TEXT Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-95-87 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 Thursday, March 16, 1995 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--FEBRUARY 1995 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 150.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February 1995 CPI-W level of 148.3 was 3.0 percent higher than the index in February 1994. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February, the same as in January. The index for food increased 0.3 percent, following a decrease of 0.3 percent in January. Energy costs, which increased 0.3 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February, resulting from a drop in the gasoline index. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. The slightly smaller increase in February reflects a downturn in the index for apparel commodities and smaller increases in the indexes for public transportation and household furnishings and operations, all of which had turned up in January. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 3.2 2.9 Food and beverages| .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 .3 2.8 2.9 Housing | .3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 .3 2.8 2.3 Apparel and upkeep| -.9 .1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .7 -.6 -.6 -1.0 Transportation | 1.0 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .6 .4 4.8 4.2 Medical care | .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .3 4.5 4.9 Entertainment | .0 .1 .1 .4 .1 .4 .2 2.7 2.3 Other goods & serv| .3 .1 .4 .4 .3 .0 .8 4.2 4.6 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.4 -.6 -.3 .5 -.1 .3 -.1 .4 1.7 Food | .5 .2 .1 .1 .8 -.3 .3 3.0 3.1 AI - food & energy| .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .3 3.3 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________ The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in February. Grocery store food prices also increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.5 percent decline in January. The advance in February largely reflects an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.7 percent after declining 2.6 percent in January. The index for fresh fruits and vegetables increased 1.0 percent, while that for processed fruits and vegetables was unchanged. Among other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also contributed to the increase in February, each advancing 0.5 percent. The indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each decreased slightly in February. Within the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs category, beef prices rose 0.5 percent and the index for pork was unchanged; the indexes for poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs, each of which declined in January, turned up in February. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The housing component increased 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.4 rise in January. Shelter costs advanced 0.3 percent the same as in January. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs each rose 0.3 percent; and maintenance and repair costs increased 0.5 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which increased 0.5 percent in January, was unchanged. The index for household fuels rose 0.1 percent, as increases in the indexes for natural gas and electricity--up 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.8 percent decline in the index for fuel oil. The index for other utilities and public services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a decrease in the index for telephone services. These charges declined 0.7 percent in February, reflecting decreases in local telephone call charges and interstate and intrastate toll calls. Partially offsetting these declines were increases in charges for cable television and refuse collection--up 0.9 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.3 percent in February. The indexes for furniture and bedding and textile housefurnishings increased 1.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively. The transportation index advanced 0.4 percent in February, following an increase of 0.6 percent in January. A downturn in the index for motor fuels coupled with a smaller increase in airline fares were largely responsible for the smaller rise in February. The index for gasoline declined 0.4 percent in February, following increases in each of the preceding 3 months. The increase of 0.1 percent in the index for new vehicles continued its pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1995 models. (As of February, the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about 85 percent of the new car sample.) Automobile finance charges continued to increase sharply, advancing 2.4 percent in February and 29.3 percent in the last 12 months. The used car index also continued to rise sharply, advancing 2.7 percent in February and 14.3 percent in the past 12 months. The index for public transportation, which turned up in January after registering declines in each of the last 4 months of 1994, rose 0.8 percent in February. Airline fares rose 1.1 percent in February, following a 2.2 percent rise in January. Despite these advances, airline fares were 5.4 percent lower than a year earlier. The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.6 percent in February, following a 0.7 percent increase in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 1.3 percent in February.) The somewhat smaller proportion of higher-priced spring-summer merchandise in the market place this month than in recent years resulted in a seasonally adjusted decline. Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February to a level 4.9 percent higher than a year earlier. In February, the index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--declined 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. The indexes for toys and sporting goods and equipment, which turned up in January, declined in February. The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in February, its largest advance since a similar rise in September 1992. A 1.0 percent increase in the index for personal and educational expenses accounted for about four-fifths of the February advance. Charges for legal fees and personal financial services rose 1.5 and 2.8 percent, respectively. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) _______________________________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.3 percent in February. