CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2000
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 174.1
(1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI-
U increased 3.4 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) rose 0.2 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The
November level of 170.9 was 3.5 percent higher than the index in November
1999.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in
November, the same as in October. The food index, which rose 0.1 percent
in October, was unchanged in November. The energy index increased 0.1
percent in November, following a 0.2 percent rise in October. In
November, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.2 percent,
while the index for energy services declined 0.1 percent. Excluding food
and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent rise in
October. A sharp upturn in the tobacco index was principally responsible
for the larger advance in November.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted Un-
Compound adjusted
Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.
Category 2000 3-mos. ended ended
May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. '00 Nov. '00
All Items .1 .5 .2 -.1 .5 .2 .2 3.5 3.4
Food and beverages .5 .1 .5 .2 .1 .1 .1 1.2 2.3
Housing .2 .5 .3 .2 .4 .5 .2 4.5 4.1
Apparel -.2 -.6 -1.0 .2 1.6 .3 -.4 6.1 -1.3
Transportation -.5 1.8 -.3 -1.1 1.0 -.4 .3 4.0 5.1
Medical care .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 3.5 4.3
Recreation .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 1.8
Education and
communication .1 -.1 .6 .2 -.7 .8 -.2 -.4 1.0
Other goods and
services -.6 -.2 1.0 -.3 1.1 -.6 1.2 6.9 5.0
Special Indexes
Energy -1.9 5.6 .1 -2.9 3.8 .2 .1 17.3 16.0
Food .5 .1 .5 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.2 2.2
All Items less
food and energy .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 2.9 2.6
During the first 11 months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 3.5 percent
seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of
2.7 percent for all of 1999. The energy index, which increased 13.4
percent in 1999, has risen at a 15.1 percent SAAR thus far in 2000. In
the first 11 months of 2000, petroleum-based energy costs increased at an
18.9 percent SAAR, and charges for energy services rose at an 11.2 percent
annual rate. The food index has risen at a 2.4 percent SAAR thus far in
2000, following a 1.9 percent increase for all of 1999. Excluding food
and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.7 percent rate thus far in 2000,
compared with a 1.9 percent rise for all of 1999.
The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in November, the
same as in each of the preceding two months. The index for food at home
declined 0.1 percent in November. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
eggs declined 1.0 percent in November. Poultry prices fell 3.0 percent as
the index for other poultry, including turkey, declined 5.1 percent. Meat
prices declined for the third consecutive month; a 1.2 percent drop in
pork prices more than offset a 1.2 percent rise in the index for other
meats, while the index for beef was unchanged. The indexes for cereal and
bakery products and for dairy products each declined 0.3 percent. The
index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.7 percent in November. Within the
fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh
vegetables rose 2.0 and 0.9 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a
2.0 percent decline in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. The
index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.7 percent, reflecting a 1.5
percent increase in the index for carbonated drinks. The index for other
food at home increased 0.6 percent. The other two components of the food
and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--
increased 0.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively, in November.
The housing index increased 0.2 percent in November, following a 0.5
percent rise in October. The index for fuels and utilities, which
advanced 1.3 percent in October, rose 0.1 percent in November. In
November, the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity increased 0.1 and
0.2 percent, respectively, while the index for natural gas declined 0.7
percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fuel oil increased 2.1
percent and charges for natural gas rose 2.0 percent, while charges for
electricity declined 2.0 percent.) During the past 12 months, prices for
fuel oil have increased 45.2 percent and charges for natural gas 25.6
percent. Charges for electricity have risen 2.3 percent. Shelter costs
increased 0.3 percent in November, following a 0.4 percent rise in
October. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent
rent each increased 0.3 percent, and the index for lodging away from home
rose 0.2 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations,
which was unchanged in October, advanced 0.4 percent in November.
The transportation component turned back up in November, advancing
0.3 percent after declining 0.4 percent in October. The index for
gasoline prices, which declined 1.4 percent in October, rose 0.3 percent
in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 0.1
percent.) During the past 12 months, gasoline prices have risen 21.6
percent. The index for new vehicles turned up in November, advancing 0.1
percent, following declines in each of the three preceding months. (Prior
to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.8 percent.) As of
November, about 48 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by
2001 models; in November 1999 new models represented about 58 percent of
the sample. The 2001 models will continue to be phased in, with
appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months
as they replace old models at dealerships. (For a report on quality
changes for the 2001 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index
sample, see news release USDL-00-331, dated November 9, 2000.) The index
for used cars and trucks increased 0.9 percent in November. Public
transportation costs rose 0.5 percent, reflecting a 0.7 percent increase
in airline fares. Airline fares have risen 5.1 percent during the past 12
months.
The index for apparel fell 0.4 percent in November, its first decline
in four months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined
0.8 percent, reflecting the discounting of prices for women's wear.)
Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in November to a level 4.3
percent higher than a year ago. In November, the index for medical care
commodities--prescription and nonprescription drugs and medical supplies--
rose 0.3 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.1 percent.
Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
increased 0.1 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
The index for recreation costs, which was unchanged in October,
declined 0.1 percent in November. Price declines for toys, sporting
goods, and video and audio equipment were largely offset by price
increases for books, photography, and cable television.
The index for education and communication declined 0.2 percent in
November. Educational costs rose 0.4 percent, while the index for
communication declined 0.9 percent. Within the communication group, the
indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral
equipment fell 0.8 and 2.6 percent, respectively.
The index for other goods and services, which declined 0.6 percent in
October, increased 1.2 percent in November. Cigarette prices, which fell
2.8 percent in October, increased 3.7 percent in November, accounting for
the upturn in this major group.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in November.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted Un-
Compound adjusted
Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.
Category 2000 3-mos. ended ended
May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. '00 Nov. '00
All Items .1 .6 .2 -.2 .6 .1 .2 3.8 3.5
Food and beverages .5 .1 .5 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.2 2.4
Housing .2 .5 .4 .1 .5 .4 .3 4.9 4.0
Apparel -.2 -.5 -1.2 .1 1.4 .4 -.3 6.1 -1.4
Transportation -.5 2.0 -.5 -1.3 1.3 -.3 .4 5.6 5.4
Medical care .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 3.4 4.2
Recreation .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 1.7
Education and
communication .2 -.3 .6 .2 -.7 .9 -.3 -.4 .7
Other goods and
services -1.0 -.3 1.2 -.4 1.5 -1.0 1.5 8.2 5.6
Special Indexes
Energy -1.9 6.2 -.5 -3.4 4.2 .0 .2 18.8 16.2
Food .5 .1 .5 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.2 2.3
All Items less
food and energy .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 3.0 2.5
Consumer Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on
Wednesday, January 17, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Releases for the
remainder of 2001:
Feb. 21 Aug. 16
Mar. 21 Sep. 18
Apr. 17 Oct. 19
May 16 Nov. 16
June 15 Dec. 14
July 18 Jan. 16, 2002
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a market basket of
goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87
percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent
of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to
wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as
professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees
and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that
people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in
87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing
units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service
establishments. All taxes directly associated with the
purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices
of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in
all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and
services are collected every month in the three largest
geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal
visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with weights
which represent their importance in the spending of the
appropriate population group. Local data are then combined
to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also
published by size of city, by region of the country, for
cross-classifications of regions and population-size
classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not
measure differences in the level of prices among cities,
they only measure the average change in prices for each area
since the base period.
