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Group | Category | Category title | Commodity type | ELI | ELI title | Source of the universe data | Sampling unit for outlets | Measure of size | Desired final pricing unit |
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N/A |
E90 | Postage | Services | EC011 | Postage | The distribution of household mail by type of postal service and postal zone, as provided by the postal service. | U.S. Postal Service | Estimated Postal revenue for each type of postal service and postal zone. | Specific postal service by weight and zones traveled. |
N/A |
H91 | Tenants and household insurance | Housing | HD011 | Tenants' and household insurance | National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). | Insurance companies serving the states in which CPI sample areas are located. | Revenue of state level direct premiums written for noncommercial policies, prorated by its within PSU State population proportions. | Specific policy serving within each CPI sample area. |
13 |
H92 | Electricity | Services | HF011 | Electricity | Platts zip code file and CPI PSU zip code population concordance. | Electric companies listed in the Platts zip code file. | Aggregated utility company zip code residential territory populations at the PSU/unique company level. | Specific type of service for a specific number of kilowatt hours for a specific zip code identified. |
13 |
H93 | Utility (piped) natural gas | Services | HF021 | Utility (piped) gas service | Platts zip code file and CPI PSU zip code population concordance. | Gas local distribution companies (LDC) listed in the Platts zip code file | Aggregated utility company zip code residential territory populations at the PSU/unique company level. | Specific type of service for a specific number of therms for a specific zip code identified. |
8 |
M08 | Hospital Sservices | Services | MD011 | Hospital services | American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey. | Hospital or Ambulatory Surgical Center in each CPI sample area. | Number of admissions plus the number of outpatient visits. | Specific medical services provided. |
16 |
M90 | Nursing and convalescent home care | Services | MD021 | Nursing and convalescent home care | Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Healthcare Care System. | Facilities providing nursing home care in each CPI sample area. | Number of certified beds. | Specific accommodations and services provided. |
16 |
M91 | Care of invalids, elderly, and convalescents in home | Services | MD031 | Care of invalides, the elderly, and convalescents in the home | Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Healthcare Care System. | Facilities providing adult home care in each CPI sample area. | Each facility is weighted by its zip code population. | Specific services provided. |
N/A |
T90 | Used Cars and Trucks | Transportation | TA021 | Used cars and trucks | J.D. Power data. | Specific type of vehicle by model year, model, and trim level. | Number of vehicle purchases by vehicle model year, model, and trim level using JD Powers data. | Specific used vehicles with specific options; prices collected from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) e-Valuator. |
N/A |
T91 | Motor vehicle insurance | Services | TE011 | Motor vehicle insurance | National Association of Insurance Commissioners - State data on premium written by carrier by type of insurance | Insurance companies serving the states in which CPI sample areas are located. | Revenue of state level direct premiums written for noncommercial policies, prorated by its within PSU State population proportions. | Specific policy serving within each CPI sample area. |
10 |
T92 | State vehicle registration | Services | TF011 | State vehicle registration and driver's license | Each state's Department of Motor Vehicles. | State motor vehicle department in each CPI sample area. | There is no sampling for this ELI. Measures of sizes are not applicable. All state DMVs are priced for each state spanning the PSU. | Specific class/vehicle registration, type of license, or vehicle property tax. |
8 |
T93 | Airline fares | Services | TG011 | Airline fares | Department of Transportation data file consisting of a 10-percent sample of all passenger itineraries originating in the United States. | All non regional and non charter airlines providing service from any CPI sample area as found in the latest available DOT Databank 1B file. | Total number of nonbusiness passengers per airline, per trip itinerary, per fare class. | Specific trip itinerary and fare class for the selected airline. |
2 |
T94 | Intercity buses | Services | TG021 | Intercity bus fares | Scheduled intercity bus trips from each CPI sample area. | Bus companies serving each CPI sample area. | Estimates of "market share" using city populations and other web based information. | Specific trip itinerary and fare class. |
2 |
T95 | Intercity trains | Services | TG022 | Intercity train fares | Data file of intercity train trips provided by Amtrak and web based information for the Alaskan Railroad. | Amtrak and the Alaskan Railroad. | Amtrak - Number of passengers per specific trip itinerary. Alaskan Railroad - Number of seasonal days of operation for a given train within a given calendar year. | Specific trip and class.D2H5G10:J15B1:J15H5G10:J15A1:J15 |
Note: ELI = Entry-level item. PSU = primary sampling units. |
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Last Modified Date: September 23, 2020