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Part IV

Office of Personnel Management
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Report on Winter 1995 Surveys Used to Determine Cost-of-Living 
Allowances in Alaska; Notice

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
Report on Winter 1995 Surveys Used to Determine Cost-of-Living 
Allowances in Alaska

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the ``Report To OPM On Living Costs In 
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, The Rest Of The State Of Alaska, And In 
The Washington, DC, Area, November 6, 1995,'' prepared by Jack Faucett 
Associates under Government contract OPM-94-BP-3816.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Allan G. Hearne, Salary Systems 
Division, Office of Compensation Policy, Human Resources Systems 
Service, Office of Personnel Management, Room 6H31, 1900 E Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20415, or FAX to (202) 606-4264.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan G. Hearne, (202) 606-2838.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 591.205(d) and 591.206(c) of title 
5, Code of Federal Regulations, require that nonforeign area cost-of-
living allowance (COLA) survey summaries and calculations be published 
in the Federal Register. Accordingly, OPM is publishing the complete 
``Report To OPM On Living Costs In Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, The 
Rest Of The State Of Alaska, And In The Washington, DC, Area, November 
6, 1995,'' produced by Jack Faucett Associates under contract with OPM. 
This report explains in detail the methodologies, calculations, and 
findings of the winter 1995 living-cost surveys.
    Survey Results. Jack Faucett Associates computed index values of 
relative living costs in the allowance areas using an index scale where 
the living costs in the Washington, DC, area equal 100. (See the 
Executive Summary of the report.) OPM notes that the winter survey 
indices showed that the COLA rate for the Rest of the State of Alaska 
is currently set at the proper level but that the rates authorized for 
all of the other Alaska allowance areas are above levels warranted by 
the indices. However, the Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1992 (Pub. L. 102-141), as amended, 
prohibits reductions in COLA rates through December 31, 1998. 
Therefore, OPM is not proposing any adjustments in the COLA rates in 
these allowance areas at this time.

Office of Personnel Management.
James B. King,
Director.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1. Introduction
    1.1  Report Objections
    1.2  Changes in This Year's Survey
    1.2.1  Three-Year CES Moving Average
    1.2.2  New Living Communities
    1.2.3  Historical Housing Data
    1.3  Pricing Period
2. The COLA Model
    2.1  Measurement of Living-Cost Differences
    2.2  Step 1: Identifying the Target Population
    2.2.1  Federal Salaries
    2.2.2  Federal Employment Weights
    2.3  Step 2: Estimating How People Spend Their Money
    2.3.1  Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES)
    2.3.2  Expenditure Categories and Components
    2.4  Step 3: Selecting Items and Outlets
    2.4.1  Item Selections--The Market Basket
    2.4.2  Geographic Coverage and Outlet Selection
    2.4.2.1  Geographic Areas
    2.4.2.2  Similarity of Outlets
    2.4.2.3  Catelog Pricing
    2.5  Step 4: Surveying Prices
    2.5.1  In-House Research Staff
    2.5.2  Field Researchers--``Research Associates''
    2.5.3  Data Collection Materials
    2.5.4  Inclusion of Sales and Excise Taxes
    2.5.5  JFA's Onsite Visits
    2.5.6  Special Considerations in Selection Areas
    2.5.6.1  Surveying the Washington, DC Area
    2.6  Step 5: Analyzing Data and Computing Indexes
    2.6.1  General Formulae
    2.6.1.1  Indexes
    2.6.1.2  Item Weights
    2.6.1.3  Category and Component Weights
    2.6.2  Computing the Overall Index
3. Consumption Goods and Services
    3.1  Categories and Category Weights
    3.2  Goods and Services Data Collection--Special Considerations
    3.2.1  Restaurant Pricing
    3.3  Goods and Services Survey Results
4. Housing
    4.1  Component Overview
    4.2  Housing Model
    4.2.1  Expenditure Research
    4.2.2  House Profiles
    4.2.3  Living Community Selection
    4.2.4  Housing-Related Expenses
    4.2.4.1  Utilities
    4.2.4.2  Real Estate Taxes
    4.2.4.3  Owners/Renters Insurance
    4.2.4.4  Home Maintenance
    4.2.4.5  Telephone
    4.3  Housing Data Collection Procedures
    4.3.1  Homeowner Data Collection
    4.3.2  Renter Data Collection
    4.4  Housing Analysis
    4.4.1  Homeowner Data Analysis
    4.4.2  Rental Data Analysis
    4.5  Housing Survey Results
5. Transportation
    5.1  Component Overview
    5.2  Private Transportation Methodology
    5.2.1  Vehicle Selection and Pricing
    5.2.2  Vehicle Trade Cycle
    5.2.3  Fuel Performance and Type
    5.2.3.1  Impact of Temperature upon Fuel Performance
    5.2.3.2  Impact of Road Surface upon Fuel Performance
    5.2.3.3  Impact of Gradient Upon Fuel Performance
    5.2.3.4  Overall Impact upon Fuel Performance
    5.2.4  Vehicle Maintenance
    5.2.5  Tires
    5.2.6  License and Registration Fees, and Miscellaneous Tax
    5.2.7  Depreciation
    5.2.8  Finance Expense
    5.2.9  Vehicle Insurance
    5.2.10  Overall Annual Costs
    5.3  Other Transportation Costs--Air Fares
    5.4  Transportation Component Analyses
6. Miscellaneous Expenses
    6.1  Component Overview
    6.2  Component Weights
    6.3  Component Categories
    6.3.1  Medical Expense Category
    6.3.2  Contributions Category
    6.3.3  Personal Insurance and Retirement Category
    6.4  Miscellaneous Expense Analyses
7. Final Results
    7.1  Total Comparative Cost Indexes

List of Appendices

Appendix 1: Publication in the Federal Register of Results of 
Nonforeign Area Living-Cost Surveys: 1990--1994
Appendix 2: Federal Employment Weights
Appendix 3: Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CES) Item Weights
Appendix 4: CES Category and Component Weights
Appendix 5: Item Descriptions
Appendix 6: Pricing Changes
Appendix 7: OMB-Approved Survey Materials
Appendix 8: Consumption Goods and Services Analysis
Appendix 9: OPM Living Community List
Appendix 10: Historical Home Market Values and Interest Rates
Appendix 11: Historical Housing Data
Appendix 12: Rental Data Analyses
Appendix 13: Housing Cost Analysis
Appendix 14: Housing Analysis
Appendix 15: Private Transportation Cost Analysis
Appendix 16: Air Fares and Other Transportation Expenses Cost 
Analysis
Appendix 17: Transportation Analysis
Appendix 18: Miscellaneous Expense Analysis
Appendix 19: Final Indexes

Executive Summary

    This report provides the results of the winter 1995 living-cost 
surveys and compares living costs in Alaska nonforeign cost-of-living 
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(COLA) areas relative to the Washington, DC area.
    The surveys and analyses were conducted by Jack Faucett Associates 
(JFA), an economics consulting firm located in Bethesda, Maryland, and 
its subcontractor, Runzheimer International, a Wisconsin-based firm, 
specializing in the collection and analysis of cost-of-living 
information. The study was conducted for the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) under contract OPM-94-BP-3816. The contract requires 
JFA to:
    (1) Survey living costs in four allowance areas and in the 
Washington, DC area, and
    (2) Compare living costs between the allowance areas and the DC 
area.
    For this study, JFA and Runzheimer researched more than 1,000 
outlets and gathered more than 5,500 prices on more than 200 items 
representing typical consumer purchases. These prices were then 
combined using consumer expenditure information developed by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics. The final result of the study is a series of 
living-cost indexes, shown in the table below, which show the living-
costs in each of the allowance areas relative to the Washington, DC 
area. The index for the DC area (not shown) is 100.00 because it is, by 
definition, the reference area.

                Table E-1.--Final Cost Comparison Indexes               
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                        Allowance area                            Index 
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Anchorage, Alaska.............................................    105.14
Fairbanks, Alaska.............................................    108.64
Juneau, Alaska................................................    108.33
The rest of the State of Alaska...............................    126.19
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    OPM implemented a number of improvements for the winter 1995 
survey. These improvements included:

--Using a moving average to introduce new weights based on the results 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Surveys;
--Using new representative income levels based on the 1994 distribution 
of salaries of Federal employess in the allowance areas;
--Selecting new living communities based on the results of the 1992 
Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns Survey;
--Incorporating historical housing data to reflect both newly purchased 
and previously purchased homes;
--Using the median home value in place of trimming and trend analyses 
used in previous surveys; and
--Using the Goods and Services index to reflect relative expenditures 
for cash contributions.

    These changes as well as the data collection and analysis 
procedures already employed in the survey are discussed in the various 
sections of this report.

1. Introduction

1.1  Report Objectives

    This comprehensive report culminates data collection and research 
work undertaken in winter 1995 as required by Tasks 1 and 2 of contract 
OPM-94-BP-3816 between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and 
Jack Faucett Associates (JFA). This report only provides the results of 
the winter 1995 surveys. A listing of earlier reports that provided the 
results of previous surveys is shown in Appendix 1.
    The analyses show the comparative living-cost differences between 
the Washington, DC area and the following allowance areas:

1. City of Anchorage, Alaska
2. City of Fairbanks, Alaska
3. City of Juneau, Alaska
4. The rest of the State of Alaska

    By law, Washington, DC is the base of ``reference'' area for the 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance (COLA) program.

1.2  Changes in This Year's Survey

    One of the obvious changes this year was OPM's selection of a new 
contractor for living-cost surveys and analyses: JFA. JFA subcontracted 
a substantial portion of the work to Runzheimer International, OPM's 
previous contractor for the COLA program.
    OPM directed JFA to make several changes to the survey and 
analyses. Some of the key changes this year included:

--Using a moving average to introduce new weights based on the results 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CES);
--Using new representative incomes based on the 1994 distribution of 
salaries of Federal employees in the allowance areas;
--Selecting new living communities based on the results of the 1992 
Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns Survey;
--Incorporating historical housing data to reflect both newly purchased 
and previously purchased units;
--Using the median home value in place of trimming and trend analyses 
used in previous surveys; and
--Using the Goods and Services index to reflect relative expenditures 
for cash contributions.

    Three of these changes are discussed further below. The other 
changes are discussed where applicable in the report.
1.2.1  Three-Year CES Moving Average
    One change was the introduction of a three-year moving average of 
CES data in calculating the weights used to combine price indexes. In 
prior years, expenditure weights were based on the 1988 CES, and OPM 
wanted to use more current CES information.
    Rather than simply replacing the 1988 CES data with the most recent 
(1992) CES data, OPM implemented a system that would allow the gradual 
introduction of new CES data over time, thereby reducing the impact 
that short-term changes in CES might have on the living-cost indexes. 
In future surveys, OPM plans to include current CES information and 
drop the oldest CES data to maintain a three-year moving average. 
Appendices 3 and 4 show the CES data used in this study.
1.2.2  New Living Communities
    Another change was the selection of new living communities based on 
the results of the 1992 Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns 
Survey. In that survey, employees were asked to provide their 
residential zip codes. OPM used this information to refine community 
selection.
    Two types of changes were made. In areas with relatively large 
concentrations of Federal employees and sufficient housing data, OPM 
selected communities to reflect the areas where Federal employees 
typically lived.
    The updated list of communities is provided in Appendix 9. These 
are the communities in which house sales and rental rates were 
collected. The communities were also used to determine the normal 
shopping radius and the outlets at which price were collected.
1.2.3  Historical Housing Data
    A third change was the incorporation of historical housing data to 
reflect not only the prices paid for recent home purchases but also for 
homes purchased in prior years. Appendix 10 shows the home market 
values, interest rates, and annual principal and interest payments for 
each area by year and income level. Appendix 11 shows how the principal 
and interest payments were combined using weights based on the percent 
of Federal employees presumed to have purchased their homes in each 
given year. The weights were derived from the results of the 1992 
Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns Survey. 

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1.3  Pricing Period

    The prices were collected in the allowance areas and in the 
Washington, DC area in February 1995. As with the previous surveys, the 
prices of some items--those dependent upon the pricing of other items--
were collected slightly later (i.e., in March and April 1995) In 
addition, individual item prices not meeting OPM's quality control 
procedures were resurveyed in April and used to verify or replace the 
original prices.
    As done in previous surveys, JFA included some catalog sales in its 
survey. Only catalogs that sell merchandise in both the allowance areas 
and the Washington, D.C. area, were used. To ensure consistent seasonal 
catalog pricing, JFA used winter catalogs for the catalog items 
surveyed.

2. The COLA Model

2.1  Measurement of Living-Cost Differences

    A common and widely accepted way to measure living-cost differences 
between and among locations is to select representative items that 
people purchase in these locations and to calculate the respective cost 
differences, combining them according to their importance to each other 
(as measured by relative percentage of expenditures). The COLA model 
applies this methodology to compare the living costs in each of the 
allowance areas with the living costs in Washington, DC area.
    Moving from this basic concept to computing comparative living 
costs between each allowance area and the Washington, DC area involves 
five main steps:
    Step 1: Identify the segment of the population for which the 
analysis is targeted (i.e., the target population).
    Step 2: Estimate how these people spend their money.
    Step 3: Select items to represent the types of expenditures people 
usually make and outlets at which people typically make purchases.
    Step 4: Conduct pricing surveys of the selected items in each area.
    Step 5: Analyze cost ratios for the selected items and aggregate 
them according to the relative importance of each item.

2.2  Step 1: Identifying the Target Population

    The study estimates living-cost differences for nonmilitary Federal 
employees who have annual base salaries between approximately $12,000 
and $87,000, the range of the General Schedule. Because living costs 
may vary depending on an employee's income level, living costs are 
analyzed at three income levels.
2.2.1  Federal Salaries
    To determine the appropriate income levels, OPM analyzed the 1994 
distribution of salaries for all General Schedule employees in all of 
the allowance areas combined. OPM divided this distribution into three 
groups of equal size and identified the median salary in each of the 
groups. These values were then rounded to the nearest $100 to produce 
the three representative income levels of $20,800, $31,500, and 
$48,300.
    The study analyzes living costs at each of these three income 
levels. The results are three sets of estimated expenditures for each 
allowance area and for the Washington, DC area. To combine these 
estimated expenditures into a single overall index for the area, JFA 
used employment weights provided by OPM.
2.2.2  Federal Employment Weights
    As with the income levels, the OPM employment weights were derived 
from the distribution of General Schedule employees by salary level. 
Using the salary parameters identified in the income analysis described 
above, OPM determined the number of General Schedule employees in each 
salary group in each allowance area. Using a moving average similar to 
that used with the CES data (see section 1.2.1), OPM combined these 
data with the same type of information for the previous two years and 
calculated the percent of the General Schedule workforce in each income 
group in each area. These percentages were the weights that JFA used. 
Appendix 2 shows the General Schedule employment distribution and how 
the percentage weights were derived.

2.3  Step 2: Estimating How People Spend Their Money

2.3.1.  Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES)
    Expenditure patterns for employees for all areas, including the 
Washington, D.C. area, are based on national data from the CES. OPM 
obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ``prepublished'' CES 
results for 1988, 1991, 1992. As discussed in section 1.2.1, these 
three years of CES data were combined using a moving average.
    CES data are used in two ways: to identify appropriate items for 
the survey and to derive item, category, and component weights. The 
item weights are not income-sensitive. However, aggregated CES data are 
analyzed by income level to derive category and component weights. 
These weights are income-sensitive. The CES data used in this study are 
shown in Appendix 3 and 4.
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics has advised OPM that 
``prepublished'' CES data may not be statistically significant. To 
OPM's knowledge, however, it is the only source of comprehensive 
consumer expenditure information by income level. Therefore, it is used 
in the model.
2.3.2  Expenditure Categories and Components
    The CES groupings expenses into small, logical families of items. 
For example, the report divided money spent by families on beef into 
four groups: ground beef, roast, steak and other beef. The steak and 
roast groupings were further separated into smaller clusters of items 
(e.g., sirloin and round steak, chuck and round roast).
    Using the CES data, the items were sorted into the four main cost 
components specified in OPM regulations: Consumption Goods and 
Services, Transportation, Housing, and Miscellaneous Expenses. To 
develop weighting patterns for the three income levels, JFA performed 
linear regression analyses on the CES data shown in Appendix 3.\1\ 
These analyses produced estimated expenditures at the three income 
levels identified in section 2.2.1 above. JFA converted these 
expenditures to percentages of total expenditures for the four 
components to produce the values shown in the table below. The values 
were the weights JFA used to combine the expenditures for each of the 
components into an overall value for each income level in each 
allowance area and the Washington, DC area.

    \1\ The midpoint of the moving average of CES data was 1991. 
Therefore, for the purposes of these regressions, OPM provided 
adjusted Federal salaries to reflect 1991 pay rates. OPM used the 
pay increases for 1992 (4.2%), 1993 (3.7%), and 1994 (0.0%) to 
deflate the 1994 salaries. This produced adjusted Federal salaries 
of $19,250, $29,150, and $44,700 for use in the regression 
equations.

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                   Table 2-1.--Component Expenses Expressed as a Percentage of
Total Expenses                   
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                                    Income     Goods and                        
                               
       Income level 1994          level 1991    services     Housing   
Transportation     Misc.        Total   
                                   adjusted    (percent)    (percent)     
(percent)     (percent)    (percent) 
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$20,800........................      $19,250        40.10        25.01         
18.93         15.96       100.00
31,500.........................       29,150        39.47        23.98         
18.66         17.88       100.00
48,300.........................       44,700        38.87        23.01         
18.41         19.71       100.00
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(Values may not total because of rounding.)                                     
                               

    Goods and services items were further sorted into ten categories 
and linear regression techniques were used to estimate expenditures on 
these ten categories by income level. The weights for these categories 
are shown in section 3.1. The same technique was also used to compute 
category weights for the Transportation and Miscellaneous Components 
and to produce ratios of renters to homeowners at each income level.

2.4  Step 3: Selecting Items and Outlets

2.4.1  Item Selections--The Market Basket
    As noted above, CES items were grouped into ``clusters'' of 
expenses to determine which items to survey. These clusters were chosen 
so that no market basket item would have overwhelmingly large or 
insignificantly small item weight.
    For each of these clusters, a set of items to price was identified. 
Collectively, these items are called a ``market basket.'' Because it 
would have been impractical to survey all of the thousands of items 
consumers might buy, the market basket contains representative items, 
such as cheddar cheese, that represents itself and the many other 
related items that consumers purchase (e.g., Edam, Gouda, Jack, Swiss, 
et cetera). JFA's market basket had more than 200 items ranging from 
table salt to new cars to home purchases.
    The items selected were representative of other similar items, 
commonly purchased, and readily available in all areas. For example, a 
10.5-ounce can of Campbell's vegetable soup was selected for the survey 
because it is representative of canned and packaged soups, is a 
commonly-purchased brand, and is found in all areas. Whenever 
practical, the item description included the exact brand, model, type, 
and size, so that exactly the same items could be priced in all areas 
if possible. Appendix 5 provides a list of the items surveyed and their 
descriptions.
    Changes to the item list and descriptions are an important aspect 
of the COLA survey. These changes are necessary to improve the survey 
and keep the items' descriptions current. For this survey, JFA changed 
several of the items or descriptions. The changes and the reasons for 
each are listed in Appendix 6.
2.4.2  Geographic Coverage and Outlet Selection
    Just as it was important to select commonly-purchased items and 
survey the same items in all areas, it was important to select outlets 
frequented by consumers and find equivalent outlets in all areas. This 
involved deciding which geographic areas to survey and which outlets to 
survey within these geographic areas.
2.4.2.1  Geographic Areas
    For some areas, the choice of which area(s) to survey was obvious. 
In Nome, for example, the whole city is surveyed because Nome is a 
relatively small city and Federal employees live throughout the city.
    For other areas, specific communities had to be identified. To do 
this, OPM used the results of the 1992 Federal Employee Housing and 
Living Patterns Survey. Among other things, that survey obtained 
information on where Federal employees lived. OPM used this information 
to select the communities in which housing costs would be priced. JFA 
then identified outlets within a normal shopping radius of these 
housing communities.
2.4.2.2  Similarity of Outlets
    Whenever possible, JFA selected popular outlets that were 
comparable to outlets in all areas. For example, JFA surveyed the price 
of grocery items at supermarkets in all areas because most people 
purchase their groceries at such stories and because supermarkets are 
found in all areas.\2\ The selection of comparable outlets was 
particularly important because comparing the prices of items purchased 
at dissimilar outlets would be inappropriate (e.g., comparing the price 
of a box of cereal at a supermarket with one sold at a convenience 
store).

    \2\ In the Washington, DC, area, JFA surveyed groceries at two 
kinds of supermarkets (i.e., full-service supermarkets and 
``warehouse-type'' supermarkets) because both types of grocery 
stores are common in this area. JFA did not survey ``warehouse-
type'' grocery stores in any other area because they are relatively 
uncommon and not frequented by most Federal employees.
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    Although major supermarkets, department stores, and discount stores 
represented a sizable portions of the survey, JFA also selected outlets 
to represent the diversity of consumer shopping. For example, JFA could 
have used department stores for pricing all clothing items surveyed. 
This would not have reflected, however, the range of consumer choices. 
Therefore, JFA also priced some clothing items in men's and women's 
clothing stores, other clothing items in department stores, others in 
shoe stores, and still others in discount stores. For each item, the 
same type of outlet (e.g., clothing store, discount store, department 
store) was selected in each area whenever possible.
2.4.2.3  Catalog Pricing
    A limited amount of catalog pricing was included in the survey to 
reflect this common purchasing option. Eight item prices were surveyed 
by catalog. OPM selected these items based on comments it received from 
Federal employees. Catalog pricing also allowed the comparison of 
comparable items that would have been difficult to price otherwise. Of 
course, all catalog prices included any charges for shipping and 
handling and all applicable taxes.

2.5  Step 4: Surveying Prices

    As noted earlier, JFA obtained approximately 5,500 prices on more 
than 200 items from 1,000 outlets. In each survey area, JFA attempted 
to get at least three price quotes for each item, with certain 
exceptions. For example, essentially all of the available home sales 
and rental data meeting the specifications were obtained. For other 
items, such as utilities and real estate tax rates, only one quote was 
obtained in each area because these items have uniform rates within an 
area. Because the Washington, DC area has six survey communities, JFA 
attempted to get at least 18 price quotes for most items in this area.

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    To accomplish this, JFA used various information-gathering 
approaches. These are described below.
2.5.1  In-House Research Staff
    JFA's research personnel, and those of Runzheimer, its 
subcontractor, played a major role in all data-collection activities. 
These professionals:

--Contacted manufacturers, trade associations, governmental agencies, 
and retail establishments to ensure that suitable items were selected 
and priced at common types of outlets;
--Contacted real estate professionals in each survey area to obtain 
general information as well as specific rental rates and home market 
values;
--Conducted pricing surveys, onsite and by telephone;
--Served as a liaison for field researchers who collected price 
information onsite;
--Performed hundreds of quality control checks, often verifying survey 
data through telephone calls and comparing current data-gathering 
results with those from earlier surveys; and
--Analyzed and computed the item, category, component, and total 
comparative cost indexes.
2.5.2  Field Researchers--``Research Associates''
    Most of the price data were collected onsite by Research Associates 
(RA's). The RA's were independent contractors, hired by JFA to visit 
retail outlets in each area and collect prices. All of these RA's were 
residents of the area. To avoid any real or perceived conflicts of 
interest, JFA refrained from hiring research associates who were either 
employees of the Federal government or who had immediate family who 
were employees of the Federal government.
2.5.3  Data Collection Materials
    The living-cost surveys conform with the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act and are approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The OMB-approved survey collection materials are 
found in Appendix 7. All JFA-developed worksheets or other survey 
materials conformed with those approved by OMB.
2.5.4  Inclusion of Sales and Excise Taxes
    For all items subject to sales and/or excise tax, the appropriate 
amount of tax was added prior to analysis. JFA gathered applicable 
information on taxes by contacting appropriate sources of information 
in the allowance areas and the Washington, DC area. JFA also used 
appropriate tax publications, such as the State of Maryland's Sales and 
Use Tax Laws and Regulations and the ``Uniform Sales Tax'' (Ordinance 
Section 69.05) of the City and Borough of Juneau.
2.5.5  JFA's Onsite Visits
    Full-time JFA research professionals traveled to each allowance 
area to supervise data collection activities and perform various 
quality control checks as necessary. These visits all occurred during 
the pricing period so that these professionals could answer any of the 
RA's data collection questions or provide additional training and 
instruction if necessary.
    The researchers visited living communities within the allowance 
areas to look at housing and to talk with local real estate 
professionals. They also visited numerous retail outlets to verify that 
comparable items were being priced at comparable outlets. In addition, 
they obtained general information about the local economy.
2.5.6  Special Considerations in Selected Areas
2.5.6.1  Surveying the Washington, DC Area
    As noted earlier, JFA attempted to get more price quotes in the DC 
area than in the allowance areas because of the size and diversity of 
the Washington metropolitan area. For the purposes of the COLA surveys, 
the DC area was divided into six survey areas: two in the District of 
Columbia, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia. The specific areas 
surveyed were within a normal shopping radius of the housing 
communities identified in Appendix 9. Survey data from each of the six 
DC survey areas were combined using equal weights.

2.6  Step 5: Analyzing Data and Computing Indexes

2.6.1  General Formulae
2.6.1.1  Indexes
    Nonforeign area COLAs are derived from the living-cost indexes. 
These indexes are mathematical comparisons of living costs in the 
allowance areas compared with living costs in the Washington, DC area.
    At the most fundamental level, an index is a way to state the 
difference between two prices (or sets of prices). For example, if a 
can of green beans costs $1.00 in the allowance area and 80 cents in 
the DC area, green beans are 25 percent more expensive in the allowance 
area than in DC. That difference can also be stated as a price index of 
125.
2.6.1.2  Item Weights
    JFA computed indexes for hundreds of items. To combine these 
indexes, JFA used weights derived from the CES. These weights reflected 
the relative amount consumers normally spend on different items. For 
example, the price of a can of green beans has a lower weight than the 
price of a pound of apples because, according to the CES, people 
generally spend less on green beans than on apples.
    The COLA model uses a fixed-weight indexing methodology. This means 
that the same expenditure weights are used in the reference area (i.e., 
the DC area) and in the allowance areas. The weights used are based on 
the expenditure patterns of consumers nationwide as reported by the 
CES. This is the only source, of which OPM is aware, that provides 
expenditure information by income level.
2.6.1.3  Category and Component Weights
    As described in section 2.3.2, JFA also computed income sensitive 
category and component weights. This allowed the combination of item 
prices in a manner that reflected the different spending patterns of 
people at different income levels. How this was accomplished, differed 
among the components.
    For the Goods and Services and Miscellaneous Expense components, 
JFA simply combined indexes within each category using the CES weights 
to derive an overall index for the category. The category indexes were 
then combined into an overall component index using the income-
sensitive category weights described above.
    For the Transportation and Housing Components, JFA used the above 
approach in combination with a cost-build-up approach. For example, for 
each area the annual cost of owning and operating an automobile was 
computed by taking individual prices (e.g., automobile financing, 
insurance, gas and oil, and maintenance) and computing an overall 
dollar cost for each area. These costs were compared with those in the 
DC area to compute the Private Transportation Category index. This 
index was then combined with the Other Transportation Category index 
using income sensitive category weights to compute an overall 
Transportation Component index for each area.
2.6.2  Computing the Overall Index
    The item, category, and component indexes were combined using the 
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591.205(c), title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. That is a five-step 
process that involves converting the indexes to dollar values and 
weighting these, combining them, and comparing them to compute a final 
weighted-average index. The process is described below.
    First, JFA used the CES data and the income ranges described in 
section 2.2.1 to determine the quantity of money consumers typically 
spend on each component at each income level. These amounts appear in 
the table below and in Appendix 19. They were derived by taking the 
component weights shown in Table 2-1 times the representative income 
levels described in section 2.2.1.

                     Table 2-2.--Typical Consumer Expenditures by Income Level
and Component                    
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---------------------------------
                                               Goods and                        
                               
                Income level                    services     Own/rent  
Transportation     Misc.        Total   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Lower.......................................       $8,341       $5,202        
$3,938        $3,320      $20,800
Middle......................................       12,433        7,555         
5,879         5,634       31,500
Upper.......................................       18,775       11,114         
8,892         9,520       48,300
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
(Note: Values may not total because of rounding.)                               
                               

    Second, for each allowance area, JFA multiplied the dollar values 
above by the component indexes for the allowance area. Because the 
housing component consisted of two indexes (one for owners and another 
for renters), two sets of total relative costs were produced--one for 
owners and another for renters.
    Third, for each allowance area and income level, JFA combined the 
total relative costs for owners and renters using as weights the 
proportion of owners and renters as identified in the CES. (See section 
4.2.1.) This produced an overall expenditure dollar amount for each 
income level in each allowance area.
    Fourth, JFA computed a single overall average expenditure for each 
allowance area by combining the income level expenditures and using the 
allowance area General Schedule employment distribution as weights. 
This produced a single overall dollar expenditure value for the 
allowance area. Using the same General Schedule employment weights, JFA 
also computed a single overall dollar expenditure value for the DC 
area.
    The final step was to divide the overall average dollar expenditure 
for the allowance area by the overall average dollar expenditure for 
the DC area to compute a final index. These indexes are shown in the 
last section of this report and in Appendix 19.

3. Consumption Goods and Services

3.1  Categories and Category Weights

    Based on the CES data, JFA identified ten categories of expenses 
within the Goods and Services Component. Using linear regression 
analyses and the CES data, JFA identified the portion of total Goods 
and Services expenditures that the typical consumer spends in each 
category at various income levels. The categories and the relative 
expenditures are shown in the table below:

   Table 3-1.--Category Weights Expressed as a Percentage of Goods and  
                  Services Expenditures by Income Level                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Income levels            
             Category             --------------------------------------
                                      Lower        Middle       Upper   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food at Home.....................        26.40        23.49        20.65
Food Away from Home..............        14.42        14.73        15.04
Tobacco..........................         3.15         2.59         2.05
Alcohol..........................         2.77         2.73         2.69
Furnishings and Hsld. Op.........        14.71        15.79        16.85
Clothing.........................        13.97        14.65        15.30
Domestic Service.................         1.76         1.90         2.04
Professional Services............         6.48         6.65         6.82
Personal Care....................         3.62         3.52         3.43
Recreation.......................        12.72        13.94        15.14
                                  --------------------------------------
      Totals.....................       100.00       100.00       100.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Note: Values may not total because of rounding.)                       

