FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-01-175 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: Friday, June 15, 2001 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2001 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.7 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased 3.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.5 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May level of 174.4 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in May 2000. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.3 percent increase in April. The energy index, which increased 1.8 percent in April, rose 3.1 percent in May, accounting for about two-thirds of the overall May CPI advance. The index for petroleum- based energy increased 5.6 percent and the index for energy services rose 0.6 percent. The food index increased 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent, its smallest monthly increase since December 2000. Declines in the indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for recreation more than offset a larger increase in shelter costs and a smaller decline in apparel prices, accounting for the smaller advance in May than in April. 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 2000 2001 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '01 May '01 All Items .2 .2 .6 .3 .1 .3 .4 3.0 3.6 Food and beverages -.1 .5 .2 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.6 3.0 Housing .3 .3 1.0 .2 .2 .1 .4 3.0 4.6 Apparel -.5 -.3 -.2 .8 .4 -1.3 -.9 -7.2 -1.8 Transportation .3 -.1 .3 .4 -.9 .9 1.2 5.0 4.0 Medical care .3 .3 .6 .5 .4 .4 .3 4.4 4.6 Recreation .0 .0 .3 .1 -.1 .9 -.1 2.7 1.8 Education and communication -.2 .5 .4 .1 .5 -.1 .1 1.9 2.2 Other goods and services 1.2 -.8 .7 .5 .1 1.3 -.4 4.2 3.7 Special Indexes Energy .2 .3 3.9 -.2 -2.1 1.8 3.1 11.5 15.8 Food -.1 .5 .3 .5 .2 .1 .3 2.6 3.1 All Items less food and energy .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 2.2 2.5 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002. During the first five months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 4.0 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2000. The index for energy, which registered double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, continued this pattern during the first five months of 2001, increasing at a 16.3 percent SAAR. Food costs, which rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.4 percent SAAR thus far in 2001. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, 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 rose 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Increases in the indexes for other food at home and dairy products- -up 1.4 and 0.8 percent, respectively--more than offset a downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables and a smaller rise in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Within the indexes for dairy products and other food at home, fresh whole milk prices rose 1.7 percent; the index for cheese and related products increased 1.8 percent; and butter prices rose 10.5 percent. (Increases in the dairy support prices contributed to these advances.) The index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent in May. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 0.1 and 2.8 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 1.2 percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.6 percent rise in April. Egg prices, which rose 4.2 percent in April, declined 3.7 percent in May. Poultry prices also turned down in May, declining 0.5 percent. Beef prices, which have increased sharply over the past year, slowed in May, advancing 0.1 percent. Pork prices, however, turned up, advancing 0.6 percent. The other two major food at home groups--cereal and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages--rose 0.3 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The housing index rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Each of the three major housing groups--shelter, fuels and utilities, and household furnishings and operations--contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs, which rose 0.3 percent in April, advanced 0.5 percent in May. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.5 percent; owners' equivalent rent, 0.3 percent; and lodging away from home, 0.7 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home fell 1.5 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.5 percent in May, following declines in each of the preceding three months. The index for fuel oil, which had declined in each of the first four months of 2001, increased 0.5 percent in May. The index for electricity rose 1.3 percent, more than offsetting a 0.5 percent drop in the index for natural gas. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent after registering declines in each of the preceding two months. The transportation component, which increased 0.9 percent in April, advanced 1.2 percent in May. The index for gasoline rose 6.0 percent in May, following a 5.0 percent rise in April, accounting for virtually all of the May advance in the transportation component. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.9 percent in May.) As of May, the price of gasoline was 5.6 percent higher than its previous peak level of June 2000. The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in May and is 0.7 percent lower than its level a year ago. The index for used cars and trucks declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.1 percent in May. The index for public transportation turned up in May as airline fares rose 0.8 percent. The index for apparel, which declined 1.3 percent in April, fell 0.9 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 1.6 percent, reflecting discounting of women's and girls' clothing.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.6 percent higher than a year ago. In May, the index for medical care commodities-- prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.1 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs, which rose 0.9 percent in April, declined 0.1 percent in May. The index for admissions declined 0.1 percent, following a 2.2 percent rise in April. Declines were also recorded in the indexes for video and audio; for photography; for pets, pet products and services; and for recreational reading materials. The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent decline in April. Educational costs rose 0.6 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.4 percent. Within the latter category, the index for telephone services decreased 0.3 percent, as a 1.0 percent decline in long distance toll charges more than offset a 0.2 percent increase in local charges. A 4.1 percent drop in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment also contributed to the decline in the communication index. The index for other goods and services declined 0.4 percent in May. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which increased 4.0 percent in April, declined 1.3 percent in May. Cigarette prices fell 1.3 percent despite a 14 cents per pack hike at the wholesale level announced late in April. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in May. 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 2000 2001 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '01 May '01 All Items .2 .2 .6 .3 .0 .4 .3 3.0 3.7 Food and beverages .0 .5 .3 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.4 3.1 Housing .3 .4 1.1 .1 .2 .1 .4 3.1 4.8 Apparel -.5 -.3 -.5 .9 .5 -1.2 -.9 -6.4 -1.8 Transportation .4 -.1 .4 .4 -.9 1.0 1.3 5.8 4.4 Medical care .3 .3 .7 .5 .4 .3 .3 4.1 4.6 Recreation -.1 .1 .2 -.1 .0 .8 -.1 2.8 1.4 Education and communication -.3 .6 .3 .1 .5 .0 .1 2.3 2.0 Other goods and services 1.5 -1.1 .9 .6 .1 1.7 -.5 5.2 4.1 Special Indexes Energy .2 .1 3.6 -.2 -2.3 2.3 3.4 13.8 15.7 Food .0 .5 .2 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.4 3.1 All Items less food and energy .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 1.8 2.5 Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). ___________________________________________________________________________ Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002 Expenditure Weight Update As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period, effective with release of data for January 2002. The newer weights will replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective with January 1998 data. Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating. Thus, for example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period effective with release of CPI data for January 2004. Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic major revisions of the index. Such major revisions have taken place approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most recently, in 1998. The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by consumers. More specifically, the use of more current weights will help to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending. Publication of Overlap CPIs For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern. Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W). The Phoenix-Mesa CPI will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December 2001 = 100. The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix- Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi- annual basis. Change to Published Item Structure Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks. This index series will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 0.040 x 100 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 1996 through 2000 were replaced at the end of 2000. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2001. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series. 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 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted importance, May 2001 from- percent change from- CPI-U December 2000 Apr. May 2001 2001 May Apr. Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to 2000 2001 Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 176.9 177.7 3.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 529.9 532.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 16.198 172.4 172.9 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Food ...................................... 15.217 171.9 172.5 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 Food at home ............................. 9.560 172.2 172.8 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.522 192.5 193.2 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.573 160.7 160.8 4.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.050 163.4 164.7 3.2 0.8 -0.2 0.1 0.8 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.454 213.3 213.1 4.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.026 138.9 138.1 0.6 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Other food at home ...................... 1.935 157.6 159.6 2.7 1.3 0.4 -0.7 1.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .363 154.0 155.8 1.4 1.2 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 Fats and oils .......................... .288 151.5 154.7 5.2 2.1 0.6 -1.1 2.2 Other foods ............................ 1.283 174.4 176.4 2.5 1.1 0.6 -0.6 1.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .312 108.5 108.8 2.3 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.3 Food away from home (1)................... 5.658 172.7 173.1 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .177 111.8 112.4 4.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 Alcoholic beverages ....................... .981 178.1 178.5 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 Housing .................................... 39.980 175.4 175.9 4.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 Shelter ................................... 30.251 199.2 199.6 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.079 190.2 191.0 4.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.346 121.8 120.0 2.1 -1.5 1.1 -0.8 0.7 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 20.460 204.2 204.9 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .366 105.5 106.8 2.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.2 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.123 149.7 151.3 14.3 1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0.5 Fuels .................................... 4.199 135.1 136.8 17.1 1.3 -0.7 -0.6 0.6 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .361 134.4 131.9 8.5 -1.9 -4.0 -1.9 0.3 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.838 141.6 143.8 17.9 1.6 -0.6 -0.4 0.6 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .924 108.8 109.1 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.605 129.1 128.9 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. .935 114.1 114.6 4.1 0.4 0.9 -1.0 0.4 Apparel .................................... 4.453 131.9 129.8 -1.8 -1.6 0.4 -1.3 -0.9 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.257 128.2 129.1 -2.6 0.7 -0.6 -0.2 0.3 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.787 127.0 122.3 -1.7 -3.7 0.8 -1.8 -2.5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .254 131.4 130.6 -0.8 -0.6 1.8 -0.2 -0.6 Footwear .................................. .801 124.9 124.4 -1.3 -0.4 0.8 -2.1 0.2 Transportation ............................. 17.567 156.1 159.2 4.0 2.0 -0.9 0.9 1.2 Private transportation .................... 16.157 152.1 155.3 4.4 2.1 -0.7 1.1 1.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.477 101.8 101.4 0.4 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 New vehicles ............................ 4.677 142.7 142.3 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 Used cars and trucks .................... 1.887 159.7 159.1 2.4 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 -1.1 Motor fuel ............................... 