Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 176.7 177.1 1.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. -

 529.2 530.6 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 15.719 175.2 176.2 2.8 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food ...................................................................................... 14.688 174.7 175.8 2.9 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food at home ...................................................................... 8.468 174.7 176.2 2.9 .9 -.1 -.1 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 1.298 195.3 196.7 2.9 .7 .3 -.1 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 2.271 162.0 162.1 2.6 .1 -.4 -.1 .0 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. .916 170.8 169.9 3.9 -.5 .2 -.2 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 1.204 214.4 224.8 5.7 4.9 -.4 -.8 3.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. .967 138.5 139.5 .1 .7 -.1 .0 -.6 

Other food at home ........................................................... 1.811 160.9 161.3 2.2 .2 -.2 .5 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ .315 156.1 158.4 1.7 1.5 -.1 .4 .3 

Fats and oils .................................................................... .265 156.9 158.3 3.5 .9 -1.8 1.3 -.3 

Other foods ...................................................................... 1.232 177.9 177.4 2.1 -.3 .2 .3 -.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .289 108.5 108.9 -.1 .4 1.6 -1.9 .4 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.220 176.0 176.4 2.9 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... .383 115.5 115.5 3.8 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 1.031 180.9 181.8 2.6 .5 .2 .0 .3 

Housing ................................................................................... 40.873 176.9 177.6 2.0 .4 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ................................................................................... 31.522 203.2 204.5 4.1 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.421 196.4 197.0 4.7 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 2.702 108.6 113.1 -.9 4.1 1.5 .6 -.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 22.046 210.9 211.6 4.5 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .353 106.3 106.4 1.3 .1 .0 -.6 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 4.511 142.2 141.5 -8.0 -.5 -.6 -.8 -.2 

Fuels .................................................................................... 3.654 126.2 125.3 -10.4 -.7 -.6 -1.0 -.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... .188 112.7 112.9 -24.3 .2 -3.8 -6.9 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.466 133.5 132.4 -9.1 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .857 111.0 111.6 3.2 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 4.840 128.9 128.7 -.1 -.2 .1 .0 -.4 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .820 117.2 117.8 3.7 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Apparel .................................................................................... 4.399 123.7 120.4 -4.0 -2.7 -.6 -.6 -.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.122 122.8 120.8 -3.7 -1.6 -.1 -1.5 .1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 1.807 114.8 109.7 -5.0 -4.4 -1.0 -.1 -.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. .203 128.5 125.0 -1.9 -2.7 .7 -2.9 -2.7 

Footwear ............................................................................... .874 120.6 117.1 -3.5 -2.9 -.8 -.7 -1.6

Transportation ......................................................................... 17.055 148.5 148.6 -3.8 .1 -1.6 -.9 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................ 15.845 144.3 144.4 -3.9 .1 -1.8 -.9 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 8.614 101.6 101.0 -1.3 -.6 .2 .1 -.5 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 5.083 143.5 142.7 -.7 -.6 .4 .1 -.6 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 2.195 157.2 155.6 -3.0 -1.0 -.4 .0 -.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 2.564 96.1 97.9 -22.7 1.9 -10.4 -5.9 2.6

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 2.536 95.4 97.2 -22.7 1.9 -10.5 -5.8 2.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... .421 105.8 106.2 2.5 .4 .3 .0 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 1.400 186.4 187.1 3.6 .4 .3 .2 .3 

Public transportation .............................................................. 1.211 204.8 205.8 -2.1 .5 -.5 .3 .2 

Medical care ............................................................................ 5.810 277.3 279.6 4.7 .8 .4 .3 .5 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 1.377 251.6 252.6 4.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................ 4.434 283.5 286.2 4.8 1.0 .5 .3 .5 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 2.784 248.9 250.6 3.3 .7 .3 .2 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.353 348.3 353.1 7.5 1.4 .7 .5 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 6.019 105.3 105.7 1.5 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.645 101.2 102.1 .9 .9 .2 -.1 .5 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.813 106.9 107.2 3.2 .3 .0 .2 .3 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.726 122.0 122.6 5.9 .5 .4 .2 .6 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... .220 294.7 303.0 4.8 2.8 -.1 -3.1 2.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 2.506 352.2 353.2 6.0 .3 .5 .4 .5 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 3.087 93.4 93.4 .1 .0 -.3 .1 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.903 92.3 92.2 -.2 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.324 99.7 100.3 1.5 .6 -.3 .1 .6 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ .580 19.8 19.4 -16.4 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -2.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .275 25.3 24.6 -29.7 -2.8 -2.3 -1.9 -2.8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 4.312 286.4 287.2 4.1 .3 1.3 -1.0 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .928 431.7 432.8 7.0 .3 3.9 -3.4 .3 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 3.384 172.6 173.2 3.0 .3 .2 .0 .3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .706 155.4 155.2 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .901 186.4 186.3 2.6 -.1 .5 -.2 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 1.562 268.5 270.4 5.1 .7 .4 .3 .6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 41.300 147.9 147.8 -1.5 -.1 -.7 -.7 .1

Food and beverages ............................................................... 15.719 175.2 176.2 2.8 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 25.582 132.3 131.6 -4.2 -.5 -1.2 -1.1 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 13.493 138.4 137.9 -5.8 -.4 -1.5 -1.9 .1 

Apparel ................................................................................ 4.399 123.7 120.4 -4.0 -2.7 -.6 -.6 -.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 9.094 151.6 152.6 -6.5 .7 -1.7 -2.5 .5 

Durables ................................................................................ 12.089 124.3 123.6 -1.8 -.6 .1 -.1 -.6

Services ..................................................................................... 58.700 205.3 206.3 3.0 .5 .4 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 31.169 211.7 213.0 4.2 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .353 106.3 106.4 1.3 .1 .0 -.6 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.466 133.5 132.4 -9.1 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .857 111.0 111.6 3.2 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .820 117.2 117.8 3.7 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Transportation services ........................................................... 6.638 204.5 205.2 3.1 .3 .5 .3 .3 

Medical care services .............................................................. 4.434 283.5 286.2 4.8 1.0 .5 .3 .5 

Other services ......................................................................... 10.963 241.9 242.9 3.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 85.312 177.0 177.4 .9 .2 -.1 -.2 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 68.478 168.2 168.4 -.1 .1 -.4 -.4 .2 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 94.190 171.3 171.7 .9 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 26.612 134.1 133.5 -4.0 -.4 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 14.524 140.9 140.5 -5.3 -.3 -1.2 -1.9 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 10.125 153.4 154.5 -5.7 .7 -1.6 -2.3 .5 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 29.212 156.8 157.0 -1.3 .1 -.6 -.9 .1

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.531 213.2 213.9 1.9 .3 .2 .1 .1 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 54.266 198.3 199.2 2.9 .5 .4 .3 .1 

Energy ....................................................................................... 6.218 111.4 111.7 -15.7 .3 -4.9 -3.0 .9 

All items less energy ................................................................. 93.782 185.2 185.7 2.6 .3 .3 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 79.094 187.8 188.2 2.6 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 23.860 144.7 143.7 -.8 -.7 .2 -.4 -.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 2.752 97.6 99.3 -22.8 1.7 -9.7 -6.0 2.5 

Services less energy services ............................................... 55.234 212.6 213.8 3.9 .6 .5 .3 .4 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... -

 $ .566 $ .565 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... -

 $ .189 $ .188 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 177.6 177.5 177.3 177.6 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.9 0.3 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 175.4 175.3 175.3 175.9 3.3 4.0 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Food ...................................................................................... 174.9 174.8 174.8 175.4 3.6 4.0 3.0 1.1 3.8 2.1 

Food at home ...................................................................... 175.2 175.0 174.9 175.5 3.8 4.2 2.8 .7 4.0 1.7 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 195.4 195.9 195.8 197.0 2.3 3.2 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 162.9 162.3 162.2 162.2 8.3 2.8 1.2 -1.7 5.5 -.2 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. 170.8 171.2 170.8 169.9 -.5 12.5 6.1 -2.1 5.8 1.9 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 214.5 213.6 211.8 218.7 10.4 1.9 2.7 8.1 6.1 5.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 140.1 140.0 140.0 139.1 -1.4 1.7 2.9 -2.8 .1 .0 

Other food at home ........................................................... 161.2 160.9 161.7 161.2 -.3 6.2 3.0 .0 2.9 1.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 156.6 156.4 157.1 157.5 -1.3 4.8 1.5 2.3 1.7 1.9 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 159.0 156.1 158.2 157.7 -2.3 17.1 3.9 -3.2 6.9 .3 

Other foods ...................................................................... 177.6 178.0 178.6 177.8 .7 4.2 3.2 .5 2.4 1.8

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 108.9 110.6 108.5 108.9 -1.8 4.1 -2.5 .0 1.1 -1.3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 175.6 175.8 176.0 176.4 3.1 3.3 3.5 1.8 3.2 2.7 

Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... 115.4 115.4 115.5 115.5 1.8 7.3 5.7 .3 4.5 3.0 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 180.8 181.2 181.2 181.8 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.6 

Housing ................................................................................... 177.0 177.5 177.9 178.2 1.8 3.5 .5 2.7 2.7 1.6 

Shelter ................................................................................... 202.5 203.5 204.3 205.0 4.1 4.3 3.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 194.7 195.4 196.2 196.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.5 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 115.5 117.2 117.9 117.1 2.0 1.0 -11.6 5.7 1.5 -3.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 209.0 209.9 210.7 211.4 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 106.9 106.9 106.3 106.4 1.9 4.2 1.1 -1.9 3.1 -.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 145.3 144.5 143.4 143.1 -8.0 -.3 -15.4 -5.9 -4.2 -10.8 

Fuels .................................................................................... 129.7 128.9 127.6 127.1 -10.1 -.9 -19.4 -7.8 -5.6 -13.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 123.2 118.5 110.3 109.3 -30.4 -11.0 -14.4 -38.1 -21.3 -27.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 136.5 135.9 135.2 134.7 -8.2 .0 -19.7 -5.2 -4.2 -12.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 110.6 110.8 111.1 111.7 2.6 3.0 3.7 4.0 2.8 3.9 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 129.2 129.3 129.3 128.8 -.9 .9 .6 -1.2 .0 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 116.7 116.9 117.2 117.8 1.8 6.1 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 

Apparel .................................................................................... 126.5 125.7 124.9 124.0 -1.5 -6.1 .0 -7.7 -3.8 -3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 125.0 124.9 123.0 123.1 -3.7 -4.0 -1.0 -5.9 -3.9 -3.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 117.6 116.4 116.3 115.3 .7 -10.1 -2.3 -7.6 -4.9 -5.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. 131.5 132.4 128.5 125.0 13.2 -19.4 24.5 -18.4 -4.5 .8 

Footwear ............................................................................... 123.1 122.1 121.2 119.3 -2.6 -.6 1.6 -11.8 -1.6 -5.3 

Transportation ......................................................................... 152.5 150.1 148.8 149.2 .8 -4.1 -3.8 -8.4 -1.7 -6.1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 148.4 145.8 144.5 144.9 2.1 -5.7 -3.2 -9.1 -1.8 -6.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 100.8 101.0 101.1 100.6 -1.6 -2.0 -1.2 -.8 -1.8 -1.0 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 141.8 142.4 142.6 141.8 -2.2 -.8 .0 .0 -1.5 .0 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 156.9 156.3 156.3 155.6 .0 -4.7 -4.0 -3.3 -2.4 -3.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 116.8 104.7 98.5 101.1 5.9 -24.8 -20.0 -43.9 -10.7 -33.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 116.4 104.2 98.2 100.9 2.5 -23.2 -19.5 -43.5 -11.3 -32.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... 105.5 105.8 105.8 106.2 2.3 3.5 1.5 2.7 2.9 2.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 185.6 186.1 186.5 187.1 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 

Public transportation .............................................................. 208.9 207.8 208.4 208.9 -13.5 14.5 -7.3 .0 -.5 -3.7 

Medical care ............................................................................ 276.3 277.5 278.4 279.7 4.7 3.9 5.1 5.0 4.3 5.0 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 250.6 251.3 252.0 252.8 4.9 4.1 4.3 3.6 4.5 3.9 

Medical care services ............................................................ 282.5 283.8 284.7 286.2 4.8 3.8 5.4 5.3 4.3 5.4 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 248.9 249.6 250.2 250.9 3.3 2.8 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 344.9 347.4 349.3 352.4 7.3 5.8 7.9 9.0 6.5 8.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 105.4 105.7 105.6 105.8 3.1 -0.8 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.9 

Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 101.6 101.8 101.7 102.2 .8 .4 .0 2.4 .6 1.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 106.5 106.5 106.7 107.0 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.9 3.3 2.9 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 120.8 121.3 121.5 122.2 5.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.8 6.0 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 304.9 304.7 295.4 301.2 5.7 8.5 10.3 -4.8 7.1 2.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 347.3 348.9 350.4 352.1 5.0 6.2 7.0 5.6 5.6 6.3 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 93.6 93.3 93.4 93.4 .0 1.3 .0 -.9 .6 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 92.5 92.2 92.3 92.2 -.4 .9 .0 -1.3 .2 -.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 99.9 99.6 99.7 100.3 .8 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ 20.2 20.0 19.8 19.4 -17.7 -13.7 -19.1 -14.9 -15.7 -17.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 26.4 25.8 25.3 24.6 -32.7 -27.0 -34.1 -24.6 -29.9 -29.5 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 285.6 289.2 286.4 287.2 8.1 6.6 -.3 2.3 7.3 1.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 429.9 446.7 431.7 432.8 21.2 17.0 -9.9 2.7 19.1 -3.8 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 172.3 172.6 172.6 173.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 2.1 3.0 3.0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.2 1.3 -1.8 .8 -.5 -.3 .1 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 185.9 186.8 186.4 186.3 4.0 3.1 2.4 .9 3.6 1.6 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 267.2 268.3 269.2 270.7 3.6 5.3 6.1 5.3 4.5 5.7 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 150.3 149.2 148.2 148.3 1.9 -1.3 -1.3 -5.2 .3 -3.3 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 175.4 175.3 175.3 175.9 3.3 4.0 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 135.7 134.1 132.6 132.5 .9 -4.8 -4.0 -9.1 -2.0 -6.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 144.7 142.6 139.9 140.0 1.6 -5.8 -6.1 -12.4 -2.1 -9.3 

Apparel ................................................................................ 126.5 125.7 124.9 124.0 -1.5 -6.1 .0 -7.7 -3.8 -3.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 160.1 157.3 153.4 154.2 2.4 -5.9 -7.8 -13.9 -1.8 -10.9 

Durables ................................................................................ 123.9 124.0 123.9 123.2 -1.0 -2.2 -1.9 -2.2 -1.6 -2.1 

Services ..................................................................................... 204.8 205.6 206.1 206.8 2.6 3.8 2.0 4.0 3.2 3.0 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 210.9 212.0 212.9 213.5 4.4 4.1 3.3 5.0 4.2 4.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 106.9 106.9 106.3 106.4 1.9 4.2 1.1 -1.9 3.1 -.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 136.5 135.9 135.2 134.7 -8.2 .0 -19.7 -5.2 -4.2 -12.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 110.6 110.8 111.1 111.7 2.6 3.0 3.7 4.0 2.8 3.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 116.7 116.9 117.2 117.8 1.8 6.1 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 

Transportation services ........................................................... 203.3 204.3 204.9 205.6 .0 5.7 2.0 4.6 2.8 3.3 

Medical care services .............................................................. 282.5 283.8 284.7 286.2 4.8 3.8 5.4 5.3 4.3 5.4 

Other services ......................................................................... 240.8 241.6 242.0 242.9 4.2 2.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 178.1 178.0 177.7 178.0 2.1 1.4 .2 -.2 1.7 .0 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 169.8 169.2 168.6 168.9 1.7 .5 -.5 -2.1 1.1 -1.3 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 172.3 172.1 171.9 172.2 2.1 1.6 .2 -.2 1.9 .0 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 137.5 135.9 134.5 134.4 1.1 -4.5 -3.7 -8.7 -1.7 -6.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 146.8 145.0 142.3 142.5 1.9 -5.4 -5.8 -11.2 -1.9 -8.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 161.3 158.7 155.1 155.9 2.7 -5.4 -6.9 -12.7 -1.4 -9.9 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 160.0 159.1 157.7 157.8 3.0 -.7 -2.0 -5.4 1.1 -3.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 213.2 213.7 213.9 214.1 1.5 3.7 .6 1.7 2.6 1.1 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 198.0 198.7 199.3 199.4 3.1 3.7 1.8 2.9 3.4 2.3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 122.7 116.7 113.2 114.2 -3.2 -12.2 -19.4 -25.0 -7.8 -22.2 

All items less energy ................................................................. 184.9 185.5 185.7 186.0 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 187.4 188.1 188.3 188.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 145.1 145.4 144.8 144.3 .3 -.5 -.8 -2.2 -.1 -1.5 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 117.4 106.0 99.6 102.1 2.1 -23.8 -19.7 -42.8 -11.8 -32.2 

Services less energy services ............................................... 211.7 212.7 213.3 214.1 3.7 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 4.0 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 176.7 177.1 1.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 

All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... -

 529.2 530.6 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................... 15.719 175.2 176.2 2.8 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food .......................................................................................... 14.688 174.7 175.8 2.9 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food at home .......................................................................... 8.468 174.7 176.2 2.9 .9 -.1 -.1 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................ 1.298 195.3 196.7 2.9 .7 .3 -.1 .6 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................... .444 179.2 181.5 3.3 1.3 .3 -.4 1.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... .058 158.9 170.8 5.8 7.5 -.5 .8 1.2 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................ .249 202.2 203.4 4.3 .6 .5 -.3 1.8 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... .137 154.7 154.4 .3 -.2 -.6 -.4 -.2 

Rice 1 2 3 .......................................................................... -

 97.9 98.3 -.9 .4 .0 -.1 .4 

Bakery products .................................................................. .854 203.3 204.1 2.7 .4 .2 .0 .4 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ .250 115.0 114.3 4.3 -.6 .5 1.0 -.6 

White bread 1 3 ................................................................ -

 212.3 211.2 4.1 -.5 -.2 1.1 -.5 

Bread other than white 1 3 ............................................... -

 218.8 218.1 4.7 -.3 1.8 .6 -.3 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... .113 113.4 114.2 3.5 .7 -.4 1.6 .7 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... .241 196.1 195.8 1.9 -.2 .1 .0 .5 

Cookies 3 ......................................................................... -

 196.2 196.6 4.4 .2 .5 .9 .2 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ......................................... -

 197.4 196.6 1.0 -.4 .1 .5 -.4 

Other bakery products ...................................................... .251 195.9 199.5 1.4 1.8 .6 -1.7 1.3 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................. -

 196.0 195.6 4.1 -.2 .9 -.2 -.2 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ......................... -

 225.1 229.2 1.6 1.8 .9 -2.0 1.7 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 3 ............................................................... -

 202.0 209.7 4.4 3.8 -1.2 .7 2.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... 2.271 162.0 162.1 2.6 .1 -.4 -.1 .0 

Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... 2.178 163.3 163.1 3.0 -.1 -.4 .2 -.1 

Meats ................................................................................ 1.450 160.0 160.0 3.8 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ .693 160.2 159.7 3.2 -.3 .0 -.5 -.3 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ .255 137.3 136.9 5.0 -.3 -.3 .0 -.3 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... .115 118.7 116.7 .1 -1.7 1.0 -1.5 -1.7 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. .278 115.8 116.3 3.2 .4 -.4 -.7 .4 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. .045 113.7 113.0 1.3 -.6 1.1 .3 -.6 

Pork ................................................................................. .468 163.0 163.7 4.5 .4 -.4 .2 .9 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ..... .148 113.4 113.0 4.7 -.4 -1.2 -.7 -.4 

Bacon and related products 3 ...................................... -

 185.8 185.9 6.6 .1 -1.0 -1.3 1.6 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. - 111.8 110.7 2.2 -1.0 .7 .4 -1.0 

Ham .............................................................................. .104 158.5 158.3 6.9 -.1 -.2 .1 .9 

Ham, excluding canned 3 ............................................. -

 171.4 170.9 7.0 -.3 -.7 .5 1.0 

Pork chops .................................................................... .112 159.4 160.7 4.1 .8 .8 -.1 1.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... .105 100.7 102.4 1.8 1.7 -2.6 -.6 1.7 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... .289 159.7 159.4 4.2 -.2 .2 .3 .3 

Frankfurters 1 3 .............................................................. -

 157.7 151.1 -1.8 -4.2 2.8 -3.6 -4.2 

Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ........................................................... - 108.2 107.7 5.1 -.5 .2 1.0 -.5 

Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ............................................. -

 173.4 179.2 4.6 3.3 -1.2 -1.7 3.3 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... -

 102.5 106.8 -1.0 4.2 -5.7 -1.3 4.2 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. .414 167.7 166.8 3.7 -.5 -1.9 .8 -.5 

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... .329 108.4 107.6 5.4 -.7 -.3 .1 -.7 

Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ................................................. - 168.7 169.7 3.9 .6 .1 -1.4 .6 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ................................ -

 169.6 167.3 6.8 -1.4 -.6 .9 -1.4 

Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... .085 107.1 107.5 -1.2 .4 -7.2 3.2 .4 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. .314 189.4 189.2 -1.9 -.1 .2 .5 -1.0 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... .187 109.6 109.2 -3.7 -.4 -.5 .9 -.4 

Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... .126 103.5 103.8 .9 .3 .2 -.9 .3 

Canned fish and seafood 3 ............................................ - 128.2 129.7 3.3 1.2 -.4 -.2 1.6 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 ........................................... -

 217.6 215.7 -2.0 -.9 1.8 -1.9 -.9 

Eggs .................................................................................... .093 133.5 138.4 -8.0 3.7 .8 -4.5 2.1 

Dairy and related products 1 .................................................. .916 170.8 169.9 3.9 -.5 .2 -.2 -.5 

Milk 1 2 ................................................................................. .327 114.1 112.2 .6 -1.7 .1 -.8 -1.7 

Fresh whole milk 1 3 ........................................................... - 167.3 164.9 1.1 -1.4 -.6 -1.1 -1.4 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... -

 114.4 112.9 .1 -1.3 1.0 -1.2 -1.3 

Cheese and related products 1 ............................................ .273 172.7 172.8 6.9 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Ice cream and related products 1 ......................................... .176 181.8 179.1 5.5 -1.5 1.1 1.0 -1.5 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... .140 112.6 114.8 4.0 2.0 -.5 -.8 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ 1.204 214.4 224.8 5.7 4.9 -0.4 -0.8 3.3 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. .928 250.5 264.6 6.2 5.6 -.3 -1.2 3.6 

Fresh fruits ........................................................................ .466 270.7 276.4 5.6 2.1 .5 -1.3 3.0 

Apples ............................................................................. .084 216.2 219.9 8.8 1.7 3.3 -1.0 1.3 

Bananas .......................................................................... .088 165.4 167.7 .3 1.4 -1.7 -.8 1.2 

Citrus fruits 1 2 ................................................................. .079 129.8 133.3 9.4 2.7 -10.1 -8.1 2.7 

Oranges, including tangerines 3 ..................................... -

 242.2 248.3 10.7 2.5 3.4 1.6 -.3 

Other fresh fruits 1 2 ......................................................... .215 107.7 110.2 4.7 2.3 7.2 7.3 2.3 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. .462 230.4 251.6 6.7 9.2 -1.1 -1.1 4.1 

Potatoes .......................................................................... .080 205.2 213.4 14.4 4.0 -.6 .8 .5 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... .059 231.6 272.0 16.6 17.4 -4.2 1.3 17.4 

Tomatoes 1 ...................................................................... .094 264.2 279.1 2.3 5.6 11.8 -.8 5.6 

Other fresh vegetables .................................................... .230 232.2 256.0 3.5 10.2 -1.4 -.8 3.9 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... .276 110.1 112.6 4.2 2.3 -.7 .4 2.3 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... .147 109.3 111.8 2.9 2.3 -1.0 .7 2.3 

Canned fruits 1 2 3 ........................................................... -

 107.7 111.0 1.7 3.1 .2 -1.6 3.1 

Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .................................................. - 113.7 115.7 4.3 1.8 -1.4 2.2 1.8 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ .086 114.5 117.4 6.6 2.5 -.8 .1 2.5 

Frozen vegetables 3 ......................................................... - 168.8 172.7 6.6 2.3 .5 .4 .8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 .043 103.9 104.9 2.8 1.0 .0 .2 1.0 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. -

 103.6 102.1 3.1 -1.4 2.0 1.6 -1.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. .967 138.5 139.5 .1 .7 -.1 .0 -.6 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... .710 106.9 108.1 .6 1.1 -.4 -.8 1.1 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................. .364 123.3 126.5 .4 2.6 -.1 -.2 -.1 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... .036 114.4 112.6 3.0 -1.6 .3 1.2 -1.6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ .310 106.5 106.1 .3 -.4 .2 .0 -.4 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. .257 96.5 96.4 -1.2 -.1 .0 -.4 -.1 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. .100 142.6 142.6 -4.6 .0 -.8 -.9 .0 

Roasted coffee 1 3 ........................................................... -

 142.7 143.1 -6.6 .3 -1.2 -1.3 .3 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ................................... -

 164.2 163.7 1.6 -.3 -.1 .3 -.3 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ .157 112.7 112.4 2.3 -.3 .7 .1 -.3 

Other food at home ............................................................... 1.811 160.9 161.3 2.2 .2 -.2 .5 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................... .315 156.1 158.4 1.7 1.5 -.1 .4 .3 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... .056 136.7 143.3 3.1 4.8 -.1 .1 1.1 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. .200 105.3 105.6 1.1 .3 -.1 1.0 .3 

Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................ .059 109.2 112.1 2.8 2.7 -1.3 .6 2.7 

Fats and oils ........................................................................ .265 156.9 158.3 3.5 .9 -1.8 1.3 -.3 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... .090 126.4 128.1 8.2 1.3 -5.9 2.0 1.3 

Butter 1 3 .......................................................................... -

 174.9 175.5 12.3 .3 -8.0 2.2 .3 

Margarine 3 ...................................................................... - 160.7 166.9 4.8 3.9 -.6 1.0 1.8 

Salad dressing 1 2 .............................................................. .076 107.9 108.6 2.7 .6 -.6 .8 .6 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... .098 103.4 104.2 .0 .8 -.6 -.2 .8 

Peanut butter 1 2 3 ........................................................... -

 109.5 109.3 .6 -.2 1.1 -.1 -.2 

Other foods ......................................................................... 1.232 177.9 177.4 2.1 -.3 .2 .3 -.4 

Soups ................................................................................ .101 202.8 199.8 4.1 -1.5 -.2 .3 -.3 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ......................... .253 154.7 154.1 2.2 -.4 2.1 .6 -.4 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. .267 173.7 170.4 1.5 -1.9 -.6 1.9 -1.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... .238 182.3 185.1 4.1 1.5 -.5 .4 .1 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... -

 108.5 109.9 8.0 1.3 -1.8 -.5 1.3 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... -

 109.4 111.1 5.2 1.6 1.6 -2.9 1.6 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. - 109.6 109.7 2.6 .1 -1.1 .4 .1 

Other condiments 3 .......................................................... -

 184.4 191.8 3.7 4.0 -1.3 1.1 2.0 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... .084 115.3 115.2 2.8 -.1 .8 .4 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... .289 108.5 108.9 -.1 .4 1.6 -1.9 .4 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 6.220 176.0 176.4 2.9 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... 2.649 111.6 111.7 2.9 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 2.741 111.3 111.8 3.4 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ .296 106.2 106.3 1.7 .1 -.7 .1 .1 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... .151 104.7 104.9 1.6 .2 .0 .0 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. .383 115.5 115.5 3.8 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 1.031 180.9 181.8 2.6 .5 .2 .0 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. .682 161.5 162.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.5 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... .352 161.5 162.8 2.1 .8 -.3 -.6 .7 

Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... .109 169.4 170.3 3.5 .5 .2 .1 .4 

Whiskey at home 3 ............................................................... -

 165.8 166.5 3.6 .4 .5 .4 .2 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 ................... -

 171.0 171.6 3.1 .4 -.3 -1.0 .4 

Wine at home ........................................................................ .221 150.7 151.6 -.1 .6 .1 .1 .3 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... .348 219.4 219.7 4.1 .1 .4 .2 .1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. - 111.9 112.0 2.4 .1 .0 .3 .1 

Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... -

 120.5 120.7 9.0 .2 2.7 .1 .2 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... -

 114.6 114.4 4.0 -.2 .3 .1 -.2 

Housing ....................................................................................... 40.873 176.9 177.6 2.0 .4 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ....................................................................................... 31.522 203.2 204.5 4.1 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Rent of primary residence 4 ..................................................... 6.421 196.4 197.0 4.7 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 4 ................................................... 2.702 108.6 113.1 -.9 4.1 1.5 .6 -.7 

Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................. .241 273.7 273.8 5.2 .0 .4 .3 .4 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 2.461 229.3 239.7 -1.7 4.5 1.6 .6 -1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................... 22.046 210.9 211.6 4.5 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .353 106.3 106.4 1.3 .1 .0 -.6 .1 

Fuels and utilities ...................................................................... 4.511 142.2 141.5 -8.0 -.5 -.6 -.8 -.2 

Fuels ....................................................................................... 3.654 126.2 125.3 -10.4 -.7 -.6 -1.0 -.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... .188 112.7 112.9 -24.3 .2 -3.8 -6.9 -.9 

Fuel oil ................................................................................ .121 107.4 107.4 -25.6 .0 -5.8 -6.6 -1.7 

Other household fuels 6 ....................................................... .068 154.9 155.6 -20.9 .5 -.6 -3.3 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ................................................... 3.466 133.5 132.4 -9.1 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Electricity 4 ........................................................................... 2.521 134.6 133.1 2.6 -1.1 -.6 -.4 -1.2 

Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. .945 136.0 136.3 -27.1 .2 .1 -1.0 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .857 111.0 111.6 3.2 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... .633 237.8 239.1 3.5 .5 .2 .3 .6 

Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................ .224 278.6 280.4 2.7 .6 .2 .0 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ...................................... 4.840 128.9 128.7 -.1 -.2 .1 .0 -.4 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... .289 98.5 98.6 -2.4 .1 .6 -.3 .1 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. .041 107.3 108.3 .6 .9 .2 .2 .9 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ .092 94.8 94.5 -5.2 -.3 -1.8 1.9 -.3 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... .156 96.2 96.2 -2.1 .0 2.6 -2.0 .0 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... 1.051 130.0 129.4 -3.0 -.5 -.1 -.5 -.5 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ .306 135.7 135.3 -1.3 -.3 .7 -.6 -.3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ .555 99.5 98.9 -3.3 -.6 -.5 -.7 -.6 

Other furniture 1 2 .................................................................. .181 93.9 93.6 -5.1 -.3 -.1 .6 -.3 

Appliances 1 2 .......................................................................... .364 94.4 94.3 -.8 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. .199 97.9 97.9 .9 .0 .4 .8 .0 

Laundry equipment 1 3 ......................................................... -

 111.6 111.5 -1.8 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.1 

Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................. .151 89.2 89.0 -3.6 -.2 -.7 -1.5 -.2 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... .806 95.6 94.8 -2.2 -.8 .2 -.7 -.8 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... .451 106.6 104.6 -3.5 -1.9 .4 -.7 -1.9 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 8 ................................................. .166 117.6 118.2 2.0 .5 1.1 -.6 .5 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... .094 90.6 91.9 -4.3 1.4 -1.1 -1.4 1.4 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ .095 95.2 95.0 -2.1 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. .649 95.8 95.7 -.4 -.1 -.4 .1 -.1 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... .165 95.7 95.7 -1.6 .0 -.8 -.1 .0 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... .310 95.8 95.6 .3 -.2 -.1 .2 -.2 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... .862 159.9 159.6 1.9 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... .392 110.5 110.6 2.4 .1 .8 .3 .1 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... .200 119.1 118.8 .0 -.3 .3 -.4 -.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. .270 106.9 106.4 3.1 -.5 -.8 -.6 -.5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .820 117.2 117.8 3.7 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ .290 114.9 116.2 3.2 1.1 .1 .1 1.1 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... .261 118.3 118.5 3.4 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... .098 115.6 115.5 3.8 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ .087 122.6 122.8 6.7 .2 .2 .7 .2 

Apparel ........................................................................................ 4.399 123.7 120.4 -4.0 -2.7 -.6 -.6 -.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... 1.122 122.8 120.8 -3.7 -1.6 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... .880 125.8 124.1 -3.7 -1.4 -.6 -1.3 .0 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... .201 128.1 125.4 -2.0 -2.1 .0 -1.5 -.9 

Men’s furnishings .................................................................. .191 132.0 132.8 -1.6 .6 .2 -.5 1.0 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ .263 92.2 88.0 -6.3 -4.6 -.7 -6.0 -4.6 

Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... .203 117.5 119.6 -4.8 1.8 -.5 -.6 .0 

Boys’ apparel .......................................................................... .242 110.8 108.3 -3.6 -2.3 .1 -.6 -.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... 1.807 114.8 109.7 -5.0 -4.4 -1.0 -.1 -.9 

Women’s apparel .................................................................... 1.515 115.3 110.4 -4.6 -4.2 -1.2 -.1 -.2 

Women’s outerwear .............................................................. .108 113.3 106.7 -9.1 -5.8 -2.4 -1.2 -.5 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. .214 99.1 91.9 3.8 -7.3 -1.2 .5 .7 

Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... .762 90.9 86.1 -6.6 -5.3 -3.1 -4.9 -5.3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 2 ............................................................... .400 97.5 97.3 -3.0 -.2 -.8 -.8 -.2 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................... .292 112.2 106.4 -7.4 -5.2 .0 -.1 -4.6 

Footwear ................................................................................... .874 120.6 117.1 -3.5 -2.9 -.8 -.7 -1.6 

Men’s footwear ........................................................................ .290 124.5 122.7 -3.2 -1.4 .2 .3 -.9 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... .177 122.1 116.8 -2.7 -4.3 -.4 -3.0 -2.1 

Women’s footwear .................................................................. .407 116.7 112.7 -4.4 -3.4 -2.2 .3 -2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .................................................. .203 128.5 125.0 -1.9 -2.7 .7 -2.9 -2.7 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................... .394 132.3 136.7 -1.9 3.3 -.7 1.0 1.0 

Watches 6 ................................................................................ .058 117.1 117.6 -3.7 .4 -.5 .5 -1.3 

Jewelry 6 .................................................................................. .336 136.6 141.9 -1.7 3.9 -.6 1.1 1.1 

Transportation ............................................................................. 17.055 148.5 148.6 -3.8 .1 -1.6 -.9 .3 

Private transportation ................................................................ 15.845 144.3 144.4 -3.9 .1 -1.8 -.9 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 8.614 101.6 101.0 -1.3 -.6 .2 .1 -.5 

New vehicles ......................................................................... 5.083 143.5 142.7 -.7 -.6 .4 .1 -.6 

New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .................................................... -

 99.6 99.0 -.7 -.6 1.1 .7 -.6 

New cars 3 ........................................................................... -

 140.5 139.7 -.5 -.6 .6 .2 -.6 

New trucks 3 7 ...................................................................... - 152.0 150.9 -1.1 -.7 .6 .1 -.9 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................ 2.195 157.2 155.6 -3.0 -1.0 -.4 .0 -.4 

Leased cars and trucks 9 ....................................................... 1.061 100.0 99.7 -.9 -.3 -.8 -.5 -.3 

Car and truck rental 1 2 .......................................................... .120 103.7 104.5 -1.1 .8 3.1 1.1 .8 

Motor fuel ................................................................................ 2.564 96.1 97.9 -22.7 1.9 -10.4 -5.9 2.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... 2.536 95.4 97.2 -22.7 1.9 -10.5 -5.8 2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............................................... -

 93.1 95.0 -23.7 2.0 -11.1 -6.1 2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 10 ....................................... -

 98.8 100.6 -22.5 1.8 -10.1 -5.8 2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............................................ -

 97.0 98.7 -21.2 1.8 -9.5 -5.5 1.9 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. .028 112.0 107.9 -17.4 -3.7 -3.6 -4.0 -3.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... .421 105.8 106.2 2.5 .4 .3 .0 .4 

Tires ...................................................................................... .234 101.2 101.6 1.9 .4 .4 -.1 .4 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. .187 106.2 106.5 2.9 .3 .1 .0 .3 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ................. - 111.3 111.3 .6 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 ........................................... -

 150.7 152.1 8.3 .9 .1 -.3 .9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... 1.400 186.4 187.1 3.6 .4 .3 .2 .3 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... .082 197.6 197.5 2.9 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... .478 171.6 172.5 4.2 .5 -.1 .1 .5 

Motor vehicle repair 1 2 .......................................................... .821 113.5 113.9 3.4 .4 .4 .0 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... 2.288 279.4 280.5 7.3 .4 1.5 .5 .5 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. .558 110.4 111.3 2.6 .8 .2 .2 .8 

State and local registration and license 1 2 4 ......................... .373 106.4 107.3 1.9 .8 .1 .2 .8 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... .161 119.6 120.3 3.9 .6 .3 .3 .6 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. -

 120.2 120.8 3.9 .5 .3 .3 .5 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. - 109.8 110.3 5.3 .5 .0 .5 .5 

Public transportation ................................................................. 1.211 204.8 205.8 -2.1 .5 -.5 .3 .2 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. .761 229.0 229.9 -3.8 .4 -2.7 -.4 .4 

Other intercity transportation ................................................... .187 152.0 154.2 -1.8 1.4 -1.2 .9 1.4 

Ship fare 1 2 3 ........................................................................ -

 78.4 80.7 -6.3 2.9 -3.2 2.2 2.9 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... .256 182.3 182.1 2.4 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Medical care ................................................................................ 5.810 277.3 279.6 4.7 .8 .4 .3 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.377 251.6 252.6 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ .959 307.3 309.1 5.8 .6 .3 .3 .4 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ...................... .418 151.1 151.1 .7 .0 -.1 .6 .0 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. .304 179.5 179.4 .8 -.1 .0 1.0 -.1 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... .114 179.0 179.2 .6 .1 -.1 -.1 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.434 283.5 286.2 4.8 1.0 .5 .3 .5 

Professional services 4 ............................................................ 2.784 248.9 250.6 3.3 .7 .3 .2 .3 

Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................ 1.503 255.8 258.1 3.2 .9 .2 .2 .4 

Dental services 4 .................................................................... .747 272.5 274.1 3.8 .6 .4 .3 .3 

Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 ............................................... .288 155.6 155.8 2.5 .1 -.1 .5 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 4 6 .......................... .247 169.0 169.7 3.3 .4 .2 .2 .0 

Hospital and related services 4 ................................................ 1.353 348.3 353.1 7.5 1.4 .7 .5 .9 

Hospital services 1 4 11 .......................................................... 1.271 127.4 129.2 7.7 1.4 .7 .5 1.0 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 4 11 ....................................... -

 124.3 126.3 7.5 1.6 .8 .3 1.2 

Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ......................................... -

 290.2 293.7 7.0 1.2 .6 .8 .7 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 4 11 ............................... .082 124.3 125.0 4.3 .6 .4 .4 .4 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 6.019 105.3 105.7 1.5 .4 .3 -.1 .2 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 1.645 101.2 102.1 .9 .9 .2 -.1 .5 

Televisions .............................................................................. .150 42.3 42.4 -10.9 .2 -.9 -.7 .0 

Cable television 4 7 .................................................................. .928 280.9 285.7 4.8 1.7 .4 .3 1.0 

Other video equipment 1 2 ....................................................... .055 50.4 50.1 -15.7 -.6 -.4 -.8 -.6 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... .148 83.9 85.0 -.4 1.3 -1.2 .0 1.3 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....... -

 81.0 82.0 -4.4 1.2 -2.3 -1.1 1.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... -

 94.2 96.0 5.8 1.9 .1 1.6 1.9 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... .117 75.9 75.8 -4.3 -.1 -.1 -1.0 -.1 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... .147 108.5 105.3 .6 -2.9 1.8 -.2 -2.9 

Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... .711 111.4 111.7 3.6 .3 .4 .5 .3 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... .456 148.4 149.0 3.0 .4 .3 .6 .4 

Pet food 1 2 3 ......................................................................... -

 105.4 105.8 2.6 .4 .2 .7 .4 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. - 101.6 102.0 2.6 .4 .5 -.3 .4 

Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ .255 124.6 124.6 4.8 .0 .5 .2 .0 

Pet services 1 2 3 ................................................................... -

 113.0 113.4 2.1 .4 .0 .4 .4 

Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ..................................................... -

 125.7 125.7 5.2 .0 .4 .2 .0 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ .628 117.3 117.1 -1.6 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... .286 131.8 131.7 -.5 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .3 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. .333 103.5 103.2 -2.5 -.3 -.6 .0 -.3 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... .241 98.7 98.7 -.8 .0 -.2 -.1 .0 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. .110 122.3 122.3 -1.8 .0 -.2 -.9 .0 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... - 97.3 97.7 2.1 .4 .4 -.4 .4 

Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ................................................ -

 83.2 82.4 -8.2 -1.0 -1.6 -1.3 -1.0 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... .129 103.8 103.9 .0 .1 -.2 .3 .1 

Photographer fees 1 2 3 ......................................................... -

 108.7 108.5 4.6 -.2 .0 1.5 -.2 

Film processing 1 2 3 .............................................................. - 99.4 99.4 -1.9 .0 -.2 -.2 .0 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... .497 83.1 83.8 -2.3 .8 -.7 -1.2 .8 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... .360 98.0 99.2 -3.2 1.2 -.8 -1.3 1.2 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ........ -

 82.4 83.4 -1.8 1.2 -.8 -1.3 1.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... .058 96.2 95.3 .0 -.9 -1.0 -.8 -.9 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... .062 100.1 99.5 -.7 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.6 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 1.861 117.7 117.7 3.2 .0 .9 -.3 .0 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... .611 112.4 112.7 1.3 .3 1.3 -.6 .3 

Admissions 1 ............................................................................ .804 245.3 245.2 3.9 .0 .7 -.3 -.1 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ................ - 119.4 119.3 2.0 -.1 .3 -.5 -.1 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... -

 126.4 126.4 5.8 .0 .4 -.4 .0 

Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................. .178 203.2 202.0 5.6 -.6 1.4 .5 -.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ .436 193.1 193.4 2.1 .2 .1 .5 .2 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. .265 109.3 109.3 1.8 .0 .1 .5 .0 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. .170 103.0 103.5 2.7 .5 .1 .5 .5 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 5.813 106.9 107.2 3.2 .3 .0 .2 .3 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 2.726 122.0 122.6 5.9 .5 .4 .2 .6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .220 294.7 303.0 4.8 2.8 -0.1 -3.1 2.0 

College textbooks 1 3 9 .......................................................... -

 100.0 101.9 - 1.9 - - 1.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.506 352.2 353.2 6.0 .3 .5 .4 .5 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ 1.162 361.9 362.4 6.3 .1 .5 .4 .5 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ .338 387.3 387.3 7.2 .0 .4 .5 .5 

Child care and nursery school 8 ............................................. .840 168.1 169.1 5.1 .6 .3 .5 .5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... .084 126.0 126.1 5.5 .1 .2 .5 .1 

Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... 3.087 93.4 93.4 .1 .0 -.3 .1 .0 

Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ .184 108.0 108.1 2.6 .1 .0 -.1 .1 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... .177 172.7 172.7 2.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................. .007 123.7 124.6 7.3 .7 .0 -.6 .7 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 2.903 92.3 92.2 -.2 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 2.324 99.7 100.3 1.5 .6 -.3 .1 .6 

Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................................. 1.135 188.2 189.5 4.7 .7 .2 .1 .7 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ................... .953 87.9 88.2 -1.9 .3 -1.0 .3 .3 

Interstate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... -

 64.5 64.8 -2.1 .5 -1.1 .3 .5 

Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... - 87.4 87.7 -1.7 .3 -.8 .1 .3 

Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ .235 67.2 67.5 -2.0 .4 .6 -.4 .4 

Information and information processing other than telephone

services 1 12 ..................................................................... .580 19.8 19.4 -16.4 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -2.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ .275 25.3 24.6 -29.7 -2.8 -2.3 -1.9 -2.8 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ .051 79.5 77.3 -3.4 -2.8 2.7 .5 -2.8 

Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... .157 100.3 98.2 2.8 -2.1 .1 -.1 -2.1 

Other information processing equipment 1 2 .......................... .090 65.0 64.3 -8.9 -1.1 -1.7 -.8 -1.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................... 4.312 286.4 287.2 4.1 .3 1.3 -1.0 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. .928 431.7 432.8 7.0 .3 3.9 -3.4 .3 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... .864 175.1 175.5 7.3 .2 4.1 -3.6 .2 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. .057 125.8 126.8 3.0 .8 .2 .6 .8 

Personal care 1 .......................................................................... 3.384 172.6 173.2 3.0 .3 .2 .0 .3 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... .706 155.4 155.2 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... .374 104.6 104.8 .4 .2 .0 .6 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... .327 168.3 167.5 -.6 -.5 .0 -.6 -.5 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... .901 186.4 186.3 2.6 -.1 .5 -.2 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... .901 113.7 113.6 2.5 -.1 .5 -.3 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 1.562 268.5 270.4 5.1 .7 .4 .3 .6 

Legal services 1 6 ................................................................... .333 205.1 207.0 7.0 .9 .0 .1 .9 

Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ .227 198.3 199.5 4.6 .6 .4 .4 .6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... .385 111.5 111.9 4.2 .4 -.3 .1 .4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... .049 113.0 113.3 3.7 .3 .2 .0 .3 

Financial services 1 6 ............................................................. .267 228.0 230.0 4.2 .9 .6 .4 .9 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. - 116.0 115.9 3.3 -.1 .9 .5 -.1 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ....... -

 122.7 125.5 6.0 2.3 .2 .1 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... .215 94.4 95.2 .2 .8 -.8 -.3 .8 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ............................. -

 156.5 156.8 .5 .2 .2 -.3 .1 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................. 41.300 147.9 147.8 -1.5 -.1 -.7 -.7 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... 25.582 132.3 131.6 -4.2 -.5 -1.2 -1.1 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 13.493 138.4 137.9 -5.8 -.4 -1.5 -1.9 .1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 9.094 151.6 152.6 -6.5 .7 -1.7 -2.5 .5 

Durables .................................................................................... 12.089 124.3 123.6 -1.8 -.6 .1 -.1 -.6 

Services ........................................................................................ 58.700 205.3 206.3 3.0 .5 .4 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 5 ............................................................................. 31.169 211.7 213.0 4.2 .6 .5 .4 .3 

Transportation services ................................................................. 6.638 204.5 205.2 3.1 .3 .5 .3 .3 

Other services ............................................................................... 10.963 241.9 242.9 3.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

All items less food ......................................................................... 85.312 177.0 177.4 .9 .2 -.1 -.2 .2 

All items less shelter ..................................................................... 68.478 168.2 168.4 -.1 .1 -.4 -.4 .2 

All items less medical care ............................................................ 94.190 171.3 171.7 .9 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 

Commodities less food .................................................................. 26.612 134.1 133.5 -4.0 -.4 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 

Nondurables less food .................................................................. 14.524 140.9 140.5 -5.3 -.3 -1.2 -1.9 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. 10.125 153.4 154.5 -5.7 .7 -1.6 -2.3 .5 

Nondurables .................................................................................. 29.212 156.8 157.0 -1.3 .1 -.6 -.9 .1 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 3.525 119.9 116.9 -4.0 -2.5 -.5 -.7 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ........................................................ 27.531 213.2 213.9 1.9 .3 .2 .1 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services ............................................. 54.266 198.3 199.2 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 

Energy ........................................................................................... 6.218 111.4 111.7 -15.7 .3 -4.9 -3.0 .9 

All items less energy ..................................................................... 93.782 185.2 185.7 2.6 .3 .3 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy .................................................... 79.094 187.8 188.2 2.6 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 23.860 144.7 143.7 -.8 -.7 .2 -.4 -.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 2.752 97.6 99.3 -22.8 1.7 -9.7 -6.0 2.5 

Services less energy services ................................................... 55.234 212.6 213.8 3.9 .6 .5 .3 .4 

Domestically produced farm food ................................................. 7.099 178.2 179.8 3.4 .9 .0 .0 .3 

Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 8.785 156.6 156.8 -3.1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.3 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......... -

 $ .566 $ .565 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............. -

 $ .189 $ .188 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 177.6 177.5 177.3 177.6 2.3 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.9 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................... 175.4 175.3 175.3 175.9 3.3 4.0 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Food .......................................................................................... 174.9 174.8 174.8 175.4 3.6 4.0 3.0 1.1 3.8 2.1 

Food at home .......................................................................... 175.2 175.0 174.9 175.5 3.8 4.2 2.8 .7 4.0 1.7 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................ 195.4 195.9 195.8 197.0 2.3 3.2 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.1 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................... 180.4 181.0 180.3 182.2 1.1 4.8 3.2 4.1 3.0 3.6 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... 167.2 166.4 167.8 169.8 -1.5 13.4 5.4 6.4 5.7 5.9 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................ 201.3 202.4 201.7 205.4 2.9 4.9 1.0 8.4 3.9 4.6 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... 156.2 155.3 154.7 154.4 -3.1 2.9 6.1 -4.5 -.1 .7 

Rice 1 2 3 .......................................................................... 98.0 98.0 97.9 98.3 -2.0 -.4 -2.4 1.2 -1.2 -.6 

Bakery products .................................................................. 202.8 203.3 203.3 204.1 3.1 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ 113.3 113.9 115.0 114.3 6.0 8.9 -1.1 3.6 7.4 1.2 

White bread 1 3 ................................................................ 210.4 209.9 212.3 211.2 7.1 8.2 -.2 1.5 7.6 .7 

Bread other than white 1 3 ............................................... 213.7 217.6 218.8 218.1 2.5 9.1 -.9 8.5 5.7 3.7 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... 112.0 111.6 113.4 114.2 5.2 -3.2 4.4 8.1 .9 6.2 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... 193.7 193.8 193.8 194.8 .2 -.4 5.6 2.3 -.1 3.9 

Cookies 3 ......................................................................... 193.5 194.4 196.2 196.6 2.6 -2.7 11.7 6.6 -.1 9.1 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ......................................... 196.3 196.5 197.4 196.6 -2.8 -.2 6.6 .6 -1.5 3.6 

Other bakery products ...................................................... 199.6 200.7 197.3 199.9 2.9 1.4 .8 .6 2.1 .7 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................. 194.6 196.3 196.0 195.6 4.3 5.6 4.4 2.1 5.0 3.2 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 ......................... 231.5 233.6 228.9 232.7 8.5 -3.9 .0 2.1 2.1 1.0 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 3 ............................................................... 204.6 202.1 203.5 208.2 -2.4 6.8 6.1 7.2 2.1 6.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... 162.9 162.3 162.2 162.2 8.3 2.8 1.2 -1.7 5.5 -.2 

Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... 164.2 163.5 163.8 163.6 8.3 3.8 1.7 -1.5 6.0 .1

Meats ................................................................................ 160.9 160.7 160.5 160.8 11.0 3.1 1.8 -.2 7.0 .8 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ 161.0 161.0 160.2 159.7 18.5 1.5 -2.7 -3.2 9.7 -2.9 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ 137.7 137.3 137.3 136.9 17.3 -2.0 8.2 -2.3 7.2 2.8 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... 119.3 120.5 118.7 116.7 11.4 -3.9 2.4 -8.4 3.5 -3.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. 117.1 116.6 115.8 116.3 27.3 7.2 -14.6 -2.7 16.8 -8.8 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. 112.2 113.4 113.7 113.0 1.1 5.1 -3.5 2.9 3.1 -.4 

Pork ................................................................................. 165.0 164.3 164.7 166.1 5.1 4.8 5.5 2.7 5.0 4.1 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ..... 115.6 114.2 113.4 113.0 1.9 18.5 9.1 -8.7 9.9 -.2 

Bacon and related products 3 ...................................... 190.8 188.9 186.4 189.3 7.9 8.9 13.4 -3.1 8.4 4.8 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. 110.5 111.3 111.8 110.7 -5.4 11.7 2.6 .7 2.8 1.6 

Ham .............................................................................. 160.6 160.2 160.3 161.8 12.1 5.2 7.3 3.0 8.6 5.1 

Ham, excluding canned 3 ............................................. 174.0 172.8 173.6 175.3 12.5 4.6 8.2 3.0 8.5 5.6 

Pork chops .................................................................... 159.9 161.1 161.0 163.3 7.6 .8 .0 8.8 4.1 4.3 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... 104.0 101.3 100.7 102.4 -.8 12.9 1.9 -6.0 5.8 -2.1 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... 158.6 158.9 159.4 159.9 4.0 4.2 5.2 3.3 4.1 4.3 

Frankfurters 1 3 .............................................................. 159.2 163.6 157.7 151.1 4.2 -3.3 13.6 -18.9 .4 -4.0 

Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ........................................................... 106.9 107.1 108.2 107.7 6.4 3.9 7.0 3.0 5.1 5.0 

Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ............................................. 178.6 176.4 173.4 179.2 .2 8.9 8.0 1.4 4.5 4.6 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ................................................... 110.2 103.9 102.5 106.8 4.9 2.2 1.5 -11.8 3.6 -5.4 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. 169.6 166.4 167.7 166.8 5.8 8.9 7.4 -6.4 7.3 .2 

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... 108.6 108.3 108.4 107.6 9.7 9.9 6.1 -3.6 9.8 1.1 

Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ................................................. 171.0 171.1 168.7 169.7 7.0 13.4 -.9 -3.0 10.2 -2.0 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ................................ 169.1 168.1 169.6 167.3 13.9 7.1 11.1 -4.2 10.5 3.2 

Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... 111.8 103.8 107.1 107.5 -5.8 5.3 12.3 -14.5 -.4 -2.0 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. 189.3 189.7 190.7 188.7 -.6 -.4 -4.9 -1.3 -.5 -3.1 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... 109.1 108.6 109.6 109.2 .7 -11.8 -3.6 .4 -5.7 -1.6 

Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... 104.2 104.4 103.5 103.8 -2.7 10.6 -2.3 -1.5 3.7 -1.9 

Canned fish and seafood 3 ............................................ 128.8 128.3 128.0 130.0 -1.6 10.6 .9 3.8 4.3 2.3 

Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 ........................................... 217.9 221.8 217.6 215.7 -2.2 7.9 -9.2 -4.0 2.7 -6.6 

Eggs .................................................................................... 133.0 134.0 128.0 130.7 3.7 -16.2 -11.4 -6.7 -6.8 -9.1 

Dairy and related products 1 .................................................. 170.8 171.2 170.8 169.9 -.5 12.5 6.1 -2.1 5.8 1.9 

Milk 1 2 ................................................................................. 114.9 115.0 114.1 112.2 -1.8 10.9 3.6 -9.1 4.4 -3.0 

Fresh whole milk 1 3 ........................................................... 170.2 169.2 167.3 164.9 -1.9 15.6 4.6 -11.9 6.5 -4.0 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... 114.7 115.8 114.4 112.9 -3.8 8.5 2.5 -6.1 2.1 -1.9 

Cheese and related products 1 ............................................ 172.0 172.6 172.7 172.8 1.7 16.2 8.3 1.9 8.7 5.0 

Ice cream and related products 1 ......................................... 178.1 180.0 181.8 179.1 -3.9 14.3 10.3 2.3 4.8 6.2 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... 114.1 113.5 112.6 114.8 2.9 8.2 2.5 2.5 5.5 2.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ 214.5 213.6 211.8 218.7 10.4 1.9 2.7 8.1 6.1 5.3 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. 250.3 249.6 246.6 255.4 15.3 -.8 2.6 8.4 6.9 5.5 

Fresh fruits ........................................................................ 267.5 268.8 265.4 273.4 13.5 1.2 -.6 9.1 7.2 4.1 

Apples ............................................................................. 218.1 225.3 223.0 225.8 4.9 8.4 7.3 14.9 6.7 11.0 

Bananas .......................................................................... 171.6 168.7 167.4 169.4 -15.0 16.2 8.1 -5.0 -.6 1.3 