3.2  Goods and Services Data Collection--Special Considerations

3.2.1  Restaurant Pricing
    To ensure comparison of prices at comparable restaurants among 
areas, OPM asked JFA to survey only three restaurant chains: Dennys, 
Sizzler, and Pizza Hut (or their equivalents). This allowed for the 
comparison of meal prices at a comparable mix of restaurants in all 
areas.

3.3  Goods and Services Survey Results

    Section 2.6 of this report provides a detailed explanation of the 
economic model used to analyze the price data. As it applies to Goods 
and Services, the approach involved comparing the average prices of 
market basket items in each allowance area with those in the 
Washington, DC area. The resulting price ratios were aggregated into 
subcategory and then category indexes using the moving-average 
expenditure weights derived from the CES data.
    Appendix 8 shows for each allowance area ten category indexes, the 
weights used at each of the three income levels, and the overall Goods 
and Services indexes. The Washington, DC area is not shown because it 
is, by definition, the reference area. Therefore, the DC indexes are 
100.

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4. Housing

4.1  Component Overview

    The Housing component consists of expenses related to owning or 
renting a dwelling. These are--

--Mortgage or rent payments,
--Utilities,
--Real estate taxes,
--Homeowner's or renter's insurance,
--Home maintenance, and
--Telephone.

    At each of the three income levels, JFA measured separately the 
annual housing costs for homeowners and renters. The results were then 
combined using as weights the percentages of owners and renters 
reported by the CES.

4.2  Housing Model

4.2.1  Expenditure Research
    The CES was used to determine the national average ratio of 
families who own, as opposed to renting, their residences. Using the 
expense data by income range as input into a linear regression 
analysis, JFA calculated the owner and rent weights shown below. JFA 
excluded expenditure data for home owning families without a mortgage 
because they were not typical of homeowners in the base area or in the 
allowance areas.

                    Table 4-1.--Owner/Renter Weights                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Income levels            
                                  --------------------------------------
             Category                 Lower        Middle       Upper   
                                    (percent)    (percent)    (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Homeowner with mortgage..........        38.41        47.46        61.67
Renter...........................        61.59        52.54        38.33
                                  --------------------------------------
      Totals.....................       100.00       100.00       100.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The CES data were also used to identify which home-maintenance 
items to price and to establish the relative importance of those items.
4.2.2  Housing Profiles
    To compare housing costs in all locations, six typical housing 
profiles are used and are assigned to the three income levels, as shown 
in the table below. OPM requested that at least one criterion for the 
owner profile be the square footage of the home and at least one 
criterion for the renter profile be the number of bedrooms in the 
rental unit.

                                          Table 4-2.--Housing Profiles          
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
            Income level                         Renter profile                 
       Owner profile           
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Lower..............................  3 rooms, 1 BR, 1 bath, 600 sq. ft.     4
rooms, 2 BR, 1 bath, 900 sq. ft.  
                                      apartment.                            
condo or detached house.           
Middle.............................  4 rooms, 2 BR, 1 bath, 900 sq. ft.     5
rooms, 3 BR, 1 bath, 1,300 sq. ft.
                                      apartment.                            
detached house (rowhouse in NE DC).
Upper..............................  4 rooms, 2 BR, 2 baths, 1,100 sq. ft.  7
rooms, 3 BR, 2 baths, 1,700 sq.   
                                      townhouse or detached house.          
ft. detached house.                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------

    The home sizes stated above are the representative sizes used for 
certain calculations in the model. They are not, however, the only size 
surveyed for each profile. For rentals, JFA obtained rental rates on 
any unit, regardless of its size, that otherwise met the profile 
characteristics. For home sales, JFA obtained the prices of homes 
within size range and otherwise meeting the profile specifications. The 
size ranges are shown below:

                     Table 4-3.--Home Sizes Surveyed                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Income level                             Range               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower.............................  600 to 1,200 sq. ft.                
Middle............................  1,000 to 1,600 sq. ft.              
Upper.............................  1,400 to 2,300 sq. ft.              
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    It should be noted that although the size ranges overlap, no home 
sale observation could be used at more than one income level. 
Application of the other criteria (i.e., number and type of rooms) 
ensured that each observation was assigned to the appropriate income 
level even though its size was common to two income levels.
4.2.3  Living Community Selection
    As discussed briefly in sections 1.2.2 and 2.4.2.1, OPM identified 
the living communities to be surveyed based on the results of the 1992 
Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns Survey. This resulted in 
many survey community changes in both the allowance areas and in the 
Washington, DC area. The communities surveyed are identified in 
Appendix 9.
    As with previous surveys, nine homeowner and nine renter 
communities were identified for the Washington, DC area--one for each 
income level in each of the three areas (DC, Maryland, and Virginia). 
In the allowance areas, up to three homeowner and three renter 
communities were identified--one for each income level.
    The three-community owner/renter goal was not achievable in many of 
allowance areas due to the relatively few home sales and rental 
opportunities in these areas. In such areas, OPM directed JFA to 
collect prices for the entire survey area or allowance area rather than 
in specific communities. This was done in Fairbanks, Juneau, and Nome. 
In these areas, all home sales and/or rental rates meeting the housing 
profile characteristics for the particular income group were included 
in the analysis.
4.2.4  Housing-Related Expenses
    Based on the CES data, housing-related expense items are 
categorized into one of five groups in the COLA model. These groups 
are--

--Utilities,
--Real estate taxes,
--Owners/renters insurance,
--Maintenance, and
--Telephone.
4.2.4.1  Utilities
    Electricity, oil, gas, water, and sewer are the utilities used in 
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utility companies are able to provide current charges per unit of 
consumption and average consumption patterns for all households. The 
companies were not, however, able to provide separate consumption 
patterns by the size or type of housing.
    Because many utility costs vary by size of house, a factor is 
needed to derive the utility rates at each of the home profiles. The 
table below shows the standard square foot sizes and utility factors 
used for each home profile. The factors are calculated by assuming that 
utility use increases or decreases at half the rate that square footage 
increases or decreases.

                       Table 4-4.--Utility Factors                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Renter profile     Owner profile 
            Income level             -----------------------------------
                                      Sq. ft.   Factor  Sq. ft.   Factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower...............................      600      .73      900      .85
Middle..............................      900      .85    1,300     1.00
Upper...............................    1,100      .92    1,700     1.15
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In each area, JFA obtained the price of each of the types of 
utilities noted above. JFA used average annual consumption per 
household information gathered from utility companies serving each area 
to compute average annual utility costs. The above factors were then 
used to adjust the total annual utility costs for each of the various 
housing profiles.
4.2.4.2  Real Estate Taxes
    For this study, JFA contacted the city assessors in each allowance 
area and in the Washington, DC area to obtain real estate tax 
information on the living communities surveyed. Real estate tax 
formulas were obtained for all living communities and applied to the 
home values, for each income level, resulting from the homeowner data 
analysis discussed in section 4.4.1.
4.2.4.3  Owners/Renters Insurance
    Homeowners' insurance rates are gathered for each of the survey 
areas for both renter and owner profiles. For renters, the following 
estimated content values were used: $20,000 at the lower and middle 
income levels and $30,000 at the upper income level.
    For homeowners, the cost of insurance was dependent on the average 
home values calculated as part of this survey. In all areas, it was 
assumed that the structure was equal to 80 percent of the total home 
value.
    Previous research, conducted by Runzheimer International for OPM, 
found that insurance coverage for disasters, such as floods and 
earthquakes, were not widely purchased in the allowance areas. 
Therefore, the COLA model does not include these additional riders. 
(See Report to OPM on Living Costs in Selected NonForeign Areas and in 
the Washington, DC Area, June 1992 at 57 FR 58556).
    A comparison of homeowner insurance data previously collected for 
the Alaska areas with the premiums collected for this survey, showed 
several inconsistencies. For example, premiums for all income levels 
for Anchorage, Fairbanks and Nome were significantly lower, even in 
areas where the home market values had increased. In Juneau, the 
insurance data was significantly higher than premiums collected for the 
previous survey. Because of these inconsistencies and the refusal of 
most outlets contacted to participate in the survey, the insurance data 
collected in the Alaska allowance areas for the previous survey, 
adjusted for inflation, were used for the homeowner and renter 
insurance portion of the housing-related expenses analysis. The 
previously published data in 59 FR 45066 was adjusted by the annual 
rate of change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
(CPI-U) for homeowner's insurance, 3.3%, and renter's insurance, 3.6%, 
as reported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPI Detailed Report Data 
for July 1995.
4.2.4.4  Home Maintenance
    Estimated home maintenance expense was computed for each of the 
homeowner profiles. Maintenance costs were not added in the three 
renter profiles because most, if not all, maintenance expenses are 
covered by the landlord.
    As done in previous surveys, JFA priced both home maintenance 
services as well as home maintenance commodities, using the CES 
information to identify items to price and the weights associated with 
these items. The maintenance service items priced were interior 
painting, plumbing repair, electrical repair, and pest control. In the 
Nome area, however, pest control was not priced because local sources 
indicated it is not necessary. The maintenance commodities priced were 
bathroom caulking, a kitchen faucet set, an electrical outlet, latex 
interior paint, and a fire extinguisher.
    To compute home maintenance cost differences between each allowance 
area and the Washington, DC area for the homeowner profiles, an index 
was computed for each maintenance item by comparing the allowance area 
price to the DC area price. As with the Goods and Services Component 
items, the CES data were used to weight these maintenance indexes into 
an overall home maintenance index for each area.
    To combine the maintenance indexes with the other homeowner costs, 
which were expressed in dollar amounts, JFA converted the indexes to 
dollars by multiplying the index for each area by the average 
maintenance expense reported in the CES. This cost was assigned to the 
middle-income homeowner profile.
    Logically, maintenance costs for larger homes would generally be 
greater than costs for middle-sized homes, while costs for smaller 
homes would generally be less. Therefore, the same homeowner 
multipliers used in the utilities model for the lower and upper income 
profiles (.85 and 1.15 respectively) are applied to recognize 
differences in maintenance costs due to house size.
4.2.4.5  Telephone
    Telephone expense consisted of local service charges, additional 
charges for local calls (if applicable), and charges for long distance 
calls. To measure estimated expenses for local service and local calls, 
JFA surveyed the cost of touch-tone service with unlimited calling in 
each area.
    To estimate long distance charges in all areas, JFA surveyed the 
cost of three, ten-minute direct dial calls per month to large U.S. 
mainland cities (i.e., Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City). JFA 
measured the price of a call placed in the survey area at the time of 
day necessary to be received in the respective city at 8 p.m. local 
time. In many areas, this resulted in pricing a combination of daytime 
and evening-rate calls.

4.3  Housing Data Collection Procedures

    As done in previous years, JFA collected housing information mainly 
from real estate professionals, various listing services, and 
advertisements. In addition, JFA personnel traveled to each of the 
surveyed communities to assess the compatibility of the housing 
community with the income level for which the data were used and to 
ensure that homes in these communities were comparable to those in the 
Washington, DC area.
4.3.1  Homeowner Data Collection
    JFA obtained selling prices of homes that matched the housing 
profiles in each living community. JFA obtained as many of these 
selling prices as possible for sales that occurred during the 6-month 
period prior to the date of the survey.
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    in the community and the availability of square footage and other 
housing profile information. This in turn depended on the size of the 
community, economic conditions, quality and quantity of the realty data 
available, and the willingness and ability of local realty 
professionals and assessor offices to provide data.
    If sales data obtained from the preliminary data sources did not 
meet specified contract minimums, JFA contacted additional data sources 
in the area to attempt to secure more sales data, if practical. In this 
manner, either all were or a sizeable portion of the home sales in each 
area was surveyed.
4.3.2  Renter Data Collection
    Rental data also were obtained from a variety of sources, e.g., 
brokers, rental management firms, property managers, newspaper 
advertisements, and other listings. Analyses of these data revealed 
what appeared to be two separate rental markets: a broker market and a 
non-broker market. Rental rates and estimates provided by brokers 
generally exceeded those obtained from other sources. The methodology 
used to analyze these two data sets is discussed in section 4.4.2.

4.4  Housing Analysis

4.4.1  Homeowner Data Analysis
    One of the most important factors relating to the price of a home 
is the number of square feet of living space. In the past, OPM directed 
the contractor to rank housing data high to low and trim equal numbers 
of observations from both ends of the data. The average of the 
remaining values was then used. This year, OPM changed the methodology 
and used the median home value rather than trimming and averaging. The 
median is the middle value in a rank-ordered set of observations. The 
purpose of either approach is to reduce the volatility of the housing 
data from one survey to the next because a relatively few extremely 
high or low home prices could significantly influence average housing 
costs.
    For each income profile in each allowance area and the Washington, 
DC area, JFA computed the median price per square foot for the 
comparables. This value was then multiplied by the reference square 
footage for the profile to determine the average home value for the 
profile.
    Another change that OPM made this year was to ask JFA to use 
historical housing data in addition to data collected this year. These 
data are found in Appendix 10 of this report. The historical data are 
from previous living-cost surveys that were published in the Federal 
Register beginning with the 1990 report. (See Appendix 1 for a listing 
of these publications). The data for the period prior to 1990 were 
published with the results of the 1991-1992 living cost surveys at 57 
FR 58618. All housing values are based on the community selections and 
analytical methodologies used at the time of each respective survey.
    The historical housing data used were estimated annual principal 
plus interest payments by income level in each area. To combine these 
data, OPM supplied JFA with weights that were derived from the 1992 
Federal Employee Housing and Living Patterns Survey. These weights 
reflect the proportion of Federal employee homeowners by year of 
purchase or acquisition in all allowance areas and in the Washington, 
DC area. The historical housing weights and analyses are shown in 
Appendix 11.
4.4.2  Rental Data Analysis
    JFA assigned each rental quote data point to a single income level, 
based on the following criteria:

--One bedroom apartments: Lower Income Level,
--Two bedroom apartments: Middle Income Level, and
--Townhouses and detached houses with a minimum of two bedrooms: Upper 
Income Level.

    As discussed earlier, there were essentially two sources of rental 
information: broker and non-broker sources. In each area, the quantity 
of data obtained from either source-type varied significantly. 
Therefore, analyzing all of the rental data (both broker and non-
broker) together for an area and income level was undesirable.
    Instead, OPM instructed JFA to analyze broker and non-broker data 
separately by income level. As with the housing data analyses, OPM 
changed from the use of trimming and averaging to the use of the 
median. Therefore, for each income level, JFA separately ranked rental 
rates from low to high for broker and non-broker data. The median 
values for broker and non-broker data for each group were determined 
and then averaged to compute a single rental value for each income 
level. Because OPM has no information on how the Federal employees who 
rent generally secure their lodgings, OPM requested that JFA apply 
equal weights to the broker and non-broker data to compute an overall 
average rental rate for the area and income level. The broker and non-
broker medians and final results are shown in Appendix 12.

4.5  Housing Survey Results

    In the above sections, the processes used for determining the costs 
for maintenance, insurance, utilities, real estate taxes, rents, and 
homeowner mortgages were described. Appendix 13 shows the cost of each 
of these items for renters and homeowners in each allowance area and in 
the Washington, DC area.
    Appendix 14 compares the total cost of these items by income level 
in each allowance area with the total cost of the same items by income 
level in the Washington, DC area. Again, there are separate comparisons 
for renters and homeowners.
    The final housing-cost comparisons take the form of indexes that 
are used in Appendix 19 to derive the total, overall index for owners 
and renters. (Refer to Section 2.6 for a discussion of the general 
formulae and how the component indexes are combined.)

5. Transportation

5.1  Component Overview

    The transportation component consists of two categories: Automobile 
Expense and Other Transportation Costs. The Automobile Expense Category 
reflects costs relating to owning and operating a car in each area. The 
Other Transportation Costs Category is represented by the cost of air 
travel from each location to a common point within the contiguous 48 
states.

5.2  Private Transportation Methodology

    As done in previous surveys, JFA analyzed automobile transportation 
costs for three commonly purchased vehicles: a domestic auto, an import 
auto, and a utility vehicle. New car costs were used for these analyses 
because it was believed that pricing used vehicles of equivalent 
quality in each area could introduce inconsistencies because of the 
value judgments that would be required.
5.2.1  Vehicle Selection and Pricing
    The three vehicles selected for analysis were:

Domestic--Ford Taurus GL 4-door sedan 3.0L 6 cyl,
Import--Honda Civic DX 4-door sedan 1.5L 4 cyl, and
Utility--Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4X4 2 door 4.3L 6 cyl.

    These are the same models that were surveyed in previous years and 
were selected based on their popularity in the United States as 
demonstrated by owner registration data.
    For each model car, JFA collected new vehicle prices at dealerships 
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such as the Kelly Blue Book. All prices were based on the 
manufacturers' suggested retail prices (MSRP) for 1995. (OPM did not 
believe it was feasible to collect information on the negotiated price 
for these vehicles.) All vehicles were equipped with standard options, 
such as automatic transmission, AM/FM stereo radio and air 
conditioning. In Alaska locations, special additional equipment was 
included in new-vehicle prices (e.g., snow tires, engine-block heaters, 
and heavy-duty batteries).
    In addition to the MSRP, the price included additional charges such 
as shipping, dealer preparation, additional dealer markup, excise tax, 
sales tax, and any other one-time taxes or charges. In each Alaska 
allowance area, for example, documentation fees were also included as 
part of the new-vehicle costs.
    Rustproofing was priced in all areas, including the Washington, DC 
area. In previous surveys, the contractor found that auto dealers in 
the DC area did not recommend vehicle rustproofing, although it was a 
commonly suggested option in the allowance areas. This year, the 
information collected suggested that rustproofing was a commonly 
offered option in all areas. Therefore, OPM directed JFA to include the 
cost of rustproofing in the DC area as well as the allowance areas.
5.2.2  Vehicle Trade Cycle
    Calculating the cost of owning and operating a vehicle requires 
knowing the miles driven and how long the car is owned. In the 
automobile industry, these two factors are known collectively as a 
vehicle's ``trade cycle.'' The trade cycle is stated as a length of 
time (in months or years) and the total number of miles driven in that 
time period. This information is used in the model to compute annual 
costs related to fuel, oil, tires, maintenance, and depreciation.
    As with the previous living-cost analyses, JFA used a four-year, 
60,000-mile trade cycle in all areas. This was based upon the following 
information:

--The Internal Revenue Service uses this trade cycle to compute the 
allowable cents-per-mile reimbursement rate for persons who drive their 
personal vehicle for business purposes;
--The four-year time period coincides with the typical length of a 
vehicle loan; and
--U.S. Department of Energy statistics for 1988 show that the annual 
average for number of vehicle miles driven in the United States was 
18,595 per household and 10,246 miles per vehicle.
5.2.3  Fuel Performance and Type
    All vehicles included in this study used regular unleaded fuel. JFA 
surveyed self-service cash prices of unleaded regular gasoline at name-
brand gas stations in the Washington, DC area. In consideration of the 
harsh climate in the Alaska allowance areas, full-service cash prices 
were surveyed.
    To establish average fuel-performance ratings, the COLA model uses 
the ``city driving'' figures published by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA). The ``city'' figures instead of ``highway'' 
figures are used because all locations contained considerable stop-and-
go driving conditions.
    As in previous COLA surveys, JFA included in its analysis the 
following fuel-performance factors: temperature, road surface, and 
gradient. These factors are based on research previously conducted for 
OPM. This research and the factors are discussed below.
5.2.3.1  Impact of Temperature upon Fuel Performance
    Gas mileage is affected by temperature. The lower the temperature, 
the fewer miles-per-gallon achieved and vice versa. According to the 
EPA's Passenger Car Fuel Economy: EPA and Road, the temperature at 
which no adjustments to fuel performance occur is 77  deg.F; below that 
temperature, miles-per-gallon achieved drops, above 77  deg.F miles-
per-gallon achieved improves. The model uses the average monthly 
temperatures for each allowance area and the Washington, D.C., area as 
reported in The Weather Almanac, published by Ruffner and Blair.
    For each location and month, the model uses the appropriate factor 
from the EPA study based on the average monthly temperature for the 
area. These factors are then averaged to derive a single overall factor 
for each location. The results of these calculations are shown in 
Section 5.2.3.4.
5.2.3.2  Impact of Road Surfaces upon Fuel Performance
    For the model, it is assumed that Federally controlled roadways are 
typically composed of concrete and/or high-load asphalt and that 
locally controlled roadways are typically composed of low-load asphalt. 
EPA's research indicates that cars are generally more fuel-efficient on 
the firmer, high-load surfaces than on the softer, low-load surfaces.
    Although traffic patterns and road usage vary among areas, previous 
research conducted for OPM produced no relevant findings regarding this 
issue. Therefore, the model uses the assumption that Federally-
controlled roadways generally support twice the traffic of, or are used 
at least twice as much as, locally controlled roadways.
    In each allowance area, the total mileage falling into either the 
Federal or local categories are collected. For example, Alaska contains 
5,512 miles of Federally controlled roads and 7,120 miles of locally 
controlled roadways. The usage consumption increased Federal road 
mileage by a factor of two.
    The average low-load asphalt factor (which reflects dry, wet, and 
snowy conditions) is applied to the local mileage percentage, and the 
average concrete and/or high-load asphalt factor is applied to the 
Federal mileage percentage to produce a weighted average factor for 
each area. The weighted factor is 0.96 for the allowance areas. The 
Washington, DC area is assigned a factor of 1.00 on the premise that 
the vast majority of traffic in that area travels on dry, high-load 
surfaces. The application of these factors is described in Section 
5.2.3.4.
5.2.3.3  Impact of Gradient Upon Fuel Performance
    The effect of gradient on gas mileage is also estimated from EPA's 
Passenger Car Fuel Economy: EPA and Road. Local topography (i.e., 
gradient) affects fuel efficiency. EPA provides mileage factors based 
upon various gradients ranging from less than 0.5% (essentially flat) 
to greater than 6% (steep).
    In research previously conducted for OPM, the contractor reviewed 
the topographic features of each area and found a wide range of road 
conditions. However, the contractor was unable to find relevant 
information on the types of terrain drivers typically encounter in each 
area or the number of miles drivers travel in each type of terrain. 
Lacking such information, the contractor assumed that drivers in the 
allowance areas generally traveled roads having approximately the same 
gradients that are found on average in the United States.
    Applying the information from EPA's research, a fuel-performance 
factor of 0.98 was computed for this type of driving. This factor was 
assigned to each allowance area. For the Washington, DC area, a factor 
of 1.00 was used on the premise that the vast majority of traffic in 
that area travels on major freeways and highways that are relatively 
flat. The application of these factors is described in the next 
section.
5.2.3.4  Overall Impact Upon Fuel Performance
    JFA applied the factors described above to make adjustments to the 

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    average gas mileage ratings for each type of automobile surveyed for 
each allowance area and for the Washington, DC area. The adjustment 
factors compound--that is, the total adjustment is the result of 
multiplying the three individual factors together for each area.
    In the table below, the factor 1.00 means that no adjustment to EPA 
fuel performance is appropriate. A factor of less than 1.00 means that 
the estimated gasoline mileage in the area is less than the EPA 
average. For example, the total adjustment factor for Juneau is 0.84. 
This means that the estimated gasoline mileage in Juneau is 84% of the 
EPA estimated average. Note that the adjustment factor for the DC area 
(0.94) indicates that average gasoline mileage in that area is also 
below the EPA estimate.

                               Table 5-1.--Summary of Fuel-Performance
Adjustments                              
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---------------------------------
                                                                              
Road                             
                          Location                            Temperature   
surface      Gradient      Total   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Anchorage...................................................         0.88       
 0.96         0.98         0.83
Fairbanks...................................................         0.85       
 0.96         0.98         0.80
Juneau......................................................         0.89       
 0.96         0.98         0.84
Nome........................................................         0.85       
 0.96         0.98         0.80
Washington, DC..............................................         0.94       
 1.00         1.00         0.94
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5.2.4  Vehicle Maintenance
    As done in the previous surveys, JFA surveyed the cost of five 
common maintenance services and repairs performed on the vehicles 
surveyed. The services and repairs were--

--Tuneup,
--Oil change,
--Automatic transmission fluid change,
--Flush/fill coolant, and
--Muffler/exhaust pipe replacement.

    Where appropriate, the automobile manufacturers' recommended 
maintenance schedules were used to determine the frequency of 
performing each of these maintenance jobs. Maintenance schedules vary, 
depending on the driving conditions typically encountered. Consistent 
with the assumptions used for fuel economy and tire mileage, it was 
assumed that driving conditions in the allowance areas are generally 
severe, and the maintenance schedules used reflected that kind of 
driving. For the DC area, it was assumed that driving conditions were 
normal, and the maintenance schedules used for that area reflected that 
kind of driving.
    The recommended frequency of performing each of these jobs was 
combined with the prices charged by local dealers and service stations 
to compute an estimated annual maintenance expense. Unlike previous 
surveys, JFA collected the cost of the complete maintenance service or 
repair job for each vehicle. For example, the cost of a complete oil 
change was collected for each vehicle including the total charge for 
parts and the total charge for labor.
    In the Alaska and Washington, DC areas, constant velocity joint 
(CVJ) boots replacement was also included in the cost of vehicle 
maintenance. Previous research conducted for OPM revealed varying 
replacement cycles between the Alaska allowance areas and between the 
Alaska areas and the Washington, DC area: Anchorage and Juneau--every 
45,000 miles (3 years), Nome--every 30,000 miles (2 years), Fairbanks--
every 15,000 miles (1 year), and Washington, DC--every 60,000 miles (4 
years). The cost of replacement for all three vehicle types was 
factored into the indexes based upon the life cycle of the replacement. 
In Fairbanks, for example, 100% of the cost was included because 
previous research indicated annual replacement was the norm.
5.2.5  Tires
    Research previously conducted for OPM revealed that various factors 
(e.g., road quality/state of repair, road composition) appeared to 
reduce tread life (i.e., the average number of miles a tire is expected 
to last) in the allowance areas compared with the Washington, DC area. 
Based on this research, the model uses tire expense based on a 40,000-
mile tread life in allowance areas and a 55,000-mile tread life in the 
DC area.
    JFA priced the cost of a new set of tires, including mounting and 
balancing and all applicable taxes, in each area. This cost was 
converted into an annual cost by dividing the estimated number of 
annual miles driven by the expected tread life and multiplying this by 
the new tire price.
    Current research indicated that four extra studded snow tires would 
be required for all three vehicles in the Alaska allowance areas. JFA 
surveyed the cost of extra wheels, extra tires, and installing studs 
for all vehicles in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Nome.
5.2.6  License and Registration Fees, and Miscellaneous Tax
    JFA obtained information regarding license registration fees and 
personal property tax (where applicable). License and registration fees 
were included as part of the annual cost of owning an automobile. 
Personal-property tax was computed for each year of the vehicle's four-
year trade cycle using the vehicle's estimated used-car value for each 
year. The resulting four personal property tax values were then 
averaged, and that average was included as part of the annual cost of 
owning an automobile.
    As stated in section 5.2.1, sales and excise taxes were included in 
the purchase price of the vehicle and were accounted for under the 
annual vehicle purchase and finance costs.
5.2.7  Depreciation
    The single largest annual expense related to owning and operating a 
new car is depreciation--the lost value of the vehicle as it ages and 
is driven. Total depreciation is calculated by subtracting from the 
purchase the estimated residual value (used car value) four years 
later. This value is then divided by 4 to produce an annual 
depreciation amount.
    As described earlier, the new car price is the manufacturer's 
suggested retail price plus any additional charges such as shipping, 
dealer prep, additional dealer markup, excise tax, and sales tax. As 
done in previous surveys, the used car value was based on information 
from the Black Book Official Finance/Lease Guide for 1994. Although 
this source only tracks prices or vehicles sold in the contiguous 48 
states, research performed by the previous OPM contractor did not 
indicate that used cars in allowance areas were (on average) worth more 
or less than used cars in the DC area, except for Fairbanks and Nome. 
For Fairbanks and NOME, 90% of the Black Book projected residual values 
were used to reflect the more severe conditions.
    It should be noted that identical residual values did not result in 
identical depreciation amounts. Depreciation amounts were higher in 

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the allowance areas than in the Washington, DC area because new car 
prices are higher in the allowance areas.
5.2.8  Finance Expense
    For the model, it is assumed that new car purchases are financed. 
Therefore, JFA surveyed banks in all areas to obtain their auto-loan 
interest rates for a 48-month loan with 80 percent financing. The 
financing cost for each vehicle in each area was computed and included 
in the annual cost of owning and operating an automobile.
5.2.9  Vehicle Insurance
    JFA surveyed the cost of car insurance in each location. Consistent 
with the previous year's survey, JFA used the following coverages, 
limits, and deductibles:


Bodily Injury.............................  $100,000/$300,000.          
Property Damage...........................  $50,000.                    
Medical...................................  $5,000.                     
Uninsured Motorist........................  $100,000/300,000.           
Comprehensive.............................  $100 Deductible.            
Collision.................................  $250 Deductible.            
                                                                        

    In each survey area, JFA identified the common automobile insurance 
companies and attempted to obtain three insurance price quotes for each 
type of car surveyed. These quotes were averaged by type of car to 
produce estimated insurance costs for each area.
5.2.10  Overall Annual Costs
    As described above, JFA measured the annual costs for fuel, 
maintenance and oil, tires, licensing, taxes, depreciation, finance, 
and insurance for three types of automobiles in each allowance area and 
in the Washington, DC area. These costs were then summed to determine 
the overall annual costs by area for owning and operating each type of 
automobile. Appendix 15 shows these costs for each area by type of 
vehicle.
5.3  Other Transportation Costs--Air Fares
    Air fare is the only item priced for the Other Transportation Costs 
Category. For this item, JFA priced the lowest available round-trip air 
fare from each allowance area and the Washington, DC area to Los 
Angeles, California. Los Angeles was selected because it is a common 
point approximately equidistant from most of the allowance areas and 
the Washington, DC area. The cost of the trip from each allowance area 
to Los Angeles was compared with the cost of the trip from the DC area 
to Los Angeles to compute the category indexes. These fares are shown 
in Appendix 16.
5.4  Transportation Component Analyses
    JFA compared the total cost of private auto transportation for each 
vehicle in each allowance area with the total cost for the same vehicle 
in the DC area. These comparisons are expressed as indexes and are 
shown in Appendix 17. The indexes were then averaged to produce a 
single Automobile Expense Category index for each allowance area.
    Likewise, JFA compared the cost of air fares for each area with 
those for the DC area and computed a cost index. These indexes are also 
shown in Appendix 17. That appendix also shows how the auto and air 
transportation indexes are combined using expenditure weights derived 
from the CES data to produce final transportation indexes.
    JFA used national average expenditure data to derive weights that 
reflected how much consumers typically spend to own and operate an 
automobile versus other transportation expenses. These weights were 
used to combine the Automobile Expense Category index with the Other 
Transportation Cost index by area to derive the overall Transportation 
Component index for the area. The weights, computations, and final 
indexes are also shown in Appendix 17. The Transportation Component 
indexes are used in Appendix 19 to derive the total overall index.

