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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowances; Revised Living-Cost 

Indexes 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes revised 

living-cost indexes relating to the ‘‘2002 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowance Survey Report: Caribbean 

and Washington, DC, Areas;’’ the ‘‘2003 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowance Survey Report: Alaska and 

Washington, DC, Areas;’’ and the ‘‘2004 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowance Survey Report: Pacific and 

Washington, DC, Areas.’’ The Federal 

Government uses the results of these 

surveys to set cost-of-living allowance 

(COLA) rates for General Schedule, U.S. 

Postal Service, and certain other Federal 

employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and 

the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto 

Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 

Office of Personnel Management revised 

the COLA area living-cost indexes based 

on additional rental data analyses 

undertaken after the publication of these 

reports in response to comments we 

received. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald L. Paquin, (202) 606–2838; fax: 

(202) 606–4264; or e-mail: 

COLA@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

5941 of title 5, United States Code, 

authorizes Federal agencies to pay 

nonforeign area cost-of-living 

allowances (COLAs) to white-collar 

Federal and U.S. Postal Service 

employees stationed in Alaska, Hawaii, 

Guam and the Northern Mariana 

Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. Executive Order 10000, as 

amended, delegates to the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) the 

authority to administer COLAs and 

prescribes certain operational features of 

the program. We conduct living-cost 

surveys in each allowance area and in 

the Washington, DC, area to determine 

whether, and to what degree, COLA area 

living costs are higher than those in the 

DC area. We set the COLA rate for each 

area based on the results of these 

surveys. 

Section 591.229 of title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations, requires OPM to 

publish COLA survey summary reports 

in the Federal Register. On February 9, 

2004, OPM published the ‘‘2002 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowance Survey Report: Caribbean 

and Washington, DC, Areas’’ at 69 FR 

6020. On March 12, 2004, OPM 

published the ‘‘2003 Nonforeign Area 

Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey 

Report: Alaska and Washington, DC, 

Areas’’ at 69 FR 12002. On August 4, 

2005, OPM published the ‘‘2004 

Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living 

Allowance Survey Report: Pacific and 

Washington, DC, Areas’’ at 70 FR 44989. 

OPM also published on August 4, 2005, 

a notice on revised shelter (rent) 

analyses at 70 FR 44978 and a proposed 

rule on COLA rate changes at 70 FR 

44976. 

As described in the reports, OPM 

conducts living-cost surveys in each of 

the COLA areas and in the Washington, 

DC, area and compares living-costs 

between the COLA areas and the DC 

area to set COLA rates. As also 

described in the reports, we survey rents 

in both the COLA areas and DC areas to 

compute the relative cost of shelter. 

OPM typically collects over 1,000 rental 

observations in each survey and also 

obtains information on over 80 

characteristics of each of the rental 

observations. 

Because housing can differ 

significantly within and between areas, 

OPM uses hedonic regressions (a type of 

multiple regression) to compare rents 

while holding quality and quantity 

constant. The rent comparisons are in 

the form of rent indexes, and the survey 

reports described the hedonic regression 

equations we use to compute rent 

indexes. The reports did not describe, 

however, how OPM selects the variables 

it uses in the hedonic regressions, and 

it is this process that OPM changed in 

response to comments it received. 

To develop the process and its recent 

refinement, OPM consulted with the 

Survey Implementation Committee (SIC) 

and the Technical Advisory Committee 

(TAC). The SIC was established under 

the stipulation of settlement in 

Caraballo et al. v. United States, No. 

1997–0027 (D.V.I), August 17, 2000, and 

is composed of representatives of the 

parties in Caraballo. The SIC in turn 

consults with the TAC, which was also 

established under the Caraballo 

settlement and is composed of three 

economists with expertise in living-cost 

comparisons. One of the issues OPM 

consulted with the SIC and TAC about 

is how to select defensible and objective 

variables for the rental hedonic 

regressions. 

For the proposed rule, OPM used a 

multi-step process developed in 

consultation with the SIC and the TAC. 

The first step in the process was to 

identify ‘‘core’’ variables (e.g., number 

of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, and 

square footage). Core variables we use 

are consistently highly significant in our 

joint research, and we use them in all 

of our hedonic rental regression models. 

The remaining variables are the ‘‘noncore’’ variables. In the process we used, 

statistically insignificant non-core 

variables were dropped from the 

hedonic regressions. OPM dropped noncore variables that were not statistically 

significant from the hedonic regressions. 

We did this in a series of steps, 

sequentially increasing the threshold for 

the significance tests because dropping 

variables could affect the significance of 

other variables. In the end, OPM had a 

hedonic regression model with a limited 

number of variables, each of which were 

highly significant (i.e., had a Type III 

probability of F less than or equal to 

0.001). 

In response to comments received on 

the proposed rule (and as described in 

the final rule accompanying this notice), 

OPM performed additional hedonic 

regressions (e.g., added listing source). 

Using the process described in the 

paragraph above. After comparing the 

results of the new regressions with those 

we proposed, the TAC recommended 

adding additional steps in the selection 

of variables for the hedonic regressions. 

These additional steps involved 

examining the effect of non-core 

variables on the standard errors of the 

survey area parameters. 

As explained in the survey reports, 

the survey area parameter estimates, 

when converted from logarithms and 

after a slight correction for the use of 

logarithms, become the rent indexes. 

The standard errors of the survey area 

parameter estimates are a measure of the 

precision of the estimates, i.e., a 

measure of the precision of the rent 

index. The additional steps 

recommended by the TAC involved 

examining the effect of non-core 

variables on standard errors and 

deleting non-core variables that 

increased the standard errors. In other 

words, in these last steps, OPM removed 

variables whose inclusion would 

otherwise make the rent index less 

precise. 

The additional steps resulted in fewer 

variables compared to the regressions 

OPM published in the previous notices. 

We also corrected errors in the 2002, 

2003, and 2004 data bases. We 

uncovered some of the errors as a result 

of new automated quality assurance 

software we developed after we 

published these surveys. We uncovered 

other errors as we researched the 

comments on the proposed rule. We 

made the corrections to the data bases 

and used the new hedonic regression 

procedures recommended by the TAC. 

The new regressions for 2002, 2003, and 


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2004 are in Appendices 1, 2, and 3 

respectively of this notice. Both the 

previously published and new rent 

indexes are shown in Table 1 below. 

TABLE 1.—PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AND FINAL RENT INDEXES

Year Area Previous rent 

index 

New rent 

index 

2002 .............................................................................. Puerto Rico ................................................................... 70.89 63.49 

2002 .............................................................................. St. Croix, USVI ............................................................. 71.71 69.51 

2002 .............................................................................. St. Thomas/St. John, USVI .......................................... 88.63 88.37 

2003 .............................................................................. Anchorage, Alaska ....................................................... 89.99 89.46 

2003 .............................................................................. Fairbanks, Alaska ......................................................... 79.96 79.98 

2003 .............................................................................. Juneau, Alaska ............................................................. 91.68 91.90 

2004 .............................................................................. Honolulu, HI .................................................................. 132.21 125.85 

2004 .............................................................................. Hilo, HI .......................................................................... 81.19 74.97 

2004 .............................................................................. Kailua Kona\Waimea Area, HI ..................................... 106.75 101.35 

2004 .............................................................................. Kauai, HI ....................................................................... 117.61 108.15 

2004 .............................................................................. Maui, HI ........................................................................ 127.62 118.00 

2004 .............................................................................. Guam ............................................................................ 89.52 88.72 

Washington, DC, Area .................................................. *100.00 *100.00 

* By definition, the index of the base area is always 100.00. OPM surveys the Washington, DC, area every year. 

Using the new rent indexes, OPM 

computed new final overall COLA 

indexes. Table 2 shows the new final 

indexes. Appendix 4 to this notice 

shows the derivation of the new 

Caribbean final indexes. Appendix 5 

shows the derivation of the new Alaska 

final indexes. Appendix 6 shows the 

derivation of the new Pacific final 

indexes. 