Citrus fruits 1 2 ................................................................. 157.2 141.3 129.8 133.3 56.4 71.2 3.6 -48.3 63.6 -26.8 

Oranges, including tangerines 3 ..................................... 277.1 286.6 291.3 290.5 16.3 5.4 1.8 20.8 10.7 10.9 

Other fresh fruits 1 2 ......................................................... 93.7 100.4 107.7 110.2 4.2 -57.9 42.9 91.3 -33.8 65.3 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. 233.0 230.4 227.8 237.1 17.2 -2.9 6.1 7.2 6.7 6.6 

Potatoes .......................................................................... 216.0 214.8 216.5 217.6 7.6 18.0 30.7 3.0 12.7 16.0 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... 238.5 228.6 231.6 272.0 -9.9 -24.8 61.1 69.2 -17.7 65.1 

Tomatoes 1 ...................................................................... 238.1 266.3 264.2 279.1 1.6 -45.3 4.5 88.8 -25.4 40.5 

Other fresh vegetables .................................................... 237.2 233.9 232.0 241.1 12.4 -3.1 -1.3 6.7 4.3 2.6 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... 110.5 109.7 110.1 112.6 -4.4 11.7 2.2 7.8 3.4 5.0 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... 109.6 108.5 109.3 111.8 -9.6 12.6 1.8 8.3 .9 5.0 

Canned fruits 1 2 3 ........................................................... 109.3 109.5 107.7 111.0 -6.8 9.7 -1.5 6.4 1.1 2.4 

Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .................................................. 112.9 111.3 113.7 115.7 -10.4 13.2 5.9 10.3 .7 8.1 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ 115.3 114.4 114.5 117.4 3.3 12.8 3.2 7.5 8.0 5.3 

Frozen vegetables 3 ......................................................... 169.1 169.9 170.5 171.9 10.0 9.0 1.0 6.8 9.5 3.8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 103.7 103.7 103.9 104.9 -.4 7.3 .0 4.7 3.4 2.3 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. 100.0 102.0 103.6 102.1 -5.1 8.0 1.6 8.7 1.2 5.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. 140.1 140.0 140.0 139.1 -1.4 1.7 2.9 -2.8 .1 .0 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... 108.2 107.8 106.9 108.1 -1.5 .4 3.8 -.4 -.6 1.7 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................. 126.4 126.3 126.1 126.0 -4.4 1.0 6.2 -1.3 -1.7 2.4 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... 112.7 113.0 114.4 112.6 8.3 7.4 -2.8 -.4 7.8 -1.6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ 106.3 106.5 106.5 106.1 .8 2.3 -1.1 -.8 1.5 -.9 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. 96.9 96.9 96.5 96.4 -2.0 -.8 .0 -2.0 -1.4 -1.0 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. 145.1 143.9 142.6 142.6 -5.8 -1.1 -4.8 -6.7 -3.4 -5.8 

Roasted coffee 1 3 ........................................................... 146.4 144.6 142.7 143.1 -9.1 -1.3 -7.0 -8.7 -5.3 -7.9 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ................................... 163.9 163.7 164.2 163.7 5.1 .5 1.2 -.5 2.7 .4 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ 111.8 112.6 112.7 112.4 2.2 -.7 5.6 2.2 .7 3.8 

Other food at home ............................................................... 161.2 160.9 161.7 161.2 -.3 6.2 3.0 .0 2.9 1.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................... 156.6 156.4 157.1 157.5 -1.3 4.8 1.5 2.3 1.7 1.9 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... 140.9 140.7 140.8 142.3 3.5 5.9 -.8 4.0 4.7 1.6 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. 104.4 104.3 105.3 105.6 -3.0 1.2 1.9 4.7 -1.0 3.3 

Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................ 110.0 108.6 109.2 112.1 -8.5 8.5 4.5 7.9 -.4 6.2 

Fats and oils ........................................................................ 159.0 156.1 158.2 157.7 -2.3 17.1 3.9 -3.2 6.9 .3 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... 131.7 123.9 126.4 128.1 -2.3 43.8 9.0 -10.5 18.5 -1.2 

Butter 1 3 .......................................................................... 186.0 171.1 174.9 175.5 -4.0 110.3 -.6 -20.7 42.1 -11.3 

Margarine 3 ...................................................................... 162.2 161.2 162.8 165.7 3.6 .3 6.4 8.9 1.9 7.7 

Salad dressing 1 2 .............................................................. 107.6 107.0 107.9 108.6 .0 3.1 4.2 3.8 1.5 4.0 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... 104.2 103.6 103.4 104.2 -7.5 7.2 .8 .0 -.4 .4 

Peanut butter 1 2 3 ........................................................... 108.4 109.6 109.5 109.3 3.0 2.2 -5.7 3.4 2.6 -1.3 

Other foods ......................................................................... 177.6 178.0 178.6 177.8 .7 4.2 3.2 .5 2.4 1.8 

Soups ................................................................................ 204.5 204.0 204.6 203.9 12.4 -.4 5.9 -1.2 5.8 2.3 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ......................... 150.7 153.8 154.7 154.1 -1.1 10.2 -8.5 9.3 4.4 .0 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. 171.5 170.5 173.7 170.4 -.7 1.0 8.6 -2.5 .1 2.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... 184.5 183.6 184.4 184.6 1.6 8.6 6.3 .2 5.0 3.2 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... 111.0 109.0 108.5 109.9 19.8 2.3 15.4 -3.9 10.7 5.3 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... 110.9 112.7 109.4 111.1 16.9 5.2 -1.1 .7 10.9 -.2 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. 110.4 109.2 109.6 109.7 -.7 8.9 5.2 -2.5 4.0 1.3 

Other condiments 3 .......................................................... 187.6 185.2 187.3 191.0 -1.3 1.5 7.6 7.4 .1 7.5 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... 113.9 114.8 115.3 115.2 5.1 1.1 .4 4.6 3.1 2.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... 108.9 110.6 108.5 108.9 -1.8 4.1 -2.5 .0 1.1 -1.3 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 175.6 175.8 176.0 176.4 3.1 3.3 3.5 1.8 3.2 2.7 

Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... 111.3 111.5 111.6 111.7 3.7 3.3 2.9 1.4 3.5 2.2 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 110.7 111.0 111.3 111.8 2.6 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ 106.9 106.1 106.2 106.3 1.2 3.1 5.0 -2.2 2.1 1.3 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... 104.7 104.7 104.7 104.9 2.7 1.9 1.2 .8 2.3 1.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. 115.4 115.4 115.5 115.5 1.8 7.3 5.7 .3 4.5 3.0 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 180.8 181.2 181.2 181.8 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.6 2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. 162.2 162.4 162.0 162.8 0.8 2.3 2.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... 162.8 162.3 161.4 162.6 .8 3.3 4.8 -.5 2.0 2.1 

Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... 169.8 170.1 170.3 171.0 3.4 4.9 2.9 2.9 4.2 2.9 

Whiskey at home 3 ............................................................... 165.1 166.0 166.6 166.9 4.3 4.2 1.5 4.4 4.3 2.9 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 ................... 173.2 172.7 171.0 171.6 6.1 7.0 3.1 -3.6 6.6 -.3 

Wine at home ........................................................................ 151.2 151.4 151.5 151.9 -1.6 -.8 .0 1.9 -1.2 .9 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... 218.0 218.9 219.4 219.7 2.9 6.6 3.8 3.2 4.7 3.5 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. 111.6 111.6 111.9 112.0 .4 2.2 5.6 1.4 1.3 3.5 

Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... 117.2 120.4 120.5 120.7 3.7 10.0 10.2 12.5 6.8 11.3 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... 114.2 114.5 114.6 114.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 .7 5.2 2.9 

Housing ....................................................................................... 177.0 177.5 177.9 178.2 1.8 3.5 .5 2.7 2.7 1.6 

Shelter ....................................................................................... 202.5 203.5 204.3 205.0 4.1 4.3 3.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ..................................................... 194.7 195.4 196.2 196.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.5 

Lodging away from home 2 4 ................................................... 115.5 117.2 117.9 117.1 2.0 1.0 -11.6 5.7 1.5 -3.3 

Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................. 270.0 271.1 271.9 273.0 4.4 5.0 7.1 4.5 4.7 5.8 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 246.2 250.1 251.5 249.1 2.1 .3 -13.1 4.8 1.2 -4.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................... 209.0 209.9 210.7 211.4 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 106.9 106.9 106.3 106.4 1.9 4.2 1.1 -1.9 3.1 -.4 

Fuels and utilities ...................................................................... 145.3 144.5 143.4 143.1 -8.0 -.3 -15.4 -5.9 -4.2 -10.8 

Fuels ....................................................................................... 129.7 128.9 127.6 127.1 -10.1 -.9 -19.4 -7.8 -5.6 -13.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... 123.2 118.5 110.3 109.3 -30.4 -11.0 -14.4 -38.1 -21.3 -27.2 

Fuel oil ................................................................................ 119.8 112.9 105.5 103.7 -27.6 -10.2 -16.4 -43.9 -19.3 -31.5 

Other household fuels 6 ....................................................... 160.0 159.0 153.8 153.8 -39.7 -17.6 -7.8 -14.6 -29.5 -11.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ................................................... 136.5 135.9 135.2 134.7 -8.2 .0 -19.7 -5.2 -4.2 -12.7 

Electricity 4 ........................................................................... 140.2 139.3 138.8 137.1 1.2 23.6 -3.1 -8.6 11.9 -5.9

Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. 133.6 133.7 132.3 133.9 -21.9 -32.6 -46.8 .9 -27.4 -26.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 110.6 110.8 111.1 111.7 2.6 3.0 3.7 4.0 2.8 3.9 

Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... 236.9 237.4 238.0 239.4 3.2 2.8 4.0 4.3 3.0 4.1 

Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................ 278.0 278.6 278.6 280.4 .9 2.8 3.5 3.5 1.8 3.5 

Household furnishings and operations ...................................... 129.2 129.3 129.3 128.8 -.9 .9 .6 -1.2 .0 -.3 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... 98.2 98.8 98.5 98.6 -10.3 .8 -1.2 1.6 -4.9 .2 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. 106.9 107.1 107.3 108.3 1.5 -2.9 -1.5 5.3 -.7 1.9 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ 94.7 93.0 94.8 94.5 -23.6 13.0 -5.7 -.8 -7.1 -3.3 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... 95.7 98.2 96.2 96.2 -7.5 -4.9 2.1 2.1 -6.2 2.1 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... 130.7 130.6 130.0 129.4 1.2 -4.7 -4.5 -3.9 -1.8 -4.2 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ 135.6 136.5 135.7 135.3 .9 -.3 -4.9 -.9 .3 -2.9 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ 100.7 100.2 99.5 98.9 1.6 -5.7 -2.0 -7.0 -2.1 -4.5 

Other furniture 1 2 .................................................................. 93.4 93.3 93.9 93.6 1.6 -10.1 -11.9 .9 -4.4 -5.7 

Appliances 1 2 .......................................................................... 94.5 94.5 94.4 94.3 -3.3 2.1 -1.3 -.8 -.6 -1.1 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. 96.7 97.1 97.9 97.9 -2.9 1.3 .4 5.1 -.8 2.7 

Laundry equipment 1 3 ......................................................... 112.0 111.7 111.6 111.5 -8.5 .0 3.7 -1.8 -4.4 .9 

Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................. 91.2 90.6 89.2 89.0 -3.8 3.5 -4.3 -9.3 -.2 -6.8 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... 96.1 96.3 95.6 94.8 1.7 -3.2 -1.6 -5.3 -.8 -3.5 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... 107.0 107.4 106.6 104.6 .0 -4.0 -1.1 -8.7 -2.0 -5.0 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 8 ................................................. 117.0 118.3 117.6 118.2 8.9 -1.7 -3.0 4.2 3.5 .5 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... 92.9 91.9 90.6 91.9 -9.6 -2.5 -.4 -4.2 -6.2 -2.4 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ 96.1 95.6 95.2 95.0 4.6 -4.0 -4.1 -4.5 .2 -4.3 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. 96.1 95.7 95.8 95.7 5.1 -1.2 -3.7 -1.7 1.9 -2.7 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... 96.6 95.8 95.7 95.7 -1.6 -.8 -.4 -3.7 -1.2 -2.1 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... 95.7 95.6 95.8 95.6 9.6 -2.0 -5.3 -.4 3.6 -2.9 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... 159.8 160.1 159.9 159.6 2.3 2.8 3.1 -.5 2.6 1.3 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... 109.3 110.2 110.5 110.6 3.0 -.4 2.2 4.8 1.3 3.5 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... 119.3 119.6 119.1 118.8 -3.7 8.8 -3.0 -1.7 2.4 -2.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. 108.4 107.5 106.9 106.4 7.2 2.7 10.6 -7.2 4.9 1.3 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 116.7 116.9 117.2 117.8 1.8 6.1 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ 114.7 114.8 114.9 116.2 1.1 3.2 3.2 5.3 2.1 4.3 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... 117.6 117.9 118.3 118.5 1.1 6.1 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.3 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.5 2.2 8.1 5.4 -.3 5.1 2.5 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ 121.6 121.8 122.6 122.8 7.9 13.2 2.0 4.0 10.5 3.0 

Apparel ........................................................................................ 126.5 125.7 124.9 124.0 -1.5 -6.1 .0 -7.7 -3.8 -3.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... 125.0 124.9 123.0 123.1 -3.7 -4.0 -1.0 -5.9 -3.9 -3.5 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... 128.7 127.9 126.3 126.3 -4.5 -4.5 1.6 -7.3 -4.5 -2.9 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... 130.3 130.3 128.4 127.3 -7.5 1.6 8.1 -8.9 -3.1 -.8 

Men’s furnishings .................................................................. 133.3 133.5 132.8 134.1 2.4 -6.5 -4.4 2.4 -2.2 -1.0 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ 98.8 98.1 92.2 88.0 7.9 -29.2 60.3 -37.1 -12.6 .5 

Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... 122.6 122.0 121.3 121.3 -3.7 -5.3 -5.7 -4.2 -4.5 -4.9 

Boys’ apparel .......................................................................... 111.2 111.3 110.6 110.4 -.7 -1.7 -8.5 -2.8 -1.2 -5.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... 117.6 116.4 116.3 115.3 .7 -10.1 -2.3 -7.6 -4.9 -5.0 

Women’s apparel .................................................................... 118.3 116.9 116.8 116.6 -.7 -8.9 -2.7 -5.6 -4.9 -4.2 

Women’s outerwear .............................................................. 113.4 110.7 109.4 108.9 -10.9 -4.7 -5.5 -15.0 -7.9 -10.3 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. 101.0 99.8 100.3 101.0 6.3 -21.2 39.1 .0 -8.5 17.9 

Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... 98.7 95.6 90.9 86.1 57.6 -47.3 58.2 -42.1 -8.9 -4.3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 2 ............................................................... 99.1 98.3 97.5 97.3 23.8 -15.6 -8.8 -7.1 2.2 -7.9 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................... 114.0 114.0 113.9 108.7 7.4 -16.9 .0 -17.3 -5.5 -9.1 

Footwear ................................................................................... 123.1 122.1 121.2 119.3 -2.6 -.6 1.6 -11.8 -1.6 -5.3 

Men’s footwear ........................................................................ 124.2 124.4 124.8 123.7 -3.4 -5.3 -2.2 -1.6 -4.3 -1.9 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... 125.3 124.8 121.1 118.5 4.7 -8.5 16.5 -20.0 -2.1 -3.5 

Women’s footwear .................................................................. 120.7 118.1 118.4 116.0 -3.6 4.7 -2.9 -14.7 .5 -9.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .................................................. 131.5 132.4 128.5 125.0 13.2 -19.4 24.5 -18.4 -4.5 .8 

Jewelry and watches 6 ............................................................... 136.4 135.5 136.8 138.1 -13.2 7.3 -5.4 5.1 -3.5 -.3 

Watches 6 ................................................................................ 119.7 119.1 119.7 118.2 -7.9 1.7 -3.3 -4.9 -3.2 -4.1 

Jewelry 6 .................................................................................. 141.1 140.2 141.8 143.3 -14.5 8.8 -5.7 6.4 -3.5 .1 

Transportation ............................................................................. 152.5 150.1 148.8 149.2 .8 -4.1 -3.8 -8.4 -1.7 -6.1 

Private transportation ................................................................ 148.4 145.8 144.5 144.9 2.1 -5.7 -3.2 -9.1 -1.8 -6.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 100.8 101.0 101.1 100.6 -1.6 -2.0 -1.2 -.8 -1.8 -1.0 

New vehicles ......................................................................... 141.8 142.4 142.6 141.8 -2.2 -.8 .0 .0 -1.5 .0 

New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .................................................... 97.8 98.9 99.6 99.0 -2.4 -4.4 -.8 5.0 -3.4 2.1 

New cars 3 ........................................................................... 138.5 139.3 139.6 138.7 -1.4 -.9 -.6 .6 -1.1 .0 

New trucks 3 7 ...................................................................... 150.3 151.2 151.4 150.0 -2.4 -1.3 .0 -.8 -1.8 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................ 156.9 156.3 156.3 155.6 .0 -4.7 -4.0 -3.3 -2.4 -3.6 

Leased cars and trucks 9 ....................................................... 101.3 100.5 100.0 99.7 .0 2.0 .8 -6.2 1.0 -2.8 

Car and truck rental 1 2 .......................................................... 99.5 102.6 103.7 104.5 9.4 -20.7 -9.4 21.7 -6.9 5.0 

Motor fuel ................................................................................ 116.8 104.7 98.5 101.1 5.9 -24.8 -20.0 -43.9 -10.7 -33.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... 116.4 104.2 98.2 100.9 2.5 -23.2 -19.5 -43.5 -11.3 -32.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............................................... 114.9 102.2 96.0 98.6 4.4 -26.3 -18.4 -45.8 -12.3 -33.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 10 ....................................... 119.6 107.5 101.3 103.4 6.4 -21.8 -22.8 -44.1 -8.8 -34.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............................................ 116.5 105.4 99.6 101.5 3.8 -17.8 -21.6 -42.4 -7.6 -32.8 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. 121.0 116.7 112.0 107.9 -19.8 -7.5 -.7 -36.8 -13.9 -20.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... 105.5 105.8 105.8 106.2 2.3 3.5 1.5 2.7 2.9 2.1 

Tires ...................................................................................... 100.9 101.3 101.2 101.6 .0 6.2 -1.2 2.8 3.0 .8 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. 106.1 106.2 106.2 106.5 4.7 .8 4.7 1.5 2.7 3.1 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ................. 111.2 111.3 111.3 111.3 1.1 -1.1 2.2 .4 .0 1.3 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 ........................................... 151.0 151.1 150.7 152.1 14.4 5.9 10.4 2.9 10.1 6.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... 185.6 186.1 186.5 187.1 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... 197.9 197.4 197.6 197.5 1.5 4.9 6.3 -.8 3.2 2.7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... 171.6 171.5 171.6 172.5 3.9 4.9 5.8 2.1 4.4 3.9 

Motor vehicle repair 1 2 .......................................................... 113.1 113.5 113.5 113.9 2.2 2.6 5.9 2.9 2.4 4.4 

Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... 272.6 276.8 278.2 279.7 5.6 6.5 6.6 10.8 6.1 8.7 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. 110.0 110.2 110.4 111.3 1.9 .0 3.7 4.8 .9 4.3 

State and local registration and license 1 2 4 ......................... 106.1 106.2 106.4 107.3 .4 .0 2.7 4.6 .2 3.6 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... 118.9 119.2 119.6 120.3 5.3 .0 5.6 4.8 2.6 5.2 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. 119.5 119.9 120.2 120.8 4.5 1.0 5.5 4.4 2.8 5.0 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. 109.3 109.3 109.8 110.3 7.5 9.7 .7 3.7 8.6 2.2 

Public transportation ................................................................. 208.9 207.8 208.4 208.9 -13.5 14.5 -7.3 .0 -.5 -3.7 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. 236.4 230.0 229.0 229.9 -5.7 24.6 -18.5 -10.6 8.4 -14.6 

Other intercity transportation ................................................... 152.6 150.7 152.0 154.2 -4.0 -2.8 -4.3 4.3 -3.4 -.1 

Ship fare 1 2 3 ........................................................................ 79.2 76.7 78.4 80.7 -12.0 -9.3 -10.4 7.8 -10.6 -1.7 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... 181.8 181.9 182.3 182.1 3.4 2.5 2.9 .7 2.9 1.8 

Medical care ................................................................................ 276.3 277.5 278.4 279.7 4.7 3.9 5.1 5.0 4.3 5.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 250.6 251.3 252.0 252.8 4.9 4.1 4.3 3.6 4.5 3.9 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ 306.4 307.2 308.2 309.4 6.4 6.6 6.1 4.0 6.5 5.0 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ...................... 150.3 150.2 151.1 151.1 1.1 1.1 -1.3 2.1 1.1 .4 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. 177.7 177.7 179.5 179.4 2.0 2.5 -4.8 3.9 2.3 -.6 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... 179.4 179.2 179.0 179.2 -.9 -1.3 5.1 -.4 -1.1 2.3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 282.5 283.8 284.7 286.2 4.8 3.8 5.4 5.3 4.3 5.4 

Professional services 4 ............................................................ 248.9 249.6 250.2 250.9 3.3 2.8 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.5 

Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................ 256.3 256.9 257.5 258.6 1.9 2.2 5.0 3.6 2.1 4.3 

Dental services 4 .................................................................... 271.7 272.9 273.7 274.4 4.0 4.4 2.8 4.0 4.2 3.4 

Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 ............................................... 155.0 154.9 155.6 155.8 7.3 1.3 -.5 2.1 4.3 .8 

Services by other medical professionals 4 6 .......................... 168.9 169.3 169.7 169.7 4.7 3.2 3.4 1.9 3.9 2.6 

Hospital and related services 4 ................................................ 344.9 347.4 349.3 352.4 7.3 5.8 7.9 9.0 6.5 8.4 

Hospital services 1 4 11 .......................................................... 126.1 127.0 127.6 128.9 7.2 6.0 8.0 9.2 6.6 8.6 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 4 11 ....................................... 123.3 124.3 124.7 126.2 7.4 5.8 7.5 9.7 6.6 8.6 

Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ......................................... 286.6 288.2 290.4 292.5 5.5 6.1 7.9 8.5 5.8 8.2 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 4 11 ............................... 123.6 124.1 124.6 125.1 1.7 4.0 6.4 4.9 2.9 5.7 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 105.4 105.7 105.6 105.8 3.1 -.8 2.3 1.5 1.2 1.9 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 101.6 101.8 101.7 102.2 .8 .4 .0 2.4 .6 1.2 

Televisions .............................................................................. 43.1 42.7 42.4 42.4 -12.0 -12.4 -12.0 -6.3 -12.2 -9.2 

Cable television 4 7 .................................................................. 281.4 282.4 283.3 286.0 6.1 2.9 3.5 6.7 4.5 5.1 

Other video equipment 1 2 ....................................................... 51.0 50.8 50.4 50.1 -29.1 -18.4 -6.0 -6.9 -24.0 -6.5 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... 84.9 83.9 83.9 85.0 -3.2 7.3 -5.5 .5 1.9 -2.5 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....... 83.8 81.9 81.0 82.0 -5.5 4.8 -8.1 -8.3 -.5 -8.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... 92.6 92.7 94.2 96.0 4.5 4.0 .0 15.5 4.2 7.5 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... 76.8 76.7 75.9 75.8 -7.4 -7.5 3.2 -5.1 -7.4 -1.0 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... 106.8 108.7 108.5 105.3 3.9 8.2 -3.7 -5.5 6.0 -4.6 

Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... 110.5 110.9 111.4 111.7 6.1 1.1 2.9 4.4 3.6 3.7 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... 147.0 147.5 148.4 149.0 6.8 -1.1 1.1 5.6 2.8 3.3 

Pet food 1 2 3 ......................................................................... 104.5 104.7 105.4 105.8 6.4 -2.6 1.9 5.1 1.8 3.5 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. 101.4 101.9 101.6 102.0 5.8 3.6 -1.2 2.4 4.7 .6 

Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ 123.7 124.3 124.6 124.6 5.8 5.1 5.3 2.9 5.5 4.1 

Pet services 1 2 3 ................................................................... 112.5 112.5 113.0 113.4 5.9 1.8 -2.5 3.2 3.8 .4 

Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ..................................................... 125.0 125.5 125.7 125.7 6.2 5.4 7.0 2.3 5.8 4.6 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ 117.9 117.7 117.3 117.1 -.3 -1.0 -2.3 -2.7 -.7 -2.5 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... 133.2 133.1 131.8 132.2 -1.2 .9 1.2 -3.0 -.2 -.9 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. 104.1 103.5 103.5 103.2 -2.6 -1.5 -2.6 -3.4 -2.1 -3.0 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... 99.0 98.8 98.7 98.7 -1.6 .0 -.4 -1.2 -.8 -.8 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. 123.7 123.4 122.3 122.3 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -4.5 -1.0 -2.7 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... 97.3 97.7 97.3 97.7 3.4 2.5 .8 1.7 2.9 1.2 

Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ................................................ 85.7 84.3 83.2 82.4 -7.8 -6.6 -3.6 -14.5 -7.2 -9.3 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... 103.7 103.5 103.8 103.9 -1.5 .8 .0 .8 -.4 .4 

Photographer fees 1 2 3 ......................................................... 107.1 107.1 108.7 108.5 9.2 3.4 .8 5.3 6.3 3.0 

Film processing 1 2 3 .............................................................. 99.8 99.6 99.4 99.4 -4.7 -1.2 .0 -1.6 -2.9 -.8 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... 84.7 84.1 83.1 83.8 -4.1 -1.4 .5 -4.2 -2.8 -1.9 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... 100.1 99.3 98.0 99.2 -6.1 -3.1 .0 -3.5 -4.6 -1.8 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ........ 84.2 83.5 82.4 83.4 -5.1 .5 1.4 -3.7 -2.3 -1.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... 98.0 97.0 96.2 95.3 2.5 6.8 2.1 -10.6 4.7 -4.5 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... 100.3 100.2 100.1 99.5 -1.2 1.6 .0 -3.2 .2 -1.6 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 117.2 118.3 118.0 118.0 6.8 -3.1 6.4 2.8 1.8 4.6 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... 111.7 113.1 112.4 112.7 4.8 -6.9 4.0 3.6 -1.3 3.8 

Admissions 1 ............................................................................ 246.0 247.7 246.9 246.6 9.1 -2.6 8.7 1.0 3.1 4.8 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ................ 119.6 120.0 119.4 119.3 4.5 .0 4.5 -1.0 2.2 1.7 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... 126.4 126.9 126.4 126.4 19.3 2.6 2.2 .0 10.6 1.1 

Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................. 198.6 201.4 202.5 201.2 4.7 7.0 5.4 5.3 5.9 5.4 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ 192.0 192.1 193.1 193.4 3.2 3.2 -1.0 2.9 3.2 .9 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. 108.7 108.8 109.3 109.3 3.4 3.0 -1.5 2.2 3.2 .4 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. 102.4 102.5 103.0 103.5 3.6 3.2 -.4 4.4 3.4 2.0 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 106.5 106.5 106.7 107.0 2.3 4.3 3.8 1.9 3.3 2.9 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 120.8 121.3 121.5 122.2 5.3 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.8 6.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Educational books and supplies ............................................. 304.9 304.7 295.4 301.2 5.7 8.5 10.3 -4.8 7.1 2.5 

College textbooks 1 3 9 .......................................................... - -

 100.0 101.9 - - - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 347.3 348.9 350.4 352.1 5.0 6.2 7.0 5.6 5.6 6.3 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ 355.9 357.7 359.1 361.0 4.9 5.3 9.3 5.9 5.1 7.5 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ 380.7 382.4 384.5 386.5 6.8 7.4 8.3 6.2 7.1 7.3 

Child care and nursery school 8 ............................................. 166.7 167.2 168.0 168.8 4.3 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.3 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... 125.2 125.4 126.0 126.1 3.7 7.8 7.7 2.9 5.8 5.3 

Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... 93.6 93.3 93.4 93.4 .0 1.3 .0 -.9 .6 -.4 

Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ 108.1 108.1 108.0 108.1 5.4 5.0 .0 .0 5.2 .0 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 4.8 4.8 .0 .0 4.8 .0 

Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................. 124.4 124.4 123.7 124.6 29.7 1.6 .0 .6 14.8 .3 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 92.5 92.2 92.3 92.2 -.4 .9 .0 -1.3 .2 -.6 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 99.9 99.6 99.7 100.3 .8 2.4 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 

Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................................. 187.7 188.1 188.2 189.5 5.2 4.9 4.8 3.9 5.0 4.4 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ................... 88.5 87.6 87.9 88.2 -3.5 -.9 -1.8 -1.3 -2.2 -1.6 

Interstate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... 65.0 64.3 64.5 64.8 -3.6 -1.8 -1.8 -1.2 -2.7 -1.5 

Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... 88.0 87.3 87.4 87.7 -4.4 -.5 -.5 -1.4 -2.5 -.9 

Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ 67.1 67.5 67.2 67.5 -.6 -1.2 -8.5 2.4 -.9 -3.2 

Information and information processing other than telephone

services 1 12 ..................................................................... 20.2 20.0 19.8 19.4 -17.7 -13.7 -19.1 -14.9 -15.7 -17.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ 26.4 25.8 25.3 24.6 -32.7 -27.0 -34.1 -24.6 -29.9 -29.5 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ 77.0 79.1 79.5 77.3 -2.0 -3.0 -9.7 1.6 -2.5 -4.3 

Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... 100.3 100.4 100.3 98.2 1.7 14.0 4.9 -8.1 7.7 -1.8 

Other information processing equipment 1 2 .......................... 66.6 65.5 65.0 64.3 -3.9 -11.0 -7.4 -13.1 -7.5 -10.3 

Other goods and services ........................................................... 285.6 289.2 286.4 287.2 8.1 6.6 -.3 2.3 7.3 1.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 429.9 446.7 431.7 432.8 21.2 17.0 -9.9 2.7 19.1 -3.8 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... 174.4 181.6 175.1 175.5 22.7 17.5 -10.5 2.5 20.1 -4.2 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. 124.7 125.0 125.8 126.8 -4.8 6.7 3.6 6.9 .8 5.2 

Personal care 1 .......................................................................... 172.3 172.6 172.6 173.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 2.1 3.0 3.0 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.2 1.3 -1.8 .8 -.5 -.3 .1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... 104.0 104.0 104.6 104.8 .0 .8 -2.3 3.1 .4 .4 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... 169.3 169.3 168.3 167.5 2.2 -3.7 3.6 -4.2 -.8 -.4 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... 185.9 186.8 186.4 186.3 4.0 3.1 2.4 .9 3.6 1.6 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... 113.4 114.0 113.7 113.6 4.0 3.3 2.1 .7 3.6 1.4 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 267.2 268.3 269.2 270.7 3.6 5.3 6.1 5.3 4.5 5.7 

Legal services 1 6 ................................................................... 204.8 204.9 205.1 207.0 5.7 7.1 11.1 4.4 6.4 7.7 

Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ 197.0 197.8 198.6 199.7 3.6 5.1 4.2 5.6 4.3 4.9 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... 111.7 111.4 111.5 111.9 5.7 4.9 5.6 .7 5.3 3.1 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... 112.8 113.0 113.0 113.3 3.7 5.2 4.0 1.8 4.4 2.9 

Financial services 1 6 ............................................................. 225.9 227.2 228.0 230.0 3.7 2.5 3.1 7.5 3.1 5.2 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. 114.4 115.4 116.0 115.9 2.2 2.5 3.2 5.3 2.3 4.3 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ....... 122.4 122.6 122.7 125.5 6.2 4.4 3.0 10.5 5.3 6.7 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 95.5 94.7 94.4 95.2 -.4 -1.3 3.9 -1.3 -.8 1.3 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ............................. 156.2 156.5 156.0 156.1 -1.0 2.3 .8 -.3 .6 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................. 150.3 149.2 148.2 148.3 1.9 -1.3 -1.3 -5.2 .3 -3.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... 135.7 134.1 132.6 132.5 .9 -4.8 -4.0 -9.1 -2.0 -6.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 144.7 142.6 139.9 140.0 1.6 -5.8 -6.1 -12.4 -2.1 -9.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 160.1 157.3 153.4 154.2 2.4 -5.9 -7.8 -13.9 -1.8 -10.9 

Durables .................................................................................... 123.9 124.0 123.9 123.2 -1.0 -2.2 -1.9 -2.2 -1.6 -2.1 

Services ........................................................................................ 204.8 205.6 206.1 206.8 2.6 3.8 2.0 4.0 3.2 3.0 

Rent of shelter 5 ............................................................................. 210.9 212.0 212.9 213.5 4.4 4.1 3.3 5.0 4.2 4.2 

Transportation services ................................................................. 203.3 204.3 204.9 205.6 .0 5.7 2.0 4.6 2.8 3.3 

Other services ............................................................................... 240.8 241.6 242.0 242.9 4.2 2.9 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.0 

All items less food ......................................................................... 178.1 178.0 177.7 178.0 2.1 1.4 .2 -.2 1.7 .0 

All items less shelter ..................................................................... 169.8 169.2 168.6 168.9 1.7 .5 -.5 -2.1 1.1 -1.3 

All items less medical care ............................................................ 172.3 172.1 171.9 172.2 2.1 1.6 .2 -.2 1.9 .0 

Commodities less food .................................................................. 137.5 135.9 134.5 134.4 1.1 -4.5 -3.7 -8.7 -1.7 -6.2 

Nondurables less food .................................................................. 146.8 145.0 142.3 142.5 1.9 -5.4 -5.8 -11.2 -1.9 -8.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. 161.3 158.7 155.1 155.9 2.7 -5.4 -6.9 -12.7 -1.4 -9.9 

Nondurables .................................................................................. 160.0 159.1 157.7 157.8 3.0 -.7 -2.0 -5.4 1.1 -3.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 122.6 122.0 121.2 120.6 -1.6 -7.2 -0.6 -6.4 -4.4 -3.6 

Services less rent of shelter 5 ........................................................ 213.2 213.7 213.9 214.1 1.5 3.7 .6 1.7 2.6 1.1 

Services less medical care services ............................................. 198.0 198.7 199.3 199.4 3.1 3.7 1.8 2.9 3.4 2.3 

Energy ........................................................................................... 122.7 116.7 113.2 114.2 -3.2 -12.2 -19.4 -25.0 -7.8 -22.2 

All items less energy ..................................................................... 184.9 185.5 185.7 186.0 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 

All items less food and energy .................................................... 187.4 188.1 188.3 188.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 145.1 145.4 144.8 144.3 .3 -.5 -.8 -2.2 -.1 -1.5 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 117.4 106.0 99.6 102.1 2.1 -23.8 -19.7 -42.8 -11.8 -32.2 

Services less energy services ................................................... 211.7 212.7 213.3 214.1 3.7 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.9 4.0 

Domestically produced farm food ................................................. 178.3 178.3 178.3 178.9 5.9 3.9 2.5 1.4 4.9 1.9 

Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 158.8 158.6 158.2 157.7 -4.3 2.5 -7.7 -2.7 -1.0 -5.2 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed

expenditure categories1

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2002

from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Food and beverages

Rice 2 ......................................................................................... 98.0 98.0 97.9 98.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.9 

White bread ............................................................................... 210.4 209.9 212.3 211.2 .3 -.2 1.1 -.5 4.1 

Bread other than white .............................................................. 213.7 217.6 218.8 218.1 -.9 1.8 .6 -.3 4.7

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ........................................................ 196.3 196.5 197.4 196.6 1.0 .1 .5 -.4 1.0 

Cookies ..................................................................................... 193.5 194.4 196.2 196.6 .7 .5 .9 .2 4.4 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................ 194.6 196.3 196.0 195.6 -.6 .9 -.2 -.2 4.1 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ..................................... 232.3 230.1 225.1 229.2 -1.0 -.9 -2.2 1.8 1.6 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 203.2 198.9 202.0 209.7 .3 -2.1 1.6 3.8 4.4 

Bacon and related products ...................................................... 193.1 188.2 185.8 185.9 -.9 -2.5 -1.3 .1 6.6 

Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................. 110.5 111.3 111.8 110.7 -1.5 .7 .4 -1.0 2.2 

Ham, excluding canned ............................................................. 180.6 176.3 171.4 170.9 2.1 -2.4 -2.8 -.3 7.0 

Frankfurters ............................................................................... 159.2 163.6 157.7 151.1 5.3 2.8 -3.6 -4.2 -1.8 

Lunchmeats 2 ............................................................................. 106.9 107.1 108.2 107.7 .8 .2 1.0 -.5 5.1 

Lamb and organ meats ............................................................. 178.6 176.4 173.4 179.2 2.4 -1.2 -1.7 3.3 4.6

Lamb and mutton 2 ..................................................................... 110.2 103.9 102.5 106.8 6.3 -5.7 -1.3 4.2 -1.0 

Fresh whole chicken .................................................................. 171.0 171.1 168.7 169.7 .4 .1 -1.4 .6 3.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts ................................................. 169.1 168.1 169.6 167.3 4.6 -.6 .9 -1.4 6.8 

Canned fish and seafood .......................................................... 130.1 128.8 128.2 129.7 .9 -1.0 -.5 1.2 3.3 

Frozen fish and seafood ............................................................ 217.9 221.8 217.6 215.7 .0 1.8 -1.9 -.9 -2.0 

Fresh whole milk ....................................................................... 170.2 169.2 167.3 164.9 1.9 -.6 -1.1 -1.4 1.1 

Fresh milk other than whole 2 .................................................... 114.7 115.8 114.4 112.9 .7 1.0 -1.2 -1.3 .1 

Oranges, including tangerines ................................................... 314.3 270.6 242.2 248.3 -4.7 -13.9 -10.5 2.5 10.7 

Canned fruits 2 ........................................................................... 109.3 109.5 107.7 111.0 -.7 .2 -1.6 3.1 1.7 

Canned vegetables 2 .................................................................. 112.9 111.3 113.7 115.7 .3 -1.4 2.2 1.8 4.3 

Frozen vegetables ..................................................................... 169.8 168.3 168.8 172.7 .9 -.9 .3 2.3 6.6 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ................................................. 100.0 102.0 103.6 102.1 .5 2.0 1.6 -1.4 3.1 

Roasted coffee .......................................................................... 146.4 144.6 142.7 143.1 -.6 -1.2 -1.3 .3 -6.6 

Instant and freeze dried coffee .................................................. 163.9 163.7 164.2 163.7 .6 -.1 .3 -.3 1.6 

Butter ......................................................................................... 186.0 171.1 174.9 175.5 -1.0 -8.0 2.2 .3 12.3 

Margarine .................................................................................. 165.0 156.9 160.7 166.9 3.7 -4.9 2.4 3.9 4.8 

Peanut butter 2 ........................................................................... 108.4 109.6 109.5 109.3 -1.9 1.1 -.1 -.2 .6 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ..................................... 111.0 109.0 108.5 109.9 5.1 -1.8 -.5 1.3 8.0 

Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ........................................................... 110.9 112.7 109.4 111.1 -1.6 1.6 -2.9 1.6 5.2 

Sauces and gravies 2 ................................................................. 110.4 109.2 109.6 109.7 .8 -1.1 .4 .1 2.6 

Other condiments ...................................................................... 188.5 181.5 184.4 191.8 .3 -3.7 1.6 4.0 3.7 

Whiskey at home ....................................................................... 165.0 165.4 165.8 166.5 .0 .2 .2 .4 3.6 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ............................. 173.2 172.7 171.0 171.6 .5 -.3 -1.0 .4 3.1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............ 111.6 111.6 111.9 112.0 .9 .0 .3 .1 2.4 

Wine away from home 2 ............................................................. 117.2 120.4 120.5 120.7 1.6 2.7 .1 .2 9.0 

Distilled spirits away from home 2 .............................................. 114.2 114.5 114.6 114.4 .8 .3 .1 -.2 4.0 

Housing

Laundry equipment .................................................................... 112.0 111.7 111.6 111.5 -.4 -.3 -.1 -.1 -1.8 

Transportation

New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................ 97.8 98.9 99.6 99.0 .5 1.1 .7 -.6 -.7 

New cars ................................................................................... 137.7 139.4 140.5 139.7 .4 1.2 .8 -.6 -.5 

New trucks 3 ............................................................................... 149.6 151.3 152.0 150.9 .8 1.1 .5 -.7 -1.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... 114.0 101.8 93.1 95.0 -12.4 -10.7 -8.5 2.0 -23.7 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 4 .................................................. 119.1 107.2 98.8 100.6 -10.7 -10.0 -7.8 1.8 -22.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium .................................................... 115.9 104.9 97.0 98.7 -9.7 -9.5 -7.5 1.8 -21.2 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................ 111.2 111.3 111.3 111.3 .1 .1 .0 .0 .6 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ...................................................... 151.0 151.1 150.7 152.1 .1 .1 -.3 .9 8.3 

Parking fees and tolls 2 .............................................................. 119.5 119.9 120.2 120.8 .3 .3 .3 .5 3.9 

Automobile service clubs 2 ......................................................... 109.3 109.3 109.8 110.3 .0 .0 .5 .5 5.3 

Ship fare 2 .................................................................................. 79.2 76.7 78.4 80.7 -1.1 -3.2 2.2 2.9 -6.3 

Medical care

Inpatient hospital services 5 6 ..................................................... 123.2 124.1 124.3 126.3 .7 .7 .2 1.6 7.5 

Outpatient hospital services 7 6 .................................................. 287.1 288.3 290.2 293.7 .4 .4 .7 1.2 7.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed

expenditure categories1-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item

Indexes

1-month

percent changes

ended—

Percent

change to

Jan. 2002

from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Recreation

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ................. 83.8 81.9 81.0 82.0 0.1 -2.3 -1.1 1.2 -4.4 

Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ............................................... 92.6 92.7 94.2 96.0 -.1 .1 1.6 1.9 5.8 

Pet food 2 ................................................................................... 104.5 104.7 105.4 105.8 -.4 .2 .7 .4 2.6 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ........................... 101.4 101.9 101.6 102.0 -.2 .5 -.3 .4 2.6 

Pet services 2 ............................................................................. 112.5 112.5 113.0 113.4 -.7 .0 .4 .4 2.1 

Veterinarian services 2 ............................................................... 125.0 125.5 125.7 125.7 .2 .4 .2 .0 5.2 

Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................................... 97.3 97.7 97.3 97.7 .8 .4 -.4 .4 2.1 

Photographic equipment 2 .......................................................... 85.7 84.3 83.2 82.4 -.5 -1.6 -1.3 -1.0 -8.2 

Photographer fees 2 ................................................................... 107.1 107.1 108.7 108.5 -1.3 .0 1.5 -.2 4.6 

Film processing 2 ....................................................................... 99.8 99.6 99.4 99.4 .2 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.9 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 .................. 84.2 83.5 82.4 83.4 .2 -.8 -1.3 1.2 -1.8 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 .......................... 119.6 120.0 119.4 119.3 -.1 .3 -.5 -.1 2.0 

Admission to sporting events 2 ................................................... 126.4 126.9 126.4 126.4 -.3 .4 -.4 .0 5.8 

Education and communication

College textbooks 8 .................................................................... - -

 100.0 101.9 - - - 1.9 -

Interstate toll calls ...................................................................... 65.0 64.3 64.5 64.8 1.1 -1.1 .3 .5 -2.1 

Intrastate toll calls ...................................................................... 88.0 87.3 87.4 87.7 1.0 -.8 .1 .3 -1.7 

Other goods and services

Checking account and other bank services 2 ............................. 114.4 115.4 116.0 115.9 .1 .9 .5 -.1 3.3 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................... 122.4 122.6 122.7 125.5 .2 .2 .1 2.3 6.0 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ................................... 155.7 156.5 156.5 156.8 .8 .5 .0 .2 .5 

1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 6 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 172.9 173.2 0.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. -

 515.0 515.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 17.229 174.6 175.7 2.9 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food ...................................................................................... 16.228 174.1 175.2 2.9 .6 .0 -.1 .3 

Food at home ...................................................................... 9.798 173.7 175.3 2.9 .9 -.1 -.1 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 1.468 195.1 196.7 3.0 .8 .2 -.2 .8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 2.831 161.8 162.0 2.6 .1 -.3 -.1 .0 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. 1.021 170.6 169.7 3.6 -.5 .2 -.4 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 1.307 212.8 223.2 5.8 4.9 -.4 -.8 3.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 1.132 137.7 138.8 .1 .8 -.1 .0 -.7 

Other food at home ........................................................... 2.038 160.5 161.0 2.4 .3 -.1 .5 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ .339 155.9 158.5 2.0 1.7 -.1 .4 .4 

Fats and oils .................................................................... .316 156.5 158.0 3.4 1.0 -1.8 1.3 -.4 

Other foods ...................................................................... 1.383 178.3 177.9 2.2 -.2 .2 .4 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .310 109.0 109.3 .7 .3 1.2 -1.6 .3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.430 176.0 176.4 2.9 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... .275 115.8 115.8 3.9 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 1.001 180.5 181.4 2.8 .5 .1 -.1 .4 

Housing ................................................................................... 38.141 172.9 173.4 1.9 .3 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ................................................................................... 29.212 197.7 198.7 4.2 .5 .5 .4 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.395 195.7 196.3 4.6 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 1.523 108.8 113.2 -.5 4.0 1.4 .3 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 18.980 191.7 192.3 4.5 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .314 106.3 106.4 1.1 .1 .1 -.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 4.829 141.5 140.8 -8.1 -.5 -.4 -.8 -.2 

Fuels .................................................................................... 3.955 125.2 124.2 -10.4 -.8 -.5 -1.0 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... .177 112.7 113.0 -24.7 .3 -3.4 -7.4 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.778 132.5 131.4 -9.3 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .873 111.0 111.7 3.2 .6 .3 .2 .5 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 4.101 125.4 125.0 -.6 -.3 .2 .0 -.5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .357 118.0 118.5 3.9 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Apparel .................................................................................... 4.831 123.0 119.6 -3.6 -2.8 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.243 122.7 121.0 -3.8 -1.4 .0 -1.3 -.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 1.864 113.5 108.5 -4.2 -4.4 -.8 -.2 -1.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. .256 130.3 126.7 -1.8 -2.8 .6 -3.0 -2.8 

Footwear ............................................................................... 1.165 121.0 117.7 -3.1 -2.7 -.6 -.7 -1.3 

Transportation ......................................................................... 19.393 147.4 147.5 -4.2 .1 -1.8 -.9 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................ 18.452 144.5 144.6 -4.4 .1 -1.8 -1.0 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 10.145 102.0 101.3 -1.6 -.7 .1 .1 -.5 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 4.897 144.7 143.8 -.7 -.6 .6 .1 -.8 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 4.099 158.1 156.5 -3.2 -1.0 -.3 -.1 -.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 3.153 96.3 98.2 -22.6 2.0 -10.4 -5.5 2.5

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 3.120 95.7 97.6 -22.7 2.0 -10.4 -5.7 2.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... .530 104.9 105.3 2.2 .4 .3 -.1 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 1.438 187.9 188.6 3.6 .4 .2 .3 .3 

Public transportation .............................................................. .941 200.1 201.0 -1.6 .4 -.5 .2 .2 

Medical care ............................................................................ 4.620 276.2 278.5 4.6 .8 .4 .3 .5 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 1.006 246.7 247.6 4.1 .4 .3 .3 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................ 3.614 283.0 285.7 4.7 1.0 .4 .3 .5 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 2.245 251.0 252.8 3.2 .7 .3 .2 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.092 343.6 348.2 7.5 1.3 .7 .5 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.649 103.8 104.2 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 0.3 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.803 100.5 101.4 .6 .9 .1 .0 .5 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.637 106.9 107.1 3.0 .2 .0 .1 .4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.382 122.1 122.7 5.8 .5 .4 .1 .5 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... .203 297.3 305.2 4.2 2.7 .0 -3.5 .7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 2.178 345.2 346.2 5.9 .3 .4 .4 .5 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 3.255 94.6 94.7 .3 .1 -.4 .1 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 3.107 93.9 94.0 .2 .1 -.4 .1 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.591 99.9 100.4 1.4 .5 -.4 .2 .5 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ .516 20.6 20.1 -16.3 -2.4 -1.0 -1.0 -2.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .253 25.0 24.3 -29.2 -2.8 -2.3 -2.0 -2.8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 4.499 293.3 294.0 4.4 .2 1.7 -1.3 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.441 432.9 433.5 7.1 .1 4.0 -3.4 .1 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 3.059 172.3 172.7 2.7 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .815 156.0 155.9 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .900 187.1 187.0 2.7 -.1 .5 -.2 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 1.161 268.0 269.8 5.0 .7 .4 .3 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 45.559 148.4 148.3 -1.7 -.1 -.7 -.7 .0

Food and beverages ............................................................... 17.229 174.6 175.7 2.9 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 28.330 133.4 132.7 -4.4 -.5 -1.2 -1.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 14.685 139.4 138.9 -6.2 -.4 -1.3 -2.1 -.1 

Apparel ................................................................................ 4.831 123.0 119.6 -3.6 -2.8 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 9.854 153.1 154.2 -7.1 .7 -1.8 -2.6 .5 

Durables ................................................................................ 13.645 124.9 124.1 -2.0 -.6 .0 .0 -.6 

Services ..................................................................................... 54.441 201.7 202.5 3.0 .4 .4 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 28.898 190.4 191.4 4.2 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .314 106.3 106.4 1.1 .1 .1 -.7 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.778 132.5 131.4 -9.3 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .873 111.0 111.7 3.2 .6 .3 .2 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .357 118.0 118.5 3.9 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Transportation services ........................................................... 6.573 202.6 203.4 3.8 .4 .6 .3 .3 

Medical care services .............................................................. 3.614 283.0 285.7 4.7 1.0 .4 .3 .5 

Other services ......................................................................... 10.033 237.3 238.3 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 83.772 172.5 172.7 .5 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 70.788 165.7 165.8 -.4 .1 -.4 -.4 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 95.380 168.3 168.5 .7 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 29.331 135.1 134.5 -4.1 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 15.687 141.8 141.4 -5.7 -.3 -1.3 -2.0 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 10.855 154.7 155.8 -6.3 .7 -1.7 -2.5 .4 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 31.915 157.3 157.5 -1.5 .1 -.6 -.9 .0

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.543 189.2 189.8 1.7 .3 .3 .1 .1 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 50.827 195.0 195.7 2.8 .4 .4 .3 .1 

Energy ....................................................................................... 7.109 110.0 110.5 -16.2 .5 -5.3 -3.0 1.0 

All items less energy ................................................................. 92.891 181.5 181.8 2.5 .2 .3 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 76.663 183.5 183.6 2.4 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 26.001 145.6 144.4 -.8 -.8 .3 -.5 -.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 3.330 97.5 99.2 -22.8 1.7 -10.0 -5.7 2.4 

Services less energy services ............................................... 50.663 209.4 210.4 4.1 .5 .4 .3 .4 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... -

 $ .578 $ .577 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... -

 $ .194 $ .194 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 173.9 173.7 173.3 173.7 2.6 0.9 0.5 -0.5 1.7 0.0 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 174.8 174.7 174.7 175.3 3.6 3.8 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Food ...................................................................................... 174.3 174.3 174.2 174.8 3.6 3.8 3.0 1.2 3.7 2.1 

Food at home ...................................................................... 174.3 174.1 173.9 174.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 .5 4.0 1.6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 195.4 195.7 195.4 196.9 2.3 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.7 3.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 162.6 162.1 162.0 162.0 8.4 2.5 1.0 -1.5 5.4 -.2 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. 170.8 171.2 170.6 169.7 -.7 12.3 6.1 -2.6 5.6 1.7 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 213.1 212.3 210.5 217.3 10.7 1.9 2.7 8.1 6.2 5.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 139.4 139.3 139.3 138.3 -1.4 1.8 3.2 -3.1 .1 .0 

Other food at home ........................................................... 160.7 160.5 161.3 160.8 .0 6.5 2.8 .2 3.2 1.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 156.4 156.3 156.9 157.6 -1.3 5.3 1.3 3.1 2.0 2.2 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 158.6 155.7 157.8 157.2 -2.3 16.5 3.9 -3.5 6.7 .1 

Other foods ...................................................................... 177.9 178.3 179.0 178.1 .9 4.7 3.0 .5 2.8 1.7

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 109.5 110.8 109.0 109.3 -.4 5.7 -1.4 -.7 2.6 -1.1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 175.6 175.8 176.0 176.4 3.1 3.0 3.7 1.8 3.1 2.8 

Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... 115.7 115.8 115.8 115.8 1.8 7.3 6.1 .3 4.5 3.2 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 180.7 180.8 180.7 181.4 2.5 3.4 3.6 1.6 3.0 2.6 

Housing ................................................................................... 172.7 173.2 173.5 173.8 1.7 3.1 .5 2.6 2.4 1.5 

Shelter ................................................................................... 196.6 197.5 198.2 198.9 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.1 4.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 194.0 194.8 195.5 196.1 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.4 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 115.5 117.1 117.4 117.4 2.7 -.7 -10.4 6.7 1.0 -2.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 190.0 190.8 191.5 192.1 4.0 4.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 107.0 107.1 106.3 106.4 2.3 3.4 1.1 -2.2 2.9 -.6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 144.6 144.0 142.9 142.6 -8.5 .0 -15.7 -5.4 -4.4 -10.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 128.6 127.9 126.6 126.2 -10.7 -.3 -19.6 -7.3 -5.6 -13.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 123.6 119.4 110.6 109.4 -33.3 -12.5 -10.6 -38.6 -23.6 -25.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 135.5 135.0 134.3 133.8 -8.7 .3 -20.1 -4.9 -4.3 -12.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 110.6 110.9 111.1 111.7 2.6 2.6 3.7 4.0 2.6 3.9 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 125.6 125.8 125.8 125.2 -.9 .3 -.3 -1.3 -.3 -.8 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 117.6 117.8 118.0 118.5 1.8 8.3 2.8 3.1 5.0 2.9 

Apparel .................................................................................... 125.5 125.0 124.1 122.9 -.6 -5.8 .3 -8.0 -3.3 -3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 124.8 124.8 123.2 123.1 -3.7 -3.7 -2.5 -5.3 -3.7 -3.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 116.0 115.1 114.9 113.7 2.4 -9.4 -1.7 -7.7 -3.7 -4.7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. 133.5 134.3 130.3 126.7 13.7 -19.4 25.2 -18.9 -4.3 .8 

Footwear ............................................................................... 123.1 122.4 121.5 119.9 -1.9 -1.0 1.0 -10.0 -1.4 -4.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 151.7 149.0 147.7 148.0 1.8 -6.0 -3.6 -9.4 -2.2 -6.6 

Private transportation ............................................................ 148.8 146.1 144.7 145.1 2.4 -6.9 -3.7 -9.6 -2.4 -6.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.0 -.8 -2.3 -1.6 -1.2 -1.6 -1.4 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 142.9 143.7 143.9 142.8 -1.7 -.8 .0 -.3 -1.2 -.1 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 157.8 157.3 157.2 156.5 -.2 -5.1 -4.2 -3.3 -2.7 -3.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 116.8 104.6 98.8 101.3 7.2 -28.0 -18.2 -43.4 -12.1 -32.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 116.2 104.1 98.2 100.7 6.9 -27.7 -18.0 -43.6 -12.1 -32.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... 104.7 105.0 104.9 105.3 2.0 3.1 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 187.1 187.5 188.0 188.6 3.1 3.8 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 

Public transportation .............................................................. 203.7 202.6 203.1 203.6 -11.8 13.2 -5.9 -.2 -.1 -3.1 

Medical care ............................................................................ 275.3 276.4 277.3 278.6 4.7 3.6 5.3 4.9 4.2 5.1 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 245.5 246.3 247.1 247.9 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 

Medical care services ............................................................ 282.2 283.4 284.3 285.7 4.8 3.5 5.6 5.1 4.1 5.3 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 251.1 251.8 252.3 253.1 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 340.6 343.0 344.7 347.9 7.2 5.8 8.3 8.9 6.5 8.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 104.0 104.1 104.0 104.3 2.0 0.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.4 

Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.5 .4 .0 -.4 2.4 .2 1.0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 106.5 106.5 106.6 107.0 2.7 3.9 3.8 1.9 3.3 2.9 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 121.0 121.5 121.6 122.2 4.9 6.7 7.3 4.0 5.8 5.6 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 310.9 310.9 300.1 302.1 5.6 11.2 12.5 -10.9 8.4 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 340.7 342.1 343.5 345.2 5.0 6.2 6.9 5.4 5.6 6.1 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 94.9 94.5 94.6 94.7 .0 1.7 .4 -.8 .8 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 94.2 93.8 93.9 94.0 .0 .9 .9 -.8 .4 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 100.1 99.7 99.9 100.4 .8 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ 21.0 20.8 20.6 20.1 -18.5 -13.3 -17.0 -16.1 -16.0 -16.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 26.1 25.5 25.0 24.3 -32.4 -27.5 -31.6 -24.9 -30.0 -28.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 292.4 297.3 293.3 294.0 9.9 8.0 -1.9 2.2 8.9 .1

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 430.9 448.3 432.9 433.5 21.5 17.1 -9.6 2.4 19.3 -3.8 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 171.9 172.3 172.3 172.7 3.1 2.9 3.1 1.9 3.0 2.5 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 156.1 156.1 156.0 155.9 .8 -.3 .5 -.5 .3 .0 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 186.5 187.4 187.1 187.0 4.0 3.3 2.4 1.1 3.7 1.7 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 266.8 267.8 268.7 269.8 4.1 5.8 5.3 4.6 5.0 4.9 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 151.0 149.9 148.8 148.8 2.4 -2.1 -1.3 -5.7 .1 -3.5 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 174.8 174.7 174.7 175.3 3.6 3.8 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 137.0 135.4 133.8 133.6 1.7 -5.6 -4.3 -9.6 -2.0 -7.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 146.1 144.2 141.2 141.1 2.1 -6.7 -6.8 -13.0 -2.4 -10.0 

Apparel ................................................................................ 125.5 125.0 124.1 122.9 -.6 -5.8 .3 -8.0 -3.3 -3.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 162.4 159.4 155.2 155.9 3.4 -7.6 -8.4 -15.1 -2.3 -11.8 

Durables ................................................................................ 124.5 124.5 124.5 123.7 -1.3 -2.2 -1.9 -2.5 -1.7 -2.2 

Services ..................................................................................... 201.0 201.8 202.2 202.9 2.7 3.9 1.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 189.4 190.2 191.0 191.6 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 107.0 107.1 106.3 106.4 2.3 3.4 1.1 -2.2 2.9 -.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 135.5 135.0 134.3 133.8 -8.7 .3 -20.1 -4.9 -4.3 -12.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 110.6 110.9 111.1 111.7 2.6 2.6 3.7 4.0 2.6 3.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 117.6 117.8 118.0 118.5 1.8 8.3 2.8 3.1 5.0 2.9 

Transportation services ........................................................... 200.9 202.1 202.8 203.5 1.4 5.4 3.0 5.3 3.4 4.2 

Medical care services .............................................................. 282.2 283.4 284.3 285.7 4.8 3.5 5.6 5.1 4.1 5.3 

Other services ......................................................................... 236.4 236.9 237.4 238.2 3.9 3.3 4.2 3.1 3.6 3.6 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 173.7 173.4 173.0 173.3 2.3 .5 .0 -.9 1.4 -.5 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 167.4 166.8 166.1 166.3 1.9 .0 -1.0 -2.6 1.0 -1.8 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 169.4 169.1 168.7 169.0 2.4 1.0 .2 -.9 1.7 -.4 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 138.7 137.1 135.5 135.4 2.0 -5.2 -3.9 -9.2 -1.7 -6.6 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 148.2 146.3 143.4 143.5 1.9 -5.9 -6.2 -12.1 -2.1 -9.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 163.4 160.7 156.7 157.4 3.4 -6.9 -7.0 -13.9 -1.9 -10.5 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 160.8 159.8 158.3 158.3 3.8 -1.5 -1.7 -6.1 1.1 -3.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 189.2 189.7 189.8 190.0 1.5 3.5 .2 1.7 2.5 1.0 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 194.5 195.2 195.7 195.9 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.9 3.4 2.4 

Energy ....................................................................................... 121.9 115.4 111.9 113.0 -2.4 -14.9 -18.8 -26.2 -8.9 -22.5 

All items less energy ................................................................. 181.2 181.7 181.8 182.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.8 2.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 183.0 183.7 183.8 184.0 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 145.8 146.3 145.6 145.0 1.1 -.5 -1.4 -2.2 .3 -1.8 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 117.4 105.7 99.7 102.1 4.0 -27.3 -17.5 -42.8 -13.0 -31.3 

Services less energy services ............................................... 208.3 209.2 209.8 210.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.2 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 172.9 173.2 0.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 

All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... -

 515.0 515.9 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................... 17.229 174.6 175.7 2.9 .6 -.1 .0 .3 

Food .......................................................................................... 16.228 174.1 175.2 2.9 .6 .0 -.1 .3 

Food at home .......................................................................... 9.798 173.7 175.3 2.9 .9 -.1 -.1 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................ 1.468 195.1 196.7 3.0 .8 .2 -.2 .8 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................... .525 178.4 181.1 3.4 1.5 .2 -.4 1.3 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... .070 159.1 171.7 6.4 7.9 -.4 .9 1.6 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................ .278 201.9 203.2 4.2 .6 .5 -.5 1.8 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... .177 154.8 155.2 .6 .3 -.5 -.4 .3 

Bakery products .................................................................. .944 203.5 204.6 2.9 .5 .2 .0 .5 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ .290 114.9 114.2 4.3 -.6 .5 1.0 -.6 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... .112 114.0 114.9 3.8 .8 -.5 1.8 .8 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... .272 195.1 195.1 2.0 .0 .2 -.1 .6 

Other bakery products ...................................................... .270 196.6 200.7 1.6 2.1 .6 -1.8 1.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... 2.831 161.8 162.0 2.6 .1 -.3 -.1 .0 

Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... 2.712 163.2 163.1 3.1 -.1 -.4 .1 -.1 

Meats ................................................................................ 1.832 160.0 160.0 3.8 .0 -.1 .0 .2 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ .868 159.7 159.4 3.2 -.2 .1 -.5 -.2 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ .334 137.0 136.6 4.7 -.3 -.3 .0 -.3 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... .132 118.6 116.7 .4 -1.6 1.3 -1.3 -1.6 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. .351 115.8 116.3 3.1 .4 -.3 -.7 .4 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. .051 113.7 112.9 1.3 -.7 .6 .4 -.7 

Pork ................................................................................. .610 163.1 164.1 4.6 .6 -.5 .4 .8 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ..... .190 113.5 113.1 4.9 -.4 -1.1 -.8 -.4 

Ham .............................................................................. .132 157.6 158.5 7.2 .6 -.2 .4 1.2 

Pork chops .................................................................... .156 160.2 161.8 4.5 1.0 .7 .0 1.4 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... .132 101.0 102.5 1.6 1.5 -2.7 -.7 1.5 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... .355 159.2 158.5 3.9 -.4 .3 .1 .3 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. .518 167.8 166.8 3.7 -.6 -1.9 .6 -.6 

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... .423 108.4 107.5 5.2 -.8 -.4 -.1 -.8 

Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... .095 107.5 108.1 -.9 .6 -7.5 3.2 .6 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. .362 191.3 191.4 -1.7 .1 .6 .4 -.7 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... .219 110.0 109.9 -3.4 -.1 .3 .9 -.1 

Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... .143 103.9 104.2 .9 .3 .3 -.9 .3 

Eggs .................................................................................... .119 132.4 137.3 -8.2 3.7 .7 -4.4 1.9 

Dairy and related products 1 .................................................. 1.021 170.6 169.7 3.6 -.5 .2 -.4 -.5 

Milk 1 2 ................................................................................. .389 114.1 112.3 .5 -1.6 .0 -.8 -1.6 

Cheese and related products 1 ............................................ .293 171.9 171.9 6.7 .0 .4 .0 .0 

Ice cream and related products 1 ......................................... .188 183.2 181.2 5.9 -1.1 1.2 .7 -1.1 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... .151 113.2 115.2 3.3 1.8 -.5 -1.0 1.8 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ 1.307 212.8 223.2 5.8 4.9 -.4 -.8 3.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. .995 248.5 262.8 6.5 5.8 -.2 -1.2 3.6 

Fresh fruits ........................................................................ .490 266.9 273.1 5.9 2.3 .6 -1.3 3.0 

Apples ............................................................................. .095 217.9 221.1 8.9 1.5 3.3 -.8 1.1 

Bananas .......................................................................... .100 164.8 168.1 .8 2.0 -1.5 -1.1 1.7 

Citrus fruits 1 2 ................................................................. .085 129.9 133.0 9.1 2.4 -10.3 -8.1 2.4 

Other fresh fruits 1 2 ......................................................... .210 107.5 110.6 5.0 2.9 6.8 7.3 2.9 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. .505 230.8 251.8 6.9 9.1 -1.2 -1.2 4.0 

Potatoes .......................................................................... .092 205.5 214.1 14.9 4.2 -.5 .8 .8 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... .066 228.5 269.2 17.1 17.8 -4.2 1.2 17.8 

Tomatoes 1 ...................................................................... .109 261.0 274.3 1.9 5.1 11.5 -.3 5.1 

Other fresh vegetables .................................................... .238 234.3 258.8 3.5 10.5 -1.5 -1.0 4.0 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... .312 109.9 112.3 3.9 2.2 -.9 .5 2.2 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... .168 109.3 112.0 3.0 2.5 -1.3 .9 2.5 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ .093 114.0 116.8 6.4 2.5 -.6 -.1 2.5 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 .051 103.4 104.3 2.2 .9 .0 -.1 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. 1.132 137.7 138.8 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... .853 106.9 108.1 .4 1.1 -.5 -.8 1.1 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................. .468 123.8 126.9 .2 2.5 -.2 -.1 -.3 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... .039 114.0 111.7 2.3 -2.0 -.1 1.2 -2.0 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ .346 106.4 106.1 .3 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. .280 97.3 97.2 -1.0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.1 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. .105 142.1 142.1 -4.6 .0 -.8 -.9 .0 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ .174 113.1 112.9 2.5 -.2 .7 .2 -.2 

Other food at home ............................................................... 2.038 160.5 161.0 2.4 .3 -.1 .5 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................... .339 155.9 158.5 2.0 1.7 -.1 .4 .4 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... .069 136.8 143.4 3.1 4.8 -.2 .0 1.1 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. .207 105.7 106.0 1.4 .3 -.3 1.2 .3 

Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................ .063 109.0 112.0 2.9 2.8 -1.1 .5 2.8 

Fats and oils ........................................................................ .316 156.5 158.0 3.4 1.0 -1.8 1.3 -.4 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... .103 126.2 127.8 7.9 1.3 -6.1 1.9 1.3 

Salad dressing 1 2 .............................................................. .089 108.2 109.2 2.9 .9 -.3 .7 .9 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... .125 103.7 104.6 .1 .9 -.8 .0 .9 

Other foods ......................................................................... 1.383 178.3 177.9 2.2 -.2 .2 .4 -.5 

Soups ................................................................................ .113 203.7 200.5 4.3 -1.6 -.4 .4 -.3 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ......................... .283 153.6 153.4 2.4 -.1 2.0 .5 -.1 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. .294 173.6 170.3 1.5 -1.9 -.6 2.1 -1.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... .268 182.9 185.9 4.3 1.6 -.5 .5 .1 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... .115 116.0 115.7 2.6 -.3 1.1 .7 -.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... .310 109.0 109.3 .7 .3 1.2 -1.6 .3 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 6.430 176.0 176.4 2.9 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... 2.198 111.4 111.6 2.9 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 3.354 111.3 111.7 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ .375 106.1 106.1 1.6 .0 -.7 .0 .0 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... .229 104.7 104.8 1.6 .1 -.1 .1 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. .275 115.8 115.8 3.9 .0 .1 .0 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 1.001 180.5 181.4 2.8 .5 .1 -.1 .4 

Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. .709 161.8 163.0 2.0 .7 .0 -.4 .6 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... .469 161.9 163.1 2.1 .7 -.3 -.7 .8 

Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... .102 167.7 168.7 3.4 .6 .3 .2 .2 

Wine at home ........................................................................ .139 148.8 149.7 .1 .6 .3 .2 .1 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... .292 218.7 218.8 4.3 .0 .3 .3 .0 

Housing ....................................................................................... 38.141 172.9 173.4 1.9 .3 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ....................................................................................... 29.212 197.7 198.7 4.2 .5 .5 .4 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................... 8.395 195.7 196.3 4.6 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... 1.523 108.8 113.2 -.5 4.0 1.4 .3 .0 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................. .176 277.2 277.2 5.3 .0 .4 .4 .3 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 1.347 229.3 239.9 -1.1 4.6 1.5 .2 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................... 18.980 191.7 192.3 4.5 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .314 106.3 106.4 1.1 .1 .1 -.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities ...................................................................... 4.829 141.5 140.8 -8.1 -.5 -.4 -.8 -.2 

Fuels ....................................................................................... 3.955 125.2 124.2 -10.4 -.8 -.5 -1.0 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... .177 112.7 113.0 -24.7 .3 -3.4 -7.4 -1.1 

Fuel oil ................................................................................ .105 107.6 107.5 -26.1 -.1 -6.0 -7.2 -1.7 

Other household fuels 5 ....................................................... .072 154.1 155.2 -22.4 .7 -.5 -3.3 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................... 3.778 132.5 131.4 -9.3 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 

Electricity 3 ........................................................................... 2.762 133.6 132.1 2.3 -1.1 -.6 -.3 -1.2 

Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. 1.017 135.5 135.8 -27.7 .2 .1 -1.2 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .873 111.0 111.7 3.2 .6 .3 .2 .5 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... .660 234.6 235.8 3.5 .5 .2 .3 .5 

Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ .213 278.2 280.2 2.6 .7 .2 .0 .7 

Household furnishings and operations ...................................... 4.101 125.4 125.0 -.6 -.3 .2 .0 -.5 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... .254 99.3 99.0 -2.3 -.3 .9 .0 -.3 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. .041 106.3 107.2 .4 .8 .3 .1 .8 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ .061 98.5 97.9 -4.6 -.6 -1.8 3.1 -.6 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... .151 96.5 95.9 -2.0 -.6 2.6 -1.5 -.6 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... .955 126.4 125.8 -3.1 -.5 -.2 -.6 -.5 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ .284 133.9 133.6 -1.3 -.2 .4 -.9 -.2 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ .495 98.6 98.0 -3.6 -.6 -.5 -.7 -.6 

Other furniture 1 2 .................................................................. .154 94.3 94.1 -4.5 -.2 -.1 .6 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Appliances 1 2 .......................................................................... .416 94.4 94.2 -1.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. .226 97.8 97.7 .8 -.1 .6 .8 -.1 

Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................. .176 89.1 88.6 -4.2 -.6 -.7 -1.5 -.6 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... .565 95.0 94.0 -2.4 -1.1 .3 -.8 -1.1 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... .297 102.6 99.7 -4.8 -2.8 .5 -1.0 -2.8 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 7 ................................................. .122 118.7 119.3 2.2 .5 1.2 -.7 .5 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... .064 90.5 93.0 -2.4 2.8 -1.0 -1.1 2.8 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ .082 95.0 94.8 -2.5 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. .595 95.3 95.1 -.7 -.2 -.4 .2 -.2 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... .176 96.0 95.9 -1.5 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -.1 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... .269 94.3 94.0 -.3 -.3 .0 .3 -.3 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... .959 160.8 160.5 2.0 -.2 .3 -.1 -.2 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... .459 110.6 110.6 2.2 .0 .9 .4 .0 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... .221 118.8 118.6 .2 -.2 .2 -.5 -.2 

Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. .279 107.0 106.4 3.1 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.6 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .357 118.0 118.5 3.9 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ .072 114.3 116.0 3.6 1.5 .1 .0 1.5 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... .099 119.6 119.8 3.7 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... .075 114.4 114.4 3.0 .0 .0 -.2 .0 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ .060 124.4 124.4 6.0 .0 .2 .5 .0 

Apparel ........................................................................................ 4.831 123.0 119.6 -3.6 -2.8 -.4 -.7 -1.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... 1.243 122.7 121.0 -3.8 -1.4 .0 -1.3 -.1 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... .927 126.4 124.7 -3.9 -1.3 -.3 -1.4 -.1 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... .189 127.6 125.4 -1.3 -1.7 -.2 -.9 -.5 

Men’s furnishings .................................................................. .196 134.8 136.2 -1.4 1.0 .1 -.5 1.3 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ .279 93.1 88.1 -7.2 -5.4 -.6 -6.0 -5.4 

Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... .241 117.1 119.2 -4.6 1.8 -.5 -.6 .1 

Boys’ apparel .......................................................................... .316 111.1 109.2 -3.6 -1.7 .4 -.9 .3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... 1.864 113.5 108.5 -4.2 -4.4 -.8 -.2 -1.0 

Women’s apparel .................................................................... 1.504 113.5 108.6 -3.6 -4.3 -.9 -.2 -.2 

Women’s outerwear .............................................................. .111 116.3 108.8 -8.6 -6.4 -1.4 -1.0 -1.3 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. .247 99.8 92.5 7.7 -7.3 -.3 .9 .7 

Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... .712 91.4 86.9 -5.4 -4.9 -2.9 -4.9 -4.9 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 2 ............................................................... .399 97.3 96.7 -3.4 -.6 -.5 -.8 -.6 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................... .360 113.7 108.0 -6.7 -5.0 .1 .0 -4.7

Footwear ................................................................................... 1.165 121.0 117.7 -3.1 -2.7 -.6 -.7 -1.3 

Men’s footwear ........................................................................ .416 123.7 122.2 -2.8 -1.2 .2 .5 -.7 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... .269 121.8 116.7 -3.1 -4.2 -.2 -2.9 -1.8 

Women’s footwear .................................................................. .480 117.3 113.5 -3.4 -3.2 -1.5 -.3 -1.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .................................................. .256 130.3 126.7 -1.8 -2.8 .6 -3.0 -2.8 

Jewelry and watches 5 ............................................................... .303 131.0 133.7 -2.3 2.1 -.7 .9 -.2 

Watches 5 ................................................................................ .057 114.6 113.9 -4.5 -.6 .1 .3 -1.5 

Jewelry 5 .................................................................................. .245 135.7 139.4 -1.7 2.7 -.9 1.4 .1 

Transportation ............................................................................. 19.393 147.4 147.5 -4.2 .1 -1.8 -.9 .2 

Private transportation ................................................................ 18.452 144.5 144.6 -4.4 .1 -1.8 -1.0 .3 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 10.145 102.0 101.3 -1.6 -.7 .1 .1 -.5 

New vehicles ......................................................................... 4.897 144.7 143.8 -.7 -.6 .6 .1 -.8 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................ 4.099 158.1 156.5 -3.2 -1.0 -.3 -.1 -.4 

Leased cars and trucks 8 ....................................................... .925 100.0 99.8 -.6 -.2 -.8 -.4 -.2 

Car and truck rental 1 2 .......................................................... .085 103.8 105.1 -.8 1.3 2.4 1.1 1.3 

Motor fuel ................................................................................ 3.153 96.3 98.2 -22.6 2.0 -10.4 -5.5 2.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... 3.120 95.7 97.6 -22.7 2.0 -10.4 -5.7 2.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................... -

 93.3 95.3 -23.6 2.1 -11.2 -5.8 2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ....................................... -

 99.2 101.0 -22.5 1.8 -10.2 -5.6 2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ............................................ -

 97.2 98.9 -21.1 1.7 -9.5 -5.5 2.5 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. .033 111.7 107.7 -17.5 -3.6 -3.6 -4.2 -3.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... .530 104.9 105.3 2.2 .4 .3 -.1 .4 

Tires ...................................................................................... .262 100.4 100.8 2.0 .4 .4 -.1 .4 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. .268 105.8 106.1 2.5 .3 .1 .0 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... 1.438 187.9 188.6 3.6 .4 .2 .3 .3 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... .077 198.0 197.9 2.9 -.1 -.2 .1 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... .475 172.6 173.5 4.0 .5 -.1 .1 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle repair 1 2 .......................................................... .868 113.6 114.0 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 

Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... 2.679 280.1 281.3 7.5 .4 1.6 .5 .6 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. .506 110.8 111.8 2.5 .9 .1 .2 .9 

State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ......................... .357 107.8 108.9 2.1 1.0 .1 .2 1.0 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... .129 119.8 120.4 3.6 .5 .3 .2 .5 

Public transportation ................................................................. .941 200.1 201.0 -1.6 .4 -.5 .2 .2 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. .508 227.5 228.7 -3.8 .5 -2.6 -.6 .5 

Other intercity transportation ................................................... .124 154.2 156.5 -2.0 1.5 -1.2 .8 1.5 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... .300 180.6 180.4 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Medical care ................................................................................ 4.620 276.2 278.5 4.6 .8 .4 .3 .5 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.006 246.7 247.6 4.1 .4 .3 .3 .3 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ .680 307.1 308.8 5.8 .6 .3 .3 .4 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ...................... .326 149.4 149.5 1.0 .1 -.1 .7 .1 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. .250 177.7 177.7 1.2 .0 -.1 1.1 .0 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... .076 179.0 179.3 .4 .2 .0 -.2 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.614 283.0 285.7 4.7 1.0 .4 .3 .5 

Professional services 3 ............................................................ 2.245 251.0 252.8 3.2 .7 .3 .2 .3 

Physicians’ services 3 ............................................................ 1.280 257.5 259.9 3.1 .9 .2 .2 .5 

Dental services 3 .................................................................... .584 272.3 274.0 3.7 .6 .4 .3 .2 

Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 ............................................... .240 156.1 156.3 2.4 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................... .142 173.5 174.1 3.2 .3 .2 .2 -.1 

Hospital and related services 3 ................................................ 1.092 343.6 348.2 7.5 1.3 .7 .5 .9 

Hospital services 1 3 11 .......................................................... 1.075 127.0 128.7 7.5 1.3 .6 .5 .9 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 9 11 ....................................... -

 123.9 125.6 7.3 1.4 .7 .4 1.0 

Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ......................................... -

 290.1 293.7 6.9 1.2 .5 .6 .9 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 3 11 ............................... .017 130.6 132.7 6.5 1.6 .5 .3 1.6 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 5.649 103.8 104.2 1.2 .4 .1 -.1 .3 

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 1.803 100.5 101.4 .6 .9 .1 .0 .5 

Televisions .............................................................................. .157 41.7 41.8 -10.7 .2 -.9 -.7 .0 

Cable television 3 6 .................................................................. 1.034 282.3 287.1 4.7 1.7 .4 .3 1.1 

Other video equipment 1 2 ....................................................... .064 50.2 49.8 -16.2 -.8 -.4 -.8 -.8 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... .182 84.5 85.8 -.2 1.5 -1.3 .0 1.5 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... .131 74.5 74.4 -4.6 -.1 -.1 -.9 -.1 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... .159 107.9 104.9 .3 -2.8 1.4 -.1 -2.8 

Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... .703 110.6 110.9 3.7 .3 .4 .6 .3 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... .500 147.8 148.4 3.1 .4 .3 .8 .4 

Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ .203 125.5 125.5 4.9 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ .728 119.7 119.6 -1.7 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... .413 134.6 134.4 -1.1 -.1 .0 -.7 -.1 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. .309 102.8 102.9 -2.4 .1 -.6 -.1 .1 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... .215 99.1 99.2 -.4 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. .092 122.6 122.7 -1.8 .1 -.2 -1.0 .1 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... .122 103.9 104.1 .5 .2 -.2 .5 .2 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... .512 82.8 83.5 -2.6 .8 -.8 -1.2 .8 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... .399 99.7 100.9 -3.1 1.2 -.8 -1.4 1.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... .052 96.4 95.7 .2 -.7 -1.0 -.5 -.7 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... .049 99.9 99.4 -1.3 -.5 .1 -.4 -.5 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 1.364 118.1 118.1 3.1 .0 .7 -.3 -.2 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... .369 112.5 112.8 1.2 .3 .5 -.4 .3 

Admissions 1 ............................................................................ .678 243.8 243.7 3.6 .0 .6 -.2 -.3 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. .128 204.7 203.4 6.2 -.6 1.4 .5 -.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ .324 194.3 194.6 1.8 .2 .1 .5 .2 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. .210 109.1 109.1 1.6 .0 .2 .4 .0 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. .114 102.8 103.3 2.4 .5 .1 .6 .5 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 5.637 106.9 107.1 3.0 .2 .0 .1 .4 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 2.382 122.1 122.7 5.8 .5 .4 .1 .5 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .203 297.3 305.2 4.2 2.7 .0 -3.5 .7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.178 345.2 346.2 5.9 .3 .4 .4 .5 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ .877 361.8 362.3 6.4 .1 .5 .4 .5 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ .258 386.4 386.4 7.5 .0 .5 .5 .5 

Child care and nursery school 7 ............................................. .895 168.8 169.7 5.1 .5 .3 .4 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... .077 125.8 125.9 5.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 

Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... 3.255 94.6 94.7 .3 .1 -.4 .1 .1 

Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ .148 108.1 108.1 2.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... .145 173.4 173.4 2.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................. .003 124.1 124.6 7.1 .4 -.1 -.5 .4 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 3.107 93.9 94.0 .2 .1 -.4 .1 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 2.591 99.9 100.4 1.4 .5 -.4 .2 .5 

Telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................................. 1.279 187.9 189.2 4.7 .7 .3 .0 .7 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ................... 1.071 87.7 88.1 -2.0 .5 -1.0 .3 .5 

Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ .240 68.2 68.4 -1.6 .3 .6 -.3 .3 

Information and information processing other than telephone

services 1 12 ..................................................................... .516 20.6 20.1 -16.3 -2.4 -1.0 -1.0 -2.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ .253 25.0 24.3 -29.2 -2.8 -2.3 -2.0 -2.8 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ .040 79.3 76.3 -5.1 -3.8 2.1 .6 -3.8 

Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... .143 100.7 98.8 3.5 -1.9 .1 .0 -1.9 

Other information processing equipment 1 2 .......................... .075 64.7 64.2 -8.2 -.8 -1.4 -.9 -.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................... 4.499 293.3 294.0 4.4 .2 1.7 -1.3 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 1.441 432.9 433.5 7.1 .1 4.0 -3.4 .1 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... 1.360 175.1 175.3 7.3 .1 4.2 -3.6 .1 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. .073 125.3 126.1 2.4 .6 .4 .7 .6 

Personal care 1 .......................................................................... 3.059 172.3 172.7 2.7 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... .815 156.0 155.9 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... .434 104.0 104.2 .3 .2 .0 .5 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... .374 171.7 170.9 -.1 -.5 .0 -.6 -.5 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... .900 187.1 187.0 2.7 -.1 .5 -.2 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... .900 114.1 114.0 2.7 -.1 .4 -.1 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 1.161 268.0 269.8 5.0 .7 .4 .3 .4 

Legal services 1 5 ................................................................... .251 204.1 206.0 6.9 .9 .0 .1 .9 

Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ .166 202.8 204.1 4.6 .6 .4 .3 .6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... .391 111.4 111.8 4.4 .4 -.3 .1 .4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... .035 114.0 114.3 3.6 .3 .1 .0 .3 

Financial services 1 5 ............................................................. .200 228.2 230.5 4.5 1.0 .7 .4 1.0 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... .183 93.5 94.5 .2 1.1 -.8 -.2 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................. 45.559 148.4 148.3 -1.7 -.1 -.7 -.7 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... 28.330 133.4 132.7 -4.4 -.5 -1.2 -1.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.685 139.4 138.9 -6.2 -.4 -1.3 -2.1 -.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 9.854 153.1 154.2 -7.1 .7 -1.8 -2.6 .5 

Durables .................................................................................... 13.645 124.9 124.1 -2.0 -.6 .0 .0 -.6 

Services ........................................................................................ 54.441 201.7 202.5 3.0 .4 .4 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ............................................................................. 28.898 190.4 191.4 4.2 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Transportation services ................................................................. 6.573 202.6 203.4 3.8 .4 .6 .3 .3 

Other services ............................................................................... 10.033 237.3 238.3 3.7 .4 .2 .2 .3 

All items less food ......................................................................... 83.772 172.5 172.7 .5 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 

All items less shelter ..................................................................... 70.788 165.7 165.8 -.4 .1 -.4 -.4 .1 

All items less medical care ............................................................ 95.380 168.3 168.5 .7 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 

Commodities less food .................................................................. 29.331 135.1 134.5 -4.1 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 -.1 

Nondurables less food .................................................................. 15.687 141.8 141.4 -5.7 -.3 -1.3 -2.0 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. 10.855 154.7 155.8 -6.3 .7 -1.7 -2.5 .4 

Nondurables .................................................................................. 31.915 157.3 157.5 -1.5 .1 -.6 -.9 .0 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 3.666 119.2 116.0 -3.7 -2.7 -.4 -.7 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ........................................................ 25.543 189.2 189.8 1.7 .3 .3 .1 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure

categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group

Relative

importance,

December

2001

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2002 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services ............................................. 50.827 195.0 195.7 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 

Energy ........................................................................................... 7.109 110.0 110.5 -16.2 .5 -5.3 -3.0 1.0 

All items less energy ..................................................................... 92.891 181.5 181.8 2.5 .2 .3 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy .................................................... 76.663 183.5 183.6 2.4 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 26.001 145.6 144.4 -.8 -.8 .3 -.5 -.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 3.330 97.5 99.2 -22.8 1.7 -10.0 -5.7 2.4 

Services less energy services ................................................... 50.663 209.4 210.4 4.1 .5 .4 .3 .4 

Domestically produced farm food ................................................. 8.204 177.2 178.8 3.5 .9 .0 -.1 .4 

Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 9.217 154.2 154.4 -3.1 .1 .0 -.3 -.2 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......... -

 $ .578 $ .577 - - - - -

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............. -

 $ .194 $ .194 - - - - -

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 173.9 173.7 173.3 173.7 2.6 0.9 0.5 -0.5 1.7 0.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................... 174.8 174.7 174.7 175.3 3.6 3.8 3.0 1.1 3.7 2.1 

Food .......................................................................................... 174.3 174.3 174.2 174.8 3.6 3.8 3.0 1.2 3.7 2.1 

Food at home .......................................................................... 174.3 174.1 173.9 174.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 .5 4.0 1.6 

Cereals and bakery products ................................................ 195.4 195.7 195.4 196.9 2.3 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.7 3.3 

Cereals and cereal products ............................................... 179.8 180.1 179.4 181.7 1.6 3.9 3.9 4.3 2.8 4.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... 167.0 166.3 167.8 170.5 -.5 12.0 5.7 8.7 5.6 7.2 

Breakfast cereal ................................................................ 201.2 202.3 201.3 204.9 3.3 4.7 1.4 7.6 4.0 4.4 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ...................................................... 156.2 155.4 154.8 155.2 -2.6 1.3 6.4 -2.5 -.6 1.8 

Bakery products .................................................................. 203.0 203.5 203.5 204.6 2.8 2.4 3.2 3.2 2.6 3.2 

Bread 1 2 ............................................................................ 113.2 113.8 114.9 114.2 5.2 9.3 -.7 3.6 7.3 1.4 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... 112.6 112.0 114.0 114.9 5.2 -2.5 4.4 8.4 1.3 6.4 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................................... 192.8 193.1 192.9 194.1 .2 -.2 5.4 2.7 .0 4.0 

Other bakery products ...................................................... 200.3 201.6 198.0 200.9 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... 162.6 162.1 162.0 162.0 8.4 2.5 1.0 -1.5 5.4 -.2 

Meats, poultry, and fish ....................................................... 164.1 163.5 163.7 163.6 8.6 3.5 1.7 -1.2 6.0 .2

Meats ................................................................................ 160.7 160.5 160.5 160.8 10.7 2.8 1.5 .2 6.7 .9 

Beef and veal 1 ................................................................ 160.4 160.5 159.7 159.4 18.2 1.2 -2.9 -2.5 9.4 -2.7 

Uncooked ground beef 1 ................................................ 137.4 137.0 137.0 136.6 16.6 -2.0 7.6 -2.3 6.9 2.5 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... 118.7 120.2 118.6 116.7 11.9 -4.9 2.4 -6.6 3.1 -2.2 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. 117.0 116.6 115.8 116.3 26.8 6.9 -14.6 -2.4 16.4 -8.7 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................. 112.6 113.3 113.7 112.9 2.5 3.6 -1.8 1.1 3.1 -.4 

Pork ................................................................................. 165.0 164.2 164.9 166.3 5.1 4.5 5.5 3.2 4.8 4.3 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 ..... 115.7 114.4 113.5 113.1 2.2 18.1 9.9 -8.7 9.9 .2 

Ham .............................................................................. 159.2 158.9 159.5 161.4 13.1 4.2 6.0 5.6 8.5 5.8 

Pork chops .................................................................... 160.6 161.8 161.8 164.1 8.4 1.0 -.2 9.0 4.6 4.3 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... 104.5 101.7 101.0 102.5 -.8 12.5 3.1 -7.4 5.6 -2.3 

Other meats 1 ................................................................... 158.0 158.5 158.7 159.1 3.4 4.2 5.0 2.8 3.8 3.9 

Poultry 1 ............................................................................. 170.1 166.8 167.8 166.8 6.4 8.3 8.7 -7.5 7.3 .2 

Chicken 1 2 ....................................................................... 108.9 108.5 108.4 107.5 10.1 9.5 6.9 -5.0 9.8 .7 

Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... 112.6 104.2 107.5 108.1 -5.4 4.2 15.1 -15.1 -.7 -1.1 

Fish and seafood .............................................................. 190.1 191.3 192.1 190.7 .0 -1.2 -6.8 1.3 -.6 -2.9 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... 108.7 109.0 110.0 109.9 1.4 -13.0 -5.7 4.5 -6.1 -.7 

Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... 104.5 104.8 103.9 104.2 -2.3 9.7 -2.3 -1.1 3.5 -1.7 

Eggs .................................................................................... 132.1 133.0 127.1 129.5 3.2 -16.1 -11.2 -7.6 -7.0 -9.5 

Dairy and related products 1 .................................................. 170.8 171.2 170.6 169.7 -.7 12.3 6.1 -2.6 5.6 1.7 

Milk 1 2 ................................................................................. 115.0 115.0 114.1 112.3 -2.1 10.9 3.6 -9.1 4.2 -3.0 

Cheese and related products 1 ............................................ 171.2 171.9 171.9 171.9 1.7 16.2 7.8 1.6 8.7 4.7 

Ice cream and related products 1 ......................................... 179.7 181.9 183.2 181.2 -3.5 12.8 11.7 3.4 4.4 7.5 

Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... 114.9 114.3 113.2 115.2 2.2 8.5 1.8 1.0 5.3 1.4 

Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ 213.1 212.3 210.5 217.3 10.7 1.9 2.7 8.1 6.2 5.4 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. 248.7 248.1 245.0 253.7 16.0 -1.0 2.9 8.3 7.2 5.6 

Fresh fruits ........................................................................ 264.4 266.1 262.7 270.7 13.1 1.4 -.5 9.9 7.1 4.6 

Apples ............................................................................. 219.0 226.3 224.5 227.0 4.7 8.8 7.3 15.4 6.7 11.3 

Bananas .......................................................................... 171.4 168.8 167.0 169.8 -15.0 16.8 8.1 -3.7 -.4 2.0 

Citrus fruits 1 2 ................................................................. 157.5 141.3 129.9 133.0 54.5 72.7 4.4 -49.2 63.4 -27.1 

Other fresh fruits 1 2 ......................................................... 93.8 100.2 107.5 110.6 5.4 -58.4 43.5 93.3 -33.8 66.6 

Fresh vegetables .............................................................. 233.4 230.7 228.0 237.1 18.9 -3.4 6.6 6.5 7.2 6.5 

Potatoes .......................................................................... 216.2 215.1 216.8 218.5 7.3 18.5 31.5 4.3 12.8 17.1 

Lettuce 1 ........................................................................... 235.7 225.7 228.5 269.2 -8.6 -24.6 60.5 70.2 -17.0 65.3 

Tomatoes 1 ...................................................................... 234.7 261.7 261.0 274.3 2.2 -44.9 2.8 86.6 -25.0 38.5 

Other fresh vegetables .................................................... 240.2 236.7 234.3 243.7 13.0 -3.6 -.7 6.0 4.4 2.6 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... 110.4 109.4 109.9 112.3 -4.7 11.7 2.2 7.1 3.2 4.6 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... 109.7 108.3 109.3 112.0 -9.9 13.1 1.8 8.7 .9 5.2 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ 114.8 114.1 114.0 116.8 2.9 12.1 3.6 7.2 7.4 5.3 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 103.5 103.5 103.4 104.3 -.4 5.6 .4 3.1 2.6 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. 139.4 139.3 139.3 138.3 -1.4 1.8 3.2 -3.1 0.1 0.0 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ....................................... 108.3 107.8 106.9 108.1 -1.5 -.4 4.2 -.7 -.9 1.7 

Carbonated drinks ............................................................. 127.0 126.8 126.7 126.3 -3.4 .6 6.6 -2.2 -1.4 2.1 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... 112.8 112.7 114.0 111.7 9.1 6.2 -1.8 -3.8 7.7 -2.8 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ 106.4 106.3 106.4 106.1 .8 1.5 .0 -1.1 1.1 -.6 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. 97.7 97.7 97.3 97.2 -2.4 -.4 .8 -2.0 -1.4 -.6 

Coffee 1 .............................................................................. 144.6 143.4 142.1 142.1 -6.0 -.8 -4.8 -6.7 -3.5 -5.8 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ........................ 112.1 112.9 113.1 112.9 1.5 -.4 5.9 2.9 .5 4.4 

Other food at home ............................................................... 160.7 160.5 161.3 160.8 .0 6.5 2.8 .2 3.2 1.5

Sugar and sweets ............................................................... 156.4 156.3 156.9 157.6 -1.3 5.3 1.3 3.1 2.0 2.2 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... 141.2 140.9 140.9 142.4 3.5 5.6 .0 3.4 4.5 1.7 

Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. 104.7 104.4 105.7 106.0 -2.7 1.6 1.9 5.1 -.6 3.5 

Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................ 109.7 108.5 109.0 112.0 -8.2 8.5 3.7 8.7 -.2 6.2 

Fats and oils ........................................................................ 158.6 155.7 157.8 157.2 -2.3 16.5 3.9 -3.5 6.7 .1 

Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... 131.8 123.8 126.2 127.8 -2.7 43.4 10.0 -11.6 18.2 -1.4 

Salad dressing 1 2 .............................................................. 107.7 107.4 108.2 109.2 1.1 1.5 3.4 5.7 1.3 4.5 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 2 ................... 104.5 103.7 103.7 104.6 -7.4 7.6 .4 .4 -.2 .4 

Other foods ......................................................................... 177.9 178.3 179.0 178.1 .9 4.7 3.0 .5 2.8 1.7 

Soups ................................................................................ 205.2 204.3 205.2 204.6 14.1 -.6 5.4 -1.2 6.5 2.1 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ......................... 149.9 152.9 153.6 153.4 -.5 9.7 -8.1 9.7 4.5 .4 

Snacks 1 ............................................................................. 171.2 170.1 173.6 170.3 -.7 1.0 8.1 -2.1 .1 2.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... 185.2 184.3 185.3 185.4 1.1 9.0 7.0 .4 5.0 3.7 

Baby food 1 2 ..................................................................... 114.0 115.2 116.0 115.7 5.4 1.1 -2.1 6.1 3.2 1.9 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... 109.5 110.8 109.0 109.3 -.4 5.7 -1.4 -.7 2.6 -1.1 

Food away from home 1 ........................................................... 175.6 175.8 176.0 176.4 3.1 3.0 3.7 1.8 3.1 2.8 

Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... 111.2 111.4 111.4 111.6 3.7 3.0 3.3 1.4 3.3 2.4 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... 110.7 111.0 111.3 111.7 2.6 3.0 4.1 3.7 2.8 3.9 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ 106.8 106.1 106.1 106.1 1.2 2.7 5.4 -2.6 1.9 1.3 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... 104.7 104.6 104.7 104.8 2.7 1.9 1.2 .4 2.3 .8 

Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. 115.7 115.8 115.8 115.8 1.8 7.3 6.1 .3 4.5 3.2 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 180.7 180.8 180.7 181.4 2.5 3.4 3.6 1.6 3.0 2.6 

Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. 162.7 162.7 162.1 163.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 1.8 2.2 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... 163.4 162.9 161.8 163.1 1.0 2.8 5.6 -.7 1.9 2.4 

Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... 167.8 168.3 168.6 169.0 3.7 3.4 3.7 2.9 3.6 3.3 

Wine at home ........................................................................ 149.1 149.5 149.8 150.0 -1.3 -.3 -.5 2.4 -.8 .9 

Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ................................... 217.4 218.0 218.7 218.8 2.9 8.2 3.8 2.6 5.5 3.2 

Housing ....................................................................................... 172.7 173.2 173.5 173.8 1.7 3.1 .5 2.6 2.4 1.5 

Shelter ....................................................................................... 196.6 197.5 198.2 198.9 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.1 4.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................... 194.0 194.8 195.5 196.1 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.4 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... 115.5 117.1 117.4 117.4 2.7 -.7 -10.4 6.7 1.0 -2.2 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................. 273.4 274.5 275.5 276.4 4.2 4.9 7.7 4.5 4.5 6.1 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels 245.7 249.4 249.8 249.9 2.7 -1.3 -12.0 7.0 .7 -3.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................... 190.0 190.8 191.5 192.1 4.0 4.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.7 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 107.0 107.1 106.3 106.4 2.3 3.4 1.1 -2.2 2.9 -.6 

Fuels and utilities ...................................................................... 144.6 144.0 142.9 142.6 -8.5 .0 -15.7 -5.4 -4.4 -10.7 

Fuels ....................................................................................... 128.6 127.9 126.6 126.2 -10.7 -.3 -19.6 -7.3 -5.6 -13.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... 123.6 119.4 110.6 109.4 -33.3 -12.5 -10.6 -38.6 -23.6 -25.9 

Fuel oil ................................................................................ 120.9 113.7 105.5 103.7 -27.9 -10.1 -15.0 -45.9 -19.5 -32.2 

Other household fuels 5 ....................................................... 159.2 158.4 153.2 153.7 -44.4 -19.2 -7.2 -13.1 -33.0 -10.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................... 135.5 135.0 134.3 133.8 -8.7 .3 -20.1 -4.9 -4.3 -12.8 

Electricity 3 ........................................................................... 139.1 138.3 137.9 136.2 .9 23.4 -3.9 -8.1 11.6 -6.0 

Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. 133.0 133.1 131.5 133.4 -23.4 -33.1 -47.4 1.2 -28.4 -27.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 110.6 110.9 111.1 111.7 2.6 2.6 3.7 4.0 2.6 3.9 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... 233.6 234.1 234.7 235.8 3.4 2.5 4.2 3.8 2.9 4.0 

Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ 277.6 278.1 278.2 280.2 .7 2.5 3.4 3.8 1.6 3.6 

Household furnishings and operations ...................................... 125.6 125.8 125.8 125.2 -.9 .3 -.3 -1.3 -.3 -.8 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... 98.4 99.3 99.3 99.0 -8.8 .0 -2.4 2.5 -4.5 .0 

Floor coverings 1 2 ................................................................. 105.9 106.2 106.3 107.2 2.3 -3.7 -1.9 5.0 -.7 1.5 

Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................ 97.3 95.5 98.5 97.9 -21.7 14.9 -10.0 2.5 -5.2 -4.0 

Other linens 1 2 ...................................................................... 95.5 98.0 96.5 95.9 -6.0 -5.7 2.1 1.7 -5.8 1.9 

Furniture and bedding 1 ........................................................... 127.3 127.1 126.4 125.8 .9 -5.1 -3.4 -4.6 -2.1 -4.0 

Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................ 134.5 135.1 133.9 133.6 1.5 -.3 -3.5 -2.6 .6 -3.1 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ 99.8 99.3 98.6 98.0 .4 -6.5 -1.2 -7.0 -3.1 -4.2 

Other furniture 1 2 .................................................................. 93.8 93.7 94.3 94.1 2.0 -9.7 -10.7 1.3 -4.0 -4.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Appliances 1 2 .......................................................................... 94.3 94.5 94.4 94.2 -3.3 1.3 -1.7 -0.4 -1.0 -1.1 

Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................. 96.4 97.0 97.8 97.7 -3.3 1.3 .0 5.5 -1.0 2.7 

Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................. 91.1 90.5 89.1 88.6 -3.8 2.2 -4.3 -10.5 -.9 -7.5 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... 95.5 95.8 95.0 94.0 1.3 -3.3 -1.2 -6.1 -1.0 -3.7 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 .................................... 103.1 103.6 102.6 99.7 -3.0 -3.0 .0 -12.6 -3.0 -6.5 

Indoor plants and flowers 1 7 ................................................. 118.1 119.5 118.7 119.3 9.9 -2.7 -2.0 4.1 3.5 1.0 

Dishes and flatware 1 2 .......................................................... 92.4 91.5 90.5 93.0 -9.3 -1.7 -.9 2.6 -5.6 .9 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ 96.1 95.5 95.0 94.8 3.8 -4.4 -3.7 -5.3 -.4 -4.5 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. 95.5 95.1 95.3 95.1 6.0 -2.0 -4.9 -1.7 1.9 -3.3 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... 97.1 96.1 96.0 95.9 -.8 -.8 .4 -4.9 -.8 -2.3 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... 94.0 94.0 94.3 94.0 11.0 -2.9 -8.5 .0 3.9 -4.3 

Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................... 160.4 160.9 160.8 160.5 2.3 2.6 2.8 .2 2.4 1.5 

Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... 109.2 110.2 110.6 110.6 2.2 -.4 1.9 5.2 .9 3.5 

Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... 119.2 119.4 118.8 118.6 -2.0 7.7 -2.6 -2.0 2.7 -2.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. 108.2 107.4 107.0 106.4 6.3 2.3 11.1 -6.5 4.3 1.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 117.6 117.8 118.0 118.5 1.8 8.3 2.8 3.1 5.0 2.9 

Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................ 114.2 114.3 114.3 116.0 .4 4.7 2.9 6.5 2.5 4.6 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... 119.1 119.4 119.6 119.8 3.2 5.6 3.8 2.4 4.4 3.1 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... 114.6 114.6 114.4 114.4 1.1 8.5 3.2 -.7 4.7 1.2 

Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ 123.5 123.8 124.4 124.4 2.1 17.7 2.0 2.9 9.6 2.5 

Apparel ........................................................................................ 125.5 125.0 124.1 122.9 -.6 -5.8 .3 -8.0 -3.3 -3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... 124.8 124.8 123.2 123.1 -3.7 -3.7 -2.5 -5.3 -3.7 -3.9 

Men’s apparel ......................................................................... 129.2 128.8 127.0 126.9 -4.8 -4.2 .3 -6.9 -4.5 -3.4 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... 129.4 129.1 127.9 127.3 -7.2 3.5 5.4 -6.3 -2.0 -.6 

Men’s furnishings .................................................................. 136.4 136.5 135.8 137.5 2.9 -7.2 -4.0 3.3 -2.3 -.4 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ 99.6 99.0 93.1 88.1 8.7 -29.2 57.6 -38.8 -12.2 -1.8 

Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... 122.0 121.4 120.7 120.8 -3.7 -5.9 -5.1 -3.9 -4.8 -4.5 

Boys’ apparel .......................................................................... 111.5 111.9 110.9 111.2 -1.7 -2.1 -9.4 -1.1 -1.9 -5.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... 116.0 115.1 114.9 113.7 2.4 -9.4 -1.7 -7.7 -3.7 -4.7 

Women’s apparel .................................................................... 116.1 115.0 114.8 114.6 1.0 -8.5 -1.4 -5.1 -3.8 -3.2 

Women’s outerwear .............................................................. 115.4 113.8 112.7 111.2 -14.9 .0 -5.0 -13.8 -7.7 -9.5 

Women’s dresses ................................................................. 99.6 99.3 100.2 100.9 17.7 -20.7 36.8 5.3 -3.4 20.0 

Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... 99.0 96.1 91.4 86.9 57.8 -45.5 56.6 -40.6 -7.3 -3.6 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 2 ............................................................... 98.6 98.1 97.3 96.7 24.3 -15.3 -10.6 -7.5 2.6 -9.1 

Girls’ apparel ........................................................................... 115.4 115.5 115.5 110.1 10.6 -14.9 -3.1 -17.1 -3.0 -10.4 

Footwear ................................................................................... 123.1 122.4 121.5 119.9 -1.9 -1.0 1.0 -10.0 -1.4 -4.7 

Men’s footwear ........................................................................ 123.4 123.6 124.2 123.3 -2.8 -4.7 -3.2 -.3 -3.7 -1.8 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... 124.5 124.3 120.7 118.5 3.6 -10.9 16.3 -17.9 -3.9 -2.3 

Women’s footwear .................................................................. 121.1 119.3 118.9 116.7 -1.6 6.1 -2.9 -13.8 2.2 -8.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .................................................. 133.5 134.3 130.3 126.7 13.7 -19.4 25.2 -18.9 -4.3 .8 

Jewelry and watches 5 ............................................................... 135.2 134.3 135.5 135.2 -11.3 7.0 -3.8 .0 -2.6 -1.9 

Watches 5 ................................................................................ 116.7 116.8 117.1 115.3 -11.1 .7 -2.7 -4.7 -5.4 -3.7 

Jewelry 5 .................................................................................. 140.3 139.1 141.0 141.2 -13.2 10.2 -4.7 2.6 -2.2 -1.1 

Transportation ............................................................................. 151.7 149.0 147.7 148.0 1.8 -6.0 -3.6 -9.4 -2.2 -6.6 

Private transportation ................................................................ 148.8 146.1 144.7 145.1 2.4 -6.9 -3.7 -9.6 -2.4 -6.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................... 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.0 -.8 -2.3 -1.6 -1.2 -1.6 -1.4 

New vehicles ......................................................................... 142.9 143.7 143.9 142.8 -1.7 -.8 .0 -.3 -1.2 -.1 

Used cars and trucks ............................................................ 157.8 157.3 157.2 156.5 -.2 -5.1 -4.2 -3.3 -2.7 -3.7 

Leased cars and trucks 8 ....................................................... 101.2 100.4 100.0 99.8 .4 2.0 .8 -5.4 1.2 -2.4 

Car and truck rental 1 2 .......................................................... 100.3 102.7 103.8 105.1 9.4 -21.0 -7.2 20.6 -7.0 5.8 

Motor fuel ................................................................................ 116.8 104.6 98.8 101.3 7.2 -28.0 -18.2 -43.4 -12.1 -32.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... 116.2 104.1 98.2 100.7 6.9 -27.7 -18.0 -43.6 -12.1 -32.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ............................................... 115.0 102.1 96.2 98.9 5.4 -29.3 -16.5 -45.3 -13.7 -32.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 ....................................... 119.8 107.6 101.6 104.4 4.2 -24.7 -20.3 -42.3 -11.4 -32.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ............................................ 116.2 105.2 99.4 101.9 4.1 -21.3 -20.1 -40.9 -9.5 -31.3 

Other motor fuels 1 2 .............................................................. 121.0 116.6 111.7 107.7 -20.0 -7.9 .0 -37.2 -14.2 -20.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... 104.7 105.0 104.9 105.3 2.0 3.1 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.9 

Tires ...................................................................................... 100.1 100.5 100.4 100.8 -.4 6.6 -.8 2.8 3.1 1.0 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. 105.7 105.8 105.8 106.1 4.3 .0 4.3 1.5 2.1 2.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... 187.1 187.5 188.0 188.6 3.1 3.8 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 

Motor vehicle body work 1 ...................................................... 198.3 197.9 198.0 197.9 1.7 4.9 6.1 -.8 3.3 2.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ........................... 172.6 172.5 172.6 173.5 4.1 4.8 5.0 2.1 4.5 3.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle repair 1 2 .......................................................... 113.2 113.6 113.6 114.0 2.6 2.5 5.5 2.9 2.6 4.2 

Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... 273.1 277.6 278.9 280.5 6.1 6.5 6.6 11.3 6.3 8.9 

Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................. 110.5 110.6 110.8 111.8 1.5 -.4 4.1 4.8 .6 4.4 

State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ......................... 107.5 107.6 107.8 108.9 .4 -.4 3.0 5.3 .0 4.2 

Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... 119.3 119.6 119.8 120.4 4.9 .3 5.5 3.7 2.6 4.6 

Public transportation ................................................................. 203.7 202.6 203.1 203.6 -11.8 13.2 -5.9 -.2 -.1 -3.1 

Airline fare 1 ............................................................................. 235.1 228.9 227.5 228.7 -6.2 24.9 -18.5 -10.5 8.2 -14.5 

Other intercity transportation ................................................... 154.9 153.0 154.2 156.5 -4.7 -2.5 -4.8 4.2 -3.6 -.4 

Intracity transportation 1 ........................................................... 180.1 180.2 180.6 180.4 3.0 2.0 3.4 .7 2.5 2.0 

Medical care ................................................................................ 275.3 276.4 277.3 278.6 4.7 3.6 5.3 4.9 4.2 5.1 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 245.5 246.3 247.1 247.9 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ 306.1 307.1 308.0 309.2 6.3 6.6 6.1 4.1 6.5 5.1 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ...................... 148.4 148.3 149.4 149.5 .8 1.6 -1.3 3.0 1.2 .8 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. 175.9 175.8 177.7 177.7 1.4 2.8 -3.3 4.2 2.1 .3 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... 179.3 179.3 179.0 179.3 -1.6 -1.3 4.8 .0 -1.5 2.4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 282.2 283.4 284.3 285.7 4.8 3.5 5.6 5.1 4.1 5.3 

Professional services 3 ............................................................ 251.1 251.8 252.3 253.1 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.5 

Physicians’ services 3 ............................................................ 258.1 258.7 259.2 260.4 1.8 2.1 5.1 3.6 1.9 4.4 

Dental services 3 .................................................................... 271.5 272.6 273.5 274.0 4.0 4.6 2.5 3.7 4.3 3.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 ............................................... 155.6 155.5 156.1 156.3 7.0 1.3 -.5 1.8 4.1 .6 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .......................... 173.6 173.9 174.3 174.1 5.1 2.8 3.5 1.2 3.9 2.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ................................................ 340.6 343.0 344.7 347.9 7.2 5.8 8.3 8.9 6.5 8.6 

Hospital services 1 3 11 .......................................................... 125.9 126.7 127.3 128.5 6.9 6.1 8.4 8.5 6.5 8.4 

Inpatient hospital services 1 3 9 11 ....................................... 122.9 123.8 124.3 125.5 6.7 5.8 7.8 8.7 6.2 8.3 

Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ......................................... 287.1 288.6 290.3 292.9 5.4 6.0 8.2 8.3 5.7 8.3 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 3 11 ............................... 129.5 130.1 130.5 132.6 4.6 6.5 5.4 9.9 5.5 7.7 

Recreation 2 ................................................................................. 104.0 104.1 104.0 104.3 2.0 .0 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.4

Video and audio 2 ...................................................................... 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.5 .4 .0 -.4 2.4 .2 1.0 

Televisions .............................................................................. 42.5 42.1 41.8 41.8 -12.2 -11.8 -11.4 -6.4 -12.0 -8.9 

Cable television 3 6 .................................................................. 282.8 283.8 284.7 287.7 6.3 2.6 3.2 7.1 4.4 5.1 

Other video equipment 1 2 ....................................................... 50.8 50.6 50.2 49.8 -29.7 -17.2 -8.2 -7.6 -23.7 -7.9 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2 ... 85.6 84.5 84.5 85.8 -2.8 7.7 -6.3 .9 2.3 -2.7 

Audio equipment 1 ................................................................... 75.3 75.2 74.5 74.4 -8.0 -8.6 3.3 -4.7 -8.3 -.8 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... 106.5 108.0 107.9 104.9 2.7 7.8 -2.9 -5.9 5.2 -4.4 

Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... 109.5 109.9 110.6 110.9 7.3 .4 2.2 5.2 3.8 3.7 

Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... 146.1 146.6 147.8 148.4 7.1 -1.9 .8 6.4 2.5 3.6 

Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ 124.8 125.2 125.5 125.5 7.2 5.0 5.3 2.3 6.1 3.8 

Sporting goods 1 ........................................................................ 120.4 120.2 119.7 119.6 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -2.6 -.5 -2.9 

Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ......................................... 136.0 136.0 135.0 134.8 -2.3 2.4 -1.2 -3.5 .0 -2.3 

Sports equipment 1 .................................................................. 103.5 102.9 102.8 102.9 -2.6 -1.9 -2.7 -2.3 -2.3 -2.5 

Photography 1 2 ......................................................................... 99.3 99.1 99.1 99.2 -1.2 .0 .0 -.4 -.6 -.2 

Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................. 124.1 123.9 122.6 122.7 -1.3 -1.6 .0 -4.4 -1.4 -2.2 

Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... 103.6 103.4 103.9 104.1 -.8 .8 .0 1.9 .0 1.0 

Other recreational goods 2 ......................................................... 84.5 83.8 82.8 83.5 -5.5 -.9 1.0 -4.7 -3.2 -1.9 

Toys 1 ....................................................................................... 101.9 101.1 99.7 100.9 -6.7 -2.3 .8 -3.9 -4.6 -1.6 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... 97.9 96.9 96.4 95.7 1.3 6.0 2.9 -8.7 3.6 -3.1 

Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... 100.2 100.3 99.9 99.4 -4.3 4.9 -2.4 -3.2 .2 -2.8 

Recreation services 2 ................................................................. 118.0 118.8 118.5 118.3 6.4 -1.7 6.7 1.0 2.3 3.8 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... 112.3 112.9 112.5 112.8 5.1 -5.9 4.0 1.8 -.5 2.9 

Admissions 1 ............................................................................ 244.8 246.3 245.7 245.0 6.8 -1.2 8.8 .3 2.7 4.5 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. 200.0 202.7 203.7 202.4 6.2 7.7 6.2 4.9 6.9 5.6 

Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................ 193.2 193.4 194.3 194.6 2.5 3.4 -1.4 2.9 3.0 .7 

Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. 108.5 108.7 109.1 109.1 2.6 3.4 -1.8 2.2 3.0 .2 

Recreational books 1 2 ............................................................. 102.1 102.2 102.8 103.3 2.0 3.6 -.8 4.8 2.8 2.0 

Education and communication 2 .................................................. 106.5 106.5 106.6 107.0 2.7 3.9 3.8 1.9 3.3 2.9 

Education 2 ................................................................................ 121.0 121.5 121.6 122.2 4.9 6.7 7.3 4.0 5.8 5.6

Educational books and supplies ............................................. 310.9 310.9 300.1 302.1 5.6 11.2 12.5 -10.9 8.4 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 340.7 342.1 343.5 345.2 5.0 6.2 6.9 5.4 5.6 6.1 

College tuition and fees ........................................................ 355.6 357.5 358.9 360.8 4.9 6.0 8.9 6.0 5.4 7.4 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ 379.6 381.4 383.3 385.3 6.9 7.8 9.2 6.1 7.3 7.7 

Child care and nursery school 7 ............................................. 167.5 168.0 168.7 169.4 4.0 6.3 5.4 4.6 5.2 5.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Expenditure category

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... 125.3 125.5 125.8 125.9 3.4 8.2 8.7 1.9 5.8 5.3 

Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... 94.9 94.5 94.6 94.7 .0 1.7 .4 -.8 .8 -.2 

Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 5.4 5.0 .0 .0 5.2 .0 

Postage 1 ............................................................................... 173.4 173.4 173.4 173.4 4.8 5.2 .0 .0 5.0 .0 

Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................. 124.8 124.7 124.1 124.6 30.5 1.6 .0 -.6 15.2 -.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. 94.2 93.8 93.9 94.0 .0 .9 .9 -.8 .4 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... 100.1 99.7 99.9 100.4 .8 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 

Telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................................. 187.4 187.9 187.9 189.2 5.4 4.7 4.8 3.9 5.0 4.4 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ................... 88.3 87.4 87.7 88.1 -4.4 -.9 -1.8 -.9 -2.7 -1.3 

Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ 68.0 68.4 68.2 68.4 -.6 -.6 -7.3 2.4 -.6 -2.6 

Information and information processing other than telephone

services 1 12 ..................................................................... 21.0 20.8 20.6 20.1 -18.5 -13.3 -17.0 -16.1 -16.0 -16.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ................ 26.1 25.5 25.0 24.3 -32.4 -27.5 -31.6 -24.9 -30.0 -28.3 

Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ 77.2 78.8 79.3 76.3 -3.4 -2.5 -9.7 -4.6 -3.0 -7.2 

Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... 100.6 100.7 100.7 98.8 1.7 13.6 6.6 -7.0 7.5 -.4 

Other information processing equipment 1 2 .......................... 66.2 65.3 64.7 64.2 -4.5 -8.9 -7.5 -11.5 -6.7 -9.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................... 292.4 297.3 293.3 294.0 9.9 8.0 -1.9 2.2 8.9 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 .............................................. 430.9 448.3 432.9 433.5 21.5 17.1 -9.6 2.4 19.3 -3.8 

Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... 174.3 181.6 175.1 175.3 23.1 17.3 -10.1 2.3 20.2 -4.1 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. 123.9 124.4 125.3 126.1 -7.0 6.4 3.6 7.3 -.5 5.4 

Personal care 1 .......................................................................... 171.9 172.3 172.3 172.7 3.1 2.9 3.1 1.9 3.0 2.5 

Personal care products 1 ......................................................... 156.1 156.1 156.0 155.9 .8 -.3 .5 -.5 .3 .0 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 2 .................................................................... 103.5 103.5 104.0 104.2 -.4 1.6 -2.7 2.7 .6 .0 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ..................................................................................... 172.7 172.7 171.7 170.9 2.1 -2.1 3.8 -4.1 .0 -.2 

Personal care services 1 .......................................................... 186.5 187.4 187.1 187.0 4.0 3.3 2.4 1.1 3.7 1.7 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... 113.7 114.2 114.1 114.0 4.0 3.3 2.5 1.1 3.6 1.8 

Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 266.8 267.8 268.7 269.8 4.1 5.8 5.3 4.6 5.0 4.9 

Legal services 1 5 ................................................................... 203.8 203.9 204.1 206.0 5.1 7.6 10.7 4.4 6.3 7.5 

Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ 201.5 202.4 203.1 204.3 3.1 5.4 4.3 5.7 4.2 5.0 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... 111.6 111.3 111.4 111.8 6.5 4.5 5.9 .7 5.5 3.3 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ...... 113.9 114.0 114.0 114.3 3.7 5.1 4.3 1.4 4.4 2.9 

Financial services 1 5 ............................................................. 225.8 227.3 228.2 230.5 4.1 3.1 2.5 8.6 3.6 5.5 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 94.5 93.7 93.5 94.5 .0 -1.7 2.6 .0 -.8 1.3 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ................................................................................. 151.0 149.9 148.8 148.8 2.4 -2.1 -1.3 -5.7 .1 -3.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... 137.0 135.4 133.8 133.6 1.7 -5.6 -4.3 -9.6 -2.0 -7.0

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 146.1 144.2 141.2 141.1 2.1 -6.7 -6.8 -13.0 -2.4 -10.0

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 162.4 159.4 155.2 155.9 3.4 -7.6 -8.4 -15.1 -2.3 -11.8 

Durables .................................................................................... 124.5 124.5 124.5 123.7 -1.3 -2.2 -1.9 -2.5 -1.7 -2.2 

Services ........................................................................................ 201.0 201.8 202.2 202.9 2.7 3.9 1.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 

Rent of shelter 4 ............................................................................. 189.4 190.2 191.0 191.6 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.4 

Transportation services ................................................................. 200.9 202.1 202.8 203.5 1.4 5.4 3.0 5.3 3.4 4.2 

Other services ............................................................................... 236.4 236.9 237.4 238.2 3.9 3.3 4.2 3.1 3.6 3.6 

All items less food ......................................................................... 173.7 173.4 173.0 173.3 2.3 .5 .0 -.9 1.4 -.5 

All items less shelter ..................................................................... 167.4 166.8 166.1 166.3 1.9 .0 -1.0 -2.6 1.0 -1.8 

All items less medical care ............................................................ 169.4 169.1 168.7 169.0 2.4 1.0 .2 -.9 1.7 -.4 

Commodities less food .................................................................. 138.7 137.1 135.5 135.4 2.0 -5.2 -3.9 -9.2 -1.7 -6.6 

Nondurables less food .................................................................. 148.2 146.3 143.4 143.5 1.9 -5.9 -6.2 -12.1 -2.1 -9.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. 163.4 160.7 156.7 157.4 3.4 -6.9 -7.0 -13.9 -1.9 -10.5 

Nondurables .................................................................................. 160.8 159.8 158.3 158.3 3.8 -1.5 -1.7 -6.1 1.1 -3.9 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................... 121.8 121.3 120.5 119.5 -.3 -6.9 .0 -7.3 -3.7 -3.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ........................................................ 189.2 189.7 189.8 190.0 1.5 3.5 .2 1.7 2.5 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,

detailed expenditure categories -Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Apr.

2001

July

2001

Oct.

2001

Jan.

2002

July

2001

Jan.

2002

Special aggregate indexes

Services less medical care services ............................................. 194.5 195.2 195.7 195.9 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.9 3.4 2.4 

Energy ........................................................................................... 121.9 115.4 111.9 113.0 -2.4 -14.9 -18.8 -26.2 -8.9 -22.5 

All items less energy ..................................................................... 181.2 181.7 181.8 182.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.8 2.1 

All items less food and energy .................................................... 183.0 183.7 183.8 184.0 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 145.8 146.3 145.6 145.0 1.1 -.5 -1.4 -2.2 .3 -1.8 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 117.4 105.7 99.7 102.1 4.0 -27.3 -17.5 -42.8 -13.0 -31.3 

Services less energy services ................................................... 208.3 209.2 209.8 210.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.2 

Domestically produced farm food ................................................. 177.3 177.3 177.2 177.9 6.2 3.7 2.5 1.4 4.9 1.9 

Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 156.2 156.2 155.7 155.4 -3.9 2.3 -8.3 -2.0 -.9 -5.2 

1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 9 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2002 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2001 from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2000

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

U.S. city average ........................................... M 177.7 177.4 176.7 177.1 1.1 -0.2 0.2 1.6 -0.6 -0.4 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 185.0 185.0 184.2 184.9 1.5 -.1 .4 1.6 -.4 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 186.3 186.1 185.4 186.2 1.7 .1 .4 1.7 -.5 -.4 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 110.6 110.9 110.3 110.5 .8 -.4 .2 1.4 -.3 -.5 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 172.6 172.5 171.9 172.1 .1 -.2 .1 1.0 -.4 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 174.5 174.2 173.8 174.1 .3 -.1 .2 1.3 -.4 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 110.0 110.0 109.6 109.5 -.1 -.5 -.1 .8 -.4 -.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 166.9 166.3 165.5 166.2 -.6 -.1 .4 .4 -.8 -.5 

South urban ................................................... M 171.7 171.0 170.3 170.6 .8 -.2 .2 1.1 -.8 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 173.1 172.2 171.7 171.7 1.4 -.3 .0 2.0 -.8 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 109.7 109.4 108.9 109.2 .6 -.2 .3 .7 -.7 -.5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 169.9 168.9 167.6 168.6 .2 -.2 .6 .3 -1.4 -.8 

West urban .................................................... M 182.5 182.3 181.6 182.4 2.3 .1 .4 2.5 -.5 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 184.6 184.3 183.5 184.4 2.4 .1 .5 2.5 -.6 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 112.1 112.0 111.6 111.9 1.9 -.1 .3 2.5 -.4 -.4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 162.0 161.7 161.1 161.6 1.5 -.1 .3 1.9 -.6 -.4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 110.3 110.2 109.7 109.9 .6 -.3 .2 1.1 -.5 -.5 

D ................................................................ M 171.5 170.8 169.8 170.5 .4 -.2 .4 .8 -1.0 -.6 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 178.1 177.4 177.9 177.9 -.1 .3 .0 1.2 -.1 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 178.3 178.1 177.1 178.9 2.7 .4 1.0 2.1 -.7 -.6 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 187.8 187.8 187.3 188.5 1.9 .4 .6 1.7 -.3 -.3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 -

 192.7 - 192.9 2.1 .1 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 -

 172.3 - 171.4 .1 -.5 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 - 171.5 - 170.6 2.0 -.5 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 110.9 - 110.9 1.8 .0 - - - -

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 176.7 -

 174.8 - - - - 1.7 -1.1 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 174.8 -

 173.5 - - - - 1.0 -.7 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 159.4 -

 157.1 - - - - .6 -1.4 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 174.2 -

 173.1 - - - - 2.1 -.6 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 182.9 -

 179.9 - - - - 1.4 -1.6 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 191.7 -

 190.6 - - - - 3.5 -.6 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 187.9 -

 186.1 - - - - 2.5 -1.0 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;

Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................... 184.9 1.5 0.4 172.1 0.1 0.1 170.6 0.8 0.2 182.4 2.3 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 291.2 - -

 280.0 - - 276.8 - - 294.8 - -

Food and beverages .................................... 178.2 2.9 .6 172.5 2.3 .2 173.5 2.7 .5 181.2 3.5 1.1 

Food .......................................................... 177.6 2.9 .5 171.8 2.3 .3 173.5 2.7 .5 180.5 3.6 1.1 

Food at home .......................................... 178.0 2.9 .7 170.8 2.1 .4 171.7 2.6 .8 185.8 3.7 1.5 

Food away from home ............................. 179.6 3.0 .3 174.2 2.6 .1 178.3 2.7 .1 173.0 3.5 .5 

Alcoholic beverages .................................. 184.7 2.8 .5 180.8 2.6 .1 174.3 2.8 .5 188.2 2.2 .8 

Housing ....................................................... 190.8 2.6 .6 169.1 -.3 .4 162.8 1.2 .2 190.1 4.4 .5 

Shelter ....................................................... 228.3 5.0 .9 197.8 3.5 .5 180.9 2.8 .5 210.9 5.2 .6 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 211.6 4.4 .3 189.3 3.7 .2 177.8 4.0 .3 205.5 6.0 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ..................................... 238.3 5.8 .5 204.7 4.2 .4 183.1 2.9 .2 222.5 5.5 .3 

Fuels and utilities ....................................... 132.4 -9.6 -.7 132.7 -17.8 .6 142.6 -5.2 -1.5 169.7 2.4 .2 

Fuels ........................................................ 121.9 -11.3 -.8 114.3 -21.4 .5 121.8 -7.2 -2.0 160.5 2.0 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... 135.9 -8.0 -1.1 119.6 -21.1 .6 123.8 -6.4 -2.0 164.3 2.6 .1 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 131.5 -6.1 -.9 120.4 -.6 .3 119.1 -.2 -2.5 182.8 22.0 -.1 

Utility natural gas service 2 ................... 145.2 -10.8 -1.4 121.6 -36.6 1.0 149.9 -25.4 .4 141.6 -29.1 .9 

Household furnishings and operations ...... 130.5 .5 -.5 123.9 -.1 -.8 128.0 -.8 .2 132.8 .2 .1 

Apparel ........................................................ 117.9 -4.4 -2.2 115.4 -4.5 -4.3 132.3 -3.9 -3.4 112.4 -3.6 -.6 

Transportation ............................................. 149.1 -3.9 .0 149.3 -3.8 .0 145.3 -4.0 .4 151.6 -3.3 -.1 

Private transportation ................................ 143.5 -4.3 -.1 145.0 -3.7 -.1 143.5 -4.1 .5 145.9 -3.4 -.2 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 100.1 -1.1 -.6 101.3 -1.5 -1.2 100.7 -1.4 -.4 101.6 -1.4 -.5 

New vehicles ......................................... 142.0 -.4 -.4 139.1 -1.2 -1.7 146.0 -.7 -.3 142.3 -.8 -.4 

New cars and trucks 4 5 ........................ 98.9 -.3 -.3 98.3 -1.2 -1.7 99.4 -.7 -.2 99.0 -.8 -.5 

New cars 5 ............................................ 140.3 -.2 -.1 134.4 -.7 -1.6 144.1 -.6 -.3 138.7 -.6 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ............................. 158.9 -2.9 -1.1 156.1 -3.3 -1.0 155.1 -3.2 -1.0 154.0 -2.4 -1.0 

Motor fuel ................................................. 94.8 -23.8 .5 102.1 -22.5 2.5 95.7 -22.3 3.7 99.2 -22.1 -.1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................ 94.2 -23.8 .5 101.6 -22.6 2.5 95.0 -22.4 3.7 98.3 -22.2 .0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 92.9 -24.9 1.1 99.7 -23.1 3.1 91.7 -23.6 4.1 95.7 -23.3 -.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 97.1 -23.3 .0 111.2 -22.9 1.6 100.6 -22.1 3.2 94.3 -22.1 1.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 95.2 -21.9 .2 105.2 -21.6 1.8 98.9 -20.6 3.3 99.4 -20.8 .6 

Medical care ................................................ 298.3 5.8 1.3 274.5 4.9 1.0 270.8 3.6 .4 280.0 5.0 .9 

Medical care commodities ......................... 266.4 3.5 .5 246.3 3.6 .3 244.9 4.3 .0 258.8 5.9 1.1 

Medical care services ................................ 305.2 6.4 1.5 282.2 5.3 1.2 277.2 3.4 .5 285.2 4.8 .8 

Professional services 2 ............................. 266.7 4.3 1.1 257.1 4.3 .7 247.9 2.1 .6 233.8 3.1 .6 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 107.4 1.3 .7 106.0 1.9 .2 105.7 2.0 .5 103.8 .7 -.1 

Education and communication 4 ................... 107.1 2.5 -.1 109.3 3.3 .4 107.2 4.0 .5 104.9 2.3 .1 

Other goods and services ............................ 297.0 3.6 .2 280.3 4.2 .2 282.0 4.8 .1 287.6 3.3 .7 

Commodity and service group

All items ......................................................... 184.9 1.5 .4 172.1 .1 .1 170.6 .8 .2 182.4 2.3 .4 

Commodities ................................................ 148.7 -1.7 -.1 145.6 -2.0 -.5 148.0 -1.3 .1 148.8 -1.1 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ..... 130.3 -4.8 -.6 131.2 -4.4 -1.1 134.0 -3.8 -.2 130.3 -4.0 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages .... 135.8 -6.5 -.5 138.5 -6.2 -.9 141.7 -5.3 -.1 134.6 -5.5 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ........................................... 152.6 -7.5 .3 155.2 -6.8 .6 151.5 -5.7 1.3 151.6 -6.2 .3 

Durables .................................................. 122.1 -1.6 -.6 121.5 -2.2 -1.3 125.1 -1.7 -.2 125.0 -2.0 -.6 

Services ....................................................... 220.5 3.5 .7 199.9 1.8 .6 193.9 2.5 .3 212.5 4.4 .5 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 238.6 5.1 1.0 203.4 3.5 .5 186.0 2.9 .5 223.9 5.2 .6 

Transportation services ............................. 199.2 1.8 .3 209.8 4.1 .5 205.8 3.1 .1 208.7 3.3 .5 

Other services ........................................... 256.8 3.3 .5 237.5 4.4 .6 240.0 4.1 .4 235.8 3.1 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................ 179.6 1.2 0.3 166.9 -0.1 0.1 164.5 0.6 0.2 177.3 2.1 0.4 

All items less food .......................................... 186.4 1.2 .3 172.1 -.2 .1 170.0 .5 .1 182.8 2.1 .3 

All items less shelter ...................................... 170.4 -.2 .1 164.5 -1.2 -.1 167.6 .1 .1 171.8 .8 .3 

Commodities less food .................................. 132.5 -4.5 -.5 132.9 -4.2 -1.0 135.4 -3.6 -.2 132.8 -3.7 -.2 

Nondurables .................................................. 157.2 -1.6 .1 155.2 -1.9 -.3 157.5 -1.2 .2 158.1 -.7 .6 

Nondurables less food ................................... 138.6 -6.0 -.5 140.8 -5.7 -.8 143.3 -4.8 -.1 138.4 -4.9 .1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............... 154.7 -6.5 .3 156.7 -6.1 .6 152.6 -5.0 1.3 154.5 -5.4 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 219.6 1.8 .4 207.1 .1 .7 209.7 2.1 .0 221.4 3.5 .5 

Services less medical care services .............. 214.0 3.3 .7 192.7 1.4 .5 185.1 2.4 .2 206.4 4.4 .5 

Energy ........................................................... 110.9 -15.8 -.4 108.1 -21.9 1.4 107.2 -14.1 .3 125.8 -9.8 .1 

All items less energy ...................................... 194.8 3.0 .5 181.3 2.3 .0 179.0 2.1 .2 188.8 3.2 .4 

All items less food and energy ..................... 199.2 2.9 .4 183.6 2.3 -.1 180.5 2.0 .1 190.8 3.0 .3 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ...................................... 144.3 -.8 -.6 142.0 -1.0 -1.4 146.1 -.5 -.6 141.7 -.8 -.1 

Energy commodities .................................. 97.7 -23.9 .5 102.4 -22.9 2.4 97.4 -22.3 3.4 100.7 -22.1 -.1 

Services less energy services ................... 228.7 4.3 .8 210.1 4.0 .6 201.6 3.2 .4 216.1 4.5 .6 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 161.6 1.5 0.3 109.9 0.6 0.2 170.5 0.4 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 161.6 - - - - -

 274.9 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 159.7 3.0 .6 110.2 2.7 .6 171.3 2.0 .9 

Food ...................................................................................... 159.3 3.1 .6 110.1 2.6 .5 170.8 1.9 .9 

Food at home ...................................................................... 163.6 3.2 .9 110.0 2.7 .9 168.2 1.3 1.1 

Food away from home ......................................................... 153.0 3.1 .3 110.5 2.7 .2 176.8 3.2 .7 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 163.8 2.4 .6 110.7 3.1 .3 177.7 2.4 .9 

Housing ................................................................................... 163.0 2.8 .5 109.2 .9 .3 162.8 .6 .3

Shelter ................................................................................... 176.5 4.9 .7 110.8 2.9 .5 185.5 2.3 .3 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 168.5 5.4 .4 111.2 3.3 .2 175.3 2.3 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 176.9 5.6 .4 110.1 2.9 .2 195.0 2.7 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 141.7 -8.9 -.6 108.5 -7.3 -.5 145.8 -5.4 .4 

Fuels .................................................................................... 138.8 -11.4 -.8 108.0 -9.5 -.8 122.8 -7.4 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 137.2 -10.2 -.9 107.2 -7.8 -.8 132.3 -7.0 .5 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 134.0 2.8 -1.5 104.2 2.1 -1.0 131.5 4.4 .2 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 143.7 -27.1 .4 116.5 -27.5 -.4 141.8 -24.7 1.2 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 122.8 .1 -.3 101.2 -.5 -.1 123.8 .4 .2 

Apparel .................................................................................... 110.0 -4.8 -2.0 92.6 -2.7 -3.7 123.9 -4.5 -2.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 146.8 -3.4 .1 103.9 -4.0 .2 144.5 -4.9 .3 

Private transportation ............................................................ 145.1 -3.7 .0 103.3 -3.9 .2 140.4 -4.9 .2 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 100.8 -1.5 -.6 101.4 -.9 -.7 99.9 -2.6 -.5 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 124.4 -1.0 -.6 100.2 -.1 -.6 141.8 -2.6 -.8 

New cars and trucks 3 7 ................................................... 98.1 -1.0 -.6 100.3 -.1 -.5 98.1 -2.6 -.8 

New cars 7 ........................................................................ 122.8 -.7 -.6 99.7 .1 -.5 137.5 -2.2 -.6 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 149.2 -2.8 -1.0 104.6 -2.6 -.9 143.3 -5.6 -1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 142.7 -23.1 1.4 96.8 -21.9 2.3 94.6 -24.0 2.7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 141.9 -23.0 1.5 96.7 -22.0 2.3 93.9 -24.0 2.8 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 142.1 -24.0 1.6 96.4 -23.1 2.7 89.3 -24.8 2.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 97.7 -22.9 1.5 95.8 -22.0 1.9 105.4 -22.7 5.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 132.6 -21.7 .9 96.4 -20.5 2.6 99.9 -22.1 3.8 

Medical care ............................................................................ 221.5 4.9 .9 117.8 4.4 .7 270.0 4.4 1.0 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 203.7 4.1 .7 116.0 4.4 .2 250.9 4.7 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 225.6 5.1 .9 118.4 4.6 .9 275.4 4.4 1.3 

Professional services 5 ......................................................... 198.0 3.5 .5 115.8 3.1 1.0 255.3 3.8 .8 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 106.3 1.7 .2 104.4 .8 .5 108.2 3.8 .7 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 108.0 3.0 .1 106.0 3.3 .4 106.6 4.1 .8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 227.7 3.9 .3 127.0 4.4 .2 290.3 4.3 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 161.6 1.5 .3 109.9 .6 .2 170.5 .4 .4 

Commodities ........................................................................... 141.5 -1.5 -.1 104.3 -1.4 -.1 145.6 -2.0 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 130.1 -4.4 -.5 100.9 -3.9 -.5 132.3 -4.1 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 141.5 -6.2 -.4 104.5 -5.5 -.5 140.9 -4.9 .5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... 163.3 -6.7 .5 110.0 -6.5 .8 152.4 -5.1 1.6 

Durables .............................................................................. 115.5 -1.9 -.6 96.4 -1.7 -.6 122.6 -2.9 -.6 

Services ................................................................................... 177.4 3.4 .5 111.8 2.4 .4 197.5 2.3 .5 

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 177.1 5.0 .7 110.9 3.0 .5 191.7 2.2 .3 

Transportation services ......................................................... 168.0 3.1 .4 110.9 2.8 .4 207.9 4.9 .5 

Other services ....................................................................... 197.8 3.6 .3 113.8 3.8 .5 240.2 4.7 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 158.5 1.3 0.3 107.8 0.5 0.2 163.7 0.1 0.4 

All items less food ..................................................................... 162.1 1.3 .2 108.1 .3 .1 170.3 .1 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 155.1 -.1 .1 107.5 -.2 .0 166.8 -.2 .4

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.8 -4.1 -.4 101.1 -3.7 -.6 133.6 -3.9 .0

Nondurables .............................................................................. 151.2 -1.2 .2 107.4 -1.4 .1 155.8 -1.5 .7 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 143.3 -5.6 -.3 104.8 -5.1 -.5 142.5 -4.6 .5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 163.2 -5.8 .5 110.1 -5.7 .8 153.8 -4.8 1.6 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 177.3 1.8 .2 112.7 1.8 .4 213.5 2.4 .7 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 173.6 3.4 .5 111.2 2.2 .4 188.4 2.2 .4 

Energy ....................................................................................... 140.7 -16.4 .1 103.2 -14.9 .5 109.1 -14.2 1.4 

All items less energy ................................................................. 163.1 2.9 .3 108.9 2.3 .2 179.2 1.9 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 163.9 2.9 .2 108.6 2.1 .1 181.3 2.0 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 130.3 -1.0 -.6 101.5 -.4 -.9 144.8 -.8 -.3 

Energy commodities .............................................................. 144.0 -23.2 1.3 98.7 -22.2 2.1 95.0 -23.6 2.7 

Services less energy services ............................................... 180.3 4.4 .6 112.2 3.3 .5 205.1 3.4 .5 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about

population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator

in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 186.2 1.7 0.4 110.5 0.8 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 287.8 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 177.9 3.2 .6 110.6 2.2 .4 

Food ...................................................................................... 177.2 3.2 .6 110.7 2.1 .3 

Food at home ...................................................................... 178.0 3.3 1.0 110.4 1.9 .3 

Food away from home ......................................................... 178.9 3.2 .3 111.4 2.6 .4 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 186.0 2.7 .5 108.3 3.3 .7 

Housing ................................................................................... 192.7 3.0 .7 110.2 1.3 .3 

Shelter ................................................................................... 229.4 5.4 1.0 111.5 3.6 .6 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 215.3 4.7 .3 111.2 3.8 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 236.4 6.4 .6 110.7 4.1 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 130.1 -10.0 -.6 108.7 -8.7 -.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 123.5 -11.6 -.7 108.6 -10.4 -.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 134.4 -8.9 -1.0 105.9 -5.5 -.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 127.1 -8.8 -.5 100.6 -.2 -1.4 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 147.2 -9.4 -2.0 118.7 -15.0 .1 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 130.9 .2 -.5 104.3 .9 -.5 

Apparel .................................................................................... 112.2 -4.2 -1.1 95.1 -5.7 -5.8 

Transportation ......................................................................... 151.5 -3.9 .1 102.1 -3.8 .0 

Private transportation ............................................................ 145.5 -4.7 .0 102.0 -3.6 -.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 93.3 -24.7 .3 94.5 -22.1 .7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 92.7 -24.8 .4 94.5 -22.0 .9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 91.2 -25.9 .7 94.5 -22.9 1.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 93.9 -24.3 .4 95.0 -21.7 -.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 93.7 -22.8 -.3 94.0 -20.1 1.2 

Medical care ............................................................................ 303.4 5.6 1.0 120.1 6.3 1.9 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 107.7 1.7 .7 106.9 .6 .9 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 107.4 2.1 -.1 106.3 4.2 .1 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 290.8 3.4 .0 127.8 4.2 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 186.2 1.7 .4 110.5 .8 .2 

Commodities ........................................................................... 148.9 -1.5 .1 105.7 -1.9 -.5 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.6 -5.0 -.4 102.7 -4.4 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 134.3 -6.3 -.2 106.1 -7.0 -1.4 

Durables .............................................................................. 122.4 -2.2 -.6 98.0 -.6 -.7 

Services ................................................................................... 220.5 3.7 .7 111.7 2.9 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 180.8 1.5 .4 108.3 .5 .0 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 170.8 -.1 .1 108.1 -.3 .0 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.9 -4.6 -.4 102.9 -4.1 -1.0 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 156.8 -1.3 .3 108.5 -2.3 -.5 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 137.5 -5.7 -.1 106.2 -6.4 -1.3 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 218.4 1.7 .3 111.9 2.2 .7 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 213.7 3.5 .7 111.0 2.7 .5 

Energy ....................................................................................... 111.6 -16.3 -.4 103.3 -14.8 -.2 

All items less energy ................................................................. 195.4 3.2 .5 109.6 2.4 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 200.0 3.1 .5 109.3 2.4 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 174.1 0.3 0.2 109.5 -0.1 -0.1 166.2 -0.6 0.4

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 287.4 - - - - -

 266.5 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 175.9 2.2 .2 109.8 2.2 .4 167.2 2.8 .3 

Food ...................................................................................... 175.5 2.2 .2 109.6 2.1 .4 166.1 2.8 .3 

Food at home ...................................................................... 176.1 2.0 .5 109.2 2.2 .5 160.6 2.6 -.1 

Food away from home ......................................................... 175.1 2.8 .0 110.3 2.1 .2 176.9 3.1 .7 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 179.8 1.8 .2 112.8 4.0 .1 182.7 2.7 -.1 

Housing ................................................................................... 171.6 .2 .4 108.0 -.8 .2 158.7 -2.0 .6 

Shelter ................................................................................... 202.7 4.1 .6 109.9 2.1 .2 180.4 3.7 .8 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 196.8 4.3 .3 111.0 2.9 .2 168.3 3.4 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 210.0 4.8 .3 109.6 2.5 .4 189.6 4.4 .6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 127.0 -20.3 .5 108.6 -13.5 .5 141.9 -19.6 .8 

Fuels .................................................................................... 110.9 -24.1 .5 108.0 -16.2 .4 111.0 -24.0 1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 113.6 -23.9 .6 107.7 -15.5 .4 119.8 -23.9 .9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 113.7 -1.7 .1 103.6 .8 .3 109.7 -.5 1.3 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 115.4 -39.4 1.3 114.1 -30.6 .7 134.3 -39.0 -.1 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 120.7 .0 -.9 98.5 .3 -.6 117.2 -2.0 -.7 

Apparel .................................................................................... 108.4 -6.2 -4.4 92.1 -2.6 -4.0 138.3 -2.5 -4.6 

Transportation ......................................................................... 151.1 -3.1 .1 106.5 -4.2 -.3 138.2 -6.2 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................ 147.7 -3.0 .1 106.2 -4.2 -.3 131.7 -6.4 .3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 104.5 -22.0 3.4 103.0 -22.6 1.2 91.1 -25.5 2.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 103.9 -21.9 3.4 103.0 -22.6 1.2 90.1 -25.5 3.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 102.4 -22.7 4.1 103.2 -22.8 1.9 86.5 -26.3 3.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 111.2 -22.2 2.4 100.7 -23.5 .3 104.3 -25.7 2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 105.0 -21.2 1.8 102.9 -22.0 1.4 96.8 -22.9 3.8 

Medical care ............................................................................ 272.9 4.2 1.0 118.0 5.4 .9 269.5 6.8 1.9 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.6 2.4 -.2 104.4 .8 .5 108.5 2.6 1.8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 111.1 3.4 .5 107.9 3.3 -.1 101.9 1.0 .7 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 284.2 4.8 .4 127.3 3.7 -.2 268.2 2.9 .9 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 174.1 .3 .2 109.5 -.1 -.1 166.2 -.6 .4 

Commodities ........................................................................... 146.4 -2.1 -.6 103.6 -2.0 -.6 145.7 -2.0 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 130.0 -4.6 -1.1 100.3 -4.2 -1.1 134.3 -4.8 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 136.9 -6.6 -1.0 105.4 -5.7 -.8 144.6 -5.2 -.5 

Durables .............................................................................. 120.0 -2.0 -1.3 93.7 -2.0 -1.4 121.3 -3.9 -.7 

Services ................................................................................... 201.7 2.0 .6 112.6 1.4 .4 188.9 .7 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 169.3 .1 .1 107.8 -.4 -.1 159.3 -1.2 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 165.1 -1.3 -.1 107.9 -.7 -.1 162.6 -1.9 .3 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.9 -4.4 -1.1 100.7 -3.9 -1.0 135.7 -4.5 -.6 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 156.4 -2.1 -.4 107.6 -1.8 -.2 156.2 -1.3 -.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 139.5 -6.1 -.9 105.8 -5.2 -.8 146.5 -5.0 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 207.4 -.1 .7 114.9 .9 .4 200.4 -1.7 1.2 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 195.3 1.8 .6 112.0 1.1 .4 178.6 -.1 .8 

Energy ....................................................................................... 107.8 -23.2 1.8 105.7 -19.3 .8 101.0 -24.5 1.8 

All items less energy ................................................................. 183.1 2.5 .1 108.6 2.0 -.1 175.6 2.3 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 185.0 2.5 .0 108.4 2.0 -.2 177.6 2.1 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 171.7 1.4 0.0 109.2 0.6 0.3 168.6 0.2 0.6 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 277.1 - - - - -

 273.7 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 175.2 3.4 .3 109.7 2.6 .6 165.8 .0 .7 

Food ...................................................................................... 175.2 3.3 .3 109.7 2.6 .6 166.0 -.1 .6 

Food at home ...................................................................... 172.6 3.5 .5 109.5 2.8 1.0 163.1 -1.3 .7 

Food away from home ......................................................... 180.8 3.1 .1 110.1 2.4 .0 173.7 2.6 .4 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 175.1 3.6 .9 109.4 2.1 -.1 162.1 1.9 1.6 

Housing ................................................................................... 165.6 2.2 .2 108.4 .6 .2 158.3 .4 .0

Shelter ................................................................................... 184.5 3.7 .6 110.4 2.4 .5 181.1 1.1 -.1 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 184.6 5.4 .4 110.8 3.1 .2 175.9 1.5 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 187.3 4.1 .2 109.9 2.1 .2 188.2 2.0 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 134.2 -3.9 -2.8 105.4 -6.2 -.8 140.5 -2.1 .5 

Fuels .................................................................................... 119.3 -5.6 -3.6 103.8 -8.7 -1.1 120.1 -3.1 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 122.8 -4.9 -3.7 103.2 -7.9 -1.1 124.6 -2.4 .3 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 113.7 -.4 -4.5 101.1 -.3 -1.4 124.8 2.4 -.5 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 156.8 -17.5 -.1 114.6 -31.5 .4 137.3 -18.8 4.4 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 134.0 -.3 .3 101.0 -1.4 .1 122.0 .6 .1 

Apparel .................................................................................... 143.5 -4.5 -3.9 90.6 -2.6 -3.2 117.6 -8.1 -.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 144.9 -3.5 .0 103.1 -4.2 .6 144.4 -4.4 1.3 

Private transportation ............................................................ 143.8 -3.7 .1 102.6 -4.2 .7 142.9 -4.5 1.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 97.4 -22.5 1.6 96.3 -21.8 4.6 91.1 -23.5 7.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 96.3 -22.7 1.6 96.1 -21.9 4.7 90.0 -23.5 7.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 93.4 -23.9 2.0 95.9 -22.9 5.0 85.2 -24.5 7.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 98.0 -22.1 1.2 95.1 -22.0 4.0 107.1 -21.8 7.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 99.2 -20.7 .9 96.3 -20.1 4.7 98.8 -21.8 7.4 

Medical care ............................................................................ 263.2 3.2 .4 116.5 3.7 .3 271.6 3.8 .6

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 107.1 2.7 .7 104.1 .9 .4 108.8 5.2 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 109.2 3.9 -.2 105.2 3.6 1.0 111.4 6.8 1.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 266.4 5.3 .0 128.0 4.7 .1 286.7 4.4 1.5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 171.7 1.4 .0 109.2 .6 .3 168.6 .2 .6 

Commodities ........................................................................... 149.0 -.9 -.2 103.9 -1.4 .1 144.1 -2.6 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 134.2 -3.7 -.5 100.6 -3.7 -.1 132.8 -4.0 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 140.4 -5.3 -.8 103.8 -5.2 .1 141.9 -5.4 1.9 

Durables .............................................................................. 127.2 -1.5 -.2 97.0 -1.8 -.3 122.1 -2.2 -.3 

Services ................................................................................... 194.1 3.1 .2 110.9 2.0 .3 194.5 2.5 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 166.7 1.3 .0 107.2 .4 .3 160.6 -.1 .6 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 167.3 .4 -.3 106.8 -.2 .2 165.6 -.1 .8

Commodities less food .............................................................. 135.9 -3.3 -.5 100.9 -3.5 -.1 133.4 -4.0 .9

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.8 -.6 -.2 106.8 -1.2 .4 153.6 -2.7 1.3 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 142.6 -4.6 -.7 104.1 -4.8 .1 142.6 -5.1 1.9 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 209.0 2.4 -.3 111.3 1.7 .2 210.9 3.6 .7 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 187.0 3.0 .1 110.4 1.9 .4 183.7 2.4 .3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 107.6 -13.4 -1.6 100.5 -14.7 1.2 104.9 -11.5 3.1 

All items less energy ................................................................. 180.3 2.6 .1 108.4 2.0 .2 177.6 1.5 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 181.6 2.4 .1 108.1 1.8 .1 180.3 1.7 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size

classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 184.4 2.4 0.5 111.9 1.9 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 300.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 182.0 3.4 .9 111.5 3.8 1.2 

Food ...................................................................................... 181.4 3.5 .9 111.4 3.8 1.2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 187.4 3.7 1.2 111.7 3.7 1.7 

Food away from home ......................................................... 173.1 3.3 .5 110.9 4.2 .2 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 187.6 1.6 .8 114.2 4.3 .8 

Housing ................................................................................... 197.2 4.8 .5 111.5 3.2 .5 

Shelter ................................................................................... 217.7 5.7 .6 111.9 4.1 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 215.9 6.7 .4 112.4 4.1 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 231.3 6.2 .3 110.7 4.1 .2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 174.1 1.5 .7 118.8 1.3 -.8 

Fuels .................................................................................... 166.9 .5 .8 121.6 1.1 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 170.2 .8 .8 121.7 2.1 -1.1 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 197.6 27.1 .0 120.6 14.6 -.2 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 137.3 -34.9 3.4 126.6 -25.7 -3.6 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 136.6 .2 -.1 102.2 -.6 .4 

Apparel .................................................................................... 110.0 -4.7 .5 95.9 -.2 -3.0 

Transportation ......................................................................... 150.4 -3.3 .1 104.8 -3.0 -.3 

Private transportation ............................................................ 145.0 -3.6 .0 102.9 -2.9 -.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 98.6 -22.9 .6 91.8 -20.6 -.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 97.6 -22.9 .7 91.8 -20.5 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 96.0 -23.7 .2 89.4 -22.9 -.8 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 92.0 -23.0 1.9 92.4 -19.2 -.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 98.9 -21.6 1.5 93.4 -18.8 -.4 

Medical care ............................................................................ 275.1 6.1 1.0 119.3 3.9 .8 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 104.0 .4 -.3 102.7 1.1 .3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 104.9 2.5 .1 105.1 1.4 -.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 294.4 2.5 .8 122.2 4.4 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 184.4 2.4 .5 111.9 1.9 .3 

Commodities ........................................................................... 149.0 -1.3 .3 104.5 -.6 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.4 -4.3 .1 100.3 -3.3 -.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 132.1 -6.2 .5 103.3 -4.0 -.9 

Durables .............................................................................. 125.6 -1.6 -.3 96.7 -2.3 -.7 

Services ................................................................................... 215.3 4.7 .6 113.4 3.8 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 180.0 2.3 .4 109.1 1.9 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 171.5 .5 .4 108.7 1.0 .1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 132.1 -4.1 .1 100.7 -3.0 -.8 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.5 -1.1 .6 107.6 .1 .2 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 136.2 -5.7 .4 103.9 -3.5 -.9 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 220.9 3.3 .5 114.8 3.1 .3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 210.3 4.6 .5 112.7 3.7 .5 

Energy ....................................................................................... 124.9 -11.5 .7 108.3 -8.4 -.9 

All items less energy ................................................................. 190.8 3.3 .5 109.8 2.8 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 193.1 3.3 .4 109.5 2.6 .2 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross

classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator

in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2002 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2001 from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2000

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

U.S. city average ........................................... M 175.2 174.7 174.7 176.2 2.9 0.9 0.9 2.6 -0.3 0.0 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 176.8 176.7 176.7 178.0 2.9 .7 .7 2.7 -.1 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 176.1 176.2 176.3 178.0 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.6 .1 .1 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 110.7 110.2 110.1 110.4 1.9 .2 .3 2.9 -.5 -.1 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 170.8 169.8 170.1 170.8 2.1 .6 .4 2.5 -.4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 176.0 174.3 175.2 176.1 2.0 1.0 .5 2.3 -.5 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 108.9 109.0 108.7 109.2 2.2 .2 .5 2.4 -.2 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 162.0 160.5 160.7 160.6 2.6 .1 -.1 4.0 -.8 .1 

South urban ................................................... M 170.9 170.4 170.3 171.7 2.6 .8 .8 2.3 -.4 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 171.7 170.7 171.8 172.6 3.5 1.1 .5 3.3 .1 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 108.6 108.5 108.4 109.5 2.8 .9 1.0 2.4 -.2 -.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 165.6 165.2 161.9 163.1 -1.3 -1.3 .7 -1.1 -2.2 -2.0 

West urban .................................................... M 183.8 183.4 183.1 185.8 3.7 1.3 1.5 3.0 -.4 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 186.3 185.8 185.1 187.4 3.7 .9 1.2 3.3 -.6 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 109.8 109.3 109.8 111.7 3.7 2.2 1.7 2.4 .0 .5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 162.6 162.0 162.2 163.6 3.2 1.0 .9 2.9 -.2 .1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 109.2 109.1 109.0 110.0 2.7 .8 .9 2.4 -.2 -.1 

D ................................................................ M 168.1 168.1 166.4 168.2 1.3 .1 1.1 1.4 -1.0 -1.0 

Selected local areas

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 186.3 182.6 183.9 185.3 .8 1.5 .8 3.0 -1.3 .7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 191.5 190.6 189.7 191.7 3.8 .6 1.1 3.1 -.9 -.5 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 176.0 176.8 176.8 178.2 2.3 .8 .8 2.3 .5 .0 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 177.0 178.9 178.4 181.9 5.3 1.7 2.0 2.8 .8 -.3 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 175.0 175.2 176.6 179.5 3.8 2.5 1.6 3.0 .9 .8 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 165.7 163.0 162.4 163.0 2.7 .0 .4 2.8 -2.0 -.4 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 106.9 107.1 108.7 108.5 4.1 1.3 -.2 5.0 1.7 1.5 

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 183.9 183.9 184.6 185.6 6.0 .9 .5 8.3 .4 .4 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 169.8 168.1 171.3 172.9 3.4 2.9 .9 2.5 .9 1.9 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 168.8 167.9 170.3 169.0 1.9 .7 -.8 .8 .9 1.4 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 179.1 178.2 178.0 181.5 4.1 1.9 2.0 1.7 -.6 -.1 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 179.4 177.5 179.3 180.2 5.3 1.5 .5 4.1 -.1 1.0 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 188.9 187.7 188.3 189.6 2.5 1.0 .7 2.6 -.3 .3 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 184.7 184.0 182.3 189.6 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.1 -1.3 -.9 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average 

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................... 177.1 1.1 0.2 177.9 -0.1 0.0 178.9 2.7 1.0 188.5 1.9 0.6 

All items (1967=100) ..................................... 530.6 - -

 531.6 - - 528.6 - - 544.8 - -

Food and beverages .................................... 176.2 2.8 .6 177.8 1.5 .5 183.8 3.3 .9 179.8 2.5 .6 

Food .......................................................... 175.8 2.9 .6 177.2 1.7 .5 182.1 3.5 .8 178.7 2.4 .6 

Food at home .......................................... 176.2 2.9 .9 185.3 .8 .8 191.7 3.8 1.1 178.2 2.3 .8 

Food away from home ............................. 176.4 2.9 .2 163.1 3.2 .1 168.3 2.9 .5 184.3 2.7 .3 

Alcoholic beverages .................................. 181.8 2.6 .5 185.3 -1.2 .3 197.8 -.3 1.4 192.9 3.6 1.0 

Housing ....................................................... 177.6 2.0 .4 182.4 -.7 .2 184.3 5.3 1.0 196.4 3.5 1.1 

Shelter ....................................................... 204.5 4.1 .6 223.9 5.4 .4 198.3 5.4 1.0 235.3 6.2 1.2 

Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... 197.0 4.7 .3 220.6 5.4 .2 193.2 6.4 .7 218.4 4.0 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ..................................... 211.6 4.5 .3 233.9 6.6 .5 207.2 5.7 .5 243.4 7.1 .4 

Fuels and utilities ....................................... 141.5 -8.0 -.5 116.3 -34.0 -.6 183.9 8.6 2.0 120.1 -13.0 .8 

Fuels ........................................................ 125.3 -10.4 -.7 102.8 -38.1 -.9 185.4 10.5 2.7 117.4 -14.5 .9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................... 132.4 -9.1 -.8 105.4 -38.2 -.8 186.4 10.9 2.7 124.6 -12.3 .7 

Electricity 1 ........................................... 133.1 2.6 -1.1 102.0 -5.2 .0 230.7 39.9 .0 113.8 -13.5 1.8 

Utility natural gas service 1 ................... 136.3 -27.1 .2 109.3 -54.8 -2.0 130.2 -31.9 13.4 144.5 -10.6 -1.0 

Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.7 -.1 -.2 110.7 -.4 -1.2 129.9 1.9 .5 132.7 .9 -.4 

Apparel ........................................................ 120.4 -4.0 -2.7 98.9 -7.7 -.4 108.5 -5.7 3.9 108.9 -6.6 -.9 

Transportation ............................................. 148.6 -3.8 .1 143.5 -4.3 -1.0 148.4 -3.3 1.2 155.6 -3.4 -.3 

Private transportation ................................ 144.4 -3.9 .1 139.8 -4.3 -1.1 142.0 -3.8 1.1 147.4 -4.0 -.3 

Motor fuel ................................................. 97.9 -22.7 1.9 100.9 -23.4 -2.3 94.3 -20.8 7.8 91.0 -24.6 -.9 

Gasoline (all types) ................................ 97.2 -22.7 1.9 100.1 -23.4 -2.2 92.2 -20.8 7.8 90.6 -24.7 -.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ................ 95.0 -23.7 2.0 97.2 -24.7 -2.8 90.6 -21.2 8.0 89.4 -26.4 -1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ......... 100.6 -22.5 1.8 106.7 -23.3 -1.9 88.8 -21.4 7.5 91.8 -23.8 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............. 98.7 -21.2 1.8 99.4 -23.5 -2.6 92.2 -20.4 8.0 92.9 -22.6 -1.2 

Medical care ................................................ 279.6 4.7 .8 277.3 4.0 .5 277.4 7.6 1.7 294.0 4.6 1.4 

Recreation 5 ................................................. 105.7 1.5 .4 109.1 8.4 -.8 108.0 2.3 -.6 109.0 2.4 .7 

Education and communication 5 ................... 107.2 3.2 .3 114.5 1.6 .8 102.2 2.5 .1 107.9 3.0 .4 

Other goods and services ............................ 287.2 4.1 .3 286.0 6.2 .7 294.4 1.4 .2 291.2 4.2 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items ......................................................... 177.1 1.1 .2 177.9 -.1 .0 178.9 2.7 1.0 188.5 1.9 .6 

Commodities ................................................ 147.8 -1.5 -.1 143.9 -2.6 -.8 148.4 -.8 1.2 150.4 -2.0 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ..... 131.6 -4.2 -.5 124.4 -4.9 -1.5 126.9 -3.7 1.5 129.1 -5.6 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages .... 137.9 -5.8 -.4 130.2 -6.8 -1.0 131.5 -5.7 2.9 133.7 -7.1 -.4 

Durables .................................................. 123.6 -1.8 -.6 115.5 -2.6 -2.0 120.7 -.8 .0 120.4 -2.2 -.8 

Services ....................................................... 206.3 3.0 .5 210.3 1.4 .5 205.4 4.9 .8 221.1 4.1 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................ 171.7 .9 .2 173.2 -.3 .0 174.1 2.5 1.0 183.6 1.8 .5 

All items less shelter ...................................... 168.4 -.1 .1 162.6 -2.8 -.2 171.2 1.2 1.0 170.4 -.4 .2 

Commodities less food .................................. 133.5 -4.0 -.4 126.9 -4.8 -1.4 130.3 -3.6 1.5 131.8 -5.1 -.5 

Nondurables .................................................. 157.0 -1.3 .1 154.0 -2.4 -.3 158.5 -.8 1.7 158.2 -1.9 .2 

Nondurables less food ................................... 140.5 -5.3 -.3 133.7 -6.4 -.9 136.8 -5.3 2.8 137.3 -6.3 -.3 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 213.9 1.9 .3 205.5 -3.0 .5 222.5 4.3 .6 213.8 1.7 .7 

Services less medical care services .............. 199.2 2.9 .5 204.7 1.3 .5 199.5 4.8 .8 215.2 4.1 1.0 

Energy ........................................................... 111.7 -15.7 .3 100.6 -32.7 -1.5 128.1 -5.5 4.9 107.3 -18.1 .2

All items less energy ...................................... 185.7 2.6 .3 187.7 2.8 .1 184.4 3.2 .8 197.5 3.4 .6 

All items less food and energy ..................... 188.2 2.6 .2 190.3 3.0 .0 185.3 3.2 .8 202.2 3.6 .6 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 177.1 1.1 -0.2 192.9 2.1 0.1 177.9 -0.1 0.3 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 530.6 - -

 560.7 - - 531.6 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 176.2 2.8 .6 186.3 4.4 1.0 177.8 1.5 .9 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 175.8 2.9 .7 187.6 4.7 1.1 177.2 1.7 1.0 

Food at home ...................................................................... 176.2 2.9 .9 181.9 5.3 1.7 185.3 .8 1.5 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 176.4 2.9 .3 198.2 4.0 .5 163.1 3.2 .4 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 181.8 2.6 .3 175.1 1.6 -.4 185.3 -1.2 -.2 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 177.6 2.0 .4 195.3 3.7 .7 182.4 -.7 1.0 

Shelter ................................................................................... 204.5 4.1 .8 233.4 5.7 1.7 223.9 5.4 .9 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 197.0 4.7 .8 228.0 7.6 1.6 220.6 5.4 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 211.6 4.5 .7 241.5 7.3 1.5 233.9 6.6 1.3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 141.5 -8.0 -1.4 139.2 -7.9 -6.2 116.3 -34.0 2.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 125.3 -10.4 -2.0 120.0 -9.6 -7.1 102.8 -38.1 3.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 132.4 -9.1 -1.7 143.3 -6.2 -8.1 105.4 -38.2 3.3 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 133.1 2.6 -1.7 142.8 -2.9 -7.9 102.0 -5.2 .0 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 136.3 -27.1 -1.4 141.2 -10.4 -8.5 109.3 -54.8 6.5 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 128.7 -.1 -.3 124.4 .4 -1.5 110.7 -.4 .2 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 120.4 -4.0 -5.9 134.6 1.8 -3.0 98.9 -7.7 -4.4

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 148.6 -3.8 -1.1 147.0 -4.4 -.3 143.5 -4.3 -1.4 

Private transportation ............................................................ 144.4 -3.9 -1.2 144.7 -5.7 -.7 139.8 -4.3 -1.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 97.9 -22.7 -6.3 99.3 -24.7 -7.4 100.9 -23.4 -6.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 97.2 -22.7 -6.4 97.9 -24.8 -7.5 100.1 -23.4 -6.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 95.0 -23.7 -6.7 95.0 -25.5 -7.3 97.2 -24.7 -6.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 100.6 -22.5 -6.2 100.6 -24.6 -7.4 106.7 -23.3 -5.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 98.7 -21.2 -5.9 100.1 -23.5 -7.9 99.4 -23.5 -6.1 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 279.6 4.7 1.0 377.7 4.9 1.0 277.3 4.0 .6 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 105.7 1.5 .2 106.3 1.8 .6 109.1 8.4 -.1 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 107.2 3.2 .2 105.5 -1.3 -2.1 114.5 1.6 1.1 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 287.2 4.1 -.7 282.7 .0 -3.2 286.0 6.2 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 177.1 1.1 -.2 192.9 2.1 .1 177.9 -.1 .3 

Commodities ........................................................................... 147.8 -1.5 -1.1 149.2 -1.2 -.7 143.9 -2.6 -1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 131.6 -4.2 -2.2 129.0 -4.6 -1.9 124.4 -4.9 -2.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 137.9 -5.8 -3.4 136.9 -6.1 -2.9 130.2 -6.8 -2.6 

Durables .............................................................................. 123.6 -1.8 -.5 122.0 -2.1 -.2 115.5 -2.6 -1.6 

Services ................................................................................... 206.3 3.0 .6 232.9 3.9 .6 210.3 1.4 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 171.7 .9 -.2 184.8 1.9 .1 173.2 -.3 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 168.4 -.1 -.5 178.4 .0 -.8 162.6 -2.8 -.1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 133.5 -4.0 -2.1 130.9 -4.2 -1.8 126.9 -4.8 -2.2 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.0 -1.3 -1.3 160.2 -.9 -.9 154.0 -2.4 -.8 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 140.5 -5.3 -3.2 138.9 -5.6 -2.7 133.7 -6.4 -2.5 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 213.9 1.9 .3 239.5 1.4 -1.1 205.5 -3.0 1.3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 199.2 2.9 .5 221.2 3.8 .5 204.7 1.3 1.2 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 111.7 -15.7 -3.7 112.1 -14.9 -7.0 100.6 -32.7 -1.0 

All items less energy ................................................................. 185.7 2.6 .2 204.5 3.4 .6 187.7 2.8 .4 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 188.2 2.6 .1 208.6 3.2 .5 190.3 3.0 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 171.4 0.1 -0.5 170.6 2.0 -0.5 178.9 2.7 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 549.2 - -

 535.2 - - 528.6 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 180.8 3.3 1.4 177.2 3.4 .3 183.8 3.3 .6 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 183.1 3.5 1.6 173.9 3.5 .3 182.1 3.5 .7 