6. Miscellaneous Expenses

6.1  Component Overview

    The Miscellaneous Expense component consists of three categories of 
expenses:

--Medical care,
--Contributions (including gifts to non-family members),
--Personal insurance and retirement contributions/investments.

    JFA used an approach similar to that used for the Goods and 
Services Component to derive the indexes for each of these categories 
and the Miscellaneous Component overall.

6.2  Component Weights

    JFA used CES data to determine the appropriate weights for each of 
the items and categories in the Miscellaneous Component. The following 
table shows the category weights. Item weights are shown in Appendix 
18.

        Table 6-1.--Miscellaneous Expense Categories and Weights        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Income level            
                                  --------------------------------------
            Categories                Lower        Middle       Upper   
                                    (percent)    (percent)    (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medical Care.....................        41.50        31.33        23.51
Contributions....................        15.80        16.85        17.65
Personal Insurance and Retirement                                       
 Contributions...................        42.70        51.82        58.83
                                  --------------------------------------
      Totals.....................       100.00       100.00       100.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Values may not total because of rounding.                         

6.3  Component Categories

6.3.1  Medical Expense Category
    JFA surveyed the price of medical care items using essentially the 
same approach it used for the Goods and Services Component items. The 
following medical-care items were priced in each allowance area and in 
the Washington, DC area. (See Appendix 5 for item descriptions).

--Nonprescription pain reliever
--Prescription drugs
--Vision check
--Dental service
--Doctor visit
--Hospital room
--Health insurance

    JFA surveyed the cost of these items in both the allowance areas 
and in the Washington, DC area and compared the prices to produce an 
index for each item in each area. JFA combined these indexes using CES 
weights to produce a single Medical Care Category index for each area.
    It should be noted that for the model, it is assumed that the cost 
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insurance is constant among areas because the choice of Federal health 
coverage is to a large extent a matter of personal preference. 
Therefore, the index for this item is 100.00.
6.3.2  Contributions Category
    The index for the Contributions Category is the Goods and Services 
Component index for the area. The Goods and Services index is used 
based on the assumption that the relative level of contribution is 
roughly equivalent to that reflected by the Goods and Services index.
6.3.3  Personal Insurance and Retirement Category
    The index for personal insurance and retirement contributions and 
investments is assumed to be constant among areas. The cost of Federal 
Employees Group Life Insurance is a matter of personal preference and 
is constant in all areas for the same age, salary, and benefit option 
combinations. Likewise, retirement contributions are a matter of 
personal preference and the minimum contribution requirements are 
constant among areas for equivalent salary levels.

6.4  Miscellaneous Expense Analyses

    As with the Goods and Services Component, the indexes for each of 
the Miscellaneous Component categories are combined using CES weights 
to produce a single component index for each area. These indexes are 
shown in Appendix 18.
    Section 2.5 describes how the miscellaneous expense component 
indexes are combined with the other component indexes to derive the 
final index for each area.

7. Final Results

7.1  Total Comparative Cost Indexes

    The total comparative cost indexes appear below. Appendix 19 shows 
how each index was derived from the component indexes.

                Table 7-1.--Final Cost Comparison Indexes               
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Allowance area                           Index  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anchorage, Alaska............................................     105.14
Fairbanks, Alaska............................................     108.64
Juneau, Alaska...............................................     108.33
The rest of Alaska...........................................     126.19
------------------------------------------------------------------------


     Appendix 1.--Publication in the Federal Register of Results of     
             Nonforeign Area Living-Cost Surveys: 1990-1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Citation                   Title                 Contents      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
56 FR 7902................  Office of Personnel    Results of summer    
                             Management: Cost-of-   1990 living-cost    
                             Living Allowances      surveys conducted in
                             and Post               Alaska, Hawaii,     
                             Differentials          Guam, Puerto Rico,  
                             (Nonforeign Areas).    and the U.S. Virgin 
                                                    Islands.            
57 FR 58556...............  Office of Personnel    Results of summer    
                             Management: Report     1991 and winter 1992
                             on 1991/1992 Surveys   living-cost surveys 
                             Used to Determine      conducted in Alaska,
                             Cost-of-Living         Hawaii, Guam, Puerto
                             Allowances in          Rico, and the U.S.  
                             Nonforeign Areas.      Virgin Islands.     
58 FR 45558...............  Office of Personnel    Results of summer    
                             Management: Report     1992 and winter 1993
                             on 1992/1993 Surveys   living-cost surveys 
                             Used to Determine      conducted in Alaska,
                             Cost-of-Living         Hawaii, Guam, Puerto
                             Allowances in          Rico, and the U.S.  
                             Nonforeign Areas.      Virgin Islands.     
58 FR 27316...............  Office of Personnel    Results of summer    
                             Management: Report     1993 living-cost    
                             on Summer 1993         surveys conducted in
                             Surveys Used to        Hawaii, Guam, Puerto
                             Determine Cost-of-     Rico, and the U.S.  
                             Living Allowances in   Virgin Islands.     
                             Nonforeign Areas.                          
59 FR 45066...............  Office of Personnel    Results of winter    
                             Management: Report     1994 living-cost    
                             on Winter 1994         surveys conducted in
                             Surveys Used to        Alaska.             
                             Determine Cost-of-                         
                             Living Allowances in                       
                             Alaska.                                    
60 FR 61332...............  Office of Personnel    Results of summer    
                             Management: Report     1994 living-cost    
                             on Summer 1994         surveys conducted in
                             Surveys Used to        Hawaii, Guam, Puerto
                             Determine Cost-of-     Rico, and the U.S.  
                             Living Allowances in   Virgin Islands.     
                             Selected Nonforeign                        
                             Areas.                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             Appendix 2.--Multiple Income Levels: Winter 1995
Survey                            
                           [Federal Employment Weights Within a Single
Allowance Area]                          
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---------------------------------
              Location and income level                  1992        1993       
1994       Average     Weights 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Anchorage, AK:                                                                  
                               
    Low.............................................      $1,708      $1,638    
 $1,609      $1,652       27.09
    Middle..........................................       2,048       2,090    
  1,971       2,036       33.39
    Upper...........................................       2,247       2,400    
  2,583       2,410       39.52
                                                    
-----------------------------------------------------------
      Total.........................................      $6,003      $6,128    
 $6,163      $6,098      100.00
                                                    
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Fairbanks, AK:                                                                  
                               
    Low.............................................        $406        $400    
   $444        $417       34.98
    Middle..........................................         415         467    
    442         441       37.00
    Upper...........................................         292         318    
    392         334       28.02
                                                    
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      Total.........................................      $1,113      $1,185    
 $1,278      $1,192      100.00
                                                    
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Juneau, AK:                                                                     
                               
    Low.............................................        $139        $139    
   $145        $141       19.91
    Middle..........................................         230         245    
    220         232       32.77
    Upper...........................................         310         334    
    360         335       47.32
                                                    
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      Total.........................................        $679        $718    
   $725        $708      100.00
                                                    
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Rest of Alaska:                                                                 
                               
    Low.............................................        $460        $444    
   $414        $439       28.07
    Middle..........................................         710         759    
    722         730       46.67
    Upper...........................................         348         391    
    445         395       25.26
                                                    
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      Total.........................................      $1,518      $1,594    
 $1,581      $1,564      100.00
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                                    Appendix 3.--Consumer Expenditure Surveys   
                               
                            [Pre-published Data for All Consumer Units
Nationwide *]                            
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---------------------------------
                                                                     Total
complete reporting                   
                                                
---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1988            1991     
      1992           Average   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Average Before Tax income.......................      $28,540.00     
$33,901.00      $33,854.00      $32,098.33
Average annual expenditures.....................       26,389.07      
30,487.29       30,527.49       29,134.62
  Food..........................................        3,804.39       
4,366.88        4,358.56        4,176.61
    Food at home................................        2,176.94       
2,724.89        2,684.35        2,528.73
      Cereals and bakery products *.............          317.03         
413.81          418.15          383.00
        Cereals and cereal products *...........          111.15         
149.01          144.15          134.77
          Flour *...............................            4.83           
6.61            7.21            6.22
          Prepared flour mixes *................            9.88          
14.67           13.62           12.72
          Ready-to-eat and cooked cereals *.....           73.49          
90.13           88.39           84.00
          Rice *................................            7.98          
14.49           12.67           11.71
          Pasta, cornmeal and other cereal                                      
                               
           products *...........................           14.97          
23.11           22.27           20.12
        Bakery products *.......................          205.88         
264.80          274.00          248.23
          Bread *...............................           65.72          
76.98           77.58           73.43
            White bread *.......................           35.48          
38.93           38.04           37.48
            Bread, other than white *...........           30.24          
38.04           39.54           35.94
          Crackers and cookies *................           51.76          
65.09           67.10           61.32
            Cookies *...........................           32.19          
41.15           40.75           38.03
            Crackers *..........................           19.57          
23.94           26.34           23.28
          Frozen and refrigerated bakery                                        
                               
           products *...........................           13.55          
19.33           21.06           17.98
          Other bakery products *...............           74.84         
103.40          108.27           95.50
            Biscuits and rolls *................           26.62          
34.12           35.55           32.10
            Cakes and cupcakes *................           20.31          
29.49           31.67           27.16
            Bread and cracker products *........            2.82           
4.14            4.70            3.89
            Sweetrolls, coffee cakes, doughnuts                                 
                               
             *..................................           19.60          
24.05           24.93           22.86
            Pies, tarts, turnovers *............            5.48          
11.61           11.41            9.50
      Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs *..........          560.01         
725.06          687.17          657.41
        Beef *..................................          183.66         
238.59          210.36          210.87
          Ground beef *.........................           79.09          
89.66           87.67           85.47
          Roast *...............................           33.40          
42.62           37.74           37.92
            Chuck roast *.......................           13.23          
16.81           13.48           14.51
            Round roast *.......................            9.13          
12.63           12.96           11.57
            Other roast *.......................           11.04          
13.18           11.30           11.84
          Steak *...............................           59.01          
87.83           69.00           71.95
            Round steak *.......................           11.62          
16.56           14.63           14.27
            Sirloin steak *.....................           12.96          
23.58           17.72           18.09
            Other steak *.......................           34.42          
47.68           36.65           39.58
          Other beef *..........................           12.17          
18.47           15.95           15.53
        Pork *..................................          114.19         
146.62          155.56          138.79
          Bacon *...............................           20.23          
21.28           20.47           20.66
          Pork chops *..........................           27.10          
35.26           34.88           32.41
          Ham *.................................           27.43          
38.92           42.73           36.36
            Ham, not canned *...................           24.47          
35.84           38.98           33.10
            Canned ham *........................            2.96           
3.08            3.75            3.26
          Sausage *.............................           16.60          
21.01           23.29           20.30
          Other pork *..........................           22.83          
30.15           34.19           29.06
        Other meats *...........................           83.61         
102.91           94.58           93.70
          Frankfurters *........................           17.37          
23.87           21.19           20.81
          Lunch meats (cold cuts) *.............           58.88          
70.13           63.56           64.19
            Bologna, liverwurst, salami *.......           19.11          
23.75           22.91           21.92
            Other lunchmeats *..................           39.78          
46.39           40.65           42.27
          Lamb, organ, meats and others *.......            7.36           
8.91            9.84            8.70
            Lamb and organ meats *..............            6.17           
7.89            8.74            7.60
            Mutton, goat and game *.............            1.19           
1.02            1.10            1.10
        Poultry *...............................           85.49         
123.67          123.39          110.85
          Fresh and frozen chickens *...........           66.41          
92.17           91.28           83.29
            Fresh whole chicken *...............           17.24          
24.27           19.61           20.37

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            Fresh and frozen chicken parts *....           49.17          
67.90           71.67           62.91
          Other poultry, incl. whole frozen                                     
                               
           chickens *...........................           19.08          
31.50           32.10           27.56
        Fish and seafood *......................           65.24          
81.51           74.99           73.91
          Canned fish and seafood *.............           17.95          
18.40           17.46           17.94
          Fresh and frozen shellfish *..........           14.98          
25.27           21.36           20.54
          Fresh and frozen finfish *............           32.31          
37.83           36.17           35.44
        Eggs *..................................           27.83          
31.77           28.30           29.30
      Dairy products *..........................          277.91         
306.57          307.10          297.19
        Fresh milk and cream *..................          134.41         
134.72          136.59          135.24
          Whole milk *..........................           52.12          
49.88           47.69           49.90
          Other milk and cream *................           82.29          
84.84           88.90           85.34
        Other dairy products *..................          143.50         
171.85          170.52          161.96
          Butter *..............................            8.89          
10.62            9.71            9.74
          Cheese *..............................           79.01          
90.15           87.72           85.63
          Ice cream and related products *......           41.68          
50.47           51.93           48.03
          Miscellaneous dairy products *........           13.93          
20.61           21.16           18.57
      Fruits and vegetables *...................          376.38         
437.70          435.20          416.43
        Fresh fruits *..........................          120.98         
132.65          129.17          127.60
          Apples *..............................           21.57          
26.69           26.64           24.97
          Bananas *.............................           20.65          
27.62           26.48           24.92
          Oranges *.............................           10.98          
12.28           13.23           12.16
          Other fresh fruits *..................           67.78          
66.06           62.82           65.55
        Fresh vegetables *......................          110.67         
131.09          127.84          123.20
          Potatoes *............................           16.61          
25.25           24.56           22.14
          Lettuce *.............................           13.73          
15.51           16.33           15.19
          Tomatoes *............................           14.87          
21.64           19.85           18.79
          Other fresh vegetables *..............           65.47          
68.69           67.10           67.09
        Processed fruits *......................           86.81          
99.35          102.67           96.28
          Frozen fruits and fruit juices *......           19.59          
22.09           21.35           21.01
            Frozen orange juice *...............           14.43          
14.09           13.34           13.95
            Other frozen fruits and juices *....            5.16           
7.99            8.01            7.05
          Canned and dried fruits *.............           21.22          
24.23           23.48           22.98
          Fresh, canned or bottled fruit juice *           46.00          
53.03           57.83           52.29
        Processed vegetables *..................           57.92          
74.61           75.53           69.35
          Frozen vegetables *...................           21.30          
26.45           25.46           24.40
          Canned and dried vegetables and juices                                
                               
           *....................................           36.62          
48.16           50.07           44.95
            Canned beans *......................            6.64           
9.26           10.09            8.66
            Canned corn *.......................            4.21           
6.29            7.40            5.97
            Other canned and dried veg. and                                     
                               
             juices *...........................           25.77          
32.61           32.59           30.32
      Other food at home *......................          645.61         
841.75          836.73          774.70
        Sugar and other sweets *................           80.66         
104.62          106.24           97.17
          Candy and chewing gum *...............           45.41          
59.10           62.86           55.79
          Sugar *...............................           17.07          
20.80           18.12           18.66
          Artificial sweetners *................            2.36           
3.23            3.24            2.94
          Jams, preserves, other sweets *.......           15.82          
21.48           22.02           19.77
        Fats and oils *.........................           56.65          
73.12           73.79           67.85
          Margarine *...........................           11.96          
14.31           14.56           13.61
          Other fats, oils, and salad dressing *           31.66          
39.96           40.94           37.52
          Nondairy cream and imitation milk *...            4.49           
6.56            6.75            5.93
          Peanut butter *.......................            8.54          
12.30           11.53           10.79
        Miscellaneous foods *...................          272.98         
387.81          393.26          351.35
          Frozen prepared foods *...............           46.13          
71.21           73.99           63.78
            Frozen meats *......................           16.75          
25.00           22.99           21.58
            Other frozen prepared foods *.......           29.39          
46.21           51.01           42.20
          Canned and packaged soups *...........           21.41          
26.23           25.44           24.36
          Potato chips, nuts and other snacks *.           59.78          
78.66           78.63           72.36
            Potato chips and other snacks *.....           46.79          
62.03           62.34           57.05
            Nuts *..............................           12.99          
16.63           16.29           15.30
          Condiments and seasonings *...........           61.52          
87.93           90.44           79.96
            Salt, spices, other seasonings *....           12.31          
19.15           20.79           17.42
            Olives, pickles, relishes *.........            7.62          
11.05           10.82            9.83
            Sauces and gravies *................           31.62          
42.03           43.55           39.07
            Baking needs and misc. products *...            9.97          
15.71           15.29           13.66
          Other canned and packaged prepared                                    
                               
           foods *..............................           84.14         
123.78          124.75          110.89
            Salads and desserts *...............           13.23          
17.87           20.42           17.17
            Baby foods *........................           16.25          
23.56           24.11           21.31
            Miscellaneous prepared foods *......           54.66          
82.35           80.22           72.41
        Nonalcoholic beverages *................          204.37         
233.06          219.33          218.92
          Cola *................................           92.19          
92.26           86.71           90.39

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          Other carbonated drinks *.............           32.62          
39.32           40.41           37.45
          Coffee *..............................           40.93          
42.59           40.13           41.22
            Roasted coffee *....................           25.27          
25.35           24.56           25.06
            Instant and freeze dried coffee *...           15.66          
17.24           15.57           16.16
          Noncarbornated fruit flavored drinks *           16.30          
25.74           20.15           20.73
          Tea *.................................           11.18          
14.66           14.26           13.37
          Nonalacoholic beer *..................              NA             
NA              NA              NA
          Other nonalcoholic beverages *........           11.15          
18.51           17.68           15.78
        Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-                               
                               
         town trips.............................           30.94          
43.13           44.12           39.40
    Food away from home.........................        1,627.45       
1,641.99        1,674.21        1,647.88
      Meals at restaurants, carry-outs and other                                
                               
       *........................................        1,275.77       
1,300.05        1,344.40        1,306.74
        Lunch *.................................          499.88         
463.89          476.89          480.22
        Dinner *................................          459.30         
601.50          619.67          590.16
          Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages *...          142.56         
133.59          141.35          139.17
          Breakfast and brunch *................           84.04         
101.08          106.49           97.20
      Board (including at school)...............           43.62          
43.00           46.92           44.51
      Catered affairs...........................           41.27          
46.07           40.77           42.70
          Food on out-of-town trips.............          195.31         
178.84          167.14          180.43
          School lunches........................           42.24          
46.89           47.40           45.51
          Meals as pay..........................           29.24          
27.13           27.58           27.98
  Alcoholic beverages...........................          281.70         
313.94          321.12          305.59
    At home *...................................          148.36         
166.77          177.01          164.05
      Beer and ale *............................           89.05          
87.98           99.54           92.19
      Whiskey *.................................           12.73          
17.07           14.23           14.68
      Wine *....................................           32.15          
45.33           43.11           40.20
      Other alcholic beverages *................           14.43          
16.38           20.13           16.98
    Away from home..............................          133.34         
147.17          144.11          141.54
      Beer and ale *............................           37.50          
46.76           48.77           44.34
      Wine *....................................           18.54          
25.57           22.95           22.35
      Other alcoholic beverages *...............           58.12          
46.66           47.06           50.61
      Alcoholic beverages purchased on trips....           19.17          
28.19           25.34           24.23
  Housing.......................................        8,069.13       
9,325.13        9,528.41        8,974.22
    Shelter.....................................        4,470.25       
5,208.28        5,431.78        5,036.77
      Owned dwellings...........................        2,554.04       
3,279.50        3,307.24        3,046.93
        Mortgage interest and charges...........        1.560.48       
1,951.95        1,984.40        1,832.28
          Mortgage interest.....................        1,560.38       
1,880.31        1,856.78        1,765.82
          Interest paid, home equity loan.......              NA          
33.34           63.99           48.67
          Interest paid, home equity line of                                    
                               
           credit...............................              NA          
37.94           63.32           50.63
          Prepayment penalty charges............            0.10           
0.36            0.31            0.26
        Property taxes..........................          496.08         
767.69          760.97          674.91
        Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other                                  
                               
         expenses...............................          497.48         
559.86          561.86          539.73
          Homeowners and related insurance......          151.74         
164.20          176.37          164.10
            Fire and extended coverage..........            4.98           
3.84            5.02            4.61
            Homeowners insurance................          146.76         
160.36          171.35          159.49
          Ground rent...........................           26.88          
33.78           33.40           31.35
          Maintenance and repair services.......          252.68         
278.55          268.09          266.44
            Painting and papering...............           52.01          
39.24           37.27           42.84
            Plumbing and water heating..........           23.06          
31.48           34.02           29.52
            Heat, a/c, electrical work..........           42.03          
45.96           53.14           47.04
            Roofing and gutters.................           46.96          
54.11           40.98           47.35
            Other repair and maintenance                                        
                               
             services...........................           78.78          
99.93           91.16           89.96
            Repair and replacement of hard                                      
                               
             surface flooring...................            8.14           
6.47           10.16            8.26
            Repair of built-in appliances.......            1.68           
1.36            1.36            1.47
          Maintenance and repair commodities....           65.41          
69.18           63.89           66.16
            Paints, wallpaper and supplies......           17.47          
16.27           16.50           16.75
            Tools and equipment for painting and                                
                               
             wallpapering.......................            1.88           
1.75            1.77            1.80
            Plumbing supplies and equipment.....            5.65           
7.65            5.96            6.42
            Electrical supplies, heating and                                    
                               
             cooling equipment..................            3.76           
3.44            7.13            4.78
            Materials for hard surface flooring,                                
                               
             repair and replac..................            1.85           
2.17            3.13            2.38
            Materials and equipment for roof and                                
                               
             gutters............................            5.18           
6.61            6.20            6.00
            Materials for plaster., panel.,                                     
                               
             siding, wind., doors, screens, awn.           11.08          
10.86            7.29            9.74
            Materials for patio, walk, fence,                                   
                               
             drive., mason., brick, stucco work.            2.12           
0.55            0.67            1.11
            Materials for landscaping                                           
                               
             maintenance........................            2.52           
1.77            1.15            1.81
            Miscellaneous supplies and equipment           13.89          
18.11           14.08           15.36
              Material for insulation, other                                    
                               
               maint. and repair................            7.87          
12.55            7.84            9.42
              Materials to finish base., remodel                                
                               
               rooms or build patios, walks, etc            6.02           
5.56            6.24           5.94 

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          Property management and security......            0.74          
13.44           20.12           11.43
            Property management.................            0.64           
8.61           13.24            7.50
            Management and upkeep services for                                  
                               
             security...........................            0.10           
4.84            6.88            3.94
          Parking...............................            0.04           
0.70              NA            0.37
      Rented dwellings..........................        1,469.41       
1,609.43        1,787.19        1,622.01
        Rent....................................        1,428.30       
1,538.23        1,714.30        1,560.28
        Rent as pay.............................           17.34          
44.87           37.09           33.10
        Maintenance, insurance and other                                        
                               
         expenses...............................           23.76          
26.33           35.80           28.63
          Tenant's insurance....................            8.68           
9.76            9.16            9.20
          Maintenance and repair services.......            9.01           
9.96           11.88           10.28
            Repair or maintenance services......            8.62           
9.49           11.52            9.88
            Repair and replacement of hard                                      
                               
             surface flooring...................            0.36           
0.38            0.29            0.34
            Repair of built-in appliances.......            0.03           
0.08            0.07            0.06
          Maintenance and repair commodities....            6.07           
6.61           14.76            9.15
            Paint, wallpaper, and supplies......            1.19           
2.07            1.70            1.65
            Tools and equipment for painting and                                
                               
             wallpapering.......................            0.13           
0.22            0.18            0.18
            Materials for plastering, panels,                                   
                               
             roofing, gutters, etc..............            0.68           
0.43            2.86            1.32
            Materials for patio, walk, fence,                                   
                               
             drive., masonry, brick and stucco                                  
                               
             work...............................            0.02           
0.02            0.04            0.03
            Plumbing supplies and equipment.....            0.38           
0.25            0.55            0.39
            Electrical supplies, heating and                                    
                               
             cooling equipment..................            0.92           
0.34            0.26            0.51
            Miscellaneous supplies and equipment            1.84           
2.17            7.71            3.91
              Material for insulation, other                                    
                               
               maintenance and repair...........            0.58           
0.82            1.51            0.97
              Termite and pest control (capital                                 
                               
               improvement).....................            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
              Materials for additions, finishing                                
                               
               base., remodeling rooms..........            1.08           
1.34            5.90            2.77
              Construction materials for jobs                                   
                               
               not started......................            0.18           
0.01            0.30            0.16
            Material for hard surface flooring..            0.14           
0.59            0.90            0.54
            Material for landscape maintenance..            0.76           
0.53            0.55            0.61
      Other lodging.............................          446.79         
319.35          337.35          367.83
        Owned vacation homes....................           78.26          
92.13          115.29           95.23
          Mortgage interest and charges.........              NA          
39.20           54.55           46.88
            Mortgage interest...................           48.65          
38.93           50.60           46.06
            Interest paid, home equity loan.....              NA           
0.02            1.06            0.54
            Interest paid, home equity line of                                  
                               
             credit.............................              NA           
0.26            2.88            1.57
            Prepayment penalty charge...........            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
            Property taxes......................           16.90          
37.77           42.04           32.24
            Maintenance, insurance, and other                                   
                               
             expenses...........................           12.71          
15.17           18.70           15.53
            Homeowners and related insurance....            3.07           
3.79            4.10            3.65
              Homeowners insurance..............            3.04           
3.65            3.86            3.52
              Fine and extended coverage........            0.03           
0.14            0.24            0.14
            Ground rent.........................            3.33           
2.32            1.75            2.47
            Maintenance and repair services.....            5.52           
5.25            7.53            6.10
              Repair and remodeling services....            5.52           
5.14            7.39            6.02
              Repair and replaement of hard                                     
                               
               surface flooring.................            0.00           
0.11            0.15            0.09
            Maintenance and repair commodities..            0.39           
0.53            1.97            0.96
              Paints, wallpaper, supplies.......            0.08           
0.15            1.31            0.51
              Tools and equipment for painting                                  
                               
               and wallpapering.................            0.01           
0.02            0.14            0.06
              Materials for plaster., panel.,                                   
                               
               roof., gutters, downspouts, sid.,                                
                               
               wind., door......................            0.05           
0.05            0.07            0.06
              Material for patio, walk, fence,                                  
                               
               drive, masonry, brick, stucco....            0.00           
0.00            0.01            0.00
              Plumbing supplies and equipment...            0.02           
0.05            0.32            0.13
              Eletrical supplies, heating and                                   
                               
               cooling equipment................            0.01           
0.09            0.03            0.04
              Miscellaneous supplies and                                        
                               
               equipment........................            0.01           
0.12            0.09            0.07
                Material for insulation, other                                  
                               
                 maintenance and repair.........            0.01           
0.04            0.09            0.05
                Material for finishing basements                                
                               
                 and remodeling rooms...........            0.00           
0.08              NA            0.04
              Materials for hard surface                                        
                               
               flooring.........................            0.20             
NA              NA            0.20
              Materials for landscaping                                         
                               
               maintenance......................            0.00           
0.06              NA            0.03
            Property management and security....            0.40           
3.19            3.35            2.31
              Property management...............            0.40           
1.96            2.25            1.54
              Management and upkeep services for                                
                               
               security.........................            0.00           
1.23            1.10            0.78
            Parking.............................            0.00           
0.09              NA            0.05
        Housing while attending school..........           35.48          
59.66           54.71           49.95
        Lodging on out-of-town trips............          178.58         
167.56          167.34          171.16
    Utilities, fuels, and public services.......        1,726.29       
1,961.13        1,962.49        1.883.30
      Natural gas...............................          232.22         
240.89          246.97          240.03
        Utility--natural gas (renter)...........           50.85          
59.96           55.98           52.60
        Utility--natural gas (owned home).......          180.07         
189.11          189.86          186.35
        Utility--natural gas (owned vacation)...            1.22           
0.82            1.07            1.04
        Utility--natural gas (rented vacation)..            0.08             
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      Electricity...............................          700.08         
791.57          770.65          754.10
        Electricity (renter)....................          169.94         
189.36          201.59          186.96
        Electricity (owned home)................          524.87         
595.84          562.26          560.99
        Electricity (owned vacation)............            5.03           
6.00            6.59            5.87
        Electricity (rented vacation)...........            0.25           
0.37            0.20            0.27
      Fuel oil and other fuels..................           94.02         
103.30           93.93           97.08
        Fuel oil................................           55.60          
62.83           55.61           58.01
          Fuel oil (renter).....................            5.21           
5.61            7.00            5.94
          Fuel oil (owned home).................           49.96          
56.67           48.25           51.63
          Fuel oil (owned vacation).............            0.38           
0.51            0.36            0.42
          Fuel oil (rented vacation)............            0.06           
0.04              NA            0.05
        Coal....................................            3.50           
4.66            2.50            3.55
          Coal (renter).........................            0.55           
0.26            0.05            0.29
          Coal (owned home).....................            2.95           
4.38            2.44            3.26
          Coal (owned vacation).................            0.00           
0.02            0.02            0.01
          Coal (rented vacation)................            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
        Bottled gas.............................           24.48          
27.47           27.18           26.38
          Gas, btld/tank (renter)...............            3.78           
4.19            4.79            4.25
          Gas, btld/tank (owned home)...........           18.58          
21.14           20.75           20.16
          Gas, btld/tank (owned vacation).......            2.12           
2.11            1.64            1.96
          Gas, btld/tank (rented vacation)......            0.00           
0.02              NA            0.01
        Wood and other fuels....................           10.43           
8.35            8.64            9.14
          Wood/other fuels (renter).............            1.31           
1.37            1.59            1.42
          Wood/other fuels (owned home).........            9.05           
6.92            6.71            7.56
          Wood/other fuels (owned vacation).....            0.06           
0.05            0.34            0.15
          Wood/other fuels (rented vacation)....            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
      Telephone services........................          528.79         
608.50          619.87          585.72
        Telephone (old).........................              NA          
48.22            0.00           24.11
        Telephone services in home city,                                        
                               
         excluding mobile car phones............              NA         
560.28          619.87          590.08
        Telephone services for mobile car phones              NA             
NA              NA              NA
      Water and other public services...........          171.19         
216.87          231.08          206.38
        Water and sewerage maintenance..........          131.02         
159.33          160.22          150.19
          Water/sewer maint. (renter)...........           18.53          
22.04           24.38           21.65
          Water/sewer maint. (owned home).......          111.57         
136.19          133.69          127.15
          Water/sewer maint. (owned vacation)...            0.83           
1.09            2.10            1.34
          Water/sewer maint. (rented vacation)..            0.09           
0.01            0.05            0.05
        Trash and garbage collection............           38.67          
55.90           69.38           54.65
          Trash/garb. coll. (renter)............            5.28           
7.26            7.37            6.64
          Trash/garb. coll. (owned home)........           33.31          
47.64           59.92           46.96
          Trash/garb. coll. (owned vacation)....            0.08           
1.00            2.09            1.06
          Trash/garb. coll. (rented vacation)...            0.00             
NA            0.01            0.01
        Septic tank cleaning....................            1.50           
1.65            1.47            1.54
          Septic tank clean. (renter)...........            0.01           
0.07            0.11            0.06
          Septic tank clean. (owned home).......            1.48           
1.57            1.29            1.45
          Septic tank clean. (owned vacation)...            0.00           
0.01            0.07            0.03
          Septic tank clean. (rented vacation)..            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
      Household operations......................          387.45         
451.97          487.20          442.21
        Personal services.......................          176.53         
224.86          253.05          218.15
          Babysitting...........................           74.62          
83.78           85.92           81.44
          Care for elderly, invalids,                                           
                               
           handicapped, etc.....................           11.66          
26.56           43.92           27.38
          Day-care centers, nursery, and                                        
                               
           preschools...........................           90.25         
114.51          123.21          109.32
        Other household expenses................          210.92         
227.11          234.15          224.06
          Household services....................           67.76          
77.46           71.70           72.31
          Gardening, lawn care services.........           49.60          
60.85           64.99           58.48
          Water softening service...............            2.81           
2.72            3.28            2.94
          Household laundry, dry cleaning, sent                                 
                               
           out (nonclothing) not coin operated..            1.63           
2.21            2.32            2.05
          Coin-operated household and dry                                       
                               
           cleaning (nonclothing)...............            4.78           
4.91            5.58            5.09
          Other home services...................           17.86          
16.79           18.38           17.68
          Termite/pest control products.........            0.20           
0.22            0.29            0.24
          Moving, storage, freight express......           26.46          
22.73           24.37           24.52
          Appliance repair, including service                                   
                               
           center...............................           16.44          
16.96           15.88           16.43
          Reupholstering, furniture repair......           13.85          
11.51           18.56           14.64
          Repair/rental of lawn/garden equip.,                                  
                               
           hand/power tools, other house. equip.            5.92           
5.78            3.74            5.15
          Appliance rental......................            2.08           
1.28            1.86            1.74
          Rental of office equipment for                                        
                               
           nonbusiness use......................            0.17           
0.17            0.13            0.16
          Repair of miscellaneous household                                     
                               
           equipment and furnishings *..........            0.48           
2.34            1.89            1.57
          Repair of computer systems for                                        
                               
           nonbusiness use......................            0.88           
1.19            1.19            1.09