3.482 133.6 146.8 14.4 9.9 -3.7 4.8 6.1 Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.458 132.8 146.0 14.4 9.9 -3.8 5.0 6.0 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .527 104.2 104.4 3.3 0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.623 181.9 182.5 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 Public transportation ..................... 1.410 208.3 209.3 -0.5 0.5 -2.5 -0.8 1.2 Medical care ............................... 5.813 270.8 271.4 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. 1.261 245.7 246.6 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Medical care services ..................... 4.552 276.8 277.3 4.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 Professional services (3)................. 2.876 245.6 245.8 3.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.424 333.6 335.1 6.9 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. 5.908 105.0 105.0 1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.9 -0.1 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.646 101.7 101.6 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 5.311 104.1 104.0 2.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.1 Education (2).............................. 2.801 116.1 116.4 5.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 Educational books and supplies ........... .212 290.8 290.7 5.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.589 334.1 335.0 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.510 93.3 92.9 -0.9 -0.4 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.312 92.3 91.8 -1.3 -0.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.5 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.150 99.0 98.7 0.2 -0.3 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .163 22.1 21.7 -18.4 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 -1.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .079 31.7 30.4 -28.3 -4.1 -4.4 -2.2 -4.1 Other goods and services ................... 4.769 281.3 280.2 3.7 -0.4 0.1 1.3 -0.4 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.308 424.2 418.7 6.4 -1.3 -0.2 4.0 -1.3 Personal care (1).......................... 3.461 169.6 169.5 2.7 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1 Personal care products (1)................ .731 155.8 153.2 0.1 -1.7 0.3 0.1 -1.7 Personal care services (1)................ .987 183.4 184.1 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.510 260.2 261.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 41.828 151.9 152.9 2.5 0.7 -0.3 0.5 0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 16.198 172.4 172.9 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.629 139.7 140.8 2.0 0.8 -0.6 0.7 0.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 15.056 151.0 153.5 4.0 1.7 -0.8 1.1 1.4 Apparel .................................. 4.453 131.9 129.8 -1.8 -1.6 0.4 -1.3 -0.9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 10.603 167.0 172.0 6.5 3.0 -1.3 2.3 2.0 Durables .................................. 10.573 125.4 124.9 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 Services .................................... 58.172 201.9 202.5 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.885 207.4 207.8 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .366 105.5 106.8 2.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.838 141.6 143.8 17.9 1.6 -0.6 -0.4 0.6 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .924 108.8 109.1 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .935 114.1 114.6 4.1 0.4 0.9 -1.0 0.4 Transportation services .................... 6.903 200.1 200.4 2.4 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 4.552 276.8 277.3 4.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 Other services ............................. 10.768 236.2 236.4 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 84.783 177.8 178.6 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 All items less shelter ...................... 69.749 170.1 170.9 3.5 0.5 -0.1 0.3 0.4 All items less medical care ................. 94.187 171.8 172.6 3.6 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.4 Commodities less food ....................... 26.610 141.2 142.4 2.2 0.8 -0.6 0.6 0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 16.037 152.8 155.1 3.9 1.5 -0.9 1.2 1.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.584 167.4 172.0 6.2 2.7 -1.3 2.1 1.9 Nondurables ................................. 31.255 162.0 163.6 3.5 1.0 -0.2 0.6 0.9 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 28.287 210.6 211.4 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 Services less medical care services ......... 53.620 195.2 195.7 4.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 Energy ...................................... 7.681 133.1 140.1 15.8 5.3 -2.1 1.8 3.1 All items less energy ....................... 92.319 182.9 182.9 2.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 77.102 185.6 185.5 2.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 22.768 146.6 145.7 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 3.843 133.8 145.6 13.8 8.8 -3.7 4.2 5.6 Services less energy services ............. 54.334 208.0 208.4 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .565 $ .563 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .189 $ .188 - - - - - 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-- Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2001 2001 2001 2001 Aug. Nov. Feb. May Nov. May 2000 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 Expenditure category All items ................................... 176.2 176.3 176.8 177.5 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.0 3.5 3.7 Food and beverages ......................... 171.7 172.1 172.4 172.8 3.6 1.2 4.8 2.6 2.4 3.7 Food ...................................... 171.4 171.8 172.0 172.5 3.4 1.2 5.1 2.6 2.3 3.8 Food at home ............................. 171.6 171.9 172.0 172.5 3.9 0.7 6.0 2.1 2.3 4.1 Cereals and bakery products ............. 192.1 192.5 192.5 193.0 1.3 1.9 4.7 1.9 1.6 3.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 159.3 160.1 161.0 161.1 5.0 -2.8 11.6 4.6 1.0 8.0 Dairy and related products (1)........... 163.6 163.2 163.4 164.7 3.6 1.0 5.6 2.7 2.3 4.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 212.5 212.4 213.0 211.1 7.7 6.1 6.1 -2.6 6.9 1.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 138.7 138.4 138.3 138.1 3.5 -0.3 1.2 -1.7 1.6 -0.3 Other food at home ...................... 158.0 158.7 157.6 159.8 2.6 0.5 3.1 4.6 1.5 3.9 Sugar and sweets ....................... 155.5 155.2 154.0 155.7 2.4 -0.5 3.1 0.5 0.9 1.8 Fats and oils .......................... 152.2 153.1 151.4 154.7 4.7 -4.5 14.9 6.7 0.0 10.8 Other foods ............................ 174.0 175.1 174.1 176.4 2.1 1.9 0.5 5.6 2.0 3.0 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 108.7 108.4 108.5 108.8 12.2 1.8 -4.6 0.4 6.9 -2.2 Food away from home (1)................... 