FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-02-222 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, April 16, 2002 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 2002 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.6 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 178.8 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in March, the CPI-U increased 1.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.6 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March level of 174.7 was 1.2 percent higher than the index in March 2001. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in March, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the first two months of 2002. The energy index, which declined 0.8 percent in February, advanced 3.8 percent in March. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 8.0 percent, and the index for energy services rose 0.2 percent. The food index rose 0.2 percent in March, the same as in February, reflecting another large increase in the index for fruits and vegetables. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in March after increasing 0.3 percent in February. A smaller increase in the index for shelter and a decline in the index for tobacco and smoking products accounted for the deceleration in March. 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 Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '02 Mar. '02 All Items .4 -.3 -.1 -.1 .2 .2 .3 3.0 1.5 Food and beverages .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 3.0 2.6 Housing -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .3 .1 2.3 2.1 Apparel .2 .4 -.6 -.6 -.7 .5 1.2 3.9 -3.0 Transportation 1.7 -2.1 -1.6 -.9 .3 -.2 1.2 5.2 -2.2 Medical care .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 4.4 4.4 Recreation .2 .2 .3 -.1 .2 .1 .2 1.9 1.7 Education and communication .1 .6 .0 .2 .3 .2 -.5 .0 2.2 Other goods and services 1.6 -.8 1.3 -1.0 .3 1.0 -.6 3.0 3.9 Special Indexes Energy 2.8 -6.0 -4.9 -3.0 .9 -.8 3.8 16.5 -10.7 Food .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 3.0 2.6 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .4 .1 .2 .3 .1 2.1 2.4 See pages 5 through 7 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2002 and for a note on a new supplemental index of consumer price change. For the first three months of 2002, consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 3.0 percent. This compares with an increase of 1.6 percent in all of 2001. The index for energy, which had declined sharply in the second half of 2001, turned up the first quarter of 2002, advancing at a 16.5 percent SAAR. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 49.9 percent annual rate, while charges for energy services declined at a 5.8 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 3.0 percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2002. The index for grocery store food prices increased at a 3.2 percent annual rate, as price increases for fruits and vegetables--up at a 30.3 percent annual rate-- were only partially offset by declines in the indexes for dairy products, nonalcoholic beverages, and other food at home. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first quarter, following a 2.7 percent rise in all of 2001. A larger decrease in the index for commodities less food and energy commodities--down at a 1.9 percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2002 after declining 0.3 percent in all of 2001--accounted for the deceleration. The index for services less energy services rose at a 3.8 percent SAAR, about the same as in all of 2001. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and 1/4 years are shown below. SAAR Percentage change 12 months 3 mos. ended in December ended in March 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 All items 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.6 3.0 Food and beverages 2.1 4.2 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 Housing 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 2.3 Apparel 0.1 -0.2 1.0 -0.7 -.5 -1.8 -3.2 3.9 Transportation 1.5 4.4 -1.4 -1.7 5.4 4.1 -3.8 5.2 Medical care 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.4 Recreation 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.2 .8 1.7 1.5 1.9 Education and communication 4.0 3.4 3.0 0.7 1.6 1.3 3.2 .0 Other goods and services 4.3 3.6 5.2 8.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 3.0 Special indexes Energy -1.3 8.6 -3.4 -8.8 13.4 14.2 -13.0 16.5 Energy commodities -3.3 13.8 -6.9 -15.1 29.5 15.7 -24.5 49.9 Energy services 0.8 3.8 0.2 -3.3 1.2 12.7 -1.5 -5.8 All items less energy 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 2.0 Food 2.1 4.3 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.8 3.0 All items less food and energy 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.1 The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in March. The index for food at home also increased 0.2 percent in March, the same as in February. For the third consecutive month, the index for fruits and vegetables rose sharply--up 1.0 percent in March and at a 30.3 percent annual rate in the first three months of 2002. In March, within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables rose 0.7 and 2.6 percent, respectively. Prices for processed fruits and vegetables declined 1.3 percent. Upturns in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages also contributed to the March advance, increasing 0.7 and 0.3 percent, respectively, after declining 0.2 and 0.4 percent in February. Within the former category, beef and poultry prices rose 0.7 and 0.1 percent, respectively, while pork prices fell 0.4 percent. On the other hand, the indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each declined 0.4 percent, and the index for cereal and bakery products fell 0.1 percent in March. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.1 percent. The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in March. Shelter costs, which advanced 0.5 percent in February, rose 0.1 percent in March. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home fell 1.6 percent. The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.4 percent in March after declining 1.0 percent in February. The index for fuel oil rose 2.2 percent in March, following declines in each of the preceding five months. The indexes for natural gas and for electricity, each of which had declined in February, increased 0.8 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations was unchanged in March. The transportation index, which declined 0.2 percent in February, rose 1.2 percent in March, reflecting an 8.0 percent increase in the index for gasoline. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.7 percent in March.) In March, the indexes for new vehicles and for used cars and trucks each declined for the third consecutive month, down 0.3 and 0.8 percent, respectively. 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 4.9 percent. Airline fares increased for the third consecutive month--up.0.5 percent in March--following declines in each of the last six months of 2001. The index for apparel increased for the second consecutive month, up 1.2 percent in March after registering a 0.5 percent rise in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 3.8 percent, reflecting the continued introduction of spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in March. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in March. Charges for professional services rose 0.1 percent and those for hospital and related services increased 1.0 percent. The latter index has increased at an 11.1 percent SAAR in the first three months of 2002 and is 8.0 percent higher than its level in March 2001. The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in March. A 0.9 percent increase in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events accounted for about two-thirds of the March advance. The index for education and communication declined 0.5 percent in March. Education costs rose 0.3 percent, while the index for communication costs declined 1.2 percent. The index for telephone services declined 1.2 percent, reflecting decreases in both local and long distance charges. Prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment continued to decline, down 2.9 percent in March and 28.7 percent during the last 12 months. The index for other goods and services, which rose 1.0 percent in February, declined 0.6 percent in March. Prices for cigarettes, which increased 4.0 percent in February, declined 3.8 percent in March. 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 0.3 percent in March. 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 Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '02 Mar. '02 All Items .5 -.4 -.1 -.2 .2 .2 .3 3.0 1.2 Food and beverages .2 .4 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 3.0 2.6 Housing .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.3 2.0 Apparel .2 .3 -.4 -.7 -1.0 .5 1.3 3.3 -2.8 Transportation 1.9 -2.4 -1.8 -.9 .2 -.3 1.4 5.2 -2.7 Medical care .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .2 .4 4.2 4.4 Recreation .2 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .2 2.3 1.6 Education and communication .0 .6 .0 .1 .4 .1 -.5 .0 2.0 Other goods and services 1.9 -1.0 1.7 -1.3 .2 1.5 -1.0 2.6 4.1 Special Indexes Energy 3.6 -6.8 -5.3 -3.0 1.0 -.8 4.1 18.3 -10.8 Food .1 .4 .