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          Rental/installation of dishwashers,                                   
                               
           range hoods, and garbage disposals...            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
        Housekeeping supplies *.................          382.82         
451.34          462.61          432.26
          Laundry and cleaning supplies *.......          106.44         
123.66          123.97          118.02
            Soaps and detergents *..............           62.10          
73.49           70.41           68.67
            Other laundry cleaning products *...           44.33          
50.17           53.56           49.35
          Other household products *............          157.48         
197.81          211.79          189.03
            Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper                                  
                               
             towels and napkins *...............           52.12          
62.60           60.52           58.41
            Miscellaneous household products *..           67.89          
91.22           94.75           84.62
            Lawn and garden supplies *..........           37.47          
44.00           56.52           46.00
          Postage and stationery *..............          118.89         
129.87          126.85          125.20
            Stationery, stationery supplies,                                    
                               
             giftwraps *........................           54.40          
66.09           62.59           61.03
            Postage *...........................           64.49          
63.78           64.26           64.18
        Household furnishings and equipment.....        1,102.32       
1,252.41        1,184.33        1,179.69
          Household textiles....................           97.11         
107.35           94.56           99.67
            Bathroom linens *...................           13.69          
24.61           15.62           17.97
            Bedroom linens *....................           38.11          
39.34           43.17           40.21
            Kitchen and dining room linens *....            5.74           
4.76            7.84            6.11
            Curtains and draperies..............           26.56          
18.09           19.11           21.25
            Slipcovers, decorative pillows......            1.64           
1.36            1.42            1.47
            Sewing material for slipcovers,                                     
                               
             curtains, other sewing matter, for                                 
                               
             the home...........................           10.32          
18.17            6.54           11.68
            Other linens........................            1.05           
1.04            0.86            0.98
          Furniture.............................          319.44         
297.24          316.15          310.94
            Mattress and springs................           41.86          
35.82           38.97           38.88
            Other bedroom furniture.............           39.75          
46.24           57.57           47.85
            Sofas...............................           65.44          
65.48           70.67           67.20
            Living room chairs..................           35.91          
34.99           30.70           33.87
            Living room tables..................           20.16          
14.24           17.63           17.34
            Kitchen, dining room furniture......           58.64          
46.11           42.37           49.04
            Infants' furniture..................            7.01           
7.58            6.74            7.11
            Outdoor furniture...................           12.57          
13.59           11.02           12.39
            Occasional furniture................           38.12          
33.18           40.48           37.26
          Floor coverings.......................           70.23         
128.97           61.08           86.76
            Wall-to-wall carpeting (renter).....            2.41           
2.02            2.57            2.33
              Wall-to-wall carpet, installed                                    
                               
               (renter).........................            1.73           
1.56            2.05            1.78
              Wall-to-wall carpet, not installed                                
                               
               carpet squares (renter)..........            0.68           
0.46            0.52            0.55
            Wall-to-wall carpet (replacement)                                   
                               
             (owned home).......................           42.57          
34.99           29.06           35.54
              Wall-to-wall carpet, not installed                                
                               
               (replace.), carpet squares (owned                                
                               
               home)............................            3.04           
2.91            1.89            2.61
              Wall-to-wall carpet, installed                                    
                               
               (replacement) (owned home).......           39.53          
32.08           27.17           32.93
            Room size rugs and other floor                                      
                               
             covering, nonpermanent.............           25.25          
91.96           29.45           48.89
          Major appliances......................          172.90         
131.98          144.89          149.92
            Dishwashers (built-in), garbage                                     
                               
             disposals, range hood, (renter)....            0.24           
0.98            0.16            0.46
            Dishwashers (built-in), garbage                                     
                               
             disposals, range hoods (owned home)           10.05           
9.54            7.21            8.93
            Refrigerators, freezers (renter)....           11.18           
7.51            8.38            9.02
            Refrigerators, freezers (owned home)           39.29          
25.85           33.30           32.81
            Washing machines (renter)...........            6.56           
4.28            6.28            5.71
            Washing machines (owned home).......           17.96          
17.22           15.85           17.01
            Clothes dryers (renter).............            4.18           
2.34            3.35            3.29
            Clothes dryers (owned home).........           10.35           
7.05            9.78            9.06
            Cooking stoves, ovens (renter)......            2.87           
2.18            3.11            2.72
            Cooking stoves, ovens (owned home)..           19.55          
13.20           14.81           15.85
            Microwave ovens (renter)............            4.47           
2.09            3.09            3.22
            Microwave ovens (owned home)........            9.81           
4.85            4.74            6.47
            Portable dishwasher (renter)........            0.31           
0.14            0.11            0.19
            Portable dishwasher (owned home)....            1.33           
0.24            1.15            0.91
            Window air conditioners (renter)....            2.43           
1.12            1.18            1.58
            Window air conditioners (owned home)            8.23           
7.61            3.31            6.38
            Electric floor cleaning equipment...           14.62          
15.03           13.63           14.43
            Sewing machines.....................            6.08           
5.19            5.15            5.47
            Miscellaneous household appliances *            3.39           
5.56           10.29            6.41
          Small appliances, miscellaneous                                       
                               
           housewares...........................           60.51          
83.38           86.46           76.78
            Housewares..........................           39.14          
57.82           62.47           53.14
              Plastic dinnerware................            1.83           
1.79            1.61            1.74
              China and other dinnerware........           10.31          
11.56           11.60           11.16
              Flatware..........................            3.44           
4.07            3.97            3.83
              Glassware *.......................            9.79           
7.08           13.59           10.15

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              Silver serving pieces *...........            0.27           
3.83            1.35            1.82
              Other serving pieces..............            1.36           
1.78            1.59            1.58
              Nonelectric cookware *............           12.14          
11.67           11.66           11.82
              Tableware, nonelectric kitchenware                                
                               
               *................................              NA          
16.02           17.08           16.55
            Small appliances....................           21.37          
25.56           23.99           23.64
              Small electric kitchen appliances.           14.17          
18.05           18.75           16.99
              Portable heating and cooling                                      
                               
               equipment........................            7.20           
7.52            5.23            6.65
          Miscellaneous household equipment.....          382.11         
503.48          481.19          455.59
            Window coverings....................           13.72          
12.79           17.37           14.63
            Infants' equipment *................            3.77          
10.62            5.52            6.64
            Laundry and cleaning equip *........            8.52           
9.19           10.99            9.57
            Outdoor equipment...................            4.73           
6.20            4.83            5.25
            Clocks..............................            5.46           
4.45            3.38            4.43
            Lamps and lighting fixtures *.......           28.40          
22.80           26.10           25.77
            Other household decorative items *..           80.30         
107.69          111.16           99.72
            Telephones and accessories *........            7.25          
62.21           20.55           30.00
            Lawn and garden equipment...........           49.12          
39.58           43.15           43.95
            Power tools.........................           14.39          
13.25           16.15           14.60
            Small miscellaneous furnishings *...            3.39           
5.23            1.15            3.26
            Hand tools *........................           13.67          
11.71           14.07           13.15
            Indoor plants, fresh flowers *......           41.42          
57.80           53.49           50.90
            Closet and storage items *..........            4.62           
6.99           12.21            7.94
            Rental of furniture.................            3.20           
3.36            3.67            3.35
            Luggage.............................            8.72           
7.49            7.04            7.75
            Computers and computer hardware                                     
                               
             nonbusiness use....................           39.66          
63.64           63.66           55.72
            Computer software and accessories                                   
                               
             for nonbusiness use................            7.36           
8.69            9.48            8.51
            Telephone answering devices.........            4.23           
5.00            4.64            4.62
            Calculators.........................            1.99           
2.56            1.57            2.04
            Business equipment for home use.....            6.20           
5.02            4.23            5.15
            Other hardware *....................            6.95          
11.83           13.74           10.84
            Smoke alarms (owned home)...........            0.54           
0.38            0.47            0.46
            Smoke alarms (renter)...............            0.15           
0.09            0.06            0.10
            Smoke alarms (owned vacation).......            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
            Other household appliances (owned                                   
                               
             home)..............................            4.25           
4.63            4.40            4.43
            Other household appliances (renter).            1.35           
0.87            0.99            1.07
            Miscellaneous household equipment                                   
                               
             and parts *........................           18.73          
19.42           27.08           21.74
  Apparel and services..........................        1,537.27       
1,801.23        1,732.90        1,690.47
    Men and boys................................          400.67         
448.88          436.86          428.80
      Men, 16 and over..........................          318.80         
357.81          353.05          343.22
        Men's suits.............................           41.20          
39.20           43.98           41.46
        Men's sportcoats, tailored jackets......           15.57          
13.84           12.04           13.82
        Men's coats and jackets *...............           29.30          
30.48           26.12           28.63
        Men's underwear *.......................            9.72          
12.26           14.13           12.04
        Men's hosiery *.........................           10.34          
12.60           13.73           12.22
        Men's nightwear *.......................            2.89           
6.24            5.84            4.99
        Men's accessories *.....................           22.88          
34.42           33.64           30.31
        Men's sweaters and vests................           17.65          
13.47           13.11           14.74
        Men's active sportswear.................           12.10          
12.15           11.96           12.07
        Men's shirts *..........................           74.17          
87.10           87.25           82.84
        Men's pants *...........................           70.76          
77.09           70.18           72.68
        Men's shorts, shorts sets *.............            8.29          
13.53           16.40           12.74
        Men's uniforms..........................            3.16           
5.00            3.70            3.95
        Men's costumes..........................            0.77           
0.42            0.98            0.72
      Boys 2 to 15..............................           81.86          
91.07           83.82           85.58
        Boys' coats and jackets *...............            9.48           
4.36            5.73            6.52
        Boys' sweaters..........................            3.73           
3.09            2.70            3.17
        Boys' shirts *..........................           20.55          
21.80           19.50           20.62
        Boys' underwear *.......................            1.55           
4.96            4.89            3.80
        Boys' nightwear *.......................            2.79           
2.21            2.83            2.61
        Boys' hosiery *.........................            3.99           
4.97            4.26            4.41
        Boys' accessories *.....................            2.77           
4.58            5.19            4.18
        Boys' suits, sportcoats, vests *........            3.00           
0.51            2.13            1.88
        Boys' pants *...........................           24.70          
24.72           19.41           22.94
        Boys' shorts, shorts sets *.............            3.91          
11.51            9.03            8.15
        Boys' uniforms, active sportswear.......            5.10           
7.43            7.30            6.61
        Boys' costumes..........................            0.29           
0.93            0.85            0.69
    Women and girls.............................          608.90         
724.73          703.40          679.01
      Women, 16 and over........................          509.83         
624.19          607.23          580.42
        Women's coats and jackets *.............           33.49          
40.55           58.80           44.28

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        Women's dresses *.......................           83.27         
118.10           89.96           97.11
        Women's sportcoats, tailored jackets *..            0.84           
6.02            3.90            3.59
        Women's vests and sweaters *............           36.74          
46.00           40.43           41.06
        Women's shirts, tops, blouses *.........           85.55         
114.03          106.20          101.93
        Women's skirts *........................           29.28          
28.63           21.52           26.48
        Women's pants *.........................           66.85          
69.35           79.18           71.79
        Women's shorts, shorts sets *...........           14.23          
20.40           23.33           19.32
        Women's active sportwear *..............           23.13          
28.54           32.91           28.19
        Women's sleepwear *.....................           22.57          
20.98           25.33           22.96
        Women's undergarments *.................           24.38          
27.53           33.13           28.35
        Women's hoisery.........................           25.85          
27.13           25.01           26.00
        Women's suits...........................           28.04          
33.54           30.71           30.76
        Women's accessories *...................           34.46          
38.59           33.98           35.68
        Women's uniforms *......................            1.15           
1.47            1.82            1.48
        Women's costumes........................            0.00           
3.34            1.01            1.45
      Girls, 2 to 15............................           99.08         
100.53           96.17           98.59
        Girls' coats and jackets................            7.95           
6.71            7.66            7.44
        Girls' dresses, suits...................           12.02          
13.87           13.23           13.04
        Girls' shirts, blouses, sweaters *......           30.19          
23.20           22.42           25.27
        Girls' shirts and pants.................           16.37          
15.56           14.87           15.60
        Girls' shorts, shorts sets..............            6.41           
8.41            9.83            8.22
        Girls' active sportwear *...............            9.32          
10.66            8.41            9.46
        Girls' underwear and sleepwear..........            5.92           
6.16            6.26            6.11
        Girls' hoisery *........................            4.88           
6.09            5.05            5.34
        Girls' accessories *....................            4.08           
5.49            4.50            4.69
        Girls' uniforms.........................            1.46           
2.26            1.86            1.86
        Girls' costumes.........................              NA           
2.12            2.08            2.10
      Children under 2..........................           63.60          
85.67           80.39           76.55
        Infant coat, jacket, snowsuit...........            3.17           
2.99            3.25            3.14
        Infant dresses, outerwear...............           14.98          
17.87           20.75           17.87
        Infant underwear *......................           36.68          
51.00           46.85           44.84
        Infant nightwear, loungewear............            3.19           
3.11            4.26            3.52
        Infant accessories......................            3.06           
5.15            5.28            4.50
        Infant hoisery..........................            0.41           
0.10              NA            0.10
      Footwear *................................          204.13         
258.04          243.05          235.07
        Men's footwear *........................           62.95          
72.47           73.53           69.65
        Boys' footwear *........................           18.19          
29.42           31.65           26.42
        Women's footwear *......................          104.54         
128.82          115.47          116.28
        Girls' footwear *.......................           18.46          
27.33           22.41           22.73
      Other apparel products and services.......          259.97         
283.91          269.19          271.02
        Material for making clothes.............            8.12           
9.10            8.58            8.60
        Sewing patterns and notions.............            2.15           
3.00            2.56            2.57
        Watches.................................           21.65          
20.45           20.47           20.86
        Jewelry.................................          110.35         
121.45          108.73          113.51
        Shoe repair and other shoe service......            3.46           
4.27            3.47            3.73
        Coin-operated apparel laundry and dry                                   
                               
         cleaning...............................           34.25          
37.63           38.61           36.83
        Apparel alteration and repair...........            6.05           
6.23            6.02            6.10
        Clothing rental.........................            4.77           
4.02            3.56            4.12
        Watch and jewelry repair................            5.72           
6.94            5.54            6.07
        Apparel laundry and dry cleaning not                                    
                               
         coin operated..........................           62.72          
69.99           70.94           67.88
        Clothing storage........................            0.75           
0.83            0.71            0.76
  Transportation................................        5,140.21       
5,235.41        5,232.14        5,202.59
    Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............        2,388.19       
2,154.04        2,167.03        2,236.42
      Cars and trucks, new......................        1,391.73       
1,072.55        1,095.97        1,186.75
        New cars................................          991.60         
749.65          749.56          830.27
        New trucks..............................          400.13         
322.90          346.42          356.48
      Car and trucks, used......................          971.12       
1,060.67        1,033.39        1,021.73
        Used cars...............................          754.27         
742.29          737.98          744.85
        Used trucks.............................          216.85         
318.39          295.42          276.89
      Other vehicles............................           25.34          
20.82           37.66           27.94
        New motorcycles.........................            5.21           
2.87           18.06            8.71
        New aircraft............................            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
        Used motorcycles........................           15.86          
17.95            9.04           14.28
        Used aircraft...........................            4.27             
NA           10.57            7.42
    Gasoline and motor oil......................          933.90         
998.10          972.68          968.23
      Gasoline..................................          812.03         
884.83          868.13          855.00
      Diesel fuel...............................           12.01           
9.23            9.86           10.37
      Gasoline on out-of-town trips.............           96.47          
91.98           82.43           90.29
      Gasahol *.................................            0.00             
NA              NA           0.00 

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      Motor oil.................................           12.55          
11.31           11.44           11.77
      Motor oil on out-of-town trips............            0.85           
0.74            0.83            0.81
    Other vehicle expenses......................        1,552.56       
1,775.67        1,805.62        1,711.28
      Vehicle finance charges...................          284.70         
280.20          258.96          274.62
        Automobile finance charges..............          196.25         
190.05          169.13          185.14
        Truck finance charges...................           71.94          
75.90           71.72           73.19
        Motorcycle and plane finance charges....            1.67           
0.50            1.93            1.37
        Other vehicle finance charges...........           14.85          
13.76           16.18           14.93
      Maintenance and repairs...................          568.66         
641.71          627.51          612.63
        Coolant, additives, brake, transmission                                 
                               
         fluids.................................            7.15           
6.94            6.77            6.95
        Tires--purchased, replaced, installed...           86.22          
85.76           92.70           88.23
        Parts, equipment, and accessories *.....           86.80         
100.00           75.63           87.48
        Vehicle products *......................            3.92           
3.19            3.14            3.42
        Misc. auto repair, servicing *..........           17.18          
22.31           20.13           19.87
        Body work and painting..................           34.71          
30.35           32.21           32.42
        Clutch, transmission repair.............           34.54          
35.98           34.71           35.08
        Drive shaft and rear-end repair.........            7.58           
6.97            7.96            7.50
        Brake work..............................           33.05          
42.57           43.87           39.83
        Repair to steering or front-end.........           11.64          
12.69           15.62           13.32
        Repair to engine cooling system.........           22.87          
24.02           24.59           23.83
        Motor tune-up...........................           40.07          
46.97           46.95           44.66
        Lube, oil change, and oil filters.......           24.67          
33.01           35.54           31.07
        Front-end alignment, wheel balance......            9.30          
11.64           12.40           11.11
        Shock absorber replacement..............            6.01           
9.13            8.25            7.80
        Brake adjustment........................            4.75           
6.83            5.13            5.57
        Gas tank repair, replacement *..........            0.09           
1.18            1.60            0.96
        Repair tires and other repair work......           29.23          
33.15           33.63           32.00
        Exhaust system repair...................           14.55          
18.36           18.29           17.07
        Electrical system repair................           20.35          
26.00           28.19           24.85
        Motor repair, replacement...............           63.53          
79.50           73.60           72.21
        Auto repair service policy..............            8.54           
5.18            6.60            6.77
      Vehicle insurance.........................          515.06         
619.68          638.83          591.19
      Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other                                   
                               
       charges..................................          184.14         
234.08          280.31          232.84
        Leased and rented vehicles..............           68.54          
95.89          125.45           96.63
          Rented vehicles.......................              NA          
33.77           32.93           33.35
            Auto rental.........................           44.36          
12.42            8.36           21.71
            Auto rental, out-of-town trips......            6.78          
15.41           16.16           12.78
            Truck rental........................           12.51           
2.10            2.71            5.77
            Truck rental, our-of-town trips.....            3.99           
2.49            5.20            3.89
            Motorcycle rental...................            0.00             
NA              NA            0.00
            Aircraft rental.....................            0.47           
0.27            0.24            0.33
            Motorcycle rental, out-of-town trips            0.04           
0.50            0.07            0.20
            Aircraft rental, out-of-town trips..            0.40           
0.58            0.20            0.39
          Leased vehicles.......................              NA          
62.11           92.52           77.32
            Car lease payments..................              NA          
47.74           69.08           58.41
            Cash downpayment (car lease)........              NA           
2.12            8.22            5.17
            Termination fee (car lease).........              NA           
0.16            0.14            0.15
            Truck lease payments................              NA          
11.01           12.47           11.74
            Cash downpayment (truck lease)......              NA           
1.09            1.52            1.31
            Termination fee (truck lease).......              NA             
NA            1.08            1.08
          State and local registration..........           67.04          
75.17           87.09           76.43
          Driver's license......................            6.59           
7.27            7.41            7.09
          Vehicle inspection....................            6.33           
8.31            9.03            7.89
          Parking fees..........................           20.50          
23.86           23.01           22.46
            Parking fees (old)..................              NA           
1.34            0.00            0.67
            Parking fees in home city, excluding                                
                               
             residence..........................              NA          
19.97           20.52           20.25
            Parking fees, out-of-town trips.....              NA           
2.54            2.49            2.52
          Tolls *...............................            5.96           
8.71           10.98            8.55
          Tolls on out-of-town trips............            4.12           
4.51            4.18            4.27
          Towing charges........................            5.05           
4.89            5.02            4.99
          Automobile service clubs..............              NA           
5.48            8.14            6.81
        Public transportation...................          265.56         
307.60          286.82          286.66
          Airline fares.........................          176.01         
183.39          173.89          177.76
          Intercity bus fares...................           14.30           
7.84           10.90           11.01
          Intracity mass transit fares..........           41.07          
54.01           48.57           47.88
          Local trans. on out-of-town trips.....            0.54           
3.34            8.74            4.21
          Taxi fares on trips...................            4.86          
17.17            5.14            9.06
          Taxi fares............................            5.89           
6.78            6.46            6.38
          Intercity train fares.................            9.04          
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          Ship fares............................           13.00          
19.63           14.54           15.72
          School bus............................            0.86           
0.77            1.21            0.95
      Health care...............................        1,282.43       
1,563.01        1,653.66        1,499.70
        Health insurance........................          473.36         
652.12          727.65          617.71
          Commercial health insurance...........          165.28         
213.85          232.16          203.76
          Blue Cross, Blue Shield...............          116.52         
148.51          173.35          146.13
          Health maintenance plans (HMO's)......           48.48          
95.76           90.57           78.27
          Medicare payments.....................           78.60         
101.70          111.33           97.21
          Commercial medicare supplements.......           64.48          
92.29          120.24           92.34
        Medical services........................          512.73         
561.20          546.03          539.99
          Physician's services..................          149.19         
179.39          170.75          166.44
          Dental services.......................          150.89         
179.38          174.32          168.20
          Eyecare services......................           22.70          
25.60           29.20           25.83
          Nursing, therapy, and misc. medical                                   
                               
           services (old).......................            4.21           
0.44              NA            2.33
          Service by professionals other than                                   
                               
           physician............................           22.62          
29.39           32.66           28.22
          Lab tests, x-rays.....................           26.78          
25.91           31.35           28.01
          Hospital room.........................           54.96          
36.47           37.42           42.95
          Hospital service other than room......           26.61          
53.30           44.63           41.51
          Medical care in retirement community..              NA             
NA              NA              NA
          Care in convalescent or nursing home..           40.86          
21.05           13.48           25.13
          Repair of medical equipment *.........            0.05             
NA              NA            0.05
          Other medical care services...........           13.86           
8.07           12.24           11.39
        Drugs...................................          225.28         
258.20          284.99          256.16
          Nonprescription drugs *...............           65.79          
73.86           80.16           73.27
          Prescription drugs....................          159.49         
184.34          204.83          182.89
        Medical supplies........................           71.06          
91.49           94.98           85.84
          Eyeglasses and contact lenses.........           45.18          
59.02           57.35           53.85
          Hearing aids *........................            .0..           
3.50            7.13            3.54
          Topicals and dressings *..............           14.40          
21.63           24.32           20.12
          Medical equipment for general use.....            5.29           
2.32            2.25            3.29
          Supportive and convalescent medical                                   
                               
           equipment............................            5.70           
3.48            2.85            4.01
          Rental of medical equipment...........            0.50           
0.35            0.35            .040
          Rental of supportive, convalescent                                    
                               
           medical equipment....................              NA           
1.19            0.74            0.97
      Entertainment.............................        1,348.90       
1,523.49        1,525.52        1,465.97
        Fees and admissions.....................          351.99         
384.49          375.11          370.53
          Recreation expenses, out-of-town trips           17.85          
16.61           15.32           16.59
          Club membership dues and fees (old)...           76.68          
24.30              NA           50.49
          Social, recreation, civic club                                        
                               
           membership...........................              NA          
59.85           85.24           72.55
          Fees for participation sports.........           46.90          
69.06           61.15           59.04
          Participation sports, out-of-town                                     
                               
           trips................................           18.96          
20.12           21.17           20.08
          Movie, theater, opera, ballet.........           61.08          
66.54           64.92           64.18
          Movie, other admissions, out-of-town                                  
                               
           trips................................           25.91          
19.72           27.20           24.28
          Admission to sporting events..........           19.63          
20.69           22.94           21.09
          Admission to sports events, out-of-                                   
                               
           town trips...........................           25.91          
17.42            9.08           17.47
          Fees for recreational lessons.........           41.23          
53.57           52.76           49.19
          Other entertainment services, out-of-                                 
                               
           town trips...........................           17.85          
16.61           15.32           16.59
        Television, radios, sound equipment.....          422.50         
476.38          493.86          464.25
          Televisions...........................          295.95         
328.75          331.31          318.67
            Community antenna or cable tv.......          137.94         
180.20          188.40          168.85
            Black and white tv *................            2.84           
1.81            3.06            2.57
            Color tv--console...................           23.60          
18.13           21.37           21.03
            Color tv--portable, table model.....           43.50          
44.32           41.51           43.11
            VCR's and video disc players........           47.70          
40.40           31.41           39.84
            Video cassettes, tapes, and discs...           13.44          
17.60           18.88           16.64
            Video game hardware and software....           14.88          
15.04           16.25           15.39
            Repair of tv, radio, and sound                                      
                               
             equipment..........................           10.43          
10.23            9.60           10.09
            Rental of televisions...............            1.61           
1.03            0.81            1.15
          Radios, sound equipment...............          126.55         
147.62          162.55          145.57
            Radios *............................            4.84          
10.24           10.71            8.60
            Phonographs *.......................            0.53           
0.60            0.87            0.67
            Tape recorders and players *........           10.50           
5.75            5.32            7.19
            Sound components and component                                      
                               
             systems............................           28.64          
30.53           35.56           31.58
            Miscellaneous sound equipment.......            0.16           
0.34            1.68            0.73
            Sound equipment accessories *.......            4.29           
3.22            4.28            3.93
            Compact disc, tape, record and video                                
                               
             mail order clubs...................            4.17           
8.04            8.97            7.06
            Records, CDs, audio tapes, needles..           25.86          
29.54           31.01           28.80
            Rental of VCR, radio, and sound                                     
                               
             equipment..........................            1.59           
0.70            0.79            1.03
            Musical instruments and accessories.           20.58          
16.03           20.45           19.02
            Rental and repair of musical                                        
                               
             instruments........................            2.12           
2.42            2.11           2.22 