171.8 172.3 172.7 173.1 2.9 2.1 3.3 3.1 2.5 3.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 111.4 111.6 111.8 112.4 4.5 6.4 1.4 3.6 5.4 2.5 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 177.3 177.4 177.9 178.4 4.7 2.1 1.6 2.5 3.4 2.0 Housing .................................... 174.6 175.0 175.2 175.9 4.6 4.8 6.2 3.0 4.7 4.6 Shelter ................................... 197.1 198.0 198.5 199.4 3.2 3.6 3.5 4.8 3.4 4.1 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 188.7 189.6 190.2 191.1 4.0 4.4 4.4 5.2 4.2 4.8 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 110.3 111.5 110.6 111.4 4.1 1.8 -1.4 4.0 3.0 1.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 202.9 203.6 204.4 205.1 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.4 3.3 4.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 105.1 105.4 105.5 106.8 0.8 1.9 2.3 6.6 1.4 4.5 Fuels and utilities ....................... 152.8 151.9 151.2 152.0 16.2 15.6 29.3 -2.1 15.9 12.5 Fuels .................................... 137.9 136.9 136.1 136.9 19.8 18.5 36.0 -2.9 19.1 14.9 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 139.3 133.7 131.1 131.5 17.9 57.5 -6.1 -20.6 36.3 -13.6 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 144.8 144.0 143.4 144.3 20.0 15.5 40.9 -1.4 17.7 17.9 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 108.3 108.6 108.7 108.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.9 2.6 Household furnishings and operations ...... 129.1 128.9 128.6 128.7 1.6 2.2 -0.3 -1.2 1.9 -0.8 Household operations (1) (2).............. 114.2 115.2 114.1 114.6 5.2 2.5 7.3 1.4 3.9 4.3 Apparel .................................... 129.7 130.2 128.5 127.3 -4.8 4.1 0.9 -7.2 -0.5 -3.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 127.7 126.9 126.6 127.0 -5.1 1.2 -4.0 -2.2 -2.0 -3.1 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 123.0 124.0 121.8 118.8 -1.0 3.7 4.3 -13.0 1.3 -4.7 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 129.3 131.6 131.4 130.6 -14.3 13.2 -4.2 4.1 -1.5 -0.2 Footwear .................................. 124.3 125.3 122.7 123.0 -8.1 5.3 2.0 -4.1 -1.6 -1.1 Transportation ............................. 156.1 154.7 156.1 158.0 3.2 4.8 2.6 5.0 4.0 3.8 Private transportation .................... 151.9 150.8 152.4 154.3 2.7 5.8 2.4 6.5 4.2 4.4 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 102.4 102.4 102.2 101.7 0.4 0.8 3.2 -2.7 0.6 0.2 New vehicles ............................ 142.6 142.2 142.2 142.0 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 -0.8 -0.7 Used cars and trucks .................... 161.4 161.9 161.0 159.2 -1.0 6.6 9.7 -5.3 2.7 1.9 Motor fuel ............................... 132.2 127.3 133.4 141.5 8.3 23.3 -2.7 31.3 15.6 13.0 Gasoline (all types) .................... 131.5 126.5 132.8 140.8 8.4 23.5 -2.4 31.4 15.7 13.3 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 103.8 104.6 104.4 104.7 1.2 2.4 6.0 3.5 1.8 4.7 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 181.3 181.7 182.0 182.7 4.4 2.7 3.8 3.1 3.5 3.5 Public transportation ..................... 212.5 207.1 205.5 208.0 13.2 -8.4 2.7 -8.2 1.8 -2.9 Medical care ............................... 268.8 269.8 270.9 271.7 4.5 3.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 5.1 Medical care commodities .................. 244.1 244.9 245.5 246.4 2.7 2.9 5.9 3.8 2.8 4.9 Medical care services ..................... 274.4 275.4 276.6 277.3 5.1 4.2 5.9 4.3 4.7 5.1 Professional services (3)................. 243.9 244.3 245.1 245.3 3.6 2.9 5.8 2.3 3.2 4.0 Hospital and related services (3)......... 329.6 332.1 333.6 336.1 8.3 5.9 5.5 8.1 7.1 6.8 Recreation (2).............................. 104.1 104.0 104.9 104.8 3.1 0.0 1.6 2.7 1.6 2.1 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.3 101.3 101.6 101.4 1.2 -0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 104.1 104.6 104.5 104.6 2.4 0.0 3.9 1.9 1.2 2.9 Education (2).............................. 116.3 116.7 117.1 117.8 5.1 5.4 4.2 5.3 5.2 4.7 Educational books and supplies ........... 288.1 289.7 290.5 291.6 5.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.9 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 333.3 334.6 335.8 337.7 5.1 5.3 4.1 5.4 5.2 4.7 Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.2 93.7 93.3 92.9 0.0 -5.8 4.0 -1.3 -3.0 1.3 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 92.2 92.7 92.3 91.8 0.0 -6.3 3.1 -1.7 -3.2 0.7 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.7 99.4 99.0 98.7 1.6 -5.5 5.0 0.0 -2.0 2.5 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 22.9 22.5 22.1 21.7 -19.4 -15.0 -19.8 -19.4 -17.2 -19.6 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 33.9 32.4 31.7 30.4 -24.7 -20.5 -31.8 -35.3 -22.6 -33.6 Other goods and services ................... 277.9 278.3 282.0 280.8 2.1 6.9 1.6 4.2 4.5 2.9 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 408.5 407.7 424.2 418.7 0.6 18.3 -2.4 10.4 9.1 3.8 Personal care (1).......................... 168.6 169.1 169.6 169.5 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.8 2.5 Personal care products (1)................ 155.3 155.7 155.8 153.2 3.4 -1.0 3.7 -5.3 1.2 -0.9 Personal care services (1)................ 181.9 182.2 183.4 184.1 4.6 2.9 2.9 4.9 3.8 3.9 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 258.1 259.0 259.7 260.5 3.9 4.0 3.2 3.8 3.9 3.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 151.2 150.8 151.5 152.0 1.4 3.8 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.1 Food and beverages ......................... 171.7 172.1 172.4 172.8 3.6 1.2 4.8 2.6 2.4 3.7 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 139.0 138.2 139.1 139.7 0.3 5.4 0.3 2.0 2.8 1.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 149.1 147.9 149.5 151.6 1.7 9.9 -1.9 6.9 5.7 2.4 Apparel .................................. 129.7 130.2 128.5 127.3 -4.8 4.1 0.9 -7.2 -0.5 -3.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 165.3 163.1 166.8 170.2 3.8 13.3 -2.6 12.4 8.4 4.6 Durables .................................. 125.7 125.4 125.2 124.8 -1.3 0.0 1.3 -2.8 -0.6 -0.8 Services .................................... 201.0 201.6 202.0 202.8 4.8 3.5 6.0 3.6 4.2 4.8 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 205.5 206.5 207.2 208.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 5.0 3.3 4.2 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 105.1 105.4 105.5 106.8 0.8 1.9 2.3 6.6 1.4 4.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 144.8 144.0 143.4 144.3 20.0 15.5 40.9 -1.4 17.7 17.9 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 108.3 108.6 108.7 108.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.9 2.6 Household operations (1) (2)................ 114.2 115.2 114.1 114.6 5.2 2.5 7.3 1.4 3.9 4.3 Transportation services .................... 200.2 199.6 199.7 200.3 5.0 0.0 4.5 0.2 2.5 2.3 Medical care services ...................... 274.4 275.4 276.6 277.3 5.1 4.2 5.9 4.3 4.7 5.1 Other services ............................. 