[Federal Register: August 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 149)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
2002 and 2003 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey
Report: Revised Shelter Analyses
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes revised shelter (rent) analyses relating
to the ``2002 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report:
Caribbean and Washington, DC, Areas'' and the ``2003 Nonforeign Area
Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report: Alaska and Washington, DC,
Areas.'' The Federal Government uses the results of surveys such as
these to set cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates for General
Schedule, U.S. Postal Service, and certain other Federal employees in
Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. This notice explains the revised shelter
analyses adopted by the Office of Personnel Management based on
additional research undertaken after the publication of these two
reports.
DATES: Comments on this report must be received on or before October 3,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Donald J. Winstead, Deputy
Associate Director for Pay and Performance Policy, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, Room 7H31,
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; fax: (202) 606-4264; or
e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald L. Paquin, (202) 606-2838; fax:
(202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 591.229 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to
publish nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance (COLA) survey summary
reports in the Federal Register. On February 9, 2004, OPM published the
``2002 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report:
Caribbean and Washington, DC, Areas'' at 69 FR 6020. On March 12, 2004,
OPM published the ``2003 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance
Survey Report: Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas'' at 69 FR 12002. Since
publishing the results of these surveys, OPM has adopted a new
methodology for calculating rent indexes. This notice describes the new
methodology, the effect on the rent indexes, and the effect on the
final indexes.
New Shelter (Rental) Analyses
OPM developed a new methodology for analyzing rental prices in
consultation with the Survey Implementation Committee (SIC) and
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The SIC and the TAC were
established pursuant to the settlement of Caraballo, et al. v. United
States, No. 1997-0027 (D.V.I.), August 17, 2000. The SIC advises and
assists OPM in the implementation of the new COLA methodology to which
the parties agreed. The SIC consists of five plaintiffs'
representatives from the COLA areas and two OPM representatives. The
TAC consists of three economists who have expertise in living-cost
measurement. The TAC performs research for and advises the SIC.
As described in the 2002 and 2003 survey reports, OPM hired a
contractor, the Center of International and Interarea Comparisons
(CIIC), to analyze the housing data and estimate relative rental rates
and rental indexes. CIIC is well-known for its work in international
price comparisons, and one of its co-directors of research is a member
of the TAC. CIIC consulted closely with the TAC and the SIC in
analyzing the rental survey results.
As noted in both the 2002 and 2003 survey reports, the TAC
recommended that OPM review the issue of which rental equation to use
and how to choose among equations as additional rental data become
available. OPM agreed to do this. As OPM acquired more rental data and
more experience analyzing these data, it became apparent that the
hedonic regressions (a form of multiple linear regression) used in the
2002 and 2003 analyses could be improved.
Therefore, in consultation with the SIC and TAC, OPM recomputed the
rent indexes for the 2002 Caribbean and 2003 Alaska surveys. Table 1
below shows the new rent indexes. Appendix 1 shows the regression
equation in SAS code and the regression results for the 2002 Caribbean
survey. (SAS is a proprietary statistical analysis computer software
package.) Appendix 2 shows the regression equation in SAS code and the
regression results for the 2003 Alaska survey.
Table 1.--Rent Indexes
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Previous New rent
Area rent index index
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Puerto Rico................................... 65.52 70.89
St. Croix, USVI............................... 67.50 71.71
St. Thomas/St. John, USVI..................... 84.22 88.63
Anchorage, Alaska............................. 86.06 89.99
Fairbanks, Alaska............................. 78.84 79.96
Juneau, Alaska................................ 92.91 91.68
Washington, DC, Area.......................... *100.00 *100.00
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* By definition, the index of the base area is always 100.00.
New COLA Indexes
Once OPM computed new rent indexes, it became necessary to compute
new final overall COLA indexes because these indexes would have changed
compared with those OPM published with the 2002 and 2003 survey
reports. Table 2 shows the new final indexes. Appendix 3 shows the
derivation of the Caribbean final indexes. Appendix 4 shows the
derivation of the Alaska final indexes.