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 3.3 2.6 All Items less food and energy .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.5 2.2 Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on Wednesday, May 15, 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 February to March 2002, the Old Weights CPI-U rose 0.5 percent and the Old Weights CPI-W rose 0.5 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, Mar. 2002 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 2001 Feb. Mar. 2002 2002 Mar. Feb. Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 2001 2002 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 177.8 178.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 532.7 535.5 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 176.4 176.6 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 Food ...................................... 14.688 175.9 176.1 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 Food at home ............................. 8.468 176.0 176.3 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.298 197.6 197.0 2.7 -0.3 0.6 0.4 -0.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.271 161.8 162.8 1.7 0.6 0.0 -0.2 0.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... .916 170.1 169.4 3.8 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.204 223.3 225.8 6.8 1.1 3.3 2.5 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... .967 140.0 140.1 0.4 0.1 -0.6 -0.4 0.3 Other food at home ...................... 1.811 160.4 159.9 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .315 158.5 157.2 1.0 -0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.8 Fats and oils .......................... .265 157.2 156.4 2.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 Other foods ............................ 1.232 176.3 175.9 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .289 108.0 107.8 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 -0.8 -0.2 Food away from home (1)................... 6.220 177.0 177.1 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .383 115.8 116.3 4.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.031 182.6 182.5 2.6 -0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Housing .................................... 40.873 178.5 179.1 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 Shelter ................................... 31.522 206.1 207.0 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 6.421 197.7 198.2 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.702 119.3 121.9 -1.9 2.2 -0.7 1.7 -1.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 22.046 212.2 212.8 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .353 106.8 106.8 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.511 140.0 140.2 -7.0 0.1 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 Fuels .................................... 3.654 123.7 123.8 -9.2 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 0.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .188 112.3 112.8 -18.3 0.4 -0.9 -1.3 1.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.466 130.6 130.7 -8.3 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .857 111.8 112.3 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.840 128.6 128.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 Household operations (1) (2).............. .820 117.9 118.9 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 Apparel .................................... 4.399 123.5 128.2 -3.0 3.8 -0.7 0.5 1.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.122 122.0 125.2 -1.8 2.6 0.1 -0.1 1.4 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.807 115.3 121.3 -5.1 5.2 -0.9 1.4 0.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .203 127.2 129.9 -1.3 2.1 -2.7 1.8 2.1 Footwear .................................. .874 119.5 123.5 -1.4 3.3 -1.6 1.4 2.0 Transportation ............................. 17.055 148.4 150.5 -2.2 1.4 0.3 -0.2 1.2 Private transportation .................... 15.845 144.1 146.3 -2.3 1.5 0.3 -0.2 1.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 8.614 100.1 99.6 -2.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7 -0.4 New vehicles ............................ 5.083 141.2 140.7 -1.5 -0.4 -0.6 -0.9 -0.3 Used cars and trucks .................... 2.195 153.9 152.1 -4.9 -1.2 -0.4 -0.7 -0.8 Motor fuel ............................... 2.564 98.2 107.7 -13.2 9.7 2.6 -0.1 8.5 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.536 97.6 107.1 -13.1 9.7 2.7 -0.4 8.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .421 106.1 106.5 1.7 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.400 188.0 188.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Public transportation ..................... 1.211 207.3 207.9 -1.0 0.3 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 Medical care ............................... 5.810 281.0 282.0 4.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. 1.377 253.7 254.1 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 Medical care services ..................... 4.434 287.7 288.9 4.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.784 251.4 251.9 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.353 356.4 359.4 8.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.0 Recreation (2).............................. 6.019 105.9 106.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.645 102.9 102.9 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 Education and communication (2)............. 5.813 107.3 106.6 2.2 -0.7 0.3 0.2 -0.5 Education (2).............................. 2.726 123.2 123.3 6.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.3 Educational books and supplies ........... .220 314.4 314.2 8.0 -0.1 2.0 3.7 0.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.506 353.9 354.1 6.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 Communication (1) (2)...................... 3.087 93.1 92.0 -1.8 -1.2 0.0 -0.3 -1.2 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.903 92.0 90.8 -2.0 -1.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.324 100.3 99.1 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 0.0 -1.2 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .580 19.0 18.8 -16.4 -1.1 -2.0 -2.1 -1.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .275 23.8 23.1 -28.7 -2.9 -2.8 -3.3 -2.9 Other goods and services ................... 4.312 290.2 288.5 3.9 -0.6 0.3 1.0 -0.6 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .928 449.3 433.4 6.3 -3.5 0.3 3.8 -3.5 Personal care (1).......................... 3.384 173.7 174.1 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .706 155.5 155.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 Personal care services (1)................ .901 186.4 187.3 2.8 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.5 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.562 271.8 272.9 5.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 41.300 148.1 149.4 -0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 176.4 176.6 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.582 132.1 133.7 -3.1 1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.8 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 13.493 139.6 143.6 -2.9 2.9 0.1 0.6 2.4 Apparel .................................. 4.399 123.5 128.2 -3.0 3.8 -0.7 0.5 1.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.094 153.6 157.3 -2.8 2.4 0.5 0.5 3.1 Durables .................................. 12.089 122.7 122.1 -2.7 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 Services .................................... 58.700 207.3 208.0 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 31.169 214.7 215.6 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .353 106.8 106.8 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.466 130.6 130.7 -8.3 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .857 111.8 112.3 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ .820 117.9 118.9 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 Transportation services .................... 6.638 206.5 207.3 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 Medical care services ...................... 4.434 287.7 288.9 4.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.963 243.5 243.6 3.5 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 85.312 178.2 179.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 All items less shelter ...................... 68.478 168.7 169.7 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 All items less medical care ................. 94.190 172.4 173.3 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 26.612 133.9 135.6 -2.9 1.3 -0.1 0.0 0.7 Nondurables less food ....................... 14.524 142.2 145.9 -2.6 2.6 0.1 0.6 2.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.125 155.4 158.7 -2.5 2.1 0.5 0.5 2.7 Nondurables ................................. 29.212 158.0 160.2 -0.1 1.4 0.1 0.4 1.3 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.531 214.3 214.8 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 Services less medical care services ......... 54.266 200.2 200.8 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 Energy ...................................... 6.218 111.0 115.6 -10.7 4.1 0.9 -0.8 3.8 All items less energy ....................... 