TEXT Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 USDL-94-123 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 Wednesday, March 16, 1994 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--FEBRUARY 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 146.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U increased 2.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February 1994 CPI-W level of 144.0 was 2.3 percent higher than the index in February 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February after registering no change in January. The energy index, which had risen only once in the preceding 9 months, increased 1.6 percent in February, largely as a result of a sharp upturn in petroleum-based energy prices. The food index, on the other hand, which had risen substantially during the last quarter of 1993, declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.3 percent in February. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.1 percent increase in January, with the acceleration resulting from a 0.5 percent advance in shelter costs. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb. 94|Feb94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .0 .3 | 1.9 | 2.5 Food and beverages| .4 .3 .4 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 | .6 | 2.1 Housing | .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 | 2.8 | 2.9 Apparel and upkeep| .7 -.4 -.1 .7 -.1 -.1 -.3 | -2.1 | -.7 Transportation | .1 .0 1.0 .0 -.2 -.2 .5 | .3 | 2.1 Medical care | .3 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 | 3.8 | 4.9 Entertainment | .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 | 4.1 | 3.2 Other goods & serv| -.6 -1.0 .3 .4 .4 .1 .3 | 2.9 | 1.9 Special indexes: | Energy | -.7 -.4 1.9 -.9 -.7 -.8 1.6 | .4 | -.2 Food | .4 .3 .5 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 | .3 | 2.1 AI - food & energy| .3 .1 .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 | 2.4 | 2.8 ____________________________________________________________________ The food and beverage index declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.3 percent in February. Grocery store food prices fell 0.4 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent drop in January. Declines in the index for fruits and vegetables were largely responsible for the decrease in each month. In February, the index for fruits and vegetables fell 3.4 percent; fresh fruit prices declined 4.4 percent, fresh vegetable prices, 4.9 percent, and processed fruits and vegetables, 0.9 percent. These declines were partially offset by increases in most other grocery store food groups. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.2 percent in February. Declines in prices for beef, poultry, and fish and seafood were more than offset by increases in the indexes for pork and for eggs. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and dairy products rose 0.6 and 0.8 percent, respectively. The index for other food at home declined 0.1 percent in February. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively, in February. The housing component rose 0.4 percent in February, following an increase of 0.1 percent in January. A substantially larger increase in shelter costs and an upturn in the index for fuel and other utilities were responsible for the acceleration. Shelter costs rose 0.5 percent, following a 0.2 percent increase in January, its largest advance since a 0.6 percent similar increase in January 1991. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.4 percent, homeowners' costs, 0.5 percent, and maintenance and repair costs, 0.4 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which had declined in each of the 3 preceding months, rose 0.9 percent in February. The index for household fuels advanced 1.1 percent, reflecting increases in each of the major components. The index for fuel oil rose 7.2 percent, its first increase since last June and its largest monthly advance since a 12.6 percent rise in October 1990. Charges for natural gas and electricity increased 1.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for other utilities and public services increased 0.7 percent in February, largely as a result of a 5.3 percent increase in charges for interstate telephone calls. The index for household furnishings and operation, which increased 0.2 percent in January, declined 0.4 percent in February. The transportation index registered its first monthly increase since October, advancing 0.5 percent in February. The index for gasoline rose 1.8 percent, ending a nearly year-long decline, which began in March 1993 and was interrupted only by the 4.3 percent increase in October associated with the 4.3 cents per gallon Federal excise tax increase. As of February, the gasoline index was 4.9 percent lower than a year earlier and 18.3 percent below its peak level of December 1990. A sharp advance in automobile purchase costs also contributed to the upturn in the transportation component in February. The index for new cars rose 0.5 percent and automobile finance charges jumped 0.9 percent. The upturn in finance charges in February follows a period of generally declining rates in which this index fell 24.6 percent between February 1991 and January 1994. These advances were partially offset by a 1.1 percent drop in the index for used cars. The index for public transportation increased 0.4 percent in February, primarily due to a 2.1 percent rise in fares for other intercity transportation. The index for apparel and upkeep fell 0.3 percent in February, following declines of 0.1 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index advanced 1.5 percent.) The somewhat slower introduction of spring and summer merchandise into the market place than in recent years has resulted in seasonally adjusted declines during the first 2 months of 1994. Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February, the same as in each of the preceding 3 months. As of February, the index was 4.9 percent above its level a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--decreased 0.1 percent in February. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in February. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.4 percent in February, as a slight decline in the index for entertainment commodities was more than offset by a 0.8 percent rise in charges for entertainment services. The index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.2 percent and fees for lessons or instructions jumped 2.3 percent. The index for other goods and services rose 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.1 percent increase in January. Increases in educational expenses and personal financial services more than offset a decline in the index for personal care. The index for tobacco and smoking products was unchanged in February. 