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Table 2.--Final Living-Cost Indexes
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Previous New final
Area final index index
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Puerto Rico................................... 103.60 105.10
U.S. Virgin Islands........................... 121.44 122.84
Anchorage, Alaska............................. 112.63 113.79
Fairbanks, Alaska............................. 115.26 115.61
Juneau, Alaska................................ 118.34 118.03
Rest of the State of Alaska................... 134.80 136.00
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Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
Appendix 1--2002 Caribbean Survey Hedonic Rental Data Equations and
Results
data temp; set opm.dcprvi;
survey--area = `XX';
location = substr(compnumber,1,1);
if location = `A' then survey--area = `SC';
if location = `B' then survey--area = `ST';
if location = `C' then survey--area = `PR';
if location = `D' then survey--area = `DC';
*Q1 yrbuilt;
age = 2002 - yrbuilt;
agesq = age*age;
if age < 0 then delete;
if age >= 200 then delete;
sqsqspace = sqfootage*sqfootage;
baths = fullbaths + halfbaths*.5 + threeqtrbaths*.75;
Extrnl--Cond = 0;
if extrcond = `A' then Extrnl--Cond = 1; *(Good);
Neighbor--Cond = 0;
if neighcond = `A' then Neighbor--Cond = 1; *(Desirable);
hasgarage = 0;
if garage in (`A' `B' `C') then hasgarage = 1; *(Yes);
Dup--Apartment = 0;
if unittype in (`B' `C' `E' `F' `H') then Dup--Apartment = 1;
*(Duplex, Triplex, Walkup, In-home, or other apartmnt);
Highrise = 0;
if unittype = `G' then Highrise = 1; *(high rise apartment);
Detached--Town = 0;
*if unittype in (`A' `D') then Detached--Town = 1; *(Detached,
Townhouse, Row House);
*omitting the above makes it the base condition;
SqftXDup--Apartment = 0;
if unittype in (`B' `C' `E' `F' `H') then SqftXDup--Apartment =
sqfootage;
SqftXHighrise = 0;
if unittype = `G' then SqftXHighrise = sqfootage;
SqftXDetached--Town = 0;
if unittype in (`A' `D') then SqftXDetached--Town = sqfootage;
sqfootagesq = sqfootage* sqfootage;
hasclothesdryer = 0;
if cldryer = `Y' then hasclothesdryer = 1;
hasdishwasher = 0;
if dishwasher = `Y' then hasdishwasher = 1;
hasmicrowave = 0;
if microwave = `Y' then hasmicrowave = 1;
hassecurity = 0;
if gated = `Y' or accessctl = `Y' or guards = `Y' or alarms = `Y'
then hassecurity = 1;
ExceptionalView = 0;
If excview = `Y' then ExceptionalView = 1;
St--Croix = 0;
if survey--area = `SC' then St--Croix = 1;
St--Thomas = 0;
if survey--area = `ST' then St--Thomas = 1;
Puerto--Rico = 0;
if survey--area = `PR' then Puerto--Rico = 1;
Wash--DC = 0;
*** if survey--area = `WA' then Wash--DC = 1--Omitting this makes DC
the base area;
lrent = log(rent);
PROC REG DATA = temp;
MODEL lrent = SqftXDup--Apartment SqftXHighrise SqftXDetached--Town
sqfootagesq age agesq baths bedrooms Dup--Apartment Highrise
Neighbor--Cond hasclothesdryer hasdishwasher hasmicrowave
Extrnl--Cond hassecurity ExceptionalView
St--Croix St--Thomas Puerto--Rico;
TITLE `2002 Caribbean Rental Data--Revised Rental Analyses Federal
Register Model';
RUN;
2002 Caribbean Rental Data--Revised Rental Analyses Federal Register
Model
[The REG procedure model: MODEL1 dependent variable: lrent]
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Number of Observations Read..................................... 1599
Number of Observations Used..................................... 1599
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Analysis of variance
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Sum of
Source DF squares Mean square F Value Pr > F
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Model............................................... 20 345.01809 17.25090 388.32 < .0001
Error............................................... 1578 70.10212 0.04442
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Corrected Total..................................... 1598 415.12021
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Root MSE.................... 0.21077 R-Square............ 0.8311
Dependent Mean.............. 7.03692 Adj R-Sq............ 0.8290
Coeff Var................... 2.99522
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Parameter estimates
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Parameter Standard Pr >
Variable DF estimate error t Value [bond]t[bond]
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Intercept...................................... 1 6.16053 0.07083 86.97 < .0001
SqftXDup--Apartment............................ 1 0.00084714 0.00006631 12.78 < .0001
SqftXHighrise.................................. 1 0.00067673 0.00007716 8.77 < .0001
SqftXDetached--Town............................ 1 0.00061692 0.00008334 7.40 < .0001
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sqfootagesq.................................... 1 -1.12749E-7 2.245397E-8 -5.02 < .0001
age............................................ 1 -0.00276 0.00067933 -4.06 < .0001
agesq.......................................... 1 0.00005451 0.00000734 7.43 < .0001
baths.......................................... 1 0.08207 0.01164 7.05 < .0001
BEDROOMS....................................... 1 0.05114 0.01034 4.94 < .0001
Dup--Apartment................................. 1 -0.27875 0.05458 -5.11 < .0001
Highrise....................................... 1 -0.15790 0.06883 -2.29 0.0219
Neighbor--Cond................................. 1 0.18967 0.01468 12.92 < .0001
hasclothesdryer................................ 1 0.06615 0.01406 4.70 < .0001
hasdishwasher.................................. 1 0.06214 0.01718 3.62 0.0003
hasmicrowave................................... 1 0.07894 0.01478 5.34 < .0001
Extrnl--Cond................................... 1 0.09525 0.01483 6.42 < .0001
hassecurity.................................... 1 0.08359 0.01276 6.55 < .0001
ExceptionalView................................ 1 0.08695 0.02043 4.26 < .0001
St--Croix...................................... 1 -0.34634 0.02769 -12.51 < .0001
St--Thomas..................................... 1 -0.13415 0.02694 -4.98 < .0001
Puerto--Rico................................... 1 -0.35453 0.02086 -16.99 < .0001
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Appendix 2--2003 Alaska Survey Hedonic Rental Data Equations and
