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-94-189 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 Wednesday, April 13, 1994 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--MARCH 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in March to a level of 147.2 (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 2.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.3 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March 1994 CPI-W level of 144.4 was 2.3 percent higher than the index in March 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in March, the same as in February. The food index increased 0.1 percent in March, following declines in each of the preceding 2 months. The index for fruits and vegetables, which had risen sharply during the last half of 1993 before declining in the first 2 months of 1994, turned back up in March. The energy index rose 0.4 percent in March, following a 1.6 percent advance in February. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in March, the same as in February. Another larger than average advance in shelter costs, coupled with an upturn in the apparel index, accounted for nearly half of the March increase. 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 | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.|Mar. 94|Mar94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .3 .3 .2 .0 .3 .3 | 2.5 | 2.5 Food and beverages| .3 .4 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 | -.8 | 2.1 Housing | .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .3 | 3.4 | 2.8 Apparel and upkeep| -.4 -.1 .7 -.1 -.1 -.3 .4 | .3 | -.1 Transportation | .0 1.0 .0 -.2 -.2 .5 .6 | 3.4 | 2.5 Medical care | .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 | 3.3 | 4.9 Entertainment | .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 | 4.1 | 3.3 Other goods & serv|-1.0 .3 .4 .4 .1 .3 .4 | 3.1 | 1.8 Special indexes: | Energy | -.4 1.9 -.9 -.7 -.8 1.6 .4 | 4.7 | -.6 Food | .3 .5 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 | -1.1 | 2.2 AI - food & energy| .1 .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 | 2.9 | 2.9 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 3 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.5 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.7 percent increase in 1993. The food index declined during the first 3 months, reflecting a sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables. After increasing at a 18.9 percent rate in the second half of 1993, the index for fruits and vegetables declined at a 19.5 percent rate in the first 3 months of 1994. On the other hand, the energy index turned up in the first quarter after declining throughout most of last year. The index for petroleum- based energy advanced at a 8.7 percent rate during the 3-month period ended in March, following a 5.1 percent drop in 1993. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.9 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate during the first 3 months of 1994. This follows a 3.2 percent increase in 1993 and continues the moderation in this index evident since 1990. Within this group, the indexes for medical care and apparel and upkeep have also exhibited this pattern of moderation since 1990. On the other hand, the shelter index increased at a 4.4 percent rate during the first 3 months after advancing 3.0 percent last year, and accounted for over half of the first quarter increase in the index for all items less food and energy. Percent change 12 months SAAR 3 ended in December Mos end in Mar. 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 All Items 4.4 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 Food and beverages 5.1 5.5 5.3 2.5 1.6 2.7 -.8 Housing 4.0 3.9 4.5 3.4 2.6 2.7 3.4 Apparel and upkeep 4.7 1.0 5.1 3.4 1.4 .9 .3 Transportation 3.0 4.0 10.4 -1.5 3.0 2.4 3.4 Medical care 6.9 8.5 9.6 7.9 6.6 5.4 3.3 Entertainment 4.6 5.1 4.3 3.9 2.8 2.8 4.1 Other goods & services 7.0 8.2 7.6 8.0 6.5 2.7 3.1 Special indexes: Energy .5 5.1 18.1 -7.4 2.0 -1.4 4.7 Food 5.2 5.6 5.3 1.9 1.5 2.9 -1.1 All Items less food and energy 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.9 The food and beverage index turned back up in March, following declines in each of the preceding 2 months. Grocery store food prices rose 0.1 percent in March, following declines in both January and February. The index for fruits and vegetables has been the predominant factor in the behavior of the grocery store food index during most of the past 12 months. Substantial increases during the second half of 1993 were largely responsible for the acceleration, while sharp decreases in January and February more than offset small price increases for most other components. In March, the index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.6 percent; fresh fruit prices increased 1.7 percent, while fresh vegetable prices fell 0.1 percent. The index for processed fruits and vegetables was unchanged. Among other grocery store food groups, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1 percent in March. Declines in prices for pork, poultry, and eggs were more than offset by increases in the indexes for beef and fish and seafood. Beef prices, which had declined in each of the preceding 3 months, rose 0.8 percent in March, their largest advance in nearly a year. The index for cereal and bakery products declined 0.3 percent in March, while the index for dairy products was unchanged. The index for other food at home rose 0.2 percent in March, reflecting an upturn in prices for carbonated beverages. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively, in March. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in March, following an increase of 0.4 percent in February. Shelter costs, which registered its largest advance in more than 3 years in February--up 0.5 percent--increased 0.4 percent in March. Within shelter, renters' and homeowners' costs each increased 0.4 percent, while maintenance and repair costs fell 0.1 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities--up 0.3 percent--registered its second consecutive increase after declining in each of the 3 preceding months. The index for household fuels advanced 0.5 percent, largely as a result of a 1.9 percent increase in the index for natural gas. The index for fuel oil rose 0.5 percent, while charges for electricity declined 0.1 percent. The index for other utilities and public services increased 0.1 percent in March. The index for household furnishings and operation continued to register small changes, advancing 0.1 percent in March, following a 0.4 percent decline in February. During the past 12 months, this component has risen 1.6 percent. The