FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-00-144 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2000 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 171.2 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U increased 3.0 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April level of 167.9 was 3.2 percent higher than the index in April 1999. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in April, following an increase of 0.7 percent in March. The energy index, which rose 4.9 percent in March, declined 1.9 percent in April, registering its first decrease since last June. The index for petroleum-based energy fell 4.1 percent, while the index for energy services rose 0.5 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in April, following an increase of 0.4 percent in March. Shelter costs, which increased 0.5 percent in March, rose 0.2 percent in April, accounting for more than half of the April deceleration in the index for all items less food and energy. Also contributing to the smaller rise in April was the deceleration in the indexes for airline fares, for apparel, and for household furnishings and operations. 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 1999 2000 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. '00 Apr. '00 All Items .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .7 .0 5.1 3.0 Food and beverages .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 .1 .1 2.2 2.0 Housing .1 .3 .1 .3 .5 .4 .1 4.2 2.8 Apparel .6 -.4 .0 -1.1 .2 .3 -.5 .0 -1.4 Transportation .3 .1 .8 .1 1.3 2.5 -.7 13.0 6.0 Medical care .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .5 .3 4.9 3.9 Recreation .0 .2 .2 .2 .0 .4 .0 1.6 .9 Education and communication .3 .3 .2 .5 -.5 .0 .0 -1.9 1.1 Other goods and services .2 -.1 .0 .6 .8 .5 1.4 11.3 6.2 Special Indexes Energy .0 .1 1.8 1.0 4.6 4.9 -1.9 33.9 15.0 Food .2 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .1 2.2 2.0 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .2 3.2 2.2 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of selected products in the CPI for changes in quality. During the first four months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 4.3 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent for all of 1999. The index for energy, which turned up sharply in 1999--advancing 13.4 percent--accelerated further in the first four months of 2000, increasing at a 28.2 percent SAAR. Food costs, which rose 1.9 percent in all of 1999, have increased at a 1.5 percent SAAR thus far in 2000. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9 percent rate thus far in 2000, compared with a 1.9 percent rise for all of 1999. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for household furnishing and operations, for medical care, and for tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the larger rate of advance thus far this year. The food and beverages index advanced 0.1 percent in April. The index for food at home was unchanged, following a 0.1 percent rise in March. Declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home--down 0.4, 0.7, and 0.9 percent, respectively--offset increases in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for dairy products, and for cereal and bakery products. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh fruits dropped 3.0 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables rose 2.7 percent. Prices for processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.6 percent in April. The indexes for beef and pork rose 1.0 and 0.9 percent, respectively, in April and have advanced 6.6 and 8.3 percent in the last 12 months. Poultry prices decreased 0.1 percent in April. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the index for dairy products increased 0.9 percent, following a 1.1 percent drop in March. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.3 percent, the same as in March. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.1 percent in April. The index for housing increased 0.1 percent in April, following a 0.4 percent rise in March. Shelter costs, which rose 0.5 percent in March, increased 0.2 percent in April. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent advanced 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home fell 1.2 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities, which declined 0.4 percent in March, advanced 0.2 percent in April. The index for fuel oil declined for the second consecutive month, down 4.8 percent in April. Despite the recent declines, fuel oil prices are 50.1 percent higher than a year ago. The index for natural gas rose substantially for the fourth consecutive month--up 1.4 percent in April and 6.6 percent in the first four months of this year. Charges for electricity rose 0.2 percent in April, following a decline of 0.2 percent in the preceding month. The index for household furnishings and operations, which increased 0.5 percent in March, rose 0.1 percent in April. The transportation component, which rose 2.5 percent in March, declined 0.7 percent in April, largely as a result of a sharp turnaround in gasoline prices. The index for gasoline, which increased 11.1 percent in March, declined 4.1 percent in April. Despite the April decrease, gasoline prices were 27.4 percent higher than in April 1999. The index for new vehicles increased 0.3 percent in April after advancing 0.1 percent in March. The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.7 percent, its first increase in six months. Public transportation costs declined 0.3 percent, largely as a result of a 0.5 percent decrease in airline fares. The index for apparel declined 0.5 percent, following a 0.3 percent rise in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.6 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in April and were 3.9 percent higher than a year ago. In April, the index for medical care commodities- -prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in April. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs was unchanged in April. Increases in the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, for pets and pet products, and for sporting goods were offset by declines in the indexes for video and audio and for toys. For the second consecutive month, the index for education and communication was unchanged. Educational costs rose 0.4 percent in April, reflecting an increase in the index for child care and nursery school. The index for communication declined 0.5 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral equipment--down 0.3 and 3.4 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services advanced 1.4 percent in April, largely as a result of a 4.7 percent rise in the index for cigarettes. Charges for legal services--up 1.0 percent--also contributed to the April advance in this major group. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in April. 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 1999 2000 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. '00 Apr.'00 All Items .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .7 .0 5.2 3.2 Food and beverages .3 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .2 .1 2.7 2.1 Housing .1 .3 .1 .2 .6 .2 .2 4.0 2.6 Apparel .4 -.3 .1 -1.0 .1 .2 -.5 -.6 -1.4 Transportation .1 .1 .9 .2 1.3 2.6 -.8 12.7 6.5 Medical care .