Results
data temp; set OPM.ak--dc--2003--w--census;
survey--area = `XX';
location = substr(compnumber,1,1);
if location = `A' then survey--area = `JU';
if location = `B' then survey--area = `FB';
if location = `C' then survey--area = `AN';
if location = `D' then survey--area = `DC';
*Q1 yrbuilt;
age = 2003-yrbuilt;
agesq = age*age;
sqsqspace = sqfootage*sqfootage;
baths = fullbaths + halfbaths*.5 + threeqtrbaths*.75;
Neighbor--Cond = 0;
if neighcond = `A' then Neighbor--Cond = 1; *(Desirable);
hasgarage = 0;
if garage in (`A' `B' `C') then hasgarage = 1; *(Yes);
Dup--Triplex = 0;
if unittype in (`B' `C') then Dup--Triplex = 1; *(Duplex or
Triplex);
Non--Highrise = 0;
if unittype in (`E' `F' `H') then Non--Highrise = 1; *(Walkup, In-
home, or other apartmnt);
Highrise = 0;
if unittype = `G' then Highrise = 1; *(high rise apartment);
Detached--Town = 0;
*if unittype in (`A' `D') then Detached--Town = 1; *(Detached,
Townhouse, Row House);
*omitting the above makes it the base condition;
SqftXDup--Triplex = 0;
if unittype in (`B' `C') then SqftXDup--Triplex = sqfootage;
SqftXNon--Highrise = 0;
if unittype in (`E' `F' `H') then SqftXNon--Highrise = sqfootage;
SqftXHighrise = 0;
if unittype = `G' then SqftXHighrise = sqfootage;
SqftXDetached--Town = 0;
if unittype in (`A' `D') then SqftXDetached--Town = sqfootage;
hasclothesdryer = 0;
if cldryer = `Y' then hasclothesdryer = 1;
hasfireplace = 0;
if fireplace =`Y' then hasfireplace = 1;
medianincomesq = medianincome*medianincome;
Anchorage = 0;
if survey--area = `AN' then Anchorage = 1;
Fairbanks = 0;
if survey--area = `FB' then Fairbanks = 1;
Juneau = 0;
if survey--area = `JU' then Juneau = 1;
Wash--DC = 0;
*** if survey--area = `WA' then Wash--DC = 1--Omitting this makes DC
the base area; lrent = log(rent);
PROC REG DATA = temp;
MODEL lrent = SqftXDup--Triplex SqftXNon--Highrise
SqftXHighrise SqftXDetached--Town
age agesq baths bedrooms Dup--Triplex Non--Highrise Highrise
Neighbor--Cond hasgarage hasclothesdryer
hasfireplace medianincome medianincomesq PctallBA--
PctSchoolAge
Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau;
TITLE `2003 Alaskan Rental Data--Revised Rental Analyses Federal
Register Model';
RUN;
2003 Alaskan Rental Data--Revised Rental Analyses Federal Register Model
The REG procedure model: MODEL1 dependent variable: lrent]
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Number of Observations Read..................................... 1679
Number of Observations Used..................................... 1679
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Analysis of variance
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Sum of
Source DF squares Mean square F Value Pr > F
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Model............................................... 22 216.72733 9.85124 393.42 < .0001
Error............................................... 1656 41.46655 0.02504
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Corrected Total..................................... 1678 258.19388
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Root MSE........................................ 0.15824 R-Square............................... 0.8394
Dependent Mean.................................. 7.06679 Adj R-Sq............................... 0.8373
Coeff Var....................................... 2.23922
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Pr >
Variable DF Parameter Standard t Value [verbarlm]t
estimate error [verbarrm]
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Intercept........................................ 1 6.78428 0.04463 152.01 < .0001
SqftXDup--Triplex................................ 1 0.00012656 0.00003471 3.65 0.0003
SqftXNon--Highrise............................... 1 0.00026632 0.00003630 7.34 < .0001
SqftXHighrise.................................... 1 0.00022895 0.00004467 5.13 < .0001
SqftXDetached--Town.............................. 1 0.00008622 0.00001571 5.49 < .0001
age.............................................. 1 -0.00426 0.00067976 -6.27 < .0001
agesq............................................ 1 0.00005692 0.00000816 6.97 < .0001
baths............................................ 1 0.02324 0.00582 3.99 < .0001
BEDROOMS......................................... 1 0.12778 0.00743 17.19 < .0001
Dup--Triplex..................................... 1 -0.08525 0.04928 -1.73 0.0839
Non--Highrise.................................... 1 -0.31060 0.03842 -8.09 < .0001
Highrise......................................... 1 -0.17676 0.04867 -3.63 0.0003
Neighbor--Cond................................... 1 0.25807 0.03958 6.52 < .0001
hasgarage........................................ 1 0.11484 0.01101 10.44 < .0001
hasclothesdryer.................................. 1 0.05904 0.00883 6.69 < .0001
hasfireplace..................................... 1 0.05504 0.01017 5.41 < .0001
MedianIncome..................................... 1 -0.00000242 8.194014E-7 -2.96 0.0031
medianincomesq................................... 1 2.2724E-11 4.80424E-12 4.73 < .0001
PCTAllBA--....................................... 1 0.39214 0.04673 8.39 < .0001
PctSchoolAge..................................... 1 -0.71293 0.11164 -6.39 < .0001
Anchorage........................................ 1 -0.11428 0.01195 -9.56 < .0001
Fairbanks........................................ 1 -0.22871 0.01345 -17.01 < .0001
Juneau........................................... 1 -0.09632 0.01719 -5.60 < .0001
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Appendix 3.--2002 Final Living-Cost Results for the Caribbean Cola Areas
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MEG PEG
Major expenditure group (MEG) Primary expenditure group weight weight PEG index MEG index
(PEG) (percent) (percent)
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PUERTO RICO
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1. Food................................. .......................... 13.16 ......... ......... 101.85
Cereals and bakery 0.98 7.45 105.91 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.47 11.16 99.40 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.65 4.94 124.86 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.73 5.56 107.05 .........