The index measures price change from a designed
reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of
16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change
can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a
base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI
has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the
Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our
CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
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Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index
points, because index point changes are affected by the level of
the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are
not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point
and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed
as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula
for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent
change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month
period.
Index Point Change
CPI 115.7
Less previous index 111.2
Equals index point change 4.5
Percent Change
Index point difference 4.5
Divided by the previous index 111.2
Equals 0.040
Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100
Equals percent change 4.0
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A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
as price movements resulting from changing climatic
conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to
consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements
and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to
the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of
1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent
annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of
1999. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other
aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement
of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of
every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the
last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
used before that period.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index
levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after
their original release. For this reason, BLS advises
against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors
for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values
and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal
pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to
calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the
calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA
software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment.
For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this
procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price
volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the
breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the
effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers. For
the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was
used to account for greater than normal sale prices on
educational reference books. For some alcoholic beverage
series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used
to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with
increased demand for specialty beers. For the nonalcoholic
beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the
effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
weather. For the fats and oils series, the procedure was
used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold
storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop.
For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to
account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American
automakers. For the water and sewerage maintenance index,
the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly.
A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire
McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted
Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted
importance, Nov. 2000 from- percent change from-
CPI-U December
1999 Oct. Nov.
2000 2000 Nov. Oct. Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
1999 2000 Sep. Oct. Nov.
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 100.000 174.0 174.1 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2
All items (1967=100) ........................ - 521.2 521.5 - - - - -
Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 169.6 169.5 2.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Food ...................................... 15.315 169.1 168.9 2.2 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Food at home ............................. 9.603 169.1 168.8 2.2 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.534 190.1 189.0 2.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.9 -0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.543 156.8 155.5 3.3 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 -1.0
Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.090 161.9 161.4 -1.9 -0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.3
Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.429 206.2 207.3 3.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.7
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... 1.045 137.4 137.9 3.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.7
Other food at home ...................... 1.962 155.8 156.0 2.0 0.1 0.1 -0.6 0.6
Sugar and sweets ....................... .373 153.9 153.0 0.6 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.2
Fats and oils .......................... .288 149.7 146.5 0.8 -2.1 -0.1 0.3 -1.2
Other foods ............................ 1.301 172.0 173.3 2.5 0.8 0.2 -0.8 1.2
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .314 106.8 110.0 5.9 3.0 -1.6 -0.8 3.0
Food away from home (1)................... 5.712 170.3 170.4 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .176 110.5 111.0 3.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5
Alcoholic beverages ....................... .987 175.9 176.4 3.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.5
Housing .................................... 39.636 171.7 171.6 4.1 -0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2
Shelter ................................... 30.235 195.2 195.2 3.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 7.036 186.1 186.8 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.359 118.5 113.9 5.0 -3.9 -0.1 0.6 0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 20.470 200.5 201.2 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .370 104.2 104.5 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.722 143.1 142.7 9.8 -0.3 2.0 1.3 0.1
Fuels .................................... 3.794 128.3 127.7 11.4 -0.5 2.4 1.5 0.0
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .273 137.6 140.3 39.3 2.0 10.3 1.3 0.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.521 133.6 132.7 9.3 -0.7 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .928 107.2 107.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5
Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.680 128.7 128.9 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
Household operations (1) (2).............. .910 111.9 112.2 6.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3
Apparel .................................... 4.684 132.8 131.8 -1.3 -0.8 1.6 0.3 -0.4
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.335 130.4 131.3 -1.4 0.7 0.5 -0.8 0.7
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.879 127.9 124.8 -1.4 -2.4 2.2 1.3 -1.8
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .272 130.8 130.7 -1.4 -0.1 0.6 2.7 -0.1
Footwear .................................. .828 125.3 125.4 -0.8 0.1 2.5 -1.1 0.2
Transportation ............................. 17.450 154.4 155.2 5.1 0.5 1.0 -0.4 0.3
Private transportation .................... 16.050 150.4 151.1 5.2 0.5 1.3 -0.3 0.3
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 7.652 100.8 101.5 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.3
New vehicles ............................ 4.835 141.6 142.7 -0.3 0.8 -0.2 -0.4 0.1