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 5.1 3.9 Recreation .1 .0 .2 .2 -.1 .4 .0 1.2 .6 Education and communication .3 .3 .2 .6 -.5 -.1 .0 -2.3 1.2 Other goods and services .2 -.2 .0 .7 .9 .6 1.8 13.7 7.1 Special Indexes Energy -.2 .2 2.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 -2.4 33.8 15.8 Food .2 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .2 .1 2.7 2.1 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 .2 3.0 2.2 Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). _________________________________________________________________________ Extending the use of hedonic models to adjust prices for changes in quality The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic models. As first announced at the time of the January 2000 CPI release, hedonic quality adjustments for Video Cassette Recorders and Digital Versatile Disc players are being incorporated into the index effective with the April 2000 CPI. These items are in the Other video equipment item stratum, which contains video equipment other than televisions. Papers describing these adjustments are on the CPI's web site (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). Effective with the CPI for July 2000, BLS will extend hedonic quality adjustment to Refrigerator/freezers and Microwave ovens, which are part of the Major appliances stratum, and to College textbooks, which are part of the Educational books and supplies stratum. A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. We plan to extend this method to additional items in the CPI. As we do so, we will give CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will have detailed papers on the models to be employed available by the time of first use. The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of the Major appliances stratum was 0.205 percent in the CPI for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Refrigerator/freezers are estimated to represent 33 percent of the weight and Microwave ovens about 11 percent. The remaining items in this stratum-those that will not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time-include home freezers, washers and dryers, and conventional stoves and ovens. The December 1999 relative importance of the Educational books and supplies stratum was 0.196 percent in the CPI-U and 0.192 percent in the CPI-W. Within Educational books and supplies, College textbooks are estimated to represent 79 percent of the weight. The items in this stratum that will not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time include Elementary and high school books and supplies and Encyclopedias and other reference books. The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for Refrigerator/freezers and Microwave ovens use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented with additional observations that the BLS collected specifically for this purpose. The College textbook work was accomplished using only observations collected for the CPI, without supplemental collected data. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be available before release of the July 2000 CPI. Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment for telephones and for washers and dryers is underway at BLS. For more information on these changes, write to Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 or contact Paul Liegey either by telephone at (202) 691-5394 or by electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov. __________________________________________________________________________ Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. __________________________________________________________________________ Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self- employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments- department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. __________________________________________________________________________ Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI 115.7 Less previous index 111.2 Equals index point change 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 Equals percent change 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________ 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 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of 1999. 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 the breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers. For the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was used to account for greater than normal sale prices on educational reference books. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with increased demand for specialty beers. 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 fats and oils series, the procedure was used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop. For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American automakers. 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) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. 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, Apr. 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 1999 Mar. Apr. 2000 2000 Apr. Mar. Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to 1999 2000 Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 171.1 171.2 3.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.0 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 512.5 512.9 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 167.1 167.2 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 Food ...................................... 15.315 166.5 166.6 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 Food at home ............................. 9.603 166.4 166.5 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.534 186.1 187.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.543 152.4 152.9 4.2 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.6 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.090 159.1 160.6 2.9 0.9 0.3 -1.1 0.9 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.429 201.7 201.6 -0.8 0.0 0.7 -1.7 -0.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.045 138.5 137.6 2.5 -0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.7 Other food at home ...................... 1.962 155.1 154.0 0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.6 -0.9 Sugar and sweets ....................... .373 154.6 152.4 0.5 -1.4 -0.1 0.2 -1.5 Fats and oils .......................... .288 145.9 144.8 -2.8 -0.8 -1.2 0.6 -0.6 Other foods ............................ 1.301 171.6 170.7 0.9 -0.5 0.2 0.8 -0.8 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .314 107.0 105.2 -0.4 -1.7 2.0 0.6 -1.7 Food away from home (1)................... 5.712 167.9 168.1 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .176 107.9 108.0 3.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .987 173.5 173.6 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Housing .................................... 39.636 167.6 167.6 2.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 Shelter ................................... 