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            Rental of video cassettes, tapes,                                   
                               
             films, and discs...................           23.27          
40.22           40.79           34.76
        Pets, toys, and playground equipment....          242.26         
286.11          281.46          269.94
          Pets..................................          136.31         
168.99          167.12          157.47
            Pet food *..........................           66.61          
85.02           84.94           78.86
            Pet purchase, supplies, medicine....           25.23          
23.73           24.72           24.56
            Pet services........................           10.64          
16.52           13.87           13.68
            Vet services........................           33.84          
43.72           43.58           40.38
          Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles...          102.96         
112.46          112.38          109.27
          Playground equipment..................            2.98           
4.66            1.96            3.20
        Other entertainment supplies, equipment,                                
                               
         and services...........................          332.16         
376.51          375.10          361.26
          Unmotored recreational vehicles.......           24.02          
41.05           33.20           23.76
            Boat without motor and boat trailers           18.32           
3.85           14.72           12.30
            Trailer and other attachable campers            5.70          
10.20           18.48           11.46
          Motorized recreational vehicles.......          137.44         
154.19          142.45          144.69
            Motorized camper coaches and other                                  
                               
             vehicles...........................           38.79          
75.13           77.70           63.87
            Purchase of boat with motor.........           98.65          
79.05           64.75           80.82
          Rental of recreational vehicles.......            2.33           
3.71            1.90            2.65
            Rental noncamper trailer............            0.06           
0.03            0.05            0.05
            Boat and trailer, out-of-town trips.            0.94           
2.13            0.47            1.18
            Rental of campers and other vehicles                                
                               
             on out-of-town trips (old).........            0.58             
NA              NA            0.58
            Rental of campers on out-of-town                                    
                               
             trips..............................              NA           
0.17            0.54            0.36
            Rental of other vehicles on out-of-                                 
                               
             town trips.........................              NA           
1.09            0.40            0.75
            Rental of boat......................            0.23           
0.02            0.05            0.10
            Rental of campers, other r.v.'s.....            0.52           
0.27            0.39            0.39
          Outboard motors.......................            1.28           
1.91            2.17            1.79
          Docking and landing fees..............            5.33           
4.50            5.77            5.20
          Sports, recreation and exercise                                       
                               
           equipment............................           86.67         
111.11          102.67          100.15
            Athletic gear, game tables, and                                     
                               
             exercise equipment.................           34.85          
45.33           45.98           42.05
            Bicycles............................           12.28          
19.23           16.46           15.99
            Camping equipment...................            3.26           
4.50            3.77            3.84
            Hunting and fishing equipment.......           15.91          
20.54           16.92           17.79
            Winter sports equipment.............            4.86           
5.30            3.19            4.45
            Water and miscellaneous sports                                      
                               
             equipment..........................           13.20          
14.50           14.68           14.13
            Rental and repair of misc. sports                                   
                               
             equipment..........................            2.31           
1.70            1.68            1.90
          Photographic equipment and supplies...           69.61          
81.69           81.66           77.65
            Film................................           19.96          
21.01           20.32           20.43
            Other photographic supplies *.......            0.64           
1.43            0.17            0.75
            Film processing.....................           25.21          
28.58           27.09           26.96
            Repair and rental of photographic                                   
                               
             equipment..........................            0.24           
0.55            0.39            0.39
            Photographic equipment..............           15.43          
14.65           13.47           14.52
            Photographic fees *.................            8.12          
15.47           20.23           14.61
          Fireworks *...........................            0.51           
1.08            0.63            0.74
          Souvenirs *...........................            0.44           
0.45            1.21            0.70
          Visual goods *........................            0.76           
1.09            0.57            0.81
          Pinball, electronic video games *.....            3.78           
2.72            2.88            3.13
        Personal care products and services.....          345.68         
418.96          408.21          390.95
          Personal care products................          179.05         
228.19          223.41          210.22
            Hair care products *................           40.57          
45.03           42.44           42.68
            Nonelectric articles for the hair *.            4.26           
6.41            5.35            5.34
            Wigs and hairpieces.................            1.07           
1.77            1.23            1.36
            Oral hygiene products, articles *...           18.16          
27.93           28.07           24.72
            Shaving needs *.....................            8.49          
10.65            9.46            9.53
            Cosmetics, perfume, bath preparation                                
                               
             *..................................           77.63          
98.28          103.29           93.07
            Deodorants, feminine hygiene, misc.                                 
                               
             personal care *....................           23.52          
32.28           28.78           28.19
            Electric personal care appliances...            5.35           
5.85            4.80            5.33
          Personal care services................          166.63         
190.77          184.80          180.73
            Personal care service for females *.           89.35         
103.69           98.60           97.21
            Personal care service for males.....           77.12          
86.99           86.08           83.40
            Repair of personal care appliances..            0.16           
0.09            0.12            0.12
        Reading.................................          152.49         
168.07          165.57          162.04
          Newspapers............................           63.99          
70.41           70.60           68.33
          Magazines.............................           38.92          
39.74           38.78           39.15
          Newsletters *.........................            0.04           
0.27            0.67            0.33
          Books thru book clubs.................           10.63          
12.22           10.56           11.14
          Books not thru book clubs.............           35.24          
40.22           41.38           38.95
          Encyclopedia and other sets of                                        
                               
           reference books......................            3.67           
5.21            3.58            4.15
        Education...............................          324.43         
433.88          423.79          394.03
          College tuition.......................          176.75         
230.54          237.86          215.05
          Elementary and high school tuition....           53.20          
65.77           69.99          62.99 

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          Other school tuition..................           15.29          
39.08           16.39           23.59
          Other school expenses including                                       
                               
           rentals..............................           15.78          
17.66           18.40           17.28
          School books, supplies, equipment for                                 
                               
           college..............................           26.56          
37.22           36.94           33.57
          School books, supplies, equipment for                                 
                               
           elementary high school...............            6.23           
6.41            6.89            6.51
          School books, supplies, equipment for                                 
                               
           day care, nursery, other.............            2.52           
3.11            3.64            3.09
          School supplies, etc.--unspecified *..           28.10          
34.10           33.67           31.96
        Tobacco products and smoking supplies...          242.33         
277.79          278.59          266.24
          Cigarettes............................          224.61         
255.97          256.67          245.75
          Other tobacco products................           15.28          
18.68           19.51           17.82
          Smoking accessories *.................            2.44           
3.14            2.41            2.66
        Miscellaneous...........................          597.58         
877.79          794.63          756.67
          Miscellaneous fees, pari-mutuel losses                                
                               
           *....................................           38.61          
48.28           60.93           49.27
          Legal fees............................          104.50          
80.65           88.62           91.26
          Funeral expenses......................           49.32          
54.07           51.73           51.71
          Safe deposit box rental...............            5.69           
6.18            5.88            5.92
          Checking accounts, other bank service                                 
                               
           charges..............................           25.19          
25.63           26.45           25.76
          Cemetary lots, vaults, maintenance                                    
                               
           fees.................................           17.66          
15.42           16.64           16.57
          Accounting fees.......................           39.87          
46.16           47.58           44.54
          Miscellaneous personal services *.....           23.02          
32.25           41.90           32.39
          Finance charges excluding mortgage and                                
                               
           vehicle..............................          203.45         
253.58          227.00          228.01
          Occupational expenses.................           90.26          
99.47          109.07           99.60
          Expenses for other properties.........              NA         
207.48          110.86          159.17
          Interest paid, home equity line of                                    
                               
           credit (other property)..............              NA           
1.77            0.80            1.29
          Credit card memberships...............              NA           
6.86            7.17            7.02
        Cash contributions......................          730.19       
1,040.14        1,020.99          930.44
          Cash contributions to non-CU memo.,                                   
                               
           incl. stud., alim., and child sup....          179.06         
277.71          240.72          232.50
          Gifts of cash, stocks and bonds to non-                               
                               
           CU members...........................          149.99         
219.98          249.31          206.43
          Contributions to charity..............           69.16          
97.36          105.65           90.72
          Contributions to church...............          295.54         
407.43          378.37          360.45
          Contributions to educational                                          
                               
           organizations........................           17.97          
21.71           31.50           23.73
          Contributions to political                                            
                               
           organizations........................            7.29           
7.64            7.22            7.38
          Other contributions...................           11.18           
8.31            8.21            9.23
        Personal insurance and pensions.........        2,532.36       
3,141.56        3,083.40        2,919.11
          Life and other personal insurance.....          324.17         
353.85          354.24          344.09
            Life, endowment, annuity, other                                     
                               
             personal insurance.................          312.04         
340.55          342.74          331.78
            Other nonhealth insurance...........           12.13          
13.30           11.50           12.31
          Pensions and Social Security..........        2,208.19       
2,787.71        2,729.16        2,575.02
            Deductions for government retirement           65.36          
80.17           77.00           74.18
            Deductions for railroad retirement..            6.23           
4.55            3.03            4.60
            Deductions for private pensions.....          156.10         
268.34          264.82          229.75
          Non-payroll deposit to retirement                                     
                               
           plans................................          297.28         
334.61          337.62          323.17
          Deductions for Social Security........        1,683.21       
2,100.03        2,046.70       1,943.31 
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* Data may not be statistically significant.                                    
                               
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.                                             
                               



                                    Appendix 4.--Consumer Expenditure Surveys   
                               
                            [Pre-published Data for All Consumer Units
Nationwide *]                            
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                                     $10,000 to   $15,000 to   $20,000 to  
$30,000 to   $40,000 to  $50,000 and
                                      $14,999      $19,999      $29,999     
$39,999      $49,999        over   
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Average Income Before Taxes:                                                    
                               
    1988..........................      $12,320      $17,373      $24,591     
$34,375      $44,331      $74,234
    1991..........................       12,430       17,301       24,816      
34,402       44,548       79,902
    1992..........................       12,437       17,420       24,560      
34,439       44,442       81,602
        Average...................       12,396       17,365       24,656      
34,405       44,440       78,579
                                                                                
                               
Goods and Services:                                                             
                               
    1988..........................     6,597.54     7,756.96     9,611.82   
12,243.04    14,412.54    19,712.67
    1991..........................     7,262.65     8,319.82     9,715.90   
13,134.61    14,944.06    21,598.60
    1992..........................     6,735.63     8,878.05    10,200.76   
12,021.89    15,600.83    20,967.28
        Average...................     6,865.27     8,318.28     9,842.83   
12,466.51    14,985.81    20,759.52
                                                                                
                               
Food at Home:                                                                   
                               
    1988..........................     1,809.23     1,954.49     2,174.01    
2,556.74     2,906.55     3,109.86
    1991..........................     2,267.82     2,379.01     2,517.57    
2,959.22     3,321.94     3,841.29
    1992..........................     2,060.61     2,473.08     2,558.40    
2,785.24     3,265.99     3,799.25
        Average...................     2,045.89     2,268.86     2,416.66    
2,767.07     3,164.83     3,583.47
                                                                                
                               

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Food Away from Home:                                                            
                               
    1988..........................       968.10     1,240.03     1,591.02    
2,030.75     2,375.06     3,186.24
    1991..........................       945.30     1,084.27     1,316.78    
1,803.69     2,316.13     3,113.47
    1992..........................       841.79     1,201.22     1,405.80    
1,771.87     2,354.17     3,131.93
        Average...................       918.40     1,175.17     1,437.87    
1,868.77     2,348.45     3,143.88
                                                                                
                               
Alcohol:                                                                        
                               
    1988..........................       182.87       235.22       290.56      
343.77       352.96       506.47
    1991..........................       140.42       248.53       270.50      
389.51       404.39       563.87
    1992..........................       200.85       223.45       324.37      
313.65       374.96       590.09
        Average...................       174.71       235.73       295.14      
348.98       377.44       553.48
                                                                                
                               
Domestic Services:                                                              
                               
    1988..........................        82.78       119.28       166.06      
275.08       311.41       321.27
    1991..........................       170.38       109.83       174.63      
229.79       273.86       469.21
    1992..........................       151.62       129.29       147.99      
222.40       398.61       559.53
        Average...................       134.93       119.47       161.89      
242.42       327.96       450.00
                                                                                
                               
Furnishings & Household                                                         
                               
 Operations:                                                                    
                               
    1988..........................       956.43     1,145.52     1,509.87    
2,010.78     2,306.76     3,895.22
    1991..........................     1,009.62     1,125.48     1,466.95    
2,104.83     2,361.30     3,924.40
    1992..........................       970.65     1,370.53     1,587.26    
1,932.32     2,427.52     3,651.88
        Average...................       978.90     1,213.84     1,521.36    
2,015.98     2,365.19     3,823.83
                                                                                
                               
Clothing:                                                                       
                               
    1988..........................       886.12     1,085.66     1,406.15    
1,847.24     2,396.00     3,154.03
    1991..........................     1,093.80     1,178.28     1,325.86    
1,951.82     2,186.30     3,520.50
    1992..........................       889.14     1,093.68     1,563.66    
1,603.41     2,267.24     3,394.31
        Average...................       956.35     1,119.21     1,431.89    
1,800.82     2,283.18     3,356.28
                                                                                
                               
Recreation:                                                                     
                               
    1988..........................       895.72       969.87     1,333.56    
1,695.89     2,224.56     3,435.75
    1991..........................       723.92       980.12     1,270.25    
1,908.30     2,058.64     3,485.92
    1992..........................       755.24     1,146.23     1,302.99    
1,726.85     2,558.20     3,374.39
        Average...................       791.63     1,032.07     1,302.23    
1,777.01     2,280.47     3,432.02
                                                                                
                               
Personal Care:                                                                  
                               
    1988..........................       249.04       282.21       324.70      
420.30       478.79       651.43
    1991..........................       288.37       304.89       364.44      
450.76       527.30       722.72
    1992..........................       229.68       340.56       376.85      
405.19       528.27       702.54
        Average...................       255.70       309.22       355.33      
425.42       511.45       692.23
                                                                                
                               
Tobacco:                                                                        
                               
    1988..........................       221.48       250.05       262.82      
292.87       249.43       270.28
    1991..........................       257.39       306.61       291.80      
323.27       355.15       293.08
    1992..........................       242.99       287.66       296.57      
321.75       321.76       300.33
        Average...................       240.62       281.44       283.73      
312.63       308.78       287.90
                                                                                
                               
Professional Services:                                                          
                               
    1988..........................       345.77       474.63       553.17      
769.62       811.02     1,182.12
    1991..........................       365.63       602.80       720.12    
1,013.42     1,139.05     1,664.14
    1992..........................       393.06       612.35       636.87      
939.21     1,104.11     1,463.01
        Average...................       368.15       563.26       636.72      
907.42     1,018.06     1,436.42
                                                                                
                               
Housing:                                                                        
                               
    1988..........................     4,455.88     4,682.00     5,835.92    
6,974.54     7,990.62    11,502.63
    1991..........................     4,700.82     5,318.86     6,091.15    
7,384.48     8,488.72    12,253.50
    1992..........................     5,063.74     5,566.03     6,434.77    
7,383.31     9,071.67    12,721.51
        Average...................     4,740.15     5,188.96     6,120.61    
7,247.44     8,517.00    12,159.21
                                                                                
                               
Transportation:                                                                 
                               
    1988..........................     3,127.01     3,840.91     5,302.92    
6,704.50     7,779.21     9,714.71
    1991..........................     3,130.14     3,362.28     4,700.00    
5,872.44     7,226.89     9,442.91
    1992..........................     2,853.92     3,398.88     4,905.01    
5,824.45     7,113.95     9,664.47
        Average...................     3,037.02     3,534.02     4,969.31    
6,133.80     7,373.35     9,607.36
                                                                                
                               
Private Transportation:                                                         
                               
    1988..........................     2,949.99     3,657.04     5,020.99    
6,314.44     7,333.94     8,884.42
    1991..........................     2,952.36     3,118.89     4,434.71    
5,473.96     6,809.12     8,535.49
    1992..........................     2,704.31     3,171.96     4,570.31    
5,504.80     6,638.47     8,663.84
        Average...................     2,868.89     3,315.96     4,675.34    
5,764.40     6,927.18     8,694.58
                                                                                
                               
Air Fares and Other Transportation                                              
                               
 Expenses:                                                                      
                               
    1988..........................       177.02       183.87       281.93      
390.06       445.27       830.29
    1991..........................       177.78       243.39       265.29      
398.48       417.77       907.42
    1992..........................       149.61       226.92       334.70      
319.65       475.46     1,000.63
        Average...................       168.14       218.06       293.97      
369.40       446.17       912.78
                                                                                
                               
Miscellaneous:                                                                  
                               

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    1988..........................     2,421.18     3,159.62     3,955.36    
5,414.71     7,030.39    10,554.42
    1991..........................     2,831.11     3,165.50     4,318.05    
5,771.11     7,086.75    12,656.03
    1992..........................     2,530.29     3,280.40     4,349.33    
5,801.25     7,754.49    12,924.24
        Average...................     2,594.19     3,201.84     4,207.58    
5,662.36     7,290.54    12,044.90
                                                                                
                               
Health Care:                                                                    
                               
    1988..........................     1,385.50     1,299.71     1,328.49    
1,367.25     1,531.77     1,568.44
    1991..........................     1,350.11     1,422.83     1,559.13    
1,612.87     1,690.72     2,137.27
    1992..........................     1,409.04     1,652.24     1,647.83    
1,711.96     1,953.77     2,262.82
        Average...................     1,381.55     1,458.26     1,511.82    
1,564.03     1,725.42     1,989.51
                                                                                
                               
Cash Contributions:                                                             
                               
    1988..........................       352.83       486.72       529.28      
781.16       956.30     2,102.92
    1991..........................       764.72       647.89       728.00      
863.26       986.19     2,418.40
    1992..........................       509.71       515.63       688.17      
834.21     1,424.12     2,515.30
        Average...................       542.42       550.08       648.48      
826.21     1,220.20     2,345.54
                                                                                
                               
Personal Insurance:                                                             
                               
    1988..........................       682.85     1,373.19     2,097.59    
3,266.30     4,542.32     6,883.06
    1991..........................       716.28     1,094.78     2,030.92    
3,294.98     4,409.84     8,100.36
    1992..........................       611.54     1,112.53     2,013.33    
3,255.08     4,376.60     8,146.12
        Average...................       670.22     1,193.50     2,047.28    
3,272.12     4,442.92     7,709.85
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* Data may not be statistically significant.                                    
                               
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.                                             
                               



                                         Appendix 5.--Item Descriptions         
                               
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Food at Home:                                                                   
                               
    Ground Beef.............................  Price per lb. of regular ground
beef. Average size package. Loose,
                                               prepackaged. Do not price lean,
ground chuck, or ground round.   
    Round Steak, boneless...................  Price per lb. Average size
package.                               
                                              1st choice: Boneless top round
steak.                             
                                              2nd choice: Boneless bottom round
steak.                          
    Round Roast, boneless...................  Price per lb. Average size
package.                               
                                              1st choice: Boneless top round
roast.                             
                                              2nd choice: Boneless rolled rump
roast.                           
    Pork Chops, bone in.....................  Price per lb. Average size
package.                               
                                              1st choice: Center cut, rib chops
with bone.                      
                                              2nd choice: Loin chops with bone. 
                               
    Bacon, sliced...........................  Price for 16 oz. (1 lb.) package
Oscar Mayer regular sliced bacon.
    Chicken, whole..........................  Price per lb. of 1 whole fryer
chicken. If whole fryer not        
                                               available, price a whole fryer
chicken, cut up.                  
    Fish Filet, frozen......................  Price per lb of frozen ocean
whitefish filet.                     
                                              1st choice: Cod.                  
                               
                                              2nd choice: Haddock.              
                               
    Tuna, canned............................  Price for 6.13 oz. can chunk
light, packed in water. (Not fancy   
                                               style.)                          
                               
                                              1st choice: Star Kist.            
                               
                                              2nd choice: Chicken of the Sea.   
                               
    Lunch Meat..............................  Price for 8 oz. pkg., Oscar
Mayer.                                
                                              1st. choice: Bologna.             
                               
                                              2nd choice: Cotto salami or
all-beef bologna.                     
    Ham, canned.............................  Price for 3 lb. tin of canned
ham.                                
                                              1st choice: Hormel.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: Dubuque.              
                               
                                              Do not price Hormel's Supreme Cut
ham.                            
    Frankfurters............................  Price for 16 oz. (1 lb.) package,
Oscar Mayer all beef            
                                               frankfurters.                    
                               
    Eggs, large.............................  Price for one dozen.              
                               
    Fish, fresh.............................  Price per lb. of a salmon steak.  
                               
    Milk, 2%................................  Price for one gallon (128 fluid
oz.), 2% store brand.             
     Cheddar Cheese.........................  Price for 10 oz. package.         
                               
                                              1st choice: Kraft Cracker Barrel
mild cheddar cheese.             
                                              2nd choice: Kraft Cracker Barrel
sharp yellow cheddar cheese.     
    Ice Cream...............................  Price for \1/2\ gallon of the
store brand vanilla ice cream.      
                                              Do not price ice milk.            
                               
    Bread, white............................  Price for 16 oz. loaf of sliced,
white bread. Do not price store  
                                               brand.                           
                               
                                              1st choice: Wonder.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: A regional brand.     
                               
    Spaghetti, dry..........................  Price for 16 oz. box or bag of
spaghetti.                         
                                              1st choice: Creamettes.           
                               
                                              2nd choice: Muehler's.            
                               
                                              3rd choice: Golden Grain.         
                               
                                              4th choice: American Beauty.      
                               

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    Cereal..................................  Price for 20 oz. box of Raisin
Bran.                              
                                              1st choice: Post Raisin Bran.     
                               
                                              2nd choice: Kelloggs Raisin Bran. 
                               
                                              3rd choice: Cheerios.             
                               
                                              Do not price a size significantly
different from 20 oz.           
    Cookies.................................  Price for 20 oz. package of
Nabisco Oreo Cookies.                 
    Frozen Waffles..........................  Price Kellog's Eggo Waffles,
price 12 waffle package.             
                                              Do not price a smaller size if a
substitute brand is available of 
                                               the equivalent size.             
                               
      Hamburger Buns........................  Price for 12 ox. (340 grams)
package of 8 sliced regional brand   
                                               enriched white hamburger buns.
Do not Price store brand.         
                                              1st choice: Wonder.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: A regional brand.     
                               
      Donuts................................  Price for box of 10 donuts
weighing approximately 14 oz.          
                                              Do not price fresh donuts from
in-store bakery.                   
                                              1st choice: Hostess
chocolate-covered donuts.                     
                                              2nd choice: Some other type of
Hostess boxed donuts.              
      Apples, fresh.........................  Price per lb. of apples, loose
(not in bag). If only bagged apples
                                               are available, report the weight
of the bag.                     
                                              1st choice: Red delicious apples. 
                               
                                              2nd choice: Golden delicious.     
                               
      Bananas, fresh........................  Price per lb. If bananas are
priced by the bunch, report the price
                                               and weight of the bunch-use the
store's scale if necessary.      
      Tomatoes, fresh.......................  Price per lb. Price medium-size
tomatoes if possible. Do not price
                                               organic or `hydro' fresh
tomatoes.                               
      Potatoes..............................  Price of 10 lb. bag of Russet
baking potatoes. Do not price loose 
                                               potatoes. If 10 lb. bag is not
available, substitute nearest size
                                               bag.                             
                               
      Frozen Orange Juice...................  Price for 12 fluid oz. (makes 48
fluid oz.) can of Minute Maid    
                                               frozen orange juice concentrate. 
                               
      Tomatoes Juice........................  Price for 46 fluid oz. can of
tomato juice.                       
                                              1st choice: Campbell's.           
                               
                                              2nd choice: Libby's.              
                               
      Peaches, canned.......................  Price for 16 oz. can of sliced
yellow cling peaches.              
                                              1st choice: Del Monte.            
                               
                                              2nd choice: Libby's.              
                               
      Peas, frozen..........................  Price for 16 oz. pkg. of Green
Giant frozen peas. Do not price    
                                               peas with sauce.                 
                               
                                              1st choice: Green Giant.          
                               
                                              2nd choice: Hanover.              
                               
      Green Beans, canned...................  Price for 16 oz. can of cut green
beans.                          
                                              1st choice: Del Monte.            
                               
                                              2nd choice: Green Giant.          
                               
      Oranges, fresh........................  Price per lb. of loose navel
oranges. If only bagged oranges are  
                                               available, report the weight of
the bag.                         
                                              1st choice: California navel
oranges.                             
                                              2nd choice: Florida navel
oranges.                                
      Lettuce, fresh........................  Price per lb. of iceberg lettuce.
If lettuce is sold by the head, 
                                               report the price and the weight
of an average head and try to    
                                               find equivalent size heads at
each store.                        
      Celery, fresh.........................  Price per lb. for celery. Do not
price celery hearts. If celery is
                                               only sold by the bunch, report
the price and weight of an average
                                               bunch, and try to find
equivalent size bunches at each store.    
      Fruit Drink...........................  Price for 46 fluid oz. can.       
                               
                                              1st choice: Hawaiian Punch.       
                               
                                              2nd choice: HI-C, regular.        
                               
      Soft Drink............................  Price of 2 L (liter) plastic
bottle.                              
                                              1st choice: Coca-Cola.            
                               
                                              2nd choice: Pepsi.                
                               
      Coffee, ground........................  Price for 13 oz. can of ground
coffee.                            
                                              1st choice: Folger's Drip Grind.  
                               
                                              2nd choice: Maxwell House.        
                               
      Canned Soup...........................  Price for one can Campbell's
soup.                                
                                              1st choice: Vegetable 10\1/2\ oz. 
                               
                                              2nd choice: Chicken Noodle
10\3/4\ oz.                            
    Snack Food..............................  Price for 6 oz. bag or box of
potato chips.                       
                                              1st choice: Ruffles.              
                               
                                              2nd choice: Lays Dip Chips.       
                               
    Salt....................................  Price for 26 oz. box of iodized
salt.                             
                                              1st choice: Morton.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: Ivory.                
                               
                                              3rd choice: Private Label.        
                               
    Ketchup.................................  Price for 28 oz. plastic squeeze
bottle of ketchup.               
                                              1st choice: Heinz.                
                               
                                              2nd choice: Del Monte.            
                               
    Cooking Oil.............................  Price for 48 fluid oz. bottle.    
                               
                                              1st choice: Crisco.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: Wesson.               
                               
    Margarine...............................  Price for 1 lb., four sticks.     
                               
                                              1st choice: Blue Bonnet.          
                               

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                                              2nd choice: Parkay.               
                               
    Frozen Dinner...........................  Price for 11.5 oz. (326 grams)
Swanson-Turkey, whipped potatoes,  
                                               peas, and fruit compote, frozen
dinner.                          
    Jello Gelatin...........................  Price for 3 oz. box of Jello
Gelatin dessert.                     
    Baby Food...............................  Price for one 4.0 oz. jar of
Gerber Second Foods strained         
                                               vegetable or fruit.              
                               
    Candy Bar...............................  Price for one regular size candy
bar. Do not price king-size or   
                                               multipack candy bars.            
                               
                                              1st choice: 2.07 oz. Snickers.    
                               
                                              2nd choice: 1.55 oz. Hersheys.    
                               
    Sugar, granulated.......................  Price for 5 lb. bag of granulated
cane or beet sugar. Do not price
                                               generic sugar.                   
                               
                                              1st choice: Nonstore brand.       
                               
                                              2nd choice: Store brand.          
                               
    Bottled Water...........................  Price for one gallon (store
brand) (128 fluid oz.) bottled spring 
                                               water. Do not price sparkling or
distilled water.                
Food Away from Home:                                                            
                               
    Breakfast...............................  Price for breakfast consisting of
2 strips of bacon or 2 sausages,
                                               2 eggs, toast, and coffee or
juice. Report percentages added for 
                                               tax, tip and service charge.     
                               
    Lunch...................................  Price for lunch consisting of a
cheeseburger platter with fries   
                                               and small soft drink. Report
percentages added for tax, tip and  
                                               service charge.                  
                               
                                              One personal-size cheese pizza
(or one slice of cheese pizza). Do 
                                               not price salad or drink.
Include gratuity.                      
    Dinner..................................  Price for a dinner consisting of
a New York strip, small side dish
                                               (e.g., rice or potato), side
salad or salad bar, and coffee. Meal
                                               should not include dessert.
Report percentages added for tax, tip
                                               and service charge.              
                               
                                              One medium cheese pizza with
regular crust (not thin or extra     
                                               thick) and no extra toppings. Do
not price salad or drink.       
                                               Include gratuity.                
                               
    Fast Food Lunch/Diner...................  Price of a meal at a fast food
establishment. Price for a Big Mac 
                                               or Whopper, medium french fries
and medium coke. Price a combo   
                                               meal, if a suitable one is
offered.                              
    Ice Cream Cone..........................  Price for regular (one scoop)
vanilla ice cream cone.             
Tobacco:                                                                        
                               
    Cigarettes, king size...................  Price for 1 carton (200
cigarettes) of Winston filter kings soft  
                                               pack. Do not include sales tax.  
                               
Alcohol:                                                                        
                               
    Beer at Home............................  Price for a six-pack of 12 oz.
cans of Budweiser (Puerto Rico--10 
                                               oz). Do not price refrigerated
beer.                             
    Wine at Home............................  Price for 750 ml. of Gallo white
Chablis blanc.                   
    Beer Away...............................  Price for glass of
Budweiser/Miller Lite beer. List percent for   
                                               tax.                             
                               
    Wine Away...............................  Price of house white wine. List
percent for tax.                  
Furnishings, Households Operations:                                             
                               
    Appliance Repair........................  Price to replace digital clock
and heating probe for Maytag oven  
                                               Model #CRE9400ACL, Serial
#1000100HB, Series #10. Include hourly 
                                               rate, trip charge and parts
cost.                                
    Housekeeping Services...................  Price per hour for biweekly
cleaning. House approximately 2,000   
                                               sq. ft. Family size four. Please
complete items in the Comment   
                                               Section. Services include the
following:                         
                                              Bathroom(s)--Sanitize walls,
floor, counter tops, bathtub, stool  
                                              Kitchen--Sanitize walls, floor,
counter tops, cabinets, appliances
                                              Living Room & Dining Room--Dust,
polish furniture and vacuum      
                                              Bedrooms--Dust, polish furniture
and vacuum.                      
                                              If other services are included,
please note.                      
    Moving..................................  Price per hour for a within-city
move, two men with enclosed van. 
                                               Include any van rental fees.     
                               