93.782 186.5 187.1 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 79.094 189.2 189.8 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 23.860 144.2 144.6 -1.1 0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 2.752 99.5 108.6 -13.4 9.1 2.5 -0.1 8.0 Services less energy services ............. 55.234 215.1 215.9 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .562 $ .559 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .188 $ .187 - - - - - 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-- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2001 2002 2002 2002 June Sep. Dec. Mar. Sep. Mar. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 177.3 177.6 178.0 178.6 3.9 0.7 -1.8 3.0 2.3 0.6 Food and beverages ......................... 175.3 175.9 176.3 176.6 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 Food ...................................... 174.8 175.4 175.8 176.1 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 Food at home ............................. 174.9 175.5 175.9 176.3 3.3 2.1 1.2 3.2 2.7 2.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 195.8 197.0 197.8 197.6 2.3 3.3 1.2 3.7 2.8 2.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 162.2 162.2 161.9 163.1 3.8 0.0 0.7 2.2 1.9 1.5 Dairy and related products (1)........... 170.8 169.9 170.1 169.4 9.4 6.1 3.3 -3.2 7.7 0.0 Fruits and vegetables ................... 211.8 218.7 224.1 226.3 1.3 2.1 -3.9 30.3 1.7 11.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 140.0 139.1 138.6 139.0 1.2 2.3 1.2 -2.8 1.7 -0.9 Other food at home ...................... 161.7 161.2 160.4 159.7 2.5 2.0 3.8 -4.9 2.3 -0.6 Sugar and sweets ....................... 157.1 157.5 157.9 156.6 1.3 1.6 2.3 -1.3 1.4 0.5 Fats and oils .......................... 158.2 157.7 157.0 156.6 10.9 3.3 -0.8 -4.0 7.0 -2.4 Other foods ............................ 178.6 177.8 176.5 175.8 1.1 1.8 5.6 -6.1 1.5 -0.5 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 108.5 108.9 108.0 107.8 -2.6 4.5 -1.5 -2.6 0.9 -2.0 Food away from home (1)................... 176.0 176.4 177.0 177.1 3.1 3.5 2.1 2.5 3.3 2.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 115.5 115.5 115.8 116.3 3.6 9.9 0.7 2.8 6.7 1.7 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 181.2 181.8 182.4 182.5 3.2 2.9 1.8 2.9 3.1 2.3 Housing .................................... 177.9 178.2 178.7 178.9 3.9 0.5 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 Shelter ................................... 204.3 205.0 206.0 206.2 4.7 3.0 4.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 196.2 196.8 197.5 198.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.8 4.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 117.9 117.1 119.1 117.2 5.1 -11.1 1.7 -2.4 -3.3 -0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 210.7 211.4 212.2 212.8 4.4 4.5 5.1 4.0 4.5 4.6 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 106.3 106.4 106.8 106.8 6.2 -1.1 -1.5 1.9 2.5 0.2 Fuels and utilities ....................... 143.4 143.1 141.6 142.1 2.4 -13.1 -11.9 -3.6 -5.7 -7.8 Fuels .................................... 127.6 127.1 125.4 125.8 2.3 -16.4 -14.8 -5.5 -7.5 -10.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 110.3 109.3 107.9 109.7 -7.2 -7.4 -47.2 -2.2 -7.3 -28.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 135.2 134.7 132.9 133.2 3.4 -17.1 -11.8 -5.8 -7.4 -8.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 111.1 111.7 111.8 112.2 2.2 4.1 2.9 4.0 3.2 3.5 Household furnishings and operations ...... 129.3 128.8 128.6 128.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 -2.1 0.3 -0.9 Household operations (1) (2).............. 117.2 117.8 117.9 118.9 1.0 3.5 2.4 5.9 2.3 4.2 Apparel .................................... 124.9 124.0 124.6 126.1 -8.9 -3.4 -3.4 3.9 -6.2 0.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 123.0 123.1 123.0 124.7 -3.1 -5.3 -4.1 5.6 -4.2 0.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 116.3 115.3 116.9 117.5 -14.6 -3.6 -5.3 4.2 -9.3 -0.7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 128.5 125.0 127.2 129.9 -12.4 6.4 -2.5 4.4 -3.5 0.9 Footwear .................................. 121.2 119.3 121.0 123.4 -8.1 1.6 -5.4 7.5 -3.3 0.8 Transportation ............................. 148.8 149.2 148.9 150.7 9.4 -4.7 -16.8 5.2 2.1 -6.4 Private transportation .................... 144.5 144.9 144.6 146.6 8.8 -4.6 -17.2 5.9 1.9 -6.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.1 100.6 99.9 99.5 -2.3 -1.6 1.2 -6.2 -2.0 -2.6 New vehicles ............................ 142.6 141.8 140.5 140.1 -0.8 -1.1 3.1 -6.8 -1.0 -2.0 Used cars and trucks .................... 156.3 155.6 154.5 153.2 -5.1 -3.7 -2.8 -7.7 -4.4 -5.3 Motor fuel ............................... 98.5 101.1 101.0 109.6 46.3 -21.9 -67.5 53.3 6.9 -29.5 Gasoline (all types) .................... 98.2 100.9 100.5 108.5 48.6 -22.0 -67.1 49.0 7.7 -30.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 105.8 106.2 106.1 106.5 -1.1 3.1 2.3 2.7 1.0 2.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 186.5 187.1 187.8 188.3 3.1 4.2 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.7 Public transportation ..................... 208.4 208.9 207.7 206.1 16.3 -6.5 -7.3 -4.3 4.3 -5.8 Medical care ............................... 278.4 279.7 280.4 281.4 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.6 Medical care commodities .................. 252.0 252.8 253.9 254.1 4.5 3.4 3.9 3.4 4.0 3.6 Medical care services ..................... 284.7 286.2 286.8 288.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 Professional services (3)................. 250.2 250.9 250.9 251.1 3.0 3.6 3.3 1.4 3.3 2.4 Hospital and related services (3)......... 349.3 352.4 355.0 358.6 6.8 6.1 8.2 11.1 6.4 9.6 Recreation (2).............................. 105.6 105.8 105.9 106.1 1.5 2.3 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.7 102.2 102.6 102.6 -0.4 1.2 0.8 3.6 0.4 2.2 Education and communication (2)............. 106.7 107.0 107.2 106.7 1.9 3.9 3.1 0.0 2.9 1.5 Education (2).............................. 121.5 122.2 123.2 123.6 6.0 6.9 4.7 7.1 6.5 5.9 Educational books and supplies ........... 295.4 301.2 312.2 313.2 8.0 10.5 -9.8 26.4 9.2 6.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 350.4 352.1 353.9 355.1 5.9 6.9 5.8 5.5 6.4 5.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.4 93.4 93.1 92.0 -2.5 0.0 1.3 -5.9 -1.3 -2.3 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 92.3 92.2 92.0 90.8 -2.6 -0.4 1.3 -6.3 -1.5 -2.6 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.7 100.3 100.3 99.1 -1.6 0.8 2.0 -2.4 -0.4 -0.2 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 19.8 19.4 19.0 18.8 -18.2 -19.0 -9.5 -18.7 -18.6 -14.2 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 25.3 24.6 23.8 23.1 -28.4 -35.6 -19.4 -30.5 -32.1 -25.1 Other goods and services ................... 286.4 287.2 290.2 288.5 5.1 9.7 -1.9 3.0 7.4 0.5 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 431.7 432.8 449.3 433.4 13.7 23.7 -10.6 1.6 18.6 -4.7 Personal care (1).......................... 172.6 173.2 173.7 174.1 2.1 4.5 1.6 3.5 3.3 2.6 Personal care products (1)................ 155.4 155.2 155.5 155.1 -2.8 2.3 -0.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 Personal care services (1)................ 186.4 186.3 186.4 187.3 4.2 3.1 2.0 1.9 3.7 2.0 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 269.2 270.7 271.2 272.4 4.4 7.1 4.3 4.8 5.7 4.6 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 148.2 148.3 148.4 149.3 3.5 -0.8 -8.7 3.0 1.3 -3.0 Food and beverages ......................... 175.3 175.9 176.3 176.6 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 132.6 132.5 132.5 133.6 4.1 -3.4 -14.8 3.1 0.3 -6.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 139.9 140.0 140.9 144.3 3.8 -4.7 -20.8 13.2 -0.5 -5.3 Apparel .................................. 124.9 124.0 124.6 126.1 -8.9 -3.4 -3.4 3.9 -6.2 0.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 153.4 154.2 155.0 159.8 7.2 -3.5 -26.9 17.8 1.7 -7.2 Durables .................................. 123.9 123.2 122.4 121.8 -2.2 -2.2 0.0 -6.6 -2.2 -3.4 Services .................................... 206.1 206.8 207.4 207.7 4.2 2.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 212.9 213.5 214.5 215.0 4.3 3.3 4.8 4.0 3.8 4.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 106.3 106.4 106.8 106.8 6.2 -1.1 -1.5 1.9 2.5 0.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 135.2 134.7 132.9 133.2 3.4 -17.1 -11.8 -5.8 -7.4 -8.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 111.1 111.7 111.8 112.2 2.2 4.1 2.9 4.0 3.2 3.5 Household operations (1) (2)................ 117.2 117.8 117.9 118.9 1.0 3.5 2.4 5.9 2.3 4.2 Transportation services .................... 204.9 205.6 206.3 206.7 5.3 2.2 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.4 Medical care services ...................... 284.7 286.2 286.8 288.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 Other services ............................. 242.0 242.9 243.4 243.6 2.9 4.5 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 177.7 178.0 178.4 179.0 3.9 0.4 -2.4 3.0 2.2 0.2 All items less shelter ...................... 168.6 168.9 169.0 169.7 3.6 -0.5 -4.6 2.6 1.5 -1.1 All items less medical care ................. 171.9 172.2 172.6 173.1 4.0 0.2 -2.1 2.8 2.1 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 134.5 134.4 134.4 135.4 4.1 -3.1 -14.1 2.7 0.4 -6.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 142.3 142.5 143.3 146.6 4.0 -4.4 -19.7 12.6 -0.3 -4.