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 3.3 3.0 Food and beverages| .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 .3 2.8 2.9 Housing | .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 .4 .2 2.5 2.2 Apparel and upkeep| -.8 .1 -.4 -.4 -.3 .7 -.3 .3 -1.1 Transportation | 1.0 .1 .0 .4 .4 .7 .4 6.3 5.1 Medical care | .4 .4 .6 .4 .5 .3 .3 4.4 5.0 Entertainment | .0 .0 .2 .4 .0 .4 .2 2.4 2.2 Other goods & serv| .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .7 3.2 4.3 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.7 -.6 -.4 .6 -.1 .2 -.1 .0 1.9 Food | .4 .3 .0 .1 .7 -.1 .2 3.1 3.1 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 3.7 3.2 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for March will be released on Wednesday, April 12, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 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) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1995 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1994 1995 1995 Feb. 1994 Jan. 1995 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 150.3 150.9 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 450.3 452.0 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.412 147.9 147.8 2.9 -.1 .6 -.2 .3 Food ................................... 15.838 147.5 147.4 3.1 -.1 .8 -.3 .3 Food at home ......................... 9.934 148.2 147.9 3.7 -.2 1.0 -.5 .3 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.464 164.6 165.8 2.8 .7 .2 -.2 .5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.892 137.3 137.6 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .5 Dairy products ..................... 1.169 132.7 132.1 .2 -.5 -.1 .2 -.2 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.013 180.4 177.1 9.5 -1.8 5.3 -2.6 .7 Other food at home ................. 2.396 140.3 140.6 6.1 .2 .1 .1 -.1 Sugar and sweets ................. .326 135.5 135.8 .1 .2 .4 -.1 .0 Fats and oils .................... .249 136.4 136.8 4.0 .3 .1 .3 .0 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .796 133.3 133.7 15.3 .3 .1 -.1 -.3 Other prepared food .............. 1.026 149.4 149.7 2.2 .2 -.1 .3 .1 Food away from home .................. 5.904 147.4 147.6 2.1 .1 .3 .1 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.574 152.0 152.4 .9 .3 .0 .1 .0 Housing .................................. 41.187 146.4 147.0 2.3 .4 .0 .4 .3 Shelter ................................ 28.042 162.9 163.8 3.0 .6 .1 .3 .3 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.955 170.7 172.9 2.4 1.3 -.1 .2 .3 Rent, residential .................. 5.765 156.1 156.4 2.4 .2 .1 .3 .2 Other renters' costs ............... 2.190 195.0 202.9 2.3 4.1 -.5 .2 .6 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 19.889 168.4 168.9 3.2 .3 .1 .4 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.501 168.7 169.1 3.1 .2 .1 .4 .2 Household insurance 1/ ............. .389 155.9 156.1 4.5 .1 .4 .5 .1 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .198 133.1 133.8 3.4 .5 1.1 .3 .5 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .120 137.3 137.9 5.1 .4 .4 .2 .4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .078 127.5 128.2 .9 .5 2.0 .6 .5 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.093 122.9 122.6 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 .0 Fuels ................................ 3.859 110.7 110.4 -.6 -.3 -.5 .2 .1 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .360 89.4 89.6 -4.3 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.499 118.0 117.6 -.3 -.3 -.5 .3 .2 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.234 152.1 151.8 1.2 -.2 .1 1.0 -.2 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.052 121.8 122.4 1.7 .5 .0 .8 .3 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.508 110.5 111.1 .5 .5 -.1 .2 .4 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.088 133.8 134.6 2.2 .6 .2 .8 .5 Housekeeping services ................ 1.455 142.4 142.8 3.8 .3 .0 2.5 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.656 129.4 131.1 -1.0 1.3 -.2 .7 -.6 Apparel commodities .................... 5.097 126.0 127.7 -1.4 1.3 -.3 .7 -.7 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.329 124.0 125.6 1.2 1.3 -1.1 1.2 .5 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.269 123.0 125.9 -4.0 2.4 -.1 .5 -1.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .204 129.0 126.8 1.0 -1.7 .5 .0 -1.6 Footwear ............................. .747 124.0 124.8 -.9 .6 -.2 .9 .1 Other apparel commodities ............ .548 150.1 150.4 2.7 .2 .8 .0 -1.3 Apparel services 2/ .................... .559 157.0 157.3 2.1 .2 .1 .4 .2 Transportation ........................... 17.139 137.3 137.5 4.2 .1 .2 .6 .4 Private transportation ................. 15.623 134.9 135.0 5.1 .1 .5 .5 .4 New vehicles ......................... 5.059 140.6 140.7 3.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 New cars ........................... 4.052 139.0 139.1 3.0 .1 .1 .1 .3 Used cars ............................ 1.318 152.4 153.3 14.3 .6 2.0 2.6 2.7 Motor fuel ........................... 3.106 98.7 98.0 4.7 -.7 .2 .4 -.4 Gasoline ........................... - 98.4 97.7 5.1 -.7 .1 .4 -.4 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.536 152.0 152.5 2.6 .3 .1 .1 .2 Other private transportation ......... 4.604 168.8 169.4 6.1 .4 .8 .7 .4 Other private transportation commodities .................... .618 104.2 104.6 1.2 .4 .0 -.2 .6 Other private transportation services ....................... 3.986 184.0 184.6 6.8 .3 .9 .8 .3 Public transportation .................. 1.516 168.4 169.9 -3.4 .9 -2.3 1.2 .8 Medical care ............................. 7.266 216.6 217.9 4.9 .6 .5 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.291 203.1 203.5 2.4 .2 .1 .0 -.1 Medical care services .................. 5.974 219.8 221.3 5.5 .7 .6 .4 .4 Professional medical services ........ 3.416 197.2 198.5 4.8 .7 .5 .3 .5 Entertainment ............................ 4.335 152.1 152.5 2.3 .3 .1 .4 .2 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.968 137.5 137.4 2.2 -.1 .0 .2 .1 Entertainment services ................. 2.366 169.4 170.2 2.3 .5 .1 .5 .4 Other goods and services ................. 7.005 203.0 204.1 4.6 .5 .3 .0 .8 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.607 222.2 222.7 2.4 .2 .0 -1.3 .4 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.175 145.7 146.2 2.2 .3 .1 -.1 .3 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .622 142.2 142.6 1.9 .3 .2 -.3 .3 Personal care services 2/ ............ .553 149.4 150.1 2.7 .5 .0 .1 .5 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.223 230.2 232.0 6.0 .8 .4 .4 1.0 School books and supplies ............ .251 211.9 212.5 4.2 .3 .2 1.2 .3 Personal and educational services .... 3.972 231.8 233.6 6.1 .8 .4 .4 1.1 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 150.3 150.9 2.9 .4 .2 .3 .3 Commodities .............................. 43.386 135.1 135.4 2.4 .2 .3 .1 .1 Food and beverages ..................... 17.412 147.9 147.8 2.9 -.1 .6 -.2 .3 Commodities less food and beverages .... 25.974 127.4 127.9 2.2 .4 .2 .3 .1 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.375 127.5 128.1 1.3 .5 .0 .3 .0 Apparel commodities ................ 5.097 126.0 127.7 -1.4 1.3 -.3 .7 -.7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 10.278 131.2 131.3 2.7 .1 -.8 -.2 .1 Durables ............................. 10.599 127.2 127.6 3.5 .3 .3 .4 .5 Services ................................. 56.614 165.9 166.7 3.2 .5 .1 .5 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 27.422 169.4 170.4 2.9 .6 .0 .3 .3 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.731 137.2 137.0 1.3 -.1 .0 .7 -.1 Transportation services ................ 7.038 172.6 173.4 3.5 .5 .1 .6 .5 Medical care services .................. 5.974 219.8 221.3 5.5 .7 .6 .4 .4 Other services ......................... 7.450 189.7 190.9 4.4 .6 .3 .4 .8 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.162 150.8 151.5 2.9 .5 .1 .4 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 71.958 146.8 147.2 2.8 .3 .2 .3 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 80.111 151.5 152.1 2.8 .4 .2 .3 .3 All items less medical care ................ 92.734 146.6 147.1 2.7 .3 .2 .3 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 27.548 128.3 128.8 2.1 .4 .2 .3 .1 Nondurables less food ...................... 16.950 128.9 129.5 1.3 .5 .1 .2 -.1 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 11.852 132.4 132.5 2.5 .1 -.7 -.2 .1 Nondurables ................................ 32.788 137.8 138.1 2.1 .2 .2 .1 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.192 174.0 174.7 3.4 .4 .2 .6 .4 Services less medical care services ........ 50.640 160.9 161.6 2.9 .4 .1 .5 .3 Energy ..................................... 6.965 104.2 103.7 1.7 -.5 -.1 .3 -.1 All items less energy ...................... 93.035 156.5 157.2 3.0 .4 .3 .3 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 77.197 158.7 159.6 3.0 .6 .1 .4 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 24.082 137.7 138.4 1.9 .5 .1 .4 .1 Energy commodities ................... 3.466 97.9 97.2 3.6 -.7 .2 .3 -.4 Services less energy services .......... 53.115 170.8 171.7 3.4 .5 .2 .5 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.665 $.663 -2.8 -.3 .0 -.4 -.3 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .222 .221 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1994 1994 1995 1995 1994 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.2 3.2 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... 146.4 147.3 147.0 147.4 2.0 4.8 1.9 2.8 3.4 2.3 Food ..................................... 146.0 147.1 146.7 147.1 2.3 5.4 1.7 3.0 3.8 2.4 Food at home ........................... 145.9 147.3 146.6 147.1 2.6 7.5 1.4 3.3 5.0 2.4 Cereals and bakery products .......... 164.7 165.0 164.6 165.4 3.3 4.5 1.5 1.7 3.9 1.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 136.9 136.6 136.9 137.6 -.6 -.6 -.3 2.1 -.6 .9 Dairy products ....................... 131.9 131.8 132.0 131.7 3.7 -3.3 1.2 -.6 .2 .3 Fruits and vegetables ................ 168.4 177.4 172.7 173.9 6.2 14.9 3.4 13.7 10.5 8.4 Other food at home ................... 139.6 139.7 139.9 139.8 2.1 20.8 2.0 .6 11.1 1.3 Sugar and sweets ................... 135.0 135.5 135.4 135.4 .0 -.9 .3 1.2 -.4 .7 Fats and oils ...................... 135.5 135.7 136.1 136.1 6.6 3.3 4.2 1.8 4.9 3.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 132.8 132.9 132.8 132.4 2.1 71.2 2.4 -1.2 32.2 .6 Other prepared food ................ 148.8 148.7 149.2 149.3 1.9 3.6 1.9 1.4 2.8 1.6 Food away from home .................... 146.8 147.2 147.4 147.6 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 152.2 152.2 152.3 152.3 .8 .5 1.9 .3 .7 1.1 Housing .................................... 145.9 145.9 146.5 146.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.1 2.5 Shelter .................................. 162.2 162.3 162.8 163.3 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.0 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 170.2 170.1 170.5 171.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.9 2.7 2.1 Rent, residential .................... 155.5 155.7 156.1 156.4 1.8 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.5 Other renters' costs ................. 198.3 197.3 197.6 198.7 4.6 1.6 2.0 .8 3.1 1.4 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 167.7 167.8 168.4 168.9 3.0 3.2 3.9 2.9 3.1 3.4 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 168.0 168.1 168.7 169.1 3.0 3.2 3.9 2.6 3.1 3.3 Household insurance 1/ ............... 154.8 155.4 156.1 156.3 4.9 5.9 3.4 3.9 5.4 3.7 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 131.2 132.7 133.1 133.8 5.0 .6 .0 8.2 2.8 4.0 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 136.4 137.0 137.3 137.9 12.1 1.2 3.0 4.5 6.5 3.7 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 124.3 126.8 127.5 128.2 -4.3 -.3 -4.1 13.2 -2.3 4.2 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.9 122.7 123.3 123.3 -1.6 1.3 -.3 1.3 -.2 .5 Fuels .................................. 111.0 110.5 110.7 110.8 -3.5 1.8 .0 -.7 -.9 -.4 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.7 87.7 87.6 87.3 -11.7 3.7 -6.6 -1.8 -4.3 -4.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.8 118.2 118.5 118.7 -2.3 1.4 .7 -.3 -.5 .2 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 150.5 150.6 152.1 151.8 1.1 .5 -.3 3.5 .8 1.6 Household furnishings and operation ...... 121.0 121.0 122.0 122.4 1.7 1.3 -1.0 4.7 1.5 1.8 Housefurnishings ....................... 110.8 110.7 110.9 111.3 1.8 1.1 -2.1 1.8 1.5 -.2 Housekeeping supplies .................. 132.4 132.7 133.8 134.5 .6 1.8 .0 6.5 1.2 3.2 Housekeeping services .................. 139.1 139.1 142.6 142.8 1.8 1.5 .9 11.1 1.6 5.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.4 132.1 133.0 132.2 1.2 -2.7 -1.8 -.6 -.7 -1.2 Apparel commodities ...................... 