FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-98-141 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: MATERIAL IN THIS (202) 606-7828 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 1998 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in March before seasonal adjustment to a level of 162.2 (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 has increased 1.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March 1998 CPI-W level of 158.7 was 1.1 percent higher than the index in March 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in March, following a 0.1 percent rise in February. The food index was unchanged for the second consecutive month. Grocery store food prices decreased 0.1 percent in March, the same as in February, reflecting declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages. The energy index declined sharply for the fourth consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in March. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 3.1 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent, following an increase of 0.3 percent in February. Declines in the indexes for apparel and for tobacco, coupled with a smaller increase in shelter costs, were largely responsible for the deceleration. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '98 Mar. '98. All Items .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 1.4 Food and beverages .1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .0 1.0 1.9 Housing .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 1.5 2.1 Apparel .2 .1 .1 .2 -.5 .2 -.2 -2.1 .3 Transportation .3 .0 -.6 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -5.2 -2.6 Medical care .2 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 2.9 2.7 Recreation - - - - .3 .3 .4 4.1 1.6 Education and communication - - - - .0 -.1 .3 .8 2.5 Other goods and services .3 .7 .4 .4 .4 .8 -.3 3.9 5.0 Special Indexes Energy .9 -.2 .0 -1.8 -2.4 -2.2 -1.2 -21.1 -8.6 Food .1 .3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.3 2.0 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 2.4 2.1 For the first 3-months of 1998, the CPI-U advanced at a 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent in all of 1997. Falling energy prices were responsible for the deceleration in the first quarter of 1998. The energy index, which decreased 3.4 percent in 1997, declined at a 21.1 percent SAAR in the first three months of 1998. Petroleum-based energy costs fell at a 33.3 percent SAAR, while charges for energy services decreased at a 9.4 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 1.3 percent SAAR thus far in 1998, following a 1.5 percent increase in 1997. Grocery store food prices increased at a 0.5 percent SAAR in the first 3 months, as the declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages were more than offset by increases in the four other major grocery store food groups. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.4 percent SAAR in the first 3 months of 1998, following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 1997, which was the smallest annual increase in this index since a 1.5 percent rise in 1965. The rates for selected groups for the last four and one-quarter years are shown below. Percent change 12 months ended in December SAAR 3 months ended in Mar. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 All Items 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 0.2 Food and beverages 2.7 2.1 4.2 1.6 1.0 Housing 2.2 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.5 Apparel -1.6 0.1 -0.2 1.0 -2.1 Transportation 3.8 1.5 4.4 -1.4 -5.2 Medical care 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 Recreation 1.4 2.8 3.0 1.5 4.1 Education and communication 3.3 4.0 3.4 3.0 0.8 Other goods and services 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 3.9 Special indexes Energy 2.2 -1.3 8.6 -3.4 -21.1 Energy commodities 5.2 -3.3 13.8 -6.9 -33.3 Energy services -0.6 0.8 3.8 0.2 -9.4 All items less energy 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.1 Food 2.9 2.1 4.3 1.5 1.3 All Items less food and energy 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 Shelter 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.7 In March, the food and beverages index was unchanged for the second consecutive month. The index for grocery store food prices declined 0.1 percent in March, the same as in February. Decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages more than offset moderate increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 1.0 percent in March, reflecting decreases in the indexes for both fresh fruits--down 2.6 percent--and fresh vegetables--down 0.3 percent. The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.8 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in March. The index for beef increased 0.3 percent in March as beef prices registered their first increase since September. This increase was more than offset by price declines for pork, for poultry, for fish, and for eggs. The index for nonalcoholic beverages decreased 0.3 percent. On the other hand, the other three major groups--dairy and related products, cereal and bakery products, and other food at home--increased 0.5, 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index-- food away from home and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.2 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in March, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the first two months of the year. Shelter costs rose 0.2 percent. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent, owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent, and the cost of lodging away from home decreased 0.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the latter index rose 1.7 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities, which registered declines in each of the three preceding months, increased 0.3 percent in March. The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent; the index for natural gas increased 2.3 percent, the index for fuel oil was unchanged, and the index for electricity declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fuel oil fell 1.5 percent and charges for natural gas and electricity declined 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.) The index for household furnishings and operation increased 0.1 percent in March. The transportation component declined for the fifth consecutive month, down 0.6 percent in March. For the third consecutive month, a sharp drop in the index for motor fuels more than offset a large increase in the index for airline fares. The index for gasoline fell 3.5 percent in March and has declined 14.0 percent in the last six months. As of March, gasoline prices were 24.0 percent lower than their peak level of November 1990. The index for new and used vehicle prices declined 0.2 percent; a decline of 1.5 percent in used car and truck prices more than offset a 0.1 percent rise in the index for new vehicles. Public transportation costs rose 0.4 percent in March. The index for airline fares increased substantially for the third consecutive month, up 2.0 percent in March, following increases of 2.7 and 3.2 percent in January and February, respectively. The index for apparel declined 0.2 percent in March, following a 0.2 percent increase in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.3 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher priced spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in March to a level 2.7 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Recreation costs rose 0.4 percent in March, following increases of 0.3 percent in both January and February. Recreational services costs rose 0.9 percent, reflecting increases of 1.2 percent in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, and concerts and 0.9 percent in the index for club membership dues and fees for participant sports. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in March after declining 0.1 percent in February, reflecting an upturn in the index for communication costs. Within the communication category, increases in local and long distance telephone charges--up 0.7 and 0.2 percent, respectively--more than offset declines in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for cellular telephone services--down 2.8 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services declined 0.3 percent in March, following a 0.8 percent rise in February. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 2.9 percent in February, declined 2.6 percent in March. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers declined 0.1 percent in March. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Un- Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12- mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '98 Mar'98 All Items .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 1.1 Food and .1 .3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.3 1.9 beverages Housing .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 1.6 2.0 Apparel .2 .0 .0 .0 -.5 -.2 -.5 -4.5 -.6 Transportation .2 -.1 -.6 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.8 -6.6 -3.0 Medical care .