30.235 191.8 191.9 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.036 181.7 181.9 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.359 120.9 119.4 4.2 -1.2 -0.3 3.2 -0.1 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 20.470 196.4 196.8 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .370 102.6 103.1 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.722 131.8 131.7 4.8 -0.1 2.6 -0.4 0.2 Fuels .................................... 3.794 116.3 116.1 5.4 -0.2 3.1 -0.7 0.2 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .273 130.1 123.7 41.0 -4.9 28.2 -10.7 -4.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.521 120.7 121.0 3.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .928 105.8 105.9 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.680 127.9 128.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .910 108.6 109.5 5.3 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 Apparel .................................... 4.684 132.5 133.3 -1.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.335 131.5 131.6 -1.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.879 125.9 126.7 -1.6 0.6 0.2 0.7 -0.6 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .272 133.9 132.3 3.2 -1.2 -0.2 0.6 -1.2 Footwear .................................. .828 124.7 126.7 -1.9 1.6 -0.2 1.7 -0.2 Transportation ............................. 17.450 153.4 152.9 6.0 -0.3 1.3 2.5 -0.7 Private transportation .................... 16.050 149.2 148.7 6.1 -0.3 1.2 2.5 -0.7 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.652 100.4 100.8 1.1 0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.4 New vehicles ............................ 4.835 143.3 143.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.888 153.0 154.0 3.8 0.7 -0.6 0.0 0.7 Motor fuel ............................... 3.160 131.7 128.7 27.6 -2.3 6.2 11.3 -4.1 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.140 130.9 127.9 27.4 -2.3 6.3 11.1 -4.1 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 101.4 101.0 0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.8 -0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.622 175.7 175.9 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Public transportation (1).................. 1.400 209.8 209.2 3.9 -0.3 2.4 2.7 -0.3 Medical care ............................... 5.768 258.1 258.8 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. 1.268 236.3 237.0 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 Medical care services ..................... 4.501 263.2 263.9 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.867 236.1 236.6 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.386 311.5 312.7 5.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. 6.008 102.9 102.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.691 100.9 100.3 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 Education and communication (2)............. 5.419 102.0 101.8 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 0.0 Education (2).............................. 2.741 110.6 110.7 4.9 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 Educational books and supplies ........... .196 276.9 276.7 5.9 -0.1 1.6 -0.2 0.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.544 318.3 318.7 4.9 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.679 94.3 93.8 -2.6 -0.5 -1.4 -0.4 -0.5 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.474 93.6 93.1 -2.8 -0.5 -1.5 -0.5 -0.5 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.274 98.9 98.6 -1.4 -0.3 -1.5 -0.5 -0.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .200 27.2 26.7 -16.8 -1.8 -1.4 -1.4 -1.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .106 44.2 42.7 -24.8 -3.4 -2.8 -2.0 -3.4 Other goods and services ................... 4.733 268.0 271.9 6.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.258 387.3 404.4 15.6 4.4 2.1 1.1 4.4 Personal care (1).......................... 3.475 164.3 164.8 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Personal care products (1)................ .741 153.5 153.4 1.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .982 176.2 176.2 3.5 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.506 249.4 250.9 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 42.141 149.2 149.3 3.3 0.1 0.8 1.0 -0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 167.1 167.2 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.840 138.4 138.4 3.9 0.0 1.2 1.5 -0.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.906 148.5 148.5 7.1 0.0 2.2 2.8 -1.3 Apparel .................................. 4.684 132.5 133.3 -1.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.222 162.7 162.3 11.4 -0.2 3.1 3.9 -1.5 Durables .................................. 10.934 125.6 125.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 Services .................................... 57.859 193.1 193.3 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.865 199.7 199.8 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .370 102.6 103.1 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.521 120.7 121.0 3.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .928 105.8 105.9 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .910 108.6 109.5 5.3 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 Transportation services .................... 6.940 195.0 195.2 2.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 Medical care services ...................... 4.501 263.2 263.9 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.825 227.8 228.0 2.8 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.685 171.9 172.0 3.2 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.0 All items less shelter ...................... 69.765 164.8 164.9 3.1 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.1 All items less medical care ................. 94.232 166.3 166.4 3.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 -0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 26.827 139.9 139.9 3.9 0.0 1.1 1.5 -0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 15.893 150.1 150.1 6.9 0.0 1.9 2.5 -1.1 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.209 163.0 162.7 10.7 -0.2 3.0 3.5 -1.3 Nondurables ................................. 31.208 158.1 158.2 4.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 -0.4 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.994 199.9 200.2 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 53.358 186.7 186.9 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 Energy ...................................... 6.954 122.2 120.7 15.0 -1.2 4.6 4.9 -1.9 All items less energy ....................... 93.046 177.7 178.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 77.731 180.4 180.7 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 23.393 145.3 145.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 Energy commodities ....................... 3.433 131.7 128.4 28.5 -2.5 8.0 9.1 -4.1 Services less energy services ............. 54.338 200.5 200.7 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .585 $ .584 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .195 $ .195 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 2000 2000 2000 2000 July Oct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1999 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 169.1 170.0 171.2 171.2 1.2 3.4 2.4 5.1 2.3 3.7 Food and beverages ......................... 