    Toilet Tissue...........................  Price for a 4 roll pack.          
                               
                                              1st choice: Cottonelle.           
                               
                                              2nd choice: Northern.             
                               
    Pen.....................................  Price for 10 pack Bic round stick
medium pen.                     
    Postage.................................  Price for First Class postage for
a letter.                       
    Laundry Soap............................  Price for 100 fluid oz. of liquid
household laundry detergent.    
                                              1st choice: Tide.                 
                               
                                              2nd choice: Cheer.                
                               
    Plant Food..............................  Price for 8 oz. container of
indoor plant food.                   
                                              1st choice: Miracle Grow.         
                               
                                              2nd choice: Peters.               
                               
    Bed Sheet Set...........................  Price for one set queen-size
no-iron cotton & polyester percale   
                                               sheets (180 thread count). One
set consists of one fitted sheet, 
                                               one flat sheet and two
pillowcases. Do not price designer sheet  
                                               sets. Price sheet sets with
minimum design.                      
    Bath Towel..............................  Price for a 2750 inch Cannon
Portofino bath towel made of 100%    
                                               cotton.                          
                               
    Living Room Chair.......................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included.                  
                               
    Bedroom Group...........................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included.                  
                               
    Dining Room Table.......................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included.                  
                               
    Washing Machine.........................  Price for large capacity washing
machine with 4 water             
                                               temperatures, 8 wash cycles, 4
water levels, white porcelain tub,
                                               self-clean lint filter, fabric
softener dispenser and 2 speed    
                                               combinations.                    
                               
                                              1st choice: Maytag Model
#LAT9604.                                
                                              2nd choice: General Electric
Model #WWA8600.                      
                                              3rd choice: Whirlpool Model
#LLR6233B.                            
    Kitchen Range...........................  Price for 30-inch electric range
with upswept cooktop, removable  
                                               coil elements, electronic clock
with timer, oven light, delay-   
                                               start cook control, storage
drawer, self-cleaning oven with two  
                                               oven racks and a porcelain
enamel broiler pan.                   
                                              1st choice: Maytag Model
#CRE9400.                                

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                                              2nd choice: General Electric
Model #JBP55GS.                      
                                              3rd choice: Whirlpool Model
#RF385PXYW.                           
    Refrigerator............................  Price for no-frost top-mount 21
cubit ft. refrigerator with       
                                               reversible doors and energy
saver switch, 4 split glass shelves, 
                                               sealed/moisture controlled
crisper drawers, and double wall meat 
                                               drawer. Door contains covered
compartments and adjustable bins.  
                                               Freezer has adjustable wire
shelves, door bins and ice trays. Do 
                                               not price models with ice cube
makers, chilled water dispensers, 
                                               or other extras.                 
                               
                                              1st choice: Maytag Model
#RTD2100CAE.                             
                                              2nd choice: General Electric
Model #TBX22PAS.                     
                                              3rd choice: Whirlpool Model
#ET22PKXB.                            
    Vacuum..................................  Price for upright vacuum cleaner
with 6.5 amps, 120 volts, six    
                                               above-the-floor attachments,
height adjustment, regular bag and  
                                               20-foot cord.                    
                               
                                              1st choice: Ereka Model #9334AT.  
                               
                                              2nd choice: Hoover model
#U4671-930.                              
    Two-Slice Toaster                         Price for two-slice toaster,
chrome body, wide slot with pastry   
                                               defrost setting.                 
                               
                                              1st choice: Proctor-Silex Model
#T620B.                           
                                              2nd choice: Black Decker Model
#T200.                             
    Casserole Dish Set                        Price for Corning-Ware trio
casserole set with 1 qt., 1.5 qt., and
                                               2 qt. dishes and 3 covers (two
plastic covers and one glass).    
    China...................................  Price for the Corelle Impressions
line Abundance pattern tableware
                                               set. Set consists of 20 pieces:
4 dinner plates, 4 luncheon      
                                               plates, 4 bowls, 4 cups, and 4
saucers. The pattern is beige with
                                               a fruit and flower motif.        
                               
    Electric Drill..........................  Price for 6.0 volt reversible
cordless electric drill with        
                                               overnight recharge.              
                               
                                              1st choice: Black & Decker Model
#CD2000.                         
                                              2nd choice: Skil Model #2305      
                               
    Red Roses, fresh cut                      Price for one dozen long stemmed,
fresh cut red roses.            
    Hammer..................................  Price for Stanley curved claw
hammer with a 16 oz. head, wood     
                                               handle, high carbon steel head,
black finish. Overall length 13  
                                               \1/4\''. Do not price hammers
with nonwooden handle or hammers   
                                               typically used by carpenters or
cabinet makes.                   
                                              1st choice: Model #51616.         
                               
                                              2nd choice: Model #51416.         
                               
    Window Shade............................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included, if charged.      
                               
    Toilet Lid Cover                          Price for Cannon Portofino
standard toilet lid cove made of 100%  
                                               nylon.                           
                               
    Snow Blower.............................  Price for a Honda Model H5825 (or
this year's equivalent) 8 HP two-
                                               stage gas snow thrower with
rubber tracks and hydrostatic        
                                               transmission.                    
                               
Clothing:                                                                       
                               
    Man's Suit..............................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included, if charged.      
                               
    Man's Jeans.............................  Price of straight leg regular fit
jeans. Do not price bleached    
                                               jeans.                           
                               
                                              1st choice: Levi's #505.          
                               
                                              2nd choice: Lee regular fit.      
                               
    Man's Dress Shirt                         Price for white or solid color,
long sleeve, button cuff, plain   
                                               collar dress shirt,
approximately 35% cotton, 65% polyester. A   
                                               dress shirt will have exact
collar and sleeve sizes. Example:    
                                               15\1/2\ collar, 34 sleeve.       
                               
                                              Possible brands: Arrow, Van
Heusen.                               
    Man's Parka.............................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included, if charged.      
                               
    Boy's Jeans.............................  Price of loose fit jeans (size
8-14).                             
                                              1st choice: Levi's #560.          
                               
                                              2nd choice: Lee loose fit.        
                               
    Boy's Shirt.............................  Price for screen-printed T-shirt
commonly worn by boys age 8      
                                               through 10 years (size 7-14).
Pullover with crew neck, short     
                                               sleeves and polyester/cotton
blend.                              
                                              Possible brand: Ocean Pacific.    
                               
    Man's Insulated Underwear...............  Price for white light weight,
crew neck thermal underwear top of  
                                               cotton and polyester.            
                               
                                              Possible brands: J. E. Morgan,
Hanes.                             
    Woman's Dress...........................  Price for misses mid-sleeve shirt
waist dress appropriate for     
                                               office attire. Exclude any
unusual ornamentation. The dress      
                                               should be unlined and 100%
rayon.                                
                                              Possible brands: Stewart Allen,
Lesley Fay.                       
    Woman's Blouse..........................  Price of 100% polyester, white,
long sleeve, button front, blouse 
                                               with minimum trim.               
                               
                                              Possible brands: Wrapper, Girls,
Girls, Girls.                    
    Woman's Slacks..........................  Price for misses unlined slacks
appropriate for office attire. The
                                               slacks should be a blend of
cotton and polyester without a belt. 
                                              Possible brands: Donnkenny,
Alfred Dunner.                        
    Woman's Sweater.........................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included, if charged.      
                               
    Woman's Coat............................  Use catalog descriptions and
stock numbers. Note that shipping is 
                                               to be included, if charged.      
                               
    Woman's Accessories.....................  Price for split-grain, cowhide
leather, checkbook clutch wallet.  
                                              Possible brands: Michael Stevens,
Mundi.                          
    Girl's Dress............................  Price of cotton blend long-sleeve
appropriate for school. Exclude 
                                               extra ornamentation. For girls
ages 8 through 10 (size 7-14).    
                                              Possible brand: Carter's.         
                               
    Girl's Jeans............................  Price of Levi's #550 jean. For
girls ages 8 through 10 years (size
                                               7-14).                           
                               
    Girl's Blouse...........................  Price of cotton blend, white or
solid color, long sleeve, button  
                                               front blouse. For girls ages 8
through 10 years, (size 7-14).    
                                              Possible brand: This Side Up.     
                               
    Infant's Sleeper........................  Price for one-piece sleeping
garment with legs, covering the body 
                                               including the feet.              
                               

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                                              Possible brands: Gerber,
Playskool.                               
    Disposable Diaper.......................  Price for 40 count package
Pampers, (child 12-18 lbs.).           
                                              Do not price larger size diapers. 
                               
    Man's Boots.............................  Price for 8 inch waterproof,
insulated leather boot with cambrelle
                                               lining.                          
                               
                                              Possible brands: Timberland,
Hermam.                              
    Woman's Boots...........................  Price for calf height boot with
pile or fleece lining, urethane   
                                               upper, side zipper, broad-based
one-inch heel, and non-skid      
                                               traction sole.                   
                               
                                              Possible brand: Naturalizer.      
                               
    Jewelry.................................  Price for one pair 6mm 14K gold
ball earrings for pierced ears.   
    Coin Laundry............................  Price for one load of laundry
using a regular size, top loading   
                                               commercial washing machine. Do
not include cost of drying.       
    Dry Clean Man's Suit....................  Price to dry clean a man's
2-piece business suit of typical       
                                               fabric.                          
                               
Domestic Service:                                                               
                               
    Day-Care................................  Price for one month of day-care
for a three-year-old child (5 days
                                               a week, about 8 hours per day).
If monthly rate is not available,
                                               price per week.                  
                               
    Babysitter, per hour....................  Average hourly rate for one
child, age four years, evening, before
                                               midnight. (Teenager in your
home.) Do not price babysitting      
                                               service. Special Instructions:
If typical for your area, you may 
                                               wish to obtain quotes from
friends/acquaintances in your area who
                                               use teenage babysitters.         
                               
Professional Services:                                                          
                               
    Legal Services..........................  Hourly rate for general counsel.  
                               
    Accounting Services.....................  Hourly rate for individual tax
work (not business). Price rate for
                                               Federal 1040 tax form service
with typical itemized deductions.  
Personal Care:                                                                  
                               
    Woman's Cut and Styled Blow Dry.........  ``Regular service'' price for a
woman's cut and styled blow dry.  
                                               Include wash. No curling iron if
extra charge.                   
    Man's Haircut...........................  Price of a man's typical haircut.
Do not include wash.            
    Lipstick................................  Price for one tube of Revlon
lipstick.                            
                                              1st choice: Super Lustrous.       
                               
                                              2nd choice: Moondrops.            
                               
    Shampoo.................................  Price for 15 fluid oz. bottle of
Revlon Flex shampoo for normal   
                                               hair.                            
                               
Recreation:                                                                     
                               
    Bowling.................................  Price for 1 game of open (or
nonleague) bowling on Saturday night.
                                               Exclude cost of shoe rental.     
                               
    Movie Theater...........................  Typical adult price for regular
length, currently release, evening
                                               film. Report weekend evening
price if different from weekday.    
    Health Club.............................  Price for regular individual
membership for 1 year for existing   
                                               member. Do not include any
initial fees assessed only to new     
                                               members. If yearly rate is not
available, price per month.       
    Piano Lessons...........................  Price for private lessons for a
beginner one-half hour in length. 
    Downhill Skiing.........................  Price for one lift ticket on
Saturday.                            
    Roller Skating..........................  Price for one session of open
skating on Saturday night.          
                                              Include the cost of skate rental. 
                               
    Video Rental............................  Price to rent one video tape of
recently released movie, Saturday 
                                               night (1 day) rate. Nonmember
fee.                               
    Video Recorder..........................  Price for VCR with 4 video heads,
double azimuth, unified TV/VCR  
                                               remote, one-year eight event
timer, auto tracking, LED display,  
                                               and HI-FI stereo.                
                               
                                              1st choice: Zenith Model #VRM4120 
                               
                                              2nd choice: Sony Model #SLV720HF  
                               
    Compact Disc............................  Regular price for a current
best-selling CD. Not sale price. Do   
                                               not price double CD. Please
record title in comment section.     
                                              Example: VS, by Pearl Jam, Purple
by Stone Temple Pilots.         
    Compact Disc Player.....................  Price 5 disc CD player with
rotary changer system, 10 key access, 
                                               32 track programming, 8 times
oversampling, and a remote.        
                                              1st choice: Sony Model #CDPC545   
                               
                                              2nd choice: Panasonic-Technics
Model #SLPD867                     
    Color Television........................  Price for 20'' table model color
TV with a remote, auto channel   
                                               search, closed captions, sleep
timer, on-screen channel/time and 
                                               menus, channel flashback, and
181 channel tuning.                
                                              1st choice: Zenith Model
#SM52049.                                
                                              2nd choice: Sony Model #KV20TS29. 
                               
    Basic Cable Service.....................  Price for one month of basic
cable channel TV. Record the number  
                                               of channels offered. If basic
service provides 12 or fewer       
                                               channels, price the next level
of service. Do not include hookup 
                                               charges or premium (e.g.,
``movie'') channels.                   
    Veterinary Services.....................  Typical fee for general office
visit for a heartworm test for a   
                                               small dog. Include the cost of
the office visit.                 
    Pet Food................................  Price for 5.5 oz. can of cat
food.                                
                                              1st choice: Purina.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: 9 Lives.              
                               
    Film Developing.........................  Price to process and print 35
millimeter, 24 exposure, 100 ASA    
                                               color. Single prints only
please.                                
    Camera Film.............................  Price for 35 millimeter, 24
exposure, 100 ASA Kodak camera film.  
    Tennis Balls............................  Price for can of three heavy-duty
felt, yellow, tennis balls.     
                                              1st choice: Wilson.               
                               
                                              2nd choice: Penn.                 
                               
    Board Game..............................  Price for Monopoly board game by
Parker Brothers. Do not price    
                                               deluxe edition.                  
                               
    All-Terrain Vehicle.....................  Price for Honda 300EX, 2-wheel
drive all-terrain vehicle.         
    Book....................................  Price for top ten best selling
paperback book.                    
    Magazine................................  Price for a single copy of Time
magazine.                         

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    Local Newspaper.........................  Price for one year of the most
common daily paper (including      
                                               Sunday edition) distributed in
the area. Report the name of the  
                                               newspaper in the comment
section.                                
Miscellaneous Expense Component:                                                
                               
    Pain Reliever...........................  Price for 60 tablets of
extra-strength Tylenol. Do not price      
                                               caplets or gelcaps.              
                               
    Tetracycline, prescription..............  Price of 40 capsules of generic
tetracycline, 250 milligram       
                                               strength.                        
                               
    Optometrist, office visit...............  Typical fee for visual analysis
including tonometry, refraction   
                                               and glaucoma screening.          
                               
    Dentist, clean and check teeth..........  Charge for x-rays, exam and
prophylaxis (light scaling and        
                                               polishing) or ``cleaning of
teeth'' without special treatment of 
                                               gums or teeth. Do not price
initial visit.                       
    Doctor, office visit....................  Typical fee, after the initial
visit, for an office visit when    
                                               medical advice or simple
treatment is needed. Do not include the 
                                               charge for a regular physical
examination, injections, medication
                                               or lab tests (routine brief
visit).                              
                                              Price general practitioner, do
not price specialist.              
    Hospital Room...........................  Daily charge for a private room.
Include food and routine care.   
                                               Exclude cost of operating room,
surgery, medicine and lab fees.  
Housing-Related Component:                                                      
                               
    Bathroom Caulking.......................  Price a 5.5 ounce plastic tube of
latex white bathroom caulking.  
                                               Do not price caulking gun
cartridge.                             
                                              1st choice: DAP Kwik Seal Tube &
Tile.                            
                                              2nd choice: An equivalent size
and quality caulk.                 
    Computation of Electric Bill............  Average monthly consumption:      
                               
                                              Customer service charge (single
phase service):                   
                                              Cost for first KWH:               
                               
                                              Cost for over first KWH:          
                               
                                              Other items included on bill:     
                               
                                              Comments:                         
                               
    Computation of Gas Bill.................  Average monthly consumption:      
                               
                                              Customer service charge:          
                               
                                              Cost for first Cu. Ft.:           
                               
                                              Cost for over first Cu. Ft.:      
                               
                                              Other items included on bill:     
                               
                                              Comments:                         
                               
    Computation of Water Bill...............  Average monthly consumption:      
                               
                                              Customer service charge:          
                               
                                              Cost for first ______ Gallons:    
                               
                                              Cost for over ______ Gallons:     
                               
                                              Other items included on bill:     
                               
                                              Comments:                         
                               
    Electrical Outlet.......................  Price of a 2-plug grounded
electrical outlet. Price blister pack  
                                               or cardboard mounted
(individually packaged). Do not price loose 
                                               electric outlet.                 
                               
                                              1st choice: GE.                   
                               
                                              2nd choice: Levitron.             
                               
    Electrical Work.........................  Price of labor to add circuit
breaker for dishwasher. Cut \3/4\-  
                                               inch hole in wooden floor cable.
Connect dishwasher directly to  
                                               power box (power box is easy to
reach). Exclude cost of          
                                               materials.                       
                               
    Fire Extinguisher.......................  Please price a fire extinguisher
with a UL rating of 10BC, 2.5    
                                               pound size.                      
                               
                                              1st choice: Kidde.                
                               
                                              2nd choice: An equivalent size
and quality 10BC fire extinguisher.
    Interior Painting.......................  Price of labor to paint 12' 14'
living room with 8' ceilings.     
                                               Walls are plaster or drywall in
good repair. Two standard sized  
                                               sash windows, one picture
window, one standard wood door. Rooms  
                                               have simple wood baseboards and
trim. Existing paint is latex,   
                                               flat white, smooth finish, about
three years old. Trim paint is  
                                               latex, white, gloss enamel,
about three years old. Walls and trim
                                               require no surface preparation.
Obtain labor rate per hour, flat 
                                               charge if any, and estimated
time to complete job. Assume job    
                                               takes 8 hours. Exclude cost of
materials.                        
    Latex Interior Paint....................  Please price one gallon white,
interior flat latex paint. Price a 
                                               national brand with one coat
coverage.                           
                                              1st choice: Dutch Boy.            
                               
                                              2nd choice: Glidden.              
                               
    Pest Control............................  Price for basic pest control
maintenance (one visit to control    
                                               crawling insects, not wood
eating), based on the inside of a     
                                               1,200 sq. ft. single story home.
Price followup maintenance only,
                                               not the initial application.     
                               
    Unclog Drain............................  Price of labor to unclog kitchen
sink drain by mechanical means   
                                               (snake, auger, etc.). Only
include pipe removal to access trap if
                                               necessary. Assume clog is in the
plumbing inside the house, not  
                                               in the yard. Exclude cost of
material, if any.                   
    Kitchen Faucet..........................  Price a Peerless single control
chrome-plated faucet with spray.  
                                               Faucet is solid brass and
stainless steel quality construction   
                                               with copper waterways,
washerless design and triple chrome       
                                               plating. Warrantied for as long
as the home is owned.            
    Real Estate Taxes.......................  Call the local tax assessor
office and/or local tax collector/    
                                               treasurer for each living
community in the report. Request the   
                                               current real property tax rate,
any special charges that are     
                                               added to the tax bill and any
homestead credits that might be    
                                               deducted from the bill. Ask when
properties were last assessed   
                                               and what base year tax rate
should be applied to. Request        
                                               information as to what month
rates are certified and when bills  
                                               are mailed. Verify any
significant increases or decreases from   
                                               previous records.                
                               
    Long Distance Telephone.................  Price the cost of a 10-minute
call using AT&T, received on a      
                                               weekday, at each location at
8:00 p.m. (local time); direct dial 
                                               from the location being surveyed
to each of the following cities:
                                               New York, Chicago and Los
Angeles. Include any federal, state,   
                                               local or excise tax that is
applicable.                          
    Telephone Service.......................  Obtain monthly cost for
unmeasured service, for touchtone service,
                                               and for tax.                     
                               

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    Homeowner Insurance.....................  For each community surveyed,
secure the annual renewal premium for
                                               HO-2 type coverage. If the
company does not refer to the coverage
                                               as HO-2, obtain the cost of a
comprehensive coverage that covers 
                                               ``all risk for dwelling and
named peril for contents'' with      
                                               contents at replacement value.   
                               
    Renter Insurance........................  For each living community
surveyed, provide renter housing profile
                                               and insurance cost (semiannual
or other). Assume HO-4-type       
                                               coverage.                        
                               
Homeowners:                                                                     
                               
    The profiles for each of the home sizes                                     
                               
     costed are as follows:                                                     
                               
        Low.................................  900 (Sq. Ft.)                     
                               
        Mid.................................  1,300 (Sq. Ft.)                   
                               
        High................................  1,700 (Sq. Ft.)                   
                               
    The worksheet components for data                                           
                               
     collection are as follows:                                                 
                               
        (1) Address                                                             
                               
        (2) Selling Price                                                       
                               
        (3) Sale Date                                                           
                               
        (4) Age                                                                 
                               
        (5) Room Count (broken down into                                        
                               
         bedrooms and baths)                                                    
                               
        (6) Square Footage                                                      
                               
        (7) Price Per Square Foot                                               
                               
    Information was collected through                                           
                               
     various sources--Real Estate                                               
                               
     Professionals, Appraisers, MLS data,                                       
                               
     assessors' offices and private sources.                                    
                               
Data Collection for Aged Mortgages:                                             
                               
    The worksheet components for data                                           
                               
     collection for aged mortgages are as                                       
                               
     follows:                                                                   
                               
        (1) Address                                                             
                               
        (2) Selling Price                                                       
                               
        (3) Sale Date                                                           
                               
        (4) Age                                                                 
                               
        (5) Room Count (broken down into                                        
                               
         bedrooms and baths)                                                    
                               
        (6) Square Footage                                                      
                               
        (7) Price Per Square Foot                                               
                               
Transportation Component:                                                       
                               
    Vehicles................................  1995 Honda Civic DX four door
sedan, 1.5 Liter 4 Cylinder.        
                                              1995 Ford Taurus GL four door
sedan, 3.0 Liter 6 Cylinder.        
                                              1995 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Two
Door, four wheel drive, 4.3 Liter 6 
                                               Cylinder.                        
                               
    Base Price..............................  Obtain the base price
(Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) for 
                                               each vehicle.                    
                               
    Options.................................  For each vehicle, price the
following options: air conditioning,  
                                               AM/FM stereo radio, power
steering, tinted glass, power disc     
                                               brakes, rustproofing, heavy duty
battery (Alaska only), and      
                                               engine block heater (Alaska
only).                               
    Fees....................................  For each vehicle, price the
following options: destination charge,
                                               shipping charge, dealer markup,
documentation fees and other one-
                                               time fees.                       
                               
    Taxes...................................  For each vehicle, price the
following taxes: excise tax, import/  
                                               customs tax, use tax, sales tax
and other one-time taxes.        
    Specifications..........................  For each vehicle, obtain the
following information: length,       
                                               wheelbase, tires, curb weight,
horsepower, fuel type and fuel    
                                               performance (mpg).               
                               
    Depreciation............................  For each vehicle, compute the
residual value after 12, 24, 36 and 
                                               48 months respectively.          
                               
    Gasoline................................  For each station name/brand,
price regular unleaded self-service  
                                               in the Washington, DC area
surveys and full service in the Alaska
                                               area surveys.                    
                               
    Tuneup..................................  For each vehicle, price a basic
tuneup. Include parts and labor   
                                               for the following: replace spark
plugs, PCV valve, fuel filter,  
                                               air filter, and breather filter.
Check distributor cap, rotor,   
                                               timing, and idle.                
                               
    Oil Change..............................  For each vehicle, price an oil
change. Include parts and labor for
                                               the following: drain old oil,
replace oil filter and refill with 
                                               five quarts of 10W30 SG grade
oil. If SG grade is unavailable,   
                                               price SF grade oil.              
                               
    Change Automatic Transmission Fluid.....  For each vehicle, price to change
automatic transmission fluid.   
                                               Include parts and labor for the
following: remove transmission   
                                               pan, drain transmission fluid,
replace transmission filter,      
                                               replace transmission pan gasket,
replace transmission fluid, and 
                                               test vehicle.                    
                               
    Coolant Flush and Fill..................  For each vehicle, price to flush
and fill engine coolant. Include 
                                               parts and labor for the
following: remove old coolant, flush     
                                               contaminants, and replace with
new coolant.                      
    Muffler System..........................  For each vehicle, price a
complete muffler system for a 3-year-old
                                               vehicle. Include parts and labor
for the following: install all  
                                               parts after the catalytic
converter. These parts include mid     
                                               pipes, clamps, muffler, and tail
pipes.                          
    CVJ Boot Replacement....................  For each vehicle, price the
replacement of all four constant      
                                               velocity joint (CVJ) boots on
the front of the vehicle, for a 3- 
                                               year-old vehicle.                
                               
    Miscellaneous Tax.......................  For each vehicle, price
miscellaneous tax. Tell how rate is       
                                               determined, give formula for new
vehicle purchase, give formula  
                                               for subsequent year (2 to 5) and
explain billing.                

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    Regular Tires...........................  Price for a Black Side Wall (BSW)
P175/70R13 tire for the Honda   
                                               Civic, a BSW P205/65R15 for the
Ford Taurus L, and a BSW P205/   
                                               75R15 for the Chevrolet S10
Blazer in DC area. In Alaska, same   
                                               tire sizes, but Goodyear brand
not always available due to       
                                               limited outlet selection. If
suggested brand tires are not       
                                               available, price comparable
brand tire. Tire retailer should     
                                               provide comparable tire, given
the suggested tire brands and     
                                               models.                          
                               
                                              Suggested brands: Goodyear
Invictia GL (Honda, Ford), Goodyear    
                                               Wrangler AT (Chevrolet).         
                               
                                              Comparable brands: Michelin LX1
(Honda), Michelin XW4 (Ford),     
                                               Michelin XCHF (Chevrolet), B.F.
Goodrich Touring TA (Honda,      
                                               Ford), B.F. Goodrich Radial TA
(Chevrolet).                      
    Studded Snow Tires......................  Price for a studded snow tire.
Price for a P175/70R13 tire for the
                                               Honda Civic (Anchorage,
Fairbanks, and Juneau); a P205/65R15 for 
                                               the Ford Taurus L (Anchorage,
Fairbanks, and Juneau); and a P205/
                                               75R15 for the Chevrolet S10
Blazer (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau 
                                               and Nome). If suggested brand
tires are not available, price     
                                               comparable brand tire. Tire
retailer should provide comparable   
                                               tire, given the suggested tire
brands and models.                
                                              Suggested brands: Goodyear Ultra
Grip.                            
    License and Registration................  For each vehicle, price title
fee, passenger vehicle registration 
                                               fees, plate fees, inspection
fees, administration/clerical/other 
                                               fees and local added fees.
Specify if one-time or annual. List   
                                               any exceptions if the Blazer is
not registered as a passenger    
                                               vehicle.                         
                               
    Automobile Finance......................  Obtain the rate for a four-year
loan based on a down payment of 20
                                               percent. Assume the loan
applicant is a current bank customer who
                                               will make payments by cash/check
and not by automatic deduction  
                                               from the account.                
                               
    Automobile Insurance....................  For each vehicle, price insurance
coverage identified below.      
                                               Assume the vehicles are used in
commuting 15 miles/day, 12,000   
                                               miles/year and that the driver
is a 35-year-old married male with
                                               no accidents or violations in
the last five years. When there is 
                                               a geographic difference, obtain
rates for two different living   
                                               communities. Include related
expense fees taxes.                 
                                              Bodily Injury: $100,000/$300,000  
                               
                                              Property Damage: $25,000          
                               
                                              Medical $15,000 or Personal
Injury Protection: $50,000            
                                              Uninsured Motorist: $100/$300,000 
                               
                                              Comprehensive: $100 Deductible    
                               
                                              Collision: $250 Deductible        
                               
    Round-Trip Airfare......................  Price for lowest cost round trip
ticket to Los Angeles, CA.       
                                               Disregard restrictions.          
                               
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                      Appendix 6.--Pricing Changes                      
       [Goods and Services/Miscellaneous Expense/Housing Related]       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Previous                    Current             Reason      
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1. Cheddar Cheese:                                                      
    Per pound...................  10 oz. package....  New packaging.    
2. Ice Cream:                                                           
    Half gallon of Sealtest       Half gallon of      Specific brand not
     vanilla ice cream.            store brand         available in all 
                                   vanilla ice cream.  areas.           
3. Cereal:                                                              
    18 oz. box of Kellogg's Corn  20 oz. box of       Item change per   
     Flakes.                       Raisin Bran.        OPM request.     
4. Donuts:                                                              
    12 glazed...................  10 chocolate        Discontinued.     
                                   covered.                             
5. Potatoes:                                                            
    10 lb. bag of white potatoes  10 lb. bag of       More specific     
                                   Russet baking       item.            
                                   potatoes.                            
6. Pizza Lunch:                                                         
    Not surveyed................  One personal-size   New item per OPM  
                                   cheese pizza (or    request.         
                                   one slice of                         
                                   cheese pizza).                       
7. Pizza Dinner:                                                        
    Not surveyed................  One medium cheese   New item per OPM  
                                   pizza with          request.         
                                   regular crust                        
                                   (not thin or                         
                                   extra thick) and                     
                                   no extra toppings.                   
8. Appliance Repair:                                                    
    Price to replace oven         Price to replace    More comparable   
     thermostat control for        digital clock and   item.            
     Maytag Model #CRE9400.        heating probe for                    
     Include hourly rate, trip     Maytag Model                         
     charge, and parts cost.       #CRE9400 ACL,                        
     Part Number #7430P010-60.     Serial                               
                                   #1000100HB,                          
                                   Series #10.                          
                                   Include hourly                       
                                   rate, trip charge                    
                                   and parts cost.                      
9. Washing Machine:                                                     
    3 wash cycles...............  8 wash cycles.....  Better            
                                                       description.     
    Maytag #LAT7793.............  Maytag #LAT9604...  New model number. 
    General Electric #WWA7600R..  General Electric    New model number. 
                                   #WWA8600.                            
    Whirlpool #LLR6233A.........  Whirlpool           New model number. 
                                   #LLR6233B.                           
10. Kitchen Range:                                                      
    General Electric #JBP5565...  General Electric    Model number      
                                   #JBP55GS.           clarification.   
11. Refrigerator:                                                       
    Whirlpool #ET22RKXZ.........  Whirlpool           New model number. 
                                   #ET22PKXB.                           
12. Vacuum:                                                             
    Hoover #U4671-910...........  Hoover #U4671-930.  New model number. 