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 1.888 157.9 159.3 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9
Motor fuel ............................... 3.160 133.1 133.0 21.7 -0.1 5.4 -1.4 0.3
Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.140 132.3 132.2 21.6 -0.1 5.4 -1.4 0.3
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .533 101.7 102.5 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.5
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.622 179.4 179.9 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Public transportation (1).................. 1.400 208.0 209.1 3.4 0.5 -1.3 -2.3 0.5
Medical care ............................... 5.768 263.7 264.1 4.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Medical care commodities .................. 1.268 239.6 240.0 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Medical care services ..................... 4.501 269.4 269.8 4.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1
Professional services (3)................. 2.867 239.7 239.8 3.6 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.386 323.6 324.7 6.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4
Recreation (2).............................. 6.008 103.8 103.7 1.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.691 101.0 100.9 0.8 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.0
Education and communication (2)............. 5.419 103.6 103.2 1.0 -0.4 -0.7 0.8 -0.2
Education (2).............................. 2.741 115.3 115.4 5.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4
Educational books and supplies ........... .196 285.2 284.8 11.4 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.544 332.1 332.5 5.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.4
Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.679 93.1 92.3 -3.8 -0.9 -1.7 1.1 -0.9
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.474 92.3 91.5 -4.0 -0.9 -1.8 1.1 -0.9
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.274 98.3 97.5 -3.1 -0.8 -1.9 1.3 -0.8
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) .200 24.7 24.2 -14.2 -2.0 -0.8 -1.2 -2.0
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... .106 38.3 37.3 -20.6 -2.6 -1.5 -1.5 -2.6
Other goods and services ................... 4.733 273.0 276.2 5.0 1.2 1.1 -0.6 1.2
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.258 396.7 411.0 11.1 3.6 3.5 -2.8 3.6
Personal care (1).......................... 3.475 167.0 167.4 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Personal care products (1)................ .741 153.4 153.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.3
Personal care services (1)................ .982 180.3 180.6 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.506 255.1 255.7 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 42.141 150.4 150.6 3.0 0.1 0.9 -0.1 0.1
Food and beverages ......................... 16.302 169.6 169.5 2.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.840 138.9 139.3 3.5 0.3 1.4 -0.3 0.2
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 14.906 149.9 150.2 6.3 0.2 2.1 -0.5 0.7
Apparel .................................. 4.684 132.8 131.8 -1.3 -0.8 1.6 0.3 -0.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 10.222 164.7 165.7 10.0 0.6 2.4 -0.7 1.3
Durables .................................. 10.934 125.0 125.5 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.2
Services .................................... 57.859 197.6 197.6 3.7 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 29.865 203.3 203.2 3.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .370 104.2 104.5 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.521 133.6 132.7 9.3 -0.7 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .928 107.2 107.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5
Household operations (1) (2)................ .910 111.9 112.2 6.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3
Transportation services .................... 6.940 197.0 198.0 2.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.3
Medical care services ...................... 4.501 269.4 269.8 4.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1
Other services ............................. 10.825 232.6 232.4 2.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.0
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 84.685 174.9 175.0 3.7 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3
All items less shelter ...................... 69.765 167.5 167.7 3.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2
All items less medical care ................. 94.232 169.1 169.2 3.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2
Commodities less food ....................... 26.827 140.4 140.8 3.5 0.3 1.3 -0.3 0.3
Nondurables less food ....................... 15.893 151.6 151.8 6.1 0.1 1.8 -0.5 0.7
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 11.209 165.1 166.0 9.3 0.5 2.0 -0.6 1.2
Nondurables ................................. 31.208 160.1 160.2 4.2 0.1 1.2 -0.4 0.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.994 205.8 205.9 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Services less medical care services ......... 53.358 191.1 191.1 3.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1
Energy ...................................... 6.954 129.3 129.0 16.0 -0.2 3.8 0.2 0.1
All items less energy ....................... 93.046 180.1 180.3 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
All items less food and energy ............. 77.731 182.8 183.0 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 23.393 145.6 146.0 0.7 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.3
Energy commodities ....................... 3.433 133.6 133.8 23.1 0.1 5.9 -1.2 0.2
Services less energy services ............. 54.338 204.1 204.2 3.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .575 $ .574 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .192 $ .192 - - - - -
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a
geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
2000 2000 2000 2000
Feb. May Aug. Nov. May Nov.
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 172.7 173.6 173.9 174.2 4.1 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.2
Food and beverages ......................... 169.3 169.5 169.7 169.8 1.7 2.7 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.4
Food ...................................... 168.9 169.2 169.4 169.4 1.7 2.9 3.4 1.2 2.3 2.3
Food at home ............................. 169.0 169.1 169.2 169.1 1.2 3.2 4.1 0.2 2.2 2.2
Cereals and bakery products ............. 189.3 188.8 190.5 189.9 0.2 5.7 1.9 1.3 2.9 1.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 156.3 156.2 156.2 154.6 4.1 9.6 4.7 -4.3 6.8 0.1
Dairy and related products (1)........... 161.0 161.6 161.9 161.4 -8.7 -3.2 3.6 1.0 -6.0 2.3
Fruits and vegetables ................... 206.3 207.9 209.0 210.4 0.2 -2.1 6.2 8.2 -1.0 7.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... 138.5 138.2 137.5 138.5 9.2 -1.4 4.5 0.0 3.8 2.2
Other food at home ...................... 156.7 156.9 156.0 157.0 0.3 3.9 2.6 0.8 2.1 1.7
Sugar and sweets ....................... 154.7 154.2 153.9 154.2 1.8 -1.8 3.4 -1.3 0.0 1.0
Fats and oils .......................... 148.8 148.7 149.2 147.4 -4.0 8.3 3.3 -3.7 1.9 -0.3
Other foods ............................ 173.2 173.6 172.2 174.2 0.7 4.8 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 109.5 107.7 106.8 110.0 10.0 0.0 12.2 1.8 4.9 6.9
Food away from home (1)................... 169.5 170.0 170.3 170.4 2.7 1.7 2.9 2.1 2.2 2.5
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 109.3 110.0 110.5 111.0 3.8 0.7 4.5 6.4 2.3 5.4
Alcoholic beverages ....................... 175.8 175.5 175.9 176.8 3.1 1.4 5.7 2.3 2.2 4.0
Housing .................................... 170.1 170.8 171.6 172.0 4.2 3.2 4.3 4.5 3.7 4.4
Shelter ................................... 193.8 194.2 194.9 195.5 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.6 3.7 3.2
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 184.6 185.3 186.1 186.6 4.3 3.1 3.8 4.4 3.7 4.1
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 111.1 111.0 111.7 111.9 -1.9 16.4 2.9 2.9 6.9 2.9