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 2.7 2.7 Recreation - - - - .3 .3 .3 3.6 1.6 Education and communication - - - - -.1 .0 .4 1.2 2.5 Other goods and services .5 .7 .4 .4 .5 1.1 -.6 3.9 5.2 Special Indexes Energy .9 -.2 -.2 -1.9 -2.5 -2.1 -1.3 -21.2 -8.9 Food .1 .2 .2 -.1 .4 -.1 .0 1.3 1.9 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 1.9 1.9 Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPI (Old Series) For the first six months of 1998, BLS also will calculate Old Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W based on the 1982-84 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1987 through 1997. These Old Series data are contained in tables 1(OS)-4(OS). From February to March, the Old Series CPI-U and the Old Series CPI-W each rose 0.1 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview of Publication Changes Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced a new geographic area sample, a revised item structure and updated expenditure weights into the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every ten years the CPI undertakes this type of revision in order to keep the index up-to-date. Since World War II, revisions of the CPI have been introduced in 1953, 1964, 1978, and 1987. Because the changes the CPI undergoes during each revision can have a major impact on our users, special steps were taken in order to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Beginning with the release of the January 1997 index, data series that were to be changed or dropped from publication have been footnoted in all BLS published tables. This provided an early warning for users to reconsider their use of those indexes and provided time for them to make changes in their use. The 1998 CPI Revision contains substantial changes in both the items being presented and the frequency of local area index publication. Changes to the Item Structure Effective in 1998, there are considerable changes to both the items being priced and the manner in which they are being aggregated in the CPI. The most notable change in presentation is a reconstruction of several major groups with a resulting change from the formerly available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Formerly the major groups were: Food and Beverages, Housing, Apparel and Upkeep, Transportation, Medical Care, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services. Three of these groups-- Food and Beverages, Transportation, and Medical care remained the same. The Apparel group was modified to exclude apparel upkeep products and services. The Entertainment group has been slightly redefined into a major group called Recreation and a new major group, Education and Communication, has been formed from past subelements of the Housing, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services groups Other important changes in our item structure at lower levels are an expansion of our Food Away from Home index, a reorientation of our car and truck indexes to a vehicle index, and the expansion of our information processing equipment index. For a complete listing of the new CPI Publication Structure see Table X. Changes to the Geographic Structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics of the United States. The 1998 revision utilizes the 1990 Census of population. The CPI developed an updated area sample design, decided on new local area indexes and changed the frequency of publication for local area indexes in order to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, the BLS formerly published indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, it continues to publish indexes for all but two of these areas--Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the revised Metropolitan Area (MA) definitions issued by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB), two other areas, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, which the BLS formerly published separately, constitute a new Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. A single index is now published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, that began with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: * Monthly indexes are now published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design considerations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both formerly published monthly, are now published every other month following the release of the December, 1997 index. * Bimonthly indexes are published for the next 11 largest areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which used to have semiannual average indexes. * Semiannual average indexes are now published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which formerly had bimonthly indexes. * The BLS continues to publish separate indexes for the four Census regions of the United States. However, beginning in 1998, there are only two area size classes for metropolitan areas, instead of the former three: Size A - areas with a population greater than 1.5 million; and Size B/C - areas with less than 1.5 million population. This cutoff of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the former cutoff of 1.2 million and is important since cities in size class A are those for which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old Size B and Size C metropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, separate Size D indexes for urban non-metropolitan areas continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. Separate indexes for Northeast and West urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987. The following is the full list of areas for which indexes are currently published, beginning in January, 1998: 1. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published monthly: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 2. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published bimonthly: In Odd Months (i.e. January, In Even Months (i.e. March, etc.) February, April, etc.) ---------------------------- ---------------------- Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH- Philadelphia-Wilmington- ME-CT Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD- San Francisco-Oakland-San VA-WV Jose, CA Cleveland-Akron, OH Atlanta, GA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 3. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published semiannually (In January and July) Pittsburgh, PA Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Anchorage, AK Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 1982-84-100 for most CPI index series The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84=100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, a publication which contained several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. The BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the BLS will maintain the reference base of 1982-84=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 reference base will continue to be the alternate base for the All Items indexes. This decision is based in part on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substantially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases would spare users the inconvenience associated with conversion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be confused with the plans by BLS to update the market basket of the CPI. With release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories will be based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For some women's apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Mar. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1997 Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 Mar. Feb. Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 1997 1998 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 161.9 162.2 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 484.9 485.8 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 159.8 160.1 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Food ...................................... 15.326 159.4 159.7 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Food at home ............................. 9.646 160.0 160.2 1.6 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.536 179.7 179.6 1.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.629 147.5 147.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.037 147.7 148.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.4 0.5 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.394 193.8 196.1 3.6 1.2 2.9 -0.8 -1.0 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.077 134.8 134.2 3.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 Other food at home ...................... 1.972 149.1 149.5 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 Sugar and sweets ....................... .377 149.6 150.8 3.1 0.8 0.5 -0.4 0.9 Fats and oils .......................... .291 141.5 142.2 -0.1 0.5 -1.1 0.7 0.6 Other foods ............................ 1.305 164.2 164.3 2.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .309 100.4 101.5 - 1.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 Food away from home (1)................... 5.680 159.6 159.9 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .172 100.4 100.3 - -0.1 0.1 0.3 -0.1 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .983 165.0 165.1 1.9 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Housing .................................... 39.560 158.8 159.2 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 Shelter ................................... 29.788 180.1 180.8 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Rent of primary residence ................ 6.885 169.9 170.3 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 Lodging away from home (2)................ 2.327 109.3 111.2 - 1.7 -0.2 0.5 -0.4 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 20.199 185.5 185.9 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .377 100.2 100.3 - 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.1 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.942 127.4 127.1 -2.2 -0.2 -1.2 -0.9 0.3 Fuels .................................... 4.018 112.8 112.5 -4.0 -0.3 -1.6 -1.3 0.