apparel declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.6 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices were unchanged as price increases associated with the introduction of fall- winter wear were offset by seasonal price discounting on spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in August to a level 4.5 percent higher than a year ago. In August, the index for medical care commodities- -prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies-- increased 0.3 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.6 percent in August. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for recreation increased 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July. Increases in the August indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events and for pets, pet products and services --up 0.8 and 0.9 percent--more than offset declines in the indexes for video and audio, for photography, and for toys. The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in August, the same as in each of the preceding two months. In August, educational costs rose 0.9 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.1 percent. Within the former group, the indexes for college tuition and fees and for elementary and high school tuition and fees increased 1.7 and 1.3 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, these indexes rose 2.7 and 3.7 percent, respectively.) The index for other goods and services, which rose 1.6 percent in July, fell 0.9 percent in August. The index for tobacco and smoking products--down 3.8 percent in August after increasing 4.8 percent in July- -was responsible for both the July increase and the August decline 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 was unchanged in August. 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 3-mos. ended ended Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Aug. '01 Aug. '01 All Items .3 .0 .4 .3 .2 -.3 .0 -.7 2.7 Food and beverages .5 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.8 3.1 Housing .1 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 .1 2.1 4.1 Apparel .9 .5 -1.2 -.9 -.3 -.6 -.5 -5.6 -1.9 Transportation .4 -.9 1.0 1.3 -.5 -2.5 -.3 -12.8 .1 Medical care .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 4.2 4.5 Recreation -.1 .0 .8 -.1 -.2 .3 .1 .8 1.0 Education and communication .1 .5 .0 .1 .5 .5 .4 5.5 2.7 Other goods and Services .6 .1 1.7 -.5 .4 2.1 -1.3 4.5 4.8 Special Indexes Energy -.2 -2.3 2.3 3.4 -1.3 -6.2 -1.6 -31.1 2.3 Food .5 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .2 3.8 3.2 All Items less food and energy .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .1 2.7 2.6 Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on Friday, October 19, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). ___________________________________________________________________________ Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002 Expenditure Weight Update As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will update 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 will 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 will begin publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks. This index series will be 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. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. ___________________________________________________________________________ Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI 115.7 Less previous index 111.2 Equals index point change 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040 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 1996 through 2000 were replaced at the end of 2000. 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: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2001. 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 affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling 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, Aug. 2001 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 2000 July Aug. 2001 2001 Aug. July May to June to July to 2000 2001 June July Aug. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 177.5 177.5 2.7 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.1 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 531.6 531.8 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.198 174.0 174.4 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Food ...................................... 15.217 173.5 173.9 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Food at home ............................. 9.560 173.9 174.2 3.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.522 194.9 195.9 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.573 162.3 162.4 3.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.050 168.3 168.9 4.9 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.454 210.7 208.8 3.1 -0.9 1.4 0.0 -0.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.026 138.9 140.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 Other food at home ...................... 1.935 160.4 161.0 2.6 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.2 Sugar and sweets ....................... .363 156.1 156.1 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.0 Fats and oils .......................... .288 157.8 158.5 6.4 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.4 Other foods ............................ 1.283 176.8 177.6 2.2 0.5 -0.7 0.6 0.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .312 109.6 109.5 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 1.8 -0.1 Food away from home (1)................... 5.658 174.1 174.7 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .177 113.8 114.3 4.6 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .981 179.7 180.0 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 Housing .................................... 39.980 177.6 178.0 4.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 Shelter ................................... 