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 0.2 percent in February. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb. 94|Feb94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .1 .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 | 1.7 | 2.3 Food and beverages| .3 .3 .4 .2 .4 .1 -.3 | .6 | 2.1 Housing | .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 .5 | 3.2 | 2.8 Apparel and upkeep| .5 -.2 .1 .4 -.3 .3 -.2 | -.9 | -.5 Transportation | .0 .0 1.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 | .6 | 1.9 Medical care | .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 | 3.8 | 4.8 Entertainment | .3 .2 .3 .6 .3 .3 .3 | 3.6 | 3.0 Other goods & serv| -.8 -1.6 .3 .5 .3 .1 .2 | 2.1 | .8 Special indexes: | Energy | -.7 -.5 2.0 -1.0 -.7 -.8 1.6 | .4 | -.5 Food | .3 .3 .5 .2 .3 .1 -.4 | .0 | 2.2 AI - food & energy| .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .1 .3 | 2.4 | 2.6 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for March will be released on Wednesday, April 13, 1994, 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1994 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1993 1994 1994 Feb. 1993 Jan. 1994 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 146.2 146.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 437.8 439.3 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 17.398 144.3 143.6 2.1 -.5 .5 -.1 -.3 Food ................................... 15.799 143.7 142.9 2.1 -.6 .5 -.1 -.3 Food at home ......................... 9.853 143.8 142.6 2.5 -.8 .7 -.3 -.4 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.454 160.3 161.3 4.1 .6 .6 .4 .6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 2.984 137.8 137.4 3.2 -.3 -.1 .1 .2 Dairy products ..................... 1.186 131.6 131.8 2.3 .2 .2 .9 .8 Fruits and vegetables .............. 1.909 169.8 161.7 1.4 -4.8 3.2 -2.5 -3.4 Other food at home ................. 2.320 132.2 132.5 1.7 .2 .2 .0 -.1 Sugar and sweets ................. .331 134.9 135.6 1.7 .5 .0 .6 .4 Fats and oils .................... .246 131.3 131.5 .6 .2 .2 .1 .0 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .712 116.1 116.0 .8 -.1 .2 -.4 -1.0 Other prepared food .............. 1.030 145.8 146.5 2.7 .5 .1 .1 .4 Food away from home .................. 5.946 144.5 144.6 1.7 .1 .1 .1 .1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.600 151.0 151.1 1.3 .1 .5 .2 -.1 Housing .................................. 41.394 142.9 143.7 2.9 .6 .2 .1 .4 Shelter ................................ 27.948 158.1 159.1 3.0 .6 .3 .2 .5 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 7.984 166.8 168.9 2.7 1.3 .3 .0 .4 Rent, residential .................. 5.771 152.2 152.8 2.5 .4 .3 .3 .5 Other renters' costs ............... 2.213 191.6 198.4 3.5 3.5 .3 -.6 .3 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 19.768 162.9 163.7 3.3 .5 .3 .2 .5 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 19.386 163.2 164.0 3.3 .5 .3 .2 .6 Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... .382 149.2 149.4 3.2 .1 -.1 .1 .1 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .196 128.9 129.4 -.8 .4 -.2 1.0 .4 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .118 131.3 131.2 -3.0 -.1 .5 .4 -.1 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .078 125.9 127.1 2.5 1.0 -1.1 1.9 1.0 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.262 121.6 122.4 3.4 .7 -.1 -.4 .9 Fuels ................................ 3.983 110.6 111.1 3.3 .5 -.2 -.9 1.1 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .369 88.9 93.6 1.2 5.3 -1.7 -1.1 6.0 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.614 118.0 117.9 3.6 -.1 -.1 -.8 .6 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.279 148.9 150.0 3.2 .7 .1 .1 .7 Household furnishings and operation .... 6.183 120.5 120.4 1.5 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.601 110.7 110.5 1.5 -.2 .2 .4 -.7 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.109 131.5 131.7 .8 .2 .0 -.2 .1 Housekeeping services ................ 1.473 137.4 137.6 2.3 .1 -.1 .4 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.897 130.4 132.4 -.7 1.5 -.1 -.1 -.3 Apparel commodities .................... 5.333 127.3 129.5 -1.1 1.7 -.2 -.1 -.4 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.389 124.2 124.1 -1.9 -.1 -.9 -.6 -1.2 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.421 127.0 131.1 -1.5 3.2 .0 .3 -.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .203 125.6 125.5 -1.2 -.1 .2 .9 -.4 Footwear ............................. .781 125.9 125.9 .6 .0 .3 1.0 -.8 Other apparel commodities ............ .539 142.5 146.4 .8 2.7 -.3 -2.1 1.7 Apparel services 2/ .................... .564 153.8 154.0 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .1 Transportation ........................... 16.954 131.6 131.9 2.1 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 Private transportation ................. 15.295 128.2 128.5 1.6 .2 -.2 -.1 .5 New vehicles ......................... 5.025 136.1 136.5 3.4 .3 .1 .1 .4 New cars ........................... 4.031 134.7 135.0 3.1 .2 .1 .1 .5 Used cars ............................ 1.245 136.8 134.1 6.4 -2.0 .0 -.9 -1.1 Motor fuel ........................... 3.010 92.6 93.6 -4.5 1.1 -1.3 -.5 2.1 Gasoline ........................... - 92.1 93.0 -4.9 1.0 -1.2 -.4 1.8 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.533 148.1 148.6 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .1 Other private transportation ......... 4.483 159.5 159.7 1.8 .1 .0 .2 .1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .629 103.5 103.4 -1.1 -.1 .3 .0 .2 Other private transportation services ....................... 3.854 172.4 172.8 2.4 .2 .0 .2 .1 Public transportation .................. 1.659 175.3 175.9 7.2 .3 .6 -1.8 .4 Medical care ............................. 7.108 206.4 207.7 4.9 .6 .3 .3 .3 Medical care commodities ............... 1.287 197.8 198.7 2.8 .5 .2 .4 -.1 Medical care services .................. 5.821 208.4 209.8 5.4 .7 .4 .3 .3 Professional medical services ........ 3.353 188.3 189.4 4.2 .6 .4 .2 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.351 148.5 149.1 3.2 .4 .3 .3 .4 Entertainment commodities .............. 