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .261 95.2 94.4 -10.5 -0.8 -2.1 -2.3 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.757 119.7 119.4 -3.2 -0.3 -1.5 -1.2 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.831 126.1 126.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 Apparel .................................... 4.944 131.9 134.9 0.3 2.3 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.390 130.8 133.6 3.4 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.990 124.3 129.9 -0.2 4.5 -1.0 0.7 0.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .268 123.1 124.4 -4.1 1.1 -0.8 -1.4 1.1 Footwear .................................. .895 126.6 126.5 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -1.3 -0.8 Transportation ............................. 17.578 142.1 141.2 -2.6 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 Private transportation .................... 16.240 138.4 137.4 -2.9 -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.899 100.2 99.9 -1.7 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 144.4 144.4 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.880 148.4 146.1 -5.4 -1.5 0.1 0.2 -1.5 Motor fuel ............................... 2.995 94.1 90.9 -14.6 -3.4 -3.7 -3.3 -3.5 Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.976 93.5 90.3 -14.7 -3.4 -3.6 -3.4 -3.5 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .560 101.4 101.2 -1.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.0 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.603 165.5 165.7 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Public transportation ..................... 1.338 191.2 193.7 3.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.4 Medical care ............................... 5.614 239.3 239.8 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. 1.222 218.4 218.5 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 Medical care services ..................... 4.392 244.2 244.8 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 Professional services .................... 2.808 219.7 220.4 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 Hospital and related services ............ 1.334 285.2 285.2 3.1 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.2 Recreation (2).............................. 6.145 100.7 101.0 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.763 101.2 101.4 2.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 5.528 99.8 99.9 2.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Education (2).............................. 2.615 100.4 100.5 5.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .194 246.9 247.5 5.1 0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.6 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.421 289.2 289.5 5.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.913 99.2 99.3 -1.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.706 99.1 99.3 -1.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.357 100.0 100.4 - 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .350 44.3 43.4 -17.2 -2.0 -2.5 -4.1 -2.0 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .234 91.3 88.7 - -2.8 -3.1 -5.8 -2.8 Other goods and services ................... 4.321 233.1 232.4 5.0 -0.3 0.4 0.8 -0.3 Tobacco and smoking products .............. .894 261.2 254.1 6.7 -2.7 0.7 2.9 -2.6 Personal care (1).......................... 3.427 155.0 155.5 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .737 146.7 147.3 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 Personal care services (1)................ .963 164.3 164.7 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.465 232.1 232.8 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.635 141.5 141.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 Food and beverages ......................... 16.310 159.8 160.1 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 26.326 130.5 130.4 -1.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.729 132.1 132.1 -2.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 Apparel .................................. 4.944 131.9 134.9 0.3 2.3 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 9.785 137.2 135.6 -3.3 -1.2 -1.2 -0.6 -1.0 Durables .................................. 11.596 128.2 127.9 -1.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 Services .................................... 57.365 182.4 182.9 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 29.410 187.5 188.1 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Transportation services .................... 6.984 187.9 188.4 1.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 Other services ............................. 10.625 214.4 215.1 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.674 162.3 162.6 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 70.212 156.4 156.5 0.6 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 All items less medical care ................. 94.386 157.5 157.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 Commodities less food ....................... 27.309 131.9 131.8 -1.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.712 134.1 134.1 -1.8 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 -0.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.768 138.9 137.5 -2.8 -1.0 -1.1 -0.6 -1.0 Nondurables ................................. 31.039 146.1 146.2 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 27.955 190.1 190.6 2.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.4 Services less medical care services ......... 52.973 176.6 177.2 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.013 103.2 101.6 -8.6 -1.6 -2.4 -2.2 -1.2 All items less energy ....................... 92.987 169.6 170.1 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 77.661 172.1 172.6 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 24.053 142.7 143.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.1 Energy commodities ....................... 3.256 94.3 91.3 -14.4 -3.2 -3.5 -3.3 -3.1 Services less energy services ............. 53.608 188.8 189.4 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ..... - $ .618 $ .617 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... - $ .206 $ .206 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1997 1998 1998 1998 June Sep. Dec. Mar. Sep. Mar. 1997 1997 1997 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 161.9 161.9 162.0 162.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.2 1.9 0.9 Food and beverages ......................... 159.3 159.7 159.7 159.7 2.1 2.8 1.8 1.0 2.4 1.4 Food ...................................... 158.9 159.4 159.4 159.4 2.1 2.8 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.4 Food at home ............................. 159.3 159.9 159.7 159.5 2.3 2.6 1.0 0.5 2.4 0.8 Cereals and bakery products ............. 179.1 179.0 179.4 180.1 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.7 147.3 147.2 146.6 4.4 0.3 -3.2 -2.9 2.3 -3.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 147.8 148.3 147.7 148.4 -5.4 -1.7 12.5 1.6 -3.5 6.9 Fruits and vegetables ................... 190.9 196.5 194.9 193.0 -1.5 9.1 1.9 4.5 3.7 3.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 134.3 134.0 134.1 133.7 20.0 5.1 -6.6 -1.8 12.3 -4.2 Other food at home ...................... 148.7 148.7 148.8 149.3 7.7 3.3 -0.5 1.6 5.5 0.5 Sugar and sweets ....................... 149.3 150.0 149.4 150.7 5.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 3.2 3.1 Fats and oils .......................... 141.5 140.0 141.0 141.8 -0.8 1.7 -2.0 0.9 0.4 -0.6 Other foods ............................ 163.4 163.6 163.8 164.0 2.5 2.8 3.2 1.5 2.6 2.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 100.0 100.4 100.4 101.5 - - - 6.1 - - Food away from home (1)................... 159.0 159.2 159.6 159.9 1.5 3.1 3.1 2.3 2.3 2.7 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 100.0 100.1 100.4 100.3 - - - 1.2 - - Alcoholic beverages ....................... 164.5 164.9 164.8 164.7 2.0 2.7 2.2 0.5 2.4 1.3 Housing .................................... 158.3 158.4 158.6 158.9 2.3 2.1 2.6 1.5 2.2 2.0 Shelter ................................... 178.7 179.0 179.5 179.9 3.5 2.8 3.9 2.7 3.1 3.3 Rent of primary residence ................ 169.1 169.5 169.7 170.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.0 Lodging away from home (2)................ 100.0 99.8 100.3 99.9 - - - -0.4 - - Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 184.5 184.9 185.5 185.9 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 100.0 100.3 100.2 100.3 - - - 1.2 - - Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.7 129.1 127.9 128.3 -1.2 0.9 0.0 -7.1 -0.2 -3.6 Fuels .................................... 116.0 114.2 112.7 113.1 -4.7 0.0 -1.7 -9.6 -2.4 -5.8 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 96.1 94.1 91.9 92.3 -14.6 -11.6 -0.4 -14.9 -13.1 -7.9 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 123.6 121.8 120.3 120.6 -3.5 1.3 -1.9 -9.4 -1.1 -5.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.4 125.7 126.1 126.2 1.6 -1.3 0.6 2.6 0.2 1.6 Apparel .................................... 133.2 132.5 132.7 132.5 2.4 -0.9 1.2 -2.1 0.8 -0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.7 132.0 132.0 132.8 3.5 4.1 2.5 3.4 3.8 2.9 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 125.6 124.4 125.3 125.4 3.2 -3.1 -0.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 125.8 124.8 123.1 124.4 10.2 -17.4 -2.8 -4.4 -4.6 -3.6 Footwear .................................. 129.5 128.8 127.1 126.1 -0.3 3.8 5.8 -10.1 1.7 -2.5 Transportation ............................. 143.5 143.0 142.4 141.6 -4.1 3.1 -3.3 -5.2 -0.6 -4.2 Private transportation .................... 140.3 139.6 138.8 137.9 -4.4 3.2 -3.3 -6.7 -0.7 -5.0 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.0 100.1 100.1 99.9 - - - -0.4 - - New vehicles ............................ 