TABLE 2.—PREVIOUS PUBLISHED AND FINAL LIVING-COST INDEXES

Allowance area/category 

Previously 

published living-cost indexes Revised livingcost indexes 

Puerto Rico .............................................................................................................................................................. 105.10 103.04 

U.S. Virgin Islands ................................................................................................................................................... 122.84 122.53 

Anchorage, Alaska ................................................................................................................................................... 113.79 113.64 

Fairbanks, Alaska .................................................................................................................................................... 115.61 115.62 

Juneau, Alaska ........................................................................................................................................................ 118.03 118.09 

Rest of the State of Alaska ..................................................................................................................................... 136.00 135.84 

Honolulu County, Hawaii ......................................................................................................................................... 127.78 125.80 

Hawaii County, Hawaii ............................................................................................................................................. 119.11 117.25 

Kauai County, Hawaii .............................................................................................................................................. 130.58 127.63 

Maui County, Hawaii ................................................................................................................................................ 134.49 131.50 

Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands ................................................................................................................ 127.65 127.40 

These are the indexes that are used in 

the final rule to produce the final COLA 

rates for each of the COLA areas. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Linda M. Springer, 

Director. 

Appendix 1—2002 Caribbean Survey; 

Hedonic Rental Data Equations and 

Results 

libname opm 

′p:\swsd\cola\survey2002\rental 

data\data files\′; 

data temp; 

set opm.QC_2002_Corrections_less_garages; 

survey_area = ′XX′; 

location = substr(compnumber,1,1); 

if location = ′A′ then survey_area = ′SC′; 

if location = ′B′ then survey_area = ′ST′; 

if location = ′C′ then survey_area = ′PR′; 

if location = ′D′ then survey_area = ′DC′; 

*Drop 6 Georgetown zip code observations 

from data; 

if int(compzip) = 20007 then delete; 

IF COMPNUMBER = ′CHC08′ then delete; 

*Q1 yrbuilt; 

age = 2002-yrbuilt; 

agesq = age**2; 

if age<0 then delete; 

if age = >200 then delete; 

baths = fullbaths + halfbaths*.5 + 

threeqtrbaths*.75; 

Neighbor_cond = 0; 

if neighcond = ′A′ then Neighbor_cond = 1; 

* (Desirable); 

DetTownRow = 0; 

*if unittype in (′A′ ′D′) then DetTownRow = 

1; 

*Omitting the line above makes 

DetTownRow the base condition; 

Apt_Other_Dup = 0; 

if unittype in (′B′ ′C′ ′E′ ′H′) then 

Apt_Other_Dup = 1; 

HighRise_Walkup = 0; 

if unittype in (′F′ ′G′) then HighRise_Walkup 

= 1; 

SqftXHighRise_Walkup = 0; 

if unittype in (′F′,′G′) then 

SqftXHighRise_Walkup = sqfootage; 

SqftXApt_Other_Dup = 0; 

if unittype in (′B′ ′C′ ′E′ ′H′) then 

SqftXApt_Other_Dup = sqfootage; 

SqftXDetTownRow = 0; 

if unittype in (′A′,′D′) then 

SqftXDetTownRow = sqfootage; 

hasmicrowave = 0; 

if microwave = ′Y′ then hasmicrowave = 1; 

hassecurity = 0; 

if gated = ′Y′ or accessctl = ′Y′ or guards = 

′Y′ or alarms = ′Y′ then hassecurity = 1; 

hasgarage = 0; 

if garage in (′A′ ′B′ ′C′) then hasgarage = 1; 

ST_CROIX = 0; 

if survey_area = ′SC′ then ST_CROIX = 1; 

ST_THOMAS = 0; 

if survey_area = ′ST′ then ST_THOMAS = 1; 

Puerto_Rico = 0; 

if survey_area = ′PR′ then Puerto_Rico = 1; 

Wash_DC = 0; 

*** if survey_area = ′WA′ then Wash_DC = 

1—Omitting this makes DC the base area; 

lrent = log(rent); 

run; 

PROC REG DATA = temp; 


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MODEL lrent = SqftXHighRise_Walkup 

SqftXApt_Other_Dup SqftXDetTownRow 

age agesq baths bedrooms Apt_Other_Dup 

HighRise_Walkup neighbor_cond 

hasmicrowave hassecurity ST_CROIX 

ST_THOMAS Puerto_Rico; 

Title1 ′2002 CARIBBEAN RENTAL DATA′; 

Title2 ′REVISED RENTAL ANALYSIS WITH 

CORRECTED DATA FEDERAL REGISTER 

MODEL′; 

run; 

2002 CARIBBEAN RENTAL DATA.—REVISED RENTAL ANALYSIS WITH CORRECTED DATA FEDERAL REGISTER MODEL

[The REG Procedure Dependent Variable: lrent] 

Number of Observations Read ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1591 

Number of Observations Used ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1591 

Analysis of variance 

Source DF Sum of squares Mean square F Value Pr > F 

Model ........................................................... 15 334.69800 22.31320 461.64 <.0001 

Error ............................................................. 1575 76.12753 0.04833 

Corrected Total ............................................ 1590 410.82553 

Root MSE ..................................................................... 0.21985 R-Square ...................................................................... 0.8147 

Dependent Mean .......................................................... 7.03485 Adj R-Sq ....................................................................... 0.8129 

Coeff Var ...................................................................... 3.12518 

Variable DF Parameter estimate Standard error t Value Pr > |t| 

Intercept ........................................................................................... 1 6 .59523 0 .03803 173.44 <.0001 

SqftXHighRise_Walkup .................................................................... 1 0 .00056133 0 .00004296 13.07 <.0001 

SqftXApt_Other_Dup ........................................................................ 1 0 .00071946 0 .00004765 15.10 <.0001 

SqftXDetTownRow ........................................................................... 1 0 .00024384 0 .00001964 12.42 <.0001 

age ................................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .00384 0 .00069696 ¥5.51 <.0001 

agesq ............................................................................................... 1 0 .00006036 0 .00000759 7.95 <.0001 

baths ................................................................................................ 1 0 .10998 0 .01193 9.22 <.0001 

BEDROOMS .................................................................................... 1 0 .03593 0 .01042 3.45 0.0006 

Apt_Other_Dup ................................................................................. 1 ¥0 .60421 0 .05066 ¥11.93 <.0001 

HighRise_Walkup ............................................................................. 1 ¥0 .40358 0 .04816 ¥8.38 <.0001 

Neighbor_cond ................................................................................. 1 0 .23154 0 .01458 15.88 <.0001 

hasmicrowave .................................................................................. 1 0 .12859 0 .01456 8.83 <.0001 

hassecurity ....................................................................................... 1 0 .08879 0 .01375 6.46 <.0001 

ST_CROIX ....................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .37738 0 .02727 ¥13.84 <.0001 

ST_THOMAS ................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .13664 0 .02605 ¥5.25 <.0001 

Puerto_Rico ...................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .46246 0 .01636 ¥28.26 <.0001 

Appendix 2—2003 Alaska Survey; 

Hedonic Rental Data Equations and 

Results 

libname opm ‘P:\SWSD\COLA\Survey 

2003\Rental Data\SAS Files & programs\

SAS rental data sets’; 

data temp; set OPM.qc_2003_corrections_

less_garages; 

survey_area = ‘XX’; 

location = substr(compnumber,1,1); 

if location = ‘A’ then survey_area = ‘JU’; 

if location = ‘B’ then survey_area = ‘FB’; 

if location = ‘C’ then survey_area = ‘AN’; 

if location = ‘D’ then survey_area = ‘DC’; 

*Q1 yrbuilt; 

age = 2003-yrbuilt; 

agesq = age**2; 

baths = fullbaths+halfbaths*.5

+threeqtrbaths*.75; 

Neighbor_Cond = 0; 

if neighcond = ‘A’ then Neighbor_Cond = 1; 

hasgarage = 0; 

if garage in (‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’) then hasgarage = 1; 

Dup_Othr = 0; 

if unittype in (‘B’ ‘C’ ‘E’ ‘H’) then Dup_Othr 

= 1; 