234.9 235.7 236.8 237.2 4.8 1.2 4.2 4.0 3.0 4.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 176.9 176.9 177.5 178.2 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 3.9 3.6 All items less shelter ...................... 169.6 169.4 169.9 170.5 3.4 3.7 4.9 2.1 3.6 3.5 All items less medical care ................. 170.9 170.9 171.4 172.1 3.4 3.6 4.3 2.8 3.5 3.6 Commodities less food ....................... 140.7 139.9 140.8 141.4 0.3 5.6 0.3 2.0 2.9 1.1 Nondurables less food ....................... 150.9 149.6 151.4 153.3 1.9 8.9 -1.3 6.5 5.4 2.5 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 165.8 163.7 167.2 170.3 4.1 11.9 -1.9 11.3 7.9 4.5 Nondurables ................................. 160.7 160.3 161.2 162.6 2.3 5.2 1.8 4.8 3.7 3.3 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 210.7 210.8 211.1 212.0 6.1 3.2 9.4 2.5 4.6 5.9 Services less medical care services ......... 194.5 194.9 195.4 196.1 4.8 3.2 6.6 3.3 4.0 5.0 Energy ...................................... 134.1 131.3 133.7 137.8 14.5 20.6 16.8 11.5 17.5 14.1 All items less energy ....................... 182.0 182.4 182.8 183.0 2.7 2.2 3.4 2.2 2.5 2.8 All items less food and energy ............. 184.7 185.1 185.5 185.7 2.5 2.7 3.1 2.2 2.6 2.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 145.9 145.8 145.8 145.2 -0.8 2.2 1.1 -1.9 0.7 -0.4 Energy commodities ....................... 132.6 127.7 133.1 140.5 9.0 26.0 -3.3 26.0 17.2 10.4 Services less energy services ............. 206.7 207.3 207.9 208.6 4.0 2.8 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 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 May2001 from-- Apr.2001 from-- sched- ule Feb. Mar. Apr. May (1) 2001 2001 2001 2001 May Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 175.8 176.2 176.9 177.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 3.3 0.6 0.4 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 182.8 183.7 184.2 184.6 3.5 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.8 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 183.7 184.6 185.0 185.6 3.6 0.5 0.3 3.2 0.7 0.2 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 109.8 110.4 110.7 110.8 3.2 0.4 0.1 3.0 0.8 0.3 Midwest urban ............................... M 172.1 171.7 172.8 174.2 4.0 1.5 0.8 3.5 0.4 0.6 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 173.8 173.3 174.4 175.6 3.8 1.3 0.7 3.6 0.3 0.6 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.8 109.7 110.4 111.6 4.3 1.7 1.1 3.3 0.5 0.6 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 166.3 165.9 166.7 167.9 4.0 1.2 0.7 3.3 0.2 0.5 South urban ................................. M 170.2 170.6 171.4 171.7 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.8 0.7 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 170.4 170.9 171.6 171.9 3.6 0.6 0.2 3.3 0.7 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.2 109.4 109.9 110.1 2.7 0.6 0.2 2.5 0.6 0.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 169.1 169.5 170.6 171.0 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 0.9 0.6 West urban .................................. M 179.3 180.1 180.4 181.3 4.2 0.7 0.5 3.9 0.6 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 181.3 182.0 182.5 183.4 4.5 0.8 0.5 4.2 0.7 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 110.1 110.7 110.6 111.1 3.5 0.4 0.5 3.2 0.5 -0.1 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 159.9 160.3 160.9 161.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 3.6 0.6 0.4 B/C (3).................................... M 109.6 109.8 110.2 110.7 3.3 0.8 0.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 D ......................................... M 170.1 170.3 171.2 171.9 3.0 0.9 0.4 2.6 0.6 0.5 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 178.5 177.1 178.4 179.8 3.5 1.5 0.8 3.8 -0.1 0.7 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 175.4 176.2 176.6 177.5 3.7 0.7 0.5 3.5 0.7 0.2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 185.3 186.4 186.6 187.3 3.3 0.5 0.4 2.9 0.7 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 190.9 - 190.9 5.1 0.0 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 172.3 - 173.7 4.3 0.8 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 168.9 - 169.4 3.8 0.3 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 109.7 - 110.1 3.2 0.4 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 175.3 - 176.6 - - - - 3.9 0.7 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 173.2 - 174.5 - - - - 3.7 0.8 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 158.6 - 159.5 - - - - 4.4 0.6 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 171.9 - 172.8 - - - - 3.5 0.5 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 179.0 - 181.2 - - - - 3.1 1.2 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 187.9 - 189.1 - - - - 5.8 0.6 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 184.0 - 184.2 - - - - 3.6 0.1 - 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, May 2001 from- percent change from- CPI-W December 2000 Apr. May 2001 2001 May Apr. Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to 2000 2001 Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 173.5 174.4 3.7 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.3 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 516.7 519.4 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... 17.777 171.9 172.3 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Food ...................................... 16.736 171.4 171.9 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Food at home ............................. 10.686 171.3 171.8 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.663 192.2 192.9 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.059 160.7 160.6 4.6 -0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.152 163.5 164.7 3.4 0.7 -0.2 0.2 0.7 Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.505 211.7 211.5 4.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.9 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 1.161 138.2 137.2 0.6 -0.7 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 Other food at home ...................... 2.146 157.1 159.1 2.7 1.3 0.6 -0.8 1.4 Sugar and sweets ....................... .404 153.7 155.8 1.4 1.4 0.1 -1.1 1.4 Fats and oils .......................... .330 151.4 154.3 5.0 1.9 0.7 -1.2 2.0 Other foods ............................ 1.411 174.6 176.5 2.5 1.1 0.7 -0.6 1.3 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .346 108.4 108.7 2.5 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Food away from home (1)................... 6.050 172.7 173.1 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .219 112.0 112.5 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.041 177.6 178.0 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 Housing .................................... 36.775 171.0 171.7 4.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 Shelter ................................... 