30.251 201.4 202.4 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.079 192.3 193.1 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.346 124.0 125.2 1.8 1.0 1.5 -1.8 1.0 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 20.460 206.3 207.3 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .366 106.6 106.6 2.5 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.123 154.8 152.7 8.4 -1.4 0.4 -0.9 -1.0 Fuels .................................... 4.199 140.5 138.0 9.6 -1.8 0.4 -1.1 -1.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .361 123.8 122.1 1.1 -1.4 0.6 -2.6 -1.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.838 148.6 146.0 10.3 -1.7 0.4 -1.0 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .924 109.5 110.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.605 129.2 129.1 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .935 115.8 116.3 4.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 Apparel .................................... 4.453 122.6 122.6 -2.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.257 122.5 121.4 -4.3 -0.9 -0.6 -0.9 -1.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.787 111.6 112.1 -3.0 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .254 124.5 126.3 -0.3 1.4 -2.5 -2.2 1.4 Footwear .................................. .801 121.3 121.9 1.0 0.5 -0.7 0.3 0.7 Transportation ............................. 17.567 154.4 153.3 0.1 -0.7 -0.2 -2.3 -0.5 Private transportation .................... 16.157 149.9 148.8 0.1 -0.7 -0.6 -2.3 -0.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.477 100.8 100.5 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 New vehicles ............................ 4.677 141.2 140.3 -1.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 Used cars and trucks .................... 1.887 158.3 158.0 1.8 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 Motor fuel ............................... 3.482 125.6 121.9 -5.1 -2.9 -2.5 -10.9 -2.4 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.458 124.9 121.2 -5.1 -3.0 -2.6 -11.0 -2.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .527 105.1 104.9 3.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.623 183.4 184.0 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 Public transportation ..................... 1.410 216.1 213.7 -0.9 -1.1 3.8 -1.1 0.1 Medical care ............................... 5.813 273.1 274.4 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 Medical care commodities .................. 1.261 248.5 249.1 4.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 Medical care services ..................... 4.552 278.9 280.5 4.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 Professional services (3)................. 2.876 246.8 247.7 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.424 337.9 341.2 6.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. 5.908 105.0 105.1 1.2 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.2 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.646 101.7 101.7 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.1 Education and communication (2)............. 5.311 104.8 105.8 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Education (2).............................. 2.801 117.2 119.5 5.8 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 Educational books and supplies ........... .212 295.1 298.0 6.4 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.7 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.589 337.2 343.9 5.7 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.510 93.6 93.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.5 -0.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.312 92.5 92.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.4 -0.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.150 99.6 99.6 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .163 21.3 20.7 -17.9 -2.8 -1.4 -0.5 -2.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .079 29.3 27.8 -29.6 -5.1 -2.0 -1.7 -5.1 Other goods and services ................... 4.769 285.8 283.3 4.3 -0.9 0.4 1.6 -0.9 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.308 441.2 424.6 7.7 -3.8 0.5 4.8 -3.8 Personal care (1).......................... 3.461 170.7 171.2 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .731 155.1 154.7 0.3 -0.3 0.9 0.3 -0.3 Personal care services (1)................ .987 184.8 185.2 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.510 263.2 265.5 4.7 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 41.828 150.4 149.8 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.8 -0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 16.198 174.0 174.4 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.629 136.5 135.4 -0.7 -0.8 -0.4 -1.5 -0.7 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.056 146.3 144.8 -0.5 -1.0 -0.6 -2.3 -1.2 Apparel .................................. 4.453 122.6 122.6 -2.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.603 164.5 162.1 0.1 -1.5 -0.8 -3.1 -1.3 Durables .................................. 10.573 124.2 123.6 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 Services .................................... 58.172 204.5 205.2 4.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.885 209.7 210.8 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .366 106.6 106.6 2.5 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.838 148.6 146.0 10.3 -1.7 0.4 -1.0 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .924 109.5 110.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 Household operations (1) (2)................ .935 115.8 116.3 4.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 Transportation services .................... 6.903 202.6 202.7 2.7 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 4.552 278.9 280.5 4.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 Other services ............................. 10.768 237.7 239.4 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.783 178.2 178.2 2.7 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 69.749 170.0 169.7 2.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 All items less medical care ................. 