transportation index rose 0.6 percent in March, following a 0.5 percent increase in February. A 1.6 percent rise in the index for public transportation, reflecting sharp increases in airline fares and other intercity transportation, was responsible for the larger advance. The index for gasoline, which rose 1.8 percent in February, increased 0.1 percent in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.3 percent.) As of March, the gasoline index was 4.5 percent lower than a year earlier and 18.2 percent below its peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs advanced substantially for the second consecutive month. The index for new vehicles rose 0.5 percent, reflecting increases in prices for new cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Automobile finance charges, which increased sharply in February, were unchanged in March. The index for used cars rose 0.4 percent, its first increase since November. Among other transportation costs, the index for automobile fees rose 2.3 percent, reflecting sharp increases in charges for rental vehicles. The index for apparel and upkeep turned up in March, advancing 0.4 percent after registering declines in each of the 3 preceding months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index advanced 2.8 percent.) The somewhat slower introduction of spring and summer merchandise into the market place than in recent years had resulted in seasonally adjusted declines during the first two months of 1994. Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in March, 4.9 percent above its level a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities-- prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies-- was unchanged in March. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in March. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.3 percent in March, with similar advances in the indexes for both entertainment commodities and for entertainment services. The index for other goods and services rose 0.4 percent in March. A 0.6 percent increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products, coupled with moderate increases in most personal expenses, such as legal and financial services, accounted for over half of the March advance. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) _______________________________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in March. 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 | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.|Mar. 94|Mar94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 | 2.5 | 2.3 Food and beverages| .3 .4 .2 .4 .1 -.3 .1 | -.3 | 2.1 Housing | .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 .5 .3 | 3.5 | 2.8 Apparel and upkeep| -.2 .1 .4 -.3 .3 -.2 .2 | 1.2 | -.1 Transportation | .0 1.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 .5 | 3.1 | 2.1 Medical care | .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 | 3.4 | 4.8 Entertainment | .2 .3 .6 .3 .3 .3 .3 | 3.9 | 3.2 Other goods & serv|-1.6 .3 .5 .3 .1 .2 .5 | 2.9 | .6 Special indexes: | Energy | -.5 2.0 -1.0 -.7 -.8 1.6 .5 | 5.2 | -.8 Food | .3 .5 .2 .3 .1 -.4 .3 | .0 | 2.2 AI - food & energy| .1 .3 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 | 2.7 | 2.7 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for April will be released on Friday, May 13, 1994, 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 Feb. Mar. Mar. 1994 from- Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 1993 1994 1994 Mar. 1993 Feb. 1994 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 146.7 147.2 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 439.3 441.1 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.398 143.6 143.9 2.1 .2 -.1 -.3 .1 Food ................................... 15.799 142.9 143.2 2.2 .2 -.1 -.3 .1 Food at home ......................... 9.853 142.6 142.8 2.4 .1 -.3 -.4 .1 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.454 161.3 160.4 3.8 -.6 .4 .6 -.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.984 137.4 137.9 2.5 .4 .1 .2 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.186 131.8 131.8 2.3 .0 .9 .8 .0 Fruits and vegetables .............. 1.909 161.7 162.7 2.3 .6 -2.5 -3.4 .6 Other food at home ................. 2.320 132.5 132.6 1.8 .1 .0 -.1 .2 Sugar and sweets ................. .331 135.6 135.3 1.9 -.2 .6 .4 -.1 Fats and oils .................... .246 131.5 132.6 1.8 .8 .1 .0 1.3 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .712 116.0 116.0 1.0 .0 -.4 -1.0 .5 Other prepared food .............. 1.030 146.5 146.4 2.4 -.1 .1 .4 -.2 Food away from home .................. 5.946 144.6 144.8 1.7 .1 .1 .1 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.600 151.1 151.4 1.3 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 Housing .................................. 41.394 143.7 144.1 2.8 .3 .1 .4 .3 Shelter ................................ 27.948 159.1 159.8 3.2 .4 .2 .5 .4 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.984 168.9 170.1 3.0 .7 .0 .4 .4 Rent, residential .................. 5.771 152.8 153.2 2.7 .3 .3 .5 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 2.213 198.4 201.9 3.5 1.8 -.6 .3 .8 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 19.768 163.7 164.1 3.4 .2 .2 .5 .4 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.386 164.0 164.4 3.4 .2 .2 .6 .4 Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... .382 149.4 150.0 3.5 .4 .1 .1 .4 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .196 129.4 129.3 -1.7 -.1 1.0 .4 -.1 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .118 131.2 131.8 -2.9 .5 .4 -.1 .5 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .078 127.1 126.1 .2 -.8 1.9 1.0 -.8 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.262 122.4 122.4 2.4 .0 -.4 .9 .3 Fuels ................................ 3.983 111.1 111.1 2.3 .0 -.9 1.1 .5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .369 93.6 92.5 -.3 -1.2 -1.1 6.0 -.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.614 117.9 118.1 2.6 .2 -.8 .6 .6 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.279 150.0 150.1 2.6 .1 .1 .7 .1 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.183 120.4 120.6 1.6 .2 .2 -.4 .1 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.601 110.5 110.5 1.1 .0 .4 -.7 -.2 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.109 131.7 132.3 2.1 .5 -.2 .1 1.0 Housekeeping services ................ 1.473 137.6 137.8 2.4 .1 .4 -.1 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.897 132.4 136.1 -.1 2.8 -.1 -.3 .4 Apparel commodities .................... 