Food at home ...................................................................... 179.5 3.8 2.5 163.0 2.7 .0 191.7 3.8 .6 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 191.4 3.2 .3 191.5 4.5 .6 168.3 2.9 .8 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 157.0 .0 -.9 219.5 2.8 1.6 197.8 -.3 .4 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 170.4 .5 .2 162.4 4.5 -.2 184.3 5.3 1.0 

Shelter ................................................................................... 197.0 3.7 1.3 173.6 5.3 1.4 198.3 5.4 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 188.7 3.0 .5 172.8 5.4 1.5 193.2 6.4 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 196.0 4.0 1.1 184.1 5.7 1.1 207.2 5.7 1.1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 136.5 -11.9 -.6 153.8 4.9 -7.5 183.9 8.6 2.0 

Fuels .................................................................................... 129.6 -14.4 -.8 146.9 4.7 -9.7 185.4 10.5 2.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 131.4 -13.9 -.8 146.2 5.6 -9.8 186.4 10.9 2.8 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 125.1 -5.8 -1.5 135.3 13.4 -11.6 230.7 39.9 1.9 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 140.7 -20.6 .0 185.1 -13.1 -2.1 130.2 -31.9 6.8 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 125.9 .6 -4.7 136.7 -1.2 .1 129.9 1.9 .2 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 113.8 -5.8 -11.2 131.3 -9.6 -8.4 108.5 -5.7 -.1 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 149.8 -4.6 -.9 148.2 -3.5 -.9 148.4 -3.3 -.9 

Private transportation ............................................................ 150.3 -4.1 -1.1 147.3 -4.0 -1.0 142.0 -3.8 -1.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 114.9 -19.7 -3.8 95.5 -22.0 -6.3 94.3 -20.8 -6.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 114.1 -19.5 -3.8 94.9 -22.0 -6.3 92.2 -20.8 -6.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 109.4 -22.6 -2.8 92.0 -22.7 -6.1 90.6 -21.2 -6.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 117.1 -19.1 -3.3 95.8 -21.7 -6.9 88.8 -21.4 -7.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 116.9 -18.0 -6.1 97.8 -20.5 -6.0 92.2 -20.4 -5.8 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 242.4 1.6 .1 256.9 3.3 .5 277.4 7.6 2.2 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 99.4 -2.8 -2.9 110.0 2.5 .8 108.0 2.3 -.8 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 102.4 3.4 -.1 114.4 5.1 .7 102.2 2.5 -.2 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 274.2 8.5 .3 273.7 6.3 -1.2 294.4 1.4 -.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 171.4 .1 -.5 170.6 2.0 -.5 178.9 2.7 .4 

Commodities ........................................................................... 151.2 -1.7 -2.1 148.3 -1.1 -1.1 148.4 -.8 -.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 134.3 -4.5 -3.9 133.3 -3.9 -2.1 126.9 -3.7 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 142.3 -6.1 -5.8 136.1 -5.0 -4.0 131.5 -5.7 -1.7 

Durables .............................................................................. 119.5 -2.7 -2.0 131.4 -2.7 .0 120.7 -.8 .2 

Services ................................................................................... 192.5 1.3 .6 192.6 4.6 .0 205.4 4.9 .9 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 167.9 -.1 -.6 165.9 1.9 -.6 174.1 2.5 .4 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 163.1 -1.5 -1.3 170.3 .8 -1.2 171.2 1.2 .1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 135.1 -4.3 -3.9 136.1 -3.6 -1.9 130.3 -3.6 -1.0 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 161.7 -1.2 -2.1 156.0 -.4 -1.6 158.5 -.8 -.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 142.7 -5.7 -5.4 140.6 -4.5 -3.6 136.8 -5.3 -1.5 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 191.2 -1.1 -.3 220.0 3.6 -1.3 222.5 4.3 .6 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 188.7 1.2 .6 186.0 4.7 -.1 199.5 4.8 .8 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 123.1 -16.3 -1.8 120.9 -7.2 -8.2 128.1 -5.5 -1.5 

All items less energy ................................................................. 178.3 1.7 -.4 179.0 2.8 .1 184.4 3.2 .5 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 177.3 1.4 -.8 180.4 2.6 .1 185.3 3.2 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity

and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 188.5 1.9 0.4 110.9 1.8 0.0 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 544.8 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 179.8 2.5 .7 110.5 3.3 .6 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 178.7 2.4 .7 110.4 3.1 .6 

Food at home ...................................................................... 178.2 2.3 .8 108.5 4.1 1.3 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 184.3 2.7 .7 110.8 1.7 -.4 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 192.9 3.6 .8 110.2 6.1 2.0 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 196.4 3.5 1.2 114.7 3.0 1.1 

Shelter ................................................................................... 235.3 6.2 1.7 117.9 4.3 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 218.4 4.0 .8 121.5 6.7 .9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 243.4 7.1 1.1 116.5 4.5 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 120.1 -13.0 -.7 104.7 -5.5 1.0 

Fuels .................................................................................... 117.4 -14.5 -.8 103.1 -7.4 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 124.6 -12.3 .1 102.3 -5.8 1.0 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 113.8 -13.5 2.5 99.5 .0 -.5 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 144.5 -10.6 -3.5 112.1 -20.7 6.1 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 132.7 .9 -1.3 106.3 1.8 .9 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 108.9 -6.6 -4.7 93.2 -1.1 -7.3 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 155.6 -3.4 -1.4 102.4 -5.0 -2.7 

Private transportation ............................................................ 147.4 -4.0 -1.9 101.3 -5.2 -2.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 91.0 -24.6 -9.7 94.1 -23.9 -8.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 90.6 -24.7 -9.8 93.9 -24.0 -8.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 89.4 -26.4 -10.6 93.1 -24.7 -8.5 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 91.8 -23.8 -9.4 94.3 -23.8 -8.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 92.9 -22.6 -9.1 95.2 -22.7 -8.2 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 294.0 4.6 1.5 112.2 1.3 .2 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 109.0 2.4 .5 107.1 3.0 1.0 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 107.9 3.0 .5 110.7 4.5 .1 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 291.2 4.2 -.2 128.8 6.2 .2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 188.5 1.9 .4 110.9 1.8 .0 

Commodities ........................................................................... 150.4 -2.0 -1.4 104.5 -.6 -1.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.1 -5.6 -2.9 101.0 -3.3 -2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 133.7 -7.1 -3.6 104.5 -4.4 -3.9 

Durables .............................................................................. 120.4 -2.2 -1.5 95.9 -1.7 -.7 

Services ................................................................................... 221.1 4.1 1.3 114.9 3.3 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 183.6 1.8 .3 110.7 1.7 -.1 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 170.4 -.4 -.4 107.4 .7 -.6 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.8 -5.1 -2.8 101.5 -2.8 -2.3 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 158.2 -1.9 -1.2 107.2 -.3 -1.5 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 137.3 -6.3 -3.3 105.0 -3.5 -3.3 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 213.8 1.7 .8 111.8 2.3 .1 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 215.2 4.1 1.3 115.3 3.5 .7 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 107.3 -18.1 -3.9 96.5 -15.4 -3.5 

All items less energy ................................................................. 197.5 3.4 .6 111.3 3.1 .2 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 202.2 3.6 .5 112.2 3.0 .1 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2002 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2001 from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2000

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

U.S. city average ........................................... M 174.0 173.7 172.9 173.2 0.9 -0.3 0.2 1.3 -0.6 -0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 181.8 181.8 181.0 181.4 1.3 -.2 .2 1.5 -.4 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 182.0 181.9 181.1 181.6 1.6 -.2 .3 1.6 -.5 -.4 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 110.2 110.5 109.9 110.1 .8 -.4 .2 1.2 -.3 -.5 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 168.4 168.2 167.6 167.7 -.3 -.3 .1 .7 -.5 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 169.4 169.1 168.7 168.8 .0 -.2 .1 1.0 -.4 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 109.7 109.8 109.2 109.2 -.5 -.5 .0 .4 -.5 -.5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 164.9 164.1 163.3 163.9 -1.1 -.1 .4 -.1 -1.0 -.5 

South urban ................................................... M 169.8 169.0 168.1 168.3 .5 -.4 .1 .8 -1.0 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 170.7 169.6 169.0 169.0 1.3 -.4 .0 1.7 -1.0 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 109.4 109.0 108.5 108.6 .2 -.4 .1 .5 -.8 -.5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 170.8 169.9 168.3 169.2 -.1 -.4 .5 -.1 -1.5 -.9 

West urban .................................................... M 177.8 177.6 176.8 177.4 2.1 -.1 .3 2.3 -.6 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 178.0 177.7 176.9 177.7 2.2 .0 .5 2.3 -.6 -.5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 111.8 111.8 111.2 111.4 1.7 -.4 .2 2.3 -.5 -.5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 160.3 160.0 159.4 159.7 1.3 -.2 .2 1.7 -.6 -.4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 110.0 109.9 109.3 109.4 .4 -.5 .1 .8 -.6 -.5 

D ................................................................ M 170.4 169.7 168.5 169.2 .0 -.3 .4 .4 -1.1 -.7 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 171.9 171.2 171.7 171.6 -.6 .2 -.1 .8 -.1 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 171.0 170.7 169.7 171.5 2.5 .5 1.1 1.8 -.8 -.6 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 183.3 183.3 182.8 183.5 1.6 .1 .4 1.6 -.3 -.3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 -

 191.9 - 191.8 2.3 -.1 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 -

 164.0 - 162.8 -.3 -.7 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 - 171.1 - 170.0 1.9 -.6 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 110.7 - 110.5 1.7 -.2 - - - -

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 174.1 -

 172.0 - - - - 1.4 -1.2 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 169.1 -

 167.9 - - - - 1.0 -.7 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 157.8 -

 155.2 - - - - .2 -1.6 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 171.7 -

 170.5 - - - - 2.0 -.7 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 182.3 -

 179.2 - - - - 1.2 -1.7 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 187.5 -

 186.5 - - - - 3.5 -.5 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 183.1 -

 181.1 - - - - 2.3 -1.1 -

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually

and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;

Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

 

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. 

Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................... 181.4 1.3 0.2 167.7 -0.3 0.1 168.3 0.5 0.1 177.4 2.1 0.3 

All items (December 1977=100) .................... 283.4 - -

 271.2 - - 272.6 - - 285.4 - -

Food and beverages .................................... 177.6 3.0 .6 172.6 2.3 .3 172.5 2.7 .5 180.8 3.6 1.1 

Food .......................................................... 177.2 3.0 .6 171.9 2.3 .4 172.6 2.7 .5 180.1 3.7 1.2 

Food at home .......................................... 177.4 3.0 .8 170.8 2.2 .5 170.5 2.6 .8 184.5 3.7 1.4 

Food away from home ............................. 179.7 3.0 .3 174.3 2.6 .2 177.8 2.7 .1 173.4 3.6 .6 

Alcoholic beverages .................................. 181.8 2.5 .5 182.0 3.1 .1 171.9 3.1 .6 189.3 2.3 .9 

Housing ....................................................... 186.8 2.5 .4 163.5 -.7 .3 161.3 1.2 .1 185.9 4.6 .4 

Shelter ....................................................... 223.4 5.1 .7 188.9 3.5 .4 179.7 3.0 .3 204.2 5.4 .5 

Rent of primary residence 2 ...................... 210.3 4.4 .3 189.6 3.7 .2 177.5 3.9 .3 205.6 6.0 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 2 3 ..................................... 209.6 5.8 .5 190.5 4.2 .4 170.8 2.8 .2 198.0 5.4 .3 

Fuels and utilities ....................................... 132.0 -9.7 -.7 133.0 -17.8 .5 143.0 -4.3 -1.4 169.5 3.0 .2 

Fuels ........................................................ 121.5 -11.1 -.8 114.5 -21.1 .6 121.2 -6.2 -2.0 160.7 2.9 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... 135.6 -8.3 -1.1 119.6 -20.6 .6 123.4 -5.5 -2.0 164.1 3.2 .2 

Electricity 2 ........................................... 131.6 -6.5 -.8 120.1 -.6 .3 118.8 .0 -2.5 182.0 21.3 -.1 

Utility natural gas service 2 ................... 144.7 -11.2 -1.5 122.0 -36.7 1.1 151.7 -25.4 .5 142.7 -28.5 .8 

Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.9 .1 -.6 120.9 -.4 -1.1 124.3 -1.5 .1 130.5 -.1 .2 

Apparel ........................................................ 116.1 -3.7 -2.3 114.6 -4.3 -4.3 131.4 -3.7 -3.1 113.6 -3.1 -1.1

Transportation ............................................. 148.8 -4.2 .0 148.2 -4.4 .0 144.7 -4.7 .3 148.4 -3.5 -.1 

Private transportation ................................ 144.6 -4.7 -.1 145.5 -4.4 -.1 143.3 -4.8 .4 144.9 -3.7 -.2 

New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ 100.8 -1.0 -.7 101.6 -1.7 -1.1 101.2 -1.7 -.5 101.3 -1.7 -.6 

New vehicles ......................................... 143.5 -.1 -.5 142.1 -1.0 -1.6 145.5 -.8 -.3 143.9 -.8 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ............................. 159.6 -2.9 -1.1 157.3 -3.6 -1.0 156.3 -3.3 -1.0 154.1 -2.8 -1.0 

Motor fuel ................................................. 94.8 -23.7 .5 102.3 -22.6 2.4 95.7 -22.3 3.7 99.3 -22.0 .1 

Gasoline (all types) ................................ 94.3 -23.7 .5 101.8 -22.5 2.4 95.0 -22.4 3.7 98.5 -21.9 .2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ................ 92.8 -24.8 1.0 99.7 -23.2 2.9 91.7 -23.6 4.1 95.8 -23.1 -.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... 97.2 -23.3 -.1 111.1 -23.0 1.4 100.7 -22.1 3.3 94.6 -21.9 1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 95.1 -21.8 .2 105.1 -21.7 1.7 98.9 -20.6 3.5 99.7 -20.6 .8 

Medical care ................................................ 295.0 5.7 1.2 274.8 4.9 1.1 270.8 3.5 .4 278.8 4.9 .9 

Medical care commodities ......................... 261.7 3.6 .5 241.7 3.3 .3 242.2 4.0 .0 252.5 6.3 1.2 

Medical care services ................................ 302.2 6.3 1.4 282.9 5.3 1.3 277.5 3.3 .5 285.0 4.7 .9 

Professional services 2 ............................. 268.6 4.4 1.2 258.2 4.2 .6 248.5 2.0 .6 237.0 2.9 .6 

Recreation 4 ................................................. 106.5 1.0 .8 104.5 1.4 .4 104.1 1.8 .5 102.0 .3 .0 

Education and communication 4 ................... 106.9 2.6 -.1 108.9 2.9 .3 106.8 3.8 .6 105.6 2.3 .1 

Other goods and services ............................ 309.7 4.2 .1 285.9 4.3 .1 289.1 5.0 .1 289.7 3.6 .7 

Commodity and service group

All items ......................................................... 181.4 1.3 .2 167.7 -.3 .1 168.3 .5 .1 177.4 2.1 .3 

Commodities ................................................ 150.8 -1.4 -.1 145.4 -2.4 -.5 148.4 -1.6 .1 149.2 -1.1 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ..... 133.1 -4.6 -.7 131.1 -4.9 -1.1 135.1 -4.2 -.2 131.1 -4.1 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages .... 137.4 -6.2 -.6 139.5 -7.1 -.9 142.2 -5.7 .0 135.1 -6.0 -.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel ........................................... 155.6 -7.2 .3 156.4 -8.0 .6 152.7 -6.3 1.5 151.9 -7.0 .3 

Durables .................................................. 123.7 -1.5 -.6 120.4 -2.3 -1.1 125.7 -2.1 -.4 126.5 -2.0 -.6 

Services ....................................................... 216.8 3.4 .6 195.1 1.6 .6 192.8 2.6 .2 207.5 4.6 .4 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................... 209.0 5.2 .8 187.8 3.6 .4 171.1 3.0 .4 196.9 5.4 .5 

Transportation services ............................. 197.3 2.1 .4 206.8 5.2 .5 206.7 3.7 .2 204.5 4.1 .4 

Other services ........................................... 258.4 3.3 .5 227.7 3.9 .6 236.6 4.0 .5 228.1 3.0 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast Midwest South West 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................ 177.0 1.1 0.2 163.2 -0.5 0.0 162.9 0.4 0.1 173.1 2.0 0.3 

All items less food .......................................... 182.4 1.1 .2 166.8 -.8 .0 167.3 .1 .1 176.8 1.8 .2 

All items less shelter ...................................... 168.6 -.3 .1 162.3 -1.6 -.1 165.3 -.3 .0 168.1 .6 .3 

Commodities less food .................................. 135.0 -4.3 -.7 132.9 -4.7 -1.0 136.2 -3.9 -.2 133.5 -3.8 -.3 

Nondurables .................................................. 158.1 -1.4 .1 155.9 -2.4 -.3 157.4 -1.3 .3 158.7 -.8 .5 

Nondurables less food ................................... 140.0 -5.7 -.6 141.9 -6.5 -.9 143.6 -5.2 .0 138.9 -5.4 -.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............... 157.2 -6.5 .3 158.0 -7.2 .5 153.4 -5.4 1.4 154.5 -6.1 .5 

Services less rent of shelter 3 ......................... 192.2 1.5 .3 185.1 -.1 .7 188.5 2.2 .0 196.0 3.6 .4 

Services less medical care services .............. 210.9 3.3 .5 188.1 1.3 .5 184.2 2.5 .1 201.7 4.6 .4 

Energy ........................................................... 109.5 -16.1 -.3 107.8 -21.8 1.4 106.2 -14.4 .4 124.4 -10.2 .2

All items less energy ...................................... 191.5 3.0 .3 176.6 2.1 -.1 177.2 2.0 .1 183.6 3.0 .4 

All items less food and energy ..................... 195.7 3.0 .3 177.9 2.2 -.1 178.3 1.8 -.1 184.6 2.9 .2 

Commodities less food and energy

commodities ...................................... 146.9 -.4 -.7 141.4 -1.0 -1.4 146.7 -.7 -.7 142.4 -.9 -.3 

Energy commodities .................................. 97.1 -23.8 .5 102.7 -23.0 2.2 97.1 -22.3 3.6 100.6 -21.9 .1 

Services less energy services ................... 225.4 4.4 .6 205.1 4.0 .5 201.3 3.3 .3 210.9 4.7 .5 

1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 4 ................................................................................... 159.7 1.3 0.2 109.4 0.4 0.1 169.2 0.0 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 159.7 - - - - -

 273.4 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 159.7 3.1 .6 110.2 2.7 .6 170.1 1.9 .8 

Food ...................................................................................... 159.3 3.2 .6 110.1 2.6 .5 169.6 1.9 .8 

Food at home ...................................................................... 163.2 3.2 .9 110.0 2.7 .9 166.5 1.0 .7 

Food away from home ......................................................... 153.1 3.1 .3 110.5 2.6 .2 176.3 3.2 .8 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 164.0 2.6 .6 110.6 3.1 .4 177.0 2.4 .9 

Housing ................................................................................... 161.1 2.7 .4 108.8 .7 .1 164.7 .6 .3

Shelter ................................................................................... 175.1 5.2 .6 110.7 3.0 .4 189.8 2.4 .3 

Rent of primary residence 5 ................................................. 168.0 5.3 .3 111.2 3.3 .3 175.4 2.2 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 176.7 5.6 .4 110.1 2.9 .2 181.5 2.8 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 140.5 -9.5 -.6 108.4 -7.0 -.5 146.9 -5.0 .4 

Fuels .................................................................................... 137.2 -11.9 -.8 107.8 -9.0 -.8 122.1 -6.9 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 135.8 -10.8 -.9 107.1 -7.8 -.8 131.3 -6.5 .5 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 132.6 2.1 -1.6 104.3 2.2 -.9 130.7 4.5 .2 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 142.6 -28.1 .4 116.4 -27.7 -.3 142.0 -25.3 1.2 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 119.3 -.3 -.5 99.5 -1.0 -.2 121.4 -.2 .2 

Apparel .................................................................................... 108.3 -4.4 -2.3 92.9 -2.3 -3.4 124.3 -5.0 -2.4 

Transportation ......................................................................... 146.9 -3.9 .1 103.7 -4.4 .0 144.1 -5.4 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................ 145.9 -4.2 .1 103.4 -4.4 .1 141.7 -5.5 .2 

New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... 101.1 -1.7 -.7 101.8 -1.1 -.8 99.8 -3.8 -.6 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 125.2 -1.0 -.7 100.1 .0 -.7 144.0 -2.6 -.7 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 149.5 -3.2 -1.0 104.7 -2.7 -1.0 143.2 -6.0 -1.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 143.0 -23.0 1.5 97.2 -22.1 2.2 95.0 -23.9 3.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 142.2 -23.0 1.5 97.1 -22.1 2.2 94.3 -24.0 3.4 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 142.4 -23.9 1.7 97.0 -23.0 2.6 89.7 -24.8 2.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 98.2 -22.8 1.6 96.1 -22.1 1.9 105.5 -22.7 5.4 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 132.9 -21.5 1.0 96.8 -20.5 2.5 99.7 -22.0 4.3 

Medical care ............................................................................ 220.6 4.7 .8 117.8 4.5 .9 267.1 4.4 1.1 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 200.9 4.1 .7 115.1 4.2 .2 247.1 4.0 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 225.2 4.9 .9 118.4 4.5 .9 272.2 4.5 1.4 

Professional services 5 ......................................................... 200.0 3.3 .5 116.0 3.1 1.0 254.4 3.8 .9 

Recreation 3 ............................................................................. 104.9 1.4 .2 102.9 .5 .6 106.4 3.6 .9 

Education and communication 3 .............................................. 107.8 2.8 .1 105.9 3.0 .4 108.0 4.2 .8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 233.3 4.2 .2 132.1 4.6 .0 301.3 4.7 1.3 

Commodity and service group

All items 4 ................................................................................... 159.7 1.3 .2 109.4 .4 .1 169.2 .0 .4 

Commodities ........................................................................... 142.9 -1.5 -.1 104.6 -1.7 -.2 146.5 -2.5 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 132.1 -4.6 -.6 101.6 -4.1 -.6 134.1 -4.8 -.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 143.6 -6.5 -.4 105.3 -5.9 -.5 141.7 -5.8 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... 166.8 -7.2 .5 111.2 -7.1 .8 153.5 -6.0 1.9 

Durables .............................................................................. 118.1 -2.0 -.7 97.2 -1.7 -.6 124.0 -3.5 -.6 

Services ................................................................................... 175.3 3.5 .4 111.6 2.4 .5 198.8 2.5 .6 

Rent of shelter 6 ..................................................................... 175.6 5.1 .6 110.8 3.0 .4 177.3 2.4 .3 

Transportation services ......................................................... 168.9 3.7 .4 111.1 3.6 .4 203.0 5.3 .5 

Other services ....................................................................... 195.7 3.5 .3 113.1 3.7 .5 238.0 4.8 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Size class A 2 Size class B/C 3 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 157.1 1.2 0.2 107.6 0.1 0.1 163.6 -0.3 0.3 

All items less food ..................................................................... 159.8 .9 .1 107.7 -.1 .0 169.0 -.4 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 153.7 -.4 .0 107.3 -.5 .0 164.3 -.7 .4

Commodities less food .............................................................. 133.6 -4.3 -.5 101.8 -4.0 -.6 135.4 -4.6 .0

Nondurables .............................................................................. 152.3 -1.3 .1 107.8 -1.6 .1 155.9 -2.0 .6 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 145.2 -5.9 -.3 105.6 -5.4 -.5 143.4 -5.4 .6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 166.2 -6.3 .5 111.2 -6.4 .8 154.9 -5.5 1.8 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 174.5 1.6 .2 112.3 1.8 .4 190.5 2.6 .8 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 171.7 3.4 .4 111.0 2.2 .4 190.7 2.3 .5 

Energy ....................................................................................... 140.2 -17.1 .2 102.7 -15.5 .5 108.5 -14.5 1.7 

All items less energy ................................................................. 161.3 2.9 .2 108.7 2.2 .1 178.0 1.7 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 161.8 2.9 .1 108.3 2.0 -.1 180.3 1.6 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 132.1 -1.0 -.8 102.4 -.4 -.9 145.7 -1.5 -.4 

Energy commodities .............................................................. 143.9 -23.1 1.5 98.5 -22.3 2.0 95.0 -23.7 3.3 

Services less energy services ............................................... 178.5 4.6 .5 112.0 3.3 .5 207.2 3.5 .5 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about

population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator

in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross

classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Northeast

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 181.6 1.6 0.3 110.1 0.8 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 277.5 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 177.1 3.3 .7 110.5 2.1 .3 

Food ...................................................................................... 176.6 3.3 .7 110.6 2.1 .3 

Food at home ...................................................................... 177.1 3.5 1.0 110.2 1.8 .1 

Food away from home ......................................................... 178.2 3.1 .3 111.4 2.6 .4 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 183.3 2.3 .4 108.2 2.8 .7 

Housing ................................................................................... 186.0 2.9 .5 110.0 1.5 .3 

Shelter ................................................................................... 220.4 5.6 .8 111.3 3.9 .5 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 214.8 4.5 .3 111.2 3.8 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 208.4 6.5 .6 110.7 4.1 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 128.4 -10.5 -.8 108.3 -8.0 -.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 122.3 -12.0 -.9 108.2 -9.5 -.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 134.1 -9.7 -1.2 105.7 -5.4 -.9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 127.0 -9.7 -.5 100.6 -.2 -1.4 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 146.5 -9.9 -2.3 118.7 -15.0 .1 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 126.3 .0 -.7 103.0 .5 -.6 

Apparel .................................................................................... 108.7 -3.7 -1.5 96.1 -5.1 -5.4 

Transportation ......................................................................... 151.5 -4.5 .0 102.1 -3.6 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 146.7 -5.4 -.1 102.0 -3.5 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 93.4 -24.6 .3 94.5 -22.1 .7 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 92.8 -24.6 .3 94.5 -22.0 .9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 91.1 -25.9 .4 94.5 -22.9 1.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 94.0 -24.2 .3 95.0 -21.7 -.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 93.8 -22.7 -.3 94.0 -20.1 1.2 

Medical care ............................................................................ 299.5 5.5 .9 119.9 6.2 1.9 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 107.0 1.5 .7 105.6 .2 1.0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 107.6 2.2 .0 105.3 4.2 .0 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 305.0 4.1 -.1 133.7 4.5 .5 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 181.6 1.6 .3 110.1 .8 .2 

Commodities ........................................................................... 150.0 -1.3 .0 105.9 -1.8 -.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 131.1 -4.9 -.5 103.1 -4.2 -1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 134.2 -6.0 -.4 107.6 -6.7 -1.1 

Durables .............................................................................. 123.1 -2.2 -.7 97.6 -.5 -.6 

Services ................................................................................... 215.5 3.6 .6 111.5 3.0 .6 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 177.1 1.4 .3 108.3 .6 .1 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 168.6 -.3 .1 107.9 -.4 -.1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 133.2 -4.6 -.5 103.3 -3.9 -.9 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 156.6 -1.1 .2 109.1 -2.2 -.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 137.1 -5.6 -.4 107.7 -6.1 -1.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 190.4 1.3 .2 111.5 2.1 .5 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 209.3 3.5 .5 110.8 2.8 .5 

Energy ....................................................................................... 109.7 -16.8 -.5 102.5 -14.8 -.2 

All items less energy ................................................................. 191.1 3.2 .4 109.5 2.5 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 195.3 3.2 .3 109.2 2.5 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Midwest

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 168.8 0.0 0.1 109.2 -0.5 0.0 163.9 -1.1 0.4 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 276.0 - - - - -

 265.6 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 176.1 2.2 .3 110.0 2.3 .4 166.5 3.0 .4 

Food ...................................................................................... 175.6 2.2 .3 109.8 2.2 .4 165.4 2.9 .4 

Food at home ...................................................................... 176.3 2.0 .6 109.5 2.2 .6 159.7 2.8 .1 

Food away from home ......................................................... 175.1 2.7 .0 110.3 2.1 .2 176.7 3.1 .7 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 181.0 2.3 .1 113.1 4.3 .2 181.2 2.7 -.1 

Housing ................................................................................... 164.2 -.1 .3 107.6 -1.2 .1 158.3 -2.4 .5 

Shelter ................................................................................... 190.4 4.2 .5 110.0 2.2 .3 181.2 3.7 .7 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 197.0 4.3 .3 111.0 2.9 .2 168.3 3.4 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 192.2 4.8 .4 109.6 2.5 .4 180.4 4.3 .6 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 127.0 -20.3 .6 108.6 -13.7 .5 143.3 -19.2 .7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 110.4 -24.0 .7 108.0 -16.4 .3 111.3 -23.6 .9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 113.0 -23.6 .8 107.8 -15.6 .5 119.6 -23.6 .9 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 112.6 -1.7 .1 103.6 .8 .3 109.7 -.5 1.3 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 115.9 -40.2 1.6 114.1 -30.6 .7 134.3 -38.9 .0 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 117.4 -.3 -1.1 96.7 .0 -.9 117.3 -2.7 -.8 

Apparel .................................................................................... 107.7 -6.1 -4.7 92.2 -2.4 -3.9 136.2 -2.8 -4.2 

Transportation ......................................................................... 149.2 -3.6 .0 105.9 -4.9 -.3 138.6 -7.3 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................ 146.8 -3.5 .0 105.8 -4.8 -.2 134.6 -7.4 .2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 104.4 -22.1 3.2 103.0 -22.6 1.2 91.1 -25.5 2.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 103.8 -22.1 3.2 103.0 -22.6 1.2 90.1 -25.5 3.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 102.1 -23.0 3.8 103.2 -22.8 1.9 86.5 -26.3 3.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 111.0 -22.3 2.2 100.7 -23.5 .3 104.3 -25.7 2.7 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 104.6 -21.3 1.6 102.9 -22.0 1.4 96.8 -22.9 3.8 

Medical care ............................................................................ 274.7 4.1 1.0 117.8 5.5 .9 266.1 6.8 2.0 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 105.2 1.6 .0 102.5 .4 .4 107.9 3.0 1.9 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 110.8 3.3 .5 106.9 2.9 -.1 106.2 1.7 .8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 287.0 4.7 .2 132.5 4.2 -.5 276.1 3.2 1.0 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 168.8 .0 .1 109.2 -.5 .0 163.9 -1.1 .4 

Commodities ........................................................................... 145.3 -2.4 -.7 104.1 -2.3 -.6 146.6 -2.7 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 128.8 -5.0 -1.2 101.2 -4.7 -1.1 136.4 -5.7 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 137.5 -7.5 -1.2 106.6 -6.7 -.8 145.0 -6.0 -.3 

Durables .............................................................................. 118.3 -2.0 -1.3 95.3 -1.9 -1.1 122.6 -5.2 -.8 

Services ................................................................................... 196.0 1.9 .6 112.4 1.4 .4 186.7 .5 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 164.4 -.2 .0 107.6 -.8 -.1 158.8 -1.6 .3 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 162.8 -1.6 -.1 107.6 -1.2 -.1 160.2 -2.4 .3 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 130.7 -4.7 -1.1 101.6 -4.3 -.9 137.7 -5.5 -.5 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.0 -2.4 -.3 108.3 -2.4 -.2 156.1 -1.7 -.1 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 140.2 -7.0 -1.1 106.9 -6.2 -.7 147.1 -5.7 -.3 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 186.7 -.4 .7 114.4 .6 .5 175.8 -1.8 1.2 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 189.4 1.7 .6 111.8 1.0 .4 178.2 -.2 .8 

Energy ....................................................................................... 107.0 -23.1 1.8 105.3 -19.7 .7 101.7 -24.3 1.9 

All items less energy ................................................................. 177.6 2.3 -.1 108.4 2.0 -.1 172.8 1.7 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................ 178.2 2.4 -.2 108.1 2.0 -.3 174.7 1.4 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

South

Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class D 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 169.0 1.3 0.0 108.6 0.2 0.1 169.2 -0.1 0.5 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 273.7 - - - - -

 273.9 - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 174.4 3.4 .4 109.7 2.6 .6 165.1 .1 .6 

Food ...................................................................................... 174.5 3.4 .4 109.7 2.6 .6 165.3 -.1 .5 

Food at home ...................................................................... 172.0 3.6 .6 109.5 2.8 1.0 162.3 -1.6 .6 

Food away from home ......................................................... 180.1 3.2 .1 110.1 2.3 .0 173.6 2.7 .5 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 174.6 4.4 1.2 109.3 2.1 -.1 162.0 2.3 1.5 

Housing ................................................................................... 162.9 2.5 .0 107.9 .5 .1 163.1 .8 .1

Shelter ................................................................................... 181.5 4.0 .4 110.3 2.4 .3 192.3 1.5 .0 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 183.1 5.2 .4 110.8 3.1 .2 175.9 1.5 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 174.2 4.0 .2 109.9 2.1 .2 177.8 2.0 .0 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 134.2 -3.0 -2.8 105.1 -5.5 -.8 142.5 -1.2 .4 

Fuels .................................................................................... 119.9 -4.5 -3.6 103.5 -7.6 -1.1 119.5 -1.9 .3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 123.6 -4.0 -3.7 102.9 -7.0 -1.2 124.3 -1.3 .2 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 114.9 .2 -4.4 101.1 -.3 -1.4 124.9 2.4 -.5 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 160.8 -17.2 -.2 114.6 -31.5 .4 137.4 -18.8 4.4 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 129.6 -1.1 .0 99.6 -2.0 .1 117.0 .3 .2 

Apparel .................................................................................... 142.0 -3.7 -3.6 90.5 -2.8 -3.1 116.6 -8.2 -.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 145.3 -4.0 .1 103.0 -5.0 .4 144.6 -5.4 1.0 

Private transportation ............................................................ 144.1 -4.1 .1 102.6 -5.1 .5 143.6 -5.5 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 97.6 -22.4 1.7 96.3 -21.8 4.6 91.1 -23.5 7.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 96.5 -22.6 1.6 96.1 -21.9 4.7 90.0 -23.5 7.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 93.7 -23.9 2.1 95.9 -22.9 5.0 85.2 -24.5 7.6 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 98.2 -22.0 1.3 95.1 -22.0 4.0 107.1 -21.8 7.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 99.3 -20.5 1.0 96.3 -20.1 4.7 98.7 -21.9 7.3 

Medical care ............................................................................ 263.5 3.3 .5 116.1 3.5 .3 267.9 3.4 .6

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.3 2.7 .7 102.3 .6 .4 106.7 4.8 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 107.9 3.7 -.1 105.4 3.3 1.1 111.4 7.0 1.4 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 268.7 5.9 .0 132.9 4.6 -.1 304.0 4.9 1.8 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 169.0 1.3 .0 108.6 .2 .1 169.2 -.1 .5 

Commodities ........................................................................... 149.5 -1.0 -.1 104.4 -1.7 .0 144.2 -3.2 .7 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 135.4 -3.9 -.5 101.3 -4.3 -.3 132.8 -5.0 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 143.1 -5.4 -.6 104.2 -5.7 .0 140.3 -6.5 2.0 

Durables .............................................................................. 126.7 -2.1 -.4 97.8 -2.1 -.5 122.3 -2.3 -.4 

Services ................................................................................... 191.9 3.3 .1 110.5 2.0 .2 201.6 2.9 .3 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 164.3 1.2 -.1 107.0 .0 .2 162.3 -.4 .5 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 165.4 .3 -.2 106.5 -.6 .1 163.9 -.5 .7

Commodities less food .............................................................. 137.0 -3.5 -.4 101.6 -4.0 -.2 133.5 -4.8 .8

Nondurables .............................................................................. 159.0 -.5 .0 107.1 -1.4 .4 152.6 -3.3 1.3 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 144.9 -4.6 -.5 104.5 -5.3 .0 140.9 -6.1 2.0 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 185.4 2.5 -.4 110.7 1.7 .3 193.5 4.0 .7 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 184.8 3.4 .1 110.0 1.9 .2 192.0 2.9 .3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 107.7 -13.6 -1.4 99.9 -14.8 1.3 103.1 -12.3 3.2 

All items less energy ................................................................. 177.8 2.7 .1 108.2 1.8 .1 178.9 1.3 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 178.7 2.5 .1 107.8 1.5 -.1 182.5 1.6 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and

population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

West

Size class A Size class B/C 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 177.7 2.2 0.5 111.4 1.7 0.2 

All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 287.7 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 182.0 3.5 1.1 111.3 3.8 1.2 

Food ...................................................................................... 181.2 3.6 1.1 111.2 3.7 1.2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 186.4 3.7 1.3 111.4 3.5 1.7 

Food away from home ......................................................... 173.3 3.4 .7 110.9 4.2 .3 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 189.9 1.8 .8 113.1 4.2 .9 

Housing ................................................................................... 189.5 5.2 .5 111.5 3.0 .3 

Shelter ................................................................................... 205.8 6.1 .5 111.8 3.8 .4 

Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. 216.8 6.7 .4 112.3 4.1 .4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. 201.6 6.2 .3 110.7 4.0 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 173.7 1.8 .8 119.0 2.1 -.8 

Fuels .................................................................................... 168.2 1.0 .9 121.7 2.2 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... 170.9 1.2 .9 121.7 2.6 -1.1 

Electricity 4 ....................................................................... 198.0 26.9 -.1 120.6 14.6 -.2 

Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... 137.1 -34.7 3.8 126.7 -25.8 -3.6 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 134.5 .0 .0 101.0 -.9 .3 

Apparel .................................................................................... 110.8 -5.0 -.3 97.3 1.4 -2.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 147.3 -3.9 .1 103.7 -2.9 -.4 

Private transportation ............................................................ 143.7 -4.1 .0 102.8 -2.9 -.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 98.8 -22.7 .8 91.9 -20.5 -.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 97.9 -22.7 1.0 91.9 -20.4 -.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ........................................... 96.2 -23.4 .5 89.4 -22.9 -.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... 92.3 -22.8 2.1 92.6 -19.1 -.5 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 99.2 -21.3 1.7 93.5 -18.7 -.4 

Medical care ............................................................................ 273.0 6.0 1.1 120.1 4.0 .9 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 101.8 -.1 -.4 102.0 .7 .4 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 105.3 2.5 .2 106.8 1.6 -.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 290.8 2.7 .7 126.2 5.0 .6 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 177.7 2.2 .5 111.4 1.7 .2 

Commodities ........................................................................... 148.8 -1.3 .4 104.7 -.5 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.2 -4.6 .0 100.9 -3.0 -.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 132.2 -7.1 .2 103.6 -3.8 -.8 

Durables .............................................................................. 126.1 -1.8 -.3 98.1 -2.0 -.7 

Services ................................................................................... 207.8 5.0 .5 113.1 3.6 .4 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ........................................................ 173.9 2.1 .4 108.8 1.8 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 167.6 .3 .4 108.4 1.0 .1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.8 -4.4 .0 101.3 -2.7 -.7 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 158.1 -1.1 .7 107.6 .2 .3 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 136.4 -6.4 .3 104.0 -3.4 -.8 

Services less rent of shelter 5 .................................................... 193.8 3.4 .4 114.4 3.4 .4 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 203.0 5.0 .4 112.5 3.7 .4 

Energy ....................................................................................... 123.0 -12.5 .9 107.6 -8.4 -.9 

All items less energy ................................................................. 184.0 3.3 .4 109.5 2.7 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 184.8 3.2 .3 109.1 2.4 .1 

1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross

classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All

other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator

in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Food at home 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

Jan. 2002 from—

Percent change to 

Dec. 2001 from—

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2002

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2000

Oct.

2001

Nov.

2001

U.S. city average ........................................... M 174.3 173.7 173.7 175.3 2.9 0.9 0.9 2.7 -0.3 0.0 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 176.3 176.1 176.0 177.4 3.0 .7 .8 2.8 -.2 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 175.2 175.4 175.3 177.1 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.8 .1 -.1 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 110.8 110.2 110.1 110.2 1.8 .0 .1 2.9 -.6 -.1 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 170.7 169.7 170.0 170.8 2.2 .6 .5 2.5 -.4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 176.0 174.4 175.3 176.3 2.0 1.1 .6 2.3 -.4 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 109.1 109.3 108.9 109.5 2.2 .2 .6 2.3 -.2 -.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 160.9 159.4 159.6 159.7 2.8 .2 .1 4.1 -.8 .1 

South urban ................................................... M 169.7 169.2 169.1 170.5 2.6 .8 .8 2.4 -.4 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 171.1 169.9 171.0 172.0 3.6 1.2 .6 3.4 -.1 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 108.6 108.6 108.4 109.5 2.8 .8 1.0 2.5 -.2 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 165.1 164.2 161.3 162.3 -1.6 -1.2 .6 -1.1 -2.3 -1.8 

West urban .................................................... M 182.7 182.3 181.9 184.5 3.7 1.2 1.4 3.2 -.4 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 185.3 184.8 184.0 186.4 3.7 .9 1.3 3.4 -.7 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 109.6 109.1 109.5 111.4 3.5 2.1 1.7 2.5 -.1 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 162.2 161.6 161.7 163.2 3.2 1.0 .9 2.9 -.3 .1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 109.3 109.1 109.0 110.0 2.7 .8 .9 2.5 -.3 -.1 

D ................................................................ M 167.2 166.8 165.3 166.5 1.0 -.2 .7 1.6 -1.1 -.9 

Selected local areas

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 185.4 181.9 183.3 184.6 .8 1.5 .7 3.1 -1.1 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 190.3 189.6 188.4 190.8 4.1 .6 1.3 3.2 -1.0 -.6 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 175.2 176.0 175.8 177.3 2.4 .7 .9 2.3 .3 -.1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 175.0 177.0 176.4 180.0 5.6 1.7 2.0 3.0 .8 -.3 

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 174.2 174.2 175.6 179.0 4.0 2.8 1.9 3.2 .8 .8 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 165.5 162.9 162.2 162.7 2.5 -.1 .3 2.9 -2.0 -.4 

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ...... 1 106.9 106.9 108.9 108.4 3.9 1.4 -.5 5.1 1.9 1.9 

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 180.0 179.6 180.1 181.0 5.8 .8 .5 8.4 .1 .3 

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 170.3 168.6 171.6 173.2 3.2 2.7 .9 2.6 .8 1.8 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 170.1 168.6 171.0 170.0 2.0 .8 -.6 1.1 .5 1.4 

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 177.1 176.2 176.0 179.6 4.2 1.9 2.0 1.8 -.6 -.1 

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 179.3 177.5 178.9 180.0 5.6 1.4 .6 4.3 -.2 .8 

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 188.0 187.0 187.7 188.7 2.7 .9 .5 3.0 -.2 .4 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 182.6 181.9 180.3 187.0 5.8 2.8 3.7 4.0 -1.3 -.9 

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; 

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 

 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical

notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

U.S.

city

average 

ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA 

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Jan.

2001

Dec.

2001

Expenditure category

All items ......................................................... 173.2 0.9 0.2 171.6 -0.6 -0.1 171.5 2.5 1.1 183.5 1.6 0.4 

All items (1967=100) ..................................... 515.9 - -

 504.1 - - 506.8 - - 522.4 - -

Food and beverages .................................... 175.7 2.9 .6 178.1 1.6 .5 184.4 3.5 1.1 178.5 2.4 .6 

Food .......................................................... 175.2 2.9 .6 177.3 1.7 .5 182.1 3.8 1.1 177.9 2.4 .6 

Food at home .......................................... 175.3 2.9 .9 184.6 .8 .7 190.8 4.1 1.3 177.3 2.4 .9 

Food away from home ............................. 176.4 2.9 .2 163.4 3.3 .1 168.9 3.2 .8 183.2 2.6 .2 

Alcoholic beverages .................................. 181.4 2.8 .5 187.7 -1.7 .3 204.3 .4 1.0 187.3 3.3 .9 

Housing ....................................................... 173.4 1.9 .3 171.3 -1.1 .2 177.5 5.7 1.0 189.4 3.2 .8 

Shelter ....................................................... 198.7 4.2 .5 206.1 5.5 .4 187.9 5.9 1.0 227.0 6.0 .8 

Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... 196.3 4.6 .3 220.6 5.4 .2 193.6 6.5 .7 217.7 4.0 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence 1 2 ..................................... 192.3 4.5 .3 209.3 6.6 .5 184.4 5.7 .5 216.5 7.2 .5 

Fuels and utilities ....................................... 140.8 -8.1 -.5 116.0 -33.8 -.6 182.8 8.3 2.1 118.0 -13.7 .9 

Fuels ........................................................ 124.2 -10.4 -.8 102.3 -37.5 -.9 185.6 10.1 2.8 116.9 -14.7 1.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................... 131.4 -9.3 -.8 105.1 -37.8 -.8 186.6 10.3 2.9 125.3 -12.9 .8 

Electricity 1 ........................................... 132.1 2.3 -1.1 102.0 -5.2 .0 230.8 39.9 .0 113.9 -14.6 2.0 

Utility natural gas service 1 ................... 135.8 -27.7 .2 109.3 -54.8 -2.0 130.1 -31.8 13.3 144.3 -11.0 -1.1 

Household furnishings and operations ...... 125.0 -.6 -.3 106.6 -.2 -1.4 128.8 1.7 .5 125.0 .4 -.5 

Apparel ........................................................ 119.6 -3.6 -2.8 96.6 -7.5 -.8 107.5 -6.9 2.7 103.3 -6.5 -1.5 

Transportation ............................................. 147.5 -4.2 .1 140.3 -4.4 -1.0 143.1 -3.6 1.3 155.6 -3.9 -.4 

Private transportation ................................ 144.6 -4.4 .1 137.0 -4.6 -1.1 138.9 -3.9 1.4 149.3 -4.5 -.5 

Motor fuel ................................................. 98.2 -22.6 2.0 100.9 -23.4 -2.3 94.3 -20.8 7.8 91.3 -24.3 -1.0 

Gasoline (all types) ................................ 97.6 -22.7 2.0 100.1 -23.4 -2.2 92.2 -20.7 8.0 91.0 -24.3 -.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ................ 95.3 -23.6 2.1 97.2 -24.7 -2.8 90.6 -21.1 8.0 89.8 -25.9 -1.2 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ......... 101.0 -22.5 1.8 106.7 -23.3 -1.9 88.9 -21.3 7.6 92.2 -23.5 -.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............. 98.9 -21.1 1.7 99.4 -23.5 -2.6 92.2 -20.4 8.0 93.4 -22.4 -1.2 

Medical care ................................................ 278.5 4.6 .8 283.4 3.8 .5 273.5 7.6 1.5 293.0 4.5 1.1 

Recreation 5 ................................................. 104.2 1.2 .4 107.0 6.8 -.6 104.1 2.2 -.6 107.2 2.0 .8 

Education and communication 5 ................... 107.1 3.0 .2 116.5 1.7 1.0 102.1 2.6 .2 108.4 3.1 .4 

Other goods and services ............................ 294.0 4.4 .2 291.8 6.0 .4 284.9 1.8 .1 309.1 4.6 .4 

Commodity and service group

All items ......................................................... 173.2 .9 .2 171.6 -.6 -.1 171.5 2.5 1.1 183.5 1.6 .4 

Commodities ................................................ 148.3 -1.7 -.1 142.6 -2.7 -.8 147.2 -.7 1.3 150.5 -2.0 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ..... 132.7 -4.4 -.5 123.3 -5.0 -1.6 125.5 -3.8 1.5 129.6 -5.7 -.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages .... 138.9 -6.2 -.4 131.8 -7.4 -1.3 129.5 -6.6 2.6 132.8 -6.8 -.6 

Durables .................................................. 124.1 -2.0 -.6 113.6 -2.7 -1.9 121.8 -.9 .0 119.9 -2.5 -1.0 

Services ....................................................... 202.5 3.0 .4 202.6 1.0 .5 197.1 5.2 .8 216.8 3.9 .8 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care ............................ 168.5 .7 .1 166.5 -.8 -.1 167.6 2.3 1.0 179.3 1.5 .4 

All items less shelter ...................................... 165.8 -.4 .1 160.5 -3.3 -.2 165.8 .9 1.1 167.9 -.7 .1 

Commodities less food .................................. 134.5 -4.1 -.4 125.7 -5.0 -1.6 129.1 -3.7 1.5 131.9 -5.2 -.8 

Nondurables .................................................. 157.5 -1.5 .1 154.8 -2.9 -.4 158.5 -.6 1.8 157.1 -1.8 .1 

Nondurables less food ................................... 141.4 -5.7 -.3 135.3 -7.1 -1.2 135.7 -6.1 2.6 135.9 -6.2 -.5 

Services less rent of shelter 2 ......................... 189.8 1.7 .3 185.4 -3.9 .7 192.9 4.3 .7 186.7 1.2 .7 

Services less medical care services .............. 195.7 2.8 .4 195.4 .8 .5 192.0 5.1 .8 211.2 3.8 .8 

Energy ........................................................... 110.5 -16.2 .5 99.8 -32.2 -1.6 124.0 -7.7 5.3 106.3 -18.4 .2 

All items less energy ...................................... 181.8 2.5 .2 181.4 2.7 .1 176.9 3.1 .7 192.9 3.2 .4 

All items less food and energy ..................... 183.6 2.4 .1 182.2 2.8 .0 176.0 3.0 .7 197.2 3.4 .4 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

U.S.

 city 

 average 

BostonBrocktonNashua,

 MA-NH-ME-CT 

ChicagoGaryKenosha,

 IL-IN-WI 

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 173.2 0.9 -0.3 191.8 2.3 -0.1 171.6 -0.6 0.2

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 515.9 - -

 554.3 - - 504.1 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 175.7 2.9 .7 184.7 4.6 1.0 178.1 1.6 1.0 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 175.2 2.9 .6 185.9 4.9 1.1 177.3 1.7 1.0 

Food at home ...................................................................... 175.3 2.9 .9 180.0 5.6 1.7 184.6 .8 1.5 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 176.4 2.9 .3 198.8 4.0 .5 163.4 3.3 .4 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 181.4 2.8 .3 172.7 1.2 -.3 187.7 -1.7 -.4 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 173.4 1.9 .3 194.7 4.5 .4 171.3 -1.1 1.1 

Shelter ................................................................................... 198.7 4.2 .8 233.3 6.6 1.6 206.1 5.5 1.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 196.3 4.6 .7 228.0 7.6 1.6 220.6 5.4 .5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 192.3 4.5 .7 212.3 7.4 1.5 209.3 6.6 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 140.8 -8.1 -1.4 139.7 -7.0 -6.4 116.0 -33.8 2.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 124.2 -10.4 -2.0 118.8 -8.4 -7.3 102.3 -37.5 2.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 131.4 -9.3 -1.7 142.8 -6.1 -8.2 105.1 -37.8 3.1 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 132.1 2.3 -1.7 142.8 -2.9 -7.9 102.0 -5.2 .0 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 135.8 -27.7 -1.5 141.2 -10.4 -8.5 109.3 -54.8 6.5 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 125.0 -.6 -.5 122.6 1.1 -2.2 106.6 -.2 .0 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 119.6 -3.6 -6.0 139.1 4.3 -2.8 96.6 -7.5 -4.3

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 147.5 -4.2 -1.1 149.2 -5.3 -.7 140.3 -4.4 -1.4 

Private transportation ............................................................ 144.6 -4.4 -1.2 146.4 -6.5 -1.1 137.0 -4.6 -1.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 98.2 -22.6 -5.9 99.3 -24.7 -7.5 100.9 -23.4 -6.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 97.6 -22.7 -6.0 97.9 -24.8 -7.5 100.1 -23.4 -6.1 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 95.3 -23.6 -6.3 95.0 -25.5 -7.3 97.2 -24.7 -6.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 101.0 -22.5 -5.9 100.6 -24.6 -7.4 106.7 -23.3 -5.9 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 98.9 -21.1 -5.7 100.1 -23.5 -7.9 99.4 -23.5 -6.1 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 278.5 4.6 1.1 367.4 4.9 1.1 283.4 3.8 .6 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 104.2 1.2 .2 107.7 2.0 .7 107.0 6.8 .1 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 107.1 3.0 .2 104.8 -1.5 -2.0 116.5 1.7 1.3 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 294.0 4.4 -1.1 301.3 1.1 -3.9 291.8 6.0 .3 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 173.2 .9 -.3 191.8 2.3 -.1 171.6 -.6 .2 

Commodities ........................................................................... 148.3 -1.7 -1.2 153.6 -.6 -.9 142.6 -2.7 -1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 132.7 -4.4 -2.4 136.3 -3.8 -2.2 123.3 -5.0 -2.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 138.9 -6.2 -3.7 144.1 -5.0 -3.2 131.8 -7.4 -3.0 

Durables .............................................................................. 124.1 -2.0 -.6 124.9 -1.9 -.6 113.6 -2.7 -1.6 

Services ................................................................................... 202.5 3.0 .5 232.9 4.3 .5 202.6 1.0 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 168.5 .7 -.4 184.5 2.2 -.1 166.5 -.8 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 165.8 -.4 -.7 178.5 .2 -1.0 160.5 -3.3 -.1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 134.5 -4.1 -2.3 137.5 -3.6 -2.1 125.7 -5.0 -2.3 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.5 -1.5 -1.4 163.0 -.2 -1.0 154.8 -2.9 -1.0 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 141.4 -5.7 -3.4 144.8 -4.7 -3.0 135.3 -7.1 -2.9 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 189.8 1.7 .3 215.6 1.2 -1.2 185.4 -3.9 1.4 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 195.7 2.8 .5 221.9 4.2 .5 195.4 .8 1.2 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 110.5 -16.2 -3.7 110.6 -15.1 -7.3 99.8 -32.2 -1.3 

All items less energy ................................................................. 181.8 2.5 .0 204.1 3.9 .4 181.4 2.7 .3 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 183.6 2.4 -.1 209.0 3.7 .3 182.2 2.8 .2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

ClevelandAkron, OHDallasFort Worth, TX

Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change

from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 162.8 -0.3 -0.7 170.0 1.9 -0.6 171.5 2.5 0.5

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 508.8 - -

 524.2 - - 506.8 - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 180.5 3.4 1.5 176.6 3.3 .3 184.4 3.5 .7 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 182.4 3.6 1.7 172.9 3.2 .2 182.1 3.8 .8 

Food at home ...................................................................... 179.0 4.0 2.8 162.7 2.5 -.1 190.8 4.1 .6 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 190.6 3.1 .3 191.2 4.4 .6 168.9 3.2 1.1 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 158.3 -.1 -1.1 219.1 5.6 2.5 204.3 .4 -.6 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 156.9 .1 -.2 161.8 4.7 -.5 177.5 5.7 1.3 

Shelter ................................................................................... 174.7 3.4 1.0 173.5 5.2 1.3 187.9 5.9 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 188.7 3.0 .5 172.8 5.4 1.5 193.6 6.5 1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 182.2 4.0 1.1 167.2 5.8 1.1 184.4 5.7 1.1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 137.6 -11.7 -.6 151.3 5.4 -7.9 182.8 8.3 2.1 

Fuels .................................................................................... 129.4 -14.2 -.8 146.1 5.6 -9.9 185.6 10.1 2.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 131.0 -13.8 -.8 144.8 6.4 -10.0 186.6 10.3 2.9 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 125.1 -5.8 -1.5 135.3 13.4 -11.6 230.8 39.9 1.9 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 140.7 -20.6 .0 185.1 -13.1 -2.1 130.1 -31.8 6.7 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 121.9 .3 -6.1 130.5 -.5 .2 128.8 1.7 .2 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 112.7 -5.1 -12.0 126.5 -7.2 -8.2 107.5 -6.9 -1.2 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 145.4 -4.7 -1.0 151.9 -3.7 -1.0 143.1 -3.6 -.8 

Private transportation ............................................................ 145.3 -4.5 -1.2 151.3 -4.1 -1.0 138.9 -3.9 -.9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 114.9 -19.7 -3.8 95.4 -22.1 -6.4 94.3 -20.8 -6.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 114.1 -19.5 -3.8 94.9 -22.0 -6.3 92.2 -20.7 -6.5 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 109.4 -22.6 -2.8 92.0 -22.7 -6.1 90.6 -21.1 -6.9 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 117.1 -19.1 -3.3 95.8 -21.7 -6.9 88.9 -21.3 -7.1 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 116.9 -18.0 -6.1 97.8 -20.5 -6.0 92.2 -20.4 -5.8 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 237.6 1.3 .0 260.7 3.1 .5 273.5 7.6 2.1 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 98.9 -2.8 -2.7 110.6 3.0 1.0 104.1 2.2 -.9 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 99.3 2.7 -.1 112.1 5.3 .8 102.1 2.6 -.1 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 295.1 8.3 .0 272.2 7.2 -1.1 284.9 1.8 -.7 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 162.8 -.3 -.7 170.0 1.9 -.6 171.5 2.5 .5 

Commodities ........................................................................... 147.1 -1.7 -1.9 150.7 -.9 -1.1 147.2 -.7 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.6 -4.6 -3.9 135.9 -3.7 -2.2 125.5 -3.8 -.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 143.5 -6.9 -6.2 137.0 -4.4 -3.9 129.5 -6.6 -2.3 

Durables .............................................................................. 115.0 -2.3 -1.6 136.6 -2.7 -.1 121.8 -.9 .2 

Services ................................................................................... 181.6 1.1 .4 192.5 4.7 -.2 197.1 5.2 1.0 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 159.7 -.3 -.8 165.3 1.8 -.7 167.6 2.3 .4 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 161.2 -1.5 -1.3 169.5 .8 -1.3 165.8 .9 .1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 130.6 -4.5 -3.8 139.1 -3.1 -1.9 129.1 -3.7 -1.0 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 162.6 -1.5 -2.0 157.0 -.1 -1.5 158.5 -.6 -.4 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 144.2 -6.5 -5.9 142.2 -3.5 -3.4 135.7 -6.1 -2.1 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 176.1 -1.1 -.2 197.8 4.1 -1.6 192.9 4.3 .6 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 177.4 1.1 .4 185.3 4.9 -.3 192.0 5.1 1.0 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 123.0 -16.7 -2.1 119.3 -7.4 -8.2 124.0 -7.7 -2.1 

All items less energy ................................................................. 168.8 1.6 -.6 178.7 2.7 .0 176.9 3.1 .6 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 165.9 1.1 -1.1 180.2 2.6 .0 176.0 3.0 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11

New YorkNorthern N.J.-

Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA 

WashingtonBaltimore,

DC-MD-VA-WV 2

Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from— Index

Jan.