Wlkp_HiRz = 0; 

if unittype in (‘F’ ‘G’) then Wlkp_HiRz = 1; 

DetTownRow = 0; 

*if unittype in (‘A’ ‘D’) then DetTownRow = 

1; 

*omitting the above line makes DetTownRow 

the base condition; 

SqftXDup_Othr = 0; 

if unittype in (‘B’ ‘C’ ‘E’ ‘H’) then 

SqftXDup_Othr = sqfootage; 

SqftXWlkp_HiRz = 0; 

if unittype in (‘F’ ‘G’) then SqftXWlkp_HiRz 

= sqfootage; 

SqftXDetTownRow = 0; 

if unittype in (‘A’ ‘D’) then 

SqftXDetTownRow = sqfootage; 

hasclothesdryer = 0; 

if cldryer = ‘Y’ then hasclothesdryer = 1; 

hasfireplace = 0; 

if fireplace = ‘Y’ then hasfireplace = 1; 

Anchorage = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘AN’ then Anchorage = 1; 

Fairbanks = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘FB’ then Fairbanks = 1; 

Juneau = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘JU’ then Juneau = 1; 

Wash_DC = 0; 

*** if survey_area = ‘WA’ then Wash_DC= = 

1—Omitting this makes DC the base area; 

pctallbasq = pctallba_**2; 

mediansq = medianincome**2; 

lrent = log(rent); 

run; 

PROC REG DATA = temp; 

MODEL lrent = Dup_Othr Wlkp_HiRz 

SqftXDup_Othr SqftXWlkp_HiRz 

SqftXDetTownRow age agesq baths 

bedrooms Neighbor_Cond hasgarage 

hasclothesdryer hasfireplace 

medianincome mediansq pctallbasq 

pctallba_ PctSchoolAge Anchorage 

Fairbanks Juneau; 

TITLE ‘2003 Alaskan Rental Data’; 

Title2‘Revised Rental Analyses with 

Corrected Data Federal Register Model’; 

RUN; 


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2003 ALASKAN RENTAL DATA.—REVISED RENTAL ANALYSES WITH CORRECTED DATA FEDERAL REGISTER MODEL

[The REG Procedure Dependent Variable: lrent] 

Number of Observations Read ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1668 

Number of Observations Used ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1668 

Analysis of Variance 

Source DF Sum of 

squares 

Mean 

square F Value Pr > F 

Model ........................................................................................................... 21 213.03988 10.14476 401.58 <.0001 

Error ............................................................................................................. 1646 41.58122 0.02526 

Corrected Total ............................................................................................ 1667 254.62110 

Root MSE ..................................................................... 0.15894 R-Square ...................................................................... 0.8367 

Dependent Mean .......................................................... 7.07009 Adj R-Sq ....................................................................... 0.8346 

Coeff Var ...................................................................... 2.24807 ..................................................................................

Variable DF Parameter estimate Standard error t Value Pr > |t| 

Intercept ............................................................................... 1 6.81582 0.04483 152.03 <.0001 

Dup_Othr .............................................................................. 1 ¥0.09774 0.04706 ¥2.08 0.0380 

Wlkp_HiRz ............................................................................ 1 ¥0.30134 0.03542 ¥8.51 <.0001 

SqftXDup_Othr ..................................................................... 1 0.00012700 0.00003434 3.70 0.0002 

SqftXWlkp_HiRz ................................................................... 1 0.00027339 0.00003183 8.59 <.0001 

SqftXDetTownRow ............................................................... 1 0.00006988 0.00001603 4.36 <.0001 

age ....................................................................................... 1 ¥0.00435 0.00068425 ¥6.36 <.0001 

agesq ................................................................................... 1 0.00005845 0.00000820 7.12 <.0001 

baths .................................................................................... 1 0.06396 0.00916 6.98 <.0001 

BEDROOMS ........................................................................ 1 0.11464 0.00768 14.93 <.0001 

Neighbor_Cond .................................................................... 1 0.28518 0.03963 7.20 <.0001 

hasgarage ............................................................................ 1 0.12415 0.01103 11.26 <.0001 

hasclothesdryer .................................................................... 1 0.05988 0.00887 6.75 <.0001 

hasfireplace .......................................................................... 1 0.04929 0.01024 4.81 <.0001 

MedianIncome ...................................................................... 1 ¥0.00000236 9.087546E–7 ¥2.60 0.0094 

mediansq .............................................................................. 1 2.23567E–11 5.52092E–12 4.05 <.0001 

pctallbasq ............................................................................. 1 0.12714 0.11737 1.08 0.2788 

PCTAllBA_ ........................................................................... 1 0.26181 0.10972 2.39 0.0171 

PctSchoolAge ....................................................................... 1 ¥0.84487 0.11140 ¥7.58 <.0001 

Anchorage ............................................................................ 1 ¥0.11739 0.01201 ¥9.77 <.0001 

Fairbanks ............................................................................. 1 ¥0.23032 0.01376 ¥16.73 <.0001 

Juneau ................................................................................. 1 ¥0.09326 0.01763 ¥5.29 <.0001 

Appendix 3.—2004 Pacific Survey; Hedonic 

Rental Data Equations and Results 

libname opm ‘P:\SWSD\COLA\Survey 2004 

Rental Data\Sas Files & Programs\SAS 

rental data sets\’; data temp; 

set OPM.qc_2004_corrections_less_garages; 

*following corrects for excise tax not 

included in Kona apt rents; 

if compnumber in (‘CEE07’, ‘CED08’, 

‘CAE01’, ‘CAF01’, ‘CEB19’, ‘CEC05’, 

‘CEB16’, ‘CEA01’, ‘CEB13’, ‘CEF04’, 

‘CDB06’, ‘CEF09’, ‘CEF19’, ‘CEA03’, 

‘CEA06’, ‘CEE19’, ‘CEB33’, ‘CEC10’, 

‘CEE20’, ‘CEB24’, ‘CEB37’, ‘CEB31’, 

‘CEC11’, ‘CEE09’, ‘CEE21’, ‘CEF02’, 

‘CEB09’, ‘CEB10’, ‘CEE05’, ‘CEE11’, 

‘CEB08’, ‘CED01’, ‘CEE05’, ‘CEF12’, 

‘CED03’, ‘CEB07’, ‘CEC01’, ‘CEB27’, 

‘CEC03’) then rent = rent*1.0416; 

survey_area = ‘XX’; 

location = substr(compnumber,1,1); 

if location = ‘A’ then survey_area = ‘GU’; 

if location = ‘B’ then survey_area = ‘KA’; 

if location = ‘C’ then survey_area = ‘KO’; 

if location = ‘D’ then survey_area = ‘HI’; 

if location = ‘E’ then survey_area = ‘MA’; 

if location = ‘F’ then survey_area = ‘HO’; 

if location = ‘G’ then survey_area = ‘DC’; 

age = 2004-yrbuilt; 

agesq = age*age; 

baths = fullbaths+halfbaths*.5+three

qtrbaths*.75; 

Extrnl_Cond = 0; 

if extrcond = ‘A’ then Extrnl_Cond = 1; 

Neighbor_Cond = 0; 

if neighcond = ‘A’ then Neighbor_Cond = 1; 

hasgarage = 0; 

if garage in (‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’) then hasgarage = 1; 

exceptional_view = 0; 

if excview = ‘Y’ then exceptional_view = 1; 

hassecurity = 0; 

if gated = ‘Y’ or accessctl = ‘Y’ or guards = 

‘Y’ or alarms = ‘Y’ then hassecurity = 1; 

Dup_Tri_InHome = 0; 

if unittype in (‘B’,‘C’,‘E’) then 

Dup_Tri_InHome = 1; 

Wlkp_Highrise = 0; 

if unittype in (‘F’,‘G’) then Wlkp_Highrise = 

1; 

DetTownRow = 0; 

*if unittype in (‘A’ ‘D’) then DetTownRow = 

1; 

*omitting the above makes it the base 

condition; 