Processed Foods........... 1.54 11.68 106.42 .........
Other food at home........ 0.42 3.16 92.62 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.49 3.74 133.21 .........
Food away from home....... 5.93 45.04 91.91 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.96 7.28 123.96 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ .......................... 31.30 ......... ......... 85.20
Shelter................... 28.07 89.67 71.88 .........
Energy Utilities.......... 2.65 8.46 236.07 .........
Water and other public 0.59 1.87 41.54 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.06 ......... ......... 98.84
Household operations...... 1.36 22.51 64.95 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.06 17.53 113.20 .........
Textiles and Area Rugs.... 0.25 4.16 93.40 .........
Furniture................. 1.05 17.39 95.70 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.37 6.03 116.32 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.21 3.46 108.32 .........
housewares.
Miscellaneous household 1.75 28.91 114.40 .........
equipment.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and services................. .......................... 4.00 ......... ......... 112.80
Men and boys.............. 0.75 18.69 107.05 .........
Women and girls........... 1.67 41.66 114.32 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.55 103.86 .........
Footwear.................. 0.70 17.48 88.96 .........
Other apparel products and 0.71 17.63 141.24 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
5. Transportation....................... .......................... 16.93 ......... ......... 107.51
Motor Vehicle Costs....... 9.09 53.67 109.17 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.71 16.02 84.24 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.81 10.72 94.31 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.73 10.24 122.13 .........
Public transportation..... 1.58 9.35 136.92 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.44 ......... ......... 73.31
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Health insurance.......... 2.08 46.97 59.73 .........
Medical services.......... 1.43 32.31 72.76 .........
Drugs and medical Supplies 0.92 20.72 104.93 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
7. Recreation........................... .......................... 6.23 ......... ......... 102.99
Fees and admissions....... 1.46 23.38 95.96 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.77 12.38 115.85 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys, & playground 1.15 18.48 98.43 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 0.97 15.57 106.71 .........
supplies, etc..
Personal care products.... 0.69 11.10 98.89 .........
Personal care services.... 0.70 11.29 105.17 .........
Reading................... 0.49 7.80 109.76 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.09 ......... 132.89 .........
Education................. 0.21 5.06 216.35 .........
Communications............ 3.24 79.32 132.97 .........
Computers and Computer 0.64 15.62 105.41 .........
Services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 13.79 ......... ......... 103.10
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.48 3.51 87.91 .........
Miscellaneous............. 2.09 15.12 123.28 .........
Personal insurance and 11.22 81.37 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Overall Price Index..................... MEG Total................ 100.00 ......... ......... 98.10
Plus Adjustment Factor.................. .......................... ......... ......... ......... 7.00
Index Plus Adjustment Factor............ .......................... ......... ......... ......... 105.10
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ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
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1. Food................................. .......................... 13.16 ......... ......... 116.05
Cereals and bakery 0.98 7.45 129.89 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.47 11.16 129.25 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.65 4.94 155.69 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.73 5.56 108.80 .........
Processed foods........... 1.54 11.68 128.02 .........
Other food at home........ 0.42 3.16 108.01 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.49 3.74 132.85 .........
Food away from home....... 5.93 45.04 105.82 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.96 7.28 99.25 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ 31.30..................... ......... ......... ......... 100.75
Shelter................... 28.07 89.67 75.16 .........
Energy utilities.......... 2.65 8.46 343.31 .........
Water and other public 0.59 1.87 230.60 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.06 ......... ......... 126.20
Household operations...... 1.36 22.51 58.68 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.06 17.53 138.03 .........
Textiles and area rugs.... 0.25 4.16 98.61 .........
Furniture................. 1.05 17.39 141.31 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.37 6.03 127.13 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.21 3.46 101.87 .........
housewares.
Miscellaneous household 1.75 28.91 169.19 .........
equipment.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services................. .......................... 4.00 ......... ......... 102.52
Men and boys.............. 0.75 18.69 115.94 .........
Women and girls........... 1.67 41.66 98.51 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.55 83.57 .........
Footwear.................. 0.70 17.48 97.20 .........
Other apparel products and 0.71 17.63 107.95 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
5. Transportation....................... .......................... 16.93 ......... ......... 111.02
Motor vehicle costs....... 9.09 53.67 112.02 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.71 16.02 73.46 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.81 10.72 88.94 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.73 10.24 119.53 .........
Public transportation..... 1.58 9.35 185.59 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.44 ......... ......... 102.17
Health insurance.......... 2.08 46.97 110.99 .........
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Medical services.......... 1.43 32.31 83.05 .........
Drugs and medical supplies 0.92 20.72 111.99 .........
PEG Total................ ......... ......... 100.00 .........
7. Recreation........................... .......................... 6.23 ......... ......... 107.72
Fees and admissions....... 1.46 23.38 85.81 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.77 12.38 94.05 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys & playground 1.15 18.48 124.46 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 0.97 15.57 118.42 .........
supplies, etc.
Personal care products.... 0.69 11.10 120.92 .........
Personal care services.... 0.70 11.29 107.77 .........
Reading................... 0.49 7.80 115.28 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.09 ......... ......... 173.59
Education................. 0.21 5.06 268.97 .........
Communications............ 3.24 79.32 180.93 .........