27.442 192.9 193.5 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.571 189.6 190.4 4.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.356 121.2 119.9 1.8 -1.1 1.3 -1.2 0.6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 17.199 185.7 186.3 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .315 105.8 106.9 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.0 Fuels and utilities ....................... 5.222 148.8 150.8 14.3 1.3 -0.7 -0.4 0.7 Fuels .................................... 4.311 133.6 135.7 17.0 1.6 -0.8 -0.5 0.8 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .315 133.9 131.5 8.8 -1.8 -4.4 -2.2 0.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.996 140.4 142.9 17.5 1.8 -0.6 -0.4 0.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... .911 108.9 109.1 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.111 126.0 125.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 Household operations (1) (2).............. .414 114.5 115.0 3.8 0.4 1.2 -1.0 0.4 Apparel .................................... 4.773 130.5 128.5 -1.8 -1.5 0.5 -1.2 -0.9 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.364 128.3 129.2 -2.6 0.7 -0.9 -0.2 0.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.780 124.7 120.2 -1.6 -3.6 1.2 -1.6 -2.4 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .321 133.2 132.0 -1.0 -0.9 1.8 -0.1 -0.9 Footwear .................................. .963 125.2 124.5 -1.7 -0.6 1.0 -2.0 0.0 Transportation ............................. 19.881 155.8 159.2 4.4 2.2 -0.9 1.0 1.3 Private transportation .................... 18.788 153.2 156.6 4.6 2.2 -0.9 1.2 1.2 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 8.845 102.4 102.0 0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 New vehicles ............................ 4.893 143.8 143.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 Used cars and trucks .................... 3.168 160.9 160.2 2.2 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 -1.0 Motor fuel ............................... 4.283 134.0 147.4 14.7 10.0 -3.8 5.3 6.0 Gasoline (all types) .................... 4.254 133.3 146.7 14.7 10.1 -3.9 5.4 5.8 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .653 103.5 103.6 3.1 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.689 183.4 184.1 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 Public transportation ..................... 1.094 202.7 203.5 -0.2 0.4 -2.3 -0.8 1.2 Medical care ............................... 4.746 269.9 270.4 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 Medical care commodities .................. .928 241.0 241.7 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Medical care services ..................... 3.818 276.5 277.0 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 Professional services (3)................. 2.435 247.8 248.0 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.170 329.1 330.6 6.8 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 Recreation (2).............................. 5.679 103.7 103.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.1 Video and audio (2)........................ 1.830 101.2 101.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 Education and communication (2)............. 5.186 104.2 104.1 2.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 Education (2).............................. 2.576 116.4 116.7 4.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 Educational books and supplies ........... .209 294.7 294.5 5.2 -0.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.367 328.2 329.1 4.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.610 94.4 94.0 -0.7 -0.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 2.464 93.8 93.4 -1.0 -0.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.327 99.2 98.8 0.1 -0.4 0.6 -0.3 -0.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) .137 22.8 22.4 -18.5 -1.8 -2.1 -2.1 -1.8 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .064 31.1 29.9 -28.5 -3.9 -4.8 -2.2 -3.9 Other goods and services ................... 5.182 288.2 286.8 4.1 -0.5 0.1 1.7 -0.5 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.906 424.8 419.8 6.6 -1.2 -0.2 4.0 -1.2 Personal care (1).......................... 3.276 169.4 169.3 2.7 -0.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 Personal care products (1)................ .822 156.0 153.8 0.3 -1.4 0.1 0.1 -1.4 Personal care services (1)................ .989 183.9 184.7 3.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.268 260.0 260.7 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 46.594 152.8 153.9 2.7 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.3 Food and beverages ......................... 17.777 171.9 172.3 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 28.817 141.2 142.6 2.4 1.0 -0.6 0.9 0.4 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.480 153.1 156.2 4.6 2.0 -1.1 1.7 1.4 Apparel .................................. 4.773 130.5 128.5 -1.8 -1.5 0.5 -1.2 -0.9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 11.707 170.5 176.3 7.2 3.4 -1.5 2.9 2.1 Durables .................................. 12.337 126.0 125.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 Services .................................... 53.406 198.0 198.7 4.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.126 185.8 186.3 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .315 105.8 106.9 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.996 140.4 142.9 17.5 1.8 -0.6 -0.4 0.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ .911 108.9 109.1 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 Household operations (1) (2)................ .414 114.5 115.0 3.8 0.4 1.2 -1.0 0.4 Transportation services .................... 6.714 197.2 197.6 2.7 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.3 Medical care services ...................... 3.818 276.5 277.0 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 Other services ............................. 10.112 231.9 232.2 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 83.264 173.8 174.7 3.7 0.5 -0.1 0.4 0.4 All items less shelter ...................... 72.558 168.0 169.1 3.7 0.7 -0.2 0.4 0.4 All items less medical care ................. 95.254 169.1 170.0 3.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 Commodities less food ....................... 29.858 142.7 144.1 2.4 1.0 -0.6 0.8 0.4 Nondurables less food ....................... 17.521 154.7 157.6 4.4 1.9 -1.0 1.6 1.4 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.748 170.5 175.9 6.9 3.2 -1.5 2.5 2.1 Nondurables ................................. 34.257 163.0 164.8 3.8 1.1 -0.2 0.8 0.9 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.280 187.0 187.8 5.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 Services less medical care services ......... 49.589 191.6 192.3 4.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Energy ...................................... 8.595 132.9 140.6 15.7 5.8 -2.3 2.3 3.4 All items less energy ....................... 