5.333 129.5 133.4 -.4 3.0 -.1 -.4 .5 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.389 124.1 125.6 -2.4 1.2 -.6 -1.2 -.2 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.421 131.1 137.2 -.9 4.7 .3 -.2 .4 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .203 125.5 125.8 -.1 .2 .9 -.4 -.7 Footwear ............................. .781 125.9 127.0 .6 .9 1.0 -.8 -.6 Other apparel commodities ............ .539 146.4 152.9 5.7 4.4 -2.1 1.7 5.1 Apparel services 2/ .................... .564 154.0 154.2 2.4 .1 .0 .1 .1 Transportation ........................... 16.954 131.9 132.2 2.5 .2 -.2 .5 .6 Private transportation ................. 15.295 128.5 128.6 1.8 .1 -.1 .5 .5 New vehicles ......................... 5.025 136.5 136.8 3.6 .2 .1 .4 .5 New cars ........................... 4.031 135.0 135.3 3.4 .2 .1 .5 .4 Used cars ............................ 1.245 134.1 133.6 5.5 -.4 -.9 -1.1 .4 Motor fuel ........................... 3.010 93.6 93.3 -4.1 -.3 -.5 2.1 .2 Gasoline ........................... - 93.0 92.7 -4.5 -.3 -.4 1.8 .1 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.533 148.6 149.0 3.0 .3 .3 .1 .2 Other private transportation ......... 4.483 159.7 160.2 2.5 .3 .2 .1 .8 Other private transportation commodities .................... .629 103.4 103.5 -.4 .1 .0 .2 .4 Other private transportation services ....................... 3.854 172.8 173.3 3.0 .3 .2 .1 .8 Public transportation .................. 1.659 175.9 178.5 9.2 1.5 -1.8 .4 1.6 Medical care ............................. 7.108 207.7 208.3 4.9 .3 .3 .3 .2 Medical care commodities ............... 1.287 198.7 199.1 2.7 .2 .4 -.1 .0 Medical care services .................. 5.821 209.8 210.4 5.4 .3 .3 .3 .3 Professional medical services ........ 3.353 189.4 190.3 4.4 .5 .2 .4 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.351 149.1 149.6 3.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.986 134.5 135.2 1.6 .5 -.1 -.1 .3 Entertainment services ................. 2.365 166.4 166.6 4.8 .1 .7 .8 .3 Other goods and services ................. 6.897 195.2 195.5 1.8 .2 .1 .3 .4 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.601 217.4 217.7 -7.9 .1 -.5 .0 .6 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.184 143.0 143.0 1.6 .0 .1 -.2 .0 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .628 140.0 139.7 .9 -.2 .3 -.4 -.2 Personal care services 2/ ............ .556 146.2 146.6 2.6 .3 .1 -.1 .3 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.112 218.8 219.1 6.2 .1 .3 .5 .5 School books and supplies ............ .249 204.0 204.0 4.2 .0 .8 .2 .4 Personal and educational services .... 3.863 220.1 220.4 6.3 .1 .3 .5 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 146.7 147.2 2.5 .3 .0 .3 .3 Commodities .............................. 43.547 132.2 132.8 1.1 .5 -.1 .0 .2 Food and beverages ..................... 17.398 143.6 143.9 2.1 .2 -.1 -.3 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 26.149 125.1 126.0 .4 .7 .0 .2 .3 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.579 126.5 127.8 -1.1 1.0 -.1 .6 .4 Apparel commodities ................ 5.333 129.5 133.4 -.4 3.0 -.1 -.4 .5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 10.245 127.8 127.9 -1.5 .1 -.3 .4 .1 Durables ............................. 10.570 123.3 123.4 2.7 .1 .0 .0 .2 Services ................................. 56.453 161.5 162.1 3.8 .4 .1 .4 .4 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. 27.337 165.6 166.3 3.3 .4 .6 .7 .4 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.900 135.3 135.5 2.5 .1 -.4 .4 .3 Transportation services ................ 7.046 167.5 168.5 4.4 .6 -.2 .2 .9 Medical care services .................. 5.821 209.8 210.4 5.4 .3 .3 .3 .3 Other services ......................... 7.349 182.9 183.2 5.2 .2 .4 .5 .4 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.201 147.3 148.0 2.6 .5 .1 .3 .4 All items less shelter ..................... 72.052 143.2 143.7 2.3 .3 .0 .1 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 80.232 148.0 148.6 2.3 .4 -.1 .2 .3 All items less medical care ................ 92.892 143.2 143.8 2.4 .4 .0 .3 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 27.749 126.2 127.0 .5 .6 -.1 .2 .3 Nondurables less food ...................... 17.178 127.9 129.1 -.9 .9 -.1 .5 .5 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 11.845 129.3 129.4 -1.1 .1 -.2 .4 .1 Nondurables 2/ ............................. 32.977 135.2 136.0 .5 .6 -.1 .1 .6 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.116 168.9 169.3 4.2 .2 .1 .5 .2 Services less medical care services ........ 50.632 157.0 157.5 3.6 .3 .0 .6 .3 Energy ..................................... 6.993 102.0 101.9 -.6 -.1 -.8 1.6 .4 All items less energy ...................... 93.007 152.6 153.3 2.8 .5 .1 .1 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 77.208 155.0 155.8 2.9 .5 .1 .3 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 24.369 135.8 136.9 1.0 .8 .0 -.1 .3 Energy commodities ................... 3.380 93.8 93.4 -3.7 -.4 -.5 2.4 .2 Services less energy services .......... 52.839 166.0 166.6 3.8 .4 .2 .4 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.682 $.679 -2.6 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.4 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .228 .227 - - - - - 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- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. Sept. Mar. 1993 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.5 2.0 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.9 Food and beverages ......................... 143.8 143.7 143.3 143.5 2.3 2.6 4.6 -.8 2.4 1.8 Food ..................................... 143.3 143.1 142.7 142.9 2.3 2.6 4.9 -1.1 2.4 1.8 Food at home ........................... 142.9 142.5 141.9 142.1 2.6 3.2 6.4 -2.2 2.9 2.0 Cereals and bakery products .......... 159.4 160.1 161.1 160.6 4.5 3.1 4.4 3.0 3.8 3.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 137.1 137.2 137.5 137.6 4.5 -.9 4.8 1.5 1.8 3.1 Dairy products ....................... 129.4 130.5 131.5 131.5 6.7 -3.9 .0 6.7 1.2 3.3 Fruits and vegetables ................ 168.7 164.4 158.8 159.8 -3.5 17.0 20.8 -19.5 6.2 -1.4 Other food at home ................... 131.8 131.8 131.7 132.0 1.6 2.2 3.1 .6 1.9 1.8 Sugar and sweets ................... 134.1 134.9 135.4 135.2 1.2 .6 2.4 3.3 .9 2.9 Fats and oils ...................... 130.5 130.6 130.6 132.3 .6 .0 .9 5.6 .3 3.3 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 116.2 115.7 114.5 115.1 1.8 1.4 5.0 -3.7 1.6 .5 Other prepared food ................ 145.4 145.6 146.2 145.9 1.7 3.4 2.8 1.4 2.5 2.1 Food away from home .................... 144.4 144.6 144.7 144.8 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.1 1.8 1.5 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 151.1 151.4 151.3 151.1 .8 1.1 3.5 .0 .9 1.7 Housing .................................... 