SqftXDup_Tri_InHome = 0; 

if unittype in (‘B’ ‘C’ ‘E’) then SqftXDup_

Tri_InHome = sqfootage; 

SqftXWlkp_Highrise = 0; 

if unittype in (‘F’ ‘G’) then 

SqftXWlkp_Highrise = sqfootage; 

SqftXDetTownRow = 0; 

if unittype in (‘A’ ‘D’) then 

SqftXDetTownRow = sqfootage; 

hasclothesdryer = 0; 

if cldryer = ‘Y’ then hasclothesdryer = 1; 

hasrecreation = 0; 

if pool = ‘Y’ or tenniscourt = ‘Y’ or clubhouse 

= ‘Y’ or exerciseroom = ‘Y’ or otherrecfac 

= ‘Y’ then hasrecreation = 1; 

haselectric = 0; 

if elec = ‘Y’ then haselectric = 1; 

heatedgarage = 0; 

if hgarage = ‘Y’ then heatedgarage = 1; 

sqfootagesq = sqfootage**2; 

pctallbasq = pctallba_**2; 

Honolulu = 0; 


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if survey_area = ‘HO’ then Honolulu = 1; 

Hilo = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘HI’ then Hilo = 1; 

Kona = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘KO’ then Kona = 1; 

Kauai = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘KA’ then Kauai = 1; 

Maui = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘MA’ then Maui = 1; 

Guam = 0; 

if survey_area = ‘GU’ then Guam = 1; 

Wash_DC = 0; 

*** if survey_area = ‘WA’ then Wash_DC = 

1 Omitting this makes DC the base area; 

lrent = log(rent); 

run; 

PROC REG DATA = temp; 

MODEL lrent = SqftXDup_Tri_InHome 

SqftXWlkp_Highrise SqftXDetTownRow 

age agesq baths bedrooms haselectric 

heatedgarage Dup_Tri_InHome Wlkp_

Highrise Extrnl_Cond Neighbor_Cond 

hasgarage exceptional_view 

hasclothesdryer hasrecreation PctallBA_ 

PctallBAsq PctSchoolAge Honolulu Hilo 

Kona Kauai Maui Guam; 

TITLE1 ‘2004 PACIFIC RENTAL DATA’; 

Title2 ‘RENTAL ANALYSIS FEDERAL 

REGISTER MODEL’; 

RUN; 

2004 PACIFIC RENTAL DATA.—RENTAL ANALYSIS FEDERAL REGISTER MODEL

[The REG Procedure Dependent Variable: lrent] 

Number of Observations Read ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2713 

Number of Observations Used ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2713 

Analysis of Variance 

Source DF Sum of 

squares 

Mean 

square F Value Pr > F 

Model ........................................................................................................... 26 379.89750 14.61144 394.69 <.0001 

Error ............................................................................................................. 2686 99.43664

Corrected Total ............................................................................................ 2712 479.33414 

Root MSE ..................................................................... 0.19241 R-Square ...................................................................... 0.7926 

Dependent Mean .......................................................... 7.18883 Adj R-Sq ....................................................................... 0.7905 

Coeff Var ...................................................................... 2.67647 

Variable DF Parameter estimate Standard error t Value Pr > t 

Intercept ........................................................................................... 1 6 .71644 0 .03879 173.14 <.0001 

SqftXDup_Tri_InHome ..................................................................... 1 0 .00027535 0 .00003241 8.50 <.0001 

SqftXWlkp_Highrise ......................................................................... 1 0 .00040841 0 .00002703 15.11 <.0001 

SqftXDetTownRow ........................................................................... 1 0 .00011596 0 .00001498 7.74 <.0001 

age ................................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .00247 0 .00054994 ¥4.50 <.0001 

agesq ............................................................................................... 1 0 .00003635 0 .00000640 5.68 <.0001 

baths ................................................................................................ 1 0 .08769 0 .00831 10.55 <.0001 

BEDROOMS .................................................................................... 1 0 .10540 0 .00744 14.16 <.0001 

haselectric ........................................................................................ 1 0 .08951 0 .01199 7.46 <.0001 

heatedgarage ................................................................................... 1 0 .20487 0 .05953 3.44 0.0006 

Dup_Tri_InHome .............................................................................. 1 ¥0 .27216 0 .03742 ¥7.27 <.0001 

Wlkp_Highrise .................................................................................. 1 ¥0 .46694 0 .02793 ¥16.72 <.0001 

Extrnl_Cond ...................................................................................... 1 0 .09677 0 .01459 6.63 <.0001 

Neighbor_Cond ................................................................................ 1 0 .19095 0 .01675 11.40 <.0001 

hasgarage ........................................................................................ 1 0 .06508 0 .01109 5.87 <.0001 

exceptional_view .............................................................................. 1 0 .08748 0 .01923 4.55 <.0001 

hasclothesdryer ................................................................................ 1 0 .06394 0 .00838 7.63 <.0001 

hasrecreation ................................................................................... 1 0 .08545 0 .01041 8.21 <.0001 

PCTAllBA_ ....................................................................................... 1 0 .00112 0 .09969 0.01 0.9910 

pctallbasq ......................................................................................... 1 0 .55655 0 .10981 5.07 <.0001 

PctSchoolAge ................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .79399 0 .09062 ¥8.76 <.0001 

Honolulu ........................................................................................... 1 0 .22418 0 .01153 19.44 <.0001 

Hilo ................................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .29661 0 .01715 ¥17.29 <.0001 

Kona ................................................................................................. 1 0 .00390 0 .01905 0.20 0.8379 

Kauai ................................................................................................ 1 0 .06919 0 .01828 3.79 0.0002 

Maui ................................................................................................. 1 0 .15740 0 .01628 9.67 <.0001 

Guam ............................................................................................... 1 ¥0 .12739 0 .01530 ¥8.33 <.0001 

APPENDIX 4.—2002 FINAL LIVING-COST RESULTS FOR THE CARIBBEAN COLA AREAS

Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Puerto Rico 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 13.16 ........................ ........................ 101.85 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.98 7.45 105.91 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.47 11.16 99.40 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Dairy products .................................. 0.65 4.94 124.86 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.73 5.56 107.05 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 11.68 106.42 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.42 3.16 92.62 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.49 3.74 133.21 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.93 45.04 91.91 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.96 7.28 123.96 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 31.30 ........................ ........................ 78.63 

Shelter .............................................. 28.07 89.67 64.56 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 2.65 8.46 236.07 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.59 1.87 41.54 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.06 ........................ ........................ 98.84 

Household operations ...................... 1.36 22.51 64.95 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.06 17.53 113.20 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.25 4.16 93.40 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.05 17.39 95.70 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.37 6.03 116.32 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.21 3.46 108.32 ........................

Miscellaneous household equipment 1.75 28.91 114.40 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and services .................... .......................................................... 4.00 ........................ ........................ 112.80 

Men and boys .................................. 0.75 18.69 107.05 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.67 41.66 114.32 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.55 103.86 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.70 17.48 88.96 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.71 17.63 141.24 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.93 ........................ ........................ 107.51 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 9.09 53.67 109.17 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.71 16.02 84.24 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.81 10.72 94.31 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.73 10.24 122.13 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.58 9.35 136.92 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.44 ........................ ........................ 73.31 

Health insurance .............................. 2.08 46.97 59.73 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.43 32.31 72.76 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.92 20.72 104.93 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 6.23 ........................ ........................ 102.99 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 23.38 95.96 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.77 12.38 115.85 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.15 18.48 98.43 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 0.97 15.57 106.71 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.69 11.10 98.89 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.70 11.29 105.17 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.49 7.80 109.76 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.09 ........................ ........................ 132.89 

Education ......................................... 0.21 5.06 216.35 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.24 79.32 132.97 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.64 15.62 105.41 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 13.79 ........................ ........................ 103.10 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.48 3.51 87.91 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 2.09 15.12 123.28 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 11.22 81.37 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................ 96.04 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 7.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 103.04 

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 13.16 ........................ ........................ 116.05 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.98 7.45 129.89 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.47 11.16 129.25 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.65 4.94 155.69 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.73 5.56 108.80 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 11.68 128.02 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.42 3.16 108.01 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.49 3.74 132.85 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.93 45.04 105.82 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.96 7.28 99.25 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 31.30 ........................ ........................ 98.79 

Shelter .............................................. 28.07 89.67 72.97 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 2.65 8.46 343.31 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.59 1.87 230.60 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.06 ........................ ........................ 126.20 

Household operations ...................... 1.36 22.51 58.68 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.06 17.53 138.03 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.25 4.16 98.61 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.05 17.39 141.31 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.37 6.03 121.13 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.21 3.46 101.87 ........................