91.405 179.2 179.2 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 All items less food and energy ............. 74.669 181.3 181.2 2.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 25.259 147.3 146.4 0.3 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 Energy commodities ....................... 4.598 134.2 146.6 14.3 9.2 -3.8 4.8 5.6 Services less energy services ............. 49.410 204.4 204.8 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .576 $ .574 - - - - - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .194 $ .193 - - - - - 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-- Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2001 2001 2001 2001 Aug. Nov. Feb. May Nov. May 2000 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 Expenditure category All items ................................... 172.7 172.7 173.4 174.0 3.4 3.8 4.3 3.0 3.6 3.7 Food and beverages ......................... 171.3 171.7 172.0 172.3 3.6 1.2 5.1 2.4 2.4 3.7 Food ...................................... 170.8 171.2 171.5 171.8 3.6 1.2 5.1 2.4 2.4 3.7 Food at home ............................. 170.7 171.1 171.3 171.6 3.9 0.5 6.3 2.1 2.2 4.2 Cereals and bakery products ............. 191.9 192.2 192.2 192.7 0.9 1.7 5.4 1.7 1.3 3.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 159.1 160.0 161.1 160.9 5.0 -2.5 11.6 4.6 1.2 8.0 Dairy and related products (1)........... 163.5 163.1 163.5 164.7 4.1 1.2 5.3 3.0 2.7 4.1 Fruits and vegetables ................... 212.1 211.6 212.4 210.4 7.1 6.2 6.7 -3.2 6.6 1.6 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... 138.0 137.6 137.6 137.1 4.2 -0.3 1.2 -2.6 1.9 -0.7 Other food at home ...................... 157.3 158.2 157.0 159.2 2.3 0.8 2.8 4.9 1.6 3.9 Sugar and sweets ....................... 155.1 155.3 153.6 155.7 2.1 -0.8 2.9 1.6 0.7 2.2 Fats and oils .......................... 151.9 153.0 151.1 154.1 4.2 -3.7 14.3 5.9 0.1 10.0 Other foods ............................ 174.1 175.4 174.3 176.5 1.9 2.3 0.2 5.6 2.1 2.9 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 108.5 108.5 108.4 108.7 11.4 2.2 -4.0 0.7 6.7 -1.6 Food away from home (1)................... 171.8 172.3 172.7 173.1 2.9 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.6 3.1 Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 111.6 111.8 112.0 112.5 4.1 6.0 1.4 3.3 5.0 2.4 Alcoholic beverages ....................... 176.6 176.8 177.4 177.8 5.2 2.1 1.8 2.7 3.6 2.3 Housing .................................... 170.4 170.8 171.0 171.7 4.7 4.9 6.3 3.1 4.8 4.7 Shelter ................................... 191.4 192.2 192.6 193.5 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.5 3.2 4.2 Rent of primary residence (3)............. 188.1 189.0 189.6 190.6 4.2 3.7 4.6 5.4 4.0 5.0 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 110.5 111.9 110.6 111.3 3.0 2.9 -1.4 2.9 2.9 0.7 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... 184.5 185.2 185.7 186.5 2.9 3.1 3.8 4.4 3.0 4.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 105.3 105.6 105.8 106.9 0.8 1.9 2.3 6.2 1.4 4.2 Fuels and utilities ....................... 151.9 150.9 150.3 151.3 16.0 15.4 29.5 -1.6 15.7 12.9 Fuels .................................... 136.3 135.2 134.5 135.6 19.2 17.9 35.6 -2.0 18.5 15.3 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 139.7 133.6 130.6 131.1 17.6 56.6 -2.3 -22.4 35.7 -12.9 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 143.4 142.6 142.1 143.3 19.3 15.6 38.9 -0.3 17.4 17.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 108.3 108.6 108.8 109.0 2.7 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.6 Household furnishings and operations ...... 126.0 125.8 125.6 125.6 1.3 1.9 -0.9 -1.3 1.6 -1.1 Household operations (1) (2).............. 114.3 115.7 114.5 115.0 5.2 2.5 5.1 2.5 3.8 3.8 Apparel .................................... 128.2 128.8 127.3 126.1 -4.6 3.8 0.6 -6.4 -0.5 -2.9 Men's and boys' apparel ................... 127.9 126.8 126.6 126.9 -4.2 0.3 -3.4 -3.1 -2.0 -3.2 Women's and girls' apparel ................ 120.4 121.8 119.9 117.0 -2.0 4.5 3.0 -10.8 1.2 -4.1 Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 131.0 133.3 133.2 132.0 -14.2 14.1 -5.0 3.1 -1.0 -1.1 Footwear .................................. 124.2 125.5 123.0 123.0 -6.9 3.3 1.0 -3.8 -1.9 -1.4 Transportation ............................. 155.6 154.2 155.8 157.8 2.9 5.9 2.6 5.8 4.4 4.2 Private transportation .................... 152.9 151.6 153.4 155.3 2.4 6.9 2.7 6.4 4.6 4.5 New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 103.3 103.1 102.9 102.4 -0.4 1.6 4.4 -3.4 0.6 0.4 New vehicles ............................ 143.9 143.3 143.2 143.1 -0.3 -1.7 0.8 -2.2 -1.0 -0.7 Used cars and trucks .................... 162.6 163.1 162.2 160.5 -1.3 6.5 9.1 -5.1 2.6 1.8 Motor fuel ............................... 132.3 127.3 134.0 142.0 7.3 26.0 -3.3 32.7 16.3 13.3 Gasoline (all types) .................... 131.6 126.5 133.3 141.0 7.0 26.2 -3.0 31.8 16.2 13.1 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 103.1 103.8 103.7 103.9 0.4 2.8 6.0 3.1 1.6 4.6 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 182.9 183.1 183.4 184.3 4.3 2.9 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.5 Public transportation ..................... 206.2 201.5 199.9 202.3 15.0 -9.4 2.8 -7.4 2.1 -2.4 Medical care ............................... 267.8 268.8 269.7 270.5 4.4 3.9 5.9 4.1 4.1 5.0 Medical care commodities .................. 239.4 240.2 240.7 241.5 3.0 2.9 5.7 3.6 2.9 4.6 Medical care services ..................... 274.2 275.2 276.3 277.0 4.9 3.9 6.1 4.1 4.4 5.1 Professional services (3)................. 246.1 246.6 247.3 247.5 3.7 2.7 6.2 2.3 3.2 4.3 Hospital and related services (3)......... 325.3 327.7 329.1 331.6 8.1 5.7 5.7 8.0 6.9 6.8 Recreation (2).............................. 102.8 102.8 103.6 103.5 2.4 -0.4 0.8 2.8 1.0 1.8 Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.9 100.7 101.1 101.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 104.1 104.6 104.6 104.7 2.8 -0.8 3.9 2.3 1.0 3.1 Education (2).............................. 116.3 116.9 117.4 118.0 4.7 5.4 3.5 6.0 5.0 4.7 Educational books and supplies ........... 291.7 293.6 294.4 295.4 6.1 4.9 4.5 5.2 5.5 4.8 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 326.8 328.6 329.8 331.8 4.8 5.2 3.5 6.3 5.0 4.9 Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.4 94.8 94.4 94.0 0.4 -6.2 4.8 -1.7 -2.9 1.5 Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... 93.7 94.1 93.8 93.4 0.4 -6.6 3.9 -1.3 -3.2 1.3 Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.9 99.5 99.2 98.8 1.6 -5.9 5.4 -0.4 -2.2 2.5 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) 23.8 23.3 22.8 22.4 -18.9 -14.5 -19.2 -21.5 -16.7 -20.4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 33.4 31.8 31.1 29.9 -23.4 -22.4 -31.4 -35.8 -22.9 -33.6 Other goods and services ................... 283.5 283.8 288.5 287.1 2.0 8.2 1.3 5.2 5.1 3.2 Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 409.2 408.5 424.8 419.8 0.5 18.5 -2.0 10.8 9.1 4.2 Personal care (1).......................... 