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 155.1 155.9 156.7 161.0 7.0 -3.1 -24.9 16.1 1.8 -6.6 Nondurables ................................. 157.7 157.8 158.5 160.5 3.8 -1.2 -9.5 7.3 1.2 -1.5 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 213.9 214.1 214.3 215.0 3.8 1.1 0.9 2.1 2.5 1.5 Services less medical care services ......... 199.3 199.4 200.2 200.6 4.0 2.3 2.9 2.6 3.1 2.7 Energy ...................................... 113.2 114.2 113.3 117.6 20.3 -19.1 -43.4 16.5 -1.4 -18.8 All items less energy ....................... 185.7 186.0 186.5 186.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.5 2.3 All items less food and energy ............. 188.3 188.6 189.1 189.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 144.8 144.3 144.3 144.1 -1.6 0.6 -1.4 -1.9 -0.5 -1.6 Energy commodities ....................... 99.6 102.1 102.0 110.2 41.0 -21.0 -66.1 49.9 5.6 -28.7 Services less energy services ............. 213.3 214.1 215.0 215.3 4.3 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 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 Mar.2002 from-- Feb.2002 from-- sched- ule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. (1) 2001 2002 2002 2002 Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 U.S. city average ........................... M 176.7 177.1 177.8 178.8 1.5 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 184.2 184.9 186.1 187.0 1.8 1.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 0.6 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 185.4 186.2 187.8 188.6 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.9 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.3 110.5 110.5 111.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 Midwest urban ............................... M 171.9 172.1 172.5 173.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 173.8 174.1 174.7 176.0 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.6 109.5 109.6 110.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 165.5 166.2 166.6 167.1 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 South urban ................................. M 170.3 170.6 171.0 172.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 171.7 171.7 172.4 173.3 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 108.9 109.2 109.3 110.0 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 167.6 168.6 168.6 169.9 0.2 0.8 0.8 -0.3 0.6 0.0 West urban .................................. M 181.6 182.4 183.2 184.0 2.2 0.9 0.4 2.2 0.9 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 183.5 184.4 185.4 186.2 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.3 1.0 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.8 1.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.7 0.4 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 161.1 161.6 162.5 163.4 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.6 0.9 0.6 B/C (3).................................... M 109.7 109.9 110.1 110.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 D ......................................... M 169.8 170.5 170.7 171.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 177.9 177.9 178.7 179.8 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 177.1 178.9 180.1 181.1 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.7 1.7 0.7 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 187.3 188.5 189.9 191.1 2.5 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.4 0.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 192.9 - 194.7 2.0 0.9 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 171.4 - 173.7 0.8 1.3 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 170.6 - 172.1 1.9 0.9 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 110.9 - 111.9 2.0 0.9 - - - - 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, Mar. 2002 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 2001 Feb. Mar. 2002 2002 Mar. Feb. Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 2001 2002 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.7 174.7 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 517.5 520.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.229 175.8 176.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Food ...................................... 16.228 175.3 175.6 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Food at home ............................. 9.798 175.1 175.5 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.468 197.5 197.0 2.8 -0.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.831 161.6 162.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 -0.1 0.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.021 170.0 169.2 3.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.2 -0.5 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.307 222.2 224.9 7.2 1.2 3.2 2.6 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.132 139.5 139.7 0.6 0.1 -0.7 -0.3 0.4 Other food at home ...................... 2.038 160.1 159.6 0.9 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... .339 158.5 157.1 1.0 -0.9 0.4 0.2 -0.9 Fats and oils .......................... .316 157.0 156.3 2.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 Other foods ............................ 1.383 176.8 176.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .310 108.5 108.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.7 -0.2 Food away from home (1)................... 6.430 176.9 177.0 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .275 116.0 116.8 4.5 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.001 182.1 182.2 2.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 Housing .................................... 38.141 173.9 174.4 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Shelter ................................... 29.212 199.8 200.6 4.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.395 197.0 197.5 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.523 119.4 122.2 -1.3 2.3 0.0 2.0 -1.4 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 18.980 192.9 193.3 4.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .314 106.8 106.9 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.829 139.4 139.6 -6.9 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 Fuels .................................... 3.955 122.7 122.8 -8.9 0.1 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .177 112.4 112.7 -18.3 0.3 -1.1 -1.2 1.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.778 129.7 129.8 -8.3 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 0.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .873 111.9 112.3 3.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.101 124.9 124.9 -0.8 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 Household operations (1) (2).............. .357 118.9 119.5 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 Apparel .................................... 4.831 122.4 126.9 -2.8 3.7 -1.0 0.5 1.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.243 122.2 125.2 -1.9 2.5 -0.1 0.0 1.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.864 113.8 119.7 -4.4 5.2 -1.0 1.3 0.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .256 128.4 131.7 -1.2 2.6 -2.8 1.3 2.6 Footwear .................................. 1.165 119.3 122.8 -1.9 2.9 -1.3 0.8 1.7 Transportation ............................. 19.393 147.1 149.2 -2.7 1.4 0.2 -0.3 1.4 Private transportation .................... 18.452 144.2 146.4 -2.7 1.5 0.3 -0.3 1.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 10.145 100.3 99.7 -2.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 New vehicles ............................ 4.897 142.3 141.8 -1.4 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -0.3 Used cars and trucks .................... 4.099 154.8 153.0 -5.0 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 Motor fuel ............................... 3.153 98.5 108.0 -13.0 9.6 2.5 -0.2 8.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.120 97.9 107.5 -12.9 9.8 2.5 -0.1 8.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .530 105.3 105.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.438 189.5 189.9 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 Public transportation ..................... .941 202.5 203.0 -0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 Medical care ............................... 4.620 279.8 280.9 4.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. 1.006 248.5 249.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 Medical care services ..................... 3.614 287.2 288.4 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.245 253.6 254.0 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.092 351.4 354.3 7.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 Recreation (2).............................. 5.649 104.5 104.6 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.803 102.2 102.1 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 Education and communication (2)............. 5.637 107.2 106.5 2.0 -0.7 0.4 0.1 -0.5 Education (2).............................. 2.382 123.3 123.3 6.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .203 315.2 315.1 6.9 0.0 0.7 3.2 0.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.178 347.0 347.2 5.9 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 3.255 94.5 93.3 -1.6 -1.3 0.1 -0.2 -1.3 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 3.107 93.7 92.6 -1.6 -1.2 0.1 -0.3 -1.