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 199.2 199.7 200.3 201.0 4.2 2.5 2.9 3.7 3.3 3.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 104.0 104.2 104.2 104.5 1.2 5.6 0.8 1.9 3.4 1.4
Fuels and utilities ....................... 138.3 141.1 142.9 143.0 10.8 -1.5 15.5 14.3 4.5 14.9
Fuels .................................... 122.4 125.3 127.2 127.2 12.8 -2.7 19.4 16.6 4.8 18.0
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 124.6 137.4 139.2 139.5 315.3 -47.9 11.0 57.1 47.1 32.0
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 128.4 130.6 132.6 132.5 0.7 3.7 19.9 13.4 2.2 16.6
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 106.6 106.9 107.0 107.5 3.1 2.7 1.9 3.4 2.9 2.7
Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.6 128.8 128.8 129.3 1.6 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.0
Household operations (1) (2).............. 111.5 111.9 111.9 112.2 10.2 6.4 5.2 2.5 8.3 3.9
Apparel .................................... 127.8 129.8 130.2 129.7 -3.9 -1.5 -5.7 6.1 -2.7 0.0
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 128.5 129.2 128.2 129.1 0.3 -1.8 -6.0 1.9 -0.8 -2.1
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 120.2 122.9 124.5 122.2 -8.1 -1.6 -2.3 6.8 -4.9 2.2
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 126.7 127.4 130.8 130.7 1.5 -4.1 -14.3 13.2 -1.4 -1.5
Footwear .................................. 121.9 124.9 123.5 123.7 -5.0 6.0 -9.3 6.0 0.3 -1.9
Transportation ............................. 153.2 154.8 154.2 154.7 9.3 5.4 1.8 4.0 7.3 2.9
Private transportation .................... 148.8 150.7 150.3 150.7 9.5 5.0 1.1 5.2 7.2 3.1
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.7 -3.5 3.6 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0
New vehicles ............................ 143.0 142.7 142.2 142.4 -1.7 2.6 -0.6 -1.7 0.4 -1.1
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 155.2 156.2 157.9 159.3 -7.7 6.4 -0.5 11.0 -0.9 5.1
Motor fuel ............................... 126.2 133.0 131.1 131.5 63.9 12.0 1.6 17.9 35.5 9.4
Gasoline (all types) .................... 125.3 132.1 130.2 130.6 64.9 11.3 1.0 18.0 35.5 9.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 101.6 101.6 101.7 102.2 -1.2 3.2 0.8 2.4 1.0 1.6
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 178.2 178.7 179.4 179.9 3.7 2.5 4.4 3.9 3.1 4.1
Public transportation (1).................. 215.7 213.0 208.0 209.1 4.0 12.7 10.5 -11.7 8.3 -1.2
Medical care ............................... 262.6 263.6 264.4 264.9 4.2 4.6 4.7 3.5 4.4 4.1
Medical care commodities .................. 239.0 239.4 239.9 240.7 2.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.9
Medical care services ..................... 267.8 269.0 269.9 270.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 3.8 4.9 4.5
Professional services (3)................. 238.9 239.5 240.0 240.3 4.7 3.5 3.9 2.4 4.1 3.2
Hospital and related services (3)......... 321.0 322.8 324.2 325.4 6.2 6.8 9.1 5.6 6.5 7.3
Recreation (2).............................. 103.6 103.7 103.7 103.6 1.6 2.8 2.7 0.0 2.2 1.4
Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.5 101.8 101.3 101.3 -0.4 3.6 1.2 -0.8 1.6 0.2
Education and communication (2)............. 103.1 102.4 103.2 103.0 0.8 0.4 2.8 -0.4 0.6 1.2
Education (2).............................. 113.5 114.0 114.6 115.1 7.2 4.8 4.7 5.8 6.0 5.2
Educational books and supplies ........... 281.6 284.6 284.3 284.8 36.7 1.7 5.9 4.6 18.0 5.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 325.4 326.6 328.5 329.9 5.1 5.1 4.7 5.6 5.1 5.2
Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.7 92.1 93.1 92.3 -4.9 -4.2 0.0 -5.8 -4.5 -3.0
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 93.0 91.3 92.3 91.5 -4.9 -4.6 0.0 -6.3 -4.8 -3.2
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 98.9 97.0 98.3 97.5 -4.7 -3.6 1.6 -5.5 -4.1 -2.0
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) 25.2 25.0 24.7 24.2 -8.2 -13.7 -19.4 -15.0 -11.0 -17.2
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... 39.5 38.9 38.3 37.3 -15.2 -21.9 -24.7 -20.5 -18.6 -22.6
Other goods and services ................... 272.2 275.3 273.6 276.8 5.7 5.3 2.1 6.9 5.5 4.5
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 394.1 408.0 396.7 411.0 15.1 11.4 0.6 18.3 13.2 9.1
Personal care (1).......................... 166.2 166.6 167.0 167.4 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8
Personal care products (1)................ 154.3 154.3 153.4 153.9 -1.8 1.1 3.4 -1.0 -0.4 1.2
Personal care services (1)................ 179.3 179.9 180.3 180.6 4.0 3.9 4.6 2.9 3.9 3.8
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 253.6 254.3 255.3 256.2 3.1 4.6 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.0
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 149.0 150.3 150.1 150.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 3.5 3.9 2.2
Food and beverages ......................... 169.3 169.5 169.7 169.8 1.7 2.7 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.4
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 136.9 138.8 138.4 138.7 7.4 2.1 -0.9 5.4 4.7 2.2
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 146.3 149.3 148.6 149.6 12.8 2.8 0.8 9.3 7.7 5.0
Apparel .................................. 127.8 129.8 130.2 129.7 -3.9 -1.5 -5.7 6.1 -2.7 0.0
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 161.5 165.3 164.1 166.2 20.5 4.9 3.3 12.2 12.4 7.6
Durables .................................. 125.2 125.2 125.1 125.3 -1.9 2.3 -1.9 0.3 0.2 -0.8
Services .................................... 196.4 196.9 197.6 198.0 3.4 3.8 4.6 3.3 3.6 4.0
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 202.1 202.6 203.3 203.9 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.4
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 104.0 104.2 104.2 104.5 1.2 5.6 0.8 1.9 3.4 1.4
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 128.4 130.6 132.6 132.5 0.7 3.7 19.9 13.4 2.2 16.6
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 106.6 106.9 107.0 107.5 3.1 2.7 1.9 3.4 2.9 2.7
Household operations (1) (2)................ 111.5 111.9 111.9 112.2 10.2 6.4 5.2 2.5 8.3 3.9
Transportation services .................... 197.8 197.7 196.9 197.5 2.5 4.6 4.4 -0.6 3.6 1.8
Medical care services ...................... 267.8 269.0 269.9 270.3 4.7 5.0 5.2 3.8 4.9 4.5
Other services ............................. 231.7 231.3 232.4 232.5 2.5 2.8 4.6 1.4 2.7 3.0
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 173.3 174.2 174.5 175.0 4.3 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.8 3.5
All items less shelter ...................... 166.1 167.1 167.2 167.5 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3
All items less medical care ................. 167.6 168.4 168.7 169.1 4.0 3.2 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.3
Commodities less food ....................... 138.6 140.4 140.0 140.4 7.3 2.3 -0.9 5.3 4.8 2.2
Nondurables less food ....................... 148.2 150.9 150.2 151.2 12.0 2.8 1.4 8.3 7.3 4.8
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 162.3 165.5 164.5 166.4 19.4 4.3 3.8 10.5 11.6 7.1
Nondurables ................................. 158.1 160.0 159.3 159.8 7.2 2.8 2.3 4.4 5.0 3.3
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 204.6 205.0 205.8 205.9 2.9 3.9 6.7 2.6 3.4 4.6
Services less medical care services ......... 189.9 190.3 191.1 191.3 3.1 3.9 4.5 3.0 3.5 3.8
Energy ...................................... 123.0 127.7 127.9 128.0 33.6 3.8 10.7 17.3 17.7 14.0
All items less energy ....................... 179.5 179.9 180.2 180.6 2.1 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5
All items less food and energy ............. 182.1 182.6 182.9 183.4 2.0 3.4 2.2 2.9 2.7 2.6
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 144.6 145.3 145.2 145.7 -1.1 2.0 -1.1 3.1 0.4 1.0
Energy commodities ....................... 125.9 133.3 131.7 132.0 78.4 4.3 2.3 20.8 36.4 11.2
Services less energy services ............. 203.3 203.6 204.1 204.7 3.5 3.9 3.6 2.8 3.7 3.2
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a
geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-U ng Nov.2000 from-- Oct.2000 from--
sched-
ule Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
(1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 Nov. Sep. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sep.