143.4 143.6 143.5 143.7 -0.8 -0.6 -1.9 0.8 -0.7 -0.6 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 147.9 148.1 148.4 146.1 -6.6 -9.2 -0.8 -4.8 -7.9 -2.8 Motor fuel ............................... 103.5 99.7 96.4 93.0 -20.3 20.0 -14.7 -34.8 -2.2 -25.4 Gasoline (all types) .................... 103.0 99.3 95.9 92.5 -20.7 21.9 -15.7 -35.0 -1.7 -26.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 101.3 101.0 101.1 101.1 -0.8 -0.4 -2.0 -0.8 -0.6 -1.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 164.7 165.0 165.5 165.7 3.3 1.2 3.5 2.5 2.2 3.0 Public transportation ..................... 185.8 188.8 191.4 192.1 -0.2 0.2 -1.9 14.3 0.0 5.9 Medical care ............................... 237.9 238.2 238.9 239.6 2.8 2.1 3.4 2.9 2.4 3.2 Medical care commodities .................. 217.4 217.8 218.0 218.1 2.6 0.4 3.0 1.3 1.5 2.1 Medical care services ..................... 242.4 242.6 243.5 244.3 2.9 2.4 3.5 3.2 2.6 3.4 Professional services .................... 218.1 218.7 219.2 220.0 3.0 2.4 2.6 3.5 2.7 3.1 Hospital and related services ............ 282.8 282.6 284.0 284.6 2.9 2.3 4.4 2.6 2.6 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. 100.0 100.3 100.6 101.0 - - - 4.1 - - Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.0 100.6 101.2 101.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 5.7 1.6 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.2 - - - 0.8 - - Education (2).............................. 100.0 100.4 100.7 101.2 - - - 4.9 - - Educational books and supplies ........... 243.8 243.2 244.9 246.3 7.2 4.4 4.7 4.2 5.8 4.4 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 286.8 288.1 289.0 290.3 5.3 4.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.2 Communication (1) (2)...................... 100.0 99.6 99.2 99.3 0.4 -3.5 0.8 -2.8 -1.6 -1.0 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 100.0 99.6 99.1 99.3 0.4 -3.9 0.8 -2.8 -1.8 -1.0 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.4 - - - 1.6 - - Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 47.4 46.2 44.3 43.4 -17.8 -10.8 -8.8 -29.7 -14.3 -19.9 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 100.0 96.9 91.3 88.7 - - - -38.1 - - Other goods and services ................... 230.8 231.8 233.7 233.0 4.8 4.7 5.9 3.9 4.7 4.9 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 252.1 253.8 261.2 254.3 5.0 8.5 9.8 3.5 6.7 6.6 Personal care (1).......................... 154.0 154.6 155.0 155.5 2.7 -0.3 3.4 4.0 1.2 3.7 Personal care products (1)................ 145.3 146.1 146.7 147.3 1.7 -1.4 4.5 5.6 0.1 5.1 Personal care services (1)................ 163.9 164.3 164.3 164.7 3.5 0.5 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 231.2 231.6 231.6 232.4 4.9 4.7 4.6 2.1 4.8 3.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 142.1 141.9 141.8 141.3 -0.6 2.0 -0.3 -2.2 0.7 -1.3 Food and beverages ......................... 159.3 159.7 159.7 159.7 2.1 2.8 1.8 1.0 2.4 1.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 131.8 131.3 131.0 130.3 -2.4 1.5 -1.5 -4.5 -0.5 -3.0 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 134.6 133.1 133.0 131.7 -2.6 3.9 -1.5 -8.3 0.6 -5.0 Apparel .................................. 133.2 132.5 132.7 132.5 2.4 -0.9 1.2 -2.1 0.8 -0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 140.2 138.5 137.7 136.3 -4.7 6.8 -3.9 -10.7 0.9 -7.3 Durables .................................. 127.7 128.0 127.8 127.6 -2.1 -2.2 -1.6 -0.3 -2.1 -0.9 Services .................................... 181.7 181.9 182.3 182.7 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.6 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 186.3 186.6 187.1 187.6 3.3 2.9 4.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 Transportation services .................... 185.9 187.1 187.8 188.2 1.7 1.3 0.6 5.0 1.5 2.8 Other services ............................. 213.5 214.0 214.4 215.2 4.5 2.5 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 162.3 162.2 162.3 162.4 1.3 2.3 1.5 0.2 1.8 0.9 All items less shelter ...................... 156.8 156.7 156.6 156.5 0.5 2.1 0.8 -0.8 1.3 0.0 All items less medical care ................. 157.4 157.4 157.5 157.5 1.0 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.7 0.9 Commodities less food ....................... 133.3 132.8 132.6 131.9 -2.1 1.5 -1.2 -4.1 -0.3 -2.7 Nondurables less food ....................... 136.3 135.1 135.0 133.8 -2.0 3.3 -1.2 -7.1 0.6 -4.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 141.7 140.2 139.4 138.0 -3.6 6.1 -3.0 -10.0 1.1 -6.6 Nondurables ................................. 147.1 146.8 146.5 145.9 -0.8 3.3 0.5 -3.2 1.2 -1.4 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 190.0 189.9 189.9 190.6 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.3 2.4 1.7 Services less medical care services ......... 176.1 176.3 176.5 177.0 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.1 2.7 2.5 Energy ...................................... 109.3 106.7 104.3 103.0 -11.8 8.3 -7.7 -21.1 -2.3 -14.7 All items less energy ....................... 168.9 169.2 169.6 169.8 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 All items less food and energy ............. 171.4 171.7 172.2 172.4 2.6 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 142.5 142.6 142.9 142.8 0.6 -0.3 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.7 Energy commodities ....................... 102.8 99.2 95.9 92.9 -19.7 16.1 -13.2 -33.3 -3.5 -23.9 Services less energy services ............. 187.6 188.0 188.6 189.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.1 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng Mar.1998 from-- Feb.1998 from-- sched- ule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. (1) 1997 1998 1998 1998 Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1997 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 161.3 161.6 161.9 162.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 168.4 168.8 169.1 169.3 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 169.1 169.5 170.1 170.2 1.2 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 101.3 101.6 101.4 101.7 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.1 -0.2 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 157.3 157.6 158.0 158.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 158.1 158.5 158.9 159.5 1.9 0.6 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.0 101.2 101.6 101.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 153.0 152.9 152.7 152.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 South urban ................................. M 157.3 157.6 157.8 158.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 156.3 156.6 156.7 157.2 1.2 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 101.3 101.5 101.6 101.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.0 157.5 157.9 158.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 West urban .................................. M 162.8 163.0 163.2 163.3 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 163.1 163.3 163.6 163.8 1.8 0.3 0.1 2.2 0.3 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 102.0 102.3 102.3 102.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 145.7 146.0 146.4 146.6 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 B/C (3).................................... M 101.4 101.6 101.7 101.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 D ......................................... M 157.5 157.7 157.8 158.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 162.8 162.8 163.1 164.1 1.9 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.2 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 161.2 161.0 161.1 161.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.2 -0.1 0.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 171.9 172.1 172.7 173.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 171.2 - 171.3 1.9 0.1 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 158.2 - 158.6 2.1 0.3 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.5 152.1 - 153.0 - 0.6 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 - 101.0 - 101.6 0.8 0.6 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 159.4 - 159.5 - - - - - 0.1 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 157.1 - 158.5 - - - - 2.0 0.9 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 145.6 - 146.1 - - - - 1.1 0.3 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 159.3 - 160.2 - - - - - 0.6 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 166.4 - 167.0 - - - - 0.7 0.4 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 162.6 - 163.2 - - - - 3.4 0.4 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 165.0 - 166.5 - - - - - 0.9 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Mar. 1998 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1997 Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 Mar. Feb. Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to 1997 1998 Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 158.5 158.7 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 472.2 472.7 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 159.2 159.4 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 Food ...................................... 16.861 158.8 159.1 1.9 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.0 Food at home ............................. 10.785 158.9 159.2 1.6 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.678 179.4 179.3 1.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.125 147.2 146.9 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.135 147.4 148.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.3 0.5 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.447 192.4 194.8 3.5 1.2 3.6 -1.1 -0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.215 133.6 133.1 3.