166.1 166.7 166.9 167.0 1.7 3.0 1.2 2.2 2.3 1.7 Food ...................................... 165.7 166.3 166.5 166.6 1.7 3.0 1.0 2.2 2.3 1.6 Food at home ............................. 165.2 166.0 166.1 166.1 2.0 3.2 0.0 2.2 2.6 1.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 185.6 185.8 186.4 187.0 2.2 -0.2 0.2 3.1 1.0 1.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 149.6 151.0 152.4 153.3 1.1 3.0 2.7 10.3 2.0 6.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 160.4 160.9 159.1 160.6 -1.0 23.4 -8.7 0.5 10.5 -4.2 Fruits and vegetables ................... 202.9 204.3 200.9 200.0 6.3 0.0 -3.8 -5.6 3.1 -4.7 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 136.9 137.5 137.7 136.8 3.3 0.3 6.4 -0.3 1.8 3.0 Other food at home ...................... 154.2 154.2 155.2 153.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 -1.0 0.5 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... 154.2 154.1 154.4 152.1 2.4 2.7 2.4 -5.3 2.5 -1.6 Fats and oils .......................... 146.4 144.7 145.6 144.7 -2.7 1.9 -5.8 -4.6 -0.4 -5.2 Other foods ............................ 169.8 170.2 171.6 170.2 1.4 -0.9 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.7 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 104.3 106.4 107.0 105.2 -5.2 0.4 0.0 3.5 -2.4 1.7 Food away from home (1)................... 167.2 167.6 167.9 168.1 1.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 107.5 107.9 107.9 108.0 5.9 5.0 2.6 1.9 5.5 2.3 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 172.4 172.8 173.3 173.4 3.4 1.4 4.3 2.3 2.4 3.3 Housing .................................... 165.9 166.8 167.4 167.6 2.0 2.2 2.7 4.2 2.1 3.4 Shelter ................................... 189.7 190.2 191.1 191.4 2.4 2.2 3.0 3.6 2.3 3.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 180.6 181.2 181.7 181.9 2.5 2.7 4.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 106.5 106.2 109.6 109.5 3.1 2.7 -0.4 11.8 2.9 5.5 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 195.5 196.1 196.6 197.0 2.1 1.9 3.1 3.1 2.0 3.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 102.4 102.4 102.6 103.1 7.4 0.4 0.8 2.8 3.8 1.8 Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.5 133.9 133.3 133.5 1.9 6.1 1.2 9.5 4.0 5.3 Fuels .................................... 114.3 117.9 117.1 117.3 2.2 6.6 1.4 10.9 4.4 6.1 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 111.5 142.9 127.6 122.2 16.6 44.0 62.9 44.3 29.6 53.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 120.3 121.6 122.2 122.8 1.3 4.4 -2.3 8.6 2.9 3.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 105.0 105.4 105.7 105.9 0.8 2.7 1.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 127.2 127.2 127.8 127.9 -0.6 0.3 1.6 2.2 -0.2 1.9 Household operations (1) (2).............. 107.4 108.4 108.6 109.5 1.2 3.5 8.6 8.1 2.3 8.3 Apparel .................................... 130.0 130.2 130.6 130.0 -4.5 5.0 -5.9 0.0 0.2 -3.0 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.4 131.1 130.8 129.8 -2.4 3.1 -1.2 -4.8 0.3 -3.0 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 121.1 121.4 122.2 121.5 -6.9 12.4 -11.9 1.3 2.3 -5.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 133.3 133.1 133.9 132.3 -2.5 16.6 2.7 -3.0 6.7 -0.2 Footwear .................................. 123.4 123.1 125.2 125.0 -3.4 -6.2 -2.9 5.3 -4.8 1.1 Transportation ............................. 148.6 150.5 154.3 153.2 0.6 6.8 4.1 13.0 3.6 8.5 Private transportation .................... 144.9 146.6 150.3 149.2 0.6 7.3 4.8 12.4 3.9 8.6 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 100.7 100.3 100.4 100.8 2.4 2.8 -1.6 0.4 2.6 -0.6 New vehicles ............................ 142.4 142.3 142.5 142.9 -0.3 0.6 -1.4 1.4 0.1 0.0 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 153.9 153.0 153.0 154.0 11.2 11.2 -6.2 0.3 11.2 -3.0 Motor fuel ............................... 115.1 122.2 136.0 130.4 -4.6 32.2 27.6 64.7 12.3 45.0 Gasoline (all types) .................... 114.5 121.7 135.2 129.6 -5.4 32.9 27.7 64.1 12.1 44.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.5 100.6 101.4 101.2 -1.2 1.2 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.4 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 174.6 175.2 175.7 175.9 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 Public transportation (1).................. 199.5 204.2 209.8 209.2 -1.2 1.4 -3.9 20.9 0.1 7.8 Medical care ............................... 255.7 256.7 258.0 258.8 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.9 3.6 4.3 Medical care commodities .................. 235.6 235.5 236.3 236.5 4.1 4.0 3.6 1.5 4.1 2.6 Medical care services ..................... 259.9 261.2 262.6 263.6 3.5 3.3 3.8 5.8 3.4 4.8 Professional services (3)................. 233.3 234.6 235.6 236.2 3.0 3.0 3.7 5.1 3.0 4.4 Hospital and related services (3)......... 307.5 309.0 310.6 312.7 4.5 5.2 5.4 6.9 4.8 6.2 Recreation (2).............................. 102.2 102.2 102.6 102.6 0.8 -1.6 2.4 1.6 -0.4 2.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.7 100.3 100.5 100.0 -0.4 -0.8 1.2 -2.8 -0.6 -0.8 Education and communication (2)............. 102.8 102.3 102.3 102.3 0.8 2.0 4.0 -1.9 1.4 1.0 Education (2).............................. 110.3 110.9 111.3 111.7 5.0 4.1 5.2 5.2 4.6 5.2 Educational books and supplies ........... 272.0 276.4 275.8 276.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.6 5.7 6.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 316.4 317.7 319.2 320.3 5.2 4.1 5.1 5.0 4.6 5.1 Communication (1) (2)...................... 96.0 94.7 94.3 93.8 -3.3 -0.8 3.0 -8.9 -2.1 -3.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 95.5 94.1 93.6 93.1 -3.7 -0.8 3.4 -9.7 -2.3 -3.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.9 99.4 98.9 98.6 -2.0 1.2 4.5 -8.8 -0.4 -2.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 28.0 27.6 27.2 26.7 -23.7 -16.2 -9.4 -17.3 -20.1 -13.5 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 46.4 45.1 44.2 42.7 -24.8 -31.1 -14.1 -28.3 -28.0 -21.5 Other goods and services ................... 265.3 267.3 268.7 272.5 3.5 7.8 2.3 11.3 5.6 6.7 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 375.1 383.0 387.3 404.4 7.2 20.9 1.9 35.1 13.8 17.4 Personal care (1).......................... 163.4 163.8 164.3 164.8 2.3 3.3 2.5 3.5 2.8 3.0 Personal care products (1)................ 152.8 152.6 153.5 153.4 2.9 3.7 -1.6 1.6 3.3 0.0 Personal care services (1)................ 174.9 175.6 176.2 176.2 2.6 3.5 4.7 3.0 3.1 3.9 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 248.1 248.4 248.9 250.4 3.4 4.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.8 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 146.6 147.8 149.3 148.9 0.3 4.5 1.7 6.4 2.4 4.0 Food and beverages ......................... 166.1 166.7 166.9 167.0 1.7 3.0 1.2 2.2 2.3 1.7 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 134.9 136.5 138.6 138.1 -0.6 5.9 1.5 9.8 2.6 5.6 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 141.9 145.0 149.0 147.0 1.8 8.4 3.8 15.2 5.0 9.3 Apparel .................................. 130.0 130.2 130.6 130.0 -4.5 5.0 -5.9 0.0 0.2 -3.0 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 153.6 158.3 164.5 162.1 2.5 12.0 8.2 24.0 7.1 15.9 Durables .................................. 125.3 125.1 125.5 125.4 -0.3 0.6 -2.2 0.3 0.2 -1.0 Services .................................... 