1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000
U.S. city average ........................... M 172.8 173.7 174.0 174.1 3.4 0.2 0.1 3.4 0.7 0.2
Region and area size(2)
Northeast urban ............................. M 179.9 180.7 181.2 181.5 3.4 0.4 0.2 3.2 0.7 0.3
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 180.8 181.7 182.1 182.4 3.3 0.4 0.2 3.2 0.7 0.2
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 108.0 108.3 108.8 108.9 3.6 0.6 0.1 3.3 0.7 0.5
Midwest urban ............................... M 168.2 170.0 170.1 170.3 3.5 0.2 0.1 3.5 1.1 0.1
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 170.0 171.5 171.5 171.7 3.7 0.1 0.1 3.5 0.9 0.0
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 107.1 108.6 108.8 108.9 3.1 0.3 0.1 3.6 1.6 0.2
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ............................... M 162.5 164.5 164.9 165.0 3.6 0.3 0.1 3.9 1.5 0.2
South urban ................................. M 168.0 168.5 168.5 168.6 3.1 0.1 0.1 3.0 0.3 0.0
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 167.9 168.4 168.6 168.5 3.4 0.1 -0.1 3.3 0.4 0.1
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 107.8 108.1 108.1 108.2 2.9 0.1 0.1 2.9 0.3 0.0
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ............................... M 167.8 168.2 167.6 167.3 2.0 -0.5 -0.2 2.1 -0.1 -0.4
West urban .................................. M 175.9 176.6 177.2 177.2 4.0 0.3 0.0 4.0 0.7 0.3
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 177.6 178.4 179.0 178.8 4.2 0.2 -0.1 4.3 0.8 0.3
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 108.3 108.8 109.0 109.2 3.5 0.4 0.2 3.3 0.6 0.2
Size classes
A (4)...................................... M 157.0 157.8 158.1 158.2 3.7 0.3 0.1 3.6 0.7 0.2
B/C (3).................................... M 107.8 108.3 108.5 108.7 3.2 0.4 0.2 3.1 0.6 0.2
D ......................................... M 167.6 168.7 168.7 168.6 2.7 -0.1 -0.1 3.0 0.7 0.0
Selected local areas(5)
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 173.7 174.8 175.4 176.0 4.0 0.7 0.3 3.4 1.0 0.3
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 172.2 173.3 173.8 173.5 3.8 0.1 -0.2 3.9 0.9 0.3
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 183.1 184.4 184.6 184.6 3.2 0.1 0.0 3.2 0.8 0.1
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 184.3 - 187.4 4.6 1.7 - - - -
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 170.5 - 169.4 3.4 -0.6 - - - -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 166.9 - 166.8 4.2 -0.1 - - - -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 108.7 - 108.5 3.3 -0.2 - - - -
Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 172.1 - 171.9 - - - - 3.2 -0.1 -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 170.1 - 171.9 - - - - 3.6 1.1 -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 154.4 - 157.1 - - - - 3.9 1.7 -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 168.4 - 169.6 - - - - 3.4 0.7 -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 177.5 - 177.9 - - - - 2.0 0.2 -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 181.7 - 183.4 - - - - 4.7 0.9 -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 180.3 - 182.1 - - - - 4.2 1.0 -
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the
January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted
Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted
importance, Nov. 2000 from- percent change from-
CPI-W December
1999 Oct. Nov.
2000 2000 Nov. Oct. Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
1999 2000 Sep. Oct. Nov.
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 100.000 170.6 170.9 3.5 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2
All items (1967=100) ........................ - 508.2 509.0 - - - - -
Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 169.0 168.8 2.4 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Food ...................................... 16.832 168.5 168.3 2.3 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Food at home ............................. 10.725 168.1 167.8 2.3 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.676 189.9 188.6 2.2 -0.7 -0.2 0.8 -0.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 3.022 156.4 155.3 3.5 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 -1.0
Dairy and related products (1)........... 1.195 161.9 161.4 -1.9 -0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.3
Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.479 204.7 205.8 3.0 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... 1.180 136.6 137.1 3.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.7
Other food at home ...................... 2.173 155.3 155.4 2.0 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.7
Sugar and sweets ....................... .415 153.8 152.7 0.5 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
Fats and oils .......................... .329 149.4 146.3 1.0 -2.1 -0.1 0.4 -1.2
Other foods ............................ 1.429 172.0 173.4 2.7 0.8 0.3 -0.9 1.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .347 106.3 109.6 6.0 3.1 -1.4 -1.1 3.1
Food away from home (1)................... 6.107 170.3 170.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .217 110.9 111.2 4.1 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3
Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.047 174.8 175.6 3.1 0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.5
Housing .................................... 36.452 167.5 167.6 4.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Shelter ................................... 27.425 189.3 189.5 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 8.523 185.6 186.2 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 1.364 118.6 113.9 5.1 -4.0 0.3 0.5 0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 17.221 182.4 183.0 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .318 104.4 104.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.825 142.5 142.0 9.4 -0.4 2.1 1.2 0.1
Fuels .................................... 3.911 127.2 126.5 11.0 -0.6 2.4 1.5 -0.1
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .240 136.7 139.3 38.3 1.9 10.4 0.9 0.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.671 133.0 132.1 9.3 -0.7 1.9 1.5 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .914 107.3 107.7 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5
Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.202 125.8 126.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.3
Household operations (1) (2).............. .401 112.6 112.9 6.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3
Apparel .................................... 5.026 131.3 130.5 -1.4 -0.6 1.4 0.4 -0.3
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.450 130.3 131.3 -1.5 0.8 0.5 -0.7 0.7
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.875 125.5 122.6 -1.4 -2.3 2.5 1.2 -1.6