Computers and computer 0.64 15.62 105.41 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 13.79 ......... ......... 105.08
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.48 3.51 52.54 .........
Miscellaneous............. 2.09 15.12 144.64 .........
Personal insurance and 11.22 81.37 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... ......... ......... .........
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ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
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1. Food................................. .......................... 13.16% ......... ......... 118.86
Cereals and bakery 0.98 7.45 135.94 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.47 11.16 133.18 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.65 4.94 161.42 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.73 5.56 120.34 .........
Processed foods........... 1.54 11.68 139.00 .........
Other food at home........ 0.42 3.16 115.51 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.49 3.74 139.29 .........
Food away from home....... 5.93 45.04 104.61 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.96 7.28 96.20 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ .......................... 31.30 ......... ......... 116.23
Shelter................... 28.07 89.67 92.42 .........
Energy utilities.......... 2.65 8.46 343.31 .........
Water and other public 0.59 1.87 230.60 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.06 ......... ......... 126.12
Household operations...... 1.36 22.51 63.82 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.06 17.53 137.67 .........
Textiles and area rugs.... 0.25 4.16 117.63 .........
Furniture................. 1.05 17.39 141.31 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.37 6.03 121.04 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.21 3.46 102.41 .........
housewares.
Miscellaneous household 1.75 28.91 163.62 .........
equipment.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services................. .......................... 4.00 ......... ......... 101.14
Men and boys.............. 0.75 18.69 102.33 .........
Women and girls........... 1.67 41.66 97.41 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.55 83.57 .........
Footwear.................. 0.70 17.48 99.03 .........
Other apparel products and 0.71 17.63 115.33 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
5. Transportation....................... .......................... 16.93 ......... ......... 119.49
Motor vehicle costs....... 9.09 53.67 111.91 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.71 16.02 122.52 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.81 10.72 80.37 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.73 10.24 119.53 .........
Public transportation..... 1.58 9.35 202.62 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.44 ......... ......... 114.18
Health insurance.......... 2.08 46.97 110.99 .........
Medical services.......... 1.43 32.31 121.45 .........
Drugs and medical supplies 0.92 20.72 110.08 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
7. Recreation........................... .......................... 6.23 ......... ......... 106.38
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Fees and admissions....... 1.46 23.38 58.55 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.77 12.38 104.26 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys & playground 1.15 18.48 132.35 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 0.97 15.57 130.73 .........
supplies, etc.
Personal care products.... 0.69 11.10 113.14 .........
Personal care services.... 0.70 11.29 116.88 .........
Reading................... 0.49 7.80 118.17 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.09 ......... ......... 168.47
Education................. 0.21 5.06 188.50 .........
Communications............ 3.24 79.32 179.61 .........
Computers and computer 0.64 15.62 105.41 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 13.79 ......... ......... 102.87
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.48 3.51 60.63 .........
Miscellaneous............. 2.09 15.12 128.10 .........
Personal insurance and 11.22 81.37 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... ......... ......... .........
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Appendix 3.--2002 Final Living-Cost Results for the Caribbean Cola Areas
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St.
St. Croix Thomas/ U.S.
Major expenditure group (MEG) Primary expenditure group (PEG) index St. John Virgin
(percent) indexes Island
(percent) wtd index
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
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Employment Weights........................... ................................ 44.0 56.0 .........
1. Food...................................... ................................ 116.05 118.86 117.62
Cereals and bakery products..... 129.89 135.94 133.28
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. 129.25 133.18 131.45
Dairy products.................. 155.69 161.42 158.90
Fruits and vegetables........... 108.80 120.34 115.26
Processed foods................. 128.02 139.00 134.17
Other food at home.............. 108.01 115.51 112.21
Nonalcoholic beverages.......... 132.85 139.29 136.45
Food away from home............. 105.82 104.61 105.14
Alcoholic beverages............. 99.25 96.20 97.54
2. Shelter and Utilities..................... ................................ 100.75 116.23 109.42
Shelter......................... 75.16 92.42 84.82
Energy utilities................ 343.31 343.31 343.31
Water and other public services. 230.60 230.60 230.60
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........ ................................ 126.20 126.12 126.15
Household operations............ 58.68 63.82 61.56
Housekeeping supplies........... 138.03 137.67 137.83
Textiles and area rugs.......... 98.61 117.63 109.26
Furniture....................... 141.31 141.31 141.31
Major appliances................ 127.13 121.04 123.72
Small appliances, misc. 101.87 102.41 102.17
housewares.
Miscellaneous household 169.19 163.62 166.07
equipment.
4. Apparel and Services...................... ................................ 102.52 101.14 101.75
Men and boys.................... 115.94 102.33 108.32
Women and girls................. 98.51 97.41 97.89
Children under 2................ 83.57 83.57 83.57
Footwear........................ 97.20 99.03 98.23
Other apparel products and 107.95 115.33 112.08
services.
5. Transportation............................ ................................ 111.02 119.49 115.76
Motor vehicle costs............. 112.02 111.91 111.96
Gasoline and motor oil.......... 73.46 122.52 100.93
Maintenance and repairs......... 88.94 80.37 84.14
Vehicle insurance............... 119.53 119.53 119.53
Public transportation........... 185.59 202.62 195.13
6. Medical................................... ................................ 102.17 114.18 108.90
Health insurance................ 110.99 110.99 110.99
Medical services................ 83.05 121.45 104.56
Drugs and medical supplies...... 111.99 110.08 110.92
7. Recreation................................ ................................ 107.72 106.38 106.97
Fees and admissions............. 85.81 58.55 70.55
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Television, radios, sound 94.05 104.26 99.77
equipment.