191.6 192.2 193.1 193.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 4.0 2.2 3.5 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 197.8 198.3 199.3 199.6 2.5 2.1 3.1 3.7 2.3 3.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 102.4 102.4 102.6 103.1 7.4 0.4 0.8 2.8 3.8 1.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 120.3 121.6 122.2 122.8 1.3 4.4 -2.3 8.6 2.9 3.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 105.0 105.4 105.7 105.9 0.8 2.7 1.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 107.4 108.4 108.6 109.5 1.2 3.5 8.6 8.1 2.3 8.3 Transportation services .................... 192.6 193.5 194.9 195.2 0.6 0.8 1.9 5.5 0.7 3.7 Medical care services ...................... 259.9 261.2 262.6 263.6 3.5 3.3 3.8 5.8 3.4 4.8 Other services ............................. 227.7 227.5 228.2 228.6 2.5 2.5 4.9 1.6 2.5 3.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 169.6 170.5 171.9 171.9 1.4 3.4 2.6 5.5 2.4 4.1 All items less shelter ...................... 162.6 163.6 164.9 164.8 1.0 4.1 2.0 5.5 2.5 3.7 All items less medical care ................. 164.1 165.0 166.2 166.1 1.2 3.3 2.2 5.0 2.2 3.6 Commodities less food ....................... 136.6 138.1 140.2 139.6 -0.3 5.5 1.8 9.1 2.5 5.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 143.9 146.7 150.4 148.8 1.7 8.0 4.3 14.3 4.8 9.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 154.5 159.1 164.7 162.5 3.0 11.0 7.3 22.4 6.9 14.6 Nondurables ................................. 154.2 156.1 158.1 157.4 2.1 5.1 2.4 8.6 3.6 5.4 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 198.8 199.4 200.1 200.6 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.7 2.6 3.4 Services less medical care services ......... 185.5 185.8 186.5 186.9 2.2 2.4 3.3 3.1 2.3 3.2 Energy ...................................... 113.6 118.8 124.6 122.2 -0.8 17.2 12.1 33.9 7.9 22.5 All items less energy ....................... 176.5 176.9 177.5 177.8 1.6 2.5 1.6 3.0 2.1 2.3 All items less food and energy ............. 179.2 179.5 180.3 180.6 1.6 2.3 1.8 3.2 1.9 2.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 144.3 144.3 144.7 145.0 -0.3 2.8 -1.9 2.0 1.3 0.0 Energy commodities ....................... 114.7 123.9 135.2 129.6 -3.1 33.1 30.1 63.0 13.5 45.6 Services less energy services ............. 198.9 199.4 200.3 200.7 2.3 2.1 3.5 3.7 2.2 3.6 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U ng Apr.2000 from-- Mar.2000 from-- sched- ule Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. (1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 Apr. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 U.S. city average ........................... M 168.7 169.7 171.1 171.2 3.0 0.9 0.1 3.7 1.4 0.8 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 176.1 177.4 178.3 178.4 3.2 0.6 0.1 3.7 1.2 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 176.9 178.3 179.2 179.1 3.2 0.4 -0.1 3.7 1.3 0.5 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 105.8 106.7 107.2 107.4 3.4 0.7 0.2 3.9 1.3 0.5 Midwest urban ............................... M 164.8 165.8 167.0 166.9 2.9 0.7 -0.1 3.7 1.3 0.7 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 166.1 167.2 168.3 168.2 2.8 0.6 -0.1 3.6 1.3 0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.5 106.0 106.8 106.8 3.0 0.8 0.0 3.7 1.2 0.8 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 159.0 159.8 161.5 161.3 3.1 0.9 -0.1 3.7 1.6 1.1 South urban ................................. M 164.0 164.7 166.4 166.6 3.2 1.2 0.1 3.6 1.5 1.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 163.5 164.1 165.9 166.1 3.5 1.2 0.1 3.9 1.5 1.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 105.3 105.9 106.9 107.1 3.1 1.1 0.2 3.5 1.5 0.9 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 164.4 165.1 166.8 166.7 2.5 1.0 -0.1 3.3 1.5 1.0 West urban .................................. M 171.0 171.9 173.4 173.7 2.8 1.0 0.2 3.6 1.4 0.9 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 172.3 173.3 174.9 175.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 4.0 1.5 0.9 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.7 106.2 107.1 107.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 2.9 1.3 0.8 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 153.0 154.0 155.2 155.2 3.1 0.8 0.0 3.8 1.4 0.8 B/C (3).................................... M 105.5 106.1 106.9 107.1 2.9 0.9 0.2 3.5 1.3 0.8 D ......................................... M 164.3 164.9 166.7 166.7 2.8 1.1 0.0 3.5 1.5 1.1 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 170.1 171.3 172.0 171.7 2.4 0.2 -0.2 3.0 1.1 0.4 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 167.9 169.2 170.6 170.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 3.4 1.6 0.8 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 179.2 180.4 181.4 181.2 3.0 0.4 -0.1 3.4 1.2 0.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 180.2 - 182.7 - - - - 4.5 1.4 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 164.4 - 166.8 - - - - 3.5 1.5 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 160.4 - 163.1 - - - - 4.3 1.7 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 105.3 - 107.0 - - - - 3.7 1.6 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 167.4 - 169.8 3.5 1.4 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 167.2 - 168.1 2.4 0.5 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 152.1 - 152.7 3.0 0.4 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 165.9 - 166.9 3.2 0.6 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 174.7 - 175.7 2.7 0.6 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 176.5 - 178.6 3.7 1.2 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 176.0 - 177.7 3.2 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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, Apr. 2000 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 1999 Mar. Apr. 2000 2000 Apr. Mar. Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to 1999 2000 Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 167.8 167.9 3.2 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.0 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 499.7 500.1 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 166.4 166.5 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 Food ...................................... 16.832 165.9 166.0 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 Food at home ............................. 10.725 165.3 165.4 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.676 185.9 186.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.022 152.0 152.5 4.2 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.7 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.195 158.7 160.2 2.9 0.9 0.3 -1.1 0.9 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.479 200.5 200.5 -0.6 0.0 0.5 -1.2 -0.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.180 137.8 136.7 2.6 -0.8 0.6 0.1 -0.7 Other food at home ...................... 2.173 154.5 153.4 0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.7 -0.9 Sugar and sweets ....................... .415 154.5 152.3 0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.2 -1.5 Fats and oils .......................... .329 145.7 144.5 -2.8 -0.8 -1.2 0.6 -0.6 Other foods ............................ 