2002

Percent change from—

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Jan.

2001

Nov.

2001

Expenditure category

All items 3 ................................................................................... 183.5 1.6 0.1 110.5 1.7 -0.2 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 522.4 - - - - -

Food and beverages 3 .............................................................. 178.5 2.4 .6 110.2 3.4 .7 

Food 3 .................................................................................... 177.9 2.4 .6 110.2 3.1 .7 

Food at home ...................................................................... 177.3 2.4 .7 108.4 3.9 1.4 

Food away from home 4 ....................................................... 183.2 2.6 .5 110.9 1.7 -.4 

Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................................ 187.3 3.3 .8 109.8 6.7 1.9 

Housing 3 ................................................................................. 189.4 3.2 1.0 114.6 3.2 .8 

Shelter ................................................................................... 227.0 6.0 1.4 118.0 4.7 .9 

Rent of primary residence 3 5 ............................................... 217.7 4.0 .8 121.3 6.5 .8 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. 216.5 7.2 1.2 116.2 4.4 .3 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 118.0 -13.7 -.4 104.2 -4.4 1.2 

Fuels .................................................................................... 116.9 -14.7 -.4 102.8 -5.8 .9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ............................................... 125.3 -12.9 .3 102.1 -4.6 1.2 

Electricity 5 ....................................................................... 113.9 -14.6 3.1 99.4 .0 -.4 

Utility natural gas service 5 ............................................... 144.3 -11.0 -3.6 114.8 -19.8 7.9 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 125.0 .4 -1.4 105.1 -.4 .4 

Apparel 3 .................................................................................. 103.3 -6.5 -5.2 93.6 1.4 -7.1 

Transportation 3 ....................................................................... 155.6 -3.9 -1.8 101.8 -5.5 -2.6 

Private transportation ............................................................ 149.3 -4.5 -2.2 101.3 -5.7 -2.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 91.3 -24.3 -9.7 94.2 -23.8 -8.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 91.0 -24.3 -9.6 94.0 -23.9 -8.3 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 89.8 -25.9 -10.5 93.2 -24.6 -8.4 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... 92.2 -23.5 -9.3 94.4 -23.7 -8.3 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 93.4 -22.4 -8.9 95.3 -22.6 -8.2 

Medical care 3 .......................................................................... 293.0 4.5 1.3 111.0 1.2 .3 

Recreation 9 ............................................................................. 107.2 2.0 .5 105.6 2.7 1.0 

Education and communication 9 .............................................. 108.4 3.1 .6 109.0 4.2 .2 

Other goods and services 3 ...................................................... 309.1 4.6 -.4 139.1 8.2 .2 

Commodity and service group

All items 3 ................................................................................... 183.5 1.6 .1 110.5 1.7 -.2 

Commodities ........................................................................... 150.5 -2.0 -1.5 105.3 -.5 -1.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................. 129.6 -5.7 -3.3 102.7 -2.9 -2.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ 132.8 -6.8 -3.8 107.3 -3.2 -3.6 

Durables .............................................................................. 119.9 -2.5 -1.6 97.2 -2.9 -1.2 

Services ................................................................................... 216.8 3.9 1.1 114.7 3.6 .5 

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care 3 ...................................................... 179.3 1.5 .1 110.4 1.8 -.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 167.9 -.7 -.6 107.3 .6 -.6 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 131.9 -5.2 -3.1 103.1 -2.5 -2.3 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 157.1 -1.8 -1.4 108.5 .5 -1.2 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 135.9 -6.2 -3.5 107.4 -2.3 -3.2 

Services less rent of shelter 6 .................................................... 186.7 1.2 .8 111.2 2.4 .2 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 211.2 3.8 1.1 115.0 3.8 .5 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 106.3 -18.4 -3.9 96.0 -15.6 -3.8 

All items less energy ................................................................. 192.9 3.2 .4 111.1 3.2 .1 

All items less food and energy 3 ............................................... 197.2 3.4 .3 111.9 3.1 -.1 

1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless

otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item

stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 - - 9.9 - -

1914 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 - -

 10.0 1.0 1.0 

1915 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 - -

 10.1 2.0 1.0 

1916 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.6 - -

 10.9 12.6 7.9 

1917 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.6 12.8 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.7 - - 12.8 18.1 17.4 

1918 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.5 - -

 15.1 20.4 18.0 

1919 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.1 18.5 18.9 - -

 17.3 14.5 14.6 

1920 19.3 19.5 19.7 20.3 20.6 20.9 20.8 20.3 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.4 - -

 20.0 2.6 15.6 

1921 19.0 18.4 18.3 18.1 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 - -

 17.9 -10.8 -10.5 

1922 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 - -

 16.8 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 - -

 17.1 2.4 1.8 

1924 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.3 - -

 17.1 .0 .0 

1925 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18.0 17.9 - -

 17.5 3.5 2.3 

1926 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 - -

 17.7 -1.1 1.1 

1927 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 - -

 17.4 -2.3 -1.7 

1928 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 - -

 17.1 -1.2 -1.7 

1929 17.1 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 - -

 17.1 .6 .0 

1930 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.1 - -

 16.7 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.6 - -

 15.2 -9.3 -9.0 

1932 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 - -

 13.7 -10.3 -9.9 

1933 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 - -

 13.0 .8 -5.1 

1934 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 - - 13.4 1.5 3.1 

1935 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 - -

 13.7 3.0 2.2 

1936 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 13.9 1.4 1.5 

1937 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.4 - -

 14.4 2.9 3.6 

1938 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 14.1 -2.8 -2.1 

1939 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 - -

 13.9 .0 -1.4 

1940 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 - -

 14.0 .7 .7 

1941 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 - - 14.7 9.9 5.0 

1942 15.7 15.8 16.0 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.7 16.8 16.9 - -

 16.3 9.0 10.9 

1943 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.3 3.0 6.1 

1944 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 - -

 17.6 2.3 1.7 

1945 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 - -

 18.0 2.2 2.3 

1946 18.2 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.7 19.8 20.2 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.5 - -

 19.5 18.1 8.3 

1947 21.5 21.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.0 22.2 22.5 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.4 - -

 22.3 8.8 14.4 

1948 23.7 23.5 23.4 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.1 - -

 24.1 3.0 8.1 

1949 24.0 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.6 - - 23.8 -2.1 -1.2 

1950 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 25.0 - -

 24.1 5.9 1.3 

1951 25.4 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.5 - -

 26.0 6.0 7.9 

1952 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 - -

 26.5 .8 1.9 

1953 26.6 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 26.9 - -

 26.7 .7 .8 

1954 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.7 - -

 26.9 -.7 .7 

1955 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 - -

 26.8 .4 -.4 

1956 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 - -

 27.2 3.0 1.5 

1957 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.4 - -

 28.1 2.9 3.3 

1958 28.6 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 28.9 28.9 29.0 28.9 - - 28.9 1.8 2.8 

1959 29.0 28.9 28.9 29.0 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.4 - -

 29.1 1.7 .7 

1960 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 - -

 29.6 1.4 1.7 

1961 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.0 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 - -

 29.9 .7 1.0 

1962 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 - -

 30.2 1.3 1.0 

1963 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.8 30.9 - -

 30.6 1.6 1.3 

1964 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.1 31.0 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.2 - - 31.0 1.0 1.3 

1965 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.7 31.7 31.8 - -

 31.5 1.9 1.6 

1966 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.9 32.9 32.9 - -

 32.4 3.5 2.9 

1967 32.9 32.9 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 - - 33.4 3.0 3.1 

1968 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.7 34.9 35.0 35.1 35.3 35.4 35.5 - -

 34.8 4.7 4.2 

1969 35.6 35.8 36.1 36.3 36.4 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.1 37.3 37.5 37.7 - -

 36.7 6.2 5.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 37.8 38.0 38.2 38.5 38.6 38.8 39.0 39.0 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 - - 38.8 5.6 5.7 

1971 39.8 39.9 40.0 40.1 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.9 41.1 - -

 40.5 3.3 4.4 

1972 41.1 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.3 42.4 42.5 - -

 41.8 3.4 3.2 

1973 42.6 42.9 43.3 43.6 43.9 44.2 44.3 45.1 45.2 45.6 45.9 46.2 - -

 44.4 8.7 6.2 

1974 46.6 47.2 47.8 48.0 48.6 49.0 49.4 50.0 50.6 51.1 51.5 51.9 - -

 49.3 12.3 11.0 

1975 52.1 52.5 52.7 52.9 53.2 53.6 54.2 54.3 54.6 54.9 55.3 55.5 - -

 53.8 6.9 9.1 

1976 55.6 55.8 55.9 56.1 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.6 57.9 58.0 58.2 - -

 56.9 4.9 5.8 

1977 58.5 59.1 59.5 60.0 60.3 60.7 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.6 61.9 62.1 - -

 60.6 6.7 6.5 

1978 62.5 62.9 63.4 63.9 64.5 65.2 65.7 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.4 67.7 - -

 65.2 9.0 7.6 

1979 68.3 69.1 69.8 70.6 71.5 72.3 73.1 73.8 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.7 - -

 72.6 13.3 11.3 

1980 77.8 78.9 80.1 81.0 81.8 82.7 82.7 83.3 84.0 84.8 85.5 86.3 - -

 82.4 12.5 13.5 

1981 87.0 87.9 88.5 89.1 89.8 90.6 91.6 92.3 93.2 93.4 93.7 94.0 - -

 90.9 8.9 10.3 

1982 94.3 94.6 94.5 94.9 95.8 97.0 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.2 98.0 97.6 - -

 96.5 3.8 6.2 

1983 97.8 97.9 97.9 98.6 99.2 99.5 99.9 100.2 100.7 101.0 101.2 101.3 - -

 99.6 3.8 3.2 

1984 101.9 102.4 102.6 103.1 103.4 103.7 104.1 104.5 105.0 105.3 105.3 105.3 102.9 104.9 103.9 3.9 4.3 

1985 105.5 106.0 106.4 106.9 107.3 107.6 107.8 108.0 108.3 108.7 109.0 109.3 106.6 108.5 107.6 3.8 3.6 

1986 109.6 109.3 108.8 108.6 108.9 109.5 109.5 109.7 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 109.1 110.1 109.6 1.1 1.9 

1987 111.2 111.6 112.1 112.7 113.1 113.5 113.8 114.4 115.0 115.3 115.4 115.4 112.4 114.9 113.6 4.4 3.6 

1988 115.7 116.0 116.5 117.1 117.5 118.0 118.5 119.0 119.8 120.2 120.3 120.5 116.8 119.7 118.3 4.4 4.1 

1989 121.1 121.6 122.3 123.1 123.8 124.1 124.4 124.6 125.0 125.6 125.9 126.1 122.7 125.3 124.0 4.6 4.8 

1990 127.4 128.0 128.7 128.9 129.2 129.9 130.4 131.6 132.7 133.5 133.8 133.8 128.7 132.6 130.7 6.1 5.4 

1991 134.6 134.8 135.0 135.2 135.6 136.0 136.2 136.6 137.2 137.4 137.8 137.9 135.2 137.2 136.2 3.1 4.2 

1992 138.1 138.6 139.3 139.5 139.7 140.2 140.5 140.9 141.3 141.8 142.0 141.9 139.2 141.4 140.3 2.9 3.0 

1993 142.6 143.1 143.6 144.0 144.2 144.4 144.4 144.8 145.1 145.7 145.8 145.8 143.7 145.3 144.5 2.7 3.0 

1994 146.2 146.7 147.2 147.4 147.5 148.0 148.4 149.0 149.4 149.5 149.7 149.7 147.2 149.3 148.2 2.7 2.6 

1995 150.3 150.9 151.4 151.9 152.2 152.5 152.5 152.9 153.2 153.7 153.6 153.5 151.5 153.2 152.4 2.5 2.8 

1996 154.4 154.9 155.7 156.3 156.6 156.7 157.0 157.3 157.8 158.3 158.6 158.6 155.8 157.9 156.9 3.3 3.0 

1997 159.1 159.6 160.0 160.2 160.1 160.3 160.5 160.8 161.2 161.6 161.5 161.3 159.9 161.2 160.5 1.7 2.3 

1998 161.6 161.9 162.2 162.5 162.8 163.0 163.2 163.4 163.6 164.0 164.0 163.9 162.3 163.7 163.0 1.6 1.6 

1999 164.3 164.5 165.0 166.2 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.1 167.9 168.2 168.3 168.3 165.4 167.8 166.6 2.7 2.2 

2000 168.8 169.8 171.2 171.3 171.5 172.4 172.8 172.8 173.7 174.0 174.1 174.0 170.8 173.6 172.2 3.4 3.4 

2001 175.1 175.8 176.2 176.9 177.7 178.0 177.5 177.5 178.3 177.7 177.4 176.7 176.6 177.5 177.1 1.6 2.8 

2002 177.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 141.9 145.8 149.7 153.5 158.6 161.3 163.9 168.3 174.0 176.7 177.1 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 425.2 436.8 448.4 459.9 475.0 483.2 491.0 504.1 521.1 529.2 530.6 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 139.5 143.3 147.2 150.3 156.6 159.1 162.7 165.9 170.5 175.2 176.2 

Food ...................................................................................... 138.7 142.7 146.8 149.9 156.3 158.7 162.3 165.4 170.0 174.7 175.8 

Food at home ...................................................................... 137.5 142.3 147.3 150.3 157.7 159.2 162.6 165.4 170.2 174.7 176.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 153.3 158.9 164.2 169.5 175.7 178.4 182.3 185.9 190.7 195.3 196.7 

Cereals and cereal products ........................................... 154.4 159.6 164.5 168.6 166.6 169.6 172.0 174.1 175.7 179.2 181.5 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... 130.2 129.9 132.3 140.6 151.2 150.6 153.6 150.8 151.9 158.9 170.8 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................ 178.1 186.5 191.0 194.1 186.0 189.0 192.7 196.7 199.0 202.2 203.4 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... 128.9 131.7 139.5 142.8 144.0 149.8 150.0 151.4 152.0 154.7 154.4 

Rice 1 2 ........................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 100.1 98.9 97.9 98.3 

Bakery products .............................................................. 152.5 158.2 163.8 169.6 179.8 182.3 186.9 191.4 198.1 203.3 204.1 

Bread 1 .......................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.5 104.5 109.3 115.0 114.3 

White bread 2 .............................................................. 146.1 156.2 160.4 169.3 183.4 186.2 189.6 192.9 201.9 212.3 211.2 

Bread other than white 2 ............................................. 151.6 157.0 162.4 171.6 180.7 186.9 193.5 199.3 210.0 218.8 218.1 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.7 106.1 109.3 113.4 114.2 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... 157.7 163.2 169.2 171.6 178.8 180.1 184.0 189.4 192.9 196.1 195.8 

Cookies 2 ..................................................................... 157.5 163.9 170.1 174.2 180.5 182.3 186.1 193.6 191.0 196.2 196.6 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... 151.0 156.3 165.2 169.8 175.6 178.6 182.6 187.3 193.9 197.4 196.6 

Other bakery products ................................................... 154.9 158.0 163.1 168.0 178.1 178.8 183.9 187.3 195.0 195.9 199.5 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ............... 146.8 155.1 159.5 168.9 173.8 177.2 170.4 174.9 188.4 196.0 195.6 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ..................... 181.4 176.9 178.7 183.8 206.9 206.4 215.6 219.7 226.4 225.1 229.2 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 2 ........................................................... 150.4 157.4 161.7 170.8 174.9 181.7 188.5 188.6 195.3 202.0 209.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 132.1 137.1 136.4 142.0 150.0 148.4 147.3 149.8 156.6 162.0 162.1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... 133.0 138.4 137.6 141.7 149.0 148.1 147.4 150.9 157.0 163.3 163.1 

Meats ............................................................................. 131.1 135.9 133.7 137.2 144.4 143.4 140.2 145.3 152.9 160.0 160.0 

Beef and veal .............................................................. 132.8 137.7 134.7 134.6 137.8 136.9 137.1 143.1 150.9 160.2 159.7 

Uncooked ground beef .............................................. 118.4 123.0 117.7 115.7 117.6 116.4 115.9 121.0 128.4 137.3 136.9 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.2 103.1 109.7 118.7 116.7 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................ - - - - - 100.0 100.6 106.1 110.9 115.8 116.3 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................................ - - - - -

 100.0 97.8 102.3 107.7 113.7 113.0 

Pork ............................................................................. 127.4 133.1 130.1 139.6 155.4 153.0 144.1 148.6 157.2 163.0 163.7 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... - - - - -

 100.0 96.8 100.3 107.7 113.4 113.0 

Bacon and related products 2 ................................... 104.8 117.1 114.8 130.2 161.5 160.3 153.1 160.5 174.4 185.8 185.9 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ........... - - - - - 100.0 99.3 101.3 108.3 111.8 110.7 

Ham ........................................................................... 134.9 137.1 134.8 144.2 157.4 154.3 145.1 146.6 152.5 158.5 158.3 

Ham, excluding canned 2 ......................................... 141.2 144.5 142.1 151.9 168.3 164.7 154.4 157.2 164.6 171.4 170.9 

Pork chops ................................................................ 139.5 145.8 138.8 146.2 156.0 150.2 139.5 146.3 155.0 159.4 160.7 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................. - - - - -

 100.0 91.8 94.0 98.8 100.7 102.4 

Other meats ................................................................. 133.0 136.4 137.3 141.4 146.2 147.0 145.6 149.5 155.1 159.7 159.4 

Frankfurters 2 ............................................................ 133.9 138.2 134.3 139.3 143.8 144.9 140.2 148.3 153.0 157.7 151.1 

Lunchmeats 1 2 ......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.8 101.4 104.2 108.2 107.7 

Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... 134.1 140.1 145.1 151.8 160.7 160.8 166.3 155.2 169.7 173.4 179.2 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 102.6 99.7 105.3 102.5 106.8 

Poultry ........................................................................... 133.7 141.1 140.4 146.3 157.8 155.2 159.3 157.5 160.7 167.7 166.8 

Chicken 1 ..................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.5 101.3 103.1 108.4 107.6 

Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... 135.4 141.3 139.4 144.8 158.2 158.9 162.4 161.8 164.0 168.7 169.7 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .............................. 136.9 146.8 143.2 150.2 161.5 154.4 160.6 155.6 158.8 169.6 167.3 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 102.3 105.0 107.1 107.5 

Fish and seafood ........................................................... 152.0 158.7 166.9 172.1 175.1 177.2 183.7 186.9 189.5 189.4 189.2 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.5 106.4 110.5 109.6 109.2 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.8 104.3 102.4 103.5 103.8 

Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ 119.9 122.8 124.5 125.5 126.5 129.4 134.5 131.5 125.3 128.2 129.7 

Frozen fish and seafood 2 .......................................... 168.7 177.0 187.9 194.8 198.6 200.5 -

 213.8 218.6 217.6 215.7 

Eggs ................................................................................ 117.7 116.0 116.4 145.5 162.9 151.1 142.9 124.0 145.5 133.5 138.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................ 129.1 130.2 131.6 135.0 148.6 147.8 157.6 162.1 161.5 170.8 169.9 

Milk 1 ............................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 106.1 109.7 109.3 114.1 112.2 

Fresh whole milk 2 ......................................................... 127.8 130.6 131.1 133.7 148.3 145.8 155.2 158.6 160.0 167.3 164.9 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... - - - - - 100.0 106.1 110.7 110.6 114.4 112.9 

Cheese and related products .......................................... 135.4 134.6 136.0 139.0 150.1 148.3 159.0 165.3 161.1 172.7 172.8 

Ice cream and related products ....................................... 130.6 131.5 136.1 139.7 150.5 151.8 162.8 164.1 167.1 181.8 179.1 

Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. - - - - -

 100.0 106.0 107.9 109.5 112.6 114.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 156.2 166.5 180.3 177.9 187.2 191.3 200.7 204.5 215.1 214.4 224.8 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. 173.9 190.1 212.8 206.3 216.2 222.3 235.2 240.0 254.8 250.5 264.6 

Fresh fruits .................................................................... 181.8 205.4 213.1 224.2 251.1 239.4 258.7 266.9 269.0 270.7 276.4 

Apples ......................................................................... 154.1 166.9 163.2 187.6 194.1 193.9 191.8 202.4 202.9 216.2 219.9 

Bananas ...................................................................... 124.3 127.6 143.1 146.5 157.5 151.5 165.6 161.4 161.0 165.4 167.7 

Citrus fruits 1 ............................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 118.0 126.4 120.5 129.8 133.3 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. 156.7 177.4 178.7 206.7 199.6 189.3 224.3 239.3 214.7 242.2 248.3 

Other fresh fruits 1 ....................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 106.6 109.6 114.3 107.7 110.2 

Fresh vegetables ........................................................... 166.1 174.9 212.7 188.4 181.2 205.2 212.3 214.0 240.2 230.4 251.6 

Potatoes ...................................................................... 137.2 165.0 154.2 175.3 160.2 175.0 178.0 190.7 179.4 205.2 213.4 

Lettuce ......................................................................... 183.0 152.1 273.4 172.2 184.6 218.5 199.3 212.7 281.6 231.6 272.0 

Tomatoes .................................................................... 193.4 197.2 233.6 242.6 193.4 253.4 281.9 233.4 285.9 264.2 279.1 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................ 166.4 178.5 216.1 183.2 185.9 201.5 209.8 219.8 243.4 232.2 256.0 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. - - - - -

 100.0 102.0 103.4 105.3 110.1 112.6 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.3 102.9 104.9 109.3 111.8 

Canned fruits 1 2 .......................................................... - - - - - 100.0 102.7 104.7 107.8 107.7 111.0 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 103.1 103.6 105.7 113.7 115.7 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.5 105.6 107.7 114.5 117.4 

Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... 130.2 135.4 136.5 140.4 143.7 147.8 150.3 154.3 159.1 168.8 172.7 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 100.7 102.0 103.9 104.9 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ - - - - -

 100.0 100.5 98.4 99.0 103.6 102.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 112.3 114.8 131.7 129.5 126.9 133.1 131.7 134.7 136.7 138.5 139.5 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.9 102.9 104.9 106.9 108.1 

Carbonated drinks ......................................................... 113.7 115.6 115.2 118.5 118.0 116.1 114.9 118.6 121.1 123.3 126.5 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.7 109.2 111.3 114.4 112.6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .............. - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 102.9 104.6 106.5 106.1 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................ - - - - -

 100.0 96.5 96.6 96.8 96.5 96.4 

Coffee ............................................................................ 105.4 111.1 172.7 156.1 145.6 170.2 155.2 152.6 147.7 142.6 142.6 

Roasted coffee 2 ......................................................... 102.4 109.2 179.0 159.5 145.7 178.0 -

 157.4 151.7 142.7 143.1 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. 111.7 115.8 157.9 148.9 145.3 155.2 -

 160.3 159.3 164.2 163.7 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 105.3 109.6 112.7 112.4 

Other food at home ........................................................... 128.3 130.9 138.8 140.5 143.6 147.7 152.4 153.3 156.3 160.9 161.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 132.1 133.3 134.5 138.5 144.7 147.9 150.1 152.3 153.5 156.1 158.4 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... 119.3 120.6 122.8 127.9 132.2 133.3 133.8 134.2 133.6 136.7 143.3 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ - - - - -

 100.0 101.1 103.0 104.2 105.3 105.6 

Other sweets 1 .............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.8 105.3 106.4 109.2 112.1 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 128.4 129.4 134.2 137.5 140.7 140.3 151.9 145.1 150.2 156.9 158.3 

Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 120.5 104.6 113.3 126.4 128.1 

Butter 2 ........................................................................ 88.0 82.0 81.6 93.4 113.9 128.2 168.9 131.0 147.2 174.9 175.5 

Margarine 2 ................................................................. 128.9 130.3 139.4 141.6 145.5 144.2 152.9 150.3 153.8 160.7 166.9 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................................ - - - - - 100.0 103.4 104.1 105.9 107.9 108.6 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 ................. - - - - -

 100.0 102.1 102.0 103.0 103.4 104.2 

Peanut butter 1 2 ......................................................... - - - - - 100.0 102.2 105.8 108.2 109.5 109.3 

Other foods ...................................................................... 141.2 144.9 148.1 152.1 158.9 162.8 166.9 169.4 172.7 177.9 177.4 

Soups ............................................................................ 157.0 163.9 170.7 176.5 184.9 189.1 191.7 191.7 196.9 202.8 199.8 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... 138.7 138.6 138.9 139.8 146.2 144.9 147.1 146.8 150.2 154.7 154.1

Snacks ........................................................................... 132.5 136.3 138.7 143.4 151.7 155.6 156.9 162.6 166.8 173.7 170.4 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... 143.6 147.4 150.9 156.8 163.9 168.3 172.4 174.9 173.0 182.3 185.1 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 103.0 101.0 108.5 109.9 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... - - - - - 100.0 101.3 99.9 100.2 109.4 111.1 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.6 105.5 106.5 109.6 109.7 

Other condiments 2 ...................................................... 140.1 140.1 143.1 148.2 154.5 162.1 166.6 172.8 182.6 184.4 191.8 

Baby food 1 ................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 107.5 111.9 115.3 115.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.9 105.7 108.9 108.5 108.9 

Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... - - - - - 100.0 - - - - -

Food away from home ......................................................... 141.6 144.3 147.1 150.4 155.0 159.0 163.0 166.8 170.8 176.0 176.4 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ - - - - -

 100.0 102.8 105.1 108.0 111.6 111.7 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................. - - - - -

 100.0 102.2 104.9 107.8 111.3 111.8 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 .............................. - - - - - 100.0 102.5 104.5 104.3 106.2 106.3 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... - - - - -

 100.0 100.9 101.6 103.1 104.7 104.9 

Other food away from home 1 ........................................... - - - - - 100.0 103.3 106.9 111.1 115.5 115.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 148.1 150.3 151.8 154.9 160.5 164.0 167.2 171.8 176.5 180.9 181.8 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ 141.3 142.0 141.8 143.1 148.0 149.3 151.4 155.5 159.2 161.5 162.6 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. 142.9 143.3 143.2 144.1 148.3 147.5 149.8 154.2 159.0 161.5 162.8 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................... 141.8 143.1 144.2 145.5 148.5 151.9 153.0 158.6 163.5 169.4 170.3 

Whiskey at home 2 ........................................................ 139.0 141.3 142.4 145.2 147.9 151.5 153.2 156.7 160.0 165.8 166.5 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............... 144.0 144.6 144.5 145.1 147.9 152.1 152.8 159.2 164.7 171.0 171.6 

Wine at home .................................................................. 132.4 133.1 131.3 133.4 141.7 145.1 147.2 149.8 151.1 150.7 151.6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... 165.0 169.3 173.3 178.8 185.6 192.5 198.1 203.5 210.4 219.4 219.7 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2

................................................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.9 105.2 108.7 111.9 112.0 

Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.2 105.1 110.5 120.5 120.7 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ - - - - - 100.0 103.4 105.8 109.6 114.6 114.4 

Housing ................................................................................... 138.5 142.3 145.4 149.7 154.0 157.7 161.3 164.8 171.9 176.9 177.6 

Shelter ................................................................................... 152.5 157.1 161.8 167.4 172.3 178.1 184.0 188.6 195.1 203.2 204.5 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................................... 148.6 151.9 155.7 159.6 164.0 169.1 174.9 180.3 187.6 196.4 197.0 

Lodging away from home 1 3 .............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.8 105.8 108.8 108.6 113.1 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................. 188.6 193.8 201.9 210.6 219.0 229.7 239.4 249.5 260.1 273.7 273.8 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ........................................................................ 174.3 181.0 183.3 191.2 201.0 213.5 221.4 225.1 231.1 229.3 239.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ............... 157.8 162.8 168.1 174.3 179.1 184.7 190.7 195.2 201.8 210.9 211.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.9 102.2 104.7 106.3 106.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 118.7 121.7 122.0 123.7 129.4 130.0 126.6 129.6 145.3 142.2 141.5 

Fuels .................................................................................... 108.9 110.7 110.1 110.9 117.1 115.8 111.4 114.1 130.6 126.2 125.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 91.8 88.3 88.4 89.6 110.3 97.2 86.1 106.3 144.9 112.7 112.9 

Fuel oil ............................................................................. 89.2 85.1 85.1 86.4 106.5 94.0 79.7 104.3 146.5 107.4 107.4 

Other household fuels 5 .................................................. 120.4 118.0 118.5 119.4 146.8 128.8 125.9 135.8 170.7 154.9 155.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 115.6 118.1 117.4 118.3 122.8 123.0 118.9 120.3 135.6 133.5 132.4 

Electricity 3 ..................................................................... 122.9 123.6 124.4 127.8 128.7 127.0 122.9 123.7 126.9 134.6 133.1 

Utility natural gas service 3 ............................................. 105.0 111.1 107.5 103.6 115.0 118.8 114.7 117.1 160.1 136.0 136.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... - - - - -

 100.0 102.7 104.7 107.9 111.0 111.6 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 .............................. 176.7 185.2 193.0 198.6 205.5 213.7 219.4 223.4 230.8 237.8 239.1 

Garbage and trash collection 6 ........................................ 214.0 225.2 236.4 243.3 247.8 252.8 259.9 266.5 271.9 278.6 280.4 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 118.2 120.3 120.8 123.8 125.0 125.1 126.6 126.4 128.6 128.9 128.7 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.2 99.3 101.1 98.5 98.6 

Floor coverings 1 ............................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.3 100.3 107.3 107.3 108.3 

Window coverings 1 .......................................................... - - - - - 100.0 100.1 99.5 101.2 94.8 94.5 

Other linens 1 .................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.5 98.7 97.4 96.2 96.2 

Furniture and bedding ......................................................... 121.4 125.8 127.8 133.2 134.5 133.5 135.4 133.7 134.2 130.0 129.4 

Bedroom furniture .............................................................. 129.5 136.3 133.7 136.8 141.5 142.7 141.8 140.7 137.4 135.7 135.3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. - - - - -

 100.0 101.6 100.9 103.0 99.5 98.9 

Other furniture 1 ................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 104.3 100.3 99.7 93.9 93.6 

Appliances 1 ........................................................................ - - - - - 100.0 98.9 97.7 94.9 94.4 94.3 

Major appliances 1 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 98.5 98.4 96.3 97.9 97.9 

Laundry equipment 2 ....................................................... 106.3 107.1 110.6 109.8 113.2 113.4 110.6 111.4 112.0 111.6 111.5 

Other appliances 1 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 99.6 96.8 92.8 89.2 89.0 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.9 96.8 96.1 95.6 94.8 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. 120.3 118.2 117.8 122.1 117.0 121.0 119.5 113.6 108.6 106.6 104.6 

Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................ 113.0 110.0 114.1 115.6 116.4 107.1 109.3 108.8 114.8 117.6 118.2 

Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................................ - - - - - 100.0 99.4 96.1 93.4 90.6 91.9 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. - - - - -

 100.0 99.5 97.1 96.3 95.2 95.0 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... - - - - - 100.0 99.6 98.4 96.4 95.8 95.7 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 97.4 97.3 97.8 95.7 95.7 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.5 98.7 95.6 95.8 95.6 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... 129.5 131.9 132.9 139.8 141.4 143.4 146.3 149.1 156.1 159.9 159.6 

Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.7 102.8 107.6 110.5 110.6 

Household paper products 1 ............................................. - - - - - 100.0 102.7 108.7 117.4 119.1 118.8 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................ - - - - -

 100.0 101.8 101.9 104.0 106.9 106.4 

Household operations 1 ....................................................... - - - - - 100.0 103.0 106.0 112.5 117.2 117.8 

Domestic services 1 .......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 106.9 111.7 114.9 116.2 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. - - - - - 100.0 101.5 103.9 113.2 118.3 118.5 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 105.9 111.3 115.6 115.5 

Repair of household items 1 .............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 105.6 108.3 114.1 122.6 122.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Apparel .................................................................................... 131.4 132.6 130.5 130.6 130.3 131.6 130.7 130.1 127.8 123.7 120.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 127.1 127.5 125.3 126.0 127.8 131.2 130.3 131.5 128.0 122.8 120.8 

Men’s apparel ...................................................................... 130.0 130.0 128.2 128.3 130.4 133.7 133.1 134.4 131.4 125.8 124.1 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ 132.8 137.4 136.0 133.7 133.3 135.8 133.2 135.8 130.0 128.1 125.4 

Men’s furnishings .............................................................. 123.6 123.0 122.7 120.0 124.6 134.1 133.1 137.6 135.2 132.0 132.8 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.6 99.5 99.9 92.2 88.0 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... 129.2 127.8 125.8 127.0 129.2 129.0 128.9 128.9 123.6 117.5 119.6 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................................... 115.0 117.1 113.2 116.2 116.8 120.7 118.8 119.8 114.5 110.8 108.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 129.1 130.6 125.7 124.7 123.3 123.6 122.4 121.8 119.7 114.8 109.7 

Women’s apparel ................................................................ 128.4 131.0 125.3 124.1 123.0 123.7 123.0 122.3 120.1 115.3 110.4 

Women’s outerwear .......................................................... 126.2 131.8 119.0 123.5 126.1 126.7 122.1 118.5 121.8 113.3 106.7 

Women’s dresses .............................................................. 130.7 127.2 113.1 114.7 108.1 102.7 107.2 104.4 95.8 99.1 91.9 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ - - - - -

 100.0 98.2 98.1 96.5 90.9 86.1 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 100.8 100.6 97.5 97.3 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... 133.5 129.1 128.2 128.7 125.0 123.6 119.4 119.2 117.8 112.2 106.4 

Footwear ............................................................................... 125.1 125.8 123.6 124.1 125.9 128.2 127.5 123.7 123.8 120.6 117.1 

Men’s footwear .................................................................... 132.9 133.2 132.2 131.6 131.1 131.4 132.4 127.8 128.7 124.5 122.7 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... 121.5 122.1 123.3 125.2 130.4 133.5 133.3 126.7 123.5 122.1 116.8 

Women’s footwear ............................................................... 120.6 121.5 117.1 117.8 119.6 122.7 120.6 118.8 120.0 116.7 112.7 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 130.7 127.1 131.3 128.7 126.9 125.8 129.6 133.0 128.2 128.5 125.0 

Jewelry and watches 5 ........................................................... 138.2 140.6 147.7 147.7 140.3 138.9 136.1 133.6 132.4 132.3 136.7 

Watches 5 ............................................................................. 112.7 118.7 124.6 130.6 122.6 122.2 120.5 118.0 119.3 117.1 117.6 

Jewelry 5 .............................................................................. 145.5 146.8 154.3 152.6 145.4 143.6 140.5 138.0 136.2 136.6 141.9 

Transportation ......................................................................... 129.0 132.1 137.1 139.1 145.2 143.2 140.7 148.3 154.4 148.5 148.6 

Private transportation ............................................................ 126.7 128.6 134.9 136.6 141.7 140.0 137.2 144.4 150.3 144.3 144.4 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... -

 94.1 98.3 100.7 101.7 100.0 100.9 101.1 102.1 101.6 101.0 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 131.3 135.6 140.1 142.8 145.4 144.1 144.1 143.6 143.6 143.5 142.7 

New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.6 99.6 99.0 

New cars 2 ........................................................................ 130.5 134.2 138.5 140.7 143.0 141.5 141.3 140.1 140.5 140.5 139.7 

New trucks 2 6 .................................................................. 132.9 139.0 144.1 148.2 151.5 151.4 152.1 153.1 152.2 152.0 150.9 

New motorcycles 2 5 ......................................................... 128.7 138.0 148.9 156.5 162.4 163.7 164.3 168.0 - - -

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 129.0 139.3 151.5 158.2 155.6 147.9 153.1 155.0 160.2 157.2 155.6 

Car and truck rental 1 ........................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 101.5 108.2 107.6 103.7 104.5 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 100.2 94.8 100.4 96.4 108.6 101.9 86.2 112.2 127.8 96.1 97.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 100.1 94.2 100.2 96.0 107.9 101.3 85.7 111.5 127.0 95.4 97.2 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ........................................... 97.9 91.3 97.9 93.6 106.1 99.1 82.8 109.6 125.5 93.1 95.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 .................................... -

 100.0 105.3 100.6 112.4 105.9 90.7 116.2 131.5 98.8 100.6 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... 103.2 98.3 103.4 98.4 109.1 103.0 89.2 112.3 126.7 97.0 98.7 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 87.7 107.3 134.3 112.0 107.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... 103.0 101.4 101.9 102.4 102.3 101.4 101.2 100.8 103.1 105.8 106.2 

Tires .................................................................................. 100.8 99.4 101.6 101.8 101.8 99.0 98.6 97.5 98.5 101.2 101.6 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.9 100.3 103.6 106.2 106.5 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............... 109.5 107.7 106.3 107.3 107.0 108.2 108.3 108.6 110.1 111.3 111.3 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... 118.1 118.8 126.0 130.0 132.0 131.8 130.8 132.2 141.7 150.7 152.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 143.2 147.7 151.9 155.7 160.6 164.7 169.6 173.8 179.9 186.4 187.1 

Motor vehicle body work .................................................... 145.8 150.0 155.7 161.2 168.6 176.2 181.5 184.2 191.1 197.6 197.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... 136.6 139.4 141.3 144.2 148.2 152.1 156.5 160.3 165.0 171.6 172.5 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 103.0 105.8 109.7 113.5 113.9 

Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... 212.2 222.8 230.4 240.2 249.3 255.3 254.5 255.8 260.5 279.4 280.5 

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 103.1 104.5 108.2 110.4 111.3 

State and local registration and license 1 3 ....................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.4 102.2 105.3 106.4 107.3 

Parking and other fees 1 ................................................... - - - - - 100.0 107.0 109.9 114.8 119.6 120.3 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 107.4 110.1 115.3 120.2 120.8 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... - - - - - 100.0 100.9 103.9 104.5 109.8 110.3 

Public transportation .............................................................. 158.2 176.5 165.6 170.7 189.9 184.3 188.4 201.2 209.5 204.8 205.8 

Airline fare ........................................................................... 165.7 193.8 175.3 178.4 204.7 194.8 202.8 224.9 238.2 229.0 229.9 

Other intercity transportation ............................................... 152.2 148.0 151.4 152.6 155.2 156.3 161.1 158.9 156.3 152.0 154.2 

Ship fare 1 2 ....................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.6 98.6 86.0 78.4 80.7 

Intracity transportation ......................................................... 147.8 152.0 153.5 165.2 174.7 176.6 171.9 173.2 177.5 182.3 182.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Medical care ............................................................................ 194.7 205.2 215.3 223.8 230.6 237.1 245.2 254.2 264.8 277.3 279.6 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 191.1 197.0 202.9 206.6 212.0 216.8 225.6 234.6 241.1 251.6 252.6 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. 218.5 225.7 233.2 237.8 245.4 251.5 263.8 279.9 290.0 307.3 309.1 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 .................... 132.9 136.5 139.6 141.5 143.3 145.8 149.2 148.7 150.2 151.1 151.1 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ 160.5 164.9 166.3 167.6 171.2 173.1 177.4 175.4 177.4 179.5 179.4 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. 152.7 156.6 164.3 168.2 168.0 172.8 176.3 178.2 179.8 179.0 179.2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 195.6 207.1 218.2 227.8 235.0 241.8 249.6 258.5 270.4 283.5 286.2 

Professional services 3 ....................................................... 179.4 187.4 196.0 203.9 211.0 217.5 224.6 231.7 240.3 248.9 250.6 

Physicians’ services 3 ...................................................... 185.1 194.5 203.1 212.1 218.5 224.5 231.9 237.9 247.1 255.8 258.1 

Dental services 3 .............................................................. 183.1 191.1 201.4 210.4 221.1 230.0 240.2 251.3 262.2 272.5 274.1 

Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ............................................ 128.1 130.7 135.0 138.3 139.9 142.5 143.4 147.8 151.4 155.6 155.8 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ...................... 133.2 137.5 143.0 144.1 148.4 153.0 156.7 159.3 163.4 169.0 169.7 

Hospital and related services 3 .......................................... 221.4 238.2 251.3 262.8 273.7 282.5 291.4 306.3 325.3 348.3 353.1 

Hospital services 3 9 .......................................................... - - - -

 100.0 103.2 106.4 111.8 118.8 127.4 129.2 

Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 ....................................... - - - - 100.0 102.5 105.2 110.1 116.3 124.3 126.3 

Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 .................................... 175.4 189.2 199.7 209.2 219.2 228.3 237.3 253.3 271.6 290.2 293.7 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ............................... - - - -

 100.0 103.9 108.4 113.4 119.0 124.3 125.0 

Recreation 1 ............................................................................. -

 91.7 93.0 95.6 98.5 100.0 101.2 102.0 103.7 105.3 105.7 

Video and audio 1 .................................................................. -

 96.6 94.2 94.6 97.7 100.0 100.7 100.1 100.7 101.2 102.1 

Televisions .......................................................................... 71.4 70.2 69.2 66.4 62.9 60.2 57.3 53.1 47.4 42.3 42.4 

Cable television 3 6 .............................................................. 187.0 200.1 194.9 202.8 218.6 233.6 249.8 256.8 270.0 280.9 285.7 

Other video equipment 1 ..................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 87.0 73.5 60.4 50.4 50.1 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 - - - - - 100.0 93.9 90.9 85.4 83.9 85.0 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ..... - - - - -

 100.0 95.9 83.8 84.9 81.0 82.0 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 92.9 99.5 91.3 94.2 96.0 

Audio equipment ................................................................. 93.6 94.0 93.1 90.7 90.2 88.4 81.9 78.7 79.4 75.9 75.8 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 101.3 104.0 108.5 105.3 

Pets, pet products and services 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.9 103.9 106.9 111.4 111.7 

Pets and pet products ......................................................... 128.3 129.5 130.8 135.4 142.6 142.1 142.9 144.5 143.6 148.4 149.0 

Pet food 1 2 ........................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 101.4 102.2 102.3 105.4 105.8 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................ - - - - -

 100.0 99.7 100.6 99.5 101.6 102.0 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... - - - - - 100.0 104.4 108.0 117.7 124.6 124.6 

Pet services 1 2 ................................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.8 105.1 110.9 113.0 113.4 

Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.6 108.3 118.1 125.7 125.7 

Sporting goods ...................................................................... 119.7 120.0 123.8 123.1 123.0 122.5 121.8 118.2 119.2 117.3 117.1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... 120.1 120.0 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.3 127.7 128.3 132.4 131.8 131.7 

Sports equipment ................................................................ 116.5 117.1 120.0 118.7 118.4 118.1 114.3 107.7 106.3 103.5 103.2 

Photography 1 ....................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.3 99.1 99.4 98.7 98.7 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ 132.9 135.2 130.9 133.4 132.9 134.0 129.7 128.7 125.0 122.3 122.3 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.2 97.6 96.0 97.3 97.7 

Photographic equipment 1 2 .............................................. - - - - - 100.0 94.8 93.9 90.1 83.2 82.4 

Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.0 101.1 103.7 103.8 103.9 

Photographer fees 1 2 ....................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.3 - 104.2 108.7 108.5 

Film processing 1 2 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 100.3 101.1 99.4 99.4 

Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 95.0 88.7 86.4 83.1 83.8 

Toys ..................................................................................... 121.1 122.9 121.8 123.0 126.4 124.4 116.8 107.4 103.4 98.0 99.2 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ...... - - - - -

 100.0 95.0 88.3 85.9 82.4 83.4 

Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ....... - - - - - 100.0 - - - - -

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. - - - - -

 100.0 98.1 95.2 95.2 96.2 95.3 

Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. - - - - - 100.0 99.6 98.7 100.1 100.1 99.5 

Recreation services 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.7 109.1 113.3 117.7 117.7 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... - - - - -

 100.0 105.0 106.6 110.1 112.4 112.7 

Admissions .......................................................................... 167.3 170.3 177.1 186.4 193.8 200.3 205.8 223.6 234.8 245.3 245.2 

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .............. - - - - -

 100.0 101.9 111.8 116.4 119.4 119.3 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................................... - - - - - 100.0 105.0 112.7 119.2 126.4 126.4 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ......................................... 139.2 144.7 151.8 156.3 165.5 174.1 178.9 187.1 190.5 203.2 202.0 

Recreational reading materials .............................................. 152.8 158.2 163.9 173.6 178.2 180.2 185.7 187.0 189.4 193.1 193.4 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ - - - - -

 100.0 103.4 105.4 107.1 109.3 109.3 

Recreational books 1 ........................................................... - - - - - 100.0 102.5 100.6 101.3 103.0 103.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Education and communication 1 .............................................. -

 87.4 90.3 93.9 97.1 100.0 100.7 102.3 103.6 106.9 107.2 

Education 1 ............................................................................. -

 81.2 85.9 90.7 95.1 100.0 104.7 109.3 115.5 122.0 122.6 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 193.8 200.4 207.4 219.0 231.1 242.8 257.3 256.0 285.4 294.7 303.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 218.5 234.0 247.8 261.6 274.3 288.5 301.7 316.3 332.7 352.2 353.2 

College tuition and fees ..................................................... 225.7 243.5 258.9 273.7 288.3 301.7 313.6 326.1 340.9 361.9 362.4 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... 223.7 237.0 251.6 268.2 280.5 300.6 318.7 340.1 361.4 387.3 387.3 

Child care and nursery school 7 ......................................... 111.0 116.7 122.2 126.9 131.6 137.6 144.2 151.6 160.1 168.1 169.1 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............. - - - - -

 100.0 107.1 113.8 119.0 126.0 126.1 

Communication 1 ................................................................... -

 97.3 97.3 99.0 100.3 100.0 97.1 95.9 93.0 93.4 93.4 

Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 103.1 103.2 108.0 108.1 

Postage ............................................................................. 145.3 145.3 145.3 160.3 160.3 160.3 160.3 165.1 165.1 172.7 172.7 

Delivery services 1 ............................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 104.2 110.0 116.0 123.7 124.6 

Information and information processing 1 ........................... - 98.3 98.3 98.9 100.3 100.0 96.9 95.4 92.2 92.3 92.2 

Telephone services 1 ........................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 100.7 98.4 99.7 100.3 

Telephone services, local charges 3 .............................. 155.7 157.2 156.7 160.7 162.1 163.8 166.0 170.7 180.1 188.2 189.5 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................. - - - - -

 100.0 99.9 98.6 89.5 87.9 88.2 

Interstate toll calls 2 ....................................................... 67.4 71.8 75.7 75.8 78.6 75.2 74.6 74.1 65.8 64.5 64.8 

Intrastate toll calls 2 ....................................................... 90.9 91.1 90.2 86.8 92.1 94.7 96.1 94.6 88.9 87.4 87.7 

Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 91.7 81.1 71.1 67.2 67.5 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 10 .................................................. 81.3 75.1 68.3 61.0 53.9 47.4 34.8 28.2 23.8 19.8 19.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 .............. - - - - - 100.0 64.2 47.2 36.5 25.3 24.6 

Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. - - - - -

 100.0 90.0 88.2 81.5 79.5 77.3 

Computer information processing services 1 .................... - - - - - 100.0 103.3 96.0 95.7 100.3 98.2 

Other information processing equipment 1 ........................ - - - - -

 100.0 90.3 79.6 70.8 65.0 64.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 189.1 194.2 202.4 211.1 218.7 230.1 250.3 263.0 274.0 286.4 287.2 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ 228.9 215.5 222.0 228.1 234.3 251.2 331.2 369.1 396.6 431.7 432.8 

Cigarettes 1 ......................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 133.7 149.1 160.4 175.1 175.5 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ........................... - - - - -

 100.0 105.5 115.5 121.7 125.8 126.8 

Personal care ........................................................................ 139.6 143.1 145.8 148.9 150.5 154.0 158.3 162.9 167.8 172.6 173.2 

Personal care products ....................................................... 137.8 140.1 142.6 144.1 142.8 145.3 148.7 152.5 155.5 155.4 155.2 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 .................................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 101.0 104.9 104.6 104.8 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................ 137.0 143.4 144.8 146.9 150.6 153.9 160.8 167.8 168.1 168.3 167.5 

Personal care services ........................................................ 141.3 146.1 149.2 154.3 159.2 163.9 168.3 174.3 181.3 186.4 186.3 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.7 106.3 110.6 113.7 113.6 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 179.8 190.3 199.4 210.0 218.3 230.0 237.8 246.6 255.7 268.5 270.4 

Legal services 5 ................................................................. 137.2 145.1 147.9 153.5 159.3 167.5 174.6 183.5 192.6 205.1 207.0 

Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ 133.2 140.4 148.6 156.6 164.0 172.3 179.1 185.1 189.8 198.3 199.5 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. - - - - - 100.0 102.3 104.6 107.1 111.5 111.9 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... - - - - -

 100.0 101.7 104.6 108.6 113.0 113.3 

Financial services 5 ........................................................... 144.4 153.9 165.9 177.6 183.6 194.7 201.6 210.5 218.2 228.0 230.0 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............... - - - - -

 100.0 102.2 106.8 110.4 116.0 115.9 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 ..... - - - - -

 100.0 105.8 112.2 117.4 122.7 125.5 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... - - - - - 100.0 100.6 98.2 96.0 94.4 95.2 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... 131.3 136.1 138.2 147.2 151.8 158.1 160.7 157.2 155.6 156.5 156.8 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................. 130.1 132.0 135.1 137.0 141.4 141.7 142.2 146.1 150.0 147.9 147.8 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 124.3 125.1 127.6 128.9 132.1 131.2 130.2 134.4 137.8 132.3 131.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 127.4 126.5 128.1 128.8 133.7 133.5 132.1 140.9 147.2 138.4 137.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 129.6 127.7 131.5 132.7 140.5 139.5 137.8 152.1 163.1 151.6 152.6 

Durables ................................................................................ 120.1 123.3 126.9 129.0 129.9 128.0 127.4 125.9 125.9 124.3 123.6 

Services ..................................................................................... 154.2 160.0 164.7 170.4 176.1 181.0 185.7 190.5 198.0 205.3 206.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 158.7 163.5 168.3 174.2 179.3 185.3 191.5 196.3 203.1 211.7 213.0 

Transportation services ............................................................. 159.2 166.9 171.1 176.3 184.1 186.0 188.4 192.8 198.3 204.5 205.2 

Other services ........................................................................... 172.8 181.6 188.9 197.3 205.0 213.1 219.5 226.5 233.0 241.9 242.9 

All items less food ..................................................................... 142.5 146.4 150.2 154.2 159.0 161.8 164.2 168.8 174.7 177.0 177.4 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 139.1 142.7 146.3 149.6 154.7 156.4 157.8 162.1 167.5 168.2 168.4 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 138.9 142.5 146.0 149.6 154.5 157.0 159.4 163.6 169.0 171.3 171.7 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 125.3 126.1 128.5 129.9 133.3 132.6 131.7 135.9 139.3 134.1 133.5 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 128.5 127.8 129.5 130.4 135.3 135.3 134.2 142.8 149.0 140.9 140.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 130.5 129.1 132.6 134.0 141.5 141.0 139.7 153.2 163.6 153.4 154.5 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 133.6 135.1 137.8 139.7 145.3 146.5 147.5 153.6 159.1 156.8 157.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Special aggregate indexes

Apparel less footwear ................................................................ 129.4 130.3 127.9 127.7 126.6 127.6 126.7 126.8 124.1 119.9 116.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 160.7 167.8 172.7 178.5 185.2 189.5 192.8 198.0 206.9 213.2 213.9 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 150.3 155.6 159.7 165.0 170.6 175.4 179.8 184.3 191.5 198.3 199.2 

Energy ....................................................................................... 103.9 102.4 104.7 103.3 112.2 108.4 98.9 112.2 128.1 111.4 111.7 

All items less energy ................................................................. 147.1 151.7 155.7 160.2 164.8 168.3 172.3 175.7 180.2 185.2 185.7 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 149.2 153.9 157.9 162.7 167.0 170.7 174.8 178.2 182.8 187.8 188.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 133.6 135.7 137.6 140.0 141.5 142.1 143.9 144.2 145.1 144.7 143.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 99.4 94.3 99.2 95.9 109.1 101.6 86.3 111.8 129.3 97.6 99.3 

Services less energy services ............................................... 158.2 164.3 169.6 175.7 181.5 186.9 192.5 197.7 204.4 212.6 213.8 

Domestically produced farm food .............................................. 139.6 144.5 148.1 151.5 160.1 161.1 165.0 167.8 173.2 178.2 179.8 

Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 130.7 136.5 135.1 137.5 144.4 145.0 145.0 147.9 156.5 156.6 156.8 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.6 0.2 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 1.6 2.7 2.7 2.1 4.2 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 .6 

Food ...................................................................................... 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.1 4.3 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.8 .6 

Food at home ...................................................................... 1.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 4.9 1.0 2.1 1.7 2.9 2.6 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.7 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.4 .7 

Cereals and cereal products ........................................... 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.5 -1.2 1.8 1.4 1.2 .9 2.0 1.3 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... 5.4 -.2 1.8 6.3 7.5 -.4 2.0 -1.8 .7 4.6 7.5 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................ 3.9 4.7 2.4 1.6 -4.2 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.6 .6 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... 2.1 2.2 5.9 2.4 .8 4.0 .1 .9 .4 1.8 -.2 

Rice 1 2 ........................................................................ - - - - - -

 .0 .1 -1.2 -1.0 .4 

Bakery products .............................................................. 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.5 6.0 1.4 2.5 2.4 3.5 2.6 .4 

Bread 1 .......................................................................... - - - - - -

 2.5 2.0 4.6 5.2 -.6 

White bread 2 .............................................................. 4.1 6.9 2.7 5.5 8.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 4.7 5.2 -.5 