1.986 134.7 134.5 1.2 -.1 .3 -.1 -.1 Entertainment services ................. 2.365 165.0 166.4 4.9 .8 .2 .7 .8 Other goods and services ................. 6.897 195.1 195.2 1.9 .1 .4 .1 .3 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 1.601 217.6 217.4 -7.7 -.1 -.2 -.5 .0 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.184 143.3 143.0 2.4 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .628 140.5 140.0 2.2 -.4 -.1 .3 -.4 Personal care services 2/ ............ .556 146.3 146.2 2.8 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 4.112 218.3 218.8 6.2 .2 .6 .3 .5 School books and supplies ............ .249 203.4 204.0 4.3 .3 .5 .8 .2 Personal and educational services .... 3.863 219.7 220.1 6.3 .2 .6 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 146.2 146.7 2.5 .3 .2 .0 .3 Commodities .............................. 43.547 132.0 132.2 1.0 .2 .1 -.1 .0 Food and beverages ..................... 17.398 144.3 143.6 2.1 -.5 .5 -.1 -.3 Commodities less food and beverages .... 26.149 124.5 125.1 .2 .5 -.2 .0 .2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 15.579 125.4 126.5 -1.4 .9 -.2 -.1 .6 Apparel commodities ................ 5.333 127.3 129.5 -1.1 1.7 -.2 -.1 -.4 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 10.245 127.3 127.8 -1.7 .4 -1.0 -.3 .4 Durables ............................. 10.570 123.4 123.3 2.8 -.1 .2 .0 .0 Services ................................. 56.453 160.7 161.5 3.7 .5 .3 .1 .4 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. 27.337 164.5 165.6 3.1 .7 .2 .6 .7 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.900 134.9 135.3 3.1 .3 .1 -.4 .4 Transportation services ................ 7.046 167.1 167.5 3.6 .2 .2 -.2 .2 Medical care services .................. 5.821 208.4 209.8 5.4 .7 .4 .3 .3 Other services ......................... 7.349 182.3 182.9 5.2 .3 .4 .4 .5 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 84.201 146.6 147.3 2.5 .5 .1 .1 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 72.052 142.9 143.2 2.3 .2 .1 .0 .1 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 80.232 147.5 148.0 2.3 .3 .2 -.1 .2 All items less medical care ................ 92.892 142.8 143.2 2.3 .3 .2 .0 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 27.749 125.6 126.2 .3 .5 -.1 -.1 .2 Nondurables less food ...................... 17.178 126.9 127.9 -1.2 .8 -.2 -.1 .5 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 11.845 128.8 129.3 -1.2 .4 -.8 -.2 .4 Nondurables 2/ ............................. 32.977 135.0 135.2 .4 .1 -.5 -.1 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 29.116 168.2 168.9 4.3 .4 .3 .1 .5 Services less medical care services ........ 50.632 156.2 157.0 3.5 .5 .3 .0 .6 Energy ..................................... 6.993 101.3 102.0 -.2 .7 -.7 -.8 1.6 All items less energy ...................... 93.007 152.2 152.6 2.6 .3 .3 .1 .1 All items less food and energy ........... 77.208 154.3 155.0 2.8 .5 .2 .1 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 24.369 135.4 135.8 .8 .3 .1 .0 -.1 Energy commodities ................... 3.380 92.4 93.8 -3.9 1.5 -1.4 -.5 2.4 Services less energy services .......... 52.839 165.1 166.0 3.7 .5 .3 .2 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.684 $.682 -2.4 -.3 .0 -.3 -.3 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .228 .228 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.1 2.0 2.8 1.9 2.5 2.4 Food and beverages ......................... 143.1 143.8 143.7 143.3 4.1 .3 3.7 .6 2.1 2.1 Food ..................................... 142.6 143.3 143.1 142.7 4.4 .3 4.0 .3 2.3 2.1 Food at home ........................... 141.9 142.9 142.5 141.9 5.9 -.6 4.9 .0 2.6 2.4 Cereals and bakery products .......... 158.5 159.4 160.1 161.1 3.7 2.1 3.9 6.7 2.9 5.3 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 137.2 137.1 137.2 137.5 7.7 -.3 4.5 .9 3.6 2.7 Dairy products ....................... 129.1 129.4 130.5 131.5 2.8 3.1 -3.6 7.6 3.0 1.9 Fruits and vegetables ................ 163.5 168.7 164.4 158.8 12.9 -8.4 15.5 -11.0 1.7 1.4 Other food at home ................... 131.6 131.8 131.8 131.7 1.9 1.5 3.1 .3 1.7 1.7 Sugar and sweets ................... 134.1 134.1 134.9 135.4 .0 .6 2.1 3.9 .3 3.0 Fats and oils ...................... 130.3 130.5 130.6 130.6 -1.8 2.5 .9 .9 .3 .9 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 116.0 116.2 115.7 114.5 3.2 .3 5.0 -5.1 1.8 -.2 Other prepared food ................ 145.2 145.4 145.6 146.2 2.8 2.0 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.9 Food away from home .................... 144.2 144.4 144.6 144.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.7 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 150.4 151.1 151.4 151.3 .0 .8 2.4 2.4 .4 2.4 Housing .................................... 142.5 142.8 142.9 143.5 3.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 Shelter .................................. 157.1 157.5 157.8 158.6 3.2 2.3 2.9 3.9 2.7 3.4 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 165.8 166.3 166.3 167.0 3.7 1.2 3.2 2.9 2.5 3.1 Rent, residential .................... 151.4 151.8 152.2 152.9 2.2 2.4 1.3 4.0 2.3 2.7 Other renters' costs ................. 193.6 194.1 192.9 193.5 8.2 -1.9 8.3 -.2 3.0 3.9 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 161.9 162.4 162.8 163.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.3 2.8 3.5 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 162.2 162.7 163.1 164.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.5 2.8 3.6 Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ 149.2 149.0 149.2 149.4 2.2 7.1 3.3 .5 4.6 1.9 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 127.9 127.6 128.9 129.4 3.4 .0 -10.8 4.8 1.7 -3.3 Maintenance and repair services ...... 130.2 130.8 131.3 131.2 .6 3.3 -17.2 3.1 1.9 -7.6 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 124.9 123.5 125.9 127.1 8.7 -5.3 .0 7.2 1.5 3.6 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.4 122.3 121.8 122.9 6.9 4.0 .7 1.6 5.5 1.1 Fuels .................................. 111.2 111.0 110.0 111.2 10.4 3.3 -.4 .0 6.8 -.2 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 88.8 87.3 86.3 91.5 4.0 -4.3 -6.5 12.7 -.2 2.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 119.0 118.9 117.9 118.6 10.9 4.5 .3 -1.3 7.6 -.5 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 148.6 148.8 148.9 150.0 2.8 4.2 2.2 3.8 3.5 3.0 Household furnishings and operation ...... 120.3 120.4 120.7 120.2 1.7 1.0 3.7 -.3 1.4 1.7 Housefurnishings ....................... 