1.429 171.6 170.7 1.0 -0.5 0.3 0.9 -0.8 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .347 106.7 104.7 -0.5 -1.9 2.2 0.5 -1.9 Food away from home (1)................... 6.107 167.9 168.1 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .217 107.8 108.3 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.5 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.047 172.8 172.9 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 Housing .................................... 36.452 163.2 163.3 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 Shelter ................................... 27.425 185.6 185.8 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.523 181.2 181.4 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.364 119.9 118.7 3.7 -1.0 -0.2 2.7 -0.1 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 17.221 178.8 179.1 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .318 102.8 103.3 2.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.825 131.2 131.1 4.5 -0.1 2.2 -0.3 0.2 Fuels .................................... 3.911 115.4 115.2 5.0 -0.2 2.7 -0.4 0.2 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .240 129.6 123.0 39.6 -5.1 26.3 -9.5 -4.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.671 120.2 120.5 3.1 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .914 105.9 106.0 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.202 125.3 125.6 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .401 109.2 110.1 5.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 Apparel .................................... 5.026 131.0 131.8 -1.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 -0.5 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.450 131.5 131.5 -1.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.875 123.5 124.3 -1.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 -0.7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .345 135.7 134.1 3.7 -1.2 -0.1 0.7 -1.2 Footwear .................................. .997 124.7 127.1 -1.9 1.9 -0.2 1.4 0.0 Transportation ............................. 19.716 152.9 152.2 6.5 -0.5 1.3 2.6 -0.8 Private transportation .................... 18.628 150.1 149.5 6.7 -0.4 1.2 2.6 -0.9 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.030 100.8 101.2 1.5 0.4 -0.4 0.2 0.4 New vehicles ............................ 5.063 144.5 144.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.170 154.4 155.4 3.9 0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.6 Motor fuel ............................... 3.896 132.0 128.5 27.5 -2.7 6.2 11.1 -4.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.872 131.2 127.8 27.4 -2.6 6.3 11.1 -4.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 100.9 100.6 1.0 -0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.687 177.2 177.4 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Public transportation (1).................. 1.088 203.4 202.9 3.3 -0.2 2.1 2.3 -0.2 Medical care ............................... 4.711 257.3 258.0 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 Medical care commodities .................. .934 231.8 232.4 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 Medical care services ..................... 3.776 263.1 263.8 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 Professional services (3)................. 2.425 238.0 238.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.139 307.5 308.7 5.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. 5.787 102.0 102.0 0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.0 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.882 100.6 100.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 Education and communication (2)............. 5.300 102.2 102.1 1.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 Education (2).............................. 2.519 111.0 111.1 5.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 Educational books and supplies ........... .192 280.0 279.9 6.1 0.0 1.6 -0.1 0.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.327 312.8 313.4 5.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.781 95.3 94.8 -2.3 -0.5 -1.4 -0.4 -0.5 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.631 94.8 94.4 -2.4 -0.4 -1.4 -0.5 -0.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.462 99.1 98.8 -1.2 -0.3 -1.5 -0.5 -0.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .169 28.2 27.6 -16.4 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 -2.1 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .086 43.6 42.0 -24.9 -3.7 -2.6 -2.0 -3.7 Other goods and services ................... 5.129 273.3 278.0 7.1 1.7 0.9 0.6 1.8 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.836 387.8 404.9 15.5 4.4 2.1 1.1 4.4 Personal care (1).......................... 3.293 164.3 164.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Personal care products (1)................ .835 154.1 153.9 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 Personal care services (1)................ .984 176.6 176.6 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.266 249.4 250.4 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 46.879 149.8 149.9 3.6 0.1 0.8 1.1 -0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 166.4 166.5 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.000 139.6 139.6 4.5 0.0 1.1 1.8 -0.5 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.279 150.2 150.2 8.0 0.0 2.3 3.1 -1.5 Apparel .................................. 5.026 131.0 131.8 -1.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 -0.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 11.253 165.7 165.2 12.6 -0.3 3.4 4.4 -1.7 Durables .................................. 12.721 125.8 126.0 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.1 Services .................................... 53.121 189.2 189.4 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.107 178.7 178.9 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .318 102.8 103.3 2.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.671 120.2 120.5 3.1 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.5 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .914 105.9 106.0 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .401 109.2 110.1 5.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 Transportation services .................... 6.751 191.8 192.0 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 Medical care services ...................... 3.776 263.1 263.8 4.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 Other services ............................. 10.181 224.0 224.2 2.8 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.168 168.0 168.2 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 -0.1 All items less shelter ...................... 72.575 162.8 163.0 3.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 -0.1 All items less medical care ................. 95.289 163.6 163.8 3.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 Commodities less food ....................... 30.047 141.0 141.0 4.4 0.0 1.0 1.7 -0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.326 151.7 151.7 7.7 0.0 2.1 2.9 -1.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.300 165.7 165.3 11.8 -0.2 2.9 4.2 -1.6 Nondurables ................................. 