Bread other than white 2 ............................................. 5.4 3.6 3.4 5.7 5.3 3.4 3.5 3.0 5.4 4.2 -.3 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... - - - - - -

 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.8 .7 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... 2.3 3.5 3.7 1.4 4.2 .7 2.2 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.2 

Cookies 2 ..................................................................... 1.4 4.1 3.8 2.4 3.6 1.0 2.1 4.0 -1.3 2.7 .2 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... 4.3 3.5 5.7 2.8 3.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.5 1.8 -.4 

Other bakery products ................................................... 4.9 2.0 3.2 3.0 6.0 .4 2.9 1.8 4.1 .5 1.8 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ............... 3.4 5.7 2.8 5.9 2.9 2.0 -3.8 2.6 7.7 4.0 -.2 

Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ..................... 7.9 -2.5 1.0 2.9 12.6 -.2 4.5 1.9 3.0 -.6 1.8 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers 2 ........................................................... 3.6 4.7 2.7 5.6 2.4 3.9 3.7 .1 3.6 3.4 3.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... .4 3.8 -.5 4.1 5.6 -1.1 -.7 1.7 4.5 3.4 .1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... .8 4.1 -.6 3.0 5.2 -.6 -.5 2.4 4.0 4.0 -.1 

Meats ............................................................................. .2 3.7 -1.6 2.6 5.2 -.7 -2.2 3.6 5.2 4.6 .0 

Beef and veal .............................................................. .8 3.7 -2.2 -.1 2.4 -.7 .1 4.4 5.5 6.2 -.3 

Uncooked ground beef .............................................. -.6 3.9 -4.3 -1.7 1.6 -1.0 -.4 4.4 6.1 6.9 -.3 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................. - - - - - -

 1.2 1.9 6.4 8.2 -1.7 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................ - - - - - -

 .6 5.5 4.5 4.4 .4 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................................ - - - - - -

 -2.2 4.6 5.3 5.6 -.6 

Pork ............................................................................. -.9 4.5 -2.3 7.3 11.3 -1.5 -5.8 3.1 5.8 3.7 .4 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... - - - - - -

 -3.2 3.6 7.4 5.3 -.4 

Bacon and related products 2 ................................... -3.5 11.7 -2.0 13.4 24.0 -.7 -4.5 4.8 8.7 6.5 .1 

Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ........... - - - - - - -.7 2.0 6.9 3.2 -1.0 

Ham ........................................................................... -1.7 1.6 -1.7 7.0 9.2 -2.0 -6.0 1.0 4.0 3.9 -.1 

Ham, excluding canned 2 ......................................... -1.7 2.3 -1.7 6.9 10.8 -2.1 -6.3 1.8 4.7 4.1 -.3 

Pork chops ................................................................ 2.5 4.5 -4.8 5.3 6.7 -3.7 -7.1 4.9 5.9 2.8 .8 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................. - - - - - -

 -8.2 2.4 5.1 1.9 1.7 

Other meats ................................................................. .2 2.6 .7 3.0 3.4 .5 -1.0 2.7 3.7 3.0 -.2 

Frankfurters 2 ............................................................ -.6 3.2 -2.8 3.7 3.2 .8 -3.2 5.8 3.2 3.1 -4.2 

Lunchmeats 1 2 ......................................................... - - - - - - -.2 1.6 2.8 3.8 -.5 

Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... 3.0 4.5 3.6 4.6 5.9 .1 3.4 -6.7 9.3 2.2 3.3 

Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. - - - - - - 2.6 -2.8 5.6 -2.7 4.2 

Poultry ........................................................................... 2.7 5.5 -.5 4.2 7.9 -1.6 2.6 -1.1 2.0 4.4 -.5 

Chicken 1 ..................................................................... - - - - - -

 3.5 -2.1 1.8 5.1 -.7 

Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... 4.2 4.4 -1.3 3.9 9.3 .4 2.2 -.4 1.4 2.9 .6 

Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .............................. 1.6 7.2 -2.5 4.9 7.5 -4.4 4.0 -3.1 2.1 6.8 -1.4 

Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... - - - - - - .1 2.2 2.6 2.0 .4 

Fish and seafood ........................................................... 1.1 4.4 5.2 3.1 1.7 1.2 3.7 1.7 1.4 -.1 -.1 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. - - - - - -

 3.5 2.8 3.9 -.8 -.4 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... - - - - - -

 3.8 .5 -1.8 1.1 .3 

Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ 1.4 2.4 1.4 .8 .8 2.3 3.9 -2.2 -4.7 2.3 1.2 

Frozen fish and seafood 2 .......................................... 1.0 4.9 6.2 3.7 2.0 1.0 - -

 2.2 -.5 -.9 

Eggs ................................................................................ -4.7 -1.4 .3 25.0 12.0 -7.2 -5.4 -13.2 17.3 -8.2 3.7 

Dairy and related products ................................................ 1.3 .9 1.1 2.6 10.1 -.5 6.6 2.9 -.4 5.8 -.5 

Milk 1 ............................................................................... - - - - - -

 6.1 3.4 -.4 4.4 -1.7 

Fresh whole milk 2 ......................................................... 1.8 2.2 .4 2.0 10.9 -1.7 6.4 2.2 .9 4.6 -1.4 

Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... - - - - - -

 6.1 4.3 -.1 3.4 -1.3 

Cheese and related products .......................................... .2 -.6 1.0 2.2 8.0 -1.2 7.2 4.0 -2.5 7.2 .1 

Ice cream and related products ....................................... .4 .7 3.5 2.6 7.7 .9 7.2 .8 1.8 8.8 -1.5 

Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. - - - - - -

 6.0 1.8 1.5 2.8 2.0 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 2.2 6.6 8.3 -1.3 5.2 2.2 4.9 1.9 5.2 -.3 4.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. 2.5 9.3 11.9 -3.1 4.8 2.8 5.8 2.0 6.2 -1.7 5.6 

Fresh fruits .................................................................... -3.6 13.0 3.7 5.2 12.0 -4.7 8.1 3.2 .8 .6 2.1 

Apples ......................................................................... -9.3 8.3 -2.2 15.0 3.5 -.1 -1.1 5.5 .2 6.6 1.7 

Bananas ...................................................................... -3.1 2.7 12.1 2.4 7.5 -3.8 9.3 -2.5 -.2 2.7 1.4 

Citrus fruits 1 ............................................................... - - - - - -

 18.0 7.1 -4.7 7.7 2.7 

Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. -16.1 13.2 .7 15.7 -3.4 -5.2 18.5 6.7 -10.3 12.8 2.5 

Other fresh fruits 1 ....................................................... - - - - - -

 6.6 2.8 4.3 -5.8 2.3 

Fresh vegetables ........................................................... 10.2 5.3 21.6 -11.4 -3.8 13.2 3.5 .8 12.2 -4.1 9.2 

Potatoes ...................................................................... 6.4 20.3 -6.5 13.7 -8.6 9.2 1.7 7.1 -5.9 14.4 4.0 

Lettuce ......................................................................... 7.6 -16.9 79.8 -37.0 7.2 18.4 -8.8 6.7 32.4 -17.8 17.4 

Tomatoes .................................................................... 55.3 2.0 18.5 3.9 -20.3 31.0 11.2 -17.2 22.5 -7.6 5.6 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................ 2.5 7.3 21.1 -15.2 1.5 8.4 4.1 4.8 10.7 -4.6 10.2 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. - - - - - -

 2.0 1.4 1.8 4.6 2.3 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... - - - - - - 2.3 .6 1.9 4.2 2.3 

Canned fruits 1 2 .......................................................... - - - - - -

 2.7 1.9 3.0 -.1 3.1 

Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................ - - - - - - 3.1 .5 2.0 7.6 1.8 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... - - - - - -

 2.5 3.0 2.0 6.3 2.5 

Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... .7 4.0 .8 2.9 2.4 2.9 1.7 2.7 3.1 6.1 2.3 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 - - - - - -

 .1 .6 1.3 1.9 1.0 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ - - - - - -

 .5 -2.1 .6 4.6 -1.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. -.2 2.2 14.7 -1.7 -2.0 4.9 -1.1 2.3 1.5 1.3 .7 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... - - - - - -

 -.1 3.0 1.9 1.9 1.1 

Carbonated drinks ......................................................... 1.6 1.7 -.3 2.9 -.4 -1.6 -1.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 2.6 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................... - - - - - -

 4.7 4.3 1.9 2.8 -1.6 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .............. - - - - - - .1 2.8 1.7 1.8 -.4 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................ - - - - - -

 -3.5 .1 .2 -.3 -.1 

Coffee ............................................................................ -5.3 5.4 55.4 -9.6 -6.7 16.9 -8.8 -1.7 -3.2 -3.5 .0 

Roasted coffee 2 ......................................................... -6.1 6.6 63.9 -10.9 -8.7 22.2 - -

 -3.6 -5.9 .3 

Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. -3.4 3.7 36.4 -5.7 -2.4 6.8 - -

 -.6 3.1 -.3 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...................... - - - - - - 3.3 1.9 4.1 2.8 -.3 

Other food at home ........................................................... .9 2.0 6.0 1.2 2.2 2.9 3.2 .6 2.0 2.9 .2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ .9 .9 .9 3.0 4.5 2.2 1.5 1.5 .8 1.7 1.5 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... 1.0 1.1 1.8 4.2 3.4 .8 .4 .3 -.4 2.3 4.8 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ - - - - - -

 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.1 .3 

Other sweets 1 .............................................................. - - - - - -

 3.8 1.4 1.0 2.6 2.7 

Fats and oils .................................................................... -.7 .8 3.7 2.5 2.3 -.3 8.3 -4.5 3.5 4.5 .9 

Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. - - - - - -

 20.5 -13.2 8.3 11.6 1.3 

Butter 2 ........................................................................ -6.8 -6.8 -.5 14.5 21.9 12.6 31.7 -22.4 12.4 18.8 .3 

Margarine 2 ................................................................. -2.2 1.1 7.0 1.6 2.8 -.9 6.0 -1.7 2.3 4.5 3.9 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................................ - - - - - -

 3.4 .7 1.7 1.9 .6 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 ................. - - - - - -

 2.1 -.1 1.0 .4 .8 

Peanut butter 1 2 ......................................................... - - - - - -

 2.2 3.5 2.3 1.2 -.2 

Other foods ...................................................................... 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.7 4.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.9 3.0 -.3 

Soups ............................................................................ 5.7 4.4 4.1 3.4 4.8 2.3 1.4 .0 2.7 3.0 -1.5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... .5 -.1 .2 .6 4.6 -.9 1.5 -.2 2.3 3.0 -.4 

Snacks ........................................................................... -.2 2.9 1.8 3.4 5.8 2.6 .8 3.6 2.6 4.1 -1.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... 4.1 2.6 2.4 3.9 4.5 2.7 2.4 1.5 -1.1 5.4 1.5 

Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ................... - - - - - -

 .4 2.6 -1.9 7.4 1.3 

Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... - - - - - -

 1.3 -1.4 .3 9.2 1.6 

Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................... - - - - - - 2.6 2.8 .9 2.9 .1 

Other condiments 2 ...................................................... 4.8 .0 2.1 3.6 4.3 4.9 2.8 3.7 5.7 1.0 4.0 

Baby food 1 ................................................................... - - - - - - 3.3 4.1 4.1 3.0 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... - - - - - -

 4.9 .8 3.0 -.4 .4 

Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... - - - - - - - - - - -

Food away from home ......................................................... 1.4 1.9 1.9 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.0 .2 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ - - - - - -

 2.8 2.2 2.8 3.3 .1 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................. - - - - - - 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.2 .4 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 .............................. - - - - - -

 2.5 2.0 -.2 1.8 .1 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... - - - - - - .9 .7 1.5 1.6 .2 

Other food away from home 1 ........................................... - - - - - -

 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.0 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 2.9 1.5 1.0 2.0 3.6 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ 2.1 0.5 -0.1 0.9 3.4 0.9 1.4 2.7 2.4 1.4 0.7 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. 2.8 .3 -.1 .6 2.9 -.5 1.6 2.9 3.1 1.6 .8 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................... 1.4 .9 .8 .9 2.1 2.3 .7 3.7 3.1 3.6 .5 

Whiskey at home 2 ........................................................ .9 1.7 .8 2.0 1.9 2.4 1.1 2.3 2.1 3.6 .4 

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............... 1.2 .4 -.1 .4 1.9 2.8 .5 4.2 3.5 3.8 .4 

Wine at home .................................................................. 1.5 .5 -1.4 1.6 6.2 2.4 1.4 1.8 .9 -.3 .6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... 3.8 2.6 2.4 3.2 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.7 3.4 4.3 .1 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2

................................................................................. - - - - - - 1.9 3.2 3.3 2.9 .1 

Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... - - - - - -

 4.2 .9 5.1 9.0 .2 

Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ - - - - - -

 3.4 2.3 3.6 4.6 -.2 

Housing ................................................................................... 2.6 2.7 2.2 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 4.3 2.9 .4 

Shelter ................................................................................... 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.3 2.5 3.4 4.2 .6 

Rent of primary residence 3 ............................................... 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.1 4.0 4.7 .3 

Lodging away from home 1 3 ............................................... - - - - - -

 3.8 1.9 2.8 -.2 4.1 

Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................. 7.3 2.8 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.2 .0 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ........................................................................ 3.8 3.8 1.3 4.3 5.1 6.2 3.7 1.7 2.7 -.8 4.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.4 4.5 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................... - - - - - - -.1 2.3 2.4 1.5 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 2.3 2.5 .2 1.4 4.6 .5 -2.6 2.4 12.1 -2.1 -.5 

Fuels .................................................................................... 2.3 1.7 -.5 .7 5.6 -1.1 -3.8 2.4 14.5 -3.4 -.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... -3.1 -3.8 .1 1.4 23.1 -11.9 -11.4 23.5 36.3 -22.2 .2 

Fuel oil ............................................................................. -3.4 -4.6 .0 1.5 23.3 -11.7 -15.2 30.9 40.5 -26.7 .0 

Other household fuels 5 .................................................. -2.4 -2.0 .4 .8 22.9 -12.3 -2.3 7.9 25.7 -9.3 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 2.8 2.2 -.6 .8 3.8 .2 -3.3 1.2 12.7 -1.5 -.8 

Electricity 3 ..................................................................... 1.7 .6 .6 2.7 .7 -1.3 -3.2 .7 2.6 6.1 -1.1 

Utility natural gas service 3 ............................................. 5.1 5.8 -3.2 -3.6 11.0 3.3 -3.5 2.1 36.7 -15.1 .2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... - - - - - - 2.7 1.9 3.1 2.9 .5 

Water and sewerage maintenance 3 .............................. 6.6 4.8 4.2 2.9 3.5 4.0 2.7 1.8 3.3 3.0 .5 

Garbage and trash collection 6 ........................................ 8.5 5.2 5.0 2.9 1.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.5 .6 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 1.6 1.8 .4 2.5 1.0 .1 1.2 -.2 1.7 .2 -.2 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................... - - - - - -

 1.2 -1.9 1.8 -2.6 .1 

Floor coverings 1 ............................................................... - - - - - -

 2.3 -2.0 7.0 .0 .9 

Window coverings 1 .......................................................... - - - - - - .1 -.6 1.7 -6.3 -.3 

Other linens 1 .................................................................... - - - - - -

 1.5 -2.8 -1.3 -1.2 .0 

Furniture and bedding ......................................................... 4.5 3.6 1.6 4.2 1.0 -.7 1.4 -1.3 .4 -3.1 -.5 

Bedroom furniture .............................................................. 6.1 5.3 -1.9 2.3 3.4 .8 -.6 -.8 -2.3 -1.2 -.3 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. - - - - - -

 1.6 -.7 2.1 -3.4 -.6 

Other furniture 1 ................................................................ - - - - - -

 4.3 -3.8 -.6 -5.8 -.3 

Appliances 1 ........................................................................ - - - - - -

 -1.1 -1.2 -2.9 -.5 -.1 

Major appliances 1 ............................................................ - - - - - - -1.5 -.1 -2.1 1.7 .0 

Laundry equipment 2 ....................................................... .7 .8 3.3 -.7 3.1 .2 -2.5 .7 .5 -.4 -.1 

Other appliances 1 ............................................................ - - - - - - -.4 -2.8 -4.1 -3.9 -.2 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 .................... - - - - - -

 -.1 -3.1 -.7 -.5 -.8 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. 2.1 -1.7 -.3 3.7 -4.2 3.4 -1.2 -4.9 -4.4 -1.8 -1.9 

Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................ 5.6 -2.7 3.7 1.3 .7 -8.0 2.1 -.5 5.5 2.4 .5 

Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................................ - - - - - -

 -.6 -3.3 -2.8 -3.0 1.4 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. - - - - - - -.5 -2.4 -.8 -1.1 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... - - - - - -

 -.4 -1.2 -2.0 -.6 -.1 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... - - - - - - -2.6 -.1 .5 -2.1 .0 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................... - - - - - -

 .5 -1.8 -3.1 .2 -.2 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... -.2 1.9 .8 5.2 1.1 1.4 2.0 1.9 4.7 2.4 -.2 

Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... - - - - - -

 1.7 1.1 4.7 2.7 .1 

Household paper products 1 ............................................. - - - - - -

 2.7 5.8 8.0 1.4 -.3 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................ - - - - - - 1.8 .1 2.1 2.8 -.5 

Household operations 1 ....................................................... - - - - - -

 3.0 2.9 6.1 4.2 .5 

Domestic services 1 .......................................................... - - - - - - 3.3 3.5 4.5 2.9 1.1 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. - - - - - -

 1.5 2.4 9.0 4.5 .2 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... - - - - - - 3.3 2.5 5.1 3.9 -.1 

Repair of household items 1 .............................................. - - - - - -

 5.6 2.6 5.4 7.4 .2 

Apparel .................................................................................... 1.4 .9 -1.6 .1 -.2 1.0 -.7 -.5 -1.8 -3.2 -2.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.0 0.3 -1.7 0.6 1.4 2.7 -0.7 0.9 -2.7 -4.1 -1.6 

Men’s apparel ...................................................................... 1.3 .0 -1.4 .1 1.6 2.5 -.4 1.0 -2.2 -4.3 -1.4 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ 1.1 3.5 -1.0 -1.7 -.3 1.9 -1.9 2.0 -4.3 -1.5 -2.1 

Men’s furnishings .............................................................. 1.1 -.5 -.2 -2.2 3.8 7.6 -.7 3.4 -1.7 -2.4 .6 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. - - - - - -

 .6 -1.1 .4 -7.7 -4.6 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... 2.5 -1.1 -1.6 1.0 1.7 -.2 -.1 .0 -4.1 -4.9 1.8 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................................... -1.0 1.8 -3.3 2.7 .5 3.3 -1.6 .8 -4.4 -3.2 -2.3

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... .5 1.2 -3.8 -.8 -1.1 .2 -1.0 -.5 -1.7 -4.1 -4.4 

Women’s apparel ................................................................ .3 2.0 -4.4 -1.0 -.9 .6 -.6 -.6 -1.8 -4.0 -4.2 

Women’s outerwear .......................................................... 4.2 4.4 -9.7 3.8 2.1 .5 -3.6 -2.9 2.8 -7.0 -5.8 

Women’s dresses .............................................................. 2.1 -2.7 -11.1 1.4 -5.8 -5.0 4.4 -2.6 -8.2 3.4 -7.3 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ - - - - - -

 -1.8 -.1 -1.6 -5.8 -5.3 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 ............................................................. - - - - - -

 .4 .4 -.2 -3.1 -.2 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... 2.1 -3.3 -.7 .4 -2.9 -1.1 -3.4 -.2 -1.2 -4.8 -5.2 

Footwear ............................................................................... 2.7 .6 -1.7 .4 1.5 1.8 -.5 -3.0 .1 -2.6 -2.9 

Men’s footwear .................................................................... 2.7 .2 -.8 -.5 -.4 .2 .8 -3.5 .7 -3.3 -1.4 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... -1.0 .5 1.0 1.5 4.2 2.4 -.1 -5.0 -2.5 -1.1 -4.3 

Women’s footwear ............................................................... 4.4 .7 -3.6 .6 1.5 2.6 -1.7 -1.5 1.0 -2.8 -3.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 1.2 -2.8 3.3 -2.0 -1.4 -.9 3.0 2.6 -3.6 .2 -2.7 

Jewelry and watches 5 ........................................................... 2.8 1.7 5.0 .0 -5.0 -1.0 -2.0 -1.8 -.9 -.1 3.3 

Watches 5 ............................................................................. -1.2 5.3 5.0 4.8 -6.1 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 1.1 -1.8 .4 

Jewelry 5 .............................................................................. 3.8 .9 5.1 -1.1 -4.7 -1.2 -2.2 -1.8 -1.3 .3 3.9 

Transportation ......................................................................... 3.0 2.4 3.8 1.5 4.4 -1.4 -1.7 5.4 4.1 -3.8 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 2.7 1.5 4.9 1.3 3.7 -1.2 -2.0 5.2 4.1 -4.0 .1 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... - -

 4.5 2.4 1.0 -1.7 .9 .2 1.0 -.5 -.6 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 2.3 3.3 3.3 1.9 1.8 -.9 .0 -.3 .0 -.1 -.6 

New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. - - - - - -

 .0 -.4 .0 .0 -.6 

New cars 2 ........................................................................ 2.3 2.8 3.2 1.6 1.6 -1.0 -.1 -.8 .3 .0 -.6 

New trucks 2 6 .................................................................. 2.5 4.6 3.7 2.8 2.2 -.1 .5 .7 -.6 -.1 -.7 

New motorcycles 2 5 ......................................................... 4.0 7.2 7.9 5.1 3.8 .8 .4 2.3 - - -

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 7.4 8.0 8.8 4.4 -1.6 -4.9 3.5 1.2 3.4 -1.9 -1.0 

Car and truck rental 1 ........................................................ - - - - - -

 1.5 6.6 -.6 -3.6 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 1.8 -5.4 5.9 -4.0 12.7 -6.2 -15.4 30.2 13.9 -24.8 1.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 2.0 -5.9 6.4 -4.2 12.4 -6.1 -15.4 30.1 13.9 -24.9 1.9 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ........................................... 1.9 -6.7 7.2 -4.4 13.4 -6.6 -16.4 32.4 14.5 -25.8 2.0 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 .................................... - -

 5.3 -4.5 11.7 -5.8 -14.4 28.1 13.2 -24.9 1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... 1.8 -4.7 5.2 -4.8 10.9 -5.6 -13.4 25.9 12.8 -23.4 1.8 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................ - - - - - -

 -12.3 22.3 25.2 -16.6 -3.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... -.6 -1.6 .5 .5 -.1 -.9 -.2 -.4 2.3 2.6 .4 

Tires .................................................................................. -.5 -1.4 2.2 .2 .0 -2.8 -.4 -1.1 1.0 2.7 .4 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... - - - - - -

 -.1 .4 3.3 2.5 .3 

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............... -.6 -1.6 -1.3 .9 -.3 1.1 .1 .3 1.4 1.1 .0 

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... -.3 .6 6.1 3.2 1.5 -.2 -.8 1.1 7.2 6.4 .9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.6 .4 

Motor vehicle body work .................................................... 2.7 2.9 3.8 3.5 4.6 4.5 3.0 1.5 3.7 3.4 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... 2.1 2.0 1.4 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.9 4.0 .5 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................................ - - - - - -

 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.5 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... 6.6 5.0 3.4 4.3 3.8 2.4 -.3 .5 1.8 7.3 .4 

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................ - - - - - -

 3.1 1.4 3.5 2.0 .8 

State and local registration and license 1 3 ....................... - - - - - - 1.4 .8 3.0 1.0 .8 

Parking and other fees 1 ................................................... - - - - - -

 7.0 2.7 4.5 4.2 .6 

Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. - - - - - - 7.4 2.5 4.7 4.2 .5 

Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... - - - - - -

 .9 3.0 .6 5.1 .5 

Public transportation .............................................................. 5.6 11.6 -6.2 3.1 11.2 -2.9 2.2 6.8 4.1 -2.2 .5 

Airline fare ........................................................................... 6.6 17.0 -9.5 1.8 14.7 -4.8 4.1 10.9 5.9 -3.9 .4 

Other intercity transportation ............................................... .1 -2.8 2.3 .8 1.7 .7 3.1 -1.4 -1.6 -2.8 1.4 

Ship fare 1 2 ....................................................................... - - - - - -

 4.6 -5.7 -12.8 -8.8 2.9 

Intracity transportation ......................................................... 5.0 2.8 1.0 7.6 5.8 1.1 -2.7 .8 2.5 2.7 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................ 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.7 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 5.2 3.1 3.0 1.8 2.6 2.3 4.1 4.0 2.8 4.4 0.4 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. 5.7 3.3 3.3 2.0 3.2 2.5 4.9 6.1 3.6 6.0 .6 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 .................... 3.9 2.7 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.3 -.3 1.0 .6 .0 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ 4.4 2.7 .8 .8 2.1 1.1 2.5 -1.1 1.1 1.2 -.1 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. 2.9 2.6 4.9 2.4 -.1 2.9 2.0 1.1 .9 -.4 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................ 7.0 5.9 5.4 4.4 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.6 4.8 1.0 

Professional services 3 ....................................................... 5.7 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.6 .7 

Physicians’ services 3 ...................................................... 6.3 5.1 4.4 4.4 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 .9 

Dental services 3 .............................................................. 5.8 4.4 5.4 4.5 5.1 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.9 .6 

Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ............................................ 3.7 2.0 3.3 2.4 1.2 1.9 .6 3.1 2.4 2.8 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ...................... 3.1 3.2 4.0 .8 3.0 3.1 2.4 1.7 2.6 3.4 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 .......................................... 8.8 7.6 5.5 4.6 4.1 3.2 3.2 5.1 6.2 7.1 1.4 

Hospital services 3 9 .......................................................... - - - - -

 3.2 3.1 5.1 6.3 7.2 1.4 

Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 ....................................... - - - - - 2.5 2.6 4.7 5.6 6.9 1.6 

Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 .................................... 9.8 7.9 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 6.7 7.2 6.8 1.2 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .............................. - - - - -

 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.9 4.5 .6 

Recreation 1 ............................................................................. - -

 1.4 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.2 .8 1.7 1.5 .4 

Video and audio 1 .................................................................. - -

 -2.5 .4 3.3 2.4 .7 -.6 .6 .5 .9 

Televisions .......................................................................... -1.2 -1.7 -1.4 -4.0 -5.3 -4.3 -4.8 -7.3 -10.7 -10.8 .2 

Cable television 3 6 .............................................................. 3.7 7.0 -2.6 4.1 7.8 6.9 6.9 2.8 5.1 4.0 1.7 

Other video equipment 1 ..................................................... - - - - - -

 -13.0 -15.5 -17.8 -16.6 -.6 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 - - - - - -

 -6.1 -3.2 -6.1 -1.8 1.3 

Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ..... - - - - - -

 -4.1 -12.6 1.3 -4.6 1.2 

Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... - - - - - - -7.1 7.1 -8.2 3.2 1.9 

Audio equipment ................................................................. -1.5 .4 -1.0 -2.6 -.6 -2.0 -7.4 -3.9 .9 -4.4 -.1 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. - - - - - -

 .0 1.3 2.7 4.3 -2.9 

Pets, pet products and services 1 ......................................... - - - - - -

 1.9 2.0 2.9 4.2 .3 

Pets and pet products ......................................................... -1.0 .9 1.0 3.5 5.3 -.4 .6 1.1 -.6 3.3 .4 

Pet food 1 2 ........................................................................ - - - - - -

 1.4 .8 .1 3.0 .4 

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................ - - - - - -

 -.3 .9 -1.1 2.1 .4 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... - - - - - -

 4.4 3.4 9.0 5.9 .0 

Pet services 1 2 ................................................................. - - - - - -

 3.8 1.3 5.5 1.9 .4 

Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... - - - - - - 4.6 3.5 9.0 6.4 .0 

Sporting goods ...................................................................... .1 .3 3.2 -.6 -.1 -.4 -.6 -3.0 .8 -1.6 -.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... 2.1 -.1 3.9 .1 .1 -.5 2.7 .5 3.2 -.5 -.1 

Sports equipment ................................................................ -1.5 .5 2.5 -1.1 -.3 -.3 -3.2 -5.8 -1.3 -2.6 -.3 

Photography 1 ....................................................................... - - - - - -

 -.7 -.2 .3 -.7 .0 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ 2.2 1.7 -3.2 1.9 -.4 .8 -3.2 -.8 -2.9 -2.2 .0 

Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... - - - - - -

 -.8 -1.6 -1.6 1.4 .4 

Photographic equipment 1 2 .............................................. - - - - - -

 -5.2 -.9 -4.0 -7.7 -1.0 

Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. - - - - - -

 1.0 .1 2.6 .1 .1 

Photographer fees 1 2 ....................................................... - - - - - - 1.3 - - 4.3 -.2 

Film processing 1 2 ............................................................ - - - - - -

 .1 .2 .8 -1.7 .0 

Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... - - - - - - -5.0 -6.6 -2.6 -3.8 .8 

Toys ..................................................................................... 2.5 1.5 -.9 1.0 2.8 -1.6 -6.1 -8.0 -3.7 -5.2 1.2 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ...... - - - - - -

 -5.0 -7.1 -2.7 -4.1 1.2 

Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ....... - - - - - - - - - - -

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. - - - - - -

 -1.9 -3.0 .0 1.1 -.9 

Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. - - - - - - -.4 -.9 1.4 .0 -.6 

Recreation services 1 ............................................................. - - - - - -

 3.7 5.2 3.8 3.9 .0 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... - - - - - - 5.0 1.5 3.3 2.1 .3 

Admissions .......................................................................... 3.9 1.8 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.4 2.7 8.6 5.0 4.5 .0

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .............. - - - - - -

 1.9 9.7 4.1 2.6 -.1 

Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................................... - - - - - -

 5.0 7.3 5.8 6.0 .0 

Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ......................................... 5.1 4.0 4.9 3.0 5.9 5.2 2.8 4.6 1.8 6.7 -.6 

Recreational reading materials .............................................. 3.7 3.5 3.6 5.9 2.6 1.1 3.1 .7 1.3 2.0 .2 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ - - - - - -

 3.4 1.9 1.6 2.1 .0 

Recreational books 1 ........................................................... - - - - - - 2.5 -1.9 .7 1.7 .5 

Education and communication 1 .............................................. - -

 3.3 4.0 3.4 3.0 .7 1.6 1.3 3.2 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Education 1 ............................................................................. - -

 5.8 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.7 5.6 0.5 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 4.9 3.4 3.5 5.6 5.5 5.1 6.0 -.5 11.5 3.3 2.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 8.5 7.1 5.9 5.6 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.9 .3 

College tuition and fees ..................................................... 10.0 7.9 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.5 6.2 .1 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... 7.9 5.9 6.2 6.6 4.6 7.2 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.2 .0 

Child care and nursery school 7 ......................................... 4.4 5.1 4.7 3.8 3.7 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.0 .6 

Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............. - - - - - -

 7.1 6.3 4.6 5.9 .1 

Communication 1 ................................................................... - -

 .0 1.7 1.3 -.3 -2.9 -1.2 -3.0 .4 .0 

Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... - - - - - -

 .1 3.0 .1 4.7 .1 

Postage ............................................................................. .0 .0 .0 10.3 .0 .0 .0 3.0 .0 4.6 .0 

Delivery services 1 ............................................................ - - - - - -

 4.2 5.6 5.5 6.6 .7 

Information and information processing 1 ........................... - -

 .0 .6 1.4 -.3 -3.1 -1.5 -3.4 .1 -.1 

Telephone services 1 ........................................................ - - - - - -

 .3 .4 -2.3 1.3 .6 

Telephone services, local charges 3 .............................. .5 1.0 -.3 2.6 .9 1.0 1.3 2.8 5.5 4.5 .7 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................. - - - - - -

 -.1 -1.3 -9.2 -1.8 .3 

Interstate toll calls 2 ....................................................... -1.3 6.5 5.4 .1 3.7 -4.3 -.8 -.7 -11.2 -2.0 .5 

Intrastate toll calls 2 ....................................................... -2.4 .2 -1.0 -3.8 6.1 2.8 1.5 -1.6 -6.0 -1.7 .3 

Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... - - - - - - -8.3 -11.6 -12.3 -5.5 .4 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 10 .................................................. -6.1 -7.6 -9.1 -10.7 -11.6 -12.1 -26.6 -19.0 -15.6 -16.8 -2.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 .............. - - - - - - -35.8 -26.5 -22.7 -30.7 -2.8 

Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. - - - - - -

 -10.0 -2.0 -7.6 -2.5 -2.8 

Computer information processing services 1 .................... - - - - - -

 3.3 -7.1 -.3 4.8 -2.1 

Other information processing equipment 1 ........................ - - - - - -

 -9.7 -11.8 -11.1 -8.2 -1.1 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 6.5 2.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 8.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ 8.1 -5.9 3.0 2.7 2.7 7.2 31.8 11.4 7.5 8.9 .3 

Cigarettes 1 ......................................................................... - - - - - -

 33.7 11.5 7.6 9.2 .2 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ........................... - - - - - -

 5.5 9.5 5.4 3.4 .8 

Personal care ........................................................................ 2.9 2.5 1.9 2.1 1.1 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 .3 

Personal care products ....................................................... 3.3 1.7 1.8 1.1 -.9 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.0 -.1 -.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 .................................................................. - - - - - -

 .4 .6 3.9 -.3 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................ 1.4 4.7 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.2 4.5 4.4 .2 .1 -.5 

Personal care services ........................................................ 2.4 3.4 2.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.6 4.0 2.8 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... - - - - - -

 2.7 3.5 4.0 2.8 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.3 5.8 4.8 5.3 4.0 5.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 5.0 .7 

Legal services 5 ................................................................. 4.0 5.8 1.9 3.8 3.8 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.0 6.5 .9 

Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.4 4.7 5.1 3.9 3.4 2.5 4.5 .6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. - - - - - -

 2.3 2.2 2.4 4.1 .4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... - - - - - -

 1.7 2.9 3.8 4.1 .3 

Financial services 5 ........................................................... 5.0 6.6 7.8 7.1 3.4 6.0 3.5 4.4 3.7 4.5 .9 

Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............... - - - - - -

 2.2 4.5 3.4 5.1 -.1 

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 ..... - - - - - - 5.8 6.0 4.6 4.5 2.3 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... - - - - - -

 .6 -2.4 -2.2 -1.7 .8 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... 3.0 3.7 1.5 6.5 3.1 4.2 1.6 -2.2 -1.0 .6 .2 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................. 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.4 3.2 .2 .4 2.7 2.7 -1.4 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 2.3 .6 2.0 1.0 2.5 -.7 -.8 3.2 2.5 -4.0 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 2.3 -.7 1.3 .5 3.8 -.1 -1.0 6.7 4.5 -6.0 -.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 2.9 -1.5 3.0 .9 5.9 -.7 -1.2 10.4 7.2 -7.1 .7 

Durables ................................................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.9 1.7 .7 -1.5 -.5 -1.2 .0 -1.3 -.6 

Services ..................................................................................... 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.9 3.7 .5 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.5 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.5 3.5 4.2 .6 

Transportation services ............................................................. 3.6 4.8 2.5 3.0 4.4 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.9 3.1 .3

Other services ........................................................................... 5.3 5.1 4.0 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.8 .4 

All items less food ..................................................................... 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.1 1.8 1.5 2.8 3.5 1.3 .2 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.3 3.4 1.1 .9 2.7 3.3 .4 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.3 1.6 1.5 2.6 3.3 1.4 .2 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 2.4 .6 1.9 1.1 2.6 -.5 -.7 3.2 2.5 -3.7 -.4

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 2.4 -.5 1.3 .7 3.8 .0 -.8 6.4 4.3 -5.4 -.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 2.8 -1.1 2.7 1.1 5.6 -.4 -.9 9.7 6.8 -6.2 .7 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 1.9 1.1 2.0 1.4 4.0 .8 .7 4.1 3.6 -1.4 .1 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................ .9 .7 -1.8 -.2 -.9 .8 -.7 .1 -2.1 -3.4 -2.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 4.4 4.4 2.9 3.4 3.8 2.3 1.7 2.7 4.5 3.0 .3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 3.3 3.5 2.6 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.5 3.9 3.6 .5 

Energy ....................................................................................... 2.0 -1.4 2.2 -1.3 8.6 -3.4 -8.8 13.4 14.2 -13.0 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group

and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less energy ................................................................. 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.8 0.3 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.1 .4 1.3 .2 .6 -.3 -.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 1.2 -5.1 5.2 -3.3 13.8 -6.9 -15.1 29.5 15.7 -24.5 1.7 

Services less energy services ............................................... 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 .6 

Domestically produced farm food .............................................. 1.7 3.5 2.5 2.3 5.7 .6 2.4 1.7 3.2 2.9 .9 

Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 3.2 4.4 -1.0 1.8 5.0 .4 .0 2.0 5.8 .1 .1 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1913 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 - - 10.0 - -

1914 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 - -

 10.1 1.0 1.0 

1915 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 - -

 10.2 2.0 1.0 

1916 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.6 - -

 11.0 11.5 7.8 

1917 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.6 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.8 - - 12.9 19.0 17.3 

1918 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.5 14.8 15.2 15.4 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.6 - -

 15.1 20.3 17.1 

1919 16.6 16.2 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.0 17.5 17.8 17.9 18.2 18.6 19.0 - -

 17.4 14.5 15.2 

1920 19.4 19.6 19.8 20.4 20.7 21.0 20.9 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.9 19.5 - -

 20.1 2.6 15.5 

1921 19.1 18.5 18.4 18.2 17.8 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 - -

 18.0 -10.8 -10.4 

1922 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.0 - -

 16.9 -2.3 -6.1 

1923 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.2 2.4 1.8 

1924 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 - -

 17.2 .0 .0 

1925 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 18.0 - -

 17.6 3.4 2.3 

1926 18.0 18.0 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 - -

 17.8 -1.1 1.1 

1927 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.4 - -

 17.5 -2.2 -1.7 

1928 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.2 - -

 17.2 -1.1 -1.7 

1929 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 - -

 17.2 .6 .0 

1930 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.2 - -

 16.8 -6.4 -2.3 

1931 16.0 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8 14.7 - -

 15.3 -9.3 -8.9 

1932 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 - -

 13.7 -10.2 -10.5 

1933 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 - -

 13.0 .0 -5.1 

1934 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.5 - - 13.5 2.3 3.8 

1935 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 - -

 13.8 3.0 2.2 

1936 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 - -

 13.9 1.4 .7 

1937 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 - -

 14.4 2.8 3.6 

1938 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 - -

 14.2 -2.8 -1.4 

1939 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.0 - -

 14.0 -.7 -1.4 

1940 14.0 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 - -

 14.1 1.4 .7 

1941 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.5 - - 14.8 9.2 5.0 

1942 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.9 17.0 - -

 16.4 9.7 10.8 

1943 17.0 17.0 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 - -

 17.4 2.9 6.1 

1944 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 - -

 17.7 2.3 1.7 

1945 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.3 - -

 18.1 2.2 2.3 

1946 18.3 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.8 19.9 20.3 20.5 20.9 21.5 21.6 - -

 19.6 18.0 8.3 

1947 21.6 21.6 22.1 22.1 22.0 22.2 22.4 22.6 23.1 23.1 23.3 23.6 - -

 22.5 9.3 14.8 

1948 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.9 24.1 24.2 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.2 - -

 24.2 2.5 7.6 

1949 24.2 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.8 23.9 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.8 - - 24.0 -1.7 -.8 

1950 23.7 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.0 24.2 24.4 24.6 24.7 24.8 25.1 - -

 24.2 5.5 .8 

1951 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 - -

 26.1 6.0 7.9 

1952 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 - -

 26.7 1.1 2.3 

1953 26.8 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.2 27.1 27.0 - -

 26.9 .4 .7 

1954 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9 27.0 26.9 - -

 27.0 -.4 .4 

1955 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.0 - -

 26.9 .4 -.4 

1956 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.2 27.3 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.7 27.7 27.8 - -

 27.3 3.0 1.5 

1957 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.1 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.6 28.6 - -

 28.3 2.9 3.7 

1958 28.8 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 - - 29.1 1.7 2.8 

1959 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.5 29.5 - -

 29.3 1.4 .7 

1960 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.0 - -

 29.8 1.7 1.7 

1961 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.2 - -

 30.1 .7 1.0 

1962 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.6 - -

 30.4 1.3 1.0 

1963 30.6 30.6 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 31.0 31.1 - -

 30.8 1.6 1.3 

1964 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.2 31.3 31.3 31.4 31.4 - - 31.2 1.0 1.3 

1965 31.4 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.6 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.8 31.9 31.9 32.0 - -

 31.7 1.9 1.6 

1966 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.9 32.9 33.1 33.1 33.1 - -

 32.6 3.4 2.8 

1967 33.1 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 34.0 34.1 - - 33.6 3.0 3.1 

1968 34.2 34.3 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.9 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.5 35.6 35.7 - -

 35.0 4.7 4.2 

1969 35.8 36.0 36.3 36.5 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.3 37.5 37.7 37.9 - -

 36.9 6.2 5.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all

items-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Semiannual

averages Annual

avg.

Percent change

from previous

1st

half

2nd

half Dec. Annualavg.

1970 38.0 38.2 38.4 38.7 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.2 39.4 39.6 39.8 40.0 - - 39.0 5.5 5.7 

1971 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.4 40.6 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 - -

 40.7 3.3 4.4 

1972 41.4 41.6 41.6 41.7 41.9 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 - -

 42.1 3.4 3.4 

1973 42.9 43.2 43.6 43.9 44.1 44.4 44.5 45.4 45.5 45.9 46.2 46.5 - -

 44.7 8.9 6.2 

1974 46.9 47.5 48.0 48.3 48.8 49.3 49.7 50.3 50.9 51.4 51.8 52.2 - - 49.6 12.3 11.0 

1975 52.4 52.8 53.0 53.2 53.5 53.9 54.5 54.7 54.9 55.3 55.6 55.8 - -

 54.1 6.9 9.1 

1976 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.5 56.8 57.1 57.4 57.7 57.9 58.2 58.3 58.5 - -

 57.2 4.8 5.7 

1977 58.9 59.5 59.8 60.3 60.6 61.0 61.3 61.5 61.8 61.9 62.2 62.5 - -

 60.9 6.8 6.5 

1978 62.8 63.2 63.7 64.3 64.9 65.6 66.0 66.4 66.8 67.4 67.7 68.1 - -

 65.6 9.0 7.7 

1979 68.7 69.5 70.3 71.1 71.9 72.8 73.7 74.4 75.1 75.7 76.4 77.2 - -

 73.1 13.4 11.4 

1980 78.3 79.4 80.5 81.4 82.3 83.2 83.3 83.8 84.6 85.3 86.1 86.9 - -

 82.9 12.6 13.4 

1981 87.5 88.5 89.0 89.6 90.3 91.1 92.2 92.8 93.7 93.9 94.1 94.4 - -

 91.4 8.6 10.3 

1982 94.7 95.0 94.8 95.2 96.2 97.4 98.0 98.2 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.0 - -

 96.9 3.8 6.0 

1983 98.1 98.1 98.4 99.0 99.5 99.8 100.1 100.5 101.0 101.2 101.2 101.2 - - 99.8 3.3 3.0 

1984 101.6 101.8 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.8 103.2 104.2 104.8 104.8 104.7 104.8 102.1 104.4 103.3 3.6 3.5 

1985 104.9 105.4 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.0 107.1 107.3 107.6 107.9 108.3 108.6 106.0 107.8 106.9 3.6 3.5 

1986 108.9 108.5 107.9 107.6 107.9 108.4 108.4 108.6 109.1 109.1 109.2 109.3 108.2 109.0 108.6 .6 1.6 

1987 110.0 110.5 111.0 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.7 113.3 113.8 114.1 114.3 114.2 111.2 113.7 112.5 4.5 3.6 

1988 114.5 114.7 115.1 115.7 116.2 116.7 117.2 117.7 118.5 118.9 119.0 119.2 115.5 118.4 117.0 4.4 4.0 

1989 119.7 120.2 120.8 121.8 122.5 122.8 123.2 123.2 123.6 124.2 124.4 124.6 121.3 123.9 122.6 4.5 4.8 

1990 125.9 126.4 127.1 127.3 127.5 128.3 128.7 129.9 131.1 131.9 132.2 132.2 127.1 131.0 129.0 6.1 5.2 

1991 132.8 132.8 133.0 133.3 133.8 134.1 134.3 134.6 135.2 135.4 135.8 135.9 133.3 135.2 134.3 2.8 4.1 

1992 136.0 136.4 137.0 137.3 137.6 138.1 138.4 138.8 139.1 139.6 139.8 139.8 137.1 139.3 138.2 2.9 2.9 

1993 140.3 140.7 141.1 141.6 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.4 142.6 143.3 143.4 143.3 141.3 142.9 142.1 2.5 2.8 

1994 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.7 144.9 145.4 145.8 146.5 146.9 147.0 147.3 147.2 144.5 146.8 145.6 2.7 2.5 

1995 147.8 148.3 148.7 149.3 149.6 149.9 149.9 150.2 150.6 151.0 150.9 150.9 148.9 150.6 149.8 2.5 2.9 

1996 151.7 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 155.5 155.9 155.9 153.1 155.2 154.1 3.3 2.9 

1997 156.3 156.8 157.0 157.2 157.2 157.4 157.5 157.8 158.3 158.5 158.5 158.2 157.0 158.1 157.6 1.5 2.3 

1998 158.4 158.5 158.7 159.1 159.5 159.7 159.8 160.0 160.2 160.6 160.7 160.7 159.0 160.3 159.7 1.6 1.3 

1999 161.0 161.1 161.4 162.7 162.8 162.8 163.3 163.8 164.7 165.0 165.1 165.1 162.0 164.5 163.2 2.7 2.2 

2000 165.6 166.5 167.9 168.0 168.2 169.2 169.4 169.3 170.4 170.6 170.9 170.7 167.6 170.2 168.9 3.4 3.5 

2001 171.7 172.4 172.6 173.5 174.4 174.6 173.8 173.8 174.8 174.0 173.7 172.9 173.2 173.8 173.5 1.3 2.7 

2002 173.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 139.8 143.3 147.2 150.9 155.9 158.2 160.7 165.1 170.7 172.9 173.2 

All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 416.3 426.8 438.6 449.5 464.3 471.3 478.6 491.8 508.5 515.0 515.9 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 139.1 142.9 146.6 149.8 156.1 158.5 161.9 165.2 169.8 174.6 175.7 

Food ...................................................................................... 138.3 142.2 146.2 149.4 155.8 158.1 161.5 164.7 169.3 174.1 175.2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 137.0 141.7 146.3 149.5 156.9 158.2 161.3 164.2 169.1 173.7 175.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 153.0 158.6 163.9 169.2 175.4 178.1 182.0 185.7 190.4 195.1 196.7 

Cereals and cereal products ........................................... 153.5 158.7 163.6 167.8 165.7 168.8 171.3 173.4 175.0 178.4 181.1 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... 129.5 129.3 131.5 140.0 150.6 150.0 153.6 150.2 151.8 159.1 171.7 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................ 177.7 186.1 190.5 193.6 185.4 188.6 192.7 196.6 199.0 201.9 203.2 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... 128.9 131.7 139.6 143.1 144.2 150.1 149.9 151.7 152.2 154.8 155.2 

Bakery products .............................................................. 152.5 158.2 163.8 169.5 179.7 182.2 187.0 191.5 198.3 203.5 204.6 

Bread 1 ........................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.4 104.5 109.3 114.9 114.2 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................................ - - - - - 100.0 103.1 106.3 109.8 114.0 114.9 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... 157.3 162.5 168.5 170.7 177.8 179.1 183.1 188.8 192.0 195.1 195.1 

Other bakery products ................................................... 155.5 158.4 163.6 168.0 178.4 179.0 184.3 187.7 195.6 196.6 200.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 132.1 136.9 136.0 141.7 149.8 148.0 146.9 149.4 156.3 161.8 162.0 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... 133.1 138.2 137.3 141.4 148.9 147.8 147.0 150.6 156.8 163.2 163.1 

Meats ............................................................................. 131.2 136.0 133.7 137.3 144.5 143.3 140.2 145.2 152.8 160.0 160.0 

Beef and veal .............................................................. 132.8 137.7 134.7 134.4 137.8 136.6 136.9 143.0 150.5 159.7 159.4 

Uncooked ground beef .............................................. 118.8 123.2 117.7 115.7 117.6 116.3 115.9 121.0 128.3 137.0 136.6 

Uncooked beef roasts 1 .............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.2 103.2 109.3 118.6 116.7 

Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................. - - - - - 100.0 100.7 106.2 110.9 115.8 116.3 

Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................................. - - - - -

 100.0 98.3 103.6 108.1 113.7 112.9 

Pork ............................................................................. 127.7 133.4 130.3 140.0 155.5 153.1 144.1 148.4 157.0 163.1 164.1 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... - - - - -

 100.0 96.8 100.2 107.4 113.5 113.1 

Ham ........................................................................... 134.9 136.9 134.9 144.6 156.9 153.9 144.9 145.8 151.1 157.6 158.5 

Pork chops ................................................................ 140.0 146.5 139.3 146.9 156.9 150.9 140.0 146.7 155.5 160.2 161.8 

Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................... - - - - -

 100.0 91.5 93.8 99.3 101.0 102.5 

Other meats ................................................................. 132.6 136.1 136.9 141.2 146.0 146.6 145.4 149.1 154.8 159.2 158.5 

Poultry ........................................................................... 133.4 140.7 140.2 146.0 157.5 155.0 159.4 157.9 160.7 167.8 166.8 

Chicken 1 ...................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.5 101.6 103.2 108.4 107.5 

Other poultry including turkey 1 .................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 102.7 105.3 107.5 108.1 

Fish and seafood ........................................................... 153.8 158.8 167.1 172.3 176.5 178.0 184.5 187.5 191.1 191.3 191.4 

Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.5 106.2 110.8 110.0 109.9 

Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.8 104.2 102.5 103.9 104.2 

Eggs ................................................................................ 117.0 114.8 115.3 144.8 162.3 150.1 142.0 123.4 144.5 132.4 137.3 

Dairy and related products ................................................ 128.9 130.0 131.4 134.7 148.5 147.5 157.4 161.9 161.5 170.6 169.7 

Milk 1 ................................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 106.2 109.8 109.4 114.1 112.3 

Cheese and related products .......................................... 135.1 134.0 135.2 138.4 149.8 147.7 158.4 164.4 160.3 171.9 171.9 

Ice cream and related products ....................................... 130.5 131.2 136.0 139.7 150.4 151.9 163.2 164.7 168.2 183.2 181.2 

Other dairy and related products 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 106.2 108.3 110.3 113.2 115.2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 155.3 165.4 178.8 177.0 186.0 190.0 199.0 202.8 213.3 212.8 223.2 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. 172.8 188.6 210.8 205.2 214.3 220.7 232.9 237.8 252.4 248.5 262.8 

Fresh fruits .................................................................... 180.0 202.6 209.8 222.0 248.1 236.0 253.8 263.1 264.4 266.9 273.1 

Apples ......................................................................... 154.2 167.2 163.5 188.0 195.2 194.9 191.5 202.9 204.0 217.9 221.1 

Bananas ...................................................................... 124.0 127.2 142.7 146.4 157.2 151.3 165.5 161.4 160.8 164.8 168.1 

Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 118.2 126.8 120.6 129.9 133.0 

Other fresh fruits 1 ........................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 105.9 109.7 113.9 107.5 110.6 

Fresh vegetables ........................................................... 166.0 175.1 212.0 189.0 181.2 205.8 212.9 214.1 240.4 230.8 251.8 

Potatoes ...................................................................... 136.8 164.9 154.1 175.2 160.2 175.0 177.6 191.5 179.5 205.5 214.1 

Lettuce ......................................................................... 180.7 151.4 269.0 171.1 183.1 215.4 196.2 209.2 276.5 228.5 269.2 

Tomatoes .................................................................... 190.9 194.6 229.9 239.2 190.5 249.5 277.2 229.9 281.9 261.0 274.3 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................ 167.4 179.6 217.6 184.1 187.5 203.6 212.3 222.1 246.1 234.3 258.8 

Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.1 103.4 105.3 109.9 112.3 

Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.4 102.8 105.0 109.3 112.0 

Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... - - - - - 100.0 102.4 105.5 107.4 114.0 116.8 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 100.9 102.1 103.4 104.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 112.7 115.1 130.6 128.8 126.5 131.7 130.4 133.5 135.8 137.7 138.8 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ...................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.7 102.9 105.0 106.9 108.1 

Carbonated drinks ......................................................... 114.0 116.0 115.7 119.1 118.5 116.3 115.2 118.9 121.7 123.8 126.9 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.6 109.2 111.2 114.0 111.7 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............... - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 102.8 104.6 106.4 106.1 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................. - - - - -

 100.0 96.7 96.7 97.4 97.3 97.2 

Coffee ............................................................................ 104.9 110.5 172.3 155.6 144.9 169.3 154.2 151.5 147.1 142.1 142.1 

Other beverage materials including tea 1 ....................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 105.3 109.8 113.1 112.9 

Other food at home ........................................................... 128.2 130.8 138.3 140.1 143.2 147.1 151.7 152.7 155.8 160.5 161.0 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 131.9 133.1 134.4 138.4 144.5 147.7 150.0 152.3 153.3 155.9 158.5 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... 119.6 120.8 123.2 128.3 132.7 133.7 134.2 134.4 133.6 136.8 143.4 

Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.3 103.4 104.5 105.7 106.0 

Other sweets 1 ............................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.7 105.3 106.1 109.0 112.0 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 128.3 129.3 134.1 137.3 140.4 140.0 151.2 144.7 149.9 156.5 158.0 

Butter and margarine 1 ................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 120.2 104.4 113.1 126.2 127.8 

Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. - - - - - 100.0 103.5 104.4 106.3 108.2 109.2 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1 .................. - - - - -

 100.0 102.2 102.0 103.3 103.7 104.6 

Other foods ...................................................................... 141.0 144.7 148.0 151.9 158.8 162.7 166.7 169.4 173.0 178.3 177.9 

Soups ............................................................................ 157.5 164.3 171.3 177.4 185.6 189.6 192.3 192.8 197.9 203.7 200.5 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... 138.1 137.5 137.9 138.4 145.3 144.1 146.4 146.0 149.1 153.6 153.4

Snacks ........................................................................... 132.1 136.0 138.5 143.3 151.5 155.1 156.1 162.1 166.7 173.6 170.3 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... 143.5 147.3 150.8 156.8 163.9 168.4 172.4 175.2 173.5 182.9 185.9 

Baby food 1 .................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.0 107.9 112.6 116.0 115.7 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.9 105.2 108.6 109.0 109.3 

Food away from home ......................................................... 141.6 144.1 147.0 150.3 155.0 159.0 163.0 166.8 170.8 176.0 176.4 

Full service meals and snacks 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.7 105.1 108.0 111.4 111.6 

Limited service meals and snacks 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.2 104.9 107.8 111.3 111.7 

Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... - - - - - 100.0 102.5 104.5 104.1 106.1 106.1 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .......... - - - - -

 100.0 100.8 101.6 103.1 104.7 104.8 

Other food away from home 1 ............................................ - - - - -

 100.0 103.4 106.9 111.4 115.8 115.8 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 147.7 150.0 151.4 154.3 159.9 163.1 166.2 171.0 175.8 180.5 181.4 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ 141.3 142.0 141.7 143.0 147.7 148.4 150.8 155.1 159.3 161.8 163.0 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. 142.8 143.2 142.9 144.1 148.1 147.2 149.9 154.4 159.4 161.9 163.1 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................... 141.3 142.8 143.8 145.0 147.9 151.2 152.1 157.5 161.6 167.7 168.7 

Wine at home .................................................................. 131.3 131.6 130.0 131.7 139.9 143.0 145.1 147.7 148.7 148.8 149.7 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... 164.0 168.8 172.5 178.0 185.2 192.1 196.7 202.7 208.8 218.7 218.8 

Housing ................................................................................... 136.1 139.7 142.7 146.7 151.0 154.4 157.8 161.1 168.1 172.9 173.4 