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .345 132.6 132.7 -1.2 0.1 0.5 2.8 0.1
Footwear .................................. .997 125.5 125.7 -0.9 0.2 1.8 -0.9 0.2
Transportation ............................. 19.716 154.0 154.9 5.4 0.6 1.3 -0.3 0.4
Private transportation .................... 18.628 151.3 152.2 5.5 0.6 1.5 -0.2 0.4
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 9.030 101.4 102.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.5
New vehicles ............................ 5.063 142.7 143.7 -0.4 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.2
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 3.170 159.3 160.7 2.2 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9
Motor fuel ............................... 3.896 133.1 133.2 21.6 0.1 6.0 -1.4 0.4
Gasoline (all types) .................... 3.872 132.3 132.4 21.6 0.1 5.9 -1.4 0.4
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ .661 101.0 101.8 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 1.687 180.9 181.4 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Public transportation (1).................. 1.088 202.0 203.2 3.1 0.6 -1.1 -2.1 0.6
Medical care ............................... 4.711 262.8 263.1 4.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2
Medical care commodities .................. .934 235.2 235.5 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
Medical care services ..................... 3.776 269.2 269.4 4.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2
Professional services (3)................. 2.425 241.8 241.7 3.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.139 319.2 320.3 6.8 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3
Recreation (2).............................. 5.787 102.8 102.7 1.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Video and audio (1) (2).................... 1.882 100.7 100.6 0.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.1
Education and communication (2)............. 5.300 103.7 103.2 0.7 -0.5 -0.7 0.9 -0.3
Education (2).............................. 2.519 115.4 115.6 5.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4
Educational books and supplies ........... .192 289.0 288.6 12.5 -0.1 1.0 0.0 0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.327 325.7 326.3 5.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.5
Communication (1) (2)...................... 2.781 94.2 93.3 -3.7 -1.0 -1.8 1.2 -1.0
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.631 93.8 92.8 -3.9 -1.1 -1.9 1.3 -1.1
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.462 98.6 97.6 -3.2 -1.0 -2.0 1.5 -1.0
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) .169 25.5 25.1 -14.3 -1.6 -0.8 -1.5 -1.6
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... .086 37.8 36.7 -21.7 -2.9 -1.5 -1.8 -2.9
Other goods and services ................... 5.129 278.2 282.3 5.6 1.5 1.5 -1.0 1.5
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 1.836 397.0 411.3 11.0 3.6 3.6 -2.7 3.6
Personal care (1).......................... 3.293 166.8 167.1 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Personal care products (1)................ .835 153.9 154.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.8 0.2
Personal care services (1)................ .984 180.8 181.1 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.266 254.5 255.1 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 46.879 151.1 151.4 3.3 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.3
Food and beverages ......................... 17.879 169.0 168.8 2.4 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 29.000 140.2 140.8 3.8 0.4 1.5 -0.3 0.4
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 16.279 151.6 152.1 7.0 0.3 2.2 -0.7 1.0
Apparel .................................. 5.026 131.3 130.5 -1.4 -0.6 1.4 0.4 -0.3
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 11.253 167.6 168.8 10.7 0.7 2.7 -1.0 1.5
Durables .................................. 12.721 125.6 126.2 -0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.2
Services .................................... 53.121 193.9 194.0 3.7 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 27.107 182.3 182.5 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .318 104.4 104.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.671 133.0 132.1 9.3 -0.7 1.9 1.5 -0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .914 107.3 107.7 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5
Household operations (1) (2)................ .401 112.6 112.9 6.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3
Transportation services .................... 6.751 193.9 195.0 2.7 0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4
Medical care services ...................... 3.776 269.2 269.4 4.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other services ............................. 10.181 228.4 228.1 2.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 0.0
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 83.168 170.9 171.3 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.3
All items less shelter ...................... 72.575 165.5 165.7 3.5 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2
All items less medical care ................. 95.289 166.4 166.6 3.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2
Commodities less food ....................... 30.047 141.6 142.2 3.8 0.4 1.4 -0.3 0.4
Nondurables less food ....................... 17.326 153.1 153.6 6.7 0.3 2.2 -0.7 1.0
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 12.300 167.7 168.8 10.0 0.7 2.4 -0.9 1.4
Nondurables ................................. 34.158 160.8 161.0 4.5 0.1 1.1 -0.4 0.4
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 26.014 182.7 182.8 4.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Services less medical care services ......... 49.345 187.6 187.7 3.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
Energy ...................................... 7.807 129.3 129.0 16.2 -0.2 4.2 0.0 0.2
All items less energy ....................... 92.193 176.5 176.8 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
All items less food and energy ............. 75.361 178.6 179.0 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 25.911 146.1 146.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 -0.1 0.4
Energy commodities ....................... 4.136 133.5 133.8 22.6 0.2 6.3 -1.3 0.4
Services less energy services ............. 49.450 200.6 200.8 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .586 $ .585 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .197 $ .196 - - - - -
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a
geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
CPI-W 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
2000 2000 2000 2000
Feb. May Aug. Nov. May Nov.