94.187 172.3 172.3 2.6 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 26.610 138.2 137.2 -0.6 -0.7 -0.4 -1.4 -0.7 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.037 148.3 146.9 -0.4 -0.9 -0.5 -2.2 -1.0 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.584 165.2 163.0 0.2 -1.3 -0.7 -2.8 -1.2 Nondurables ................................. 31.255 160.3 159.7 1.3 -0.4 0.1 -1.0 -0.6 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 28.287 213.7 214.0 4.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 53.620 197.8 198.4 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.681 132.4 129.4 2.8 -2.3 -0.9 -5.6 -1.9 All items less energy ....................... 92.319 183.6 184.1 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 77.102 186.2 186.6 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 22.768 144.4 143.8 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 3.843 125.6 122.0 -4.6 -2.9 -2.2 -10.3 -2.4 Services less energy services ............. 54.334 210.1 211.2 3.8 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .563 $ .563 - - - - - 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-- May June July Aug. 2001 2001 2001 2001 Nov. Feb. May Aug. Feb. Aug. 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 Expenditure category All items ................................... 177.5 177.9 177.4 177.5 3.5 4.4 3.0 0.0 4.0 1.5 Food and beverages ......................... 172.8 173.5 174.1 174.4 1.2 4.8 2.6 3.8 3.0 3.2 Food ...................................... 172.5 173.2 173.8 174.1 1.2 5.1 2.6 3.8 3.1 3.2 Food at home ............................. 172.5 173.4 174.0 174.1 0.7 6.0 2.1 3.8 3.3 2.9 Cereals and bakery products ............. 193.0 193.4 194.1 194.9 1.9 4.7 1.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 161.1 161.7 162.2 161.6 -2.8 11.6 4.6 1.2 4.1 2.9 Dairy and related products (1)........... 164.7 166.9 168.3 168.9 1.0 5.6 2.7 10.6 3.3 6.6 Fruits and vegetables ................... 211.1 214.0 214.0 212.7 6.1 6.1 -2.6 3.1 6.1 0.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 138.1 138.8 139.0 140.3 -0.3 1.2 -1.7 6.5 0.4 2.3 Other food at home ...................... 159.8 159.4 160.3 160.7 0.5 3.1 4.6 2.3 1.8 3.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... 155.7 155.5 156.1 156.1 -0.5 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.3 0.8 Fats and oils .......................... 154.7 157.2 157.5 158.2 -4.5 14.9 6.7 9.4 4.8 8.0 Other foods ............................ 176.4 175.2 176.3 176.9 1.9 0.5 5.6 1.1 1.2 3.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 108.8 107.7 109.6 109.5 1.8 -4.6 0.4 2.6 -1.5 1.5 Food away from home (1)................... 173.1 173.6 174.1 174.7 2.1 3.3 3.1 3.7 2.7 3.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 112.4 112.6 113.8 114.3 6.4 1.4 3.6 6.9 3.9 5.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 178.4 179.1 179.7 180.2 2.1 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.8 3.3 Housing .................................... 175.9 176.6 176.6 177.1 4.8 6.2 3.0 2.8 5.5 2.9 Shelter ................................... 199.4 200.3 200.5 201.6 3.6 3.5 4.8 4.5 3.5 4.6 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 191.1 191.8 192.5 193.2 4.4 4.4 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.8 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 111.4 113.1 111.1 112.2 1.8 -1.4 4.0 2.9 0.2 3.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 205.1 205.9 206.5 207.6 3.5 3.8 4.4 5.0 3.6 4.7 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 106.8 107.0 106.6 106.6 1.9 2.3 6.6 -0.7 2.1 2.9 Fuels and utilities ....................... 152.0 152.6 151.3 149.8 15.6 29.3 -2.1 -5.7 22.2 -3.9 Fuels .................................... 136.9 137.5 136.0 134.2 18.5 36.0 -2.9 -7.7 26.9 -5.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 131.5 132.3 128.8 127.5 57.5 -6.1 -20.6 -11.6 21.6 -16.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 144.3 144.9 143.5 141.5 15.5 40.9 -1.4 -7.5 27.6 -4.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 108.9 109.0 109.3 109.9 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.7 3.0 3.0 Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.7 129.1 129.1 129.0 2.2 -0.3 -1.2 0.9 0.9 -0.2 Household operations (1) (2).............. 114.6 115.5 115.8 116.3 2.5 7.3 1.4 6.1 4.9 3.7 Apparel .................................... 127.3 126.9 126.1 125.4 4.1 0.9 -7.2 -5.8 2.5 -6.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 127.0 126.3 125.2 123.2 1.2 -4.0 -2.2 -11.4 -1.4 -6.9 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 118.8 118.3 117.5 116.9 3.7 4.3 -13.0 -6.2 4.0 -9.7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 130.6 127.3 124.5 126.3 13.2 -4.2 4.1 -12.5 4.1 -4.6 Footwear .................................. 123.0 122.2 122.6 123.4 5.3 2.0 -4.1 1.3 3.6 -1.4 Transportation ............................. 158.0 157.7 154.1 153.4 4.8 2.6 5.0 -11.1 3.7 -3.4 Private transportation .................... 154.3 153.4 149.8 149.1 5.8 2.4 6.5 -12.8 4.1 -3.7 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.7 101.6 101.5 101.4 0.8 3.2 -2.7 -1.2 2.0 -1.9 New vehicles ............................ 142.0 141.8 141.8 141.5 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 -1.4 -0.6 -1.5 Used cars and trucks .................... 159.2 158.9 158.3 158.0 6.6 9.7 -5.3 -3.0 8.1 -4.2 Motor fuel ............................... 141.5 138.0 122.9 119.9 23.3 -2.7 31.3 -48.4 9.6 -17.7 Gasoline (all types) .................... 140.8 137.2 122.1 119.2 23.5 -2.4 31.4 -48.6 9.8 -17.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 104.7 104.6 105.3 105.1 2.4 6.0 3.5 1.5 4.2 2.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 182.7 182.9 183.6 184.1 2.7 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 Public transportation ..................... 208.0 216.0 213.6 213.9 -8.4 2.7 -8.2 11.8 -3.0 1.3 Medical care ............................... 271.7 272.7 273.0 274.5 3.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 4.9 4.3 Medical care commodities .................. 246.4 247.6 248.0 248.8 2.9 5.9 3.8 4.0 4.4 3.9 Medical care services ..................... 277.3 278.3 278.6 280.2 4.2 5.9 4.3 4.2 5.1 4.3 Professional services (3)................. 245.3 246.0 246.5 247.7 2.9 5.8 2.3 4.0 4.3 3.