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 Other food at home ...................... 2.185 148.5 148.9 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 Sugar and sweets ....................... .420 149.5 151.0 3.3 1.0 0.5 -0.5 1.0 Fats and oils .......................... .332 141.4 141.9 -0.2 0.4 -0.9 0.6 0.4 Other foods ............................ 1.432 164.1 164.3 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .344 100.5 101.8 - 1.3 0.5 0.0 1.3 Food away from home (1)................... 6.076 159.6 159.9 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .212 100.3 100.3 - 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.042 163.9 164.0 1.5 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Housing .................................... 36.450 155.1 155.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 Shelter ................................... 27.033 174.6 175.2 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 Rent of primary residence ................ 8.347 169.6 170.0 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 Lodging away from home (2)................ 1.346 108.6 110.8 - 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 17.016 169.1 169.5 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .324 100.2 100.5 - 0.3 0.4 -0.2 0.3 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.053 127.1 126.9 -2.1 -0.2 -1.2 -0.9 0.3 Fuels .................................... 4.143 112.2 111.9 -3.9 -0.3 -1.6 -1.2 0.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .229 95.1 94.5 -10.3 -0.6 -2.1 -2.2 0.8 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 3.914 119.2 118.9 -3.3 -0.3 -1.5 -1.2 0.3 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.365 124.7 125.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 Apparel .................................... 5.300 130.4 133.0 -0.6 2.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.503 130.1 132.8 3.1 2.1 0.2 -0.2 0.6 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.985 122.3 127.3 -1.5 4.1 -0.9 0.3 -0.3 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .337 123.1 124.5 -4.7 1.1 -0.9 -1.8 1.1 Footwear .................................. 1.082 127.4 127.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -1.5 -1.1 Transportation ............................. 19.847 140.9 139.9 -3.0 -0.7 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 Private transportation .................... 18.790 138.4 137.2 -3.3 -0.9 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.285 100.2 99.7 -2.2 -0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.4 New vehicles ............................ 5.304 145.5 145.6 -0.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.162 149.9 147.6 -5.2 -1.5 0.1 0.1 -1.5 Motor fuel ............................... 3.682 94.1 91.0 -14.4 -3.3 -3.6 -3.1 -3.2 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.658 93.6 90.5 -14.4 -3.3 -3.6 -3.2 -3.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .694 100.9 100.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.664 166.5 166.7 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 Public transportation ..................... 1.057 187.9 190.2 2.8 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.3 Medical care ............................... 4.591 238.7 239.1 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. .906 215.4 215.5 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 Medical care services ..................... 3.684 244.0 244.5 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 Professional services .................... 2.372 221.0 221.8 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 Hospital and related services ............ 1.097 281.4 281.4 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 Recreation (2).............................. 5.969 100.7 101.0 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.968 101.2 101.4 2.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 5.396 99.8 100.0 2.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.4 Education (2).............................. 2.402 100.4 100.5 5.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 249.4 250.0 5.4 0.2 -0.3 0.9 0.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.211 283.5 283.9 5.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.994 99.3 99.5 -1.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.841 99.3 99.5 -1.0 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.547 100.0 100.4 - 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) .294 45.8 44.8 -15.6 -2.2 -2.5 -4.0 -2.2 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .191 91.1 88.3 - -3.1 -3.4 -5.7 -3.1 Other goods and services ................... 4.544 230.6 229.3 5.2 -0.6 0.5 1.1 -0.6 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 1.300 261.1 253.7 6.7 -2.8 0.8 3.0 -2.8 Personal care (1).......................... 3.244 155.0 155.5 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .832 147.6 148.2 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 Personal care services (1)................ .964 164.5 164.9 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.226 231.1 231.7 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 47.234 141.3 141.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 Food and beverages ......................... 17.903 159.2 159.4 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.331 130.5 130.1 -2.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.928 131.5 131.2 -2.7 -0.2 -1.0 -0.2 -1.1 Apparel .................................. 5.300 130.4 133.0 -0.6 2.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.628 136.7 134.8 -3.6 -1.4 -1.4 -0.4 -1.2 Durables .................................. 13.403 127.7 127.3 -1.8 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 Services .................................... 52.766 179.1 179.6 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 26.708 168.1 168.6 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Transportation services .................... 6.824 185.3 185.8 1.9 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 Other services ............................. 10.006 211.2 211.9 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.139 158.4 158.5 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 72.967 154.1 154.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 All items less medical care ................. 95.409 154.8 154.9 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 30.373 131.8 131.5 -2.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.7 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.970 133.5 133.2 -2.3 -0.2 -1.0 -0.3 -0.9 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.670 138.3 136.6 -3.2 -1.2 -1.5 -0.4 -1.4 Nondurables ................................. 33.831 145.6 145.6 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 26.057 169.2 169.6 2.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 Services less medical care services ......... 49.082 173.6 174.1 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 Energy ...................................... 7.825 102.4 100.8 -8.9 -1.6 -2.5 -2.1 -1.3 All items less energy ....................... 92.175 166.3 166.7 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 75.315 168.2 168.6 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 26.463 142.1 142.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.3 Energy commodities ....................... 3.910 94.3 91.4 -14.2 -3.1 -3.5 -3.0 -3.0 Services less energy services ............. 48.852 185.8 186.4 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ..... - $ .631 $ .630 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... - $ .212 $ .212 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1997 1998 1998 1998 June Sep. Dec. Mar. Sep. Mar. 1997 1997 1997 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 158.7 158.7 158.7 158.6 1.0 2.3 1.3 -0.3 1.7 0.5 Food and beverages ......................... 158.7 159.2 159.2 159.2 2.1 2.6 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.4 Food ...................................... 158.2 158.8 158.7 158.7 2.1 2.8 1.3 1.3 2.5 1.3 Food at home ............................. 158.3 158.9 158.7 158.6 2.3 2.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 0.8 Cereals and bakery products ............. 178.9 178.6 179.1 179.8 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.0 1.1 2.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 147.4 147.0 146.8 146.3 4.4 0.3 -2.9 -3.0 2.3 -2.9 Dairy and related products (1)........... 147.5 147.9 147.4 148.1 -5.4 -1.7 12.6 1.6 -3.5 7.0 Fruits and vegetables ................... 189.7 196.5 194.4 192.6 -1.5 8.9 0.4 6.3 3.6 3.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 132.9 132.7 132.8 132.4 17.9 4.3 -6.4 -1.5 10.9 -4.0 Other food at home ...................... 147.9 148.1 148.2 148.7 7.4 3.0 -0.8 2.2 5.2 0.7 Sugar and sweets ....................... 149.2 149.9 149.2 150.7 5.3 1.1 2.4 4.1 3.2 3.3 Fats and oils .......................... 141.3 140.0 140.8 141.4 -0.8 1.4 -1.7 0.3 0.3 -0.7 Other foods ............................ 163.1 163.6 163.8 163.9 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.8 2.4 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 100.0 100.5 100.5 101.8 - - - 7.4 - - Food away from home (1)................... 159.0 159.3 159.6 159.9 1.5 3.1 3.1 2.3 2.3 2.7 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 100.0 100.1 100.3 100.3 - - - 1.2 - - Alcoholic beverages ....................... 163.6 164.0 163.8 163.6 2.0 2.2 2.0 0.0 2.1 1.0 Housing .................................... 154.8 154.8 155.0 155.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.6 2.1 2.0 Shelter ................................... 173.5 174.0 174.4 174.8 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rent of primary residence ................ 