129.2 128.8 129.7 128.8 1.2 -3.3 -1.8 -1.2 -1.1 -1.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 126.5 125.1 126.6 127.2 1.6 2.9 -2.2 2.2 2.2 .0 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 128.2 128.1 128.8 127.1 .0 -10.4 -1.5 -3.4 -5.4 -2.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 129.8 130.4 130.4 128.3 -6.8 13.5 3.1 -4.5 2.9 -.8 Footwear ............................... 124.8 124.5 125.6 125.7 .0 -2.8 -3.4 2.9 -1.4 -.3 Other apparel commodities .............. 150.7 151.9 151.9 149.9 9.1 7.7 -3.1 -2.1 8.4 -2.6 Apparel services 2/....................... 156.3 156.4 157.0 157.3 2.6 2.3 1.0 2.6 2.5 1.8 Transportation ............................. 136.3 136.6 137.4 137.9 1.5 10.0 .9 4.8 5.7 2.8 Private transportation ................... 134.0 134.7 135.4 135.9 2.5 9.2 3.0 5.8 5.8 4.4 New vehicles ........................... 139.1 139.2 139.5 139.6 4.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 4.6 1.4 New cars ............................. 137.4 137.6 137.7 138.1 4.2 4.5 1.5 2.1 4.4 1.8 Used cars .............................. 146.4 149.4 153.3 157.4 5.6 7.7 12.7 33.6 6.6 22.7 Motor fuel ............................. 101.1 101.3 101.7 101.3 -5.7 29.7 -2.7 .8 10.6 -1.0 Gasoline ............................. 101.0 101.1 101.5 101.1 -5.3 30.8 -2.3 .4 11.3 -1.0 Maintenance and repairs ................ 151.9 152.1 152.2 152.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 1.6 3.1 2.3 Other private transportation ........... 165.3 166.6 167.7 168.3 5.7 4.6 6.5 7.5 5.1 7.0 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 103.9 103.9 103.7 104.3 1.6 .4 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.4 Other private transportation services ......................... 179.8 181.5 182.9 183.5 6.2 5.1 7.4 8.5 5.7 8.0 Public transportation .................... 167.3 163.5 165.4 166.8 -6.8 16.0 -18.4 -1.2 4.0 -10.2 Medical care ............................... 215.2 216.2 216.9 217.6 4.9 4.8 5.4 4.5 4.9 5.0 Medical care commodities ................. 203.2 203.4 203.5 203.3 2.9 3.4 3.2 .2 3.1 1.7 Medical care services .................... 217.7 218.9 219.8 220.6 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.7 Professional medical services .......... 195.9 196.8 197.3 198.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.4 5.1 Entertainment .............................. 151.4 151.5 152.1 152.4 2.2 1.6 2.4 2.7 1.9 2.5 Entertainment commodities ................ 137.2 137.2 137.5 137.6 4.5 1.5 1.8 1.2 3.0 1.5 Entertainment services ................... 168.4 168.5 169.4 170.1 .2 1.9 3.1 4.1 1.1 3.6 Other goods and services ................... 202.5 203.1 203.0 204.6 5.6 4.7 3.8 4.2 5.2 4.0 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 223.5 223.5 220.7 221.6 5.3 4.5 3.7 -3.4 4.9 .1 Personal care 2/ ......................... 145.7 145.8 145.7 146.2 4.0 1.7 1.9 1.4 2.8 1.7 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 142.3 142.6 142.2 142.6 4.9 .6 1.1 .8 2.7 1.0 Personal care services 2/ .............. 149.2 149.2 149.4 150.1 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 Personal and educational expenses ........ 227.8 228.8 229.8 232.2 6.4 5.3 4.7 8.0 5.8 6.3 School books and supplies .............. 207.8 208.2 210.6 211.2 4.2 3.8 2.1 6.7 4.0 4.4 Personal and educational services ...... 229.2 230.2 231.1 233.6 6.5 5.5 4.9 7.9 6.0 6.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.2 3.2 2.6 Commodities ................................ 134.9 135.3 135.5 135.7 1.8 4.9 .9 2.4 3.4 1.6 Food and beverages ....................... 146.4 147.3 147.0 147.4 2.0 4.8 1.9 2.8 3.4 2.3 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 127.8 128.0 128.4 128.5 1.6 4.5 .3 2.2 3.0 1.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 128.9 128.9 129.3 129.3 .6 5.1 -1.5 1.2 2.8 -.2 Apparel commodities .................. 129.2 128.8 129.7 128.8 1.2 -3.3 -1.8 -1.2 -1.1 -1.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 132.5 131.5 131.2 131.3 4.8 11.3 -.9 -3.6 8.0 -2.2 Durables ............................... 126.1 126.5 127.0 127.6 3.3 3.6 2.3 4.8 3.4 3.5 Services ................................... 165.1 165.2 166.0 166.5 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 169.1 169.1 169.6 170.1 2.7 2.9 3.6 2.4 2.8 3.0 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 136.8 136.8 137.8 137.7 .9 .9 .6 2.7 .9 1.6 Transportation services .................. 170.1 170.2 171.3 172.1 2.4 6.9 .2 4.8 4.6 2.5 Medical care services .................... 217.7 218.9 219.8 220.6 5.5 5.0 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.7 Other services ........................... 188.7 189.2 189.9 191.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 5.8 3.9 4.9 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 150.4 150.6 151.2 151.6 2.5 3.6 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 All items less shelter ....................... 146.2 146.5 147.0 147.4 2.3 4.5 1.4 3.3 3.4 2.3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 151.0 151.3 151.8 152.2 2.2 4.4 1.6 3.2 3.3 2.4 All items less medical care .................. 145.9 146.2 146.6 147.0 2.3 3.9 1.7 3.1 3.1 2.4 Commodities less food ........................ 128.9 129.1 129.5 129.6 1.6 4.5 .3 2.2 3.0 1.2 Nondurables less food ........................ 130.2 130.3 130.6 130.5 .9 4.4 -1.2 .9 2.7 -.2 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 133.5 132.6 132.4 132.5 4.1 9.8 -.6 -3.0 6.9 -1.8 Nondurables .................................. 137.9 138.2 138.4 138.5 1.5 4.8 .6 1.8 3.1 1.2 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 172.5 172.9 174.0 174.7 2.6 3.6 2.4 5.2 3.1 3.8 Services less medical care services .......... 160.0 160.1 160.9 161.4 2.6 2.8 2.5 3.5 2.7 3.0 Energy ....................................... 105.5 105.4 105.7 105.6 -4.2 13.1 -1.5 .4 4.1 -.6 All items less energy ........................ 155.8 156.2 156.7 157.1 2.9 3.4 2.1 3.4 3.2 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 158.3 158.5 159.2 159.6 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.8 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 137.8 137.9 138.4 138.6 3.0 1.5 .9 2.3 2.2 1.6 Energy commodities ..................... 99.7 99.9 100.2 99.8 -6.5 26.8 -3.1 .4 8.9 -1.4 Services less energy services ............ 