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 336.1 337.6 338.3 340.5 5.9 5.5 8.1 5.3 5.7 6.7 Recreation (2).............................. 104.8 104.6 104.8 105.0 0.0 1.6 2.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.4 101.1 101.6 101.5 -0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.4 Education and communication (2)............. 104.6 105.1 105.6 106.1 0.0 3.9 1.9 5.9 1.9 3.9 Education (2).............................. 117.8 118.6 119.1 120.2 5.4 4.2 5.3 8.4 4.8 6.8 Educational books and supplies ........... 291.6 295.4 297.5 299.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 11.3 4.7 8.1 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 337.7 339.9 341.3 344.3 5.3 4.1 5.4 8.0 4.7 6.7 Communication (1) (2)...................... 92.9 93.1 93.6 93.5 -5.8 4.0 -1.3 2.6 -1.1 0.6 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 91.8 92.1 92.5 92.4 -6.3 3.1 -1.7 2.6 -1.7 0.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.7 99.0 99.6 99.6 -5.5 5.0 0.0 3.7 -0.4 1.8 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 21.7 21.4 21.3 20.7 -15.0 -19.8 -19.4 -17.2 -17.4 -18.3 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 30.4 29.8 29.3 27.8 -20.5 -31.8 -35.3 -30.1 -26.3 -32.8 Other goods and services ................... 280.8 281.9 286.5 284.0 6.9 1.6 4.2 4.6 4.2 4.4 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 418.7 421.0 441.2 424.6 18.3 -2.4 10.4 5.8 7.4 8.0 Personal care (1).......................... 169.5 170.0 170.7 171.2 2.9 2.9 2.2 4.1 2.9 3.1 Personal care products (1)................ 153.2 154.6 155.1 154.7 -1.0 3.7 -5.3 4.0 1.3 -0.8 Personal care services (1)................ 184.1 184.1 184.8 185.2 2.9 2.9 4.9 2.4 2.9 3.7 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 260.5 261.5 263.2 265.5 4.0 3.2 3.8 7.9 3.6 5.8 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 152.0 151.9 150.7 150.2 3.8 2.1 2.1 -4.7 3.0 -1.3 Food and beverages ......................... 172.8 173.5 174.1 174.4 1.2 4.8 2.6 3.8 3.0 3.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 139.7 139.2 137.1 136.1 5.4 0.3 2.0 -9.9 2.8 -4.1 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 151.6 150.7 147.2 145.5 9.9 -1.9 6.9 -15.1 3.9 -4.8 Apparel .................................. 127.3 126.9 126.1 125.4 4.1 0.9 -7.2 -5.8 2.5 -6.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 170.2 168.8 163.5 161.4 13.3 -2.6 12.4 -19.1 5.0 -4.7 Durables .................................. 124.8 124.6 124.4 124.1 0.0 1.3 -2.8 -2.2 0.6 -2.5 Services .................................... 202.8 203.7 203.9 204.7 3.5 6.0 3.6 3.8 4.7 3.7 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 208.0 209.0 209.3 210.1 3.4 3.4 5.0 4.1 3.4 4.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 106.8 107.0 106.6 106.6 1.9 2.3 6.6 -0.7 2.1 2.9 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 144.3 144.9 143.5 141.5 15.5 40.9 -1.4 -7.5 27.6 -4.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 108.9 109.0 109.3 109.9 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.7 3.0 3.0 Household operations (1) (2)................ 114.6 115.5 115.8 116.3 2.5 7.3 1.4 6.1 4.9 3.7 Transportation services .................... 200.3 202.4 202.6 203.3 0.0 4.5 0.2 6.1 2.2 3.1 Medical care services ...................... 277.3 278.3 278.6 280.2 4.2 5.9 4.3 4.2 5.1 4.3 Other services ............................. 237.2 237.7 238.7 239.8 1.2 4.2 4.0 4.5 2.7 4.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 178.2 178.6 177.9 178.0 4.2 4.2 3.0 -0.4 4.2 1.2 All items less shelter ...................... 170.5 170.8 170.0 169.8 3.7 4.9 2.1 -1.6 4.3 0.2 All items less medical care ................. 172.1 172.5 172.0 172.1 3.6 4.3 2.8 0.0 4.0 1.4 Commodities less food ....................... 141.4 140.9 138.9 137.9 5.6 0.3 2.0 -9.5 2.9 -3.9 Nondurables less food ....................... 153.3 152.5 149.1 147.6 8.9 -1.3 6.5 -14.1 3.7 -4.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 170.3 169.1 164.4 162.5 11.9 -1.9 11.3 -17.1 4.7 -3.9 Nondurables ................................. 162.6 162.7 161.0 160.0 5.2 1.8 4.8 -6.2 3.4 -0.9 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 212.0 213.0 213.0 213.4 3.2 9.4 2.5 2.7 6.3 2.6 Services less medical care services ......... 196.1 197.0 197.2 197.8 3.2 6.6 3.3 3.5 4.9 3.4 Energy ...................................... 137.8 136.5 128.9 126.5 20.6 16.8 11.5 -29.0 18.7 -11.0 All items less energy ....................... 183.0 183.6 184.1 184.4 2.2 3.4 2.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 185.7 186.3 186.6 187.0 2.7 3.1 2.2 2.8 2.9 2.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.2 145.2 145.4 144.8 2.2 1.1 -1.9 -1.1 1.7 -1.5 Energy commodities ....................... 140.5 137.4 123.3 120.4 26.0 -3.3 26.0 -46.1 10.4 -17.6 Services less energy services ............. 208.6 209.6 210.0 211.0 2.8 4.0 3.7 4.7 3.4 4.2 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 Aug. 2001 from-- July 2001 from-- sched- ule May June July Aug. (1) 2001 2001 2001 2001 Aug. June July July May June 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 177.7 178.0 177.5 177.5 2.7 -0.3 0.0 2.7 -0.1 -0.3 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 184.6 185.3 185.0 185.1 2.9 -0.1 0.1 2.9 0.2 -0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 185.6 186.4 186.2 186.5 3.2 0.1 0.2 3.2 0.3 -0.1 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.8 111.0 110.7 110.5 2.3 -0.5 -0.2 2.3 -0.1 -0.3 Midwest urban ............................... M 174.2 173.8 172.5 173.0 2.9 -0.5 0.3 2.2 -1.0 -0.7 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 175.6 175.3 174.3 174.8 2.8 -0.3 0.3 2.2 -0.7 -0.6 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.6 111.2 110.0 110.3 3.0 -0.8 0.3 2.1 -1.4 -1.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 167.9 167.5 166.1 166.8 2.6 -0.4 0.4 1.8 -1.1 -0.8 South urban ................................. M 171.7 172.2 171.6 171.5 2.1 -0.4 -0.1 2.1 -0.1 -0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 171.9 172.7 172.5 172.3 2.6 -0.2 -0.1 2.7 0.3 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 110.1 110.3 109.8 109.8 1.9 -0.5 0.0 1.9 -0.3 -0.