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13. Snow Blower:                                                        
    Price for 8 HP two-stage gas  Price for a Honda,  More specific     
     snow thrower with rubber      Model H5825 (or     item.            
     tracks, 6 forward, 2          its this year's                      
     reverse speeds and            equivalent) 8 HP                     
     adjustable snow chute.        two-stage gas                        
                                   snow thrower with                    
                                   rubber tracks and                    
                                   hydrostatic                          
                                   transmission.                        
14. Girl's Jeans:                                                       
    Price of Levi's #902 basic    Price of Levi's     Discontinued.     
     relaxed taper jean, two       #550.                                
     back pockets and two front                                         
     pockets.                                                           
15. Disposable Diapers:                                                 
    44 count....................  40 count..........  Product marketing 
                                                       change.          
16. Video Recorder:                                                     
    Zenith #VRL4110.............  Zenith #VRM4120...  New model number. 
    Sony #SLV700HF..............  Sony #SLV720HF....  New model number. 
17. Compact Disc:...............                                        
    ``Janet'' by Janet Jackson..  ``VS.'' by Pearl    Current           
                                   Jam.                bestselling      
                                                       titles.          
    ``Unplugged'' by Rod Steward  ``Purple'' by                         
                                   Stone Temple                         
                                   Pilots.                              
18. Compact Disc Player:                                                
    Sony #CDPC535...............  Sony #CDPC545.....  New model number. 
    Panasonic-Technics #SLPD847.  Panasonic-Technics  New model number. 
                                   #SLPS867.                            
19. Color Television:                                                   
    Zenith #SLS2049.............  Zenith #SMS2049...  New model number. 
20. Bathroom Caulking:                                                  
    Price an 8 ounce tube of      Price a 5.5 ounce   New size and more 
     specific white bathroom       plastic tube of     description.     
     caulking, most popular        latex white                          
     brand.                        bathroom                             
                                   caulking. (Not a                     
                                   caulk gun                            
                                   cartridge.)                          
                                   Suggested brand:                     
                                   DAP KWIK SEAL Tub                    
                                   and Tile.                            
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Appendix 7.--Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances Price Survey 
Data Collection Procedures

Survey Description

    The following information will be provided to the participants 
verbally or in writing. Participants who are familiar with the 
program and the survey may be provided with less information as 
appropriate.

Purpose

    The Federal Government pays cost-of-living allowances (COLA) in 
Alaska, Hawaii, and certain U.S. territories and possessions. Living 
cost differences are determined by comparing costs of goods, 
services, housing, transportation, and other items in the allowance 
area with the cost of the same or similar items and services in the 
Washington DC area. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is 
responsible for the operation of the COLA program.

Data Collection

    OPM, or its representative, conducts annual Price Surveys to 
determine living cost differences. Local governments, retail 
outlets, realty firms, and businesses providing professional and 
other services to be surveyed are identified through the use of 
full-scale Background Surveys, conducted approximately once every 
five years. Participation in the Price Surveys is voluntary. Data 
are collected by telephone and/or personal interview.
    Wherever practical and appropriate, the price of each good or 
service is obtained from at least three outlets in each allowance 
area and at least six outlets in the reference area (i.e., the 
Washington, DC, area). Realty data may be obtained from one or 
multiple sources, as appropriate.

Release of Information

    The price data collected from participating firms may be made 
available to Congress or to the general public upon request. This 
includes the name of the company and prices of items or services 
surveyed. The names of proprietors, managers, or other individuals 
who provide price information generally will not be made public. 
However, the Government may release the names of individuals who, on 
the basis of their expertise, provide opinions or estimates.

Public Burden Information

    Public burden reporting for this collection of information is 
estimated to vary from 1 to 20 minutes per response. Send comments 
regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection 
of information, including suggestion for reducing this burden to 
Reports and Forms Management Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room CHP 500, Washington, DC 20415; 
and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction 
Project (3206-0199), Washington, DC 20503.

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances Price Survey Data Collection 
Procedures

Interview Guidelines

    Three types of information are collected in price surveys: price 
of goods and services, rental rates and related information, and 
home prices and related information. The following are the typical 
interview questions used to collect these data.

Price Information Collection

    1. What is the regular (non-sale) price of 
____________________________________ (a specific item or service)?
    Examples of items include, but are not limited to:

Chuck Roast, Bone In.
    Price per pound. Average size package (e.g., not a `family' or 
`bonus' pack).
    lst Choice: Arm pot roast.
    2nd Choice: Eye roast.
Peas, Frozen.
    Price for 10 ounce package.
    lst Choice: Bird's Eye.
    2nd Choice: Major brand of equivalent quality.
Men's Jeans.
    Price for one pair of blue jeans.
    1st Choice: Levi's #501 jeans.
    2nd Choice: Equivalent quality jeans.
Automobile, New.
    `Sticker' price of current year model Honda Civic, DX, four door 
sedan, 1.5 liter, four cylinder engine. (Price options, fees, 
financing, and taxes separately.)

    Example of services include, but are not limited to:

Woman's Haircut and Styling.
    `Regular service' price for a woman's cut and styled blow dry. 
Include wash, but do not include use of curling iron if there is an 
extra charge.
Unclog Drain.
    Price to unclog kitchen drain by mechanical means (snake, auger, 
etc.). Only include pipe removal if necessary to access trap.
Film Developing.

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    Price to process and print 35 millimeter, 24 exposure, 100 ASA 
color roll film. Single prints only, standard size and finish.
Doctor, Office Visit.
    Typical fee, after the initial visit, for an office visit when 
medical advice or simple treatment is all that is needed. Do not 
include the charge for a complete physical examination, injections, 
medication, laboratory tests, or similar services.
Oil Change.
    Price of a regular oil change including oil and filter for a 
current year model Honda Civic DX sedan, 1.5 liter, 4 cylinder 
engine.

    2. Prices of many of the items can be obtained ``off-the-shelf'' 
without assistance. Occasionally, when a specific item is not 
available, assistance from sales or other personnel may be required 
to identify and price substitution items of comparable quality and 
quantity.
    3. Prices of most services are obtained by telephone or personal 
interview. A few services are priced with little or no assistance. 
For example, prices may be obtainable from a displayed price 
schedule, list, or menu.

Housing Component--Rental Information Collection

    1. Describe the location, size, layout, number and types of 
rooms, and square footage or your rental units.
    2. Are they apartments, duplexes, town houses, detached houses, 
or other types of units? Describe.
    3. Are there additional amenities (e.g., pool, sauna, tennis 
courts, gym)? If so, describe.
    4. What is the monthly rent? What is the amount of the security 
deposit (if any)? What other kinds of fees or assessments are there?
    5. Are utilities included? Which ones? If you can, please 
provide information on average monthly or annual costs of utilities 
paid by tenants.
    6. Are term leases usually required? What are the conditions and 
penalties associated with the lease?
    7. Are there any special restrictions or other factors we should 
know about (e.g., seasonal tourist trade)?

Housing Component--Information Collection for Comparable Sales

    1. Describe the location, size, layout, number and types of 
rooms, and square footage of some of your recent home sales.
    2. Were they condominiums, duplexes, town houses, detached 
houses, or other types of dwellings? Describe.
    3. Were there any atypical characteristics (e.g., extra large 
lot sizes, beach front, desirable/undesirable locations)?
    4. Are there additional amenities provided by the developer, 
homeowners association, or similar community group (e.g., pool, 
sauna, tennis courts, gym)? If so, describe facilities and charges.
    5. What was the selling price and date of sale?
    6. What are the real estate taxes?
    7. Do you have any data on utilities relating to these homes?
    8. In the past year or so, what has been the average 
appreciation rate of property in this community? Looking back over 
the past six years, has this rate changed? How?
    9. Describe current market conditions (e.g., soft, booming, so-
so). How has this affected housing prices? Describe the housing 
market over the past six years.
    10. Are there any special considerations or other factors we 
should know about (e.g., retirement/tourist trade) that might affect 
the housing market in this community?

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Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances Background Survey Data 
Collection Procedures

Survey Description

    The following information will be provided to the participants 
verbally or in writing. Participants who are familiar with the 
program and the survey may be provided with less information as 
appropriate.

Purpose

    The Federal Government pays cost-of-living allowances (COLA) in 
Alaska, Hawaii, and certain U.S. territories and possessions. Living 
cost differences are determined by comparing costs of goods, 
services, housing, transportation, and other items in the allowance 
area with the cost of the same or similar items and services in the 
Washington, DC, area. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
is responsible for the operation of the COLA program. OPM, or its 
representative, conducts annual surveys to determine living cost 
differences. OPM conducts full-scale Background Surveys 
approximately once every five years to review the appropriateness of 
items, services, and businesses covered in the annual Price surveys. 
Elements of the Background Survey may be repeated annually on a 
limited basis as part of the maintenance of and preparation for the 
annual Price Surveys.
    OPM uses the Background Survey to identify the services, items, 
quantities, outlets, and locations that will be surveyed to collect 
living cost data within the allowance areas and the Washington, DC, 
area. The Background Survey also is used to collect information on 
local trade practices, consumer buying patterns, taxes and fees, and 
other economic characteristics related to living costs.

Data Collection

    Full-scale Background Surveys are conducted approximately once 
every five years. OPM identifies major manufacturers, local 
governments, retail outlets, realty firms, and businesses providing 
professional services to be surveyed on the basis of business volume 
and local prominence. Participation is voluntary. Data are collected 
by telephone and/or personal interview.

Confidentiality

    All data collected are used only for the purposes described 
above. The Government pledges to hold all micro or ``raw'' data 
collected in confidence. Names of participating businesses and 
institutions may be released. Names of individuals are not released. 
Summary data will be made available to the public only to the extent 
that micro data cannot be associated with data sources.

Public Burden Information

    Public burden reporting for this collection of information is 
estimated to vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes per response. Send 
comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including suggestion for reducing this 
burden to Reports and Forms Management Officer, U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room CHP 500, Washington, 
DC 20415; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project (3206-0199), Washington, DC 20503.

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances Background Survey Data 
Collection Procedures

Interview Guidelines

    Seven types of information are collected in background surveys. 
Information is collected on products and services, outlet 
availability and usage, transportation, local taxes and fees, 
mortgage, real estate, and other topics related to the measurement 
of living costs (e.g., specialized information from local chambers 
of commerce, colleges, and universities). The following are the 
typical interview questions used to collect these data.

Product or Service Information

    1. As a major manufacturer/supplier of 
____________________________________ (a specific product or service, 
e.g., women's apparel), please identify your items/services that are 
most popular (e.g., your `volume sellers').
    2. Which of these items are apt to be readily available in the 
following geographic locations: Alaska (i.e., Anchorage, Fairbanks, 
and Juneau); Hawaii; Guam; Puerto Rico; the Virgin Islands; and 
Washington, DC, and suburbs?
    3. If the items or services are not universally available, are 
there other items or services that are of similar function, quality, 
quantity, size, and type that can be substituted?
    4. Is there anything else we should know about your product or 
service? Are there recommendations you wish to make that would help 
us in our data collection?

Outlet Availability and Usage (Retail)

    1. What is your product or service? What is the address(es) of 
your establishment(s)? If you have multiple locations, which 
locations have the greatest sales volumes (i.e., are most utilized 
by consumers)?
    2. What are your store/office hours? Do these vary by location?
    3. Is your full line of products or services available at all 
locations?
    4. Is there anything else we should know about your outlet(s) or 
recommendations you wish to make?

Transportation Information--Private and Public Services

    1. What type of transportation services do you provide (e.g., 
taxi, bus, subway)?
    2. What geographic areas do you service? Which routes are 
`typical' or most heavily utilized?
    3. What is your rate structure? Does it vary by time of day or 
season?
    4. Is there anything else we should know about transportation 
usage and services in your area? Are there recommendations you wish 
to make about our data collection?

Transportation Information--Private Use and Maintenance

    1. What types of driving are most common in your area? What is 
the annual distance driven?
    2. What types of roads and highways are common in your area? 
What are the road surfaces and conditions?
    3. Are there unusual climatic or other factors that affect the 
fuel economy, maintenance, and depreciation of vehicles?
    4. Is there anything else we should know about private 
transportation usage and maintenance in your area? Are there 
suggestions or recommendations you wish to make?

Local Taxes and Fees

    1. What types of taxes, licenses, or fees does your State, 
territory, or local jurisdiction levy on real estate; personal 
property; sales (including sales of property); automobiles; 
utilities; or other goods, services, or transactions?
    2. Who levies these taxes, licenses or fees (i.e., State, 
territory, county, city, other jurisdiction)?
    3. What are the rates or schedules for these? How often and when 
are they levied? Do the rates/schedules vary by location, season, or 
other factors?
    4. Is there anything else we should know about taxes and fees in 
your area? Are there suggestions or recommendations you wish to 
make?

Mortgage Information

    1. What forms of home financing are most common in 
____________________________________ (the allowance area or 
Washington DC metropolitan area)? (Do not include second mortgages.)
    2. What are the typical conditions and limitations on loans?
    3. What is the typical amount(s) of down payment required? What 
are the terms and rates?
    4. Are there special subsidies or other practices that influence 
home financing in your area?
    5. Looking back six years, what types of changes have occurred 
that affect home financing?
    6. Is there anything else we should know about home financing in 
your area? Are there suggestions or recommendations you wish to make 
that would help us in our data collection?

Real Estate Information

    1. What is the availability of housing in 
____________________________________ (the allowance area or 
Washington DC metropolitan area)? Of principal interest is housing 
for typical salary and wage earners (as distinguished from retirees, 
tourists, or other special groups) for persons with low, moderate, 
and high incomes.
    2. Describe the communities within your area in which persons 
____________________________________ (specify occupation/income 
characteristics) typically live. If appropriate, identify separate 
communities for renters and home owners. Where are these communities 
located relative to the major Federal activities in the area?
    3. Describe the type of housing (e.g., apartment, condominium, 
town house, detached house).

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    4. For each type of housing, what are the usual number of rooms, 
bedrooms, baths, total square footage, lot size, type of 
construction, and similar characteristics?
    5. What types of utilities are available and typically used in 
these communities: sewer, water, natural gas, electricity, other?
    6. Are there any unusual factors that might affect maintenance 
requirements in your area?
    7. Looking back 6 years, describe the changes that significantly 
affected the housing market (both rental and owner markets).
    8. Is there anything else we should know about the housing 
market in your area? Are there suggestions or recommendations you 
wish to make concerning our data collection?

Other Types of Information

    Occasionally, it is necessary to collect information from 
colleges, universities, chambers of commerce, trade associations, 
and other groups on specific subjects relating to the analysis of 
living costs. For example, a university known to be involved in home 
energy research may be contacted to determine whether there are 
consumption data by region or allowance area that could have 
application in the COLA program.
    When such data are collected, the purpose and basic structure of 
the interview will follow the patterns shown above. The substance, 
however, will vary with the subject matter.

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                                                  Appendix 8.--Consumption
Goods and Services Analysis                                                  
                                                      [Location: Anchorage, AK;
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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1. Food At Home..............................................       111.65      
 26.40        29.48        23.49        26.23        20.65        23.05
2. Food Away From Home.......................................       106.62      
 14.42        15.38        14.73        15.71        15.04        16.03
3. Tobacco...................................................        86.98      
  3.15         2.74         2.59         2.25         2.05         1.78
4. Alcohol...................................................       121.20      
  2.77         3.35         2.73         3.31         2.69         3.26
5. Furnishings & Household Operations........................        96.07      
 14.71        14.13        15.79        15.17        16.85        16.18
6. Clothing..................................................        99.33      
 13.97        13.88        14.65        14.55        15.30        15.20
7. Domestic Services.........................................        92.05      
  1.76         1.62         1.90         1.75         2.04         1.87
8. Professional Services.....................................       114.23      
  6.48         7.40         6.65         7.60         6.82         7.80
9. Personal Care.............................................       105.43      
  3.62         3.82         3.52         3.72         3.43         3.62
10. Recreation...............................................       103.41      
 12.72        13.16        13.94        14.42        15.14        15.66
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       104.96  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       104.71  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       104.45
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                                                         Consumption Goods and
Services Analysis                                                        
                                                      [Location: Fairbanks, AK;
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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1. Food At Home..............................................       115.65      
 26.40        30.54        23.49        27.17        20.65        23.88
2. Food Away From Home.......................................       109.66      
 14.42        15.81        14.73        16.16        15.04        16.49
3. Tobacco...................................................        88.55      
  3.15         2.79         2.59         2.30         2.05         1.81
4. Alcohol...................................................       115.61      
  2.77         3.20         2.73         3.15         2.69         3.11
5. Furnishings & Household Operations........................       106.03      
 14.71        15.59        15.79        16.74        16.85        17.86
6. Clothing..................................................       103.74      
 13.97        14.50        14.65        15.19        15.30        15.88
7. Domestic Services.........................................        87.26      
  1.76         1.53         1.90         1.66         2.04         1.78
8. Professional Services.....................................       103.80      
  6.48         6.72         6.65         6.91         6.82         7.08
9. Personal Care.............................................       107.81      
  3.62         3.91         3.52         3.80         3.43         3.70
10. Recreation...............................................       108.49      
 12.72        13.80        13.94        15.13        15.14        16.43
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       108.39  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       108.21  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       108.02
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                                                         Consumption Goods and
Services Analysis                                                        
                                                       [Location: Juneau, AK;
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                       
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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1. Food At Home..............................................       123.19      
 26.40        32.53        23.49        28.94        20.65        25.43
2. Food Away From Home.......................................       116.57      
 14.42        16.81        14.73        17.17        15.04        17.53
3. Tobacco...................................................        85.25      
  3.15         2.68         2.59         2.21         2.05         1.75
4. Alcohol...................................................       127.96      
  2.77         3.54         2.73         3.49         2.69         3.44
5. Furnishings & Household Operations........................       104.56      
 14.71        15.38        15.79        16.51        16.85        17.61
6. Clothing..................................................       107.88      
 13.97        15.07        14.65        15.80        15.30        16.51
7. Domestic Services.........................................        90.98      
  1.76         1.60         1.90         1.73         2.04         1.85
8. Professional Services.....................................        95.03      
  6.48         6.16         6.65         6.32         6.82         6.49
9. Personal Care.............................................       125.02      
  3.62         4.53         3.52         4.41         3.43         4.29
10. Recreation...............................................        98.72      
 12.72        12.56        13.94        13.77        15.14        14.95
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       110.86  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       110.35  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       109.85
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                                                         Consumption Goods and
Services Analysis                                                        
                                                        [Location: Nome, AK;
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                        
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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1. Food At Home..............................................       154.45      
 26.40        40.78        23.49        36.29        20.65        31.89
2. Food Away From Home.......................................       140.54      
 14.42        20.27        14.73        20.70        15.04        21.13
3. Tobacco...................................................        94.48      
  3.15         2.97         2.59         2.45         2.05         1.94
4. Alcohol...................................................       162.60      
  2.77         4.50         2.73         4.44         2.69         4.37
5. Furnishings & Household Operations........................       126.58      
 14.71        18.62        15.79        19.98        16.85        21.32
6. Clothing..................................................       113.86      
 13.97        15.91        14.65        16.68        15.30        17.42
7. Domestic Services.........................................       108.02      
  1.76         1.90         1.90         2.05         2.04         2.20
8. Professional Services.....................................       103.62      
  6.48         6.71         6.65         6.89         6.82         7.07
9. Personal Care.............................................       102.94      
  3.62         3.73         3.52         3.63         3.43         3.53
10. Recreation...............................................       126.58      
 12.72        16.11        13.94        17.65        15.14        19.16
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       131.50  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       130.76  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       130.03
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                                     Appendix 9.--OPM Living Community List     
                               
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                                                 Low                     Middle 
                  High         
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Washington, DC DC:                                                              
                               
    Homeowner........................  Southeast DC...........  Northeast
DC...........  Northwest DC.*         
    Renter...........................  Southeast DC...........  Northeast
DC...........  Northwest DC.*         
                                                                                
                               
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*Northwest DC excludes Georgetown, but includes Dupont Circle, Cleveland Part,
and Adams Morgan.                
                                                                                
                               
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Washington, DC MD:                                                              
                               
    Homeowner........................  Capitol Heights/        
Gaithersburg/Silver      Rockville.             
                                        Suitland.                Spring.        
                               
    Renter...........................  Capitol Heights/        
Hyattsville/College      Rockville.             
                                        Suitland.                Park.          
                               
Washington, DC VA:                                                              
                               
    Homeowner........................  Woodbridge/Dale City... 
Springfield............  Alexandria.            
    Renter...........................  Woodbridge/Dale City... 
Alexandria.............  Arlington.             
Anchorage, AK:                                                                  
                               
    Homeowner........................  North Anchorage........  North
Anchorage........  South Ancohorage.*     
    Renter...........................  North Anchorage........  North
Anchorage........  South Anchorage.*      
                                                                                
                               
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*The line between North and South Anchorage is set by Tudor Road.               
                               
                                                                                
                               
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Fairbanks, AK:                                                                  
                               
    Homeowner........................  Fairbanks.............. 
Fairbanks..............  Fairbanks.             
    Renter...........................  Fairbanks.............. 
Fairbanks..............  Fairbanks.             
Juneau, AK:                                                                     
                               
    Homeowner........................  Juneau/Mendenhall...... 
Juneau/Mendenhall......  Juneau/Mendenhall.     
    Renter...........................  Juneau/Mendenhall...... 
Juneau/Mendenhall......  Juneau/Mendenhall.     
Nome, AK:                                                                       
                               
    Homeowner........................  Nome................... 
Nome...................  Nome.                  
    Renter...........................  Nome................... 
Nome...................  Nome.                  
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                         Appendix 10.--Historical Home Market Values and
Interest Rates                         
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                                                Interest rate                   
                               
             Area                   Year          (percent)       Income level  
  Market value     Annual P&I* 
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Anchorage, AK................            1985          10.875 
Lower............         $95,004          $8,600
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         124,840          11,300
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         156,302          14,148
                                         1986          10.000 
Lower............          87,974           7,412
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         116,993           9,856
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         143,284          12,071
                                         1987           9.375 
Lower............          81,024           6,470
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         109,147           8,715
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         130,227          10,398
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          74,218           6,517
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         101,300           8,896
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         117,190          10,291

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                                         1989          11.125 
Lower............          67,538           6,236
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          93,454           8,629
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         112,532          10,390
                                         1990          10.250 
Lower............          60,784           5,229
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          87,071           7,490
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         114,783           9,874
                                         1992           9.000 
Lower............          65,700           5,075
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          96,200           7,431
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         139,400          10,768
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          70,902           5,054
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          99,073           7,062
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         130,815           9,324
                                         1994           7,625 
Lower............          72,216           4,907
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          99,099           6,734
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         124,780           8,479
                                         1995           8.625 
Lower............          83,286           6,219
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         102,089           7,623
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         134,580          10,049
Fairbanks, AK................            1985          10.875 
Lower............          86,124           7,796
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         107,493           9,730
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         148,566          13,448
                                         1986          10.000 
Lower............          78,982           6,654
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         102,726           8,654
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         140,199          11,811
                                         1987           9.375 
Lower............          71,839           5,736
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          97,958           7,822
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         131,833          10,527
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          64,696           5,681
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          93,191           8,184
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         123,467          10,842
                                         1989          11.125 
Lower............          57,553           5,314
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          88,424           8,164
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         115,101          10,627
                                         1990          10.250 
Lower............          50,604           4,353
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          83,619           7,193
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         107,143           9,217
                                         1992           9.000 
Lower............          70,851           5,473
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         101,400           7,833
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         137,000          10,582
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          69,498           4,954
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         101,478           7,233
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         115,787           8,253
                                         1994           7.625 
Lower............          76,302           5,185
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         112,580           7,650
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         127,829           8,686
                                         1995           8.708 
Lower............          68,940           5,187
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          84,240           6,338
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         108,426           8,157
Juneau, AK...................            1985          10.875 
Lower............          97,228           8,801
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         112,929          10,222
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         132,687          12,010
                                         1986          10.000 
Lower............          90,811           7,651
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         107,283           9,038
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         127,114          10,709
                                         1987           9.375 
Lower............          83,909           6,700
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         100,846           8,052
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         120,885           9,652
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          76,441           6,713
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          93,787           8,236
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         113,874          10,000
                                         1989          11.125 
Lower............          68,797           6,352
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          86,284           7,967
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         106,131           9,799
                                         1990          10.250 
Lower............          78,429           6,747
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          99,227           8,536
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         123,324          10,609
                                         1992           9.000 
Lower............          89,470           6,911
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         114,400           8,837
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         146,300          11,301
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          87,570           6,242
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         115,518           8,234

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                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         134,232           9,568
                                         1994           7.625 
Lower............          92,826           6,307
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         117,364           7,975
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         140,760           9,564
                                         1995           8.625 
Lower............         102,879           7,682
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         138,723          10,358
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         163,812          12,231
Nome, AK.....................            1985          10.875 
Lower............          86,836           7,860
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         114,834          10,394
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         138,156          12,506
                                         1986           10.00 
Lower............          84,057           7,082
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         111,159           9,365
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         133,735          11,267
                                         1987           9.375 
Lower............          81,367           6,497
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         107,602           8,592
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         129,445          10,337
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          78,763           6,917
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         104,159           9,147
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         125,312          11,004
                                         1989          11.125 
Lower............          76,243           7,040
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         100,826           9,309
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         121,302          11,200
                                         1990          10.250 
Lower............          73,803           6,349
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          97,600           8,396
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         117,420          10,101
                                         1992           9.000 
Lower............          71,100           5,492
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          97,500           7,531
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         122,400           9,455
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          56,453           4,024
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          77,415           5,518
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............          97,186           6,927
                                         1994           7.625 
Lower............          82,365           5,597
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         112,948           7,675
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         141,794           9,635
                                         1995           8.625 
Lower............          81,711           6,101
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         118,027           8,813
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         154,343          11,524
Washington, DC (DC)..........            1985          10.250 
Lower............          58,996           5,075
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          90,194           7,759
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         160,600          13,816
                                         1986          10.250 
Lower............          64,778           5,573
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          99,213           8,535
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         173,448          14,921
                                         1987          10.205 
Lower............          70,543           6,069
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         113,015           9,722
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         187,324          16,115
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          76,327           6,703
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         126,817          11,136
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         202,310          17,766
                                         1989           9.625 
Lower............          82,128           6,702
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         140,619          11,474
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         218,495          17,829
                                         1990           9.875 
Lower............          87,877           7,326
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         140,974          11,752
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         235,975          19,671
                                         1992           9.250 
Lower............          92,007           7,266
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         147,600          11,657
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         247,100          19,515
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          88,083           6,279
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         115,960           8,266
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         250,512          17,856
                                         1994           7.625 
Lower............          91,431           6,213
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         104,572           7,105
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         302,073          20,525
                                         1995           8.646 
Lower............          79,326           5,934
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         105,196           7,870
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         326,995          24,463
Washington, DC (MD)..........            1985          10.250 
Lower............          54,572           4,695
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          84,505           7,270
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         100,545           8,649
                                         1986          10.250 
Lower............          60,029           5,164

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                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          92,955           7,997
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         110,600           9,514
                                         1987          10.125 
Lower............          66,032           5,622
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         102,250           8,705
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         121,660          10,358
                                         1988          10.375 
Lower............          73,295           6,371
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         113,498           9,865
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         135,043          11,738
                                         1989          10.000 
Lower............          81,357           6,854
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         125,983          10,614
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         149,898          12,628
                                         1990           9.875 
Lower............          89,493           7,460
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         138,581          11,552
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         164,888          13,745
                                         1992           8.750 
Lower............          96,115           7,259
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         148,836          11,241
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         172,555          13,032
                                         1993           8.250 
Lower............         104,832           7,561
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         125,723           9,067
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         211,667          15,266
                                         1994           7.500 
Lower............          90,279           6,060
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         121,527           8,157
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         208,777          14,014
                                         1995           8.542 
Lower............          89,532           6,634
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         150,449          11,149
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         205,683          15,241
Washington, DC (VA)..........            1985          10.250 
Lower............          65,608           5,644
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          74,031           6,369
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         122,748          10,559
                                         1986          10.250 
Lower............          70,857           6,096
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          79,954           6,878
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         132,568          11,404
                                         1987          10.125 
Lower............          76,526           6,515
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          86,350           7,351
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         143,173          12,189
                                         1988          10.500 
Lower............          83,413           7,325
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........          94,122           8,265
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         156,059          13,704
                                         1989           9.500 
Lower............          90,086           7,272
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         101,652           8,206
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         168,544          13,605
                                         1990          10.000 
Lower............          97,293           8,197
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         109,784           9,249
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         182,028          15,335
                                         1992           9.000 
Lower............         107,100           8,273
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         120,900           9,339
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         190,400          14,707
                                         1993           8.125 
Lower............          95,184           6,785
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         125,047           8,913
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         182,325          12,996
                                         1994           7.750 
Lower............          95,247           6,551
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         126,763           8,718
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         181,492          12,482
                                         1995           8.604 
Lower............         103,266           7,696
                               ..............  .............. 
Middle...........         166,673          12,421
                               ..............  .............. 
Upper............         216,274          16,118
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                                      Appendix 11.--Historical Housing Data     
                               
                                              [Winter 1995 Survey]              
                               
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                                             Lower                  Middle      
            Upper              
            Year                Weights     amounts    Subtotal     amounts   
Subtotal     amounts    Subtotal 
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Anchorage:                                                                      
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $8,600      542.66     $11,300    
 713.03     $14,148      892.74
    1986....................        6.77       7,412      501.79       9,856    
 667.25      12,071      817.21
    1987....................        8.19       6,470      529.89       8,715    
 713.76      10,398      851.60
    1988....................        7.03       6,517      458.15       8,896    
 625.39      10,291      723.46
    1989....................        7.72       6,236      481.42       8,629    
 666.16      10,390      802.11

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    1990....................        8.32       5,229      435.05       7,490    
 623.17       9,874      821.52
    1992....................       10.08       5,075      511.56       7,431    
 749.04      10,768    1,085.41
    1993....................       12.92       5,054      652.98       7,062    
 912.41       9,324    1,204.66
    1994....................       13.78       4,907      676.18       6,734    
 927.95       8,479    1,168.41
    1995....................       18.88       6,219    1,174.15       7,623   
1,439.22      10,049    1,897.25
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       5,964  ..........    
  8,037  ..........      10,264
                            
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Fairbanks:                                                                      
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $7,796      491.93      $9,730    
 613.96     $13,448      848.57
    1986....................        6.77       6,654      450.48       8,654    
 585.88      11,811      799.60
    1987....................        8.19       5,736      469.78       7,822    
 640.62      10,527      862.16
    1988....................        7.03       5,681      399.37       8,184    
 575.34      10,842      762.19
    1989....................        7.72       5,314      410.24       8,164    
 630.26      10,627      820.40
    1990....................        8.32       4,353      362.17       7,193    
 598.46       9,217      766.85
    1992....................       10.08       5,473      551.68       7,833    
 789.57      10,582    1,066.67
    1993....................       12.92       4,954      640.06       7,233    
 934.50       8,253    1,066.29
    1994....................       13.78       5,185      714.49       7,650   
1,054.17       8,686    1,196.93
    1995....................       18.88       5,187      979.31       6,338   
1,196.61       8,157    1,540.04
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       5,470  ..........    
  7,619  ..........       9,730
                            