168.7 169.2 169.4 170.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 Lodging away from home (2)................ 100.0 100.1 100.1 100.1 - - - 0.4 - - Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... 168.1 168.5 169.1 169.5 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 100.0 100.4 100.2 100.5 - - - 2.0 - - Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.4 128.8 127.6 128.0 -1.2 0.9 0.3 -7.2 -0.2 -3.5 Fuels .................................... 115.3 113.5 112.1 112.5 -4.7 0.0 -1.7 -9.4 -2.4 -5.6 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 95.9 93.9 91.8 92.5 -15.3 -11.6 0.4 -13.4 -13.5 -6.8 Gas (piped) and electricity ............. 123.0 121.1 119.7 120.0 -3.8 1.3 -1.9 -9.4 -1.3 -5.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 123.9 124.2 124.7 124.8 1.6 -1.3 0.6 2.9 0.2 1.8 Apparel .................................... 132.0 131.3 131.1 130.5 2.5 -0.9 0.0 -4.5 0.8 -2.3 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.2 131.4 131.1 131.9 4.8 4.1 1.5 2.2 4.4 1.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 124.1 123.0 123.4 123.0 2.3 -3.4 -2.8 -3.5 -0.6 -3.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 126.5 125.3 123.1 124.5 9.8 -15.5 -5.5 -6.2 -3.6 -5.8 Footwear .................................. 130.5 129.9 128.0 126.6 0.0 3.5 6.4 -11.4 1.7 -2.9 Transportation ............................. 142.6 141.9 141.3 140.2 -4.6 3.1 -3.6 -6.6 -0.8 -5.1 Private transportation .................... 140.3 139.5 138.7 137.7 -5.0 3.2 -3.9 -7.2 -1.0 -5.6 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.0 100.1 100.1 99.7 - - - -1.2 - - New vehicles ............................ 144.6 144.7 144.6 144.9 -0.8 -0.5 -2.2 0.8 -0.7 -0.7 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 149.5 149.7 149.9 147.6 -6.0 -9.1 -0.5 -5.0 -7.6 -2.8 Motor fuel ............................... 103.2 99.5 96.4 93.3 -20.0 19.1 -15.4 -33.2 -2.4 -24.8 Gasoline (all types) .................... 102.9 99.2 96.0 92.7 -20.1 21.5 -16.0 -34.1 -1.5 -25.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.6 100.5 100.6 100.5 0.0 -0.8 -1.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 165.8 166.0 166.5 166.7 3.2 1.5 3.5 2.2 2.4 2.8 Public transportation ..................... 184.1 185.8 188.1 188.7 0.7 0.9 -0.6 10.4 0.8 4.7 Medical care ............................... 237.2 237.6 238.1 238.8 2.8 2.1 3.4 2.7 2.4 3.1 Medical care commodities .................. 214.6 215.0 214.9 215.1 2.7 0.2 2.8 0.9 1.4 1.9 Medical care services ..................... 242.2 242.5 243.2 244.0 2.9 2.4 3.7 3.0 2.6 3.4 Professional services .................... 219.6 220.0 220.8 221.3 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 Hospital and related services ............ 278.9 278.8 280.3 280.8 2.7 2.5 4.3 2.8 2.6 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. 100.0 100.3 100.6 100.9 - - - 3.6 - - Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.0 100.5 101.2 101.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 5.7 1.8 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. 100.0 99.9 99.9 100.3 - - - 1.2 - - Education (2).............................. 100.0 100.3 100.7 101.2 - - - 4.9 - - Educational books and supplies ........... 246.1 245.3 247.4 248.7 8.8 4.2 4.5 4.3 6.5 4.4 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 281.2 282.1 283.2 284.7 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.3 Communication (1) (2)...................... 100.0 99.7 99.3 99.5 0.8 -3.5 0.8 -2.0 -1.4 -0.6 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 100.0 99.6 99.3 99.5 0.8 -3.5 0.8 -2.0 -1.4 -0.6 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.4 - - - 1.6 - - Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) 48.9 47.7 45.8 44.8 -15.6 -10.6 -4.8 -29.6 -13.1 -18.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 100.0 96.6 91.1 88.3 - - - -39.2 - - Other goods and services ................... 227.4 228.5 230.9 229.6 4.8 5.2 6.2 3.9 5.0 5.1 Tobacco and smoking products .............. 251.6 253.6 261.1 253.9 5.0 8.7 9.4 3.7 6.8 6.5 Personal care (1).......................... 153.9 154.5 155.0 155.5 2.9 -0.3 3.5 4.2 1.3 3.8 Personal care products (1)................ 146.1 147.0 147.6 148.2 2.0 -0.8 3.9 5.9 0.6 4.9 Personal care services (1)................ 164.1 164.5 164.5 164.9 3.8 0.7 2.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 230.0 230.5 230.6 231.3 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.3 4.3 3.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 142.0 141.8 141.6 140.9 -1.1 2.0 -0.3 -3.1 0.4 -1.7 Food and beverages ......................... 158.7 159.2 159.2 159.2 2.1 2.6 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.4 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 131.7 131.2 130.9 130.0 -3.0 1.8 -2.1 -5.1 -0.6 -3.6 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 134.2 132.9 132.6 131.1 -3.2 4.3 -2.3 -8.9 0.4 -5.7 Apparel .................................. 132.0 131.3 131.1 130.5 2.5 -0.9 0.0 -4.5 0.8 -2.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 140.1 138.1 137.5 135.8 -5.3 7.1 -3.6 -11.7 0.7 -7.8 Durables .................................. 127.3 127.5 127.4 127.0 -2.8 -2.5 -1.2 -0.9 -2.6 -1.1 Services .................................... 178.6 178.8 179.1 179.6 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.5 Rent of shelter (3)......................... 167.2 167.6 167.9 168.3 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.2 3.0 Transportation services .................... 183.8 184.7 185.2 185.5 2.0 1.8 0.9 3.8 1.9 2.3 Other services ............................. 210.2 210.7 211.2 212.0 4.8 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 158.4 158.3 158.3 158.2 0.8 2.3 1.0 -0.5 1.5 0.3 All items less shelter ...................... 154.6 154.5 154.4 154.1 0.3 2.1 0.3 -1.3 1.2 -0.5 All items less medical care ................. 154.9 154.8 154.9 154.7 1.0 2.4 1.0 -0.5 1.7 0.3 Commodities less food ....................... 133.3 132.7 132.4 131.5 -2.7 1.5 -1.5 -5.3 -0.6 -3.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 136.0 134.7 134.3 133.1 -2.3 3.6 -1.7 -8.3 0.6 -5.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 141.8 139.7 139.2 137.3 -5.3 7.3 -1.7 -12.1 0.8 -7.0 Nondurables ................................. 146.7 146.5 145.9 145.5 -0.8 3.6 -0.5 -3.2 1.4 -1.9 Services less rent of shelter (3)............ 169.3 169.1 169.0 169.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 0.9 2.3 1.7 Services less medical care services ......... 173.2 173.4 173.4 174.1 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.3 Energy ...................................... 108.7 106.0 103.8 102.4 -12.8 9.1 -8.7 -21.2 -2.5 -15.2 All items less energy ....................... 165.7 166.0 166.3 166.4 2.2 1.7 2.2 1.7 2.0 2.0 All items less food and energy ............. 167.7 168.0 168.4 168.5 2.4 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 142.0 142.1 142.4 142.0 0.3 -0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Energy commodities ....................... 102.8 99.2 96.2 93.3 -19.4 16.0 -14.2 -32.1 -3.3 -23.7 Services less energy services ............. 184.9 185.4 185.9 186.4 3.4 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng Mar.1998 from-- Feb.1998 from-- sched- ule Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. (1) 1997 1998 1998 1998 Mar. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. 1997 1998 1998 1997 1997 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 158.2 158.4 158.5 158.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 165.5 165.7 165.9 166.0 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 165.2 165.4 165.8 165.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 101.1 101.3 101.1 101.3 0.9 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 -0.2 Midwest urban (4)............................ M 153.7 153.9 154.2 154.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 153.6 153.9 154.2 154.7 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.0 101.1 101.4 101.3 1.3 0.2 -0.1 1.3 0.4 0.3 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 151.0 150.9 150.8 150.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 South urban ................................. M 155.6 155.8 155.7 156.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.1 -0.1 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 154.2 154.4 154.3 154.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 -0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 101.1 101.2 101.1 101.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 -0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.5 157.6 158.0 158.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.3 West urban .................................. M 159.2 159.4 159.4 159.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 157.9 158.0 158.0 158.1 1.4 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 101.9 102.2 102.2 102.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 Size classes A (5)...................................... M 144.4 144.6 144.8 145.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 B/C (3).................................... M 101.2 101.3 101.3 101.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 D ......................................... M 156.7 156.7 156.8 156.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 157.3 157.3 157.4 158.3 1.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 155.3 155.1 155.0 155.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 167.7 167.7 168.2 168.