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 171.0 171.4 170.1 170.1 1.4 -0.8 0.0 1.4 -0.5 -0.8 West urban .................................. M 181.3 182.0 182.0 181.9 3.4 -0.1 -0.1 3.9 0.4 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 183.4 184.4 184.2 184.1 3.7 -0.2 -0.1 4.2 0.4 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.1 111.2 111.4 111.2 2.7 0.0 -0.2 3.1 0.3 0.2 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 161.6 162.1 161.8 161.9 3.1 -0.1 0.1 3.2 0.1 -0.2 B/C (3).................................... M 110.7 110.8 110.3 110.2 2.2 -0.5 -0.1 2.2 -0.4 -0.5 D ......................................... M 171.9 172.1 171.0 171.2 2.1 -0.5 0.1 1.9 -0.5 -0.6 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 179.8 179.2 177.7 178.1 2.5 -0.6 0.2 1.8 -1.2 -0.8 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 177.5 178.9 178.3 178.4 3.6 -0.3 0.1 3.8 0.5 -0.3 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 187.3 188.3 187.8 188.1 2.7 -0.1 0.2 2.7 0.3 -0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 190.9 - 192.1 - - - - 4.9 0.6 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 173.7 - 173.4 - - - - 3.0 -0.2 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 169.4 - 171.5 - - - - 3.2 1.2 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 110.1 - 110.8 - - - - 2.2 0.6 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 177.8 - 176.9 2.8 -0.5 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 175.8 - 175.1 2.9 -0.4 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 159.6 - 158.6 2.7 -0.6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 173.5 - 173.5 3.0 0.0 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 182.5 - 182.8 3.0 0.2 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 190.9 - 191.0 5.1 0.1 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 186.3 - 186.8 3.6 0.3 - - - - 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, Aug. 2001 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 2000 July Aug. 2001 2001 Aug. July May to June to July to 2000 2001 June July Aug. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.8 173.8 2.7 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.0 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 517.8 517.6 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.777 173.4 173.8 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Food ...................................... 16.736 173.0 173.4 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Food at home ............................. 10.686 173.0 173.3 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.663 194.5 195.6 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.059 162.1 162.0 3.5 -0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.152 168.3 168.9 5.0 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.505 209.5 208.0 3.2 -0.7 1.4 0.0 -0.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.161 138.0 139.3 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 Other food at home ...................... 2.146 160.0 160.5 2.8 0.3 -0.2 0.6 0.3 Sugar and sweets ....................... .404 156.0 156.1 1.1 0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 Fats and oils .......................... .330 157.4 158.0 6.3 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.5 Other foods ............................ 1.411 177.2 177.9 2.5 0.4 -0.6 0.6 0.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .346 109.9 109.7 0.6 -0.2 -0.6 1.8 -0.2 Food away from home (1)................... 6.050 174.0 174.7 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .219 114.0 114.4 4.4 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.041 179.2 179.7 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Housing .................................... 36.775 173.3 173.5 4.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Shelter ................................... 27.442 195.0 195.9 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.571 191.7 192.4 4.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.356 123.7 124.4 1.6 0.6 1.2 -1.4 0.8 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 17.199 187.5 188.5 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .315 106.7 106.8 2.5 0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.222 154.4 152.2 8.4 -1.4 0.3 -0.8 -1.1 Fuels .................................... 4.311 139.5 137.0 9.6 -1.8 0.3 -1.0 -1.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .315 123.1 121.5 1.2 -1.3 0.5 -2.7 -0.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.996 147.8 145.2 10.2 -1.8 0.2 -0.8 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .911 109.5 110.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.111 125.8 125.7 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .414 116.8 117.2 4.5 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.3 Apparel .................................... 4.773 121.9 121.6 -1.9 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.364 122.9 121.6 -4.1 -1.1 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.780 110.2 110.1 -2.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .321 126.2 128.3 -0.1 1.7 -2.6 -1.9 1.7 Footwear .................................. .963 121.4 122.0 0.4 0.5 -0.7 0.7 0.5 Transportation ............................. 19.881 153.4 152.5 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 -2.5 -0.3 Private transportation .................... 18.788 150.4 149.5 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 -2.7 -0.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 8.845 101.4 101.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 New vehicles ............................ 4.893 142.3 141.4 -1.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 Used cars and trucks .................... 3.168 159.3 159.0 1.6 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 Motor fuel ............................... 4.283 124.9 122.0 -4.7 -2.3 -2.9 -11.5 -1.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 4.254 124.2 121.3 -4.7 -2.3 -2.6 -11.7 -1.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .653 104.3 104.1 3.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.689 185.0 185.6 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 Public transportation ..................... 