142.8 142.9 143.5 144.0 3.2 2.3 2.6 3.4 2.7 3.0 Shelter .................................. 157.5 157.8 158.6 159.2 3.1 2.3 3.1 4.4 2.7 3.7 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 166.3 166.3 167.0 167.7 3.2 1.5 3.7 3.4 2.3 3.6 Rent, residential .................... 151.8 152.2 152.9 153.3 3.0 1.3 2.4 4.0 2.2 3.2 Other renters' costs ................. 194.1 192.9 193.5 195.0 4.1 1.5 6.9 1.9 2.8 4.3 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 162.4 162.8 163.6 164.3 3.1 2.5 3.3 4.8 2.8 4.0 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 162.7 163.1 164.0 164.6 3.0 2.5 3.3 4.8 2.8 4.0 Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ 149.0 149.2 149.4 150.0 4.8 5.9 .8 2.7 5.3 1.8 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 127.6 128.9 129.4 129.3 -.9 .3 -10.8 5.4 -.3 -3.0 Maintenance and repair services ...... 130.8 131.3 131.2 131.8 .6 4.2 -17.9 3.1 2.4 -8.0 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 123.5 125.9 127.1 126.1 -3.1 -6.3 2.3 8.7 -4.7 5.4 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.3 121.8 122.9 123.3 3.4 3.3 -.3 3.3 3.3 1.5 Fuels .................................. 111.0 110.0 111.2 111.8 5.6 2.9 -2.1 2.9 4.3 .4 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.3 86.3 91.5 91.4 -1.3 -6.0 -11.5 20.2 -3.7 3.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.9 117.9 118.6 119.3 6.3 3.8 -1.0 1.4 5.0 .2 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 148.8 148.9 150.0 150.1 .5 4.4 1.9 3.5 2.5 2.7 Household furnishings and operation ...... 120.4 120.7 120.2 120.3 1.7 2.0 2.7 -.3 1.9 1.2 Housefurnishings ....................... 110.7 111.1 110.3 110.1 1.1 2.2 3.3 -2.2 1.7 .5 Housekeeping supplies .................. 131.7 131.5 131.6 132.9 2.5 -.6 2.8 3.7 .9 3.2 Housekeeping services .................. 137.2 137.7 137.6 137.8 2.4 3.9 1.5 1.8 3.1 1.6 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 133.9 133.8 133.4 134.0 -3.2 .9 1.5 .3 -1.2 .9 Apparel commodities ...................... 131.0 130.9 130.4 131.1 -3.6 .6 1.2 .3 -1.5 .8 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 127.5 126.7 125.2 124.9 -2.8 1.9 -.3 -7.9 -.5 -4.2 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 132.3 132.7 132.4 132.9 -7.0 .0 1.8 1.8 -3.5 1.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 126.7 127.8 127.3 126.4 1.9 -2.2 1.0 -.9 -.2 .0 Footwear ............................... 126.7 128.0 127.0 126.2 .0 .0 3.5 -1.6 .0 1.0 Other apparel commodities .............. 146.0 143.0 145.4 152.8 3.1 3.1 -1.9 20.0 3.1 8.5 Apparel services 2/....................... 153.8 153.8 154.0 154.2 1.9 2.9 3.7 1.0 2.4 2.4 Transportation ............................. 131.7 131.4 132.0 132.8 .9 1.9 3.4 3.4 1.4 3.4 Private transportation ................... 128.5 128.4 129.0 129.7 -.3 .6 3.2 3.8 .2 3.5 New vehicles ........................... 134.6 134.8 135.3 136.0 3.7 4.9 1.8 4.2 4.3 3.0 New cars ............................. 133.2 133.3 133.9 134.5 3.4 4.0 2.1 4.0 3.7 3.0 Used cars .............................. 138.7 137.5 136.0 136.6 13.3 11.5 4.1 -5.9 12.4 -1.0 Motor fuel ............................. 95.3 94.8 96.8 97.0 -14.6 -12.2 5.2 7.3 -13.4 6.3 Gasoline ............................. 95.0 94.6 96.3 96.4 -15.3 -11.5 4.8 6.0 -13.4 5.4 Maintenance and repairs ................ 147.9 148.4 148.6 148.9 3.9 2.2 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.0 Other private transportation ........... 158.1 158.4 158.6 159.8 1.0 2.1 2.6 4.4 1.5 3.5 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 102.9 102.9 103.1 103.5 -2.3 -1.2 -.4 2.4 -1.7 1.0 Other private transportation services ......................... 171.1 171.4 171.6 173.0 1.7 2.6 3.1 4.5 2.2 3.8 Public transportation .................... 174.8 171.7 172.4 175.2 15.0 13.9 7.4 .9 14.4 4.1 Medical care ............................... 206.1 206.7 207.3 207.8 7.0 4.6 4.6 3.3 5.8 4.0 Medical care commodities ................. 197.6 198.4 198.3 198.3 3.1 3.8 2.7 1.4 3.4 2.0 Medical care services .................... 207.8 208.4 209.1 209.8 7.9 4.8 5.0 3.9 6.3 4.4 Professional medical services .......... 188.2 188.5 189.2 189.9 6.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 5.0 3.8 Entertainment 2/ ........................... 148.1 148.6 149.2 149.6 2.2 1.9 5.0 4.1 2.1 4.6 Entertainment commodities ................ 134.8 134.7 134.5 134.9 .9 1.8 3.0 .3 1.4 1.7 Entertainment services ................... 164.1 165.2 166.5 167.0 3.6 2.0 6.9 7.3 2.8 7.1 Other goods and services ................... 194.7 194.9 195.4 196.2 4.6 -4.6 4.4 3.1 -.1 3.8 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 216.5 215.5 215.6 217.0 .0 -29.0 .6 .9 -15.7 .7 Personal care 2/ ......................... 143.1 143.3 143.0 143.0 1.1 3.7 2.0 -.3 2.4 .8 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 140.1 140.5 140.0 139.7 1.7 2.0 1.2 -1.1 1.9 .0 Personal care services 2/ .............. 146.1 146.3 146.2 146.6 1.1 5.7 2.2 1.4 3.4 1.8 Personal and educational expenses ........ 217.0 217.7 218.7 219.7 7.8 5.0 6.9 5.1 6.4 6.0 School books and supplies .............. 200.7 202.4 202.8 203.6 4.4 1.4 5.4 5.9 2.9 5.6 Personal and educational services ...... 218.1 218.8 219.9 220.9 7.9 5.4 6.9 5.2 6.7 6.1 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.5 2.0 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.9 Commodities ................................ 132.4 132.3 132.3 132.6 .3 .0 3.1 .6 .2 1.8 Food and beverages ....................... 143.8 143.7 143.3 143.5 2.3 2.6 4.6 -.8 2.4 1.8 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 125.4 125.4 125.6 126.0 -1.0 -1.6 2.3 1.9 -1.3 2.1 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 126.9 126.8 127.5 128.0 -3.4 -6.4 1.9 3.5 -4.9 2.7 Apparel commodities .................. 131.0 130.9 130.4 131.1 -3.6 .6 1.2 .3 -1.5 .8 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 127.7 127.3 127.8 127.9 3.7 -9.4 -.3 .6 -3.1 .2 Durables ............................... 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.2 3.4 4.0 2.6 .7 3.7 1.6 Services ................................... 160.5 160.6 161.3 162.0 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... 163.5 164.5 165.6 166.3 2.5 2.2 1.5 7.0 2.4 4.2 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 135.9 135.3 135.9 136.3 4.0 3.9 1.2 1.2 4.0 1.2 Transportation services .................. 166.1 165.7 166.0 167.5 5.1 5.0 3.9 3.4 5.0 3.7 Medical care services .................... 207.8 208.4 209.1 209.8 7.9 4.8 5.0 3.9 6.3 4.4 Other services ........................... 181.8 182.5 183.4 184.1 5.4 4.1 6.4 5.2 4.7 5.8 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 146.7 146.8 147.3 147.9 2.5 1.7 3.1 3.3 2.1 3.2 All items less shelter ....................... 