Pets, toys & playground 124.46 132.35 128.88
equipment.
Other entertainment supplies, 118.42 130.73 125.31
etc.
Personal care products.......... 120.92 113.14 116.56
Personal care services.......... 107.77 116.88 112.87
Reading......................... 115.28 118.17 116.90
8. Education and Communication............... ................................ 173.59 168.47 170.72
Education....................... 268.97 188.50 223.91
Communications.................. 180.93 179.61 180.19
Computers and computer services. 105.41 105.41 105.41
9. Miscellaneous............................. ................................ 105.08 102.87 103.84
Tobacco products, etc........... 52.54 60.63 57.07
Miscellaneous................... 144.64 128.10 135.38
Personal insurance and pensions. 100.00 100.00 100.00
Overall Price Index.......................... ................................ ......... ......... 113.84
Plus Adjustment Factor....................... ................................ ......... ......... 9.00
Preliminary COLA Rate........................ ................................ ......... ......... 122.84
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Appendix 4.--2003 Final Living-Cost Results for the Alaska Cola Areas
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MEG PEG
Major expenditure group (MEG) Primary expenditure group weight weight PEG index MEG index
(PEG) (percent) (percent)
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
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1. Food................................. .......................... 12.30 ......... ......... 114.58
Cereals and bakery 0.93 7.60 117.91 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.40 11.40 108.37 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.64 5.24 127.58 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.71 5.79 169.90 .........
Processed foods........... 1.48 12.04 113.79 .........
Other food at home........ 0.37 3.05 115.41 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.47 3.85 142.08 .........
Food away from home....... 5.41 44.02 104.21 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.86 7.01 116.68 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ .......................... 33.18 ......... ......... 102.42
Shelter................... 29.44 88.74 90.65 .........
Energy utilities.......... 3.05 9.20 212.43 .........
Water and other public 0.68 2.06 118.15 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.07 ......... ......... 105.32
Household operations...... 1.53 25.20 102.92 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.05 17.31 103.97 .........
Textiles and area rugs.... 0.29 4.76 102.25 .........
Furniture................. 1.15 18.94 104.57 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.38 6.24 110.38 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.20 3.24 114.16 .........
housewares.
Misc. household equipment. 1.47 24.30 107.47 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services................. .......................... 4.01 ......... ......... 109.63
Men and boys.............. 0.90 22.43 118.23 .........
Women and girls........... 1.58 39.55 112.12 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.60 90.70 .........
Footwear.................. 0.67 16.75 98.83 .........
Other apparel products and 0.67 16.68 108.24 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
5. Transportation....................... .......................... 16.35 ......... ......... 112.30
Motor vehicle costs....... 8.57 52.43 102.17 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.87 17.58 107.36 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.69 10.32 101.97 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.79 10.92 135.96 .........
Public transportation..... 1.43 8.76 165.59 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.75 ......... ......... 111.51
Health insurance.......... 2.28 47.95 113.65 .........
Medical services.......... 1.55 32.53 118.98 .........
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Drugs and medical supplies 0.93 19.52 93.78 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
7. Recreation........................... .......................... 7.02 ......... ......... 97.64
Fees and admissions....... 1.46 20.77 92.96 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.73 10.36 100.15 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys, & playground 1.04 14.84 104.07 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 2.02 28.81 101.48 .........
supplies, etc..
Personal care products.... 0.82 11.62 86.00 .........
Personal care services.... 0.56 7.90 88.08 .........
Reading................... 0.40 5.70 110.95 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.05 ......... ......... 100.37
Education................. 0.18 4.42 29.67 .........
Communications............ 3.37 83.30 104.60 .........
Computers and computer 0.50 12.29 97.09 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 12.28 ......... ......... 108.78
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.46 3.75 108.17 .........
Miscellaneous............. 1.83 14.89 156.88 .........
Personal insurance and 9.99 81.35 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Overall Price Index..................... MEG Total................ 100.00 ......... ......... 106.79
Plus Adjustment Factor.................. .......................... ......... ......... ......... 7.00
Index Plus Adjustment Factor............ .......................... ......... ......... ......... 113.79
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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
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1. Food................................. .......................... 12.30 ......... ......... 116.25
Cereals and bakery 0.93 7.60 124.89 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.40 11.40 111.48 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.64 5.24 115.91 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.71 5.79 169.40 .........
Processed foods........... 1.48 12.04 120.63 .........
Other food at home........ 0.37 3.05 114.36 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.47 3.85 152.88 .........
Food away from home....... 5.41 44.02 103.08 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.86 7.01 126.87 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ .......................... 33.18 ......... ......... 99.91
Shelter................... 29.44 88.74 80.87 .........
Energy utilities.......... 3.05 9.20 270.97 .........
Water and other public 0.68 2.06 155.96 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.07 ......... ......... 109.56
Household operations...... 1.53 25.20 99.74 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.05 17.31 115.45 .........
Textiles and area rugs.... 0.29 4.76 103.65 .........
Furniture................. 1.15 18.94 104.57 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.38 6.24 126.17 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.20 3.24 125.61 .........
housewares.