Miscellaneous household equipment 1.75 28.91 169.19 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 4.00 ........................ ........................ 102.52 

Men and boys .................................. 0.75 18.69 115.94 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.67 41.66 98.51 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.55 83.57 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.70 17.48 97.20 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.71 17.63 107.95 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.93 ........................ ........................ 111.02 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 9.09 53.67 112.02 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.71 16.02 73.46 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.81 10.72 88.94 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.73 10.24 119.53 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.58 9.35 185.59 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.44 ........................ ........................ 102.17 

Health insurance .............................. 2.08 46.97 110.99 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.43 32.31 83.05 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.92 20.72 111.99 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 6.23 ........................ ........................ 107.72 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 23.38 85.81 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.77 12.38 94.05 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.15 18.48 124.46 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 0.97 15.57 118.42 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.69 11.10 120.92 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.70 11.29 107.77 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.49 7.80 115.28 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.09 ........................ ........................ 173.59 

Education ......................................... 0.21 5.06 268.97 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.24 79.32 180.93 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.64 15.62 105.41 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 13.79 ........................ ........................ 105.08 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.48 3.51 52.54 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 2.09 15.12 144.64 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 11.22 81.37 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 13.16 ........................ ........................ 118.86 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.98 7.45 135.94 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.47 11.16 133.18 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.65 4.94 161.42 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.73 5.56 120.34 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 11.68 139.00 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.42 3.16 115.51 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.49 3.74 139.29 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.93 45.04 104.61 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.96 7.28 96.20 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 31.30 ........................ ........................ 116.00 

Shelter .............................................. 28.07 89.67 92.16 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 2.65 8.46 343.31 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.59 1.87 230.60 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.06 ........................ ........................ 126.12 

Household operations ...................... 1.36 22.51 63.82 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.06 17.53 137.67 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.25 4.16 117.68 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.05 17.39 141.31 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.37 6.03 121.04 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.21 3.46 102.41 ........................

Miscellaneous household equipment 1.75 28.91 163.62 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 4.00 ........................ ........................ 101.14 

Men and boys .................................. 0.75 18.69 102.33 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.67 41.66 97.41 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.55 83.57 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.70 17.48 99.03 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.71 17.63 115.33 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.93 ........................ ........................ 119.49 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 9.09 53.67 111.91 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.71 16.02 122.52 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.81 10.72 80.37 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.73 10.24 119.53 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.58 9.35 202.62 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.44 ........................ ........................ 114.18 

Health insurance .............................. 2.08 46.97 110.99 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.43 32.31 121.45 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.92 20.72 110.08 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 6.23 ........................ ........................ 106.38 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 23.38 58.55 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.77 12.38 104.26 ........................

Pets, toys and playground equipment.1.15 18.48 132.35 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 0.97 15.57 130.73 

Personal care products .................... 0.69 11.10 113.14 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.70 11.29 116.88 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.49 7.80 118.17 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.09 ........................ ........................ 168.47 

Education ......................................... 0.21 5.06 188.50 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.24 79.32 179.61 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.64 15.62 105.41 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 13.79 ........................ ........................ 102.87 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.48 3.51 60.63 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 2.09 15.12 128.10 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 11.22 81.37 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

St. Croix 

index 

(percent) 

St. Thomas/ 

St. John 

indexes 

(percent) 

USVI 

wtd 

index 

U.S. Virgin Islands 

Employment Weights ...................................... ......................................................................... 44.0 56.0 ........................

1. Food ............................................................ ......................................................................... 116.05 118.86 117.62 

Cereals and bakery products ......................... 129.89 135.94 133.28 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................ 129.25 133.18 131.45 

Dairy products ................................................ 155.69 161.42 158.90 

Fruits and vegetables ..................................... 108.80 120.34 115.26 

Processed foods ............................................ 128.02 139.00 134.17 

Other food at home ........................................ 108.01 115.51 112.21 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 132.85 139.29 136.45 

Food away from home ................................... 105.82 104.61 105.14 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 99.25 96.20 97.54 

2. Shelter and Utilities ..................................... ......................................................................... 98.79 116.00 108.43 

Shelter ............................................................ 72.97 92.16 83.72 

Energy utilities ................................................ 343.31 343.31 343.31 

Water and other public services .................... 230.60 230.60 230.60 

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies ......... ......................................................................... 126.20 126.12 126.15 

Household operations .................................... 58.68 63.82 61.56 

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 138.03 137.67 137.83 

Textiles and area rugs ................................... 98.61 117.63 109.26 

Furniture ......................................................... 141.31 141.31 141.31 

Major appliances ............................................ 127.13 127.04 123.72 

Small appliances, misc. housewares ............. 101.87 102.41 102.17 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............. 169.19 163.62 166.07 

4. Apparel and Services ................................. ......................................................................... 102.52 101.14 101.75 

Men and boys ................................................ 115.94 102.33 108.32 

Women and girls ............................................ 98.51 97.41 97.89 

Children under 2 ............................................ 83.57 83.57 83.57 

Footwear ........................................................ 97.20 99.03 98.23 

Other apparel products and services ............. 107.95 115.33 112.08 

5. Transportation ............................................. ......................................................................... 111.02 119.49 115.76 

Motor vehicle costs ........................................ 112.02 111.91 111.96 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 73.46 122.52 100.93 

Maintenance and repairs ............................... 88.94 80.37 84.14 

Vehicle insurance ........................................... 119.53 119.53 119.53 

Public transportation ...................................... 185.59 202.62 195.13 

6. Medical ........................................................ ......................................................................... 102.17 114.18 108.90 

Health insurance ............................................ 110.99 110.99 110.99 

Medical services ............................................. 83.05 121.45 104.56 

Drugs and medical supplies ........................... 111.99 110.08 110.92 

7. Recreation ................................................... ......................................................................... 107.72 106.38 106.97 

Fees and admissions ..................................... 85.81 58.55 70.55 

Television, radios, sound equipment ............. 94.05 104.26 99.77 

Pets, toys & playground equipment ............... 124.46 132.35 128.88 

Other entertainment supplies, etc. ................. 118.42 130.73 125.31 

Personal care products .................................. 120.92 113.14 116.56 

Personal care services ................................... 107.77 116.88 112.87 

Reading .......................................................... 115.28 118.17 116.90 

8. Education and Communication ................... ......................................................................... 173.59 168.47 170.72 

Education ....................................................... 268.97 188.50 223.91 

Communications ............................................. 180.93 179.61 180.19 

Computers and computer services ................ 105.41 105.41 105.41 

9. Miscellaneous ............................................. ......................................................................... 105.08 102.87 103.84 

Tobacco products, etc. ................................... 52.54 60.63 57.07 

Miscellaneous ................................................. 144.64 128.10 135.38 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 

Overall Price Index ......................................... ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 113.53 

Plus Adjustment Factor ................................... ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 9.00 

Preliminary COLA Rate .................................. ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 122.53 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Anchorage, Alaska 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.30 ........................ ........................ 114.58 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.60 117.91 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.40 11.40 108.37 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.64 5.24 127.58 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.71 5.79 169.90 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.48 12.04 113.79 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.37 3.05 115.41 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.47 3.85 142.08 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.41 44.02 104.21 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.86 7.01 116.68 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 33.18 ........................ ........................ 101.96 