34.158 158.8 158.9 5.0 0.1 1.4 1.5 -0.6 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.014 177.4 177.7 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 Services less medical care services ......... 49.345 183.1 183.3 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 Energy ...................................... 7.807 122.9 121.0 15.8 -1.5 4.5 5.5 -2.4 All items less energy ....................... 92.193 174.1 174.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 All items less food and energy ............. 75.361 176.2 176.7 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 25.911 145.6 146.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 Energy commodities ....................... 4.136 132.0 128.3 28.0 -2.8 7.4 9.7 -4.6 Services less energy services ............. 49.450 196.9 197.1 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .596 $ .596 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .200 $ .200 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months ended-- Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 2000 2000 2000 2000 July Oct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1999 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... 165.8 166.7 167.9 167.9 1.5 3.7 2.4 5.2 2.6 3.8 Food and beverages ......................... 165.4 166.1 166.4 166.5 1.7 3.2 1.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 Food ...................................... 164.9 165.6 165.9 166.0 1.5 3.2 1.0 2.7 2.4 1.8 Food at home ............................. 164.1 164.9 165.2 165.2 1.7 3.5 0.0 2.7 2.6 1.3 Cereals and bakery products ............. 185.5 185.8 186.2 186.7 2.6 -0.2 0.2 2.6 1.2 1.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 149.1 150.6 152.0 153.0 0.8 3.6 2.2 10.9 2.2 6.4 Dairy and related products (1)........... 159.9 160.4 158.7 160.2 -1.0 24.4 -9.6 0.8 10.9 -4.6 Fruits and vegetables ................... 202.3 203.3 200.8 200.2 5.7 -0.8 -2.9 -4.1 2.4 -3.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 135.8 136.6 136.8 135.9 3.4 0.6 6.4 0.3 2.0 3.3 Other food at home ...................... 153.5 153.5 154.5 153.1 0.8 0.5 1.0 -1.0 0.7 0.0 Sugar and sweets ....................... 154.0 154.0 154.3 152.0 1.9 3.5 1.8 -5.1 2.7 -1.7 Fats and oils .......................... 146.2 144.5 145.3 144.4 -2.1 1.6 -5.3 -4.8 -0.3 -5.1 Other foods ............................ 169.6 170.1 171.6 170.2 1.4 -0.7 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 103.9 106.2 106.7 104.7 -4.9 -0.4 0.4 3.1 -2.6 1.7 Food away from home (1)................... 167.1 167.6 167.9 168.1 1.2 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.4 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 107.4 107.8 107.8 108.3 4.7 5.0 3.0 3.4 4.9 3.2 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 171.8 171.9 172.5 172.7 3.9 0.9 5.3 2.1 2.4 3.7 Housing .................................... 161.8 162.7 163.1 163.4 2.0 2.3 2.5 4.0 2.1 3.3 Shelter ................................... 184.2 184.7 185.3 185.7 2.5 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.2 3.3 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 180.2 180.7 181.2 181.4 2.5 2.7 4.1 2.7 2.6 3.4 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 106.1 105.9 108.8 108.7 3.1 3.1 -1.5 10.2 3.1 4.2 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 178.0 178.6 178.8 179.3 2.1 1.8 3.2 3.0 2.0 3.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 102.6 102.6 102.8 103.3 6.5 0.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 Fuels and utilities ....................... 130.0 132.9 132.5 132.7 1.9 5.8 1.2 8.6 3.8 4.8 Fuels .................................... 113.4 116.5 116.0 116.2 2.2 6.6 0.7 10.2 4.4 5.4 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 111.1 140.3 127.0 121.4 15.5 43.9 59.9 42.6 29.0 51.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 119.7 121.1 121.5 122.1 1.7 4.8 -2.3 8.3 3.2 2.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 105.0 105.4 105.7 105.9 1.2 2.3 1.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 Household furnishings and operations ...... 124.7 124.6 125.2 125.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 1.9 -0.3 1.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. 107.5 108.6 109.2 110.1 1.9 3.5 7.0 10.0 2.7 8.5 Apparel .................................... 128.9 129.0 129.3 128.7 -4.2 4.1 -4.8 -0.6 -0.2 -2.7 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 131.4 131.0 130.7 129.7 -2.4 2.8 -1.5 -5.1 0.2 -3.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 119.2 119.6 120.3 119.5 -7.0 10.4 -10.3 1.0 1.3 -4.8 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 134.9 134.7 135.7 134.1 -2.8 19.0 2.4 -2.4 7.6 0.0 Footwear .................................. 124.0 123.7 125.4 125.4 -2.2 -7.0 -2.2 4.6 -4.6 1.1 Transportation ............................. 148.0 149.9 153.8 152.5 1.1 7.7 4.7 12.7 4.4 8.7 Private transportation .................... 145.5 147.3 151.2 149.8 1.4 8.2 5.1 12.4 4.8 8.7 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.1 100.7 100.9 101.3 3.7 4.0 -2.3 0.8 3.8 -0.8 New vehicles ............................ 143.7 143.5 143.9 144.1 -0.3 0.6 -1.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 Used cars and trucks (1)................. 155.3 154.4 154.4 155.4 11.4 10.8 -5.9 0.3 11.1 -2.9 Motor fuel ............................... 115.5 122.7 136.3 130.0 -4.2 33.7 28.4 60.5 13.2 43.6 Gasoline (all types) .................... 114.9 122.1 135.6 129.3 -4.6 33.4 28.6 60.4 12.8 43.6 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.0 100.1 100.8 100.9 -0.8 0.4 0.8 3.6 -0.2 2.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 176.1 176.6 177.2 177.4 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.1 Public transportation (1).................. 194.8 198.8 203.4 202.9 -1.4 1.2 -3.0 17.7 -0.1 6.8 Medical care ............................... 254.7 255.6 257.0 257.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 5.1 3.5 4.4 Medical care commodities .................. 230.9 230.8 231.6 232.2 3.2 4.3 2.3 2.3 3.8 2.3 Medical care services ..................... 259.9 261.1 262.6 263.6 3.5 3.3 4.1 5.8 3.4 5.0 Professional services (3)................. 235.3 236.5 237.8 238.1 3.2 3.0 4.4 4.8 3.1 4.6 Hospital and related services (3)......... 303.2 304.9 306.6 308.7 4.6 5.2 5.2 7.5 4.9 6.3 Recreation (2).............................. 101.4 101.3 101.7 101.7 0.8 -1.6 1.6 1.2 -0.4 1.4 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.4 100.0 100.2 99.7 -0.4 -1.2 1.2 -2.8 -0.8 -0.8 Education and communication (2)............. 103.1 102.6 102.5 102.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 -2.3 1.4 1.0 Education (2).............................. 110.6 111.1 111.6 112.1 5.4 4.1 5.6 5.5 4.7 5.6 Educational books and supplies ........... 275.0 279.3 278.9 279.6 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.9 5.6 6.5 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 310.8 312.0 313.5 314.9 5.6 3.9 5.3 5.4 4.7 5.4 Communication (1) (2)...................... 97.1 95.7 95.3 94.8 -2.9 0.0 3.4 -9.1 -1.4 -3.1 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 96.7 95.3 94.8 94.4 -2.9 -0.4 3.4 -9.2 -1.6 -3.1 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 101.1 99.6 99.1 98.8 -1.2 1.2 4.5 -8.8 0.0 -2.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 28.9 28.6 28.2 27.6 -21.1 -14.6 -12.7 -16.8 -17.9 -14.