Misc. household equipment. 1.47 24.30 114.19 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services................. .......................... 4.01 ......... ......... 106.64
Men and boys.............. 0.90 22.43 103.68 .........
Women and girls........... 1.58 39.55 104.53 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.60 89.89 .........
Footwear.................. 0.67 16.75 93.82 .........
Other apparel products and 0.67 16.68 133.11 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
5. Transportation....................... .......................... 16.35 ......... ......... 112.50
Motor vehicle costs....... 8.57 52.43 101.33 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.87 17.58 106.31 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.69 10.32 95.57 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.79 10.92 130.80 .........
Public transportation..... 1.43 8.76 188.94 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.75 ......... ......... 112.34
Health insurance.......... 2.28 47.95 111.83 .........
Medical services.......... 1.55 32.53 123.13 .........
Drugs and medical supplies 0.93 19.52 95.63 .........
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PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
7. Recreation........................... .......................... 7.02 ......... ......... 97.66
Fees and admissions....... 1.46 20.77 92.48 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.73 10.36 99.46 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys, & playground 1.04 14.84 108.08 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 2.02 28.81 106.80 .........
supplies etc..
Personal care products.... 0.82 11.62 83.46 .........
Personal care services.... 0.56 7.90 60.47 .........
Reading................... 0.40 5.70 120.53 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.05 ......... ......... 101.90
Education................. 0.18 4.42 13.84 .........
Communications............ 3.37 83.30 107.28 .........
Computers and computer 0.50 12.29 97.09 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 12.28 ......... ......... 110.23
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.46 3.75 107.12 .........
Miscellaneous............. 1.83 14.89 166.87 .........
Personal insurance and 9.99 81.35 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Overall Price Index..................... MEG Total................ 100.00 ......... ......... 106.61
Plus Adjustment Factor.................. .......................... ......... ......... ......... 9.00
Index Plus Adjustment Factor............ .......................... ......... ......... ......... 115.61
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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1. Food................................. .......................... 12.30 ......... ......... 121.13
Cereals and bakery 0.93 7.60 122.40 .........
products.
Meats, poultry, fish, and 1.40 11.40 116.44 .........
eggs.
Dairy products............ 0.64 5.24 129.04 .........
Fruits and vegetables..... 0.71 5.79 168.34 .........
Processed foods........... 1.48 12.04 119.04 .........
Other food at home........ 0.37 3.05 118.10 .........
Nonalcoholic beverages.... 0.47 3.85 171.62 .........
Food away from home....... 5.41 44.02 112.67 .........
Alcoholic beverages....... 0.86 7.01 112.77 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................ .......................... 33.18 ......... ......... 105.77
Shelter................... 29.44 88.74 92.06 .........
Energy utilities.......... 3.05 9.20 236.45 .........
Water and other public 0.68 2.06 112.61 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies... .......................... 6.07 ......... ......... 111.16
Household operations...... 1.53 25.20 104.07 .........
Housekeeping supplies..... 1.05 17.31 118.21 .........
Textiles and area rugs.... 0.29 4.76 108.66 .........
Furniture................. 1.15 18.94 108.67 .........
Major appliances.......... 0.38 6.24 121.35 .........
Small appliances, misc. 0.20 3.24 104.19 .........
housewares.
Misc. household equipment. 1.47 24.30 114.25 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services................. .......................... 4.01 ......... ......... 105.13
Men and boys.............. 0.90 22.43 111.43 .........
Women and girls........... 1.58 39.55 100.69 .........
Children under 2.......... 0.18 4.60 88.83 .........
Footwear.................. 0.67 16.75 106.39 .........
Other apparel products and 0.67 16.68 110.38 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Transportation.......................... .......................... 16.35 ......... ......... 107.08
Motor vehicle costs....... 8.57 52.43 98.27 .........
Gasoline and motor oil.... 2.87 17.58 115.15 .........
Maintenance and repairs... 1.69 10.32 99.87 .........
Vehicle insurance......... 1.79 10.92 92.71 .........
Public transportation..... 1.43 8.76 170.09 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
6. Medical.............................. .......................... 4.75 ......... ......... 113.18
Health insurance.......... 2.28 47.95 111.91 .........
Medical services.......... 1.55 32.53 123.47 .........
Drugs and medical supplies 0.93 19.52 99.14 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
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7. Recreation........................... .......................... 7.02 ......... ......... 109.42
Fees and admissions....... 1.46 20.77 99.88 .........
Television, radios, sound 0.73 10.36 105.97 .........
equipment.
Pets, toys, & playground 1.04 14.84 107.48 .........
equipment.
Other entertainment 2.02 28.81 112.91 .........
supplies, etc..
Personal care products.... 0.82 11.62 111.96 .........
Personal care services.... 0.56 7.90 83.02 .........
Reading................... 0.40 5.70 169.37 .........
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
8. Education and Communication.......... .......................... 4.05 ......... ......... 103.58
Education................. 0.18 4.42 22.50 .........
Communications............ 3.37 83.30 108.24 .........
Computers and computer 0.50 12.29 101.15 .........
services.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................ .......................... 12.28 ......... ......... 108.45
Tobacco products, etc..... 0.46 3.75 119.60 .........
Miscellaneous............. 1.83 14.89 151.80 .........
Personal insurance and 9.99 81.35 100.00 .........
pensions.