110.5 110.7 111.1 110.3 1.5 1.8 3.3 -.7 1.7 1.3 Housekeeping supplies .................. 131.7 131.7 131.5 131.6 1.9 -4.8 7.3 -.3 -1.5 3.4 Housekeeping services .................. 137.3 137.2 137.7 137.6 2.4 3.9 2.1 .9 3.1 1.5 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 134.1 133.9 133.8 133.4 -2.1 .9 .6 -2.1 -.6 -.7 Apparel commodities ...................... 131.2 131.0 130.9 130.4 -2.4 .3 .3 -2.4 -1.1 -1.1 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 128.6 127.5 126.7 125.2 -1.2 1.6 2.8 -10.2 .2 -3.9 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 132.3 132.3 132.7 132.4 -5.3 1.8 -2.7 .3 -1.8 -1.2 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 126.4 126.7 127.8 127.3 -6.7 8.1 -8.1 2.9 .5 -2.8 Footwear ............................... 126.3 126.7 128.0 127.0 1.0 -4.4 3.9 2.2 -1.7 3.1 Other apparel commodities .............. 146.4 146.0 143.0 145.4 4.2 -3.3 5.4 -2.7 .4 1.2 Apparel services 2/....................... 153.6 153.8 153.8 154.0 1.9 2.9 4.3 1.0 2.4 2.6 Transportation ............................. 131.9 131.7 131.4 132.0 1.9 1.5 4.0 .3 1.7 2.2 Private transportation ................... 128.7 128.5 128.4 129.0 1.3 .0 3.8 .9 .6 2.4 New vehicles ........................... 134.5 134.6 134.8 135.3 4.4 4.3 2.7 2.4 4.3 2.6 New cars ............................. 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.9 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.4 3.7 2.6 Used cars .............................. 138.7 138.7 137.5 136.0 14.5 12.7 7.5 -7.6 13.6 -.3 Motor fuel ............................. 96.6 95.3 94.8 96.8 -9.1 -13.8 5.6 .8 -11.5 3.2 Gasoline ............................. 96.2 95.0 94.6 96.3 -9.9 -14.2 5.1 .4 -12.1 2.8 Maintenance and repairs ................ 147.4 147.9 148.4 148.6 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.9 3.0 Other private transportation ........... 158.1 158.1 158.4 158.6 2.1 1.3 3.1 1.3 1.7 2.2 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 102.6 102.9 102.9 103.1 -2.3 -3.1 -.8 2.0 -2.7 .6 Other private transportation services ......................... 171.1 171.1 171.4 171.6 2.7 1.9 3.8 1.2 2.3 2.5 Public transportation .................... 173.7 174.8 171.7 172.4 10.1 16.2 6.2 -3.0 13.1 1.5 Medical care ............................... 205.4 206.1 206.7 207.3 6.4 4.7 4.8 3.8 5.5 4.3 Medical care commodities ................. 197.3 197.6 198.4 198.3 2.1 4.6 2.5 2.0 3.3 2.3 Medical care services .................... 207.0 207.8 208.4 209.1 7.5 4.8 5.2 4.1 6.1 4.7 Professional medical services .......... 187.5 188.2 188.5 189.2 6.3 3.1 3.9 3.7 4.7 3.8 Entertainment 2/ ........................... 147.7 148.1 148.6 149.2 1.4 2.5 4.7 4.1 1.9 4.4 Entertainment commodities ................ 134.4 134.8 134.7 134.5 .3 1.2 3.0 .3 .8 1.7 Entertainment services ................... 163.7 164.1 165.2 166.5 2.0 3.6 6.6 7.0 2.8 6.8 Other goods and services ................... 194.0 194.7 194.9 195.4 6.4 .0 -1.2 2.9 3.2 .8 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 216.9 216.5 215.5 215.6 6.3 -15.7 -17.4 -2.4 -5.3 -10.2 Personal care 2/ ......................... 142.9 143.1 143.3 143.0 4.1 2.9 2.6 .3 3.5 1.4 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 140.2 140.1 140.5 140.0 5.1 3.2 1.1 -.6 4.1 .3 Personal care services 2/ .............. 145.7 146.1 146.3 146.2 3.4 2.5 3.9 1.4 3.0 2.7 Personal and educational expenses ........ 215.7 217.0 217.7 218.7 7.0 6.9 5.2 5.7 6.9 5.4 School books and supplies .............. 199.7 200.7 202.4 202.8 5.5 8.6 -2.8 6.4 7.0 1.7 Personal and educational services ...... 216.8 218.1 218.8 219.9 7.1 6.6 5.7 5.8 6.9 5.8 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.1 2.0 2.8 1.9 2.5 2.4 Commodities ................................ 132.3 132.4 132.3 132.3 1.8 -.6 2.5 .0 .6 1.2 Food and beverages ....................... 143.1 143.8 143.7 143.3 4.1 .3 3.7 .6 2.1 2.1 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 125.6 125.4 125.4 125.6 .6 -1.0 1.3 .0 -.2 .6 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 127.2 126.9 126.8 127.5 -.6 -4.0 -1.9 .9 -2.3 -.5 Apparel commodities .................. 131.2 131.0 130.9 130.4 -2.4 .3 .3 -2.4 -1.1 -1.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 129.0 127.7 127.3 127.8 3.4 -6.0 -.3 -3.7 -1.4 -2.0 Durables ............................... 122.8 123.0 123.0 123.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 .7 3.4 2.0 Services ................................... 160.0 160.5 160.6 161.3 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... 163.1 163.5 164.5 165.6 1.5 4.8 .0 6.3 3.1 3.1 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 135.7 135.9 135.3 135.9 5.9 4.6 1.5 .6 5.2 1.0 Transportation services .................. 165.8 166.1 165.7 166.0 4.3 5.3 4.2 .5 4.8 2.3 Medical care services .................... 207.0 207.8 208.4 209.1 7.5 4.8 5.2 4.1 6.1 4.7 Other services ........................... 181.0 181.8 182.5 183.4 4.7 5.1 5.7 5.4 4.9 5.6 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 146.5 146.7 146.8 147.3 3.1 1.9 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 All items less shelter ....................... 142.8 143.0 143.0 143.2 3.2 1.7 2.9 1.1 2.4 2.0 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 147.4 147.7 147.6 147.9 3.4 1.7 2.8 1.4 2.5 2.1 All items less medical care .................. 142.4 142.7 142.7 143.1 2.9 1.7 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.3 Commodities less food ........................ 126.7 126.6 126.5 126.7 .6 -.9 1.3 .0 -.2 .6 Nondurables less food ........................ 128.6 128.3 128.2 128.8 -.6 -3.0 -1.5 .6 -1.8 -.5 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 130.2 129.1 128.8 129.3 3.4 -5.1 -.3 -2.7 -.9 -1.5 Nondurables 2/ ............................... 135.8 135.1 135.0 135.2 3.6 -4.1 3.9 -1.8 -.3 1.0 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 167.5 168.0 168.1 168.9 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.4 5.0 3.6 Services less medical care services .......... 155.5 156.0 156.0 157.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 Energy ....................................... 103.6 102.9 102.1 103.7 1.2 -4.5 2.4 .4 -1.7 1.4 All items less energy ........................ 151.8 152.2 152.3 152.5 3.5 2.4 3.0 1.9 3.0 2.4 All items less food and energy ............. 154.1 154.4 154.6 155.0 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.9 2.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 135.9 136.0 136.0 135.8 2.1 .9 .9 -.3 1.5 .3 Energy commodities ..................... 