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 169.2 170.2 170.4 170.8 3.9 3.4 2.6 3.8 3.7 3.2
Food and beverages ......................... 168.7 169.0 169.2 169.2 1.9 2.9 3.4 1.2 2.4 2.3
Food ...................................... 168.2 168.5 168.7 168.7 2.0 3.2 3.2 1.2 2.6 2.2
Food at home ............................. 167.9 168.2 168.3 168.2 1.2 3.9 3.4 0.7 2.6 2.1
Cereals and bakery products ............. 188.9 188.6 190.2 189.3 1.1 5.3 1.5 0.8 3.2 1.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 155.9 155.9 155.8 154.3 3.8 9.9 4.5 -4.0 6.8 0.1
Dairy and related products (1)........... 160.9 161.6 161.9 161.4 -9.8 -2.7 4.1 1.2 -6.3 2.7
Fruits and vegetables ................... 205.0 206.9 207.7 209.6 -0.4 -0.6 4.0 9.3 -0.5 6.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... 137.8 137.5 136.9 137.8 9.9 -1.5 5.1 0.0 4.1 2.5
Other food at home ...................... 156.0 156.2 155.4 156.5 0.5 4.2 2.3 1.3 2.4 1.8
Sugar and sweets ....................... 154.4 154.1 153.9 153.9 2.1 -2.3 3.4 -1.3 -0.1 1.0
Fats and oils .......................... 148.5 148.4 149.0 147.2 -3.3 8.6 2.7 -3.5 2.5 -0.4
Other foods ............................ 173.1 173.7 172.2 174.4 0.9 5.5 1.6 3.0 3.2 2.3
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 109.0 107.5 106.3 109.6 11.3 -0.4 11.4 2.2 5.3 6.7
Food away from home (1)................... 169.5 170.0 170.3 170.5 2.7 1.7 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.6
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 109.6 110.4 110.9 111.2 3.8 2.6 4.1 6.0 3.2 5.0
Alcoholic beverages ....................... 175.1 174.6 175.0 175.8 3.1 1.4 6.2 1.6 2.2 3.9
Housing .................................... 165.8 166.6 167.3 167.8 4.0 3.0 4.2 4.9 3.5 4.6
Shelter ................................... 188.0 188.5 189.2 189.7 4.0 3.7 2.6 3.7 3.9 3.1
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 184.1 184.8 185.6 186.1 4.5 2.9 3.8 4.4 3.7 4.1
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 110.8 111.1 111.7 112.0 -2.6 17.7 1.8 4.4 7.1 3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 181.3 181.7 182.3 182.8 4.1 2.9 2.2 3.4 3.5 2.8
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 104.2 104.4 104.4 104.7 1.2 5.6 0.8 1.9 3.4 1.4
Fuels and utilities ....................... 137.4 140.3 142.0 142.1 9.2 -0.9 15.3 14.4 4.0 14.8
Fuels .................................... 121.1 124.0 125.9 125.8 10.6 -1.7 18.8 16.5 4.3 17.6
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 124.1 137.0 138.2 138.5 285.9 -45.0 11.4 55.1 45.6 31.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 127.4 129.8 131.8 131.7 1.0 2.7 19.3 14.2 1.8 16.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 106.6 106.9 107.1 107.6 3.1 2.7 1.9 3.8 2.9 2.8
Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.7 126.0 125.9 126.3 0.0 2.3 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.6
Household operations (1) (2).............. 112.2 112.6 112.6 112.9 8.9 8.4 5.2 2.5 8.6 3.8
Apparel .................................... 126.4 128.2 128.7 128.3 -3.3 -1.8 -6.1 6.1 -2.6 -0.2
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 128.6 129.2 128.3 129.2 -0.3 -1.2 -6.0 1.9 -0.8 -2.1
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 117.6 120.5 122.0 120.1 -7.0 -3.3 -3.3 8.8 -5.2 2.5
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 128.4 129.0 132.6 132.7 1.2 -3.8 -14.2 14.1 -1.3 -1.0
Footwear .................................. 122.6 124.8 123.7 123.9 -4.4 5.9 -8.9 4.3 0.6 -2.5
Transportation ............................. 152.2 154.2 153.7 154.3 9.9 5.2 1.1 5.6 7.5 3.3
Private transportation .................... 149.2 151.4 151.1 151.7 10.1 4.7 0.5 6.9 7.4 3.7
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.4 -3.9 4.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.4
New vehicles ............................ 144.2 143.7 143.2 143.5 -1.7 2.5 -0.6 -1.9 0.4 -1.2
Used cars and trucks (1)................. 156.5 157.5 159.3 160.7 -7.2 6.4 -0.8 11.2 -0.6 5.0
Motor fuel ............................... 125.8 133.3 131.4 131.9 64.2 9.8 0.6 20.9 34.3 10.3
Gasoline (all types) .................... 125.0 132.4 130.6 131.1 64.6 9.8 0.0 21.0 34.5 10.0
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ 100.8 100.9 101.0 101.6 -1.2 2.8 0.0 3.2 0.8 1.6
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. 179.6 180.2 180.9 181.4 3.5 2.7 4.1 4.1 3.1 4.1
Public transportation (1).................. 208.7 206.4 202.0 203.2 3.7 10.7 9.8 -10.1 7.1 -0.7
Medical care ............................... 261.6 262.6 263.3 263.8 3.8 4.8 4.7 3.4 4.3 4.1
Medical care commodities .................. 234.6 235.2 235.7 236.3 1.0 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.2 3.1
Medical care services ..................... 267.6 268.7 269.4 270.0 4.6 5.2 4.9 3.6 4.9 4.3
Professional services (3)................. 240.9 241.5 242.0 242.2 5.1 3.6 3.9 2.2 4.3 3.0
Hospital and related services (3)......... 316.7 318.5 319.9 320.9 6.1 7.0 8.8 5.4 6.6 7.1
Recreation (2).............................. 102.6 102.7 102.7 102.6 1.2 3.2 2.0 0.0 2.2 1.0
Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.2 101.4 100.9 100.8 -0.4 4.1 0.8 -1.6 1.8 -0.4
Education and communication (2)............. 103.2 102.5 103.4 103.1 1.2 0.4 2.0 -0.4 0.8 0.8
Education (2).............................. 113.8 114.2 114.8 115.3 7.5 5.5 4.3 5.4 6.5 4.9
Educational books and supplies ........... 285.1 288.0 288.1 288.3 41.0 2.2 6.3 4.6 20.0 5.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 319.6 320.6 322.5 324.0 5.2 5.8 4.1 5.6 5.5 4.9
Communication (1) (2)...................... 94.8 93.1 94.2 93.3 -4.9 -4.1 0.4 -6.2 -4.5 -2.9
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 94.4 92.6 93.8 92.8 -5.3 -4.1 0.4 -6.6 -4.7 -3.2
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 99.1 97.1 98.6 97.6 -4.7 -3.6 1.6 -5.9 -4.1 -2.2
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) 26.1 25.9 25.5 25.1 -9.2 -14.5 -18.9 -14.5 -11.9 -16.7
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... 39.1 38.5 37.8 36.7 -19.0 -22.1 -23.4 -22.4 -20.6 -22.9
Other goods and services ................... 277.1 281.2 278.5 282.6 6.6 5.6 2.0 8.2 6.1 5.1
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 394.2 408.2 397.0 411.3 15.0 11.0 0.5 18.5 13.0 9.1
Personal care (1).......................... 166.1 166.5 166.8 167.1 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.7
Personal care products (1)................ 155.0 155.1 153.9 154.2 -2.1 0.5 4.2 -2.0 -0.8 1.0
Personal care services (1)................ 179.7 180.3 180.8 181.1 4.0 3.7 4.6 3.2 3.8 3.9
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 253.2 253.7 254.8 255.6 2.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.9
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 149.5 151.0 150.8 151.2 5.3 2.7 0.5 4.6 4.0 2.6