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.591 100.5 99.3 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 0.1 -1.2 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .516 19.7 19.5 -16.3 -1.0 -2.4 -2.0 -1.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .253 23.5 22.8 -28.3 -3.0 -2.8 -3.3 -3.0 Other goods and services ................... 4.499 298.3 295.2 4.1 -1.0 0.2 1.5 -1.0 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.441 450.7 434.1 6.3 -3.7 0.1 4.0 -3.7 Personal care (1).......................... 3.059 173.2 173.7 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .815 156.3 156.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 Personal care services (1)................ .900 187.1 188.0 2.8 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.5 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.161 271.4 272.5 5.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 45.559 148.6 149.8 -1.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 Food and beverages ......................... 17.229 175.8 176.1 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 28.330 133.1 134.7 -3.3 1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.8 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.685 140.7 144.8 -3.0 2.9 -0.1 0.7 2.7 Apparel .................................. 4.831 122.4 126.9 -2.8 3.7 -1.0 0.5 1.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.854 155.4 159.4 -3.0 2.6 0.5 0.7 3.5 Durables .................................. 13.645 123.1 122.3 -3.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5 Services .................................... 54.441 203.3 203.9 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 28.898 192.5 193.2 4.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .314 106.8 106.9 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.778 129.7 129.8 -8.3 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 0.3 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .873 111.9 112.3 3.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ .357 118.9 119.5 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 Transportation services .................... 6.573 204.7 205.6 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 3.614 287.2 288.4 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.033 239.0 238.8 3.3 -0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.772 173.3 174.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 All items less shelter ...................... 70.788 166.1 167.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 All items less medical care ................. 95.380 169.0 170.0 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 Commodities less food ....................... 29.331 134.8 136.5 -3.1 1.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.687 143.1 147.0 -2.7 2.7 0.1 0.6 2.6 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.855 157.0 160.7 -2.5 2.4 0.4 0.6 3.2 Nondurables ................................. 31.915 158.5 160.8 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.3 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 25.543 190.1 190.5 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 Services less medical care services ......... 50.827 196.5 197.0 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.109 109.8 114.7 -10.8 4.5 1.0 -0.8 4.1 All items less energy ....................... 92.891 182.5 182.9 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 76.663 184.4 184.9 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 26.001 144.8 145.0 -1.2 0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 Energy commodities ....................... 3.330 99.5 108.7 -13.1 9.2 2.4 -0.2 8.1 Services less energy services ............. 50.663 211.5 212.1 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .576 $ .573 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .193 $ .192 - - - - - 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-- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2001 2002 2002 2002 June Sep. Dec. Mar. Sep. Mar. 2001 2001 2001 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 173.3 173.7 174.0 174.6 4.0 0.7 -2.9 3.0 2.3 0.0 Food and beverages ......................... 174.7 175.3 175.7 176.0 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 Food ...................................... 174.2 174.8 175.2 175.6 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.3 2.9 2.3 Food at home ............................. 173.9 174.5 175.0 175.4 3.3 2.3 0.9 3.5 2.8 2.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 195.4 196.9 197.5 197.6 2.1 4.0 0.6 4.6 3.0 2.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 162.0 162.0 161.8 163.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 Dairy and related products (1)........... 170.6 169.7 170.0 169.2 9.7 6.1 2.9 -3.2 7.9 -0.2 Fruits and vegetables ................... 210.5 217.3 223.0 225.3 1.7 2.1 -3.7 31.2 1.9 12.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 139.3 138.3 137.9 138.4 1.2 2.6 1.2 -2.6 1.9 -0.7 Other food at home ...................... 161.3 160.8 160.1 159.3 2.8 1.8 4.1 -4.9 2.3 -0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... 156.9 157.6 157.9 156.5 1.6 1.3 2.3 -1.0 1.4 0.6 Fats and oils .......................... 157.8 157.2 156.7 156.3 10.3 3.1 -0.8 -3.7 6.6 -2.3 Other foods ............................ 179.0 178.1 177.0 176.1 1.6 1.4 6.0 -6.3 1.5 -0.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 109.0 109.3 108.5 108.3 -1.8 4.5 -0.7 -2.5 1.3 -1.6 Food away from home (1)................... 176.0 176.4 176.9 177.0 2.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 3.2 2.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 115.8 115.8 116.0 116.8 3.6 10.3 0.7 3.5 6.9 2.1 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 180.7 181.4 181.9 182.0 3.2 3.9 1.1 2.9 3.5 2.0 Housing .................................... 173.5 173.8 174.2 174.5 3.6 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 Shelter ................................... 198.2 198.9 199.8 200.2 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 195.5 196.1 196.8 197.5 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.8 4.3 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 117.4 117.4 119.8 118.1 1.0 -8.7 0.7 2.4 -4.0 1.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 191.5 192.1 192.9 193.3 4.2 4.6 5.0 3.8 4.4 4.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 106.3 106.4 106.8 106.9 6.2 -1.5 -1.9 2.3 2.3 0.2 Fuels and utilities ....................... 142.9 142.6 141.1 141.6 2.7 -13.4 -11.4 -3.6 -5.7 -7.6 Fuels .................................... 126.6 126.2 124.5 124.9 3.0 -16.6 -14.4 -5.3 -7.3 -9.9 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 110.6 109.4 108.1 109.5 -8.9 -4.8 -46.6 -3.9 -6.9 -28.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 134.3 133.8 132.0 132.4 3.7 -17.5 -11.3 -5.5 -7.5 -8.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 111.1 111.7 111.9 112.3 2.2 3.7 2.9 4.4 3.0 3.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.8 125.2 125.0 124.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.1 0.0 -1.6 Household operations (1) (2).............. 118.0 118.5 118.9 119.5 2.4 3.5 2.1 5.2 3.0 3.6 Apparel .................................... 124.1 122.9 123.5 125.1 -8.4 -2.8 -3.2 3.3 -5.7 0.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 123.2 123.1 123.1 124.6 -1.9 -6.2 -3.8 4.6 -4.1 0.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 114.9 113.7 115.2 116.1 -13.7 -2.7 -4.4 4.2 -8.4 -0.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 130.3 126.7 128.4 131.7 -13.4 8.0 -2.4 4.4 -3.3 0.9 Footwear .................................. 121.5 119.9 120.9 122.9 -8.9 1.3 -4.2 4.7 -4.0 0.2 Transportation ............................. 147.7 148.0 147.6 149.6 9.4 -4.5 -18.4 5.2 2.2 -7.3 Private transportation .................... 144.7 145.1 144.7 146.8 9.0 -4.3 -19.2 5.9 2.1 -7.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.5 101.0 100.2 99.7 -2.7 -1.6 0.8 -6.9 -2.1 -3.1 New vehicles ............................ 143.9 142.8 141.6 141.2 -0.8 -0.8 3.7 -7.3 -0.8 -2.0 Used cars and trucks .................... 157.2 156.5 155.3 153.9 -5.1 -4.2 -2.8 -8.1 -4.6 -5.5 Motor fuel ............................... 98.8 101.3 101.1 109.8 46.3 -18.9 -68.3 52.5 8.9 -30.5 Gasoline (all types) .................... 98.2 100.7 100.6 109.3 47.0 -19.3 -68.4 53.5 9.0 -30.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 104.9 105.3 105.3 105.7 -1.5 3.1 1.9 3.1 0.8 2.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 188.0 188.6 189.3 189.7 3.1 4.2 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 Public transportation ..................... 203.1 203.6 202.9 201.4 14.1 -4.7 -7.0 -3.3 4.3 -5.2 Medical care ............................... 277.3 278.6 279.2 280.2 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.5 Medical care commodities .................. 247.1 247.9 248.8 249.0 4.1 3.2 4.3 3.1 3.6 3.7 Medical care services ..................... 284.3 285.7 286.3 287.5 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.7 Professional services (3)................. 252.3 253.1 253.0 253.5 2.8 3.8 3.1 1.9 3.3 2.5 Hospital and related services (3)......... 344.7 347.9 350.0 353.2 6.8 6.4 8.0 10.2 6.6 9.1 Recreation (2).............................. 104.0 104.3 104.4 104.6 1.6 1.9 0.4 2.3 1.8 1.4 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.0 101.5 101.9 101.9 -0.4 0.0 1.2 3.6 -0.2 2.4 Education and communication (2)............. 