95.8 94.5 94.0 96.3 -7.7 -12.8 3.8 2.1 -10.3 3.0 Services less energy services ............ 164.2 164.7 165.0 165.7 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.6 1/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, percent change to percent change from- December Jan. Feb. Feb. 1994 from- Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to 1993 1994 1994 Feb. 1993 Jan. 1994 Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 143.6 144.0 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 427.7 428.8 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... 19.344 143.8 143.2 2.1 -.4 .4 .1 -.3 Food ................................... 17.622 143.3 142.5 2.2 -.6 .3 .1 -.4 Food at home ......................... 11.187 143.2 142.0 2.5 -.8 .5 -.1 -.5 Cereals and bakery products ........ 1.660 159.9 160.9 4.1 .6 .5 .4 .6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... 3.513 137.7 137.2 3.1 -.4 -.1 .2 .1 Dairy products ..................... 1.321 131.4 131.6 2.5 .2 .2 .9 .6 Fruits and vegetables .............. 2.019 168.8 161.0 1.8 -4.6 2.4 -2.0 -3.5 Other food at home ................. 2.674 132.2 132.4 1.6 .2 .0 .0 -.2 Sugar and sweets ................. .374 134.9 135.6 1.9 .5 -.1 .7 .4 Fats and oils .................... .283 131.3 131.5 .7 .2 .2 .1 .1 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... .833 116.6 116.3 .6 -.3 -.2 -.4 -1.2 Other prepared food .............. 1.184 145.6 146.1 2.5 .3 .1 .1 .4 Food away from home .................. 6.435 144.3 144.4 1.6 .1 .1 .3 -.1 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.722 150.5 150.6 1.2 .1 .5 .1 -.3 Housing .................................. 39.004 140.2 140.9 2.8 .5 .2 .1 .5 Shelter ................................ 25.682 153.9 154.8 3.1 .6 .3 .2 .6 Renters' costs 1/ .................... 8.095 146.4 147.8 2.7 1.0 .3 .1 .4 Rent, residential .................. 6.628 151.9 152.5 2.6 .4 .3 .3 .5 Other renters' costs ............... 1.467 192.0 198.4 3.7 3.3 .4 -.8 .3 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 17.399 148.6 149.2 3.3 .4 .3 .2 .7 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... 17.074 148.8 149.5 3.2 .5 .3 .3 .6 Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... .324 136.5 136.7 3.3 .1 -.1 .1 .1 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... .188 129.6 129.4 -1.4 -.2 -.7 1.5 -.2 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . .102 134.9 134.8 -3.0 -.1 .4 .7 -.1 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. .085 121.8 121.7 .7 -.1 -2.0 2.4 -.1 Fuel and other utilities ............... 7.523 121.5 122.1 3.3 .5 -.1 -.4 .9 Fuels ................................ 4.093 110.1 110.5 3.4 .4 -.2 -.9 1.0 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... .339 88.9 93.6 1.4 5.3 -1.7 -1.5 6.5 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... 3.754 117.5 117.4 3.6 -.1 -.1 -.8 .5 Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... 3.429 149.6 150.7 3.3 .7 .2 .0 .7 Household furnishings and operation .... 5.800 119.2 119.0 1.2 -.2 .2 .2 -.5 Housefurnishings ..................... 3.525 109.4 109.1 1.1 -.3 .3 .1 -.7 Housekeeping supplies ................ 1.141 131.7 131.7 .3 .0 .0 .0 -.2 Housekeeping services ................ 1.134 139.4 139.7 2.6 .2 .0 .4 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.909 129.4 131.4 -.5 1.5 -.3 .3 -.2 Apparel commodities .................... 5.379 126.5 128.6 -.7 1.7 -.3 .3 -.2 Men's and boys' apparel .............. 1.393 124.1 124.0 -1.7 -.1 -.6 -.4 -1.2 Women's and girls' apparel............ 2.356 125.1 129.5 -.8 3.5 -.5 .7 .0 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... .261 126.1 126.6 -2.3 .4 .2 .5 .1 Footwear ............................. .866 126.9 127.0 1.0 .1 .1 1.3 -.3 Other apparel commodities ............ .502 142.9 145.0 .5 1.5 .3 -1.5 .9 Apparel services 2/ .................... .530 153.4 153.5 2.5 .1 .1 .0 .1 Transportation ........................... 18.863 130.2 130.4 1.9 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 Private transportation ................. 17.613 127.9 128.1 1.6 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 New vehicles ......................... 4.948 136.6 137.1 3.5 .4 .1 .1 .4 New cars ........................... 3.606 134.4 134.7 3.2 .2 .0 .1 .5 Used cars ............................ 2.256 137.6 134.8 6.5 -2.0 -.1 -.9 -.8 Motor fuel ........................... 3.705 92.5 93.5 -4.3 1.1 -1.2 -.6 2.3 Gasoline ........................... - 92.0 93.0 -4.7 1.1 -1.4 -.2 2.0 Maintenance and repairs .............. 1.615 148.8 149.3 3.0 .3 .4 .3 .1 Other private transportation ......... 5.089 155.3 155.5 1.6 .1 .1 .1 .1 Other private transportation commodities .................... .795 102.9 102.8 -1.0 -.1 .1 .1 .2 Other private transportation services ....................... 4.295 168.2 168.4 2.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 Public transportation .................. 1.251 170.3 170.9 6.3 .4 .6 -1.3 -.2 Medical care ............................. 6.044 205.8 207.0 4.8 .6 .4 .3 .2 Medical care commodities ............... 1.061 195.9 196.8 2.8 .5 .3 .3 .3 Medical care services .................. 4.983 208.0 209.3 5.2 .6 .4 .3 .2 Professional medical services ........ 2.865 189.0 190.1 4.3 .6 .4 .2 .4 Entertainment ............................ 4.028 146.7 147.1 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .3 Entertainment commodities .............. 2.077 134.2 134.0 1.3 -.1 .3 .0 -.1 Entertainment services ................. 1.951 164.8 166.0 4.8 .7 .3 .6 .7 Other goods and services ................. 6.807 193.1 193.2 .8 .1 .3 .1 .2 Tobacco and smoking products ........... 2.121 217.5 217.2 -7.8 -.1 -.2 -.5 .0 Personal care 2/ ....................... 1.146 143.5 143.1 2.4 -.3 .1 .2 -.3 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... .650 141.0 140.5 2.0 -.4 .0 .2 -.4 Personal care services 2/ ............ .496 146.4 146.3 2.9 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 Personal and educational expenses ...... 3.540 214.1 214.7 6.2 .3 .6 .4 .4 School books and supplies ............ .219 205.1 205.8 4.5 .3 .5 .6 .3 Personal and educational services .... 3.321 215.2 215.7 6.3 .2 .6 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. 100.000 143.6 144.0 2.3 .3 .1 .1 .2 Commodities .............................. 47.644 131.6 131.7 1.0 .1 .0 .0 .0 Food and beverages ..................... 19.344 143.8 143.2 2.1 -.4 .4 .1 -.3 Commodities less food and beverages .... 28.300 124.1 124.6 .2 .4 -.2 -.1 .2 Nondurables less food and beverages .. 16.590 124.7 125.7 -1.8 .8 -.3 .0 .7 Apparel commodities ................ 