PEG Total................ ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Overall Price Index..................... MEG Total................ 100.00 ......... ......... 109.03
Plus Adjustment Factor.................. .......................... ......... ......... ......... 9.00
Index Plus Adjustment Factor............ .......................... ......... ......... ......... 118.03
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Anchorage results Relative to Kodiak relative to
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Anchorage DC
Primary expenditure group MEG PEG DC PEG --------------------------------
Major expenditure group (MEG) (PEG) weight weight index MEG indes PEG MEG
(percent) (percent) index* index* MEG index
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REST OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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1. Food.................................... .............................. 12.26 ......... ......... 114.58 ......... 145.69 166.94
Cereals and bakery products... 0.93 7.60 117.91 ......... ......... ......... .........
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1.40 11.40 108.37 ......... ......... ......... .........
Dairy products................ 0.64 5.24 127.58 ......... ......... ......... .........
Fruits and vegetables......... 0.71 5.79 169.90 ......... ......... ......... .........
Processed foods............... 1.48 12.04 113.79 ......... ......... ......... .........
Other food at home............ 0.37 3.05 115.41 ......... ......... ......... .........
Nonalcoholic beverages........ 0.47 3.85 142.08 ......... ......... ......... .........
Food away from home........... 5.40 44.02 104.21 ......... ......... ......... .........
Alcoholic beverages........... 0.86 7.01 116.68 ......... ......... ......... .........
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
2. Shelter and Utilities................... .............................. 33.38 ......... ......... 102.42 ......... 105.04 107.58
Shelter....................... 29.66 88.85 90.65 ......... 105.67 ......... .........
Energy utilities.............. 3.04 9.11 212.43 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Water and other public 0.68 2.04 118.15 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
services.
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00% ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
3. Household Furnishings and Supplies...... .............................. 6.05 ......... ......... 105.32 ......... 134.18 141.32
Household operations.......... 1.52 25.20 102.92 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Housekeeping supplies......... 1.05 17.31 103.97 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
Textiles and area rugs 0.29.......................... 4.76 102.25 ......... 145.69 ......... ......... .........
Furniture 1.15.......................... 18.94 104.57 ......... 145.69 ......... ......... .........
Major appliances 0.38.......................... 6.24 110.38 ......... 145.69 ......... ......... .........
Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.20.......................... 3.24 114.16 ......... 145.69 ......... ......... .........
Misc. household equipment 1.47.......................... 24.30 107.47 ......... 145.69 ......... ......... .........
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
4. Apparel and Services.................... .............................. 3.99 ......... ......... 109.63 ......... 145.69 159.73
Men and boys.................. 0.90 22.43 118.23 ......... ......... ......... .........
Women and girls............... 1.58 39.55 112.12 ......... ......... ......... .........
Children under 2.............. 0.18 4.60 90.70 ......... ......... ......... .........
Footwear...................... 0.67 16.75 98.83 ......... ......... ......... .........
Other apparel products and 0.67 16.68 108.24 ......... ......... ......... .........
services.
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PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
5. Transportation.......................... .............................. 16.31 ......... ......... 112.30 ......... 125.94 141.44
Motor vehicle costs........... 8.56 52.47 102.17 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
Gasoline and motor oil........ 2.86 17.56 107.36 ......... 111.19 ......... .........
Maintenance and repairs....... 1.68 10.31 101.97 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Vehicle insurance............. 1.78 10.91 135.96 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Public transportation......... 1.43 8.75 165.59 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
6. Medical................................. .............................. 4.74 ......... ......... 111.51 ......... 108.92 121.45
Health insurance.............. 2.27 47.95 113.65 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Medical services.............. 1.54 32.53 118.98 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Drugs and medical supplies.... 0.92 19.52 93.78 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
7. Recreation.............................. .............................. 7.00 ......... ......... 97.64 ......... 132.59 129.46
Fees and admissions........... 1.45 20.77 92.96 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Television, radios, etc....... 0.73 10.36 100.15 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
Pets, toys, & playground 1.04 14.84 104.07 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
equipment.
Other entertainment supplies, 2.02 28.81 101.48 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
etc..
Personal care products........ 0.81 11.62 86.00 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
Personal care services........ 0.55 7.90 88.08 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Reading....................... 0.40 5.70 110.95 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
8. Education and Communication............. .............................. 4.04 ......... ......... 100.37 ......... 105.62 106.01
Education..................... 0.18 4.42 29.67 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Communications................ 3.36 83.29 104.60 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Computers and computer 0.50 12.29 97.09 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
services.
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
9. Miscellaneous........................... .............................. 12.23 ......... ......... 108.78 ......... 101.71 110.64
Tobacco products, etc......... 0.46 3.75 108.17 ......... 145.69 ......... .........
Miscellaneous................. 1.82 14.89 156.88 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
Personal insurance and 9.95 81.36 100.00 ......... 100.00 ......... .........
pensions.
PEG Total.................... ......... 100.00 ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Overall Price Index........................ MEG Total.................... 100.00 ......... ......... 106.79 ......... ......... 127.00
Plus Adjustment Factor..................... .............................. ......... ......... ......... 7.00 ......... ......... 9.00
Index Plus Adjustment Factor............... .............................. ......... ......... ......... 113.79 ......... ......... 136.00
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*Except for rental data and indexes set at 100, all data area from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, March 2003. Rental data are from Alaska
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, 2002. Indexes set to 100 assume costs in Kodiak are equal to those in Anchorage.
[FR Doc. 05-15098 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325-39-P