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 169.3 - 169.3 1.5 0.0 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 150.0 - 150.1 1.8 0.1 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.7 152.2 - 152.8 - 0.4 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 - 100.8 - 101.3 0.5 0.5 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 156.8 - 156.6 - - - - - -0.1 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 151.7 - 152.9 - - - - 1.7 0.8 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 144.5 - 144.7 - - - - 0.8 0.1 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 156.8 - 157.3 - - - - - 0.3 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 165.7 - 166.1 - - - - 0.7 0.2 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 159.4 - 159.6 - - - - 3.0 0.1 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 160.6 - 162.2 - - - - - 1.0 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted percent change importan- indexes to Item and group ce, Mar. 1998 from- December 1997 Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 Mar. Feb. 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 162.0 162.2 1.4 0.1 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 485.2 486.0 - - Food and beverages ........................ 17.465 159.8 160.0 1.8 .1 Food .................................... 15.886 159.3 159.6 1.9 .2 Food at home .......................... 9.964 159.9 160.1 1.5 .1 Cereals and bakery products ......... 1.476 179.5 179.5 1.6 .0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... 2.921 147.2 147.0 -.5 -.1 Dairy products ...................... 1.218 147.9 148.8 1.8 .6 Fruits and vegetables ............... 1.982 193.8 194.9 3.0 .6 Other food at home .................. 2.366 149.5 149.7 2.9 .1 Sugar and sweets .................. .332 149.5 150.6 2.9 .7 Fats and oils ..................... .241 141.8 142.2 -.1 .3 Nonalcoholic beverages ............ .747 135.1 134.9 4.2 -.1 Other prepared food ............... 1.046 164.4 164.5 2.6 .1 Food away from home ................... 5.923 159.6 159.8 2.4 .1 Alcoholic beverages ..................... 1.578 164.9 164.8 1.7 -.1 Housing ................................... 41.469 158.8 159.2 2.1 .3 Shelter ................................. 28.640 180.1 180.7 3.1 .3 Renters' costs (1)..................... 8.169 191.5 192.7 3.2 .6 Rent, residential ................... 5.810 169.9 170.3 3.1 .2 Other renters' costs ................ 2.359 235.2 239.1 3.2 1.7 Homeowners' costs (1).................. 20.269 185.1 185.5 3.2 .2 Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... 19.881 185.4 185.8 3.2 .2 Household insurance (1).............. .388 167.3 167.5 2.6 .1 Maintenance and repairs ............... .202 146.0 146.3 2.7 .2 Maintenance and repair services ..... .126 154.7 154.5 4.1 -.1 Maintenance and repair commodities .. .076 134.0 135.0 .5 .7 Fuel and other utilities ................ 7.015 128.5 128.6 -1.0 .1 Fuels ................................. 3.769 112.7 112.4 -4.1 -.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. .368 95.3 94.6 -10.3 -.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ 3.401 119.5 119.3 -3.3 -.2 Other utilities and public services ... 3.246 164.1 164.8 2.7 .4 Household furnishings and operation ..... 5.814 125.9 126.1 .6 .2 Housefurnishings ...................... 3.232 110.1 110.3 -.7 .2 Housekeeping supplies ................. 1.090 145.3 145.6 2.0 .2 Housekeeping services ................. 1.492 154.3 154.3 2.5 .0 Apparel and upkeep ........................ 5.291 131.6 134.6 .1 2.3 Apparel commodities ..................... 4.748 127.6 130.8 -.2 2.5 Men's and boys' apparel ............... 1.292 130.7 133.2 3.1 1.9 Women's and girls' apparel............. 2.072 123.0 128.5 -1.2 4.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ .182 122.8 124.2 -4.2 1.1 Footwear .............................. .719 126.9 127.2 .2 .2 Other apparel commodities ............. .484 146.4 145.9 -2.4 -.3 Apparel services ........................ .543 164.8 165.3 1.8 .3 Transportation ............................ 16.620 142.1 141.3 -2.5 -.6 Private transportation .................. 15.054 138.3 137.3 -3.0 -.7 New vehicles .......................... 4.829 144.3 144.4 -.7 .1 New cars ............................ 3.842 141.6 141.7 -.8 .1 Used cars ............................. 1.195 148.3 146.0 -5.4 -1.6 Motor fuel ............................ 2.925 94.1 90.8 -14.7 -3.5 Gasoline ............................ - 93.5 90.3 -14.7 -3.4 Maintenance and repairs ............... 1.546 165.5 165.7 2.6 .1 Other private transportation .......... 4.560 179.6 179.5 1.2 -.1 Other private transportation commodities ............................. .574 104.3 104.0 -1.0 -.3 Other private transportation services ......................................... 3.986 197.4 197.4 1.5 .0 Public transportation ................... 1.566 191.1 193.8 3.0 1.4 Medical care .............................. 7.426 239.4 239.9 2.8 .2 Medical care commodities ................ 1.280 218.4 218.5 1.8 .0 Medical care services ................... 6.145 244.3 244.8 3.0 .2 Professional medical services ......... 3.518 219.7 220.4 2.9 .3 Entertainment ............................. 4.339 164.0 164.6 1.5 0.4 Entertainment commodities ............... 1.924 144.6 144.5 .0 -.1 Entertainment services .................. 2.415 186.4 187.8 2.8 .8 Other goods and services .................. 7.390 233.2 232.0 4.8 -.5 Tobacco and smoking products ............ 1.688 261.3 254.1 6.7 -2.8 Personal care ........................... 1.152 155.0 155.6 2.5 .4 Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. .589 147.0 147.6 2.8 .4 Personal care services ................ .564 164.1 164.6 2.1 .3 Personal and educational expenses ....... 4.550 267.6 268.0 4.8 .1 School books and supplies ............. .273 247.1 247.8 5.3 .3 Personal and educational services ..... 4.277 269.4 269.7 4.7 .1 Commodity and service group All items ................................... 100.000 162.0 162.2 1.4 .1 Commodities ............................... 42.255 141.6 141.6 -.3 .0 Food and beverages ...................... 17.465 159.8 160.0 1.8 .1 Commodities less food and beverages ..... 24.791 130.7 130.5 -1.8 -.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ... 14.865 132.4 132.2 -2.1 -.2 Apparel commodities ................. 4.748 127.6 130.8 -.2 2.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. 10.117 138.0 136.0 -3.0 -1.4 Durables .............................. 9.926 128.3 128.1 -1.4 -.2 Services .................................. 57.745 182.4 183.0 2.7 .3 Rent of shelter (1)...................... 28.016 187.4 188.1 3.2 .4 Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... 8.687 144.6 144.7 .3 .1 Transportation services ................. 7.097 188.1 188.8 2.1 .4 Medical care services ................... 6.145 244.3 244.8 3.0 .2 Other services .......................... 7.799 214.2 215.0 3.7 .4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.114 162.4 162.7 1.3 .2 All items less shelter ...................... 71.360 156.6 156.7 .7 .1 All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... 79.731 162.4 162.7 .9 .2 All items less medical care ................. 92.574 157.6 157.9 1.3 .2 Commodities less food ....................... 26.369 132.1 132.0 -1.6 -.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.443 134.5 134.3 -1.7 -.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.695 139.8 138.1 -2.3 -1.2 Nondurables ................................. 32.329 146.3 146.3 .1 .0 Services less rent of shelter (1)............ 29.728 190.3 190.8 2.2 .3 Services less medical care services ......... 51.599 176.7 177.2 2.6 .3 Energy ...................................... 6.695 103.1 101.5 -8.7 -1.6 All items less energy ....................... 93.305 169.6 170.1 2.2 .3 All items less food and energy ............ 77.419 172.2 172.7 2.2 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. 23.076 143.0 143.4 .3 .3 Energy commodities .................... 3.293 94.5 91.5 -14.2 -3.2 Services less energy services ........... 54.343 188.8 189.4 3.0 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... - $ .617 $ .616 - - 1967=$1.00 .............................. - $ .206 $ .206 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted percent change importan- indexes to Item and group ce, Mar. 1998 from- December 1997 Feb. Mar. 1998 1998 Mar. Feb. 1997 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 158.7 158.8 1.1 0.1 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 472.6 473.0 - - Food and beverages ........................ 19.434 159.1 159.3 1.8 .1 Food .................................... 17.739 158.7 158.9 1.8 .1 Food at home .......................... 11.309 158.7 159.0 1.5 .2 Cereals and bakery products ......... 1.689 179.2 179.1 1.5 -.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... 3.441 146.9 146.7 -.5 -.1 Dairy products ...................... 1.358 147.6 148.4 1.8 .5 Fruits and vegetables ............... 2.100 192.0 193.4 2.8 .7 Other food at home .................. 2.722 148.8 149.0 2.7 .1 Sugar and sweets .................. .376 149.4 150.6 3.0 .8 Fats and oils ..................... .277 141.4 141.7 -.4 .2 Nonalcoholic beverages ............ .863 133.9 133.7 3.7 -.1 Other prepared food ............... 1.206 164.2 164.4 2.7 .1 Food away from home ................... 6.430 159.6 159.9 2.5 .2 Alcoholic beverages ..................... 1.695 163.8 163.8 1.4 .0 Housing ................................... 39.037 155.2 155.6 2.0 .3 Shelter ................................. 26.305 174.7 175.2 3.1 .3 Renters' costs (1)..................... 8.250 166.3 167.1 3.2 .5 Rent, residential ................... 6.686 169.6 169.9 3.2 .2 Other renters' costs ................ 1.564 234.2 237.7 3.4 1.5 Homeowners' costs (1).................. 17.864 168.7 169.1 3.2 .2 Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... 17.538 169.0 169.4 3.1 .2 Household insurance (1).............. .327 151.8 152.0 2.6 .1 Maintenance and repairs ............... .191 143.8 144.1 2.3 .2 Maintenance and repair services ..... .107 155.8 155.5 3.5 -.2 Maintenance and repair commodities .. .084 128.7 129.7 .8 .8 Fuel and other utilities ................ 