106.6 107.0 107.1 106.6 1.9 3.5 2.7 0.0 2.7 1.3 Education (2).............................. 121.6 122.2 123.0 123.6 6.3 7.3 4.0 6.7 6.8 5.4 Educational books and supplies ........... 300.1 302.1 311.8 312.6 10.4 12.9 -10.7 17.7 11.6 2.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 343.5 345.2 346.7 348.2 6.0 6.5 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.6 94.7 94.5 93.3 -2.1 0.0 1.3 -5.4 -1.1 -2.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 93.9 94.0 93.7 92.6 -2.1 0.0 1.3 -5.4 -1.1 -2.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.9 100.4 100.5 99.3 -1.2 0.8 2.0 -2.4 -0.2 -0.2 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 20.6 20.1 19.7 19.5 -17.6 -16.8 -10.8 -19.7 -17.2 -15.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 25.0 24.3 23.5 22.8 -26.9 -33.0 -22.0 -30.8 -30.0 -26.5 Other goods and services ................... 293.3 294.0 298.3 295.2 6.4 11.0 -2.9 2.6 8.6 -0.2 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 432.9 433.5 450.7 434.1 13.5 23.8 -10.2 1.1 18.5 -4.7 Personal care (1).......................... 172.3 172.7 173.2 173.7 2.1 3.6 2.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 Personal care products (1)................ 156.0 155.9 156.3 156.0 -1.3 1.8 -0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.1 Personal care services (1)................ 187.1 187.0 187.1 188.0 4.4 2.8 2.2 1.9 3.6 2.1 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 268.7 269.8 270.9 271.9 4.6 6.1 4.6 4.8 5.3 4.7 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 148.8 148.8 148.9 149.8 4.0 -0.5 -9.6 2.7 1.7 -3.6 Food and beverages ......................... 174.7 175.3 175.7 176.0 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 133.8 133.6 133.6 134.7 4.7 -2.8 -16.1 2.7 0.9 -7.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 141.2 141.1 142.1 146.0 3.0 -2.9 -22.5 14.3 0.0 -5.9 Apparel .................................. 124.1 122.9 123.5 125.1 -8.4 -2.8 -3.2 3.3 -5.7 0.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 155.2 155.9 157.0 162.5 7.4 -2.3 -29.7 20.2 2.4 -8.1 Durables .................................. 124.5 123.7 122.8 122.2 -2.5 -2.2 -0.3 -7.2 -2.4 -3.8 Services .................................... 202.2 202.9 203.4 203.8 3.9 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 191.0 191.6 192.5 192.8 4.4 3.7 4.7 3.8 4.0 4.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 106.3 106.4 106.8 106.9 6.2 -1.5 -1.9 2.3 2.3 0.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 134.3 133.8 132.0 132.4 3.7 -17.5 -11.3 -5.5 -7.5 -8.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 111.1 111.7 111.9 112.3 2.2 3.7 2.9 4.4 3.0 3.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 118.0 118.5 118.9 119.5 2.4 3.5 2.1 5.2 3.0 3.6 Transportation services .................... 202.8 203.5 204.4 205.1 4.5 3.3 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.5 Medical care services ...................... 284.3 285.7 286.3 287.5 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.7 Other services ............................. 237.4 238.2 238.8 238.9 3.0 4.2 3.4 2.6 3.6 3.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 173.0 173.3 173.6 174.3 4.0 0.5 -3.8 3.0 2.2 -0.5 All items less shelter ...................... 166.1 166.3 166.4 167.2 3.9 -0.2 -5.8 2.7 1.8 -1.7 All items less medical care ................. 168.7 169.0 169.3 169.9 4.1 0.5 -3.3 2.9 2.3 -0.2 Commodities less food ....................... 135.5 135.4 135.3 136.4 4.6 -2.5 -15.7 2.7 1.0 -6.9 Nondurables less food ....................... 143.4 143.5 144.4 148.2 3.5 -2.6 -21.8 14.1 0.4 -5.6 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 156.7 157.4 158.4 163.5 6.6 -1.4 -27.5 18.5 2.5 -7.3 Nondurables ................................. 158.3 158.3 159.1 161.2 4.5 -1.0 -10.6 7.5 1.7 -2.0 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 189.8 190.0 190.1 190.7 3.9 0.8 0.8 1.9 2.4 1.4 Services less medical care services ......... 195.7 195.9 196.5 197.0 4.0 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.7 Energy ...................................... 111.9 113.0 112.1 116.7 22.2 -17.6 -46.4 18.3 0.3 -20.4 All items less energy ....................... 181.8 182.0 182.5 182.7 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.1 All items less food and energy ............. 183.8 184.0 184.4 184.5 2.0 2.9 2.4 1.5 2.5 2.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.6 145.0 145.0 144.7 -1.4 0.8 -1.4 -2.4 -0.3 -1.9 Energy commodities ....................... 99.7 102.1 101.9 110.2 41.9 -18.0 -67.3 49.3 7.9 -30.1 Services less energy services ............. 209.8 210.6 211.4 211.8 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.9 3.9 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 Mar.2002 from-- Feb.2002 from-- sched- ule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. (1) 2001 2002 2002 2002 Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 U.S. city average ........................... M 172.9 173.2 173.7 174.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 181.0 181.4 182.3 183.1 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 181.1 181.6 182.8 183.6 1.9 1.1 0.4 1.9 0.9 0.7 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 109.9 110.1 110.1 110.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 Midwest urban ............................... M 167.6 167.7 168.1 169.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 -0.2 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 168.7 168.8 169.4 170.6 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.2 109.2 109.2 109.7 0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 163.3 163.9 164.3 164.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 -0.4 0.6 0.2 South urban ................................. M 168.1 168.3 168.6 169.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.0 169.0 169.5 170.5 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 108.5 108.6 108.7 109.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 -0.3 0.2 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 168.3 169.2 168.9 170.2 -0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 West urban .................................. M 176.8 177.4 178.1 179.0 2.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 176.9 177.7 178.6 179.5 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.2 1.0 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.2 111.4 111.8 112.2 1.6 0.7 0.4 1.8 0.5 0.4 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 159.4 159.7 160.5 161.3 1.7 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 B/C (3).................................... M 109.3 109.4 109.5 110.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 D ......................................... M 168.5 169.2 169.3 170.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.5 0.1 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 171.7 171.6 172.4 173.5 1.2 1.1 0.6 -0.3 0.4 0.5 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 169.7 171.5 172.8 173.8 2.8 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.8 0.8 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 182.8 183.5 184.7 185.6 2.1 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 191.8 - 193.2 2.1 0.7 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 162.8 - 164.1 0.1 0.8 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 170.0 - 171.4 1.7 0.8 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 110.5 - 111.4 1.8 0.8 - - - - 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 Mar. 2002 from- Item and group December 2001 Feb. Mar. Mar. Feb. 2002 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 177.9 178.8 1.5 0.5 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 532.8 535.7 - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.393 176.5 176.7 2.6 0.1 Food ...................................... 15.403 176.0 176.2 2.6 0.1 Food at home ............................. 9.661 176.2 176.4 2.6 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.535 197.6 197.1 2.7 -0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.620 162.1 162.9 1.7 0.5 Dairy and related products .............. 1.093 169.9 169.1 3.6 -0.5 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.427 223.1 225.2 6.5 0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.023 140.4 140.3 0.6 -0.1 Other food at home ...................... 1.961 160.8 160.1 0.9 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .364 158.6 157.2 1.0 -0.9 Fats and oils .......................... .297 157.3 156.2 2.0 -0.7 Other foods ............................ 1.301 176.7 176.4 0.7 -0.2 Other miscellaneous foods (1).......... .307 108.3 108.3 -0.1 0.0 Food away from home ...................... 5.743 176.8 177.1 2.8 0.2 Other food away from home (1)............ .182 115.8 116.2 4.1 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .990 182.7 182.7 2.8 0.0 Housing .................................... 40.516 178.3 179.0 2.1 0.4 Shelter ................................... 31.037 205.8 206.7 3.9 0.4 Rent of primary residence (2)............. 7.300 197.7 198.2 4.5 0.3 Lodging away from home (1) (2)............ 2.306 118.6 121.7 -2.0 2.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)..................... 21.064 212.2 212.8 4.5 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1)...... .366 106.8 106.9 1.4 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.934 140.1 140.3 -7.0 0.1 Fuels .................................... 