169.7 170.0 170.8 171.4 3.2 3.6 2.9 4.1 3.4 3.5 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1995 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1994 1995 1995 Feb. 1994 Jan. 1995 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 147.8 148.3 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 440.2 441.7 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.320 147.2 147.3 2.9 .1 .6 -.2 .3 Food ................................... 17.629 146.9 146.9 3.1 .0 .7 -.1 .2 Food at home ......................... 11.243 147.2 147.1 3.6 -.1 1.0 -.4 .3 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.670 164.3 165.6 2.9 .8 .2 -.2 .7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.398 137.1 137.4 .1 .2 -.2 .3 .5 Dairy products ..................... 1.299 132.4 131.8 .2 -.5 .0 .1 -.2 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.124 178.8 175.8 9.2 -1.7 5.4 -2.6 .6 Other food at home ................. 2.751 139.7 140.2 5.9 .4 .1 .1 .0 Sugar and sweets ................. .367 135.5 135.8 .1 .2 .3 -.1 .1 Fats and oils .................... .286 136.3 136.7 4.0 .3 .1 .2 .1 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .920 132.2 132.9 14.3 .5 .1 -.1 -.2 Other prepared food .............. 1.179 149.1 149.5 2.3 .3 .1 .1 .3 Food away from home .................. 6.387 147.3 147.5 2.1 .1 .2 .3 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.690 151.6 152.0 .9 .3 .1 .0 .1 Housing .................................. 38.759 143.5 144.0 2.2 .3 .0 .4 .2 Shelter ................................ 25.753 158.6 159.3 2.9 .4 .1 .3 .2 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.073 149.9 151.3 2.4 .9 .1 .1 .3 Rent, residential .................. 6.615 155.7 156.1 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 1.458 195.3 202.9 2.3 3.9 -.3 -.3 .7 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.491 153.6 154.0 3.2 .3 .1 .3 .1 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.161 153.8 154.2 3.1 .3 .1 .3 .1 Household insurance 1/ ............. .331 143.2 143.4 4.9 .1 .5 .4 .2 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .189 132.8 133.2 2.9 .3 .8 .3 .3 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .104 140.5 140.8 4.5 .2 .2 .1 .2 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 122.5 123.0 1.1 .4 1.4 .5 .4 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.329 122.5 122.2 .1 -.2 -.2 .5 .1 Fuels ................................ 3.958 110.1 109.7 -.7 -.4 -.5 .2 .2 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .331 89.3 89.5 -4.4 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.627 117.4 116.9 -.4 -.4 -.6 .3 .3 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.372 152.4 152.2 1.0 -.1 .1 .9 -.1 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.676 120.5 121.2 1.8 .6 .0 .8 .4 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.432 109.2 109.9 .7 .6 -.2 .2 .5 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.122 134.1 134.8 2.4 .5 .3 .8 .4 Housekeeping services ................ 1.122 145.6 146.0 4.5 .3 .1 3.0 .2 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.661 128.3 130.0 -1.1 1.3 -.3 .7 -.3 Apparel commodities .................... 5.136 125.0 126.8 -1.4 1.4 -.2 .7 -.3 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.329 123.5 125.2 1.0 1.4 -.9 1.2 1.0 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.214 121.2 124.3 -4.0 2.6 -.2 .6 -1.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .263 130.3 127.0 .3 -2.5 .3 -.1 -2.7 Footwear ............................. .827 124.4 125.3 -1.3 .7 -.1 .8 .2 Other apparel commodities ............ .503 149.1 149.7 3.2 .4 .3 .3 -.1 Apparel services 2/ .................... .524 156.5 156.8 2.1 .2 .1 .4 .2 Transportation ........................... 19.183 136.9 137.1 5.1 .1 .4 .7 .4 Private transportation ................. 18.027 135.2 135.4 5.7 .1 .6 .6 .5 New vehicles ......................... 4.982 141.2 141.4 3.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 New cars ........................... 3.622 138.6 138.7 3.0 .1 .1 .2 .2 Used cars ............................ 2.382 153.0 154.0 14.2 .7 1.9 2.8 2.5 Motor fuel ........................... 3.819 98.5 97.8 4.6 -.7 .2 .3 -.4 Gasoline ........................... - 98.3 97.5 4.8 -.8 .1 .4 -.3 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.617 152.7 153.3 2.7 .4 .2 .0 .1 Other private transportation ......... 5.227 164.7 165.4 6.4 .4 .8 .7 .6 Other private transportation commodities .................... .780 103.4 103.8 1.0 .4 .1 -.3 .7 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.447 180.0 180.9 7.4 .5 .9 .8 .6 Public transportation .................. 1.156 164.8 166.5 -2.6 1.0 -1.6 .7 .7 Medical care ............................. 6.173 215.9 217.3 5.0 .6 .5 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.063 200.9 201.3 2.3 .2 .1 .0 -.1 Medical care services .................. 5.110 219.3 220.9 5.5 .7 .6 .4 .4 Professional medical services ........ 2.920 198.1 199.4 4.9 .7 .4 .3 .5 Entertainment ............................ 4.005 150.1 150.4 2.2 .2 .0 .4 .2 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.054 136.8 136.8 2.1 .0 -.1 .3 .1 Entertainment services ................. 1.951 169.2 170.1 2.5 .5 .1 .5 .4 Other goods and services ................. 6.900 200.5 201.5 4.3 .5 .3 -.1 .7 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.128 222.4 222.9 2.6 .2 .0 -1.2 .5 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.139 146.0 146.4 2.3 .3 .1 -.1 .3 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .646 143.1 143.4 2.1 .2 .3 -.3 .2 Personal care services 2/ ............ .493 149.5 150.1 2.6 .4 .1 .2 .4 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.633 226.0 227.5 6.0 .7 .4 .5 .8 School books and supplies ............ .220 213.4 213.4 3.7 .0 .2 1.4 -.1 Personal and educational services .... 3.413 227.2 228.9 6.1 .7 .4 .4 .9 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 147.8 148.3 3.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 Commodities .............................. 47.499 134.9 135.3 2.7 .3 .4 .1 .3 Food and beverages ..................... 19.320 147.2 147.3 2.9 .1 .6 -.2 .3 Commodities less food and beverages .... 28.180 127.4 127.9 2.6 .4 .2 .4 .2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.400 127.0 127.6 1.5 .5 .0 .2 .0 Apparel commodities ................ 5.136 125.0 126.8 -1.4 1.4 -.2 .7 -.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 11.263 130.9 130.8 2.8 -.1 -.8 -.3 -.1 Durables ............................. 11.780 126.8 127.2 4.3 .3 .4 .6 .6 Services ................................. 52.501 163.4 164.1 3.2 .4 .2 .4 .3 Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... 