1.094 209.5 207.7 -0.5 -0.9 3.3 -0.8 0.8 Medical care ............................... 4.746 272.0 273.4 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 Medical care commodities .................. .928 243.6 244.1 4.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 Medical care services ..................... 3.818 278.5 280.2 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 Professional services (3)................. 2.435 249.0 249.9 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.170 333.5 337.0 6.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 Recreation (2).............................. 5.679 103.7 103.9 1.0 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.1 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.830 101.1 101.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 Education and communication (2)............. 5.186 104.9 105.8 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 Education (2).............................. 2.576 117.6 119.6 5.7 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 Educational books and supplies ........... .209 299.3 302.2 6.6 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.7 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.367 331.3 337.3 5.7 1.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.610 94.8 94.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.5 -0.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.464 94.0 94.0 -0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.327 99.7 99.8 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .137 22.0 21.5 -17.6 -2.3 -0.9 -0.9 -2.3 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .064 28.7 27.4 -29.9 -4.5 -1.7 -2.4 -4.5 Other goods and services ................... 5.182 293.8 290.0 4.8 -1.3 0.4 2.1 -1.3 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.906 441.9 425.6 8.0 -3.7 0.4 4.8 -3.7 Personal care (1).......................... 3.276 170.6 170.9 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .822 155.9 155.5 0.3 -0.3 1.0 0.3 -0.3 Personal care services (1)................ .989 185.4 185.9 3.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.268 263.2 264.9 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 46.594 151.2 150.5 0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 -0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 17.777 173.4 173.8 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 28.817 138.0 136.9 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 -1.6 -0.7 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.480 148.2 146.5 -0.5 -1.1 -0.7 -2.7 -1.2 Apparel .................................. 4.773 121.9 121.6 -1.9 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 11.707 167.3 164.8 0.1 -1.5 -1.0 -3.5 -1.4 Durables .................................. 12.337 124.8 124.3 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 Services .................................... 53.406 200.6 201.2 4.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.126 187.8 188.7 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .315 106.7 106.8 2.5 0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.996 147.8 145.2 10.2 -1.8 0.2 -0.8 -1.4 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .911 109.5 110.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 Household operations (1) (2)................ .414 116.8 117.2 4.5 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.3 Transportation services .................... 6.714 199.5 199.8 3.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.5 Medical care services ...................... 3.818 278.5 280.2 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 Other services ............................. 10.112 233.6 235.1 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.264 173.9 173.7 2.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 72.558 167.8 167.5 2.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 All items less medical care ................. 95.254 169.4 169.3 2.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 29.858 139.6 138.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -1.5 -0.6 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.521 150.1 148.5 -0.3 -1.1 -0.6 -2.5 -1.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.748 167.7 165.4 0.3 -1.4 -0.9 -3.2 -1.1 Nondurables ................................. 34.257 161.2 160.5 1.4 -0.4 0.0 -1.3 -0.4 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.280 189.9 190.1 4.5 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 49.589 194.2 194.7 4.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 Energy ...................................... 8.595 131.3 128.6 2.3 -2.1 -1.3 -6.2 -1.6 All items less energy ....................... 91.405 179.8 180.1 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 74.669 181.7 181.9 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 25.259 145.4 144.6 0.3 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 Energy commodities ....................... 4.598 125.0 122.1 -4.4 -2.3 -2.6 -11.0 -1.6 Services less energy services ............. 49.410 206.3 207.3 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .575 $ .576 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .193 $ .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-- May June July Aug. 2001 2001 2001 2001 Nov. Feb. May Aug. Feb. Aug. 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 Expenditure category All items ................................... 174.0 174.3 173.7 173.7 3.8 4.3 3.0 -0.7 4.1 1.2 Food and beverages ......................... 172.3 173.0 173.6 173.9 1.2 5.1 2.4 3.8 3.1 3.1 Food ...................................... 171.8 172.5 173.1 173.4 1.2 5.1 2.4 3.8 3.1 3.1 Food at home ............................. 171.6 172.5 173.1 173.2 0.5 6.3 2.1 3.8 3.4 3.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 192.7 193.1 193.7 194.6 1.7 5.4 1.7 4.0 3.5 2.8 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 160.9 161.5 162.0 161.3 -2.5 11.6 4.6 1.0 4.3 2.8 Dairy and related products (1)........... 164.7 166.9 168.3 168.9 1.2 5.3 3.0 10.6 3.3 6.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 210.4 213.3 213.3 212.3 6.2 6.7 -3.2 3.7 6.4 0.