Shelter ................................................................................... 148.7 153.1 157.7 163.1 167.7 173.1 178.8 183.3 189.6 197.7 198.7 

Rent of primary residence 2 ............................................... 148.2 151.6 155.4 159.3 163.7 168.8 174.6 179.9 187.0 195.7 196.3 

Lodging away from home 1 2 ............................................... - - - - - 100.0 104.0 105.7 108.7 108.8 113.2 

Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 ............................. 189.7 193.8 202.9 211.8 219.2 231.2 241.7 251.9 263.0 277.2 277.2 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ........................................................................ 174.5 181.2 184.4 191.1 201.1 213.2 221.7 224.7 230.5 229.3 239.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ................ 143.8 148.4 153.3 159.0 163.4 168.3 173.7 177.8 183.5 191.7 192.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 102.4 104.9 106.3 106.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 118.4 121.5 121.6 123.3 129.0 129.7 126.4 129.2 144.6 141.5 140.8 

Fuels .................................................................................... 108.4 110.2 109.5 110.2 116.5 115.2 110.9 113.5 129.3 125.2 124.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 91.7 88.2 88.3 89.5 110.6 97.0 86.6 106.0 144.1 112.7 113.0 

Fuel oil ............................................................................. 89.5 85.4 85.4 86.8 106.9 94.2 79.9 104.9 147.3 107.6 107.5 

Other household fuels 4 ................................................... 120.3 117.8 118.2 119.2 147.9 128.5 125.3 135.7 172.9 154.1 155.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ............................................. 115.1 117.7 116.8 117.5 122.3 122.4 118.4 119.8 134.8 132.5 131.4 

Electricity 2 ..................................................................... 122.4 123.0 123.8 127.2 128.1 126.4 122.3 123.3 126.5 133.6 132.1 

Utility natural gas service 2 ............................................. 104.7 110.9 107.0 102.8 114.9 118.3 114.1 116.8 160.4 135.5 135.8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... - - - - - 100.0 102.8 104.8 108.0 111.0 111.7 

Water and sewerage maintenance 2 .............................. 174.3 182.9 190.5 195.9 202.6 210.6 216.4 220.2 227.7 234.6 235.8 

Garbage and trash collection 5 ......................................... 214.6 225.7 236.8 243.3 247.9 252.8 260.2 266.5 271.9 278.2 280.2 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 117.2 119.0 119.7 122.4 123.5 123.6 124.8 124.2 125.6 125.4 125.0 

Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.0 99.0 100.6 99.3 99.0 

Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 102.5 100.0 106.5 106.3 107.2 

Window coverings 1 ........................................................... - - - - - 100.0 100.2 98.6 101.4 98.5 97.9 

Other linens 1 ..................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.7 98.7 97.3 96.5 95.9 

Furniture and bedding ......................................................... 120.5 123.9 125.4 130.7 131.9 130.6 132.3 130.2 130.6 126.4 125.8 

Bedroom furniture .............................................................. 128.3 134.6 132.2 134.8 139.6 141.5 141.2 139.1 135.6 133.9 133.6 

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............... - - - - -

 100.0 101.2 100.3 102.5 98.6 98.0 

Other furniture 1 ................................................................. - - - - - 100.0 104.5 100.2 99.5 94.3 94.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Appliances 1 ......................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 98.9 97.5 94.9 94.4 94.2 

Major appliances 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 98.6 98.2 96.2 97.8 97.7 

Other appliances 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 99.5 96.3 93.0 89.1 88.6 

Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 96.5 95.6 95.0 94.0 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. 119.0 115.0 114.5 118.7 114.1 118.4 117.6 109.9 104.7 102.6 99.7 

Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ 113.2 110.4 114.7 116.3 117.0 107.3 109.7 109.7 115.6 118.7 119.3 

Dishes and flatware 1 ......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 99.2 95.1 93.0 90.5 93.0 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................... - - - - -

 100.0 98.8 97.7 96.5 95.0 94.8 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ............ - - - - -

 100.0 99.4 98.7 96.3 95.3 95.1 

Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 97.7 98.3 98.2 96.0 95.9 

Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ..................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 98.7 94.8 94.3 94.0 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... 130.0 131.9 133.3 139.9 142.0 144.3 147.1 150.1 157.0 160.8 160.5 

Household cleaning products 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.7 103.1 107.7 110.6 110.6 

Household paper products 1 .............................................. - - - - - 100.0 102.7 108.3 117.2 118.8 118.6 

Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................. - - - - -

 100.0 101.7 102.3 103.9 107.0 106.4 

Household operations 1 ........................................................ - - - - - 100.0 103.3 106.2 113.2 118.0 118.5 

Domestic services 1 ........................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 107.0 111.4 114.3 116.0 

Gardening and lawncare services 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.7 103.9 114.0 119.6 119.8 

Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................................... - - - - - 100.0 103.6 106.4 111.4 114.4 114.4 

Repair of household items 1 ............................................... - - - - -

 100.0 105.5 108.2 116.2 124.4 124.4 

Apparel .................................................................................... 130.4 131.3 129.3 129.5 129.3 130.3 129.8 129.0 126.6 123.0 119.6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 126.4 127.0 124.5 125.8 127.5 130.7 130.2 131.6 128.0 122.7 121.0 

Men’s apparel ...................................................................... 129.9 130.3 128.2 128.7 130.9 133.9 133.8 135.0 132.1 126.4 124.7 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ 133.6 140.4 137.3 135.5 134.7 135.9 133.4 134.7 129.3 127.6 125.4 

Men’s furnishings .............................................................. 123.2 123.1 123.9 120.5 125.7 136.1 135.8 141.3 138.0 134.8 136.2 

Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ............................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.3 99.8 100.5 93.1 88.1 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... 128.2 127.2 125.6 127.1 129.0 128.9 128.6 128.7 123.3 117.1 119.2 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................................... 115.3 116.6 112.9 116.4 116.7 120.5 118.8 120.8 115.4 111.1 109.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 127.6 128.4 124.0 123.3 121.7 121.5 121.0 119.8 117.5 113.5 108.5 

Women’s apparel ................................................................ 126.1 128.1 123.2 122.2 120.8 120.8 120.9 119.5 117.2 113.5 108.6 

Women’s outerwear .......................................................... 121.9 128.9 118.6 121.3 126.1 129.2 123.2 120.3 123.6 116.3 108.8 

Women’s dresses .............................................................. 132.4 128.8 114.2 116.7 105.9 100.5 107.5 102.8 94.0 99.8 92.5 

Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 98.8 98.1 96.4 91.4 86.9 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories 1 .............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 100.5 100.5 97.3 96.7 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... 135.1 130.0 127.6 128.6 126.2 125.0 121.8 121.1 119.0 113.7 108.0 

Footwear ............................................................................... 125.6 126.6 124.2 125.0 127.0 129.2 128.2 124.2 124.0 121.0 117.7 

Men’s footwear .................................................................... 132.6 134.1 132.1 132.3 131.4 131.4 132.6 127.4 128.0 123.7 122.2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... 122.7 122.7 123.9 125.8 131.2 135.0 133.3 126.2 124.2 121.8 116.7 

Women’s footwear ............................................................... 120.7 121.9 117.3 118.0 120.2 123.1 120.6 119.3 119.5 117.3 113.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 133.1 128.1 132.9 129.8 128.1 126.5 130.9 134.8 130.0 130.3 126.7 

Jewelry and watches 4 ........................................................... 136.6 140.1 144.9 144.2 138.4 137.7 133.6 131.5 130.1 131.0 133.7 

Watches 4 ............................................................................. 111.9 118.6 122.9 129.3 120.9 121.1 119.4 115.3 116.9 114.6 113.9 

Jewelry 4 .............................................................................. 143.6 146.3 151.2 148.5 143.4 142.4 137.6 136.1 133.9 135.7 139.4 

Transportation ......................................................................... 128.2 130.8 136.7 138.9 144.8 142.4 139.6 147.6 153.9 147.4 147.5 

Private transportation ............................................................ 126.6 128.5 135.2 137.2 142.4 140.1 137.1 145.0 151.2 144.5 144.6 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... -

 93.7 98.5 101.3 102.1 100.0 101.1 101.5 102.8 102.0 101.3 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 131.7 136.2 140.9 143.7 146.5 145.3 145.3 144.7 144.6 144.7 143.8 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 129.7 140.2 152.1 159.1 156.8 149.5 154.3 156.3 161.6 158.1 156.5 

Car and truck rental 1 ......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.5 108.4 107.9 103.8 105.1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 99.9 94.6 100.2 96.4 108.9 101.7 86.0 112.3 127.7 96.3 98.2 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 99.9 94.0 100.0 95.9 108.3 101.2 85.5 111.7 126.9 95.7 97.6 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ........................................... 97.6 91.1 97.6 93.5 106.5 98.9 82.6 109.7 125.4 93.3 95.3 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ..................................... -

 100.0 105.3 100.6 112.4 105.9 90.6 116.6 131.6 99.2 101.0 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ......................................... 103.0 98.1 103.2 98.3 109.2 102.8 89.0 112.4 126.6 97.2 98.9 

Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 87.7 107.4 134.4 111.7 107.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... 102.2 100.7 101.0 101.6 101.4 100.8 100.5 100.2 102.3 104.9 105.3 

Tires .................................................................................. 100.4 98.9 101.1 101.2 101.2 98.2 97.7 96.5 97.5 100.4 100.8 

Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................ - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 100.5 103.5 105.8 106.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 143.9 148.3 152.6 156.6 161.4 165.7 170.9 175.2 181.5 187.9 188.6 

Motor vehicle body work .................................................... 147.0 150.8 155.7 161.4 168.6 176.5 181.9 184.4 191.4 198.0 197.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... 136.5 139.3 141.4 144.4 148.6 152.7 157.1 161.1 166.1 172.6 173.5 

Motor vehicle repair 1 ......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 103.2 106.0 109.9 113.6 114.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... 211.5 221.9 229.5 239.6 249.0 255.3 254.6 256.0 260.8 280.1 281.3 

Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.1 104.5 108.8 110.8 111.8 

State and local registration and license 1 2 ....................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.8 102.7 106.7 107.8 108.9 

Parking and other fees 1 .................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 106.8 110.1 115.1 119.8 120.4 

Public transportation .............................................................. 155.5 171.1 162.5 169.0 186.9 182.5 185.1 196.0 203.7 200.1 201.0 

Airline fare ........................................................................... 163.6 191.8 173.5 177.2 204.5 193.9 201.6 223.7 237.0 227.5 228.7 

Other intercity transportation ............................................... 155.4 149.6 152.3 154.9 157.9 160.3 164.7 162.0 158.9 154.2 156.5 

Intracity transportation ......................................................... 147.6 152.0 153.3 164.9 174.1 176.2 171.4 172.2 176.1 180.6 180.4 

Medical care ............................................................................ 194.3 204.5 214.6 223.1 230.1 236.5 244.4 253.2 263.8 276.2 278.5 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 189.4 195.1 200.8 204.2 209.4 214.1 222.1 230.2 236.5 246.7 247.6 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. 218.3 225.2 233.2 237.8 244.9 251.0 263.4 279.7 289.8 307.1 308.8 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ..................... 133.0 136.5 138.7 140.4 142.5 144.8 147.4 146.2 147.9 149.4 149.5 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ 159.2 163.3 164.7 165.9 169.0 171.6 175.0 172.5 175.0 177.7 177.7 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. 156.1 160.4 167.0 171.2 171.6 175.0 177.4 179.0 179.6 179.0 179.3 

Medical care services ............................................................ 195.4 206.6 217.7 227.4 234.7 241.6 249.4 258.4 270.1 283.0 285.7 

Professional services 2 ....................................................... 180.0 188.0 196.9 204.9 212.3 218.9 226.2 233.4 242.3 251.0 252.8 

Physicians’ services 2 ...................................................... 185.5 194.8 203.6 212.5 219.1 225.3 233.1 239.2 248.5 257.5 259.9 

Dental services 2 .............................................................. 182.8 190.9 201.3 210.1 220.9 229.6 239.7 250.9 262.0 272.3 274.0 

Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ............................................. 127.8 130.5 135.2 138.5 140.4 142.8 143.7 148.4 152.0 156.1 156.3 

Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ...................... 133.9 138.1 144.3 146.8 151.5 156.8 160.6 163.4 167.8 173.5 174.1 

Hospital and related services 2 .......................................... 218.9 235.1 248.5 260.0 270.4 278.7 287.4 302.1 320.9 343.6 348.2 

Hospital services 2 9 .......................................................... - - - - 100.0 103.0 106.2 111.6 118.5 127.0 128.7 

Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 ....................................... - - - -

 100.0 102.3 104.9 109.8 115.9 123.9 125.6 

Outpatient hospital services 2 4 7 .................................... 176.0 189.3 200.2 209.4 219.5 228.6 238.1 253.7 271.9 290.1 293.7 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ............................... - - - -

 100.0 104.0 110.6 117.1 124.0 130.6 132.7 

Recreation 1 ............................................................................. -

 92.2 93.2 95.6 98.5 100.0 100.8 101.2 102.6 103.8 104.2 

Video and audio 1 ................................................................... -

 96.5 93.9 94.3 97.5 100.0 100.7 99.8 100.3 100.5 101.4 

Televisions .......................................................................... 70.9 69.4 68.2 65.2 61.7 59.3 56.4 52.3 46.7 41.7 41.8 

Cable television 2 5 .............................................................. 188.4 201.7 195.8 203.5 219.5 234.6 250.7 258.0 271.8 282.3 287.1 

Other video equipment 1 ...................................................... - - - - - 100.0 86.8 73.5 60.4 50.2 49.8 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 .. - - - - -

 100.0 94.8 91.5 86.2 84.5 85.8 

Audio equipment ................................................................. 93.5 94.2 93.2 90.8 90.2 88.4 81.7 78.1 78.4 74.5 74.4 

Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 101.5 104.0 107.9 104.9 

Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.6 103.5 106.2 110.6 110.9 

Pets and pet products ......................................................... 128.5 129.3 130.7 135.4 142.4 141.9 142.5 144.0 143.2 147.8 148.4 

Pet services including veterinary 1 ....................................... - - - - -

 100.0 104.3 108.0 118.4 125.5 125.5 

Sporting goods ...................................................................... 121.6 122.6 126.1 124.5 124.6 124.5 124.0 120.6 121.9 119.7 119.6 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... 123.5 124.9 128.8 127.3 127.4 127.7 131.5 131.6 136.0 134.6 134.4 

Sports equipment ................................................................ 116.3 116.7 119.7 118.0 118.0 117.3 113.3 107.1 105.7 102.8 102.9 

Photography 1 ........................................................................ - - - - -

 100.0 99.6 99.1 99.6 99.1 99.2 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ 134.1 136.5 131.4 133.8 133.9 134.6 130.5 129.5 125.6 122.6 122.7 

Photographers and film processing 1 ................................... - - - - -

 100.0 101.2 100.9 103.4 103.9 104.1 

Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 95.0 88.5 86.2 82.8 83.5 

Toys ..................................................................................... 121.3 123.2 122.2 123.5 127.4 125.2 117.8 108.6 104.9 99.7 100.9 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. - - - - -

 100.0 99.1 95.4 95.5 96.4 95.7 

Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................... - - - - - 100.0 99.8 99.3 100.1 99.9 99.4 

Recreation services 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 109.3 113.8 118.1 118.1 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 ..... - - - - - 100.0 104.7 106.3 110.2 112.5 112.8 

Admissions .......................................................................... 166.6 169.9 176.2 185.7 193.3 199.8 205.0 223.2 234.2 243.8 243.7 

Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... 140.7 146.3 154.0 158.6 167.3 175.8 179.4 187.7 190.7 204.7 203.4 

Recreational reading materials .............................................. 153.4 159.0 164.8 174.5 179.3 181.3 186.9 188.3 191.0 194.3 194.6 

Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................. - - - - -

 100.0 103.3 105.5 107.1 109.1 109.1 

Recreational books 1 ............................................................ - - - - - 100.0 102.6 100.4 101.4 102.8 103.3 

Education and communication 1 .............................................. -

 87.8 90.4 94.0 97.1 100.0 100.9 102.5 103.7 106.9 107.1 

Education 1 ............................................................................. -

 81.1 85.6 90.4 94.8 100.0 104.7 109.4 115.7 122.1 122.7 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 194.9 202.3 208.5 220.3 232.9 245.2 259.7 256.9 289.2 297.3 305.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 214.4 228.7 242.0 255.8 267.9 282.7 295.8 310.4 326.5 345.2 346.2 

College tuition and fees ..................................................... 223.8 240.3 255.3 271.2 286.1 300.9 312.7 325.6 340.6 361.8 362.3 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... 222.7 235.4 250.2 266.9 279.3 299.4 318.0 340.2 359.4 386.4 386.4 

Child care and nursery school 6 ......................................... 110.8 116.7 122.7 127.5 132.1 138.7 145.2 152.5 160.9 168.8 169.7 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ................ - - - - -

 100.0 107.6 113.8 118.9 125.8 125.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Communication 1 .................................................................... -

 96.8 96.9 98.7 100.1 100.0 97.8 97.0 94.1 94.6 94.7 

Postage and delivery services 1 ........................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.1 103.1 103.2 108.1 108.1 

Postage ............................................................................. 145.7 145.7 145.7 160.8 160.8 160.8 160.8 165.6 165.6 173.4 173.4 

Delivery services 1 ............................................................. - - - - -

 100.0 104.2 110.1 116.2 124.1 124.6 

Information and information processing 1 ............................ -

 97.6 97.9 98.5 100.1 100.0 97.7 96.6 93.6 93.9 94.0 

Telephone services 1 ......................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 100.9 98.6 99.9 100.4 

Telephone services, local charges 2 .............................. 155.3 156.9 156.3 159.9 161.3 163.0 165.3 170.1 179.7 187.9 189.2 

Telephone services, long distance charges 1 .................. - - - - -

 100.0 100.0 98.6 89.4 87.7 88.1 

Cellular telephone services 1 ........................................... - - - - -

 100.0 92.4 81.9 71.7 68.2 68.4 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 10 ................................................... 80.6 74.2 68.2 61.4 54.9 48.9 36.0 29.3 24.6 20.6 20.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ............... - - - - - 100.0 64.0 46.9 35.9 25.0 24.3 

Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... - - - - -

 100.0 89.9 88.5 82.0 79.3 76.3 

Computer information processing services 1 ..................... - - - - - 100.0 103.5 96.3 95.8 100.7 98.8 

Other information processing equipment 1 ......................... - - - - -

 100.0 89.7 79.1 70.0 64.7 64.2 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 189.0 192.0 200.0 208.1 215.2 226.9 252.6 267.3 279.2 293.3 294.0 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ 229.0 215.4 222.2 228.4 233.9 250.9 332.0 369.7 396.9 432.9 433.5 

Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 133.8 149.1 160.2 175.1 175.3 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ - - - - -

 100.0 105.5 115.9 121.8 125.3 126.1 

Personal care ........................................................................ 139.9 143.2 146.1 148.9 150.4 153.9 158.3 163.1 167.7 172.3 172.7 

Personal care products ....................................................... 138.6 140.7 143.5 144.7 143.5 146.1 149.6 153.1 155.8 156.0 155.9 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products 1 ................................................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.3 100.8 104.3 104.0 104.2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................ 138.5 144.7 146.8 148.9 153.1 156.7 163.7 170.6 170.8 171.7 170.9 

Personal care services ........................................................ 141.3 146.2 149.2 154.2 159.4 164.1 168.6 174.7 181.7 187.1 187.0 

Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...................... - - - - -

 100.0 102.8 106.5 110.8 114.1 114.0 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 177.6 188.9 198.8 208.9 217.8 228.9 237.4 246.7 255.3 268.0 269.8 

Legal services 4 .................................................................. 133.6 144.0 147.2 153.1 159.7 166.5 174.9 183.7 191.8 204.1 206.0 

Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................ 135.1 142.1 150.6 158.1 165.9 174.7 182.1 188.8 193.9 202.8 204.1 

Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................. - - - - - 100.0 102.2 104.5 106.9 111.4 111.8 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ..... - - - - -

 100.0 101.9 105.0 109.5 114.0 114.3 

Financial services 4 ............................................................ 143.9 153.3 166.5 177.7 183.2 193.9 200.5 209.7 218.0 228.2 230.5 

Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................................... - - - - -

 100.0 100.4 97.6 95.4 93.5 94.5 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................. 129.8 131.6 134.8 136.9 141.4 141.6 142.3 146.6 150.6 148.4 148.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 124.1 124.7 127.6 129.0 132.4 131.3 130.6 135.4 139.1 133.4 132.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 127.3 125.7 127.7 128.3 133.6 133.1 132.1 142.0 148.6 139.4 138.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 129.9 127.2 131.3 132.1 140.4 139.3 137.9 153.9 165.5 153.1 154.2 

Durables ................................................................................ 118.7 122.3 126.5 128.9 129.6 127.5 127.4 126.3 126.6 124.9 124.1 

Services ..................................................................................... 152.1 157.6 162.4 167.9 173.4 178.2 182.5 187.2 194.5 201.7 202.5 

Rent of shelter 3 ......................................................................... 143.0 147.3 151.7 156.9 161.4 166.6 172.2 176.5 182.6 190.4 191.4 

Transportation services ............................................................. 157.2 163.3 169.2 174.9 181.5 183.9 186.1 189.9 195.2 202.6 203.4 

Other services ........................................................................... 169.9 178.5 185.9 194.0 201.7 209.9 216.1 222.9 228.9 237.3 238.3 

All items less food ..................................................................... 140.0 143.4 147.4 151.1 155.8 158.1 160.4 165.1 170.9 172.5 172.7 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 137.6 140.8 144.6 147.8 152.8 154.2 155.6 160.1 165.5 165.7 165.8 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 137.2 140.4 144.0 147.5 152.4 154.5 156.8 161.1 166.4 168.3 168.5 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 125.0 125.7 128.5 130.0 133.5 132.5 132.0 136.8 140.6 135.1 134.5 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 128.4 127.1 129.0 129.8 135.2 135.0 134.1 143.8 150.3 141.8 141.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 130.7 128.6 132.4 133.4 141.3 140.7 139.7 154.7 165.8 154.7 155.8 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 133.4 134.5 137.4 139.3 145.2 146.2 147.3 154.0 159.7 157.3 157.5 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................ 128.3 128.9 126.5 126.5 125.5 126.1 125.7 125.7 122.9 119.2 116.0 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .................................................... 143.5 149.5 154.0 159.2 165.0 168.8 171.5 175.9 183.7 189.2 189.8 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 148.4 153.4 157.6 162.8 168.1 172.7 176.9 181.2 188.3 195.0 195.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Unadjusted indexes

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Special aggregate indexes

Energy ....................................................................................... 103.5 101.7 104.2 102.6 112.0 107.7 97.8 112.1 127.6 110.0 110.5 

All items less energy ................................................................. 144.9 149.1 153.3 157.6 162.1 165.2 169.3 172.5 176.8 181.5 181.8 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 146.6 150.9 155.1 159.7 163.7 167.1 171.3 174.5 178.7 183.5 183.6 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 132.7 134.7 137.1 139.6 141.0 141.5 144.1 144.6 145.8 145.6 144.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 99.5 94.3 99.4 96.0 109.4 101.6 86.2 112.1 128.9 97.5 99.2 

Services less energy services ............................................... 156.3 162.1 167.5 173.4 179.0 184.3 189.7 194.7 201.1 209.4 210.4 

Domestically produced farm food .............................................. 139.0 143.9 147.1 150.7 159.3 160.2 163.7 166.6 172.0 177.2 178.8 

Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 129.4 134.4 133.6 135.9 142.4 143.3 143.1 145.7 154.1 154.2 154.4 

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 2.7 3.4 1.3 0.2 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 1.6 2.7 2.6 2.2 4.2 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 .6 

Food ...................................................................................... 1.5 2.8 2.8 2.2 4.3 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.8 .6 

Food at home ...................................................................... 1.5 3.4 3.2 2.2 4.9 .8 2.0 1.8 3.0 2.7 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.7 1.5 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.5 .8 

Cereals and cereal products ........................................... 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.6 -1.3 1.9 1.5 1.2 .9 1.9 1.5 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... 5.0 -.2 1.7 6.5 7.6 -.4 2.4 -2.2 1.1 4.8 7.9 

Breakfast cereal ............................................................ 3.9 4.7 2.4 1.6 -4.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.5 .6 

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... 2.0 2.2 6.0 2.5 .8 4.1 -.1 1.2 .3 1.7 .3 

Bakery products .............................................................. 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.5 6.0 1.4 2.6 2.4 3.6 2.6 .5 

Bread ............................................................................. - - - - - -

 2.4 2.1 4.6 5.1 -.6 

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins .......................................... - - - - - - 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.8 .8 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... 2.3 3.3 3.7 1.3 4.2 .7 2.2 3.1 1.7 1.6 .0 

Other bakery products ................................................... 5.1 1.9 3.3 2.7 6.2 .3 3.0 1.8 4.2 .5 2.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... .5 3.6 -.7 4.2 5.7 -1.2 -.7 1.7 4.6 3.5 .1 

Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... .8 3.8 -.7 3.0 5.3 -.7 -.5 2.4 4.1 4.1 -.1 

Meats ............................................................................. .3 3.7 -1.7 2.7 5.2 -.8 -2.2 3.6 5.2 4.7 .0 

Beef and veal .............................................................. .8 3.7 -2.2 -.2 2.5 -.9 .2 4.5 5.2 6.1 -.2 

Uncooked ground beef .............................................. -.6 3.7 -4.5 -1.7 1.6 -1.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 6.8 -.3 

Uncooked beef roasts ............................................... - - - - - -

 1.2 2.0 5.9 8.5 -1.6 

Uncooked beef steaks ............................................... - - - - - -

 .7 5.5 4.4 4.4 .4 

Uncooked other beef and veal .................................. - - - - - -

 -1.7 5.4 4.3 5.2 -.7 

Pork ............................................................................. -.7 4.5 -2.3 7.4 11.1 -1.5 -5.9 3.0 5.8 3.9 .6 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ...... - - - - - -

 -3.2 3.5 7.2 5.7 -.4 

Ham ........................................................................... -1.4 1.5 -1.5 7.2 8.5 -1.9 -5.8 .6 3.6 4.3 .6 

Pork chops ................................................................ 2.6 4.6 -4.9 5.5 6.8 -3.8 -7.2 4.8 6.0 3.0 1.0 

Other pork including roasts and picnics .................... - - - - - -

 -8.5 2.5 5.9 1.7 1.5 

Other meats ................................................................. .2 2.6 .6 3.1 3.4 .4 -.8 2.5 3.8 2.8 -.4 

Poultry ........................................................................... 2.8 5.5 -.4 4.1 7.9 -1.6 2.8 -.9 1.8 4.4 -.6

Chicken ....................................................................... - - - - - -

 3.5 -1.8 1.6 5.0 -.8 

Other poultry including turkey ...................................... - - - - - -

 .1 2.6 2.5 2.1 .6 

Fish and seafood ........................................................... 1.7 3.3 5.2 3.1 2.4 .8 3.7 1.6 1.9 .1 .1 

Fresh fish and seafood ................................................ - - - - - -

 3.5 2.6 4.3 -.7 -.1 

Processed fish and seafood ........................................ - - - - - - 3.8 .4 -1.6 1.4 .3 

Eggs ................................................................................ -4.6 -1.9 .4 25.6 12.1 -7.5 -5.4 -13.1 17.1 -8.4 3.7 

Dairy and related products ................................................ 1.3 .9 1.1 2.5 10.2 -.7 6.7 2.9 -.2 5.6 -.5 

Milk .................................................................................. - - - - - -

 6.2 3.4 -.4 4.3 -1.6 

Cheese and related products .......................................... .1 -.8 .9 2.4 8.2 -1.4 7.2 3.8 -2.5 7.2 .0 

Ice cream and related products ....................................... .5 .5 3.7 2.7 7.7 1.0 7.4 .9 2.1 8.9 -1.1 

Other dairy and related products ..................................... - - - - - -

 6.2 2.0 1.8 2.6 1.8 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 2.1 6.5 8.1 -1.0 5.1 2.2 4.7 1.9 5.2 -.2 4.9 

Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. 2.6 9.1 11.8 -2.7 4.4 3.0 5.5 2.1 6.1 -1.5 5.8 

Fresh fruits .................................................................... -4.3 12.6 3.6 5.8 11.8 -4.9 7.5 3.7 .5 .9 2.3 

Apples ......................................................................... -9.5 8.4 -2.2 15.0 3.8 -.2 -1.7 6.0 .5 6.8 1.5 

Bananas ...................................................................... -2.8 2.6 12.2 2.6 7.4 -3.8 9.4 -2.5 -.4 2.5 2.0 

Citrus fruits .................................................................. - - - - - -

 18.2 7.3 -4.9 7.7 2.4 

Other fresh fruits .......................................................... - - - - - -

 5.9 3.6 3.8 -5.6 2.9 

Fresh vegetables ........................................................... 11.2 5.5 21.1 -10.8 -4.1 13.6 3.4 .6 12.3 -4.0 9.1 

Potatoes ...................................................................... 6.7 20.5 -6.5 13.7 -8.6 9.2 1.5 7.8 -6.3 14.5 4.2 

Lettuce ......................................................................... 6.5 -16.2 77.7 -36.4 7.0 17.6 -8.9 6.6 32.2 -17.4 17.8 

Tomatoes .................................................................... 55.1 1.9 18.1 4.0 -20.4 31.0 11.1 -17.1 22.6 -7.4 5.1 

Other fresh vegetables ................................................ 3.1 7.3 21.2 -15.4 1.8 8.6 4.3 4.6 10.8 -4.8 10.5 

Processed fruits and vegetables ..................................... - - - - - -

 2.1 1.3 1.8 4.4 2.2 

Canned fruits and vegetables ........................................ - - - - - -

 2.4 .4 2.1 4.1 2.5 

Frozen fruits and vegetables ......................................... - - - - - - 2.4 3.0 1.8 6.1 2.5 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried - - - - - -

 .3 .6 1.2 1.3 .9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. -.2 2.1 13.5 -1.4 -1.8 4.1 -1.0 2.4 1.7 1.4 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ........................................ - - - - - -

 -0.3 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.1 

Carbonated drinks ......................................................... 1.5 1.8 -0.3 2.9 -0.5 -1.9 -.9 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ...................... - - - - - -

 4.6 4.4 1.8 2.5 -2.0 

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ................. - - - - - -

 .0 2.8 1.8 1.7 -.3 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .................. - - - - - -

 -3.3 .0 .7 -.1 -.1 

Coffee ............................................................................ -5.5 5.3 55.9 -9.7 -6.9 16.8 -8.9 -1.8 -2.9 -3.4 .0 

Other beverage materials including tea ......................... - - - - - -

 3.3 1.9 4.3 3.0 -.2 

Other food at home ........................................................... .9 2.0 5.7 1.3 2.2 2.7 3.1 .7 2.0 3.0 .3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 1.0 .9 1.0 3.0 4.4 2.2 1.6 1.5 .7 1.7 1.7 

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.1 3.4 .8 .4 .1 -.6 2.4 4.8 

Candy and chewing gum ............................................... - - - - - -

 1.3 2.1 1.1 1.1 .3 

Other sweets ................................................................. - - - - - -

 3.7 1.5 .8 2.7 2.8 

Fats and oils .................................................................... -.6 .8 3.7 2.4 2.3 -.3 8.0 -4.3 3.6 4.4 1.0 

Butter and margarine ..................................................... - - - - - -

 20.2 -13.1 8.3 11.6 1.3 

Salad dressing ............................................................... - - - - - -

 3.5 .9 1.8 1.8 .9 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter .................... - - - - - - 2.2 -.2 1.3 .4 .9 

Other foods ...................................................................... 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.6 4.5 2.5 2.5 1.6 2.1 3.1 -.2 

Soups ............................................................................ 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.6 4.6 2.2 1.4 .3 2.6 2.9 -1.6 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... .5 -.4 .3 .4 5.0 -.8 1.6 -.3 2.1 3.0 -.1 

Snacks ........................................................................... -.4 3.0 1.8 3.5 5.7 2.4 .6 3.8 2.8 4.1 -1.9 

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... 4.1 2.6 2.4 4.0 4.5 2.7 2.4 1.6 -1.0 5.4 1.6 

Baby food ...................................................................... - - - - - -

 3.0 4.8 4.4 3.0 -.3 

Other miscellaneous foods ............................................ - - - - - -

 4.9 .3 3.2 .4 .3 

Food away from home ......................................................... 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.0 .2 

Full service meals and snacks .......................................... - - - - - -

 2.7 2.3 2.8 3.1 .2 

Limited service meals and snacks ..................................... - - - - - -

 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.2 .4 

Food at employee sites and schools ................................. - - - - - - 2.5 2.0 -.4 1.9 .0 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ............ - - - - - -

 .8 .8 1.5 1.6 .1 

Other food away from home .............................................. - - - - - -

 3.4 3.4 4.2 3.9 .0 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 2.9 1.6 .9 1.9 3.6 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 .5 

Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ 2.2 .5 -.2 .9 3.3 .5 1.6 2.9 2.7 1.6 .7 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. 2.8 .3 -.2 .8 2.8 -.6 1.8 3.0 3.2 1.6 .7 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................... 1.4 1.1 .7 .8 2.0 2.2 .6 3.6 2.6 3.8 .6 

Wine at home .................................................................. 1.5 .2 -1.2 1.3 6.2 2.2 1.5 1.8 .7 .1 .6 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... 3.8 2.9 2.2 3.2 4.0 3.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 4.7 .0 

Housing ................................................................................... 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 4.3 2.9 .3 

Shelter ................................................................................... 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 4.3 .5 

Rent of primary residence 1 ............................................... 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.9 4.7 .3 

Lodging away from home 1 ................................................ - - - - - -

 4.0 1.6 2.8 .1 4.0 

Housing at school, excluding board 1 ............................... 8.0 2.2 4.7 4.4 3.5 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.4 5.4 .0 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ........................................................................ 3.5 3.8 1.8 3.6 5.2 6.0 4.0 1.4 2.6 -.5 4.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ................. 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 3.2 4.5 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance ..................................... - - - - - - .3 2.1 2.4 1.3 .1 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 2.3 2.6 .1 1.4 4.6 .5 -2.5 2.2 11.9 -2.1 -.5 

Fuels .................................................................................... 2.4 1.7 -.6 .6 5.7 -1.1 -3.7 2.3 13.9 -3.2 -.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... -2.9 -3.8 .1 1.4 23.6 -12.3 -10.7 22.4 35.9 -21.8 .3 

Fuel oil ............................................................................. -3.2 -4.6 .0 1.6 23.2 -11.9 -15.2 31.3 40.4 -27.0 -.1 

Other household fuels ..................................................... -2.4 -2.1 .3 .8 24.1 -13.1 -2.5 8.3 27.4 -10.9 .7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ............................................. 2.9 2.3 -.8 .6 4.1 .1 -3.3 1.2 12.5 -1.7 -.8 

Electricity 1 ..................................................................... 1.7 .5 .7 2.7 .7 -1.3 -3.2 .8 2.6 5.6 -1.1 

Utility natural gas service 1 ............................................. 5.4 5.9 -3.5 -3.9 11.8 3.0 -3.6 2.4 37.3 -15.5 .2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services ................. - - - - - - 2.8 1.9 3.1 2.8 .6 

Water and sewerage maintenance 1 .............................. 6.4 4.9 4.2 2.8 3.4 3.9 2.8 1.8 3.4 3.0 .5 

Garbage and trash collection .......................................... 8.6 5.2 4.9 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.4 2.0 2.3 .7 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 1.6 1.5 .6 2.3 .9 .1 1.0 -.5 1.1 -.2 -.3 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ...................... - - - - - -

 1.0 -2.0 1.6 -1.3 -.3 

Floor coverings .................................................................. - - - - - - 2.5 -2.4 6.5 -.2 .8 

Window coverings ............................................................. - - - - - -

 .2 -1.6 2.8 -2.9 -.6 

Other linens ....................................................................... - - - - - - .7 -2.0 -1.4 -.8 -.6 

Furniture and bedding ......................................................... 4.3 2.8 1.2 4.2 .9 -1.0 1.3 -1.6 .3 -3.2 -.5 

Bedroom furniture .............................................................. 5.2 4.9 -1.8 2.0 3.6 1.4 -.2 -1.5 -2.5 -1.3 -.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ................ - - - - - -

 1.2 -.9 2.2 -3.8 -.6 

Other furniture ................................................................... - - - - - -

 4.5 -4.1 -.7 -5.2 -.2 

Appliances ........................................................................... - - - - - -

 -1.1 -1.4 -2.7 -.5 -.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Major appliances ............................................................... - - - - - -

 -1.4 -0.4 -2.0 1.7 -0.1 

Other appliances ............................................................... - - - - - -

 -.5 -3.2 -3.4 -4.2 -.6 

Other household equipment and furnishings ....................... - - - - - -

 .0 -3.5 -.9 -.6 -1.1 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. 2.4 -3.4 -0.4 3.7 -3.9 3.8 -.7 -6.5 -4.7 -2.0 -2.8 

Indoor plants and flowers .................................................. 5.5 -2.5 3.9 1.4 .6 -8.3 2.2 .0 5.4 2.7 .5 

Dishes and flatware ........................................................... - - - - - -

 -.8 -4.1 -2.2 -2.7 2.8 

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ................................ - - - - - -

 -1.2 -1.1 -1.2 -1.6 -.2 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ............. - - - - - -

 -.6 -.7 -2.4 -1.0 -.2 

Tools, hardware and supplies ........................................... - - - - - -

 -2.3 .6 -.1 -2.2 -.1 

Outdoor equipment and supplies ...................................... - - - - - -

 .3 -1.6 -4.0 -.5 -.3 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... -.3 1.5 1.1 5.0 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.0 4.6 2.4 -.2 

Household cleaning products ............................................ - - - - - -

 1.7 1.4 4.5 2.7 .0 

Household paper products ................................................ - - - - - -

 2.7 5.5 8.2 1.4 -.2 

Miscellaneous household products ................................... - - - - - - 1.7 .6 1.6 3.0 -.6 

Household operations ......................................................... - - - - - -

 3.3 2.8 6.6 4.2 .4 

Domestic services ............................................................. - - - - - - 3.3 3.6 4.1 2.6 1.5 

Gardening and lawncare services ..................................... - - - - - -

 1.7 2.2 9.7 4.9 .2 

Moving, storage, freight expense ...................................... - - - - - - 3.6 2.7 4.7 2.7 .0 

Repair of household items ................................................. - - - - - -

 5.5 2.6 7.4 7.1 .0 

Apparel .................................................................................... 1.6 .7 -1.5 .2 -.2 .8 -.4 -.6 -1.9 -2.8 -2.8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.2 .5 -2.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 -.4 1.1 -2.7 -4.1 -1.4 

Men’s apparel ...................................................................... 1.7 .3 -1.6 .4 1.7 2.3 -.1 .9 -2.1 -4.3 -1.3 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ 2.0 5.1 -2.2 -1.3 -.6 .9 -1.8 1.0 -4.0 -1.3 -1.7 

Men’s furnishings .............................................................. .9 -.1 .6 -2.7 4.3 8.3 -.2 4.1 -2.3 -2.3 1.0 

Men’s shirts and sweaters ................................................. - - - - - -

 1.3 -1.5 .7 -7.4 -5.4 

Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... 2.6 -.8 -1.3 1.2 1.5 -.1 -.2 .1 -4.2 -5.0 1.8 

Boys’ apparel ....................................................................... -.9 1.1 -3.2 3.1 .3 3.3 -1.4 1.7 -4.5 -3.7 -1.7

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... .7 .6 -3.4 -.6 -1.3 -.2 -.4 -1.0 -1.9 -3.4 -4.4 

Women’s apparel ................................................................ .3 1.6 -3.8 -.8 -1.1 .0 .1 -1.2 -1.9 -3.2 -4.3 

Women’s outerwear .......................................................... 3.0 5.7 -8.0 2.3 4.0 2.5 -4.6 -2.4 2.7 -5.9 -6.4 

Women’s dresses .............................................................. 3.1 -2.7 -11.3 2.2 -9.3 -5.1 7.0 -4.4 -8.6 6.2 -7.3 

Women’s suits and separates ........................................... - - - - - -

 -1.2 -.7 -1.7 -5.2 -4.9 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories ............................................................... - - - - - -

 .4 .1 .0 -3.2 -.6 

Girls’ apparel ....................................................................... 2.6 -3.8 -1.8 .8 -1.9 -1.0 -2.6 -.6 -1.7 -4.5 -5.0 

Footwear ............................................................................... 2.5 .8 -1.9 .6 1.6 1.7 -.8 -3.1 -.2 -2.4 -2.7 

Men’s footwear .................................................................... 2.3 1.1 -1.5 .2 -.7 .0 .9 -3.9 .5 -3.4 -1.2 

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... -.2 .0 1.0 1.5 4.3 2.9 -1.3 -5.3 -1.6 -1.9 -4.2 

Women’s footwear ............................................................... 4.2 1.0 -3.8 .6 1.9 2.4 -2.0 -1.1 .2 -1.8 -3.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 1.0 -3.8 3.7 -2.3 -1.3 -1.2 3.5 3.0 -3.6 .2 -2.8 

Jewelry and watches ............................................................. 4.0 2.6 3.4 -.5 -4.0 -.5 -3.0 -1.6 -1.1 .7 2.1

Watches .............................................................................. -1.5 6.0 3.6 5.2 -6.5 .2 -1.4 -3.4 1.4 -2.0 -.6 

Jewelry ................................................................................ 5.3 1.9 3.3 -1.8 -3.4 -.7 -3.4 -1.1 -1.6 1.3 2.7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 3.0 2.0 4.5 1.6 4.2 -1.7 -2.0 5.7 4.3 -4.2 .1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 2.8 1.5 5.2 1.5 3.8 -1.6 -2.1 5.8 4.3 -4.4 .1 

New and used motor vehicles ............................................. - -

 5.1 2.8 .8 -2.1 1.1 .4 1.3 -.8 -.7 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 2.5 3.4 3.5 2.0 1.9 -.8 .0 -.4 -.1 .1 -.6 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 7.9 8.1 8.5 4.6 -1.4 -4.7 3.2 1.3 3.4 -2.2 -1.0 

Car and truck rental ........................................................... - - - - - -

 1.5 6.8 -.5 -3.8 1.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 1.4 -5.3 5.9 -3.8 13.0 -6.6 -15.4 30.6 13.7 -24.6 2.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 1.6 -5.9 6.4 -4.1 12.9 -6.6 -15.5 30.6 13.6 -24.6 2.0 

Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ........................................... 1.5 -6.7 7.1 -4.2 13.9 -7.1 -16.5 32.8 14.3 -25.6 2.1 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ........................................ - -

 5.3 -4.5 11.7 -5.8 -14.4 28.7 12.9 -24.6 1.8 

Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... 1.5 -4.8 5.2 -4.7 11.1 -5.9 -13.4 26.3 12.6 -23.2 1.7 

Other motor fuels ............................................................... - - - - - - -12.3 22.5 25.1 -16.9 -3.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... -.8 -1.5 .3 .6 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.3 2.1 2.5 .4 

Tires .................................................................................. -.4 -1.5 2.2 .1 .0 -3.0 -.5 -1.2 1.0 3.0 .4 

Vehicle accessories other than tires .................................. - - - - - -

 .0 .5 3.0 2.2 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.5 .4 

Motor vehicle body work .................................................... 2.9 2.6 3.2 3.7 4.5 4.7 3.1 1.4 3.8 3.4 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... 2.1 2.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.9 .5 

Motor vehicle repair ........................................................... - - - - - -

 3.2 2.7 3.7 3.4 .4 

Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... 6.5 4.9 3.4 4.4 3.9 2.5 -.3 .5 1.9 7.4 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Motor vehicle fees ............................................................... - - - - - -

 3.1 1.4 4.1 1.8 0.9 

State and local registration and license 1 ......................... - - - - - -

 1.8 .9 3.9 1.0 1.0 

Parking and other fees ...................................................... - - - - - -

 6.8 3.1 4.5 4.1 .5 

Public transportation .............................................................. 5.2 10.0 -5.0 4.0 10.6 -2.4 1.4 5.9 3.9 -1.8 .4 

Airline fare ........................................................................... 6.2 17.2 -9.5 2.1 15.4 -5.2 4.0 11.0 5.9 -4.0 .5 

Other intercity transportation ............................................... .8 -3.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.5 2.7 -1.6 -1.9 -3.0 1.5 

Intracity transportation ......................................................... 4.9 3.0 .9 7.6 5.6 1.2 -2.7 .5 2.3 2.6 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................ 6.8 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.7 .8 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 5.0 3.0 2.9 1.7 2.5 2.2 3.7 3.6 2.7 4.3 .4 

Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. 5.6 3.2 3.6 2.0 3.0 2.5 4.9 6.2 3.6 6.0 .6 

Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ....................... 4.2 2.6 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 -.8 1.2 1.0 .1 

Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ 4.3 2.6 .9 .7 1.9 1.5 2.0 -1.4 1.4 1.5 .0 

Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. 3.7 2.8 4.1 2.5 .2 2.0 1.4 .9 .3 -.3 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 7.1 5.7 5.4 4.5 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.8 1.0 

Professional services 1 ....................................................... 5.8 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.6 .7 

Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................... 6.3 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.1 2.8 3.5 2.6 3.9 3.6 .9 

Dental services 1 .............................................................. 5.7 4.4 5.4 4.4 5.1 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.4 3.9 .6 

Eyeglasses and eye care 1 .............................................. 3.7 2.1 3.6 2.4 1.4 1.7 .6 3.3 2.4 2.7 .1 

Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................... 3.6 3.1 4.5 1.7 3.2 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.7 3.4 .3 

Hospital and related services 1 .......................................... 8.8 7.4 5.7 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 5.1 6.2 7.1 1.3 

Hospital services 1 ........................................................... - - - - -

 3.0 3.1 5.1 6.2 7.2 1.3 

Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .......................................... - - - - -

 2.3 2.5 4.7 5.6 6.9 1.4 

Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ....................................... 9.7 7.6 5.8 4.6 4.8 4.1 4.2 6.6 7.2 6.7 1.2 

Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 ................................. - - - - - 4.0 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.3 1.6 

Recreation ............................................................................... - -

 1.1 2.6 3.0 1.5 .8 .4 1.4 1.2 .4 

Video and audio .................................................................... - -

 -2.7 .4 3.4 2.6 .7 -.9 .5 .2 .9 

Televisions .......................................................................... -.7 -2.1 -1.7 -4.4 -5.4 -3.9 -4.9 -7.3 -10.7 -10.7 .2 

Cable television 1 ............................................................... 4.0 7.1 -2.9 3.9 7.9 6.9 6.9 2.9 5.3 3.9 1.7 

Other video equipment ........................................................ - - - - - -

 -13.2 -15.3 -17.8 -16.9 -.8 

Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental .... - - - - - -

 -5.2 -3.5 -5.8 -2.0 1.5 

Audio equipment ................................................................. -1.5 .7 -1.1 -2.6 -.7 -2.0 -7.6 -4.4 .4 -5.0 -.1 

Audio discs, tapes and other media .................................... - - - - - -

 .3 1.2 2.5 3.8 -2.8 

Pets, pet products and services ............................................ - - - - - -

 1.6 1.9 2.6 4.1 .3 

Pets and pet products ......................................................... -.8 .6 1.1 3.6 5.2 -.4 .4 1.1 -.6 3.2 .4 

Pet services including veterinary ......................................... - - - - - -

 4.3 3.5 9.6 6.0 .0 

Sporting goods ...................................................................... .9 .8 2.9 -1.3 .1 -.1 -.4 -2.7 1.1 -1.8 -.1 

Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... 2.6 1.1 3.1 -1.2 .1 .2 3.0 .1 3.3 -1.0 -.1 

Sports equipment ................................................................ -1.4 .3 2.6 -1.4 .0 -.6 -3.4 -5.5 -1.3 -2.7 .1

Photography .......................................................................... - - - - - -

 -.4 -.5 .5 -.5 .1 

Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ 2.3 1.8 -3.7 1.8 .1 .5 -3.0 -.8 -3.0 -2.4 .1 

Photographers and film processing ..................................... - - - - - -

 1.2 -.3 2.5 .5 .2 

Other recreational goods ....................................................... - - - - - -

 -5.0 -6.8 -2.6 -3.9 .8 

Toys ..................................................................................... 2.9 1.6 -.8 1.1 3.2 -1.7 -5.9 -7.8 -3.4 -5.0 1.2 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ................................ - - - - - -

 -.9 -3.7 .1 .9 -.7 

Music instruments and accessories .................................... - - - - - -

 -.2 -.5 .8 -.2 -.5 

Recreation services ............................................................... - - - - - -

 3.3 5.8 4.1 3.8 .0 

Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ....... - - - - - -

 4.7 1.5 3.7 2.1 .3 

Admissions .......................................................................... 3.8 2.0 3.7 5.4 4.1 3.4 2.6 8.9 4.9 4.1 .0

Fees for lessons or instructions ........................................... 5.3 4.0 5.3 3.0 5.5 5.1 2.0 4.6 1.6 7.3 -.6 

Recreational reading materials .............................................. 3.8 3.7 3.6 5.9 2.8 1.1 3.1 .7 1.4 1.7 .2 

Newspapers and magazines ............................................... - - - - - -

 3.3 2.1 1.5 1.9 .0 

Recreational books .............................................................. - - - - - - 2.6 -2.1 1.0 1.4 .5 

Education and communication ................................................ - -

 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 .9 1.6 1.2 3.1 .2 

Education .............................................................................. - - 5.5 5.6 4.9 5.5 4.7 4.5 5.8 5.5 .5 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 5.7 3.8 3.1 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 -1.1 12.6 2.8 2.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 7.5 6.7 5.8 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.7 .3 

College tuition and fees ..................................................... 9.2 7.4 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.2 3.9 4.1 4.6 6.2 .1 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... 8.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.6 7.2 6.2 7.0 5.6 7.5 .0 

Child care and nursery school ........................................... 4.2 5.3 5.1 3.9 3.6 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.5 4.9 .5 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ................ - - - - - -

 7.6 5.8 4.5 5.8 .1 

Communication ..................................................................... - -

 .1 1.9 1.4 -.1 -2.2 -.8 -3.0 .5 .1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Expenditure category

Postage and delivery services ............................................. - - - - - -

 0.1 3.0 0.1 4.7 0.0 

Postage ............................................................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.4 0.0 0.0 .0 3.0 .0 4.7 .0 

Delivery services ............................................................... - - - - - -

 4.2 5.7 5.5 6.8 .4 

Information and information processing .............................. - -

 .3 .6 1.6 -.1 -2.3 -1.1 -3.1 .3 .1 

Telephone services ........................................................... - - - - - -

 .4 .5 -2.3 1.3 .5 

Telephone services, local charges 1 .............................. .4 1.0 -.4 2.3 .9 1.1 1.4 2.9 5.6 4.6 .7 

Telephone services, long distance charges .................... - - - - - -

 .0 -1.4 -9.3 -1.9 .5 

Cellular telephone services ............................................. - - - - - -

 -7.6 -11.4 -12.5 -4.9 .3 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services ...................................................... -7.2 -7.9 -8.1 -10.0 -10.6 -10.9 -26.4 -18.6 -16.0 -16.3 -2.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment ................. - - - - - -

 -36.0 -26.7 -23.5 -30.4 -2.8 

Computer software and accessories ................................. - - - - - -

 -10.1 -1.6 -7.3 -3.3 -3.8 

Computer information processing services ....................... - - - - - -

 3.5 -7.0 -.5 5.1 -1.9 

Other information processing equipment .......................... - - - - - - -10.3 -11.8 -11.5 -7.6 -.8 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 6.4 1.6 4.2 4.1 3.4 5.4 11.3 5.8 4.5 5.1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ 8.3 -5.9 3.2 2.8 2.4 7.3 32.3 11.4 7.4 9.1 .1 

Cigarettes ............................................................................ - - - - - -

 33.8 11.4 7.4 9.3 .1 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes .............................. - - - - - -

 5.5 9.9 5.1 2.9 .6 

Personal care ........................................................................ 3.1 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 .2 

Personal care products ....................................................... 3.7 1.5 2.0 .8 -.8 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.8 .1 -.1 

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products ..................................................................... - - - - - -

 .3 .5 3.5 -.3 .2 

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ................................................................ 1.8 4.5 1.5 1.4 2.8 2.4 4.5 4.2 .1 .5 -.5 

Personal care services ........................................................ 2.5 3.5 2.1 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.6 4.0 3.0 -.1 

Haircuts and other personal care services ........................ - - - - - -

 2.8 3.6 4.0 3.0 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.2 6.4 5.2 5.1 4.3 5.1 3.7 3.9 3.5 5.0 .7 

Legal services ................................................................... 3.4 7.8 2.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 6.4 .9 

Funeral expenses .............................................................. 3.8 5.2 6.0 5.0 4.9 5.3 4.2 3.7 2.7 4.6 .6 

Laundry and dry cleaning services .................................... - - - - - -

 2.2 2.3 2.3 4.2 .4 

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ...... - - - - - -

 1.9 3.0 4.3 4.1 .3 

Financial services .............................................................. 5.2 6.5 8.6 6.7 3.1 5.8 3.4 4.6 4.0 4.7 1.0 

Miscellaneous personal goods ............................................ - - - - - -

 .4 -2.8 -2.3 -2.0 1.1 

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ............................................................................. 2.2 1.4 2.4 1.6 3.3 .1 .5 3.0 2.7 -1.5 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 2.6 .5 2.3 1.1 2.6 -.8 -.5 3.7 2.7 -4.1 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 2.5 -1.3 1.6 .5 4.1 -.4 -.8 7.5 4.6 -6.2 -.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 2.9 -2.1 3.2 .6 6.3 -.8 -1.0 11.6 7.5 -7.5 .7 

Durables ................................................................................ 2.9 3.0 3.4 1.9 .5 -1.6 -.1 -.9 .2 -1.3 -.6 

Services ..................................................................................... 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.6 3.9 3.7 .4 

Rent of shelter ........................................................................... 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 2.5 3.5 4.3 .5 

Transportation services ............................................................. 3.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.8 1.3 1.2 2.0 2.8 3.8 .4

Other services ........................................................................... 4.9 5.1 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.7 .4 

All items less food ..................................................................... 3.2 2.4 2.8 2.5 3.1 1.5 1.5 2.9 3.5 .9 .1 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.4 .9 .9 2.9 3.4 .1 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.4 3.3 1.4 1.5 2.7 3.3 1.1 .1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 2.6 .6 2.2 1.2 2.7 -.7 -.4 3.6 2.8 -3.9 -.4

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 2.5 -1.0 1.5 .6 4.2 -.1 -.7 7.2 4.5 -5.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 2.9 -1.6 3.0 .8 5.9 -.4 -.7 10.7 7.2 -6.7 .7 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 2.0 .8 2.2 1.4 4.2 .7 .8 4.5 3.7 -1.5 .1 

Apparel less footwear ................................................................ 1.2 .5 -1.9 .0 -.8 .5 -.3 .0 -2.2 -3.0 -2.7 

Services less rent of shelter ...................................................... 4.1 4.2 3.0 3.4 3.6 2.3 1.6 2.6 4.4 3.0 .3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.9 3.6 .4 

Energy ....................................................................................... 1.9 -1.7 2.5 -1.5 9.2 -3.8 -9.2 14.6 13.8 -13.8 .5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by

commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued

Item and group

Percent change from previous December

December Jan.

2002 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Special aggregate indexes

All items less energy ................................................................. 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 1.9 2.5 1.9 2.5 2.7 0.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.7 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 2.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.0 .4 1.8 .3 .8 -.1 -.8 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 1.1 -5.2 5.4 -3.4 14.0 -7.1 -15.2 30.0 15.0 -24.4 1.7 

Services less energy services ............................................... 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3 4.1 .5 

Domestically produced farm food .............................................. 1.7 3.5 2.2 2.4 5.7 .6 2.2 1.8 3.2 3.0 .9 

Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 3.0 3.9 -.6 1.7 4.8 .6 -.1 1.8 5.8 .1 .1 

1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.

2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.