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====
Juneau:                                                                         
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $8,801      555.34     $10,222    
 645.01     $12,010      757.83
    1986....................        6.77       7,651      517.97       9,038    
 611.87      10,709      725.00
    1987....................        8.19       6,700      548.73       8,052    
 659.46       9,652      790.50
    1988....................        7.03       6,713      471.92       8,236    
 578.99      10,000      703.00
    1989....................        7.72       6,352      490.37       7,967    
 615.05       9,799      756.48
    1990....................        8.32       6,747      561.35       8,536    
 710.20      10,609      822.67
    1992....................       10.08       6,911      696.63       8,837    
 890.77      11,301    1,139.14
    1993....................       12.92       6,242      806.47       8,234   
1,063.83       9,568    1,236.19
    1994....................       13.78       6,307      869.10       7,975   
1,098.96       9,564    1,317.92
    1995....................       18.88       7,682    1,450.36      10,358   
1,955.59      12,231    2,309.21
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       6,968  ..........    
  8,830  ..........      10,618
                            
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====
Nome:                                                                           
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $7,860      495.97     $10,394    
 655.86     $12,506      789.13
    1986....................        6.77       7,082      479.45       9,365    
 634.01      11,267      762.78
    1987....................        8.19       6,497      532.10       8,592    
 703.68      10,337      846.60
    1988....................        7.03       6,917      486.27       9,147    
 643.03      11,004      773.58
    1989....................        7.72       7,040      543.49       9,309    
 718.65      11,200      864.64
    1990....................        8.32       6,349      528.24       8,396    
 698.55      10,101      840.40
    1992....................       10.08       5,492      553.59       7,531    
 759.12       9,455      953.06
    1993....................       12.92       4,024      519.90       5,518    
 712.93       6,927      894.97
    1994....................       13.78       5,597      771.27       7,675   
1,057.62       9,635    1,327.70
    1995....................       18.88       6,101    1,151.87       8,813   
1,663.89      11,524    2,175.73
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       6,062  ..........    
  8,247  ..........      10,229
                            
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====
DC-DC:                                                                          
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $5,075      320.23      $7,759    
 489.59     $13,816      871.79
    1986....................        6.77       5,573      377.29       8,535    
 577.82      14,921    1,010.15
    1987....................        8.19       6,069      497.05       9,722    
 796.23      16,115    1,319.82
    1988....................        7.03       6,703      471.22      11,136    
 782.86      17,766    1,248.95
    1989....................        7.72       6,702      517.39      11,474    
 885.79      17,829    1,376.40
    1990....................        8.32       7,326      609.52      11,752    
 977.77      19,671    1,636.63
    1992....................       10.08       7,266      732.41      11,657   
1,175.03      19,515    1,967.11
    1993....................       12.92       6,279      811.25       8,266   
1,067.97      17,856    2,307.00
    1994....................       13.78       6,213      856.15       7,105    
 979.07      20,525    2,828.35
    1995....................       18.88       5,934    1,120.34       7,870   
1,485.86      24,463    4,618.61
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       6,313  ..........    
  9,218  ..........      19,185
                            
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====
DC-MD:                                                                          
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $4,695      296.25      $7,270    
 458.74      $8,649      545.75
    1986....................        6.77       5,164      349.60       7,997    
 541.40       9,514      644.10
    1987....................        8.19       5,622      460.44       8,705    
 712.94      10,358      848.32
    1988....................        7.03       6,371      447.88       9,865    
 693.51      11,738      825.18
    1989....................        7.72       6,854      529.13      10,614    
 819.40      12,628      974.88

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    1990....................        8.32       7,460      620.67      11,552    
 961.13      13,745    1,143.58
    1992....................       10.08       7,259      731.71      11,241   
1,133.09      13,032    1,313.63
    1993....................       12.92       7,561      976.88       9,067   
1,171.46      15,266    1,972.37
    1994....................       13.78       6,060      835.07       8,157   
1,124.03      14,014    1,931.13
    1995....................       18.88       6,634    1,252.50      11,149   
2,104.93      15,241    2,877.50
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       6,500  ..........    
  9,721  ..........      13,076
                            
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====
DC-VA:                                                                          
                               
    1985....................        6.31      $5,644      356.14      $6,369    
 401.88     $10,559      666.27
    1986....................        6.77       6,096      412.70       6,878    
 465.64      11,404      772.05
    1987....................        8.19       6,515      533.58       7,351    
 602.05      12,189      998.28
    1988....................        7.03       7,325      514.95       8,265    
 581.03      13,704      963.39
    1989....................        7.72       7,272      561.40       8,206    
 633.50      13,605    1,050.31
    1990....................        8.32       8,197      681.99       9,249    
 769.52      15,335    1,275.87
    1992....................       10.08       8,273      833.92       9,339    
 941.37      14,707    1,482.47
    1993....................       12.92       6,785      876.62       8,913   
1,151.56      12,996    1,679.08
    1994....................       13.78       6,551      902.73       8,718   
1,201.34      12,482    1,720.02
    1995....................       18.88       7,696    1,453.00      12,421   
2,345.08      16,118    3,043.08
                            
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      Totals................      100.00  ..........       7,127  ..........    
  9,093  ..........      13,651
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                                                        Appendix 12.--Summary
of Rental Analyses                                                        
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              1995 Data medians                                        
                                                     
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                                                                     B&NB       
                   Non-Brkr                          Broker            
                                                     
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Change                           Change                           Change 
                                                           #          $     
(percent)      #          $      (percent)      #          $      (percent)
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Anchorage:                                                                      
                                                                       
    Low..............................................        117        594     
  4.0        111        575        6.3          6        613        2.2
    Middle...........................................        176        688     
 -0.6        170        663       -1.0          6        713        0.0
    High.............................................        133      1,100     
  4.9        121      ,1000        0.2         12      1,200        9.1
Fairbanks:                                                                      
                                                                       
    Low..............................................        112        527     
  5.0        105        520        5.3          7        533        4.7
    Middle...........................................        144        700     
 10.6        137        650        3.2          7        750       18.1
    High.............................................        183        927     
  9.1        169        875        7.8         14        978       10.3
Juneau:                                                                         
                                                                       
    Low..............................................         32        694     
  1.8         26        700       -0.4          6        688        4.2
    Middle...........................................         51        863     
  0.5         45        900        2.4          6        825       -1.6
    High.............................................         47       1175     
  6.9         35      1,200        5.7         12      1,150        8.2
Nome:                                                                           
                                                                       
    Low..............................................         12        663     
 -2.1          4        650       -5.8          8        675        1.8
    Middle...........................................         18        825     
 -2.6         10        800       -4.1          8        850       -1.2
    High.............................................          8      1,038     
 -0.9          0          0         NA          8      1,038       -2.1
DCDC:                                                                           
                                                                       
    Low..............................................        205        413     
-10.8        199        400      -10.5          6        425      -11.3
    Middle...........................................        172        548     
-10.7        166        545      -13.2          6        550       -8.3
    High.............................................        125       1238     
-15.2        107      1,025      -10.1         18      1,450      -18.5
DCMD:                                                                           
                                                                       
    Low..............................................         71        524     
 -4.6         65        510       -2.5          6        538       -6.4
    Middle...........................................         97        643     
-18.6         91        635      -20.5          6        650      -16.8
    High.............................................        136        995     
 -3.5        124        990       -3.0         12      1,000       -3.9
DCVA:                                                                           
                                                                       
    Low..............................................         40        584     
 -2.2         34      592.5       -0.3          6        575       -4.2
    Middle...........................................        188        855     
 10.5        182        759       -5.9          6        950       28.4
    High.............................................        195      1,175     
 14.7        183      1,150       16.8         12      1,200       12.9
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                                                           Appendix
13.--Housing Cost Analysis                                                      
   
                                                      [Location: Anchorage, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
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                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
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                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
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Maintenance.............................................            $559 
..............            $658  ..............            $757  ..............
Insurance...............................................             388        
   $149             428            $149             456            $189
Utilities...............................................           2,093        
  1,840           2,410           2,093           2,726           2,241
Real Estate Taxes.......................................           1,477 
..............           1,811  ..............           2,387  ..............
Housing.................................................           5,964        
  7,128           8,037           8,256          10,264          13,200
                                                        
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      Total Annual Cost.................................         $10,481        
 $9,117         $13,344         $10,498         $16,590         $15,630
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                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                      [Location: Fairbanks, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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               Annual costs                                            
                                                  
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                     Category                                 Lower income      
               Middle income                     Upper income          
                                                  
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                                                         Owner           
Renter           Owner            Renter           Owner            Renter    
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Maintenance.......................................             $461 
...............             $542  ...............             $623 
...............
Insurance.........................................              428            
$189              522             $189              968             $250
Utilities.........................................            2,732           
2,393            3,155            2,732            3,579            2,929
Real Estate Taxes.................................            1,319 
...............            1,612  ...............            2,074 
...............
Housing...........................................            5,470           
6,324            7,619            8,400            9,730           11,124
                                                  
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      Total Annual Cost...........................          $10,410          
$8,906          $13,450          $11,321          $16,974          $14,303
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                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                       [Location: Juneau, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                       
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                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
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                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
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                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
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Maintenance.............................................            $441 
..............            $519  ..............            $597  ..............
Insurance...............................................             273        
   $164             310            $150             346            $191
Utilities...............................................           2,954        
  2,578           3,424           2,954           3,893           3,173
Real Estate Taxes.......................................           1,449 
..............           1,953  ..............           2,306  ..............
Housing.................................................           6,968        
  8,328           8,830          10,356          10,618          14,100
                                                        
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      Total annual cost.................................         $12,085        
$11,070         $15,036         $13,460         $17,760         $17,464
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                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                        [Location: Nome, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                        
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                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance.............................................            $359 
..............            $422  ..............            $485  ..............
Insurance...............................................             440        
   $224             493            $224             571            $309
Utilities...............................................           3,960        
  3,438           4,613           3,960           5,266           4,265
Real Estate Taxes.......................................             878 
..............           1,269  ..............           1,659  ..............
Housing.................................................           6,062        
  7,956           8,247           9,900          10,229          12,456
                                                        
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----------------
      Total annual cost.................................         $11,699        
$11,618         $15,044         $14,084         $18,210         $17,030
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                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                    [Location: Washington DC,
DC, Winter 1995 Survey]                                                   
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                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance.............................................            $302 
..............            $355  ..............            $408  ..............
Insurance...............................................             321        
   $147             363            $147             905            $189
Utilities...............................................           1,932        
  1,705           2,217           1,932           2,501           2,965
Real Estate Taxes.......................................             474 
..............             722  ..............           2,851  ..............
Housing.................................................           6,313        
  4,956           9,218           6,576          19,185          14,856
                                                        
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----------------
      Total annual cost.................................          $9,342        
 $6,808         $12,875          $8,655         $25,850         $17,110
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                    [Location: Washington DC,
MD, Winter 1995 Survey]                                                   
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance.............................................            $315 
..............            $371  ..............            $427  ..............
Insurance...............................................             242        
    $89             232             $82             305            $116
Utilities...............................................           2,048        
  1,809           2,346           2,048           2,644           2,187
Real Estate Taxes.......................................           1,215 
..............           2,042  ..............           2,792  ..............
Housing.................................................           6,500        
  6,288           9,721           7,716          13,076          11,940
                                                        
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----------------
      Total annual cost.................................         $10,320        
 $8,186         $14,712          $9,846         $19,244         $14,243
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                  Housing Cost
Analysis                                                                 
                                                    [Location: Washington DC,
VA, Winter 1995 Survey]                                                   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                  Annual costs                                         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                        Category                                   Lower income 
                  Middle income                   Upper income         
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                               Owner         
Renter           Owner          Renter           Owner          Renter    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance.............................................            $298 
..............            $351  ..............            $404  ..............
Insurance...............................................             166        
   $102             200            $100             244            $122
Utilities...............................................           2,102        
  1,853           2,413           2,102           2,724           2,247
Real Estate Taxes.......................................           1,302 
..............           2,101  ..............           2,727  ..............
Housing.................................................           7,127        
  7,008           9,093          10,260          13,651          14,100
                                                        
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----------------
      Total annual cost.................................         $10,995        
 $8,936         $14,158         $12,462         $19,750         $16,469
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                                 Housing Cost Analysis--Washington DC Composite 
                               
                                              [Winter 1995 Survey]              
                               
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---------------------------------
                                                                         
Annual costs                          
                                              
-----------------------------------------------------------------
              Location                Weights       Lower income         
Middle income         Upper income    
                                              
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Owner      Renter     Owner   
  Renter     Owner      Renter 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Washington DC, DC..................      33.34     $9,342     $6,808    $12,875 
   $8,655    $25,850    $17,110
Washington DC, MD..................      33.33     10,320      8,186     14,712 
    9,846     19,244     14,243
Washington DC, VA..................      33.33     10,995      8,963     14,158 
   12,462     19,750     16,469
                                   
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        Total weight...............     100.00  .........  .........  ......... 
.........  .........  .........
                                   
============================================================================
        Composite cost.............  .........    $10,219     $7,986    $13,915 
  $10,321    $21,615    $15,941
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---------------------------------


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                                                             Appendix
14.--Housing Analysis                                                           
 
                                                      [Location: Anchorage, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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Owners                                          Renters                   
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                           Total annual   Total
cost  DC                   Total annual   Total cost  DC                
                                                               cost           
area            Index           cost            area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower income............................................         $10,481        
$10,219          102.56          $9,117          $7,986          114.16
Middle income...........................................          13,344        
 13,915           95.90          10,498          10,321          101.71
Upper income............................................          16,590        
 21,615           76.75          15,630          15,941           98.05
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                    Housing
Analysis                                                                    
                                                      [Location: Fairbanks, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                     
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             
Owners                                          Renters                   
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                           Total annual   Total
cost  DC                   Total annual   Total cost  DC                
                                                               cost           
area            Index           cost            area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower income............................................         $10,410        
$10,219          101.87          $8,906          $7,986          111.52
Middle income...........................................          13,450        
 13,915           96.66          11,321          10,321          109.69
Upper income............................................          16,974        
 21,615           78.53          14,303          15,941           89.72
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                    Housing
Analysis                                                                    
                                                       [Location: Juneau, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                       
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             
Owners                                          Renters                   
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                           Total annual   
Total cost DC                   Total annual   Total cost  DC                
                                                               cost           
area            Index           cost            area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower income............................................         $12,085        
$10,219          118.26         $11,070          $7,986          138.62
Middle income...........................................          15,036        
 13,915          108.06          13,460          10,321          130.41
Upper income............................................          17,760        
 21,615           82.17          17,464          15,941          109.55
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                    Housing
Analysis                                                                    
                                                        [Location: Nome, AK,
Winter 1995 Survey]                                                        
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Owners                                          Renters                   
                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
                                                           Total annual   Total
cost  DC                   Total annual   Total cost  DC                
                                                               cost           
area            Index           cost            area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower income............................................         $11,699        
$10,219          114.48         $11,618          $7,986          145.48
Middle income...........................................          15,044        
 13,915          108.11          14,084          10,321          136.46
Upper income............................................          18,210        
 21,615           84.25          17,030          15,941          106.83
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                               Appendix 15.--Private Transportation Cost
Analysis                               
                                  [Location: Anchorage, AK, Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
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---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$982          $1,423          $1,779
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
645             549             581
Tires...........................................................            
122             177             189
License and registration........................................            
118             118             118
Miscellaneous tax...............................................             
66              66              66
Depreciation....................................................          
3,106           3,241           2,438
Finance expense.................................................            
803             829             930
Insurance.......................................................          
1,092           1,092           1,284
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual costs..........................................         
$6,934          $7,495          $7,385
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---------------------------------


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                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                                  [Location: Fairbanks, AK, Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
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---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$963          $1,396          $1,745
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
782             795             782
Tires...........................................................            
131             173             172
License and registration........................................             
52              52              52
Miscellaneous tax...............................................              
0               0               0
Depreciation....................................................          
3,096           3,580           3,456
Finance expense.................................................            
786             873           1,067
Insurance.......................................................          
1,062             992           1,253
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual cost...........................................         
$6,872          $7,861          $8,527
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                                   [Location: Juneau, AK, Winter 1995 Survey]   
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$785          $1,138          $1,423
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
698             633             671
Tires...........................................................            
107             171             145
License and registration........................................             
52              52              52
Miscellaneous tax...............................................              
0               0               0
Depreciation....................................................          
2,595           3,242           2,445
Finance expense.................................................            
743             859             964
Insurance.......................................................            
831             831             935
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual cost...........................................         
$5,811          $6,926          $6,635
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                                    [Location: Nome, AK, Winter 1995 Survey]    
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................         
$1,351          $1,959          $2,449
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
664             667             705
Tires...........................................................            
142             201             210
License and registration........................................            
118             118             118
Miscellaneous tax...............................................              
0               0               0
Depreciation....................................................          
3,819           4,142           3,155
Finance expense.................................................            
780             831             871
Insurance.......................................................            
976             976           1,110
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual cost...........................................         
$7,850          $8,894          $8,618
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                               [Location: Washington, DC, DC, Winter 1995
Survey]                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$687            $996          $1,245
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
475             455             346
Tires...........................................................             
78             102             117
License and registration........................................             
69              69             102
Miscellaneous tax...............................................              
0               0               0

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Depreciation....................................................          
2,542           3,233           3,040
Finance expense.................................................            
704             824           1,025
Insurance.......................................................          
1,170           1,197           1,355
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
      Total annual cost.........................................         
$5,725          $6,876          $7,230
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------



                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                               [Location: Washington, DC, MD, Winter 1995
Survey]                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Category                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$650            $943          $1,179
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
395             345             346
Tires...........................................................             
78              91             107
License and registration........................................             
39              39              39
Miscellaneous tax...............................................              
0               0               0
Depreciation....................................................          
2,414           3,058           2,849
Finance expense.................................................            
638             743             928
Insurance.......................................................            
884             986             935
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual costs..........................................         
$5,098          $6,205          $6,383
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                      Private Transportation Cost Analysis      
                               
                               [Location: Washington, DC, VA, Winter 1995
Survey]                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                            Categroy                                Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                   1.5L 4 cyl
DX   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                    4 dr sedan  
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Fuel............................................................           
$641            $930          $1,162
Maintenance/oil.................................................            
385             365             349
Tires...........................................................             
73              89             105
License and registration........................................             
52              52              52
Miscellaneous tax...............................................            
297             340             491
Depreciation....................................................          
2,304           3,154           2,667
Finance expense.................................................            
619             755             897
Insurance.......................................................            
723             731             791
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Total annual cost...........................................         
$5,094          $6,416          $6,514
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                          Private Transportation Cost Analysis--Washington DC
Composite                         
                                              [Winter 1995 Survey]              
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                                
  Annual costs                 
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
                    Location                          Weights       Honda Civic 
   Ford Taurus    Chevrolet S10
                                                                  1.5L 4 cyl
DX4   3.0L 6 cyl GL   Blazer 4.3L 6
                                                                     dr sedan   
   4 dr sedan     cyl 4WD 2 dr 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Washington DC, DC...............................           33.34         
$5,725          $6,876          $7,230
Washington DC, MD...............................           33.33          
5,098           6,205           6,383
Washington DC, VA...............................           33.33          
5,094           6,416           6,514
                                                
---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total weight................................          100.00 
..............  ..............  ..............
                                                
===============================================================
    Composite cost..............................  ..............         
$5,306          $6,499          $6,709
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


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             Appendix 16.--Air Fares and Other Transporation Expenses Cost
Analysis Summary Program             
                                              [Winter 1995 Survey]              
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                   Air fares
and                                
                                                                       other    
  Total cost DC                
                            Location                             
transportation       area            Index    
                                                                   expenses
cost                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Anchorage, AK...................................................           
$498            $400          124.43
Fairbanks, AK...................................................            
608             400          151.92
Juneau, AK......................................................            
522             400          130.43
Nome, AK........................................................            
882             400          220.38
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---------------------------------


                                      Appendix 17.--Transportation Analysis     
                               
                                  [Location: Anchorage, AK, Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                   Total annual 
  Total cost DC                
                             Vehicle                                   cost     
      area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
1. Honda Civic DX 4 dr sdn 1.5L 4 cyl...........................         
$6,934          $5,306          130.69
2. Ford Taurur GL 4 dr sedan 3.0L 6 cyl.........................          
7,495           6,499          115.33
3. Chevy S10 Blazer 4WD 2 dr 4.3L 6 cyl.........................          
7,385           6,709          110.08
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Average index............................................... 
..............  ..............          118.70
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                                                 Transportation
Summary                                                                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                           Category                              Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private transportation.......................................       118.70      
 94.64       112.34        93.54       111.04        92.47       109.76
Air fares and other transportation expenses..................       124.43      
  5.36         6.66         6.46         8.03         7.53         9.37
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       119.00  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       119.07  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       119.13
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                             Transportation Analysis            
                               
                                  [Location: Fairbanks, AK, Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                   Total annual 
  Total cost DC                
                             Vehicle                                   cost     
      area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
1. Honda Civic DX 4 dr sdn 1.5L 4cyl............................         
$6,872          $5,306          129.52
2. Ford Taurus GL 4 dr sedan 3.0L 6 cyl.........................          
7,861           6,499          120.96
3. Chevy S10 Blazer 4WD 2 dr 4.3L 6 cyl.........................          
8,527           6,709          127.10
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Average index............................................... 
..............  ..............          125.86
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                                                 Transportation
Summary                                                                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                           Category                              Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal      Weights     subtotal 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private transportation.......................................       125.86      
 94.64       119.12        93.54       117.73        92.47       116.38
Air fare and other transportation expenses...................       151.92      
  5.36         8.14         6.46         9.81         7.53        11.44
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total indexes:                                             ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       127.26  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       127.54  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       127.82
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                                             Transportation Analysis            
                               
                                   [Location: Juneau, AK, Winter 1995 Survey]   
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                   Total annual 
  Total cost DC                
                             Vehicle                                   cost     
      area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
1. Honda Civic DX 4 dr sdn 1.5L 4 cyl...........................         
$5,811          $5,306          109.53
2. Ford Taurus GL 4 dr sedan 3.0L 6 cyl.........................          
6,926           6,499          106.58
3. Chevy S10 Blazer 4WD 2 dr 4.3L 6 cyl.........................          
6,635           6,709           98.89
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Average index............................................... 
..............  ..............          105.00
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                                                 Transportation
Summary                                                                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                           Category                              Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private transportation.......................................       105.00      
 94.64        99.38        93.54        98.22        92.47        97.09
Air fares and other transportation expenses..................       130.43      
  5.36         6.99         6.46         8.42         7.53         9.82
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       106.37  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       106.64  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       106.91
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                             Transportation Analysis            
                               
                                    [Location: Nome, AK, Winter 1995 Survey]    
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                                   Total annual 
  Total cost DC                
                             Vehicle                                   cost     
      area            Index    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
1. Honda Civic DX 4 dr sdn 1.5L 4 cyl...........................         
$7,850          $5,306          147.94
2. Ford Taurus GL 4 dr sedan 3.0L 6 cyl.........................          
8,894           6,499          136.84
3. Chevy S10 Blazer 4WD 2 dr 4.3L 6 cyl.........................          
8,618           6,709          128.45
                                                                
-----------------------------------------------
    Average index............................................... 
..............  ..............          137.74
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------


                                                                 Transportation
Summary                                                                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                           Category                              Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private transportation.......................................       137.74      
 94.64       130.36        93.54       128.85        92.47       127.37
Air fares and other transportation expenses..................       220.38      
  5.36        11.80         6.46        14.23         7.53        16.59
                                                             
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------
    Total weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       142.16  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       143.08  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       143.96
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Appendix 18.--Miscellaneous Expense Analysis  
                               
                                  [Location: Anchorage, AK; Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                                  Price DC                      
                               
          Category/item               Price         area         Ratio      
Weights      Subtotal      Index   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
                                           Category Index Development           
                               
                                                                                
                               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
Medical Care....................  ............  ............  ........... 
...........  ...........       122.98
Nonprescription pain reliever...        5.00          5.59         0.8942       
  4.9         4.38  ...........
Tetracycline....................        6.28          5.31         1.1811       
 12.2        14.44  ...........
Vision Check....................       78.33         52.56         1.4905       
  5.5         8.14  ...........
Dental Service..................      171.67         89.33         1.9216       
 16.1        30.92  ...........
Doctor Visit....................       61.67         53.61         1.1503       
 15.9        18.31  ...........

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Hospital Room...................      699.00        523.45         1.3354       
  4.1         5.49  ...........
Health Insurance................        1.0000        1.0000       1.0000       
 41.3        41.30  ...........
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Total Index
Development                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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1. Medical Care..............................................       122.98      
 41.50        51.03        31.33        38.53        23.51        28.92
2. Cash Contributions:                                                          
                                                                       
    Lower Income.............................................       104.96      
 15.80        16.58         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
    Middle Income............................................       104.71      
  0.00         0.00        16.85        17.64         0.00         0.00
    Upper Income.............................................       104.45      
  0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00        17.65        18.44
3. Personal Insurance/Pensions...............................       100.00      
 42.70        42.70        51.82        51.82        58.83        58.83
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       110.31  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       107.99  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       106.19
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                                          Miscellaneous Expense Account         
                               
                                  [Location: Fairbanks, AK; Winter 1995 Survey] 
                               
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                                                 Price DC                       
                               
         Category/Item               Price         area          Ratio      
Weights      Subtotal      Index   
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                                           Category Index Development           
                               
                                                                                
                               
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Medical Care...................                                                 
                         117.37
Nonprescription pain reliever..        4.49          5.59          8.030        
  4.9         3.93  ...........
Tetracycline...................        6.14          5.31          1.1560       
 12.2        14.14  ...........
Vision Check...................       80.33         52.56          1.5285       
  5.5         8.35  ...........
Dental Service.................      159.67         89.33          1.7873       
 16.1        28.76  ...........
Doctor Visit...................       57.67         53.61          1.0757       
 15.9        17.13  ...........
Hospital Room..................      479.00        523.45          0.9151       
  4.1         3.76  ...........
Health Insurance...............        1.0000        1.0000        1.0000       
 41.3        41.30  ...........
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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                                                                 Total Index
Development                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                       
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1. Medical Care..............................................       117.37      
 41.50        48.71        31.33        36.77        23.51        27.60
2. Cash Contributions:                                                          
                                                                       
    Lower Income.............................................       108.39      
 15.80        17.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
    Middle Income............................................       108.21      
  0.00         0.00        16.85        18.23         0.00         0.00
    Upper Income.............................................       108.02      
  0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00        17.65        19.07
3. Personal Insurance/Pensions...............................       100.00      
 42.70        42.70        51.82        51.82        58.83        58.83
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       108.54  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       106.82  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       105.50
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                                         Miscellaneous Expense Analysis         
                               
                                   [Location: Juneau, AK; Winter 1995 Survey]   
                               
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                                                 Price DC                       
                               
         Category/Item               Price         area          Ratio      
Weights      Subtotal      Index   
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                                           Category Index Development           
                               
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Medical Care...................  ............  ............  ............ 
...........  ...........       132.32
Nonprescription pain reliever..        5.09          5.59          0.9101       
  4.9         4.46  ...........
Tetracycline...................       10.56          5.31          1.9877       
 12.2        24.31  ...........
Vision Check...................      105.00         52.56          1.9979       
  5.5        10.91  ...........
Dental Service.................      180.33         89.33          2.0187       
 16.1        32.48  ...........
Doctor Visit...................       47.67         53.61          0.8891       
 15.9        14.15  ...........
Hospital Room..................      600.00        523.45          1.1462       
  4.1         4.71  ...........
Health Insurance...............        1.0000        1.0000        1.0000       
 41.3        41.30  ...........
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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                                                                 Total Index
Development                                                                
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1. Medical Care..............................................       132.32      
 41.50        54.91        31.33        41.45        23.51        31.11
2. Cash Contributions:                                                          
                                                                       
    Lower Income.............................................       110.86      
 15.80        17.52         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
    Middle Income............................................       110.35      
  0.00         0.00        16.85        18.59         0.00         0.00
    Upper Income.............................................       109.85      
  0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00        17.65        19.39
3. Personal Insurance/Pensions...............................       100.00      
 42.70        42.70        51.82        51.82        58.83        58.83
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       115.13  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       111.86  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       109.33
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                                         Miscellaneous Expense Analysis         
                               
                                    [Location: Nome, AK; Winter 1995 Survey]    
                               
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                                              Price DC                          
                               
        Category/Item             Price         area          Ratio        
Weights       Subtotal      Index   
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                                           Category Index Development           
                               
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Medical Care................  ............  ............  ............ 
..............  ...........       132.56
Nonprescription pain                                                            
                               
 reliever...................        7.92          5.59          1.4172          
  4.9         6.94  ...........
Tetracycline................       14.75          5.31          2.7755          
 12.2        33.94  ...........
Vision Check................       70.00         52.56          1.3319          
  5.5         7.27  ...........
Dental Service..............      125.00         89.33          1.3993          
 16.1        22.51  ...........
Doctor Visit................       50.00         53.61          0.9327          
 15.9        14.85  ...........
Hospital Room...............      732.00        523.45          1.3984          
  4.1         5.75  ...........
Health Insurance............        1.0000        1.0000        1.0000          
 41.3        41.30  ...........
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 Lower income              Middle income             Upper income      
                          Categories                             Category 
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                                                                 indexes     
Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal     Weights      Subtotal 
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                                                                 Total Index
Development                                                                
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1. Medical Care..............................................       132.56      
 41.50        55.01        31.33        41.53        23.51        31.17
2. Cash Contributions:                                                          
                                                                       
    Lower income.............................................       131.50      
 15.80        20.78         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
    Middle income............................................       130.76      
  0.00         0.00        16.85        22.03         0.00         0.00
    Upper income.............................................       130.03      
  0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00        17.65        22.96
3. Personal Insurance/Pensions...............................       100.00      
 42.70        42.70        51.82        51.82        58.83        58.83
                                                             
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    Total Weights............................................  ...........      
100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........       100.00  ...........
    Total Indexes:                                                              
                                                                       
      Lower..................................................  ........... 
...........       118.49  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
      Middle.................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........       115.38  ...........  ...........
      Upper..................................................  ........... 
...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       112.96
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