3.998 123.8 123.9 -9.1 0.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .276 112.2 112.9 -18.2 0.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (2).......... 3.722 130.7 130.8 -8.3 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......................... .936 111.8 112.3 3.3 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.545 128.8 129.0 -0.1 0.2 Household operations (1).................. .959 117.8 118.7 3.0 0.8 Apparel .................................... 4.242 123.1 127.6 -3.5 3.7 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.187 122.0 125.2 -1.8 2.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.687 114.5 120.5 -5.7 5.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ .250 125.9 129.0 -2.0 2.5 Footwear .................................. .769 119.7 123.4 -1.4 3.1 Transportation ............................. 16.639 148.7 151.0 -1.9 1.5 Private transportation .................... 15.281 144.4 146.8 -1.9 1.7 New and used motor vehicles (1)........... 7.328 100.0 99.5 -2.4 -0.5 New vehicles ............................ 4.604 141.1 140.6 -1.5 -0.4 Used cars and trucks .................... 1.824 153.9 152.0 -4.9 -1.2 Motor fuel ............................... 2.578 98.2 107.9 -13.1 9.9 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.559 97.6 107.2 -13.1 9.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 106.2 106.6 1.8 0.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.656 187.9 188.4 3.7 0.3 Public transportation ..................... 1.357 207.3 207.8 -1.0 0.2 Medical care ............................... 5.995 281.3 282.3 4.6 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. 1.295 253.9 254.4 3.9 0.2 Medical care services ..................... 4.700 287.9 289.1 4.8 0.4 Professional services (2)................. 2.933 251.5 252.0 2.9 0.2 Hospital and related services (2)......... 1.502 356.9 359.6 8.1 0.8 Recreation (1).............................. 5.909 106.0 106.2 1.8 0.2 Video and audio (1)........................ 1.629 102.8 102.8 1.2 0.0 Education and communication (1)............. 5.397 107.7 107.1 2.7 -0.6 Education (1).............................. 2.914 123.2 123.3 6.2 0.1 Educational books and supplies ........... .215 314.3 314.4 8.1 0.0 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.699 354.0 354.2 6.0 0.1 Communication (1).......................... 2.483 93.7 92.6 -1.2 -1.2 Information and information processing (1) 2.279 92.6 91.4 -1.4 -1.3 Telephone services (1)................... 2.146 100.4 99.0 -0.4 -1.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (4).... .133 19.2 18.9 -16.0 -1.6 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)....................... .054 24.0 23.2 -28.4 -3.3 Other goods and services ................... 4.909 290.8 288.2 3.8 -0.9 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 1.402 448.8 433.0 6.2 -3.5 Personal care ............................. 3.507 173.6 174.0 2.9 0.2 Personal care products ................... .719 155.5 155.0 -0.4 -0.3 Personal care services ................... 1.000 186.4 187.2 2.7 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.562 271.8 272.8 5.1 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 40.624 148.3 149.6 -0.7 0.9 Food and beverages ......................... 16.393 176.5 176.7 2.6 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 24.231 132.3 134.0 -2.9 1.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 13.948 139.6 143.2 -3.2 2.6 Apparel .................................. 4.242 123.1 127.6 -3.5 3.7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.706 153.8 157.0 -3.0 2.1 Durables .................................. 10.283 122.8 122.3 -2.5 -0.4 Services .................................... 59.376 207.2 207.9 3.0 0.3 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 30.671 214.4 215.3 3.9 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1)........ .366 106.8 106.9 1.4 0.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (2)............. 3.722 130.7 130.8 -8.3 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)............................ .936 111.8 112.3 3.3 0.4 Household operations (1).................... .959 117.8 118.7 3.0 0.8 Transportation services .................... 7.010 206.8 207.7 3.7 0.4 Medical care services ...................... 4.700 287.9 289.1 4.8 0.4 Other services ............................. 11.012 243.6 243.7 3.5 0.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.597 178.2 179.3 1.2 0.6 All items less shelter ...................... 68.963 168.9 169.9 0.4 0.6 All items less medical care ................. 94.005 172.4 173.3 1.2 0.5 Commodities less food ....................... 25.221 134.1 135.8 -2.7 1.3 Nondurables less food ....................... 14.938 142.2 145.6 -2.8 2.4 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.696 155.6 158.6 -2.5 1.9 Nondurables ................................. 30.341 158.1 160.0 -0.2 1.2 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 28.705 214.4 214.9 2.0 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 54.676 200.0 200.7 2.9 0.4 Energy ...................................... 6.576 111.0 115.5 -10.8 4.1 All items less energy ....................... 93.424 186.6 187.1 2.5 0.3 All items less food and energy ............. 78.020 189.2 189.8 2.4 0.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 22.366 144.4 144.8 -1.0 0.3 Energy commodities ....................... 2.855 99.5 108.4 -13.6 8.9 Services less energy services ............. 55.654 215.0 215.8 3.9 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .562 $ .559 - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .188 $ .187 - - 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 Mar. 2002 from- Item and group December 2001 Feb. Mar. Mar. Feb. 2002 2002 2001 2002 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.8 174.7 1.2 0.5 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 517.8 520.5 - - Food and beverages ......................... 18.048 175.8 176.0 2.6 0.1 Food ...................................... 16.993 175.3 175.5 2.6 0.1 Food at home ............................. 10.838 175.2 175.4 2.5 0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.682 197.2 196.7 2.6 -0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.127 161.9 162.8 1.8 0.6 Dairy and related products .............. 1.202 169.7 168.8 3.5 -0.5 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.483 221.7 223.9 6.7 1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.162 139.8 139.9 0.8 0.1 Other food at home ...................... 2.183 160.4 159.7 0.9 -0.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .406 158.4 156.9 0.8 -0.9 Fats and oils .......................... .340 157.0 155.8 1.8 -0.8 Other foods ............................ 1.437 177.1 176.7 0.7 -0.2 Other miscellaneous foods (1).......... .343 108.6 108.5 0.0 -0.1 Food away from home ...................... 6.155 176.8 177.0 2.7 0.1 Other food away from home (1)............ .224 116.2 116.5 4.2 0.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.055 182.6 182.6 3.0 0.0 Housing .................................... 37.348 173.8 174.3 1.9 0.3 Shelter ................................... 28.251 199.7 200.4 4.0 0.4 Rent of primary residence (2)............. 8.858 197.0 197.5 4.5 0.3 Lodging away from home (1) (2)............ 1.340 118.3 121.6 -1.8 2.8 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)..................... 17.737 192.8 193.3 4.4 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1)...... .316 106.8 106.9 1.2 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.046 139.5 139.7 -6.8 0.1 Fuels .................................... 4.121 122.8 122.9 -8.8 0.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .243 112.5 113.1 -18.0 0.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (2).......... 3.877 129.8 129.9 -8.2 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......................... .925 111.9 112.3 3.2 0.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.051 125.2 125.2 -0.6 0.0 Household operations (1).................. .426 118.4 119.0 2.9 0.5 Apparel .................................... 4.577 121.8 126.3 -3.3 3.7 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.291 122.1 125.5 -1.6 2.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.698 111.9 117.8 -5.9 5.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ .318 127.8 131.3 -1.5 2.7 Footwear .................................. .928 119.7 123.8 -1.1 3.4 Transportation ............................. 18.798 147.4 149.8 -2.3 1.6 Private transportation .................... 17.737 144.5 146.9 -2.4 1.7 New and used motor vehicles (1)........... 8.672 100.3 99.7 -2.7 -0.6 New vehicles ............................ 4.836 142.2 141.7 -1.5 -0.4 Used cars and trucks .................... 3.061 154.8 152.9 -5.1 -1.2 Motor fuel ............................... 3.192 98.4 108.2 -12.8 10.0 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.168 97.8 107.6 -12.8 10.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 105.2 105.6 1.5 0.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.727 189.4 189.9 3.6 0.3 Public transportation ..................... 1.061 202.3 202.8 -0.7 0.2 Medical care ............................... 4.906 280.1 281.1 4.5 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. .956 248.6 249.1 3.7 0.2 Medical care services ..................... 