25.206 152.5 153.3 3.0 .5 .0 .2 .4 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.584 126.1 125.8 1.0 -.2 .0 .7 .0 Transportation services ................ 7.220 170.6 171.5 4.6 .5 .3 .7 .5 Medical care services .................. 5.110 219.3 220.9 5.5 .7 .6 .4 .4 Other services ......................... 6.381 186.6 187.7 4.3 .6 .3 .4 .6 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.371 147.9 148.5 3.1 .4 .1 .4 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 74.247 145.0 145.5 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.509 139.0 139.4 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 All items less medical care ................ 93.827 144.6 145.0 2.9 .3 .2 .3 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 29.870 128.3 128.8 2.5 .4 .2 .3 .3 Nondurables less food ...................... 18.090 128.4 129.0 1.4 .5 .0 .2 .0 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 12.954 132.0 132.0 2.6 .0 -.7 -.3 .0 Nondurables ................................ 35.719 137.4 137.7 2.2 .2 .3 .1 .2 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.295 155.2 155.8 3.6 .4 .3 .6 .4 Services less medical care services ........ 47.390 158.6 159.3 3.0 .4 .1 .4 .4 Energy ..................................... 7.777 103.6 103.1 1.9 -.5 -.1 .2 -.1 All items less energy ...................... 92.223 154.0 154.6 3.1 .4 .3 .3 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 74.594 155.8 156.6 3.2 .5 .2 .4 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.720 137.1 137.9 2.4 .6 .1 .4 .4 Energy commodities ................... 4.150 98.0 97.3 3.7 -.7 .2 .3 -.5 Services less energy services .......... 48.874 168.5 169.3 3.5 .5 .2 .5 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.677 $.674 -3.0 -.4 .0 -.3 -.4 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .227 .226 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - 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): 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 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1994 1994 1995 1995 1994 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.2 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.8 Food and beverages ......................... 146.0 146.9 146.6 147.0 2.0 4.5 1.9 2.8 3.2 2.4 Food ..................................... 145.4 146.4 146.2 146.5 2.0 5.1 1.7 3.1 3.5 2.4 Food at home ........................... 145.1 146.5 145.9 146.4 2.0 7.2 1.1 3.6 4.6 2.4 Cereals and bakery products .......... 164.4 164.7 164.3 165.4 3.3 4.5 1.5 2.5 3.9 2.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 136.6 136.3 136.7 137.4 -.3 -.9 -.6 2.4 -.6 .9 Dairy products ....................... 131.6 131.6 131.7 131.5 3.1 -3.0 .9 -.3 .0 .3 Fruits and vegetables ................ 167.7 176.7 172.1 173.1 5.4 15.2 2.7 13.5 10.2 8.0 Other food at home ................... 139.0 139.2 139.3 139.3 2.5 19.1 2.0 .9 10.4 1.5 Sugar and sweets ................... 135.1 135.5 135.3 135.4 -.3 -.6 .6 .9 -.4 .7 Fats and oils ...................... 135.3 135.5 135.8 136.0 6.6 3.0 3.9 2.1 4.8 3.0 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 131.7 131.8 131.7 131.4 2.5 62.8 2.8 -.9 29.1 .9 Other prepared food ................ 148.5 148.6 148.8 149.2 1.9 3.6 1.9 1.9 2.8 1.9 Food away from home .................... 146.7 147.0 147.4 147.5 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.8 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 151.7 151.9 151.9 152.0 .3 .8 2.1 .8 .5 1.5 Housing .................................... 143.0 143.0 143.6 143.9 1.7 2.6 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.3 Shelter .................................. 158.1 158.2 158.6 158.9 2.6 3.1 3.6 2.0 2.9 2.8 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 149.6 149.7 149.9 150.3 2.2 2.7 2.4 1.9 2.5 2.2 Rent, residential .................... 155.2 155.4 155.7 156.1 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.5 Other renters' costs ................. 198.8 198.3 197.8 199.1 4.2 2.3 2.2 .6 3.2 1.4 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 153.0 153.1 153.6 153.8 3.0 3.2 4.0 2.1 3.1 3.1 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 153.2 153.3 153.8 154.0 3.0 3.2 4.0 2.1 3.1 3.1 Household insurance 1/ ............... 142.1 142.8 143.4 143.7 5.1 7.1 3.2 4.6 6.1 3.9 Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 131.4 132.4 132.8 133.2 4.7 1.2 .3 5.6 3.0 2.9 Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... 140.0 140.3 140.5 140.8 12.4 .9 2.6 2.3 6.5 2.5 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 120.2 121.9 122.5 123.0 -3.6 1.0 -2.3 9.6 -1.3 3.5 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.5 122.2 122.8 122.9 -1.9 1.0 .0 1.3 -.5 .7 Fuels .................................. 110.3 109.8 110.0 110.2 -3.6 1.1 .4 -.4 -1.3 .0 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.6 87.6 87.5 87.3 -12.5 3.2 -6.1 -1.4 -5.0 -3.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.2 117.5 117.8 118.1 -2.7 1.0 1.0 -.3 -.8 .3 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 150.9 151.1 152.4 152.2 .8 .3 -.5 3.5 .5 1.5 Household furnishings and operation ...... 119.7 119.7 120.7 121.2 2.0 1.3 -1.0 5.1 1.7 2.0 Housefurnishings ....................... 109.5 109.3 109.5 110.0 1.8 1.5 -2.2 1.8 1.7 -.2 Housekeeping supplies .................. 132.8 133.2 134.2 134.8 .9 2.1 .3 6.2 1.5 3.2 Housekeeping services .................. 141.3 141.4 145.7 146.0 2.6 1.1 1.1 14.0 1.9 7.4 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 131.0 130.6 131.5 131.1 .3 -2.1 -2.7 .3 -.9 -1.2 Apparel commodities ...................... 128.0 127.7 128.6 128.2 .0 -2.4 -3.4 .6 -1.2 -1.4 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 125.4 124.3 125.8 127.0 -.3 3.2 -3.7 5.2 1.4 .6 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 126.8 126.5 127.3 125.9 -1.5 -8.0 -3.1 -2.8 -4.8 -3.0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 131.5 131.9 131.8 128.3 -5.8 14.0 4.1 -9.4 3.6 -2.9 Footwear ............................... 125.2 125.1 126.1 126.3 -1.2 -2.8 -4.7 3.6 -2.0 -.6 Other apparel commodities .............. 149.2 149.6 150.1 150.0 14.5 1.6 -4.2 2.2 7.9 -1.1 Apparel services 2/....................... 155.8 155.9 156.5 156.8 2.6 2.4 1.0 2.6 2.5 1.8 Transportation ............................. 135.7 136.3 137.2 137.8 2.5 10.1 2.1 6.3 6.2 4.2 Private transportation ................... 134.1 134.9 135.7 136.4 2.8 9.9 3.3 7.0 6.3 5.2 New vehicles ........................... 