143.0 143.0 143.2 143.7 2.3 1.7 3.4 2.0 2.0 2.7 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 147.7 147.6 147.9 148.4 2.2 1.9 3.3 1.9 2.1 2.6 All items less medical care .................. 142.7 142.7 143.1 143.5 2.3 1.4 3.4 2.3 1.9 2.8 Commodities less food ........................ 126.6 126.5 126.7 127.1 -.9 -1.3 2.2 1.6 -1.1 1.9 Nondurables less food ........................ 128.3 128.2 128.8 129.4 -3.0 -5.4 1.9 3.5 -4.2 2.7 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 129.1 128.8 129.3 129.4 3.1 -7.9 -.3 .9 -2.6 .3 Nondurables 2/ ............................... 135.1 135.0 135.2 136.0 -.9 -.9 1.2 2.7 -.9 1.9 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 168.0 168.1 168.9 169.3 5.3 4.2 3.9 3.1 4.7 3.5 Services less medical care services .......... 156.0 156.0 157.0 157.4 4.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 Energy ....................................... 102.9 102.1 103.7 104.1 -3.8 -4.2 1.2 4.7 -4.0 2.9 All items less energy ........................ 152.2 152.3 152.5 153.0 3.0 2.2 3.8 2.1 2.6 2.9 All items less food and energy ............. 154.4 154.6 155.0 155.5 3.2 2.1 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 136.0 136.0 135.8 136.2 .9 .0 2.4 .6 .4 1.5 Energy commodities ..................... 94.5 94.0 96.3 96.5 -13.3 -11.5 3.0 8.7 -12.4 5.8 Services less energy services ............ 164.7 165.0 165.7 166.4 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.8 4.0 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 Feb. Mar. Mar. 1994 from- Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 1993 1994 1994 Mar. 1993 Feb. 1994 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 144.0 144.4 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 428.8 430.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.344 143.2 143.4 2.1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 Food ................................... 17.622 142.5 142.8 2.2 .2 .1 -.4 .3 Food at home ......................... 11.187 142.0 142.3 2.5 .2 -.1 -.5 .2 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.660 160.9 160.2 3.8 -.4 .4 .6 -.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.513 137.2 137.8 2.5 .4 .2 .1 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.321 131.6 131.6 2.4 .0 .9 .6 .2 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.019 161.0 161.7 2.4 .4 -2.0 -3.5 .5 Other food at home ................. 2.674 132.4 132.5 1.8 .1 .0 -.2 .2 Sugar and sweets ................. .374 135.6 135.2 2.0 -.3 .7 .4 -.3 Fats and oils .................... .283 131.5 132.5 1.8 .8 .1 .1 1.3 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .833 116.3 116.4 1.0 .1 -.4 -1.2 .6 Other prepared food .............. 1.184 146.1 146.1 2.2 .0 .1 .4 -.1 Food away from home .................. 6.435 144.4 144.6 1.7 .1 .3 -.1 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.722 150.6 150.9 1.3 .2 .1 -.3 -.1 Housing .................................. 39.004 140.9 141.3 2.8 .3 .1 .5 .3 Shelter ................................ 25.682 154.8 155.3 3.2 .3 .2 .6 .3 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.095 147.8 148.5 2.9 .5 .1 .4 .3 Rent, residential .................. 6.628 152.5 152.8 2.8 .2 .3 .5 .3 Other renters' costs ............... 1.467 198.4 201.4 3.6 1.5 -.8 .3 .7 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.399 149.2 149.6 3.4 .3 .2 .7 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.074 149.5 149.9 3.5 .3 .3 .6 .3 Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... .324 136.7 137.3 3.6 .4 .1 .1 .4 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .188 129.4 129.4 -1.9 .0 1.5 -.2 .0 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .102 134.8 135.3 -3.3 .4 .7 -.1 .4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 121.7 121.0 -.2 -.6 2.4 -.1 -.6 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.523 122.1 122.1 2.4 .0 -.4 .9 .3 Fuels ................................ 4.093 110.5 110.5 2.3 .0 -.9 1.0 .7 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .339 93.6 92.3 -.4 -1.4 -1.5 6.5 -.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.754 117.4 117.5 2.5 .1 -.8 .5 .8 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.429 150.7 150.7 2.5 .0 .0 .7 .0 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.800 119.0 119.2 1.4 .2 .2 -.5 .3 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.525 109.1 109.2 1.0 .1 .1 -.7 .0 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.141 131.7 132.4 1.8 .5 .0 -.2 1.3 Housekeeping services ................ 1.134 139.7 139.8 2.6 .1 .4 -.1 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.909 131.4 134.7 -.1 2.5 .3 -.2 .2 Apparel commodities .................... 5.379 128.6 132.1 -.3 2.7 .3 -.2 .2 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.393 124.0 124.9 -2.2 .7 -.4 -1.2 -.6 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.356 129.5 135.2 -1.0 4.4 .7 .0 .2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .261 126.6 126.7 -1.2 .1 .5 .1 -.9 Footwear ............................. .866 127.0 128.1 1.3 .9 1.3 -.3 -.5 Other apparel commodities ............ .502 145.0 152.2 5.9 5.0 -1.5 .9 5.0 Apparel services 2/ .................... .530 153.5 153.7 2.3 .1 .0 .1 .1 Transportation ........................... 18.863 130.4 130.5 2.1 .1 -.2 .5 .5 Private transportation ................. 17.613 128.1 128.1 1.7 .0 -.2 .5 .4 New vehicles ......................... 4.948 137.1 137.4 3.8 .2 .1 .4 .5 New cars ........................... 3.606 134.7 135.0 3.4 .2 .1 .5 .4 Used cars ............................ 2.256 134.8 134.3 5.6 -.4 -.9 -.8 -.1 Motor fuel ........................... 3.705 93.5 93.1 -4.1 -.4 -.6 2.3 .1 Gasoline ........................... - 93.0 92.6 -4.4 -.4 -.2 2.0 -.1 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.615 149.3 149.7 3.0 .3 .3 .1 .3 Other private transportation ......... 5.089 155.5 155.7 2.2 .1 .1 .1 .6 Other private transportation commodities .................... .795 102.8 102.9 -.3 .1 .1 .2 .4 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.295 168.4 168.7 2.7 .2 .1 .1 .7 Public transportation .................. 1.251 170.9 173.2 7.8 1.3 -1.3 -.2 1.8 Medical care ............................. 6.044 207.0 207.7 4.8 .3 .3 .2 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.061 196.8 197.2 2.7 .2 .3 .3 -.2 Medical care services .................. 4.983 209.3 210.0 5.2 .3 .3 .2 .4 Professional medical services ........ 2.865 190.1 191.0 4.4 .5 .2 .4 .3 Entertainment ............................ 4.028 147.1 147.7 3.2 .4 .3 .3 .3 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.077 134.0 134.8 1.7 .6 .0 -.1 .4 Entertainment services ................. 1.951 166.0 166.3 4.9 .2 .6 .7 .2 Other goods and services ................. 