Shelter .............................................. 29.44 88.74 90.13 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.05 9.20 212.43 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.68 2.06 118.15 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.07 ........................ ........................ 105.32 

Household operations ...................... 1.53 25.20 102.92 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.05 17.31 103.97 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.29 4.76 102.25 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.15 18.94 104.57 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.38 6.24 110.38 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.20 3.24 114.16 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.47 24.30 107.47 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 4.01 ........................ ........................ 109.63 

Men and boys .................................. 0.90 22.43 118.23 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.58 39.55 112.12 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.60 90.70 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.67 16.75 98.83 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.67 16.68 108.24 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.35 ........................ ........................ 112.30 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.57 52.43 102.17 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.87 17.58 107.36 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.69 10.32 101.97 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 135.96 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.43 8.76 165.59 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.75 ........................ ........................ 111.51 

Health insurance .............................. 2.28 47.95 113.65 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.55 32.53 118.98 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.93 19.52 93.78 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 7.02 ........................ ........................ 97.64 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 20.77 92.96 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.73 10.36 100.15 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.04 14.84 104.07 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 2.02 28.81 101.48 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.82 11.62 86.00 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.56 7.90 88.08 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.40 5.70 110.95 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.05 ........................ ........................ 100.37 

Education ......................................... 0.18 4.42 29.67 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.37 83.30 104.60 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.50 12.29 97.09 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 12.28 ........................ ........................ 108.78 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.46 3.75 108.17 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.83 14.89 156.88 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.99 81.35 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................ 106.64 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 7.00 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 113.64 

Fairbanks, Alaska 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.30 ........................ ........................ 116.25 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.60 124.89 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.40 11.40 111.48 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.64 5.24 115.91 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.71 5.79 169.40 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.48 12.04 120.63 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.37 3.05 114.36 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.47 3.85 152.88 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.41 44.02 103.08 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.86 7.01 126.87 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 33.18 ........................ ........................ 99.93 

Shelter .............................................. 29.44 88.74 80.89 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.05 9.20 270.97 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.68 2.06 155.96 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.07 ........................ ........................ 109.56 

Household operations ...................... 1.53 25.20 99.74 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.05 17.31 115.45 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.29 4.76 103.65 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.15 18.94 104.57 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.38 6.24 126.17 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.20 3.24 125.61 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.47 24.30 114.19 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 4.01 ........................ ........................ 106.64 

Men and boys .................................. 0.90 22.43 103.68 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.58 39.55 104.53 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.60 89.89 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.67 16.75 93.82 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.67 16.68 133.11 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.35 ........................ ........................ 112.50 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.57 52.43 101.33 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.87 17.58 106.31 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.69 10.32 95.57 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 130.80 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.43 8.76 188.94 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.75 ........................ ........................ 112.34 

Health insurance .............................. 2.28 47.95 111.83 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.55 32.53 123.13 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.93 19.52 95.63 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 7.02 ........................ ........................ 97.66 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 20.77 92.48 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.73 10.36 99.46 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.04 14.84 108.08 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 2.02 28.81 106.80 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.82 11.62 83.46 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.56 7.90 60.47 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.40 5.70 120.53 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.05 ........................ ........................ 101.90 

Education ......................................... 0.18 4.42 13.84 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.37 83.30 107.28 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.50 12.29 97.09 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 12.28 ........................ ........................ 110.23 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.46 3.75 107.12 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.83 14.89 166.87 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.99 81.35 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................ 106.62 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 9.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 115.62 

Juneau, Alaska 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.30 ........................ ........................ 121.13 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.60 122.40 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.40 11.40 116.44 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.64 5.24 129.04 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.71 5.79 168.34 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.48 12.04 119.04 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.37 3.05 118.10 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.47 3.85 171.62 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.41 44.02 112.67 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.86 7.01 112.77 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 33.18 ........................ ........................ 105.97 

Shelter .............................................. 29.44 88.74 92.28 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.05 9.20 236.45 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.68 2.06 112.61 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.07 ........................ ........................ 111.16 

Household operations ...................... 1.53 25.20 104.07 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.05 17.31 118.21 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.29 4.76 108.66 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.15 18.94 108.67 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.38 6.24 121.35 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.20 3.24 104.19 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.47 24.30 114.25 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 4.01 ........................ ........................ 105.13 

Men and boys .................................. 0.90 22.43 111.43 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.58 39.55 100.69 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.18 4.60 88.83 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.67 16.75 106.39 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.67 16.68 110.38 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.35 ........................ ........................ 107.08 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.57 52.43 98.27 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.87 17.58 115.15 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.69 10.32 99.87 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 92.71 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.43 8.76 170.09 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.75 ........................ ........................ 113.18 

Health insurance .............................. 2.28 47.95 111.91 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.55 32.53 123.47 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.93 19.52 99.14 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 7.02 ........................ ........................ 109.42 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.46 20.77 99.88 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.73 10.36 105.97 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.04 14.84 107.48 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 2.02 28.81 112.91 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.82 11.62 111.96 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.56 7.90 83.02 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.40 5.70 169.37 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.05 5 ........................ 103.58 

Education ......................................... 0.18 4.42 22.50 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.37 83.30 108.24 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.50 12.29 101.15 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 12.28 ........................ ........................ 108.45 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.46 3.75 119.60 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.83 14.89 151.80 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.99 81.35 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................ 109.09 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 9.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 118.09 

Anchorage results 1/10/06 Relative to Kodiak Relative to 

Major expenditure 

group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure 

group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

DC 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Anchorage DC 

PEG 

index* 

MEG 

index* 

MEG 

index 

Rest of the State Of Alaska 

1. Food ......................... ...................................... 12.26 .................. .................. 114.58 .................. 145.69 166.94 

Cereals and bakery 

products.

0.93 7.60 117.91 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Meats, poultry, fish, 

and eggs.

1.40 11.40 108.37 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Dairy products ............. 0.64 5.24 127.58 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Fruits and vegetables .. 0.71 5.79 169.90 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Processed foods .......... 1.48 12.04 113.79 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Other food at home ..... 0.37 3.05 115.41 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Nonalcoholic beverages.0.47 3.85 142.08 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Food away from home 5.40 44.02 104.21 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Alcoholic beverages .... 0.86 7.01 116.68 .................. .................. .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

2. Shelter and Utilities ...................................... 33.38 .................. .................. 101.96 .................. 105.04 107.10 

Shelter ......................... 29.66 88.85 90.13 .................. 105.67 .................. ..................

Energy utilities ............. 3.04 9.11 212.43 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Water and other public 

services.

0.68 2.04 118.15 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies....................................... 6.05 .................. .................. 105.32 .................. 134.18 141.32 

Household operations .. 1.52 25.20 102.92 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Housekeeping supplies 1.05 17.31 103.97 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Textiles and area rugs 0.29 4.76 102.25 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Furniture ...................... 1.15 18.94 104.57 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Major appliances ......... 0.38 6.24 110.38 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Small appliances, misc. 

housewares.

0.20 3.24 114.16 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Misc. household equipment.1.47 24.30 107.47 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

4. Apparel and Services....................................... 3.99 .................. .................. 109.63 .................. 145.69 159.73 

Men and boys .............. 0.90 22.43 118.23 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Women and girls ......... 1.58 39.55 112.12 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Children under 2 .......... 0.18 4.60 90.70 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Footwear ...................... 0.67 16.75 98.83 .................. .................. .................. ..................

Other apparel products 

and services.

0.67 16.68 108.24 .................. .................. .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

5. Transportation .......... ...................................... 16.31 .................. .................. 112.30 .................. 125.94 141.44 

Motor vehicle costs ...... 8.56 52.47 102.17 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Gasoline and motor oil 2.86 17.56 107.36 .................. 111.19 .................. ..................

Maintenance and repairs.1.68 10.31 101.97 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Vehicle insurance ........ 1.78 10.91 135.96 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Public transportation .... 1.43 8.75 165.59 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

6. Medical .................... ...................................... 4.74 .................. .................. 111.51 .................. 108.92 121.45 

Health insurance .......... 2.27 47.95 113.65 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Medical services .......... 1.54 32.53 118.98 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Drugs and medical 

supplies.