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 137.1 137.8 138.0 139.6 -0.3 1.2 -2.6 7.5 0.4 2.3 Other food at home ...................... 159.2 158.9 159.8 160.2 0.8 2.8 4.9 2.5 1.8 3.7 Sugar and sweets ....................... 155.7 155.4 156.0 155.9 -0.8 2.9 1.6 0.5 1.0 1.0 Fats and oils .......................... 154.1 156.9 156.9 157.7 -3.7 14.3 5.9 9.7 4.9 7.8 Other foods ............................ 176.5 175.5 176.6 177.2 2.3 0.2 5.6 1.6 1.3 3.6 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 108.7 108.0 109.9 109.7 2.2 -4.0 0.7 3.7 -0.9 2.2 Food away from home (1)................... 173.1 173.5 174.0 174.7 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 2.7 3.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 112.5 112.8 114.0 114.4 6.0 1.4 3.3 6.9 3.7 5.1 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 177.8 178.4 179.2 179.9 2.1 1.8 2.7 4.8 2.0 3.8 Housing .................................... 171.7 172.3 172.4 172.6 4.9 6.3 3.1 2.1 5.6 2.6 Shelter ................................... 193.5 194.3 194.7 195.5 3.2 3.9 4.5 4.2 3.5 4.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 190.6 191.2 191.9 192.6 3.7 4.6 5.4 4.3 4.2 4.8 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 111.3 112.6 111.0 111.9 2.9 -1.4 2.9 2.2 0.7 2.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 186.5 187.1 187.7 188.5 3.1 3.8 4.4 4.4 3.4 4.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 106.9 107.2 106.7 106.8 1.9 2.3 6.2 -0.4 2.1 2.9 Fuels and utilities ....................... 151.3 151.7 150.5 148.9 15.4 29.5 -1.6 -6.2 22.2 -3.9 Fuels .................................... 135.6 136.0 134.6 132.8 17.9 35.6 -2.0 -8.0 26.5 -5.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 131.1 131.7 128.1 127.1 56.6 -2.3 -22.4 -11.7 23.7 -17.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 143.3 143.6 142.4 140.4 15.6 38.9 -0.3 -7.9 26.7 -4.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 109.0 109.1 109.4 109.9 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.6 125.8 125.6 125.7 1.9 -0.9 -1.3 0.3 0.5 -0.5 Household operations (1) (2).............. 115.0 116.4 116.8 117.2 2.5 5.1 2.5 7.9 3.8 5.1 Apparel .................................... 126.1 125.7 124.9 124.3 3.8 0.6 -6.4 -5.6 2.2 -6.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 126.9 126.7 125.4 123.6 0.3 -3.4 -3.1 -10.0 -1.5 -6.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 117.0 116.5 115.6 115.0 4.5 3.0 -10.8 -6.7 3.8 -8.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 132.0 128.6 126.2 128.3 14.1 -5.0 3.1 -10.7 4.1 -4.1 Footwear .................................. 123.0 122.1 122.9 123.5 3.3 1.0 -3.8 1.6 2.1 -1.1 Transportation ............................. 157.8 157.0 153.0 152.5 5.9 2.6 5.8 -12.8 4.2 -3.9 Private transportation .................... 155.3 154.2 150.1 149.6 6.9 2.7 6.4 -13.9 4.7 -4.3 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 102.4 102.2 102.0 101.9 1.6 4.4 -3.4 -1.9 3.0 -2.7 New vehicles ............................ 143.1 142.9 142.9 142.4 -1.7 0.8 -2.2 -1.9 -0.4 -2.1 Used cars and trucks .................... 160.5 160.0 159.3 159.0 6.5 9.1 -5.1 -3.7 7.8 -4.4 Motor fuel ............................... 142.0 137.9 122.1 120.1 26.0 -3.3 32.7 -48.8 10.4 -17.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 141.0 137.3 121.3 119.3 26.2 -3.0 31.8 -48.8 10.7 -17.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 103.9 103.8 104.4 104.3 2.8 6.0 3.1 1.5 4.4 2.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 184.3 184.6 185.2 185.9 2.9 3.8 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.3 Public transportation ..................... 202.3 209.0 207.3 209.0 -9.4 2.8 -7.4 13.9 -3.5 2.7 Medical care ............................... 270.5 271.3 271.8 273.3 3.9 5.9 4.1 4.2 4.9 4.1 Medical care commodities .................. 241.5 242.7 243.2 243.9 2.9 5.7 3.6 4.0 4.3 3.8 Medical care services ..................... 277.0 277.7 278.3 279.9 3.9 6.1 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.2 Professional services (3)................. 247.5 248.2 248.7 249.9 2.7 6.2 2.3 3.9 4.5 3.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 331.6 333.0 333.5 336.3 5.7 5.7 8.0 5.8 5.7 6.9 Recreation (2).............................. 103.5 103.3 103.6 103.7 -0.4 0.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.8 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.0 100.5 101.1 100.8 -0.8 0.0 0.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 104.7 105.2 105.7 106.1 -0.8 3.9 2.3 5.5 1.6 3.9 Education (2).............................. 118.0 118.8 119.3 120.4 5.4 3.5 6.0 8.4 4.4 7.2 Educational books and supplies ........... 295.4 299.7 301.7 303.8 4.9 4.5 5.2 11.9 4.7 8.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 331.8 333.6 334.9 338.0 5.2 3.5 6.3 7.7 4.4 7.0 Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.0 94.3 94.8 94.7 -6.2 4.8 -1.7 3.0 -0.8 0.6 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 93.4 93.6 94.0 94.0 -6.6 3.9 -1.3 2.6 -1.5 0.6 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.8 99.2 99.7 99.8 -5.9 5.4 -0.4 4.1 -0.4 1.8 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 22.4 22.2 22.0 21.5 -14.5 -19.2 -21.5 -15.1 -16.8 -18.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 29.9 29.4 28.7 27.4 -22.4 -31.4 -35.8 -29.5 -27.0 -32.7 Other goods and services ................... 287.1 288.2 294.2 290.3 8.2 1.3 5.2 4.5 4.7 4.9 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 419.8 421.6 441.9 425.6 18.5 -2.0 10.8 5.6 7.8 8.2 Personal care (1).......................... 169.3 169.9 170.6 170.9 2.4 3.4 1.9 3.8 2.9 2.9 Personal care products (1)................ 153.8 155.4 155.9 155.5 -2.0 3.9 -4.8 4.5 0.9 -0.3 Personal care services (1)................ 184.7 184.8 185.4 185.9 3.2 2.9 5.1 2.6 3.0 3.9 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 260.2 261.6 263.4 265.2 3.8 3.5 3.9 7.9 3.7 5.9 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 153.0 152.8 151.4 150.9 4.3 2.1 2.7 -5.4 3.2 -1.4 Food and beverages ......................... 172.3 173.0 173.6 173.9 1.2 5.1 2.4 3.8 3.1 3.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 141.3 140.6 138.3 137.3 6.2 0.6 2.6 -10.9 3.4 -4.