6.807 193.2 193.4 .6 .1 .1 .2 .5 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.121 217.2 217.5 -7.9 .1 -.5 .0 .6 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.146 143.1 143.2 1.7 .1 .2 -.3 .1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .650 140.5 140.3 .9 -.1 .2 -.4 -.1 Personal care services 2/ ............ .496 146.3 146.7 2.7 .3 .1 -.1 .3 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.540 214.7 215.0 6.1 .1 .4 .4 .5 School books and supplies ............ .219 205.8 205.8 4.5 .0 .6 .3 .4 Personal and educational services .... 3.321 215.7 216.0 6.2 .1 .3 .5 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 144.0 144.4 2.3 .3 .1 .2 .3 Commodities .............................. 47.644 131.7 132.2 1.0 .4 .0 .0 .2 Food and beverages ..................... 19.344 143.2 143.4 2.1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 28.300 124.6 125.3 .2 .6 -.1 .2 .2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.590 125.7 126.9 -1.5 1.0 .0 .7 .3 Apparel commodities ................ 5.379 128.6 132.1 -.3 2.7 .3 -.2 .2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 11.211 127.2 127.3 -2.1 .1 -.4 .4 .1 Durables ............................. 11.710 121.9 121.9 2.9 .0 .0 .1 .2 Services ................................. 52.356 159.0 159.4 3.6 .3 .1 .4 .4 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. 25.143 148.9 149.5 3.2 .4 .5 .5 .4 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.771 124.5 124.6 2.5 .1 -.2 .6 .1 Transportation services ................ 7.160 164.0 164.6 3.6 .4 -.1 .1 .8 Medical care services .................. 4.983 209.3 210.0 5.2 .3 .3 .2 .4 Other services ......................... 6.299 179.9 180.2 5.2 .2 .4 .5 .3 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.378 144.1 144.7 2.4 .4 .1 .3 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 74.318 141.2 141.7 2.1 .4 .0 .1 .3 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.601 135.4 135.9 2.1 .4 .0 .1 .4 All items less medical care ................ 93.956 140.9 141.4 2.2 .4 .0 .3 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 30.022 125.6 126.3 .3 .6 -.1 .2 .2 Nondurables less food ...................... 18.312 127.2 128.3 -1.2 .9 -.1 .6 .4 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 12.933 128.7 128.8 -1.6 .1 -.3 .4 .1 Nondurables 2/ ............................. 35.934 134.7 135.4 .4 .5 .1 .1 .5 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.213 150.4 150.7 3.9 .2 .0 .5 .3 Services less medical care services ........ 47.373 154.6 155.0 3.4 .3 .1 .5 .3 Energy ..................................... 7.798 101.2 101.1 -.8 -.1 -.8 1.6 .5 All items less energy ...................... 92.202 149.9 150.5 2.6 .4 .1 .1 .3 All items less food and energy ........... 74.580 151.8 152.5 2.7 .5 .1 .3 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.978 134.7 135.6 1.0 .7 .0 -.1 .3 Energy commodities ................... 4.044 93.8 93.3 -3.8 -.5 -.6 2.7 .0 Services less energy services .......... 48.602 163.6 164.1 3.7 .3 .2 .4 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.695 $.692 -2.4 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.4 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .233 .232 - - - - - 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- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. Sept. Mar. 1993 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.6 1.4 3.1 2.5 2.0 2.8 Food and beverages ......................... 143.3 143.4 143.0 143.2 2.3 2.6 4.0 -.3 2.4 1.8 Food ..................................... 142.6 142.7 142.2 142.6 2.6 2.6 4.0 .0 2.6 2.0 Food at home ........................... 142.2 142.1 141.4 141.7 2.6 3.5 5.5 -1.4 3.1 2.0 Cereals and bakery products .......... 159.1 159.8 160.7 160.4 4.2 3.4 4.4 3.3 3.8 3.8 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 136.9 137.2 137.3 137.5 4.5 -.9 4.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 Dairy products ....................... 129.1 130.3 131.1 131.4 7.0 -4.2 .0 7.3 1.3 3.6 Fruits and vegetables ................ 167.5 164.2 158.5 159.3 -3.6 19.8 16.9 -18.2 7.5 -2.2 Other food at home ................... 131.7 131.7 131.5 131.8 1.9 1.5 3.4 .3 1.7 1.8 Sugar and sweets ................... 133.9 134.9 135.5 135.1 1.2 .9 2.4 3.6 1.1 3.0 Fats and oils ...................... 130.5 130.6 130.7 132.4 .6 .3 .9 6.0 .5 3.4 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 116.6 116.1 114.7 115.4 2.1 .7 5.3 -4.1 1.4 .5 Other prepared food ................ 145.2 145.3 145.9 145.7 2.3 2.8 2.8 1.4 2.5 2.1 Food away from home .................... 144.1 144.5 144.4 144.8 2.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 150.9 151.1 150.7 150.6 .8 1.1 3.8 -.8 .9 1.5 Housing .................................... 140.0 140.1 140.8 141.2 3.2 2.0 2.6 3.5 2.6 3.0 Shelter .................................. 153.4 153.7 154.6 155.0 3.5 2.1 3.2 4.2 2.8 3.7 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 146.1 146.2 146.8 147.3 4.0 .8 3.6 3.3 2.4 3.5 Rent, residential .................... 151.5 151.9 152.6 153.0 3.8 1.1 2.4 4.0 2.4 3.2 Other renters' costs ................. 194.4 192.9 193.5 194.8 5.0 .6 8.2 .8 2.8 4.5 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 148.1 148.4 149.4 149.8 3.4 2.5 3.3 4.7 2.9 4.0 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 148.3 148.7 149.6 150.0 3.4 2.5 3.3 4.7 2.9 4.0 Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ 136.4 136.5 136.7 137.3 5.5 5.5 .9 2.7 5.5 1.8 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 127.7 129.6 129.4 129.4 -2.1 .3 -10.5 5.4 -.9 -2.9 Maintenance and repair services ...... 134.0 134.9 134.8 135.3 -1.1 5.6 -19.3 3.9 2.2 -8.4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 119.0 121.8 121.7 121.0 -3.3 -6.2 2.0 6.9 -4.7 4.4 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.0 121.5 122.6 123.0 3.4 3.3 -.3 3.3 3.4 1.5 Fuels .................................. 110.4 109.4 110.5 111.3 6.0 2.2 -2.1 3.3 4.1 .5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 87.3 86.0 91.6 91.3 -1.7 -6.0 -11.1 19.6 -3.9 3.1 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.3 117.3 117.9 118.8 6.7 3.1 -1.3 1.7 4.9 .2 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 149.6 149.6 150.7 150.7 .5 4.4 2.2 3.0 2.5 2.6 Household furnishings and operation ...... 119.1 119.3 118.7 119.0 1.4 1.7 3.1 -.3 1.5 1.4 Housefurnishings ....................... 109.5 109.6 108.8 108.8 .7 1.5 4.1 -2.5 1.1 .7 Housekeeping supplies .................. 131.7 131.7 131.4 133.1 2.8 -1.8 2.5 4.3 .5 3.4 Housekeeping services .................. 139.0 139.6 139.5 139.7 1.8 4.8 1.7 2.0 3.3 1.9 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.3 132.7 132.4 132.7 -2.7 .6 .6 1.2 -1.1 .9 Apparel commodities ...................... 