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 45.7 44.5 43.6 42.0 -22.2 -29.5 -18.5 -28.7 -26.0 -23.8 Other goods and services ................... 269.6 272.0 273.6 278.4 3.9 9.3 2.1 13.7 6.6 7.8 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 375.7 383.6 387.8 404.9 7.1 21.0 1.8 34.9 13.9 17.2 Personal care (1).......................... 163.5 163.9 164.3 164.6 2.3 3.3 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.5 Personal care products (1)................ 153.4 153.2 154.1 153.9 2.7 3.7 -1.8 1.3 3.2 -0.3 Personal care services (1)................ 175.3 176.1 176.6 176.6 2.8 3.3 4.9 3.0 3.1 4.0 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 247.9 248.1 248.9 249.7 3.9 4.0 3.5 2.9 3.9 3.2 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 147.1 148.3 150.0 149.6 0.6 5.4 1.6 7.0 2.9 4.3 Food and beverages ......................... 165.4 166.1 166.4 166.5 1.7 3.2 1.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 135.9 137.4 139.9 139.2 0.0 6.8 1.8 10.1 3.3 5.8 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 143.1 146.4 151.0 148.8 1.5 9.3 4.6 16.9 5.3 10.6 Apparel .................................. 128.9 129.0 129.3 128.7 -4.2 4.1 -4.8 -0.6 -0.2 -2.7 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 155.5 160.8 167.8 165.0 3.0 13.3 8.4 26.8 8.1 17.2 Durables .................................. 125.6 125.4 125.9 126.0 0.6 1.3 -2.2 1.3 1.0 -0.5 Services .................................... 188.0 188.6 189.2 189.7 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.7 2.3 3.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 177.5 177.8 178.6 178.7 2.3 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 3.0 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 102.6 102.6 102.8 103.3 6.5 0.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.8 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 119.7 121.1 121.5 122.1 1.7 4.8 -2.3 8.3 3.2 2.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 105.0 105.4 105.7 105.9 1.2 2.3 1.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 Household operations (1) (2)................ 107.5 108.6 109.2 110.1 1.9 3.5 7.0 10.0 2.7 8.5 Transportation services .................... 189.8 190.6 191.7 192.0 1.1 0.9 2.1 4.7 1.0 3.4 Medical care services ...................... 259.9 261.1 262.6 263.6 3.5 3.3 4.1 5.8 3.4 5.0 Other services ............................. 224.0 223.7 224.3 224.6 2.8 2.6 4.6 1.1 2.7 2.8 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 165.6 166.5 168.0 167.9 1.7 3.7 2.7 5.7 2.7 4.2 All items less shelter ...................... 160.6 161.6 163.1 162.9 1.3 4.4 2.0 5.9 2.8 3.9 All items less medical care ................. 161.6 162.5 163.7 163.6 1.5 3.8 2.3 5.0 2.7 3.6 Commodities less food ....................... 137.6 139.0 141.4 140.8 0.0 6.7 2.1 9.6 3.3 5.8 Nondurables less food ....................... 144.9 148.0 152.3 150.3 2.0 8.8 4.5 15.8 5.4 10.0 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 156.3 160.9 167.7 165.1 3.3 12.1 8.3 24.5 7.6 16.1 Nondurables ................................. 154.5 156.7 159.0 158.1 2.1 5.7 2.4 9.7 3.9 5.9 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 176.6 176.9 177.6 178.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.7 3.0 Services less medical care services ......... 182.1 182.4 183.1 183.4 2.5 2.2 3.1 2.9 2.4 3.0 Energy ...................................... 113.9 119.0 125.5 122.5 -1.1 19.0 13.7 33.8 8.5 23.3 All items less energy ....................... 173.0 173.4 173.9 174.3 1.7 2.6 1.4 3.0 2.1 2.2 All items less food and energy ............. 175.3 175.6 176.2 176.6 1.6 2.6 1.6 3.0 2.1 2.3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 144.7 144.8 145.2 145.7 0.6 3.1 -1.9 2.8 1.8 0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 115.3 123.8 135.8 129.5 -3.1 33.9 30.4 59.1 13.9 44.0 Services less energy services ............. 195.8 196.3 197.0 197.4 2.3 2.1 3.3 3.3 2.2 3.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W ng Apr.2000 from-- Mar.2000 from-- sched- ule Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. (1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 Apr. Feb. Mar. Mar. Jan. Feb. 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 U.S. city average ........................... M 165.5 166.4 167.8 167.9 3.2 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.4 0.8 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 173.0 174.3 175.1 175.3 3.4 0.6 0.1 3.9 1.2 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 172.8 174.1 174.9 175.0 3.4 0.5 0.1 3.9 1.2 0.5 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 105.5 106.3 106.8 107.0 3.4 0.7 0.2 3.9 1.2 0.5 Midwest urban ............................... M 161.2 162.1 163.4 163.2 3.2 0.7 -0.1 4.1 1.4 0.8 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 161.6 162.7 163.8 163.6 3.0 0.6 -0.1 4.0 1.4 0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.5 106.1 106.9 106.9 3.3 0.8 0.0 4.2 1.3 0.8 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 157.6 158.3 160.0 159.9 3.6 1.0 -0.1 4.3 1.5 1.1 South urban ................................. M 162.2 163.0 164.6 164.9 3.5 1.2 0.2 3.9 1.5 1.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 161.2 161.8 163.4 163.7 3.7 1.2 0.2 4.1 1.4 1.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 105.1 105.7 106.7 106.9 3.3 1.1 0.2 3.8 1.5 0.9 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 165.1 165.8 167.6 167.6 3.0 1.1 0.0 3.8 1.5 1.1 West urban .................................. M 166.7 167.4 169.1 169.4 2.7 1.2 0.2 3.6 1.4 1.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 166.3 167.1 168.7 169.0 2.9 1.1 0.2 3.9 1.4 1.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 105.5 105.9 106.8 107.1 2.0 1.1 0.3 2.7 1.2 0.8 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 151.6 152.5 153.6 153.7 3.2 0.8 0.1 4.0 1.3 0.7 B/C (3).................................... M 105.3 105.9 106.8 106.9 3.1 0.9 0.1 3.8 1.4 0.8 D ......................................... M 163.5 164.1 165.9 166.0 3.2 1.2 0.1 3.8 1.5 1.1 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 164.5 165.6 166.4 166.1 2.7 0.3 -0.2 3.3 1.2 0.5 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 161.2 162.4 163.9 163.9 2.4 0.9 0.0 3.5 1.7 0.9 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 174.6 175.8 176.6 176.6 3.1 0.5 0.0 3.4 1.1 0.5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 178.6 - 181.1 - - - - 5.1 1.4 - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 156.8 - 159.2 - - - - 4.1 1.5 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 160.3 - 162.9 - - - - 4.6 1.6 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 105.3 - 106.9 - - - - 4.0 1.5 - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 - 164.9 - 167.2 3.9 1.4 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 - 162.0 - 162.8 2.6 0.5 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 - 150.5 - 151.3 3.2 0.5 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 - 163.5 - 164.5 3.4 0.6 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 - 174.5 - 175.7 3.0 0.7 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 - 172.5 - 174.8 3.6 1.3 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 - 171.5 - 173.2 3.2 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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.