7.274 128.4 128.5 -.8 .1 Fuels ................................. 3.875 112.1 111.8 -4.0 -.3 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. .338 95.2 94.5 -10.3 -.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ 3.537 119.1 118.8 -3.3 -.3 Other utilities and public services ... 3.399 165.1 165.8 2.9 .4 Household furnishings and operation ..... 5.458 124.5 124.5 .5 .0 Housefurnishings ...................... 3.171 108.9 109.0 -.7 .1 Housekeeping supplies ................. 1.130 146.1 146.4 2.0 .2 Housekeeping services ................. 1.157 157.3 157.3 2.6 .0 Apparel and upkeep ........................ 5.311 130.1 132.8 -.7 2.1 Apparel commodities ..................... 4.801 126.4 129.2 -1.0 2.2 Men's and boys' apparel ............... 1.298 130.4 132.7 3.0 1.8 Women's and girls' apparel............. 2.019 121.1 126.0 -2.5 4.0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ .233 123.3 124.9 -4.4 1.3 Footwear .............................. .800 127.3 127.7 -.2 .3 Other apparel commodities ............. .450 143.4 142.7 -4.5 -.5 Apparel services ........................ .510 163.9 164.4 1.8 .3 Transportation ............................ 18.597 140.9 139.9 -3.0 -.7 Private transportation .................. 17.389 138.2 137.1 -3.4 -.8 New vehicles .......................... 4.781 145.5 145.6 -.7 .1 New cars ............................ 3.439 141.2 141.2 -.9 .0 Used cars ............................. 2.179 149.9 147.6 -5.2 -1.5 Motor fuel ............................ 3.608 94.0 90.9 -14.5 -3.3 Gasoline ............................ - 93.5 90.4 -14.5 -3.3 Maintenance and repairs ............... 1.634 166.5 166.7 2.6 .1 Other private transportation .......... 5.188 174.7 174.7 1.1 .0 Other private transportation commodities ............................. .727 103.6 103.3 -.8 -.3 Other private transportation services ......................................... 4.460 192.9 192.9 1.4 .0 Public transportation ................... 1.208 188.2 190.3 2.8 1.1 Medical care .............................. 6.331 238.8 239.3 2.8 .2 Medical care commodities ................ 1.054 215.6 215.8 1.7 .1 Medical care services ................... 5.276 244.0 244.5 3.0 .2 Professional medical services ......... 3.020 221.1 221.9 3.0 .4 Entertainment ............................. 4.006 161.2 161.8 1.4 0.4 Entertainment commodities ............... 2.005 143.1 143.0 -.3 -.1 Entertainment services .................. 2.001 186.8 188.3 3.0 .8 Other goods and services .................. 7.285 230.8 229.1 5.1 -.7 Tobacco and smoking products ............ 2.237 261.3 254.0 6.9 -2.8 Personal care ........................... 1.116 155.0 155.6 2.6 .4 Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. .612 147.8 148.4 2.8 .4 Personal care services ................ .504 164.4 164.9 2.3 .3 Personal and educational expenses ....... 3.932 263.1 263.6 4.8 .2 School books and supplies ............. .241 249.4 250.0 5.4 .2 Personal and educational services ..... 3.692 264.6 265.0 4.7 .2 Commodity and service group All items ................................... 100.000 158.7 158.8 1.1 .1 Commodities ............................... 46.401 141.4 141.2 -.6 -.1 Food and beverages ...................... 19.434 159.1 159.3 1.8 .1 Commodities less food and beverages ..... 26.967 130.6 130.2 -2.2 -.3 Nondurables less food and beverages ... 15.915 131.9 131.3 -2.6 -.5 Apparel commodities ................. 4.801 126.4 129.2 -1.0 2.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. 11.114 137.5 135.3 -3.3 -1.6 Durables .............................. 11.052 127.8 127.4 -1.7 -.3 Services .................................. 53.599 179.3 179.7 2.6 .2 Rent of shelter (1)...................... 25.761 168.2 168.7 3.2 .3 Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... 8.554 132.8 132.9 .2 .1 Transportation services ................. 7.302 185.4 185.9 2.0 .3 Medical care services ................... 5.276 244.0 244.5 3.0 .2 Other services .......................... 6.706 211.1 211.9 3.8 .4 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 82.261 158.5 158.6 1.0 .1 All items less shelter ...................... 73.695 154.3 154.3 .4 .0 All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... 82.136 148.4 148.5 .7 .1 All items less medical care ................. 93.669 154.9 155.0 1.0 .1 Commodities less food ....................... 28.662 132.0 131.5 -2.0 -.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.610 133.9 133.3 -2.3 -.4 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.809 139.2 137.3 -2.7 -1.4 Nondurables ................................. 35.349 145.8 145.7 -.2 -.1 Services less rent of shelter (1)............ 27.838 169.4 169.8 2.1 .2 Services less medical care services ......... 48.322 173.7 174.2 2.5 0.3 Energy ...................................... 7.483 102.3 100.6 -9.1 -1.7 All items less energy ....................... 92.517 166.4 166.7 2.0 .2 All items less food and energy ............ 74.778 168.4 168.8 2.0 .2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. 24.717 142.4 142.5 .0 .1 Energy commodities .................... 3.946 94.4 91.5 -14.1 -3.1 Services less energy services ........... 50.062 185.9 186.4 3.0 .3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... - $ .630 $ .630 - - 1967=$1.00 .............................. - $ .212 $ .211 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Prici- Indexes Percent change to ng Mar.1998 from-- Area sched- ule (1) Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 161.3 161.6 162.0 162.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... M 162.8 162.5 163.0 163.8 .6 .8 .5 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... M 161.2 161.0 161.2 161.3 .1 .2 .1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 171.9 172.1 172.8 173.1 .7 .6 .2 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. 1 - 171.0 - 171.2 - .1 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. 1 - 158.0 - 157.9 - -.1 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.5 152.2 - 153.3 .5 .7 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... 2 157.1 - 158.7 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 145.6 - 146.5 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 159.3 - 160.6 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 166.4 - 167.4 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 162.6 - 163.5 - - - - Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. M 168.4 168.8 169.2 169.3 .5 .3 .1 Midwest urban (2)............................ M 157.3 157.6 158.1 158.4 .7 .5 .2 South urban ................................. M 157.3 157.7 157.9 158.5 .8 .5 .4 West urban .................................. M 162.8 163.0 163.3 163.3 .3 .2 .0 Population size classes A (3)........................................ M 145.7 146.0 146.4 146.6 .6 .4 .1 D ........................................... M 157.5 157.9 158.0 158.2 .4 .2 .1 Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... M 169.1 169.5 170.1 170.2 .7 .4 .1 Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... M 158.1 158.3 158.8 159.3 .8 .6 .3 South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 156.3 156.7 156.8 157.6 .8 .6 .5 West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 163.1 163.2 163.6 163.7 .4 .3 .1 Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 153.0 153.0 153.1 153.3 .2 .2 .1 South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 157.0 157.7 158.0 158.4 .9 .4 .3 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Prici- Indexes Percent change to ng Mar.1998 from-- Area sched- ule (1) Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 U.S. city average ........................... M 158.2 158.4 158.7 158.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... M 157.3 156.8 157.2 157.9 .4 .7 .4 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... M 155.3 155.1 155.2 155.1 -.1 .0 -.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 167.7 167.7 168.3 168.5 .5 .5 .1 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. 1 - 169.5 - 169.5 - .0 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. 1 - 149.9 - 149.7 - -.1 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 152.7 152.2 - 152.5 -.1 .2 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... 2 151.7 - 153.0 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 144.5 - 145.1 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 156.8 - 157.8 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2 165.7 - 166.3 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 159.4 - 160.1 - - - - Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. M 165.5 165.8 166.1 166.1 .4 .2 .0 Midwest urban (2)............................ M 153.7 153.9 154.3 154.5 .5 .4 .1 South urban ................................. M 155.6 155.8 155.8 156.2 .4 .3 .3 West urban .................................. M 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.3 .1 .0 -.1 Population size classes A (3)........................................ M 144.4 144.6 144.8 145.0 .4 .3 .1 D ........................................... M 156.7 156.8 156.8 156.9 .1 .1 .1 Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... M 165.2 165.4 165.9 165.8 .4 .2 -.1 Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... M 153.6 153.7 154.2 154.5 .6 .5 .2 South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 154.2 154.4 154.3 154.8 .4 .3 .3 West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... M 157.9 157.9 158.1 158.0 .1 .1 -.1 Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 151.0 151.0 151.0 151.0 .0 .0 .0 South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. M 157.5 157.7 158.0 158.3 .5 .4 .2 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.