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 154.0 152.9 148.8 147.0 10.7 -1.6 8.2 -17.0 4.4 -5.2 Apparel .................................. 126.1 125.7 124.9 124.3 3.8 0.6 -6.4 -5.6 2.2 -6.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 174.0 172.2 166.1 163.8 14.4 -2.3 14.3 -21.5 5.7 -5.3 Durables .................................. 125.5 125.3 124.9 124.7 1.0 2.2 -3.4 -2.5 1.6 -3.0 Services .................................... 199.0 199.8 200.1 200.7 3.4 6.5 3.5 3.5 4.9 3.5 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 186.5 187.2 187.6 188.3 3.6 3.1 5.1 3.9 3.3 4.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 106.9 107.2 106.7 106.8 1.9 2.3 6.2 -0.4 2.1 2.9 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 143.3 143.6 142.4 140.4 15.6 38.9 -0.3 -7.9 26.7 -4.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 109.0 109.1 109.4 109.9 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 Household operations (1) (2)................ 115.0 116.4 116.8 117.2 2.5 5.1 2.5 7.9 3.8 5.1 Transportation services .................... 197.4 199.1 199.6 200.6 0.4 4.6 0.8 6.6 2.5 3.7 Medical care services ...................... 277.0 277.7 278.3 279.9 3.9 6.1 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.2 Other services ............................. 232.9 233.4 234.5 235.5 1.2 3.9 4.2 4.5 2.6 4.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 174.1 174.3 173.5 173.4 4.6 4.3 3.0 -1.6 4.4 0.7 All items less shelter ...................... 168.6 168.6 167.8 167.5 4.0 4.7 2.7 -2.6 4.3 0.0 All items less medical care ................. 169.6 169.8 169.2 169.1 3.9 4.4 3.1 -1.2 4.2 1.0 Commodities less food ....................... 143.0 142.3 140.1 139.2 6.1 0.6 2.6 -10.2 3.3 -4.0 Nondurables less food ....................... 155.6 154.6 150.7 149.1 10.3 -1.6 8.1 -15.7 4.2 -4.5 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 173.8 172.2 166.7 164.8 13.3 -1.9 12.9 -19.2 5.4 -4.5 Nondurables ................................. 163.8 163.8 161.7 161.0 5.1 1.5 6.1 -6.7 3.3 -0.5 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 188.4 189.2 189.2 189.6 3.6 9.5 2.8 2.6 6.5 2.7 Services less medical care services ......... 192.6 193.4 193.6 194.3 3.3 6.3 3.8 3.6 4.8 3.7 Energy ...................................... 138.1 136.3 127.8 125.8 22.1 14.7 13.8 -31.1 18.3 -11.5 All items less energy ....................... 179.3 179.8 180.3 180.5 2.3 3.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.4 All items less food and energy ............. 181.3 181.8 182.3 182.5 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.7 2.8 2.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 146.0 145.9 146.3 145.6 2.8 1.4 -1.9 -1.1 2.1 -1.5 Energy commodities ....................... 141.3 137.6 122.5 120.5 27.9 -3.2 28.2 -47.1 11.3 -17.7 Services less energy services ............. 205.3 206.1 206.7 207.6 2.6 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.3 4.3 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 Aug. 2001 from-- July 2001 from-- sched- ule May June July Aug. (1) 2001 2001 2001 2001 Aug. June July July May June 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 174.4 174.6 173.8 173.8 2.7 -0.5 0.0 2.6 -0.3 -0.5 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 181.6 182.1 181.8 181.7 2.9 -0.2 -0.1 2.9 0.1 -0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 181.6 182.3 182.1 182.2 3.1 -0.1 0.1 3.2 0.3 -0.1 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.4 110.5 110.1 109.8 2.2 -0.6 -0.3 2.2 -0.3 -0.4 Midwest urban ............................... M 170.7 170.1 168.4 168.9 2.8 -0.7 0.3 2.0 -1.3 -1.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 171.0 170.5 169.3 169.8 2.7 -0.4 0.3 2.0 -1.0 -0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 112.0 111.4 109.8 110.1 3.0 -1.2 0.3 1.9 -2.0 -1.4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 166.4 165.8 164.2 164.9 2.5 -0.5 0.4 1.5 -1.3 -1.0 South urban ................................. M 170.0 170.3 169.7 169.4 2.0 -0.5 -0.2 2.0 -0.2 -0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.7 170.5 170.3 169.8 2.6 -0.4 -0.3 2.8 0.4 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.9 110.0 109.5 109.3 1.7 -0.6 -0.2 1.8 -0.4 -0.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 172.0 172.3 170.8 170.7 1.2 -0.9 -0.1 1.3 -0.7 -0.9 West urban .................................. M 176.7 177.3 177.2 176.9 3.3 -0.2 -0.2 3.7 0.3 -0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 177.0 177.9 177.8 177.4 3.6 -0.3 -0.2 4.2 0.5 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 110.9 110.9 111.0 110.8 2.6 -0.1 -0.2 2.9 0.1 0.1 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 160.2 160.6 160.2 160.1 3.0 -0.3 -0.1 3.1 0.0 -0.2 B/C (3).................................... M 110.7 110.6 109.9 109.8 2.2 -0.7 -0.1 2.0 -0.7 -0.6 D ......................................... M 171.1 171.2 169.8 170.0 1.9 -0.7 0.1 1.7 -0.8 -0.8 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 174.0 173.4 171.7 172.0 2.4 -0.8 0.2 1.7 -1.3 -1.0 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 170.5 171.9 171.3 171.1 3.5 -0.5 -0.1 3.8 0.5 -0.3 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 183.0 183.8 183.5 183.5 2.8 -0.2 0.0 2.9 0.3 -0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 190.1 - 191.3 - - - - 4.9 0.6 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 165.6 - 164.9 - - - - 2.7 -0.4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 169.1 - 171.6 - - - - 3.2 1.5 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 109.9 - 110.6 - - - - 2.2 0.6 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 175.4 - 174.2 2.7 -0.7 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 170.4 - 169.4 2.9 -0.6 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 158.4 - 157.0 2.5 -0.9 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 171.2 - 170.9 3.1 -0.2 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 182.0 - 182.2 2.9 0.1 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 186.9 - 186.7 5.0 -0.1 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 181.3 - 181.5 3.5 0.1 - - - - 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.