139.8 140.0 140.1 140.3 5.4 5.0 .9 1.4 5.2 1.2 New cars ............................. 137.1 137.2 137.5 137.8 4.3 4.5 1.5 2.1 4.4 1.8 Used cars .............................. 147.0 149.8 154.0 157.9 5.9 7.3 12.3 33.1 6.6 22.3 Motor fuel ............................. 101.1 101.3 101.6 101.2 -6.1 31.3 -3.1 .4 11.0 -1.4 Gasoline ............................. 100.9 101.0 101.4 101.1 -6.5 33.0 -3.5 .8 11.5 -1.4 Maintenance and repairs ................ 152.6 152.9 152.9 153.1 3.3 3.0 2.9 1.3 3.1 2.1 Other private transportation ........... 161.2 162.5 163.6 164.5 5.5 4.9 6.5 8.4 5.2 7.4 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 103.1 103.2 102.9 103.6 1.2 -.4 1.2 2.0 .4 1.6 Other private transportation services ......................... 175.7 177.3 178.8 179.8 6.6 5.8 7.6 9.7 6.2 8.6 Public transportation .................... 164.3 161.6 162.8 163.9 -2.6 7.9 -13.2 -1.0 2.5 -7.3 Medical care ............................... 214.5 215.5 216.1 216.8 5.1 4.9 5.6 4.4 5.0 5.0 Medical care commodities ................. 201.2 201.4 201.3 201.1 2.7 2.9 3.9 -.2 2.8 1.8 Medical care services .................... 217.3 218.5 219.3 220.2 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.7 Professional medical services .......... 196.9 197.7 198.3 199.2 4.9 4.2 5.5 4.8 4.6 5.1 Entertainment .............................. 149.5 149.5 150.1 150.4 2.7 1.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.4 Entertainment commodities ................ 136.6 136.4 136.8 136.9 4.2 .9 2.1 .9 2.5 1.5 Entertainment services ................... 168.2 168.4 169.2 169.9 1.0 1.9 2.9 4.1 1.5 3.5 Other goods and services ................... 200.0 200.5 200.2 201.6 5.7 4.6 3.9 3.2 5.1 3.6 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 223.6 223.6 220.9 222.0 5.5 5.0 3.3 -2.8 5.2 .2 Personal care 2/ ......................... 145.9 146.1 146.0 146.4 4.5 1.4 1.9 1.4 3.0 1.7 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 143.1 143.5 143.1 143.4 5.5 .6 1.4 .8 3.0 1.1 Personal care services 2/ .............. 149.1 149.2 149.5 150.1 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 Personal and educational expenses ........ 223.5 224.4 225.6 227.5 6.3 5.4 4.8 7.4 5.9 6.1 School books and supplies .............. 208.9 209.3 212.3 212.1 4.0 3.3 1.0 6.3 3.6 3.6 Personal and educational services ...... 224.8 225.8 226.8 228.9 6.5 5.6 5.0 7.5 6.0 6.2 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.2 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.8 Commodities ................................ 134.6 135.1 135.3 135.7 1.5 5.2 .9 3.3 3.4 2.1 Food and beverages ....................... 146.0 146.9 146.6 147.0 2.0 4.5 1.9 2.8 3.2 2.4 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 127.6 127.8 128.3 128.6 1.6 5.5 .3 3.2 3.5 1.7 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 128.5 128.5 128.8 128.8 .6 6.1 -1.8 .9 3.3 -.5 Apparel commodities .................. 128.0 127.7 128.6 128.2 .0 -2.4 -3.4 .6 -1.2 -1.4 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 132.4 131.3 130.9 130.8 5.8 13.0 -1.8 -4.7 9.3 -3.3 Durables ............................... 125.4 125.9 126.7 127.5 3.7 4.3 2.9 6.9 4.0 4.9 Services ................................... 162.5 162.8 163.5 164.0 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.7 3.2 3.4 Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... 152.2 152.2 152.5 153.1 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.0 2.9 Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 125.7 125.7 126.6 126.6 .3 .6 .6 2.9 .5 1.8 Transportation services .................. 168.0 168.5 169.6 170.4 4.2 5.5 2.9 5.8 4.8 4.4 Medical care services .................... 217.3 218.5 219.3 220.2 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.7 Other services ........................... 185.5 186.1 186.9 188.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 5.7 4.0 4.7 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 147.3 147.5 148.1 148.5 2.2 4.2 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.7 All items less shelter ....................... 144.4 144.8 145.3 145.7 2.3 4.6 1.7 3.7 3.4 2.7 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 138.4 138.8 139.2 139.6 2.1 4.5 1.8 3.5 3.3 2.6 All items less medical care .................. 143.9 144.2 144.7 145.1 2.3 4.3 1.7 3.4 3.3 2.5 Commodities less food ........................ 128.8 129.0 129.4 129.8 1.6 5.1 .6 3.1 3.3 1.9 Nondurables less food ........................ 129.8 129.8 130.1 130.1 .6 5.4 -1.5 .9 3.0 -.3 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 133.3 132.4 132.0 132.0 5.1 10.9 -1.2 -3.8 7.9 -2.5 Nondurables .................................. 137.5 137.9 138.0 138.3 1.5 5.4 .0 2.3 3.4 1.2 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 153.8 154.2 155.2 155.8 2.7 3.5 2.9 5.3 3.1 4.1 Services less medical care services .......... 157.8 157.9 158.6 159.3 2.3 3.1 2.8 3.9 2.7 3.3 Energy ....................................... 105.2 105.1 105.3 105.2 -4.9 14.9 -1.5 .0 4.5 -.8 All items less energy ........................ 153.2 153.6 154.1 154.5 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 All items less food and energy ............. 155.3 155.6 156.2 156.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 3.7 3.0 3.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 137.1 137.3 137.8 138.3 2.7 2.1 1.2 3.5 2.4 2.4 Energy commodities ..................... 100.1 100.3 100.6 100.1 -6.5 28.8 -3.5 .0 9.8 -1.8 Services less energy services ............ 167.6 167.9 168.7 169.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.6 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1995 from- Jan. 1995 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1994 1994 1995 1995 1994 1994 1995 1994 1994 1994 U.S. city average ...................... M 149.7 149.7 150.3 150.9 2.9 0.8 0.4 2.8 0.4 0.4 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 156.7 156.3 157.1 157.6 2.3 .8 .3 2.5 .3 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 157.2 156.6 157.7 158.3 2.4 1.1 .4 2.6 .3 .7 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 154.8 155.3 155.4 155.7 1.8 .3 .2 1.9 .4 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 155.4 155.0 155.7 156.0 2.7 .6 .2 2.9 .2 .5 North Central urban .................... M 145.8 145.7 146.1 146.7 3.2 .7 .4 3.3 .2 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 146.8 146.8 147.3 148.0 3.4 .8 .5 3.4 .3 .3 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 144.5 144.1 144.4 145.2 2.8 .8 .6 2.3 -.1 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 147.4 147.1 147.4 147.7 3.3 .4 .2 3.5 .0 .2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 141.3 141.2 141.5 142.3 3.7 .8 .6 3.5 .1 .2 South urban ............................ M 146.0 146.1 146.7 147.4 3.1 .9 .5 2.9 .5 .4 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 145.9 146.0 146.6 147.3 2.7 .9 .5 2.6 .5 .4 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 148.4 148.4 148.9 149.6 3.5 .8 .5 3.1 .3 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 145.0 145.3 145.7 146.2 3.2 .6 .3 3.3 .5 .3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 144.3 144.3 145.2 146.1 3.8 1.2 .6 3.1 .6 .6 West urban ............................. M 151.1 151.2 152.0 152.4 2.8 .8 .3 2.6 .6 .5 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 151.9 152.2 152.9 153.1 2.1 .6 .1 2.1 .7 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 153.8 153.3 154.1 155.1 4.6 1.2 .6 4.3 .2 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 135.6 135.6 136.2 136.7 2.6 .8 .4 2.6 .4 .4 B .................................... M 149.4 149.4 149.9 150.5 3.0 .7 .4 2.8 .3 .3 C .................................... M 148.9 148.8 149.3 149.8 3.4 .7 .3 3.5 .3 .3 D .................................... M 145.3 145.3 145.9 146.6 3.6 .9 .5 3.3 .4 .4 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 150.4 150.5 151.8 152.3 3.7 1.2 .3 3.6 .9 .9 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 152.9 153.4 154.3 154.5 1.5 .7 .1 1.4 .9 .6 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 159.4 158.9 159.9 160.3 1.8 .9 .3 2.5 .3 .6 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 156.7 155.4 156.6 157.8 3.2 1.5 .8 2.7 -.1 .8 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 149.8 149.4 150.3 150.5 2.1 .7 .1 1.9 .3 .6 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 148.6 - 148.7 - - - - 3.4 .1 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 156.7 - 158.0 - - - - 2.9 .8 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 146.0 - 146.6 - - - - 2.9 .4 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 144.5 - 147.3 - - - - 4.5 1.9 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 143.3 - 142.9 - - - - 3.1 -.3 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 153.0 - 153.8 - - - - 1.9 .5 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 141.9 - 143.3 2.9 1.0 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 145.5 - 147.3 4.0 1.2 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 137.8 - 139.3 1.7 1.1 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 146.5 - 147.3 3.3 .5 - - - - 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 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI 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. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1995 from- Jan. 1995 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1994 1994 1995 1995 1994 1994 1995 1994 1994 1994 U.S. city average ...................... M 147.3 147.2 147.8 148.3 3.0 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.4 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 154.3 154.0 154.8 155.2 2.5 .8 .3 2.7 .3 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 153.8 153.3 154.3 154.8 2.6 1.0 .3 2.7 .3 .7 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 152.6 153.1 153.3 153.7 2.0 .4 .3 2.0 .5 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 157.1 156.7 157.4 157.6 2.9 .6 .1 3.1 .2 .4 North Central urban .................... M 142.8 142.7 143.0 143.6 3.3 .6 .4 3.2 .1 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 143.1 143.1 143.5 144.2 3.4 .8 .5 3.4 .3 .3 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 141.0 140.6 140.9 141.8 3.1 .9 .6 2.5 -.1 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 144.8 144.6 144.9 145.2 3.3 .4 .2 3.5 .1 .2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 139.9 139.7 139.8 140.4 3.4 .5 .4 3.3 -.1 .1 South urban ............................ M 144.8 144.9 145.3 145.9 3.3 .7 .4 3.0 .3 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 144.3 144.3 144.8 145.4 2.9 .8 .4 2.7 .3 .3 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 145.2 145.3 145.6 146.3 3.6 .7 .5 3.2 .3 .2 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 145.1 145.3 145.7 146.1 3.4 .6 .3 3.5 .4 .3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 144.7 144.7 145.6 146.4 3.8 1.2 .5 3.2 .6 .6 West urban ............................. M 148.2 148.5 149.2 149.4 2.8 .6 .1 2.7 .7 .5 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 147.6 147.9 148.5 148.7 2.3 .5 .1 2.2 .6 .4 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 151.1 150.7 151.4 152.2 4.2 1.0 .5 4.1 .2 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 134.8 134.7 135.3 135.7 2.7 .7 .3 2.7 .4 .4 B .................................... M 146.8 146.9 147.3 147.9 3.1 .7 .4 2.9 .3 .3 C .................................... M 148.2 148.1 148.6 149.0 3.4 .6 .3 3.5 .3 .3 D .................................... M 144.8 144.8 145.2 145.8 3.6 .7 .4 3.3 .3 .3 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 145.7 145.8 147.1 147.5 3.7 1.2 .3 3.6 1.0 .9 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 147.7 148.1 149.0 149.2 1.6 .7 .1 1.5 .9 .6 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 155.9 155.4 156.3 156.6 2.0 .8 .2 2.6 .3 .6 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 156.1 155.1 156.4 157.5 3.5 1.5 .7 2.8 .2 .8 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 147.6 147.4 148.2 148.3 2.3 .6 .1 2.0 .4 .5 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 147.6 - 147.7 - - - - 3.5 .1 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 155.8 - 157.0 - - - - 3.0 .8 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 138.8 - 139.0 - - - - 2.9 .1 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 142.7 - 145.3 - - - - 4.8 1.8 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 142.9 - 142.3 - - - - 3.3 -.4 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 150.6 - 151.2 - - - - 2.0 .4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 141.7 - 142.7 3.3 .7 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 141.0 - 142.7 4.2 1.2 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 137.8 - 138.9 1.9 .8 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 140.3 - 141.1 3.5 .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 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI 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.