5.379 126.5 128.6 -.7 1.7 -.3 .3 -.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. 11.211 126.7 127.2 -2.3 .4 -1.2 -.4 .4 Durables ............................. 11.710 122.2 121.9 3.0 -.2 .2 .0 .1 Services ................................. 52.356 158.2 159.0 3.6 .5 .3 .1 .4 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. 25.143 148.1 148.9 3.0 .5 .3 .5 .5 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... 8.771 124.2 124.5 3.2 .2 .2 -.2 .6 Transportation services ................ 7.160 163.6 164.0 3.0 .2 .2 -.1 .1 Medical care services .................. 4.983 208.0 209.3 5.2 .6 .4 .3 .2 Other services ......................... 6.299 179.2 179.9 5.3 .4 .4 .4 .5 Special indexes All items less food ........................ 82.378 143.5 144.1 2.3 .4 .1 .1 .3 All items less shelter ..................... 74.318 141.0 141.2 2.0 .1 .1 .0 .1 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ 82.601 135.1 135.4 2.1 .2 .1 .0 .1 All items less medical care ................ 93.956 140.6 140.9 2.1 .2 .1 .0 .3 Commodities less food ...................... 30.022 125.1 125.6 .2 .4 -.2 -.1 .2 Nondurables less food ...................... 18.312 126.2 127.2 -1.5 .8 -.2 -.1 .6 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... 12.933 128.2 128.7 -1.8 .4 -1.0 -.3 .4 Nondurables 2/ ............................. 35.934 134.6 134.7 .3 .1 -.6 .1 .1 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... 27.213 149.8 150.4 4.0 .4 .3 .0 .5 Services less medical care services ........ 47.373 153.9 154.6 3.4 .5 .4 .1 .5 Energy ..................................... 7.798 100.5 101.2 -.5 .7 -.7 -.8 1.6 All items less energy ...................... 92.202 149.6 149.9 2.5 .2 .3 .1 .1 All items less food and energy ........... 74.580 151.2 151.8 2.6 .4 .3 .1 .3 Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. 25.978 134.4 134.7 .9 .2 .0 .0 -.1 Energy commodities ................... 4.044 92.4 93.8 -3.8 1.5 -1.3 -.6 2.7 Services less energy services .......... 48.602 162.7 163.6 3.5 .6 .3 .2 .4 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... - $.697 $.695 -2.3 -.3 .1 -.1 -.3 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - .234 .233 - - - - - 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended- 6 months ended- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. May Aug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 3.2 1.4 2.8 1.7 2.3 2.3 Food and beverages ......................... 142.8 143.3 143.4 143.0 4.1 .3 3.7 .6 2.2 2.1 Food ..................................... 142.2 142.6 142.7 142.2 4.7 .3 4.0 .0 2.5 2.0 Food at home ........................... 141.5 142.2 142.1 141.4 5.9 -.3 5.0 -.3 2.8 2.3 Cereals and bakery products .......... 158.3 159.1 159.8 160.7 4.2 1.5 4.1 6.2 2.9 5.2 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... 137.0 136.9 137.2 137.3 7.7 .0 3.9 .9 3.8 2.4 Dairy products ....................... 128.8 129.1 130.3 131.1 3.8 3.1 -3.9 7.3 3.5 1.5 Fruits and vegetables ................ 163.5 167.5 164.2 158.5 13.2 -7.7 16.7 -11.7 2.2 1.5 Other food at home ................... 131.7 131.7 131.7 131.5 1.9 1.5 3.7 -.6 1.7 1.5 Sugar and sweets ................... 134.0 133.9 134.9 135.5 -.3 .9 2.7 4.6 .3 3.6 Fats and oils ...................... 130.3 130.5 130.6 130.7 -2.4 3.1 .9 1.2 .3 1.1 Nonalcoholic beverages ............. 116.8 116.6 116.1 114.7 3.6 .3 6.0 -7.0 1.9 -.7 Other prepared food ................ 145.0 145.2 145.3 145.9 2.8 2.0 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.8 Food away from home .................... 144.0 144.1 144.5 144.4 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.8 1.4 Alcoholic beverages ...................... 150.2 150.9 151.1 150.7 -.3 1.4 2.4 1.3 .5 1.9 Housing .................................... 139.7 140.0 140.1 140.8 3.3 2.6 2.3 3.2 2.9 2.8 Shelter .................................. 152.9 153.4 153.7 154.6 2.7 2.4 2.7 4.5 2.5 3.6 Renters' costs 1/ ...................... 145.7 146.1 146.2 146.8 3.4 1.4 3.1 3.1 2.4 3.1 Rent, residential .................... 151.1 151.5 151.9 152.6 2.4 1.9 1.9 4.0 2.2 2.9 Other renters' costs ................. 193.6 194.4 192.9 193.5 8.4 -1.9 8.5 -.2 3.1 4.0 Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... 147.6 148.1 148.4 149.4 2.5 3.1 2.8 5.0 2.8 3.9 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.6 2.5 2.8 2.8 5.0 2.6 3.9 Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ 136.5 136.4 136.5 136.7 2.7 7.1 3.0 .6 4.9 1.8 _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. 128.6 127.7 129.6 129.4 1.2 1.5 -10.2 2.5 1.4 -4.0 Maintenance and repair services ...... 133.5 134.0 134.9 134.8 -1.7 5.0 -17.6 4.0 1.6 -7.4 Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 121.4 119.0 121.8 121.7 4.7 -2.3 -.7 1.0 1.2 .2 Fuel and other utilities ................. 122.1 122.0 121.5 122.6 7.3 4.0 .7 1.6 5.6 1.2 Fuels .................................. 110.6 110.4 109.4 110.5 10.9 3.7 -.7 -.4 7.2 -.5 Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 88.8 87.3 86.0 91.6 3.1 -2.6 -7.3 13.2 .2 2.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... 118.4 118.3 117.3 117.9 12.1 4.2 .0 -1.7 8.1 -.8 Other utilities and public services 2/ . 149.3 149.6 149.6 150.7 2.8 4.4 2.2 3.8 3.6 3.0 Household furnishings and operation ...... 118.9 119.1 119.3 118.7 1.0 .3 3.8 -.7 .7 1.5 Housefurnishings ....................... 109.2 109.5 109.6 108.8 .7 1.1 3.7 -1.5 .9 1.1 Housekeeping supplies .................. 131.7 131.7 131.7 131.4 1.2 -4.8 5.7 -.9 -1.8 2.3 Housekeeping services .................. 139.0 139.0 139.6 139.5 1.8 4.8 2.0 1.4 3.3 1.7 Apparel and upkeep ......................... 132.7 132.3 132.7 132.4 -2.1 .6 .9 -.9 -.8 .0 Apparel commodities ...................... 130.1 129.7 130.1 129.8 -2.4 .3 .6 -.9 -1.1 -.2 Men's and boys' apparel ................ 127.7 126.9 126.4 124.9 -1.6 1.9 2.2 -8.5 .2 -3.3 Women's and girls' apparel ............. 130.8 130.2 131.1 131.1 -4.2 -.3 .3 .9 -2.3 .6 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... 127.4 127.6 128.2 128.3 -8.0 5.7 -8.9 2.9 -1.4 -3.2 Footwear ............................... 127.0 127.1 128.7 128.3 -.6 -2.8 3.5 4.2 -1.7 3.8 Other apparel commodities .............. 145.1 145.5 143.3 144.6 3.1 1.7 -1.4 -1.4 2.4 -1.4 Apparel services 2/....................... 153.2 153.4 153.4 153.5 2.2 2.4 4.8 .8 2.3 2.8 Transportation ............................. 130.6 130.4 130.2 130.8 1.6 1.2 3.8 .6 1.4 2.2 Private transportation ................... 128.5 128.3 128.1 128.8 1.3 .0 3.8 .9 .6 2.4 New vehicles ........................... 