168.5 169.0 169.4 169.3 2.9 2.4 3.4 1.9 2.7 2.7 Personal care products (1)................ 155.7 155.9 156.0 153.8 4.2 -2.0 3.9 -4.8 1.0 -0.5 Personal care services (1)................ 182.4 182.8 183.9 184.7 4.6 3.2 2.9 5.1 3.9 4.0 Miscellaneous personal services .......... 257.7 258.8 259.4 260.2 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. 152.0 151.6 152.5 153.0 1.3 4.3 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.4 Food and beverages ......................... 171.3 171.7 172.0 172.3 3.6 1.2 5.1 2.4 2.4 3.7 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 140.4 139.5 140.7 141.3 0.0 6.2 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.6 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 151.0 149.3 151.8 154.0 1.4 10.7 -1.6 8.2 5.9 3.2 Apparel .................................. 128.2 128.8 127.3 126.1 -4.6 3.8 0.6 -6.4 -0.5 -2.9 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 168.3 165.7 170.5 174.0 3.8 14.4 -2.3 14.3 8.9 5.6 Durables .................................. 126.6 126.3 125.9 125.5 -1.9 1.0 2.2 -3.4 -0.5 -0.6 Services .................................... 197.3 197.8 198.2 199.0 4.9 3.4 6.5 3.5 4.1 5.0 Rent of shelter (4)......................... 184.2 185.1 185.6 186.5 3.4 3.6 3.1 5.1 3.5 4.1 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 105.3 105.6 105.8 106.9 0.8 1.9 2.3 6.2 1.4 4.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 143.4 142.6 142.1 143.3 19.3 15.6 38.9 -0.3 17.4 17.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 108.3 108.6 108.8 109.0 2.7 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.6 Household operations (1) (2)................ 114.3 115.7 114.5 115.0 5.2 2.5 5.1 2.5 3.8 3.8 Transportation services .................... 197.0 196.6 196.8 197.4 4.9 0.4 4.6 0.8 2.6 2.7 Medical care services ...................... 274.2 275.2 276.3 277.0 4.9 3.9 6.1 4.1 4.4 5.1 Other services ............................. 230.5 231.5 232.4 232.9 4.3 1.2 3.9 4.2 2.8 4.1 Special indexes All items less food ......................... 172.8 172.7 173.4 174.1 3.1 4.6 4.3 3.0 3.9 3.7 All items less shelter ...................... 167.5 167.2 167.9 168.6 3.2 4.0 4.7 2.7 3.6 3.7 All items less medical care ................. 168.3 168.3 168.9 169.6 3.2 3.9 4.4 3.1 3.6 3.8 Commodities less food ....................... 142.1 141.2 142.4 143.0 0.3 6.1 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.6 Nondurables less food ....................... 152.6 151.1 153.5 155.6 1.6 10.3 -1.6 8.1 5.9 3.2 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 168.6 166.1 170.3 173.8 4.0 13.3 -1.9 12.9 8.5 5.3 Nondurables ................................. 161.4 161.1 162.4 163.8 2.6 5.1 1.5 6.1 3.8 3.8 Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 187.1 187.4 187.6 188.4 5.9 3.6 9.5 2.8 4.8 6.1 Services less medical care services ......... 190.8 191.4 191.8 192.6 4.9 3.3 6.3 3.8 4.1 5.1 Energy ...................................... 133.7 130.6 133.6 138.1 13.0 22.1 14.7 13.8 17.5 14.3 All items less energy ....................... 178.4 178.8 179.1 179.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 2.0 2.3 2.8 All items less food and energy ............. 180.5 180.9 181.2 181.3 2.3 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.4 2.5 Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... 146.7 146.6 146.7 146.0 -1.1 2.8 1.4 -1.9 0.8 -0.3 Energy commodities ....................... 132.8 127.7 133.8 141.3 8.0 27.9 -3.2 28.2 17.6 11.4 Services less energy services ............. 203.3 204.0 204.5 205.3 3.7 2.6 4.0 4.0 3.2 4.0 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 May2001 from-- Apr.2001 from-- sched- ule Feb. Mar. Apr. May (1) 2001 2001 2001 2001 May Mar. Apr. Apr. Feb. Mar. 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 U.S. city average ........................... M 172.4 172.6 173.5 174.4 3.7 1.0 0.5 3.3 0.6 0.5 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. M 179.5 180.3 180.9 181.6 3.5 0.7 0.4 3.1 0.8 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 179.4 180.2 180.7 181.6 3.7 0.8 0.5 3.2 0.7 0.3 Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 109.4 109.8 110.2 110.4 3.2 0.5 0.2 2.9 0.7 0.4 Midwest urban ............................... M 168.4 167.8 169.0 170.7 4.1 1.7 1.0 3.5 0.4 0.7 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 169.1 168.5 169.6 171.0 3.9 1.5 0.8 3.6 0.3 0.7 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.9 109.6 110.6 112.0 4.7 2.2 1.3 3.5 0.6 0.9 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 165.0 164.3 165.1 166.4 4.0 1.3 0.8 3.3 0.1 0.5 South urban ................................. M 168.3 168.7 169.6 170.0 3.0 0.8 0.2 2.8 0.8 0.5 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 167.9 168.4 169.3 169.7 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.4 0.8 0.5 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 109.0 109.1 109.7 109.9 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.5 0.6 0.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 170.0 170.4 171.8 172.0 2.4 0.9 0.1 2.4 1.1 0.8 West urban .................................. M 174.6 175.3 175.8 176.7 4.2 0.8 0.5 3.8 0.7 0.3 Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 174.8 175.4 176.0 177.0 4.5 0.9 0.6 4.1 0.7 0.3 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 109.8 110.4 110.4 110.9 3.5 0.5 0.5 3.1 0.5 0.0 Size classes A (4)...................................... M 158.3 158.6 159.3 160.2 4.0 1.0 0.6 3.6 0.6 0.4 B/C (3).................................... M 109.4 109.5 110.1 110.7 3.5 1.1 0.5 2.9 0.6 0.5 D ......................................... M 169.4 169.5 170.5 171.1 2.9 0.9 0.4 2.6 0.6 0.6 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 172.9 171.4 172.6 174.0 3.5 1.5 0.8 3.8 -0.2 0.7 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 168.3 169.1 169.6 170.5 3.7 0.8 0.5 3.4 0.8 0.3 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 180.8 181.8 181.9 183.0 3.4 0.7 0.6 2.9 0.6 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 189.3 - 190.1 5.3 0.4 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 163.9 - 165.6 4.2 1.0 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 168.5 - 169.1 3.7 0.4 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 109.4 - 109.9 3.0 0.5 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 172.7 - 173.8 - - - - 3.9 0.6 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 167.7 - 169.1 - - - - 3.7 0.8 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 156.7 - 157.8 - - - - 4.2 0.7 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 169.3 - 170.4 - - - - 3.5 0.6 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 178.2 - 180.7 - - - - 2.8 1.4 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 183.5 - 184.9 - - - - 5.7 0.8 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 179.2 - 179.4 - - - - 3.5 0.1 - 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.