129.7 130.1 129.8 130.1 -3.3 .6 .3 1.2 -1.4 .8 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 126.9 126.4 124.9 124.1 -1.9 1.9 -.3 -8.5 .0 -4.5 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 130.2 131.1 131.1 131.3 -7.3 -2.1 2.8 3.4 -4.8 3.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 127.6 128.2 128.3 127.2 -.3 -3.7 .0 -1.2 -2.0 -.6 Footwear ............................... 127.1 128.7 128.3 127.6 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.6 Other apparel commodities .............. 145.5 143.3 144.6 151.9 5.7 11.5 -10.0 18.8 8.5 3.4 Apparel services 2/....................... 153.4 153.4 153.5 153.7 1.6 2.9 4.0 .8 2.3 2.4 Transportation ............................. 130.4 130.2 130.8 131.4 .9 1.2 3.1 3.1 1.1 3.1 Private transportation ................... 128.3 128.1 128.8 129.3 .0 .9 2.9 3.2 .5 3.0 New vehicles ........................... 135.2 135.4 135.9 136.6 4.6 5.2 1.2 4.2 4.9 2.7 New cars ............................. 132.9 133.0 133.7 134.2 3.8 4.7 1.5 4.0 4.2 2.7 Used cars .............................. 139.5 138.3 137.2 137.1 14.6 11.5 4.1 -6.7 13.0 -1.4 Motor fuel ............................. 95.2 94.6 96.8 96.9 -14.6 -12.2 5.2 7.3 -13.4 6.3 Gasoline ............................. 94.7 94.5 96.4 96.3 -14.9 -12.2 3.9 6.9 -13.6 5.4 Maintenance and repairs ................ 148.6 149.1 149.2 149.6 3.6 2.2 3.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 Other private transportation ........... 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.5 1.3 2.1 1.8 3.7 1.7 2.8 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 102.2 102.3 102.5 102.9 -1.9 -.8 -1.2 2.8 -1.4 .8 Other private transportation services ......................... 166.8 167.0 167.2 168.4 1.7 2.7 2.4 3.9 2.2 3.2 Public transportation .................... 169.8 167.6 167.2 170.2 11.6 10.8 8.4 .9 11.2 4.6 Medical care ............................... 205.4 206.0 206.5 207.1 6.8 4.5 4.4 3.4 5.6 3.9 Medical care commodities ................. 195.8 196.3 196.8 196.4 3.2 3.4 2.9 1.2 3.3 2.1 Medical care services .................... 207.4 208.0 208.5 209.4 7.6 4.6 4.8 3.9 6.1 4.3 Professional medical services .......... 188.8 189.1 189.9 190.4 6.1 3.7 4.1 3.4 4.9 3.8 Entertainment 2/ ........................... 146.3 146.7 147.2 147.7 2.3 2.2 4.8 3.9 2.3 4.3 Entertainment commodities ................ 134.2 134.2 134.0 134.6 1.2 1.8 2.7 1.2 1.5 2.0 Entertainment services ................... 164.0 165.0 166.2 166.5 3.6 2.5 7.1 6.2 3.0 6.7 Other goods and services ................... 192.4 192.5 192.9 193.8 4.0 -8.0 4.3 2.9 -2.2 3.6 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 216.5 215.4 215.5 216.8 -.3 -29.1 1.3 .6 -16.0 .9 Personal care 2/ ......................... 143.2 143.5 143.1 143.2 1.4 3.4 2.0 .0 2.4 1.0 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 140.7 141.0 140.5 140.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 -1.1 1.6 .1 Personal care services 2/ .............. 146.2 146.4 146.3 146.7 1.1 5.7 2.8 1.4 3.4 2.1 Personal and educational expenses ........ 212.8 213.6 214.5 215.5 7.7 4.9 6.9 5.2 6.3 6.0 School books and supplies .............. 202.6 203.9 204.6 205.4 5.4 .8 6.1 5.6 3.1 5.9 Personal and educational services ...... 213.8 214.5 215.5 216.5 7.9 5.3 6.8 5.1 6.6 6.0 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 2.6 1.4 3.1 2.5 2.0 2.8 Commodities ................................ 131.9 131.9 131.9 132.2 .6 -.3 2.8 .9 .2 1.8 Food and beverages ....................... 143.3 143.4 143.0 143.2 2.3 2.6 4.0 -.3 2.4 1.8 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 124.9 124.8 125.1 125.4 -.6 -2.2 2.3 1.6 -1.4 1.9 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 126.1 126.1 127.0 127.4 -3.4 -8.2 1.9 4.2 -5.8 3.1 Apparel commodities .................. 129.7 130.1 129.8 130.1 -3.3 .6 .3 1.2 -1.4 .8 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 127.2 126.7 127.2 127.3 4.1 -11.4 -.6 .3 -4.0 -.2 Durables ............................... 121.9 121.9 122.0 122.2 4.1 4.1 2.7 1.0 4.1 1.8 Services ................................... 157.9 158.1 158.8 159.4 4.2 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.6 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... 147.3 148.1 148.9 149.5 2.5 2.5 1.9 6.1 2.5 4.0 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 124.9 124.7 125.4 125.5 3.6 3.9 .6 1.9 3.8 1.3 Transportation services .................. 162.7 162.5 162.6 163.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.0 3.8 3.4 Medical care services .................... 207.4 208.0 208.5 209.4 7.6 4.6 4.8 3.9 6.1 4.3 Other services ........................... 178.7 179.4 180.3 180.9 5.5 4.2 6.3 5.0 4.8 5.6 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 143.5 143.6 144.1 144.6 2.6 1.1 2.8 3.1 1.8 3.0 All items less shelter ....................... 141.1 141.1 141.3 141.7 2.0 1.2 3.2 1.7 1.6 2.4 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 135.2 135.2 135.4 135.9 2.1 1.2 3.0 2.1 1.7 2.5 All items less medical care .................. 140.6 140.6 141.0 141.4 2.0 1.2 3.2 2.3 1.6 2.7 Commodities less food ........................ 126.1 126.0 126.3 126.6 -.3 -2.2 2.3 1.6 -1.3 1.9 Nondurables less food ........................ 127.6 127.5 128.3 128.8 -3.3 -7.2 2.2 3.8 -5.3 3.0 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 128.6 128.2 128.7 128.8 3.7 -9.9 -.3 .6 -3.3 .2 Nondurables 2/ ............................... 134.5 134.6 134.7 135.4 -.3 -1.5 .6 2.7 -.9 1.6 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 149.7 149.7 150.4 150.9 5.1 4.1 3.6 3.2 4.6 3.4 Services less medical care services .......... 153.7 153.8 154.6 155.0 3.8 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 Energy ....................................... 102.3 101.5 103.1 103.6 -4.5 -4.6 1.2 5.2 -4.5 3.2 All items less energy ........................ 149.5 149.6 149.8 150.3 3.0 2.2 3.3 2.2 2.6 2.7 All items less food and energy ............. 151.4 151.5 151.9 152.4 3.3 1.9 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 135.0 135.0 134.8 135.2 1.8 -.6 2.1 .6 .6 1.3 Energy commodities ..................... 94.7 94.1 96.6 96.6 -13.6 -11.8 3.9 8.3 -12.7 6.1 Services less energy services ............ 