0.92 19.52 93.78 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................


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Anchorage results 1/10/06 Relative to Kodiak Relative to 

Major expenditure 

group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure 

group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

DC 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Anchorage DC 

PEG 

index* 

MEG 

index* 

MEG 

index 

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

7. Recreation ............... ...................................... 7.00 .................. .................. 97.64 .................. 132.59 129.46 

Fees and admissions .. 1.45 20.77 92.96 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Television, radios, etc. 0.73 10.36 100.15 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.1.04 14.84 104.07 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Other entertainment 

supplies, etc.

2.02 28.81 101.48 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Personal care products 0.81 11.62 86.00 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Personal care services 0.55 7.90 88.08 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Reading ....................... 0.40 5.70 110.95 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

8. Education and Communication....................................... 4.04 .................. .................. 100.37 .................. 105.62 106.01 

Education ..................... 0.18 4.42 29.67 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Communications .......... 3.36 83.29 104.60 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Computers and computer services.0.50 12.29 97.09 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

9. Miscellaneous .......... ...................................... 12.23 .................. .................. 108.78 .................. 101.71 110.64 

Tobacco products, etc. 0.46 3.75 108.17 .................. 145.69 .................. ..................

Miscellaneous .............. 1.82 14.89 156.88 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

Personal insurance and 

pensions.

9.95 81.36 100.00 .................. 100.00 .................. ..................

PEG Total ............. .................. 100.00 .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................

Overall Price Index ...... MEG Total ............ 100.00 .................. .................. 106.64 .................. .................. 126.84 

Plus Adjustment Factor ...................................... .................. .................. .................. 7.00 .................. .................. 9.00 

Index Plus Adjustment 

Factor.

...................................... .................. .................. .................. 113.64 .................. .................. 135.84 

* Except for rental data and indexes set at 100, all data area from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, March 2003. Rental data are from Alaska 

Department of Labor and Workforce Development, 2002. Indexes set to 100 assume costs in Kodiak are equal to those in Anchorage.

APPENDIX 6.—2003 FINAL LIVING-COST RESULTS FOR THE PACIFIC COLA AREAS

Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Honolulu County, Hawaii 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 122.24 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 149.58 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 112.97 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 127.68 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 125.39 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 159.28 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 131.16 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 138.17 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 108.75 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 106.06 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 138.17 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 126.30 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 267.67 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 86.36 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05 ........................ ........................ 104.33 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 92.92 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 109.88 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 102.31 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 99.49 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 115.80 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 111.88 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 112.04 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 ........................ ........................ 122.55 

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 112.36 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 122.50 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 119.50 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 115.42 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 148.23 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 118.67 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 108.88 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 113.73 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 117.73 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 103.42 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 218.80 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 89.90 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 78.47 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 99.61 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 105.46 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 106.91 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 99.68 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 105.22 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 118.33 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc.. 1.28 22.69 104.64 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 113.55 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 104.96 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 104.55 ........................

PEG Total ........................................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.02 G F 101.20 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 156.34 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 98.89 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 98.89 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 103.35 

Tobacco products, etc ..................... 0.46 3.93 121.60 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 117.30 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.02 ........................ ........................ 120.80 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 125.80 

Hilo Area, Hawaii 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 118.81 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 151.94 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 116.17 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 139.48 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 122.88 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 153.22 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 126.61 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 139.16 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 101.15 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 100.53 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 102.98 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 76.00 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 382.07 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 52.84 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05 ........................ ........................ 105.51 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 82.82 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 122.31 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 111.00 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 99.49 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 126.70 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 112.22 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 111.26 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 ........................ ........................ 114.01 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 113.80 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 102.27 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 119.15 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 109.63 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 148.37 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 117.70 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 100.16 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 118.55 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 98.96 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 103.83 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 278.48 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 86.45 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 77.33 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 92.57 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 101.45 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 101.09 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 83.76 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 110.58 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 117.57 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 1.28 22.69 104.90 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 113.21 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 78.16 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 96.69 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... 4.02 .................................................. G F ........................ 100.20 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 51.82 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 102.64 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 98.89 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 102.34 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.46 3.93 127.28 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 108.81 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Kailua Kona/Waimea Area, Hawaii 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 124.64 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 161.45 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 107.87 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 140.79 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 120.03 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 159.15 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 135.27 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 133.47 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 112.69 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 107.62 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 126.22 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 102.11 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 382.07 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 52.84 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05% ........................ ........................ 102.21 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 86.47 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 117.27 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 111.71 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 99.49 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 120.57 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 108.56 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 98.46 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 v 125.99 ........................

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 122.02 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

weight 

(percent) 

PEG 

index 

MEG 

index 

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 102.07 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 110.07 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 108.42 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 221.51 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 118.67 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 101.61 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 128.62 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 108.29 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 103.83 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 248.22 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 94.43 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 77.33 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 120.50 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 99.18 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 102.99 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 98.36 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 103.98 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 131.78 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc. .. 1.28 22.69 97.49 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 110.88 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 73.11 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 95.25 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.02 G F 102.25 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 106.65 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 102.46 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 98.89 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 104.57 

Tobacco products, etc. .................... 0.46 3.93 120.60 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 126.05 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

Hilo area indexes 

(percent) 

Kona/Waimea 

area indexes 

(percent) 

Hawaii county 

weighted index 

Hawaii County, Hawaii 

Employment Weights ...................................... ......................................................................... 66 .7 33 .3 ........................

1. Food ............................................................ ......................................................................... 118 .81 124 .64 120.75 

Cereals and bakery products ......................... 151 .94 161 .45 155.11 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................ 116 .17 107 .87 113.41 

Dairy products ................................................ 139 .48 140 .79 139.91 

Fruits and vegetables ..................................... 122 .88 120 .03 121.93 

Processed foods ............................................ 153 .22 159 .15 155.19 

Other food at home ........................................ 126 .61 135 .27 129.50 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 139 .16 133 .47 137.26 

Food away from home ................................... 101 .15 112 .69 104.99 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 100 .53 107 .62 102.89 

2. Shelter and Utilities ..................................... ......................................................................... 102 .98 126 .22 110.71 

Shelter ............................................................ 76 .00 102 .11 84.69 

Energy utilities ................................................ 382 .07 382 .07 382.07 

Water and other public services .................... 52 .84 52 .84 52.84 

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies ......... ......................................................................... 105 .51 102 .21 104.41 

Household operations .................................... 82 .82 86 .47 84.04 

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 122 .31 117 .27 120.63 

Textiles and area rugs ................................... 111 .00 111 .71 111.24 

Furniture ......................................................... 99 .49 99 .49 99.49 

Major appliances ............................................ 126 .70 120 .57 124.66 

Small appliances, misc. housewares ............. 112 .22 108 .56 111.00 

Misc. household equipment ........................... 111 .26 98 .46 107.00 

4. Apparel and Services ................................. ......................................................................... 114 .01 125 .99 118.00 

Men and boys ................................................ 113 .80 122 .02 116.53 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

Hilo area indexes 

(percent) 

Kona/Waimea 

area indexes 

(percent) 

Hawaii county 

weighted index 

Women and girls ............................................ 102 .27 102 .07 102.20 

Children under 2 ............................................ 119 .15 110 .07 116.12 

Footwear ........................................................ 109 .63 108 .42 109.23 

Other apparel products and services ............. 148 .37 221 .51 172.72 

5. Transportation ............................................. ......................................................................... 117 .70 118 .67 118.02 

Motor vehicle costs ........................................ 100 .16 101 .61 100.64 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 118 .55 128 .62 121.90 

Maintenance and repairs ............................... 98 .96 108 .29 102.07 

Vehicle insurance ........................................... 103 .83 103 .83 103.83 

Public transportation ...................................... 278 .48 248 .22 268.41 

6. Medical ........................................................ ......................................................................... 86 .45 94 .43 89.11 

Health insurance ............................................ 77 .33 77 .33 77.33 