135.1 135.2 135.4 135.9 4.3 4.9 2.7 2.4 4.6 2.5 New cars ............................. 132.9 132.9 133.0 133.7 4.1 4.0 2.8 2.4 4.1 2.6 Used cars .............................. 139.6 139.5 138.3 137.2 13.4 12.6 8.1 -6.7 13.0 .4 Motor fuel ............................. 96.4 95.2 94.6 96.8 -9.2 -13.4 5.1 1.7 -11.3 3.4 Gasoline ............................. 96.0 94.7 94.5 96.4 -10.3 -13.5 4.3 1.7 -11.9 3.0 Maintenance and repairs ................ 148.0 148.6 149.1 149.2 3.1 3.0 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 Other private transportation ........... 154.0 154.1 154.3 154.5 1.3 1.3 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.8 Other private transportation commodities ...................... 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.5 -1.9 -2.7 -.8 1.6 -2.3 .4 Other private transportation services ......................... 166.7 166.8 167.0 167.2 2.2 2.0 2.9 1.2 2.1 2.1 Public transportation .................... 168.8 169.8 167.6 167.2 10.6 12.7 6.4 -3.7 11.6 1.2 Medical care ............................... 204.6 205.4 206.0 206.5 6.4 4.5 4.4 3.8 5.5 4.1 Medical care commodities ................. 195.3 195.8 196.3 196.8 1.5 4.4 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 Medical care services .................... 206.6 207.4 208.0 208.5 7.7 4.4 5.0 3.7 6.0 4.4 Professional medical services .......... 188.0 188.8 189.1 189.9 6.1 3.1 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.0 Entertainment 2/ ........................... 145.9 146.3 146.7 147.2 1.1 2.8 4.5 3.6 2.0 4.1 Entertainment commodities ................ 133.8 134.2 134.2 134.0 .3 1.5 2.7 .6 .9 1.7 Entertainment services ................... 163.5 164.0 165.0 166.2 2.3 4.1 6.4 6.8 3.2 6.6 Other goods and services ................... 191.9 192.4 192.5 192.9 6.2 -1.6 -3.3 2.1 2.2 -.6 Tobacco and smoking products ............. 216.9 216.5 215.4 215.5 5.9 -14.8 -17.8 -2.6 -5.0 -10.5 Personal care 2/ ......................... 143.0 143.2 143.5 143.1 4.1 2.9 2.3 .3 3.5 1.3 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 140.7 140.7 141.0 140.5 5.0 2.6 1.1 -.6 3.8 .3 Personal care services 2/ .............. 145.6 146.2 146.4 146.3 2.8 3.1 3.7 1.9 3.0 2.8 Personal and educational expenses ........ 211.5 212.8 213.6 214.5 7.1 6.6 5.1 5.8 6.8 5.4 School books and supplies .............. 201.5 202.6 203.9 204.6 5.6 8.7 -2.3 6.3 7.2 1.9 Personal and educational services ...... 212.5 213.8 214.5 215.5 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 6.8 5.7 Commodity and service group All items .................................... - - - - 3.2 1.4 2.8 1.7 2.3 2.3 Commodities ................................ 131.9 131.9 131.9 131.9 2.2 -.6 2.2 .0 .8 1.1 Food and beverages ....................... 142.8 143.3 143.4 143.0 4.1 .3 3.7 .6 2.2 2.1 Commodities less food and beverages ...... 125.1 124.9 124.8 125.1 .6 -1.3 1.3 .0 -.3 .6 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 126.5 126.1 126.1 127.0 -.9 -5.5 -2.2 1.6 -3.2 -.3 Apparel commodities .................. 130.1 129.7 130.1 129.8 -2.4 .3 .6 -.9 -1.1 -.2 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... 128.7 127.2 126.7 127.2 4.1 -7.1 -1.2 -4.6 -1.7 -2.9 Durables ............................... 121.7 121.9 121.9 122.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 1.0 3.7 2.2 Services ................................... 157.5 157.9 158.1 158.8 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.4 Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... 146.9 147.3 148.1 148.9 1.4 4.5 .8 5.6 2.9 3.2 _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ 124.7 124.9 124.7 125.4 5.7 4.0 1.3 2.3 4.8 1.8 Transportation services .................. 162.3 162.7 162.5 162.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 .7 3.8 2.1 Medical care services .................... 206.6 207.4 208.0 208.5 7.7 4.4 5.0 3.7 6.0 4.4 Other services ........................... 177.9 178.7 179.4 180.3 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.5 Special indexes All items less food .......................... 143.3 143.5 143.6 144.1 3.2 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 All items less shelter ....................... 141.0 141.1 141.1 141.3 3.2 1.2 2.9 .9 2.2 1.9 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... 135.1 135.2 135.2 135.4 3.4 1.2 2.7 .9 2.3 1.8 All items less medical care .................. 140.4 140.6 140.6 141.0 2.9 1.4 2.6 1.7 2.2 2.2 Commodities less food ........................ 126.3 126.1 126.0 126.3 .6 -.9 1.3 .0 -.2 .6 Nondurables less food ........................ 127.9 127.6 127.5 128.3 -1.5 -3.6 -1.9 1.3 -2.6 -.3 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... 129.9 128.6 128.2 128.7 3.7 -6.2 -.9 -3.6 -1.4 -2.3 Nondurables 2/ ............................... 135.3 134.5 134.6 134.7 4.2 -4.3 3.3 -1.8 -.1 .7 Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. 149.2 149.7 149.7 150.4 5.1 4.2 3.6 3.3 4.6 3.4 Services less medical care services .......... 153.1 153.7 153.8 154.6 3.8 3.2 2.7 4.0 3.5 3.3 Energy ....................................... 103.0 102.3 101.5 103.1 .8 -4.9 2.0 .4 -2.1 1.2 All items less energy ........................ 149.1 149.5 149.6 149.8 3.6 1.9 2.7 1.9 2.8 2.3 All items less food and energy ............. 151.0 151.4 151.5 151.9 3.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... 135.0 135.0 135.0 134.8 2.1 .9 .9 -.6 1.5 .1 Energy commodities ..................... 95.9 94.7 94.1 96.6 -8.5 -12.4 3.8 3.0 -10.5 3.4 Services less energy services ............ 162.0 162.5 162.8 163.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 1/ Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 2/ Not seasonally adjusted. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1994 from- Jan. 1994 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1994 1993 1993 1993 U.S. city average ...................... M 145.8 145.8 146.2 146.7 2.5 0.6 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.3 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 152.7 152.7 153.2 154.0 2.4 .9 .5 2.3 .3 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 153.3 153.2 153.7 154.6 2.5 .9 .6 2.3 .3 .3 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 151.4 151.7 152.5 153.0 2.8 .9 .3 3.0 .7 .5 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 151.2 151.1 151.3 151.9 1.9 .5 .4 1.9 .1 .1 North Central urban .................... M 141.4 141.2 141.5 142.1 2.5 .6 .4 2.5 .1 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 142.5 142.2 142.5 143.2 2.6 .7 .5 2.4 .0 .2 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 140.1 140.1 141.1 141.3 2.9 .9 .1 2.8 .7 .7 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 142.6 142.4 142.4 143.0 2.1 .4 .4 2.2 -.1 .0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 137.1 136.8 136.7 137.2 2.7 .3 .4 2.8 -.3 -.1 South urban ............................ M 142.3 142.2 142.5 142.9 2.7 .5 .3 3.0 .1 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 142.6 142.7 142.9 143.4 2.6 .5 .3 2.9 .2 .1 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 143.9 143.8 144.4 144.6 3.1 .6 .1 3.2 .3 .4 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 141.1 140.9 141.0 141.6 2.5 .5 .4 2.3 -.1 .1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 141.1 140.7 140.8 140.7 2.9 .0 -.1 3.2 -.2 .1 West urban ............................. M 147.5 147.8 148.1 148.3 2.1 .3 .1 2.3 .4 .2 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 149.3 149.5 149.7 149.9 1.8 .3 .1 2.0 .3 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 147.0 146.7 147.8 148.3 3.6 1.1 .3 3.6 .5 .7 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 132.5 132.5 132.7 133.3 2.3 .6 .5 2.3 .2 .2 B .................................... M 144.9 145.0 145.8 146.1 3.0 .8 .2 3.0 .6 .6 C .................................... M 144.3 144.1 144.3 144.9 2.4 .6 .4 2.4 .0 .1 D .................................... M 141.3 141.3 141.2 141.5 2.8 .1 .2 2.8 -.1 -.1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 146.4 146.1 146.5 146.8 2.2 .5 .2 2.3 .1 .3 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 151.6 151.9 152.2 152.2 1.5 .2 .0 2.0 .4 .2 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 155.4 155.6 156.0 157.4 2.5 1.2 .9 2.0 .4 .3 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 152.1 151.3 152.5 152.9 3.0 1.1 .3 3.4 .3 .8 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 147.2 147.0 147.5 147.4 1.3 .3 -.1 1.7 .2 .3 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 143.4 - 143.8 - - - - 1.3 .3 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 154.5 - 153.6 - - - - 1.1 -.6 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 142.1 - 142.4 - - - - 3.6 .2 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 139.8 - 141.0 - - - - 2.3 .9 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 138.1 - 138.6 - - - - 2.0 .4 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 150.9 - 150.9 - - - - 2.1 .0 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 138.8 - 139.2 2.8 .3 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 140.2 - 141.7 2.5 1.1 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 136.5 - 137.0 4.0 .4 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 141.1 - 142.6 2.4 1.1 - - - - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Percent change to Area Pricing Feb. 1994 from- Jan. 1994 from- schedule Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. Dec. 1/ 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1994 1993 1993 1993 U.S. city average ...................... M 143.4 143.3 143.6 144.0 2.3 0.5 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.2 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... M 150.4 150.4 150.8 151.4 2.2 .7 .4 2.2 .3 .3 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 150.0 149.9 150.2 150.9 2.1 .7 .5 2.0 .1 .2 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 149.2 149.4 150.3 150.7 2.5 .9 .3 2.8 .7 .6 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 152.8 152.6 152.7 153.2 1.7 .4 .3 1.7 -.1 .1 North Central urban .................... M 138.5 138.2 138.5 139.0 2.4 .6 .4 2.3 .0 .2 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 138.8 138.5 138.8 139.4 2.4 .6 .4 2.4 .0 .2 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 136.4 136.5 137.4 137.6 2.7 .8 .1 2.5 .7 .7 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M 140.2 140.0 140.0 140.6 1.9 .4 .4 2.0 -.1 .0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 136.0 135.6 135.3 135.8 2.3 .1 .4 2.3 -.5 -.2 South urban ............................ M 141.0 140.8 141.0 141.2 2.6 .3 .1 2.8 .0 .1 Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ M 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.3 2.4 .2 .2 2.8 .0 .0 Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... M 140.8 140.7 141.1 141.2 3.1 .4 .1 3.1 .2 .3 Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 .......... M 141.0 140.8 140.8 141.3 2.3 .4 .4 2.1 -.1 .0 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 141.4 140.9 141.1 141.0 3.1 .1 -.1 3.3 -.2 .1 West urban ............................. M 144.8 145.0 145.3 145.4 1.9 .3 .1 2.2 .3 .2 Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M 145.0 145.2 145.3 145.4 1.6 .1 .1 1.9 .2 .1 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 144.7 144.5 145.4 146.0 3.3 1.0 .4 3.3 .5 .6 Size classes A 3/ ................................. M 131.6 131.5 131.7 132.1 2.2 .5 .3 2.3 .1 .2 B .................................... M 142.6 142.6 143.2 143.4 2.8 .6 .1 2.8 .4 .4 C .................................... M 143.6 143.4 143.6 144.1 2.2 .5 .3 2.2 .0 .1 D .................................... M 140.8 140.7 140.6 140.8 2.5 .1 .1 2.6 -.1 -.1 Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... M 141.8 141.7 142.0 142.3 2.3 .4 .2 2.2 .1 .2 Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... M 146.4 146.7 146.8 146.9 1.3 .1 .1 1.7 .3 .1 N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M 152.0 152.1 152.4 153.5 2.1 .9 .7 1.7 .3 .2 Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. M 151.9 151.2 152.1 152.2 2.4 .7 .1 3.2 .1 .6 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M 145.0 144.7 145.3 145.0 1.0 .2 -.2 1.6 .2 .4 Baltimore, MD .......................... 1 142.5 - 142.7 - - - - 1.0 .1 - Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 153.4 - 152.5 - - - - .9 -.6 - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 135.1 - 135.1 - - - - 3.3 .0 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. 1 138.0 - 138.7 - - - - 2.1 .5 - St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 137.5 - 137.7 - - - - 1.7 .1 - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 148.5 - 148.3 - - - - 1.9 -.1 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. 2 - 138.6 - 138.1 2.4 -.4 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 - 135.7 - 137.0 1.9 1.0 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 - 136.0 - 136.3 3.8 .2 - - - - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 - 135.1 - 136.3 2.3 .9 - - - - 1/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.