162.5 162.8 163.5 164.1 4.1 3.0 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.9 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 Mar. 1994 from- Feb. 1994 from- schedule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 1/ 1993 1994 1994 1994 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1994 U.S. city average ...................... M 145.8 146.2 146.7 147.2 2.5 0.7 0.3 2.5 0.6 0.3 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 152.7 153.2 154.0 154.3 2.3 .7 .2 2.4 .9 .5 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 153.2 153.7 154.6 155.1 2.3 .9 .3 2.5 .9 .6 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 151.7 152.5 153.0 152.7 2.3 .1 -.2 2.8 .9 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 151.1 151.3 151.9 152.2 2.1 .6 .2 1.9 .5 .4 North Central urban .................... M 141.2 141.5 142.1 142.6 2.6 .8 .4 2.5 .6 .4 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 142.2 142.5 143.2 143.9 2.7 1.0 .5 2.6 .7 .5 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 140.1 141.1 141.3 141.8 3.3 .5 .4 2.9 .9 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 142.4 142.4 143.0 143.1 1.9 .5 .1 2.1 .4 .4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 136.8 136.7 137.2 137.8 2.3 .8 .4 2.7 .3 .4 South urban ............................ M 142.2 142.5 142.9 143.6 2.8 .8 .5 2.7 .5 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 142.7 142.9 143.4 144.4 2.8 1.0 .7 2.6 .5 .3 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 143.8 144.4 144.6 145.4 2.7 .7 .6 3.1 .6 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 140.9 141.0 141.6 142.0 2.5 .7 .3 2.5 .5 .4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 140.7 140.8 140.7 141.3 3.1 .4 .4 2.9 .0 -.1 West urban ............................. M 147.8 148.1 148.3 149.0 2.6 .6 .5 2.1 .3 .1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 149.5 149.7 149.9 150.5 2.2 .5 .4 1.8 .3 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 146.7 147.8 148.3 148.7 3.4 .6 .3 3.6 1.1 .3 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 132.5 132.7 133.3 133.9 2.5 .9 .5 2.3 .6 .5 B .................................... M 145.0 145.8 146.1 146.5 2.8 .5 .3 3.0 .8 .2 C .................................... M 144.1 144.3 144.9 145.2 2.4 .6 .2 2.4 .6 .4 D .................................... M 141.3 141.2 141.5 142.0 2.7 .6 .4 2.8 .1 .2 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 146.1 146.5 146.8 147.6 2.4 .8 .5 2.2 .5 .2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 151.9 152.2 152.2 152.5 1.8 .2 .2 1.5 .2 .0 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 155.6 156.0 157.4 157.9 2.5 1.2 .3 2.5 1.2 .9 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 151.3 152.5 152.9 153.5 2.8 .7 .4 3.0 1.1 .3 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 147.0 147.5 147.4 148.2 1.7 .5 .5 1.3 .3 -.1 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 143.8 - 145.0 1.7 .8 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 153.6 - 155.0 .6 .9 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 142.4 - 143.3 3.2 .6 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 141.0 - 143.5 3.1 1.8 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 138.6 - 139.7 2.6 .8 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 150.9 - 151.5 2.0 .4 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 138.8 - 139.2 - - - - 2.8 .3 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 140.2 - 141.7 - - - - 2.5 1.1 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 136.5 - 137.0 - - - - 4.0 .4 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 141.1 - 142.6 - - - - 2.4 1.1 - 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 Mar. 1994 from- Feb. 1994 from- schedule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 1/ 1993 1994 1994 1994 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1994 U.S. city average ...................... M 143.3 143.6 144.0 144.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 150.4 150.8 151.4 151.7 2.0 .6 .2 2.2 .7 .4 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 149.9 150.2 150.9 151.4 2.0 .8 .3 2.1 .7 .5 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 149.4 150.3 150.7 150.6 2.2 .2 -.1 2.5 .9 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 152.6 152.7 153.2 153.4 1.8 .5 .1 1.7 .4 .3 North Central urban .................... M 138.2 138.5 139.0 139.4 2.3 .6 .3 2.4 .6 .4 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 138.5 138.8 139.4 140.0 2.6 .9 .4 2.4 .6 .4 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 136.5 137.4 137.6 137.9 2.8 .4 .2 2.7 .8 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 140.0 140.0 140.6 140.6 1.7 .4 .0 1.9 .4 .4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 135.6 135.3 135.8 136.3 1.9 .7 .4 2.3 .1 .4 South urban ............................ M 140.8 141.0 141.2 141.9 2.6 .6 .5 2.6 .3 .1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 141.0 141.0 141.3 142.3 2.7 .9 .7 2.4 .2 .2 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 140.7 141.1 141.2 141.8 2.6 .5 .4 3.1 .4 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 140.8 140.8 141.3 141.6 2.2 .6 .2 2.3 .4 .4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 140.9 141.1 141.0 141.4 3.2 .2 .3 3.1 .1 -.1 West urban ............................. M 145.0 145.3 145.4 145.9 2.2 .4 .3 1.9 .3 .1 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.9 2.0 .4 .3 1.6 .1 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 144.5 145.4 146.0 146.3 3.2 .6 .2 3.3 1.0 .4 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 131.5 131.7 132.1 132.7 2.3 .8 .5 2.2 .5 .3 B .................................... M 142.6 143.2 143.4 143.8 2.6 .4 .3 2.8 .6 .1 C .................................... M 143.4 143.6 144.1 144.3 2.1 .5 .1 2.2 .5 .3 D .................................... M 140.7 140.6 140.8 141.2 2.5 .4 .3 2.5 .1 .1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 141.7 142.0 142.3 143.0 2.5 .7 .5 2.3 .4 .2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 146.7 146.8 146.9 147.0 1.5 .1 .1 1.3 .1 .1 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 152.1 152.4 153.5 154.0 2.2 1.0 .3 2.1 .9 .7 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 151.2 152.1 152.2 152.8 2.6 .5 .4 2.4 .7 .1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 144.7 145.3 145.0 145.6 1.3 .2 .4 1.0 .2 -.2 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 - 142.7 - 144.2 1.7 1.1 - - - - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 - 152.5 - 153.5 -.3 .7 - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 - 135.1 - 135.7 3.0 .4 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 - 138.7 - 141.1 2.9 1.7 - - - - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 - 137.7 - 138.7 2.4 .7 - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 - 148.3 - 148.9 1.8 .4 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 138.6 - 138.1 - - - - 2.4 -.4 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 135.7 - 137.0 - - - - 1.9 1.0 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 136.0 - 136.3 - - - - 3.8 .2 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 135.1 - 136.3 - - - - 2.3 .9 - 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.