3.950 287.4 288.6 4.7 0.4 Professional services (2)................. 2.490 253.7 254.1 2.9 0.2 Hospital and related services (2)......... 1.238 352.0 354.8 8.1 0.8 Recreation (1).............................. 5.670 104.4 104.6 1.6 0.2 Video and audio (1)........................ 1.810 102.2 102.1 1.1 -0.1 Education and communication (1)............. 5.277 107.7 107.1 2.6 -0.6 Education (1).............................. 2.684 123.5 123.5 6.2 0.0 Educational books and supplies ........... .213 318.7 318.6 8.1 0.0 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.471 347.4 347.6 6.0 0.1 Communication (1).......................... 2.593 95.0 93.9 -0.9 -1.2 Information and information processing (1) 2.442 94.3 93.1 -1.1 -1.3 Telephone services (1)................... 2.329 100.5 99.2 -0.3 -1.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (4).... .113 20.0 19.6 -15.9 -2.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)....................... .044 23.7 22.7 -28.6 -4.2 Other goods and services ................... 5.376 298.9 294.9 4.0 -1.3 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 2.053 450.4 433.8 6.2 -3.7 Personal care ............................. 3.323 173.3 173.6 2.7 0.2 Personal care products ................... .813 156.1 155.6 -0.2 -0.3 Personal care services ................... 1.006 187.2 187.9 2.8 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.314 271.6 272.5 5.1 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 45.337 148.8 150.0 -0.9 0.8 Food and beverages ......................... 18.048 175.8 176.0 2.6 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 27.289 133.3 135.0 -3.1 1.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.269 140.7 144.4 -3.3 2.6 Apparel .................................. 4.577 121.8 126.3 -3.3 3.7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.692 155.6 159.1 -3.2 2.2 Durables .................................. 12.020 123.3 122.7 -2.8 -0.5 Services .................................... 54.663 203.3 203.9 3.1 0.3 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 27.936 192.3 193.1 4.1 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1)........ .316 106.8 106.9 1.2 0.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (2)............. 3.877 129.8 129.9 -8.2 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services (1)............................ .925 111.9 112.3 3.2 0.4 Household operations (1).................... .426 118.4 119.0 2.9 0.5 Transportation services .................... 6.882 205.1 206.1 4.5 0.5 Medical care services ...................... 3.950 287.4 288.6 4.7 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.351 239.0 238.9 3.3 0.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.007 173.4 174.5 1.0 0.6 All items less shelter ...................... 71.749 166.3 167.3 0.2 0.6 All items less medical care ................. 95.094 169.1 170.0 1.1 0.5 Commodities less food ....................... 28.344 135.1 136.8 -2.8 1.3 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.324 143.1 146.7 -2.9 2.5 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.747 157.2 160.4 -2.7 2.0 Nondurables ................................. 33.317 158.5 160.5 -0.2 1.3 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 26.728 190.3 190.7 2.0 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 50.713 196.4 197.0 2.9 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.312 109.8 114.8 -10.7 4.6 All items less energy ....................... 92.688 182.6 183.0 2.3 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 75.695 184.6 185.0 2.3 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 24.909 145.1 145.3 -1.0 0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 3.435 99.4 108.7 -13.1 9.4 Services less energy services ............. 50.786 211.5 212.1 4.0 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .575 $ .572 - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .193 $ .192 - - 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 Mar.2002 from- Feb.2002 from- sched- ule (1) Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 U.S. city average ........................... M 176.7 177.2 177.9 178.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.4 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 184.2 185.0 186.1 187.0 1.8 1.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 0.6 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 185.4 186.3 187.8 188.5 2.1 1.2 0.4 2.2 1.3 0.8 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 110.3 110.5 110.6 111.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 Midwest urban ............................... M 171.9 172.2 172.7 173.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 173.8 174.2 174.9 176.0 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.6 109.5 109.7 110.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 165.5 165.9 166.5 167.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 South urban ................................. M 170.3 170.7 171.1 172.2 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 171.7 171.6 172.2 173.3 1.4 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 108.9 109.2 109.4 110.2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 167.6 168.6 168.6 169.8 0.2 0.7 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.0 West urban .................................. M 181.6 182.4 183.3 184.0 2.2 0.9 0.4 2.2 0.9 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 183.5 184.4 185.3 186.1 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.2 1.0 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.6 112.0 112.6 112.9 2.0 0.8 0.3 2.3 0.9 0.5 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 161.1 161.6 162.5 163.3 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.9 0.6 B/C (3).................................... M 109.7 110.0 110.2 110.8 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 D ......................................... M 169.8 170.4 170.7 171.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 177.9 178.1 178.6 179.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 177.1 178.6 179.9 180.8 2.6 1.2 0.5 2.6 1.6 0.7 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 187.3 188.5 189.9 190.9 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.4 0.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 193.0 - 194.6 1.9 0.8 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 171.7 - 173.4 0.6 1.0 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 170.7 - 172.2 2.0 0.9 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 110.7 - 111.7 1.8 0.9 - - - - 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 Mar.2002 from- Feb.2002 from- sched- ule (1) Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 2001 2002 2002 2002 2001 2002 2002 2001 2001 2002 U.S. city average ........................... M 172.9 173.2 173.8 174.7 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 181.0 181.4 182.4 183.2 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.6 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 181.1 181.7 183.0 183.7 1.9 1.1 0.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 109.9 110.0 110.1 110.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 Midwest urban ............................... M 167.6 167.7 168.2 169.3 0.9 1.0 0.7 -0.1 0.4 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 168.7 169.0 169.6 170.7 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.2 109.1 109.3 109.9 0.3 0.7 0.5 -0.5 0.1 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 163.3 163.6 164.1 164.5 0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.5 0.5 0.3 South urban ................................. M 168.1 168.4 168.7 169.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.0 168.9 169.2 170.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 108.5 108.7 108.9 109.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 -0.1 0.4 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 168.3 169.4 169.4 170.7 0.2 0.8 0.8 -0.4 0.7 0.0 West urban .................................. M 176.8 177.4 178.2 178.8 2.0 0.8 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 176.9 177.7 178.4 179.2 2.2 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 111.2 111.6 112.1 112.4 1.8 0.7 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.4 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 159.4 159.7 160.5 161.3 1.7 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 B/C (3).................................... M 109.3 109.5 109.7 110.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 D ......................................... M 168.5 169.2 169.5 170.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.2 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 171.7 171.7 172.2 173.2 1.1 0.9 0.6 -0.4 0.3 0.3 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 169.7 171.1 172.3 173.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.5 0.7 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 182.8 183.5 184.7 185.6 2.1 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 191.8 - 193.2 2.1 0.7 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 163.3 - 164.8 0.5 0.9 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 170.3 - 171.6 1.8 0.8 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 110.3 - 111.1 1.6 0.7 - - - - 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.