Food and beverages ......................... 168.7 169.0 169.2 169.2 1.9 2.9 3.4 1.2 2.4 2.3
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 137.9 140.0 139.6 140.1 7.3 2.9 -1.4 6.5 5.1 2.5
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 147.9 151.2 150.1 151.6 13.9 3.3 0.8 10.4 8.5 5.5
Apparel .................................. 126.4 128.2 128.7 128.3 -3.3 -1.8 -6.1 6.1 -2.6 -0.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 164.1 168.5 166.8 169.3 22.3 5.3 3.0 13.3 13.5 8.0
Durables .................................. 125.6 125.7 125.6 125.8 -1.9 2.9 -2.2 0.6 0.5 -0.8
Services .................................... 192.5 193.0 193.8 194.2 3.2 3.4 4.5 3.6 3.3 4.0
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 181.1 181.7 182.3 182.6 3.7 3.6 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 104.2 104.4 104.4 104.7 1.2 5.6 0.8 1.9 3.4 1.4
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 127.4 129.8 131.8 131.7 1.0 2.7 19.3 14.2 1.8 16.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 106.6 106.9 107.1 107.6 3.1 2.7 1.9 3.8 2.9 2.8
Household operations (1) (2)................ 112.2 112.6 112.6 112.9 8.9 8.4 5.2 2.5 8.6 3.8
Transportation services .................... 194.2 194.3 193.7 194.5 2.6 3.8 3.8 0.6 3.2 2.2
Medical care services ...................... 267.6 268.7 269.4 270.0 4.6 5.2 4.9 3.6 4.9 4.3
Other services ............................. 227.6 227.0 228.3 228.3 2.4 2.7 4.3 1.2 2.5 2.8
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 169.0 170.2 170.4 170.9 4.4 3.4 2.4 4.6 3.9 3.5
All items less shelter ...................... 163.9 165.1 165.2 165.5 4.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.3
All items less medical care ................. 164.9 165.9 166.1 166.5 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.9 3.6 3.3
Commodities less food ....................... 139.6 141.6 141.2 141.8 7.2 2.9 -1.1 6.5 5.0 2.6
Nondurables less food ....................... 149.5 152.8 151.7 153.2 12.8 3.6 0.5 10.3 8.1 5.3
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 164.5 168.5 167.0 169.4 19.8 5.8 3.2 12.5 12.6 7.7
Nondurables ................................. 158.8 160.6 160.0 160.7 8.0 3.4 2.0 4.9 5.7 3.4
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 181.6 182.0 182.7 182.9 2.3 3.9 6.9 2.9 3.1 4.9
Services less medical care services ......... 186.4 186.9 187.6 187.9 3.1 3.8 4.6 3.3 3.5 3.9
Energy ...................................... 122.8 128.0 128.0 128.2 34.5 4.1 8.9 18.8 18.3 13.8
All items less energy ....................... 175.8 176.2 176.5 176.9 1.9 3.3 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.3
All items less food and energy ............. 177.9 178.4 178.6 179.2 1.8 3.2 1.8 3.0 2.5 2.4
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 145.1 145.9 145.8 146.4 -1.1 2.2 -1.4 3.6 0.6 1.1
Energy commodities ....................... 125.7 133.6 131.8 132.3 73.3 5.3 1.0 22.7 35.1 11.3
Services less energy services ............. 200.0 200.2 200.8 201.3 3.3 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.5 3.0
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a
geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Prici- Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-W ng Nov.2000 from-- Oct.2000 from--
sched-
ule Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
(1) 2000 2000 2000 2000 Nov. Sep. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sep.
1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000
U.S. city average ........................... M 169.3 170.4 170.6 170.9 3.5 0.3 0.2 3.4 0.8 0.1
Region and area size(2)
Northeast urban ............................. M 176.6 177.6 178.0 178.4 3.4 0.5 0.2 3.2 0.8 0.2
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 176.7 177.7 178.0 178.3 3.2 0.3 0.2 3.2 0.7 0.2
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M 107.4 107.9 108.4 108.6 3.4 0.6 0.2 3.2 0.9 0.5
Midwest urban ............................... M 164.3 166.4 166.4 166.8 3.7 0.2 0.2 3.6 1.3 0.0
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 165.3 167.0 166.9 167.2 3.9 0.1 0.2 3.6 1.0 -0.1
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 106.9 108.7 108.7 109.1 3.4 0.4 0.4 3.5 1.7 0.0
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ............................... M 160.9 163.0 163.4 163.7 3.9 0.4 0.2 3.9 1.6 0.2
South urban ................................. M 166.1 166.8 166.8 166.9 3.2 0.1 0.1 3.0 0.4 0.0
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. M 165.5 166.1 166.3 166.2 3.5 0.1 -0.1 3.4 0.5 0.1
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M 107.5 107.9 107.9 108.1 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.9 0.4 0.0
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ............................... M 168.7 169.2 168.8 168.6 2.2 -0.4 -0.1 2.4 0.1 -0.2
West urban .................................. M 171.2 172.1 172.7 172.8 4.0 0.4 0.1 3.9 0.9 0.3
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M 171.2 172.1 172.7 172.7 4.2 0.3 0.0 4.3 0.9 0.3
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M 108.0 108.6 108.9 109.1 3.6 0.5 0.2 3.3 0.8 0.3
Size classes
A (4)...................................... M 155.4 156.4 156.6 156.8 3.7 0.3 0.1 3.6 0.8 0.1
B/C (3).................................... M 107.4 108.2 108.3 108.6 3.3 0.4 0.3 3.1 0.8 0.1
D ......................................... M 166.8 167.9 168.1 168.1 2.8 0.1 0.0 3.1 0.8 0.1
Selected local areas(5)
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. M 168.0 169.2 169.8 170.4 4.1 0.7 0.4 3.5 1.1 0.4
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... M 165.3 166.3 166.9 166.6 3.7 0.2 -0.2 3.9 1.0 0.4
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 178.5 179.9 180.2 180.1 3.2 0.1 -0.1 3.3 1.0 0.2
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... 1 - 183.2 - 186.2 4.7 1.6 - - - -
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... 1 - 162.8 - 161.6 3.5 -0.7 - - - -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 - 166.8 - 166.6 4.3 -0.1 - - - -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 - 108.7 - 108.4 3.3 -0.3 - - - -
Atlanta, GA ................................. 2 169.6 - 169.6 - - - - 3.4 0.0 -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. 2 164.6 - 166.5 - - - - 3.8 1.2 -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. 2 153.1 - 155.4 - - - - 3.7 1.5 -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... 2 165.8 - 167.1 - - - - 3.2 0.8 -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. 2 177.1 - 177.2 - - - - 1.7 0.1 -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 177.8 - 179.3 - - - - 4.7 0.8 -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 175.4 - 177.5 - - - - 4.3 1.2 -
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the
January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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