Medical services ............................................. 92 .57 120 .50 101.87 

Drugs and medical supplies ........................... 101 .45 99 .18 100.69 

7. Recreation ................................................... ......................................................................... 101 .09 102 .99 101.72 

Fees and admissions ..................................... 83 .76 98 .36 88.62 

Television, radios, sound equipment ............. 110 .58 103 .98 108.38 

Pets, toys, and playground equipment .......... 117 .57 131 .78 122.30 

Other entertainment supplies, etc .................. 104 .90 97 .49 102.43 

Personal care products .................................. 113 .21 110 .88 112.43 

Personal care services ................................... 78 .16 73 .11 76.48 

Reading .......................................................... 96 .69 95 .25 96.21 

8. Education and Communication ................... ......................................................................... 100 .20 102 .25 100.88 

Education ....................................................... 51 .82 106 .65 70.08 

Communications ............................................. 102 .64 102 .46 102.58 

Computers and computer services ................ 98 .89 98 .89 98.89 

9. Miscellaneous ............................................. ......................................................................... 102 .34 104 .57 103.09 

Tobacco products, etc .................................... 127 .28 120 .60 125.05 

Miscellaneous ................................................. 108 .81 126 .05 114.55 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 100 .00 100 .00 100.00 

Overall Price Index ......................................... ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 110.25 

Plus Adjustment Factor ................................... ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 7.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ......................... ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ 117.25 

Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG weight 

(percent) 

PEG weight 

(percent) PEG index MEG index 

Kauai County 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 127.66 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 162.92 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 116.75 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 163.44 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 139.47 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 155.96 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 130.62 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 146.04 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 110.18 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 116.57 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 132.98 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 108.84 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 391.70 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 48.30 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05 ........................ ........................ 104.93 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 83.39 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 124.86 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 102.31 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 99.49 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 119.73 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 116.04 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 108.65 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 ........................ ........................ 127.09 

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 107.91 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 110.27 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 121.60 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 109.41 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 223.87 ........................


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG weight 

(percent) 

PEG weight 

(percent) PEG index MEG index 

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 121.37 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 108.56 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 126.75 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 111.57 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 83.83 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 261.81 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 90.77 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 78.32 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 99.65 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 110.40 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 109.90 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 104.33 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 109.71 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 118.40 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc ... 1.28 22.69 102.74 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 121.58 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 94.99 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 135.52 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.02 G F 101.43 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 80.64 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 102.73 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 98.89 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 104.46 

Tobacco products, etc ..................... 0.46 3.93 127.28 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 123.45 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.02 ........................ ........................ 120.63 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 7.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 127.63 

Maui County, Hawaii 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 134.08 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 168.84 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 131.51 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 134.00 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 140.61 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 166.13 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 134.66 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 137.96 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 120.67 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 118.23 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 139.89 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 118.58 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 363.28 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 87.46 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05 ........................ ........................ 106.13 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 92.79 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 123.00 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 102.31 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 99.49 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 115.55 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 111.79 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 107.24 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 ........................ ........................ 125.84 

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 125.02 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 114.10 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 116.89 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 115.95 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 173.03 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................


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(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG weight 

(percent) 

PEG weight 

(percent) PEG index MEG index 

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 125.90 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 114.93 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 133.65 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 101.69 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 99.63 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 250.37 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 95.93 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 78.85 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 116.19 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 109.95 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 106.87 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 95.25 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 109.47 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 130.22 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc ... 1.28 22.69 98.62 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 120.70 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 98.52 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 97.78 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.02 G F 101.31 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 89.53 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 102.17 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 98.89 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 102.64 

Tobacco products, etc ..................... 0.46 3.93 134.73 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 108.83 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.02 ........................ ........................ 124.50 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 7.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 131.50 

Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands 

1. Food .............................................. .......................................................... 12.47 ........................ ........................ 116.75 

Cereals and bakery products .......... 0.93 7.45 139.65 ........................

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ......... 1.51 12.13 89.24 ........................

Dairy products .................................. 0.69 5.54 165.86 ........................

Fruits and vegetables ...................... 0.76 6.12 101.18 ........................

Processed foods .............................. 1.54 12.37 152.42 ........................

Other food at home ......................... 0.38 3.07 133.74 ........................

Nonalcoholic beverages .................. 0.46 3.71 140.37 ........................

Food away from home ..................... 5.42 43.48 105.43 ........................

Alcoholic beverages ......................... 0.76 6.13 100.03 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

2. Shelter and Utilities ....................... .......................................................... 35.37 ........................ ........................ 111.49 

Shelter .............................................. 31.48 89.01 91.21 ........................

Energy utilities ................................. 3.17 8.97 316.64 ........................

Water and other public services ...... 0.72 2.02 94.73 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

3. Household Furnishings and Supplies........................................................... 6.05 ........................ ........................ 113.30 

Household operations ...................... 1.48 24.52 61.20 ........................

Housekeeping supplies .................... 1.31 21.61 120.72 ........................

Textiles and area rugs ..................... 0.33 5.52 90.66 ........................

Furniture ........................................... 1.07 17.76 98.07 ........................

Major appliances .............................. 0.35 5.86 175.35 ........................

Small appliances, misc. housewares 0.25 4.06 116.30 ........................

Misc. household equipment ............. 1.25 20.66 168.30 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

4. Apparel and Services .................... .......................................................... 3.75 ........................ ........................ 119.20 

Men and boys .................................. 0.84 22.51 121.44 ........................

Women and girls .............................. 1.44 38.33 103.06 ........................

Children under 2 .............................. 0.19 5.18 129.68 ........................

Footwear .......................................... 0.72 19.08 113.80 ........................

Other apparel products and services.0.56 14.90 160.57 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

5. Transportation ............................... .......................................................... 16.36 ........................ ........................ 150.53 


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Major expenditure group 

(MEG) 

Primary expenditure group 

(PEG) 

MEG weight 

(percent) 

PEG weight 

(percent) PEG index MEG index 

Motor vehicle costs .......................... 8.97 54.85 113.75 ........................

Gasoline and motor oil .................... 2.75 16.79 122.00 ........................

Maintenance and repairs ................. 1.55 9.50 89.06 ........................

Vehicle insurance ............................ 1.79 10.92 147.39 ........................

Public transportation ........................ 1.30 7.95 542.50 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

6. Medical .......................................... .......................................................... 4.65 ........................ ........................ 99.47 

Health insurance .............................. 2.38 51.11 97.04 ........................

Medical services .............................. 1.40 30.12 96.52 ........................

Drugs and medical supplies ............ 0.87 18.77 110.82 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

7. Recreation ..................................... .......................................................... 5.65 ........................ ........................ 108.24 

Fees and admissions ....................... 1.20 21.27 79.65 ........................

Television, radios, sound equipment 0.72 12.69 123.99 ........................

Pets, toys, and playground equipment.0.86 15.31 124.92 ........................

Other entertainment supplies, etc ... 1.28 22.69 111.01 ........................

Personal care products .................... 0.72 12.72 135.23 ........................

Personal care services .................... 0.54 9.57 78.87 ........................

Reading ............................................ 0.32 5.75 113.10 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

8. Education and Communication ..... .......................................................... 4.02 G F 137.47 

Education ......................................... 0.16 4.02 153.41 ........................

Communications .............................. 3.43 85.35 140.84 ........................

Computers and computer services .. 0.43 10.64 104.39 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

9. Miscellaneous ................................ .......................................................... 11.69 ........................ ........................ 104.39 

Tobacco products, etc ..................... 0.46 3.93 85.63 ........................

Miscellaneous .................................. 1.69 14.45 134.31 ........................

Personal insurance and pensions ... 9.54 81.62 100.00 ........................

PEG Total ..................................... ........................ 100.00 ........................ ........................

Overall Price Index ............................ MEG Total .................................... 100.02 ........................ ........................ 118.40 

Plus Adjustment Factor ..................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 9.00 

Index Plus Adjustment Factor ........... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 127.40 

[FR Doc. 06–6623 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 


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