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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 2003

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in January, before seasonal

adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The January level of 181.7

(1982-84=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in January 2002.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.4 percent

in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January level of 177.7 was 2.6 percent higher than in January 2002.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in January, following increases of 0.1 percent each

of the preceding two months. Energy costs, which declined in November and December, increased 4.0 percent in

January. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy advanced 6.6 percent and the index for energy services

increased 1.5 percent. Meanwhile, the indexes for food and for all items less food and energy decelerated in January.

The index for food declined 0.2 percent, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding two months. The

index for all items less food and energy, which increased 0.2 percent in December, rose 0.1 percent in January. A

smaller increase in the index for medical care, coupled with declines in the indexes for apparel and public transportation,

accounted for the smaller advance in January.

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.

Category 2002 2003 3-mos. ended ended

July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan.’03 Jan.’03

All Items .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 2.2 2.6

 Food and beverages .1 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 1.1 1.1

 Housing .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .4 2.9 2.6

 Apparel -.6 .8 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.9 -5.4 -1.9

 Transportation .4 .3 .2 .5 -.2 -.3 1.1 2.6 4.6

 Medical care .6 .2 .3 .6 .5 .4 .1 4.1 4.6

 Recreation .0 .1 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 1.5 1.1

 Education and

 Communication .7 .6 -.1 .0 .0 .2 .5 2.6 2.3

 Other goods and

 Services .0 .5 .4 -.5 .1 .1 .2 1.5 3.2

Special indexes:

 Energy .7 .2 .4 1.4 -.5 -.4 4.0 12.9 14.1

 Food .1 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .9 1.0

 All items less

 Food and energy .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.5 1.9

Note: Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments during 2002. For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures above and

elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published. See the technical note on page 9 for details.

See pages 4 and 5 regarding revisions to the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).
The food and beverages index declined 0.2 percent in January. The index for food at home, which rose 0.2

percent in December, declined 0.2 percent in January, reflecting downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for

meats, poultry, fish and eggs, for dairy products, and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for fruits and vegetables

declined 1.2 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in December. The indexes for fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and

processed fruits and vegetables all declined--down 0.3, 1.5, and 2.1 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal

adjustment, fresh fruits and processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.8 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while fresh

vegetable prices rose 3.5 percent.) The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which rose 0.3 percent in December,

declined 0.3 percent in January, reflecting declines in prices for frankfurters and lunch meats. The indexes for beef and

for pork increased 0.1 and 0.6 percent, respectively. Poultry prices fell for the second consecutive month--down 0.8

percent in January. The index for dairy products, which rose slightly in December, declined 0.5 percent in January,

largely as a result of a 1.1 percent drop in the index for cheese and related products. A sharp turnaround in the index

for carbonated drinks--down 1.1 percent in January after increasing 1.2 percent in December--was largely

responsible for the 0.5 percent drop in the index for nonalcoholic beverages. The remaining two major grocery store

food groups--cereal and bakery products and other food at home--increased 1.0 percent and were unchanged,

respectively. The index for food away from home declined 0.1 percent, while the index for alcoholic beverages

increased 0.3 percent

The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in January. Shelter costs, which increased 0.2 percent in December,

advanced 0.3 percent in January. Within shelter, the index for rent increased 0.4 percent, owners' equivalent rent

increased 0.3 percent, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the

index for lodging away from home rose 4.7 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 1.4 percent in January. The

index for fuel oil increased 8.6 percent in January, and prices for fuel oil were 26.7 percent higher than in January

2002. The index for natural gas rose 4.6 percent, bringing the increase in past 12 months to 10.7 percent. The index

for electricity increased 0.3 percent in January, but declined 0.8 percent in the last 12 months. The index for

household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in January.

The transportation index increased 1.1 percent in January after registering declines in each of the preceding

two months. The index for gasoline, which declined in November and December, rose 6.6 percent in January,

accounting for the upturn in the transportation index. The index for new vehicles decreased 0.9 percent in January and

during the last 12 months has fallen 2.1 percent. (As of January, about 83 percent of the new vehicle sample was

represented by 2003 models. The 2003 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for

quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes

for the 2003 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-02-634, dated

November 15, 2002.) In January, the index for used cars and trucks turned up, advancing 0.2 percent, but this index

has declined 4.7 percent in the last 12 months. Airline fares, which had turned up in December, declined 0.6 percent

in January and are 3.4 percent lower than a year earlier.

The index for apparel declined 0.9 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.8

percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.).

Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in January to a level 4.6 percent higher than a year ago. The index for

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.2 percent. The

index for medical care services rose 0.1 percent in January. Charges for professional services were unchanged, while

charges for hospital and related services increased 0.4 percent.

The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in January, the same as in December. Increases in the indexes for

admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, for pets and pet products, for sporting goods, and for

photography were partially offset by declines in the indexes for video and audio and for toys--down.0.4 and 0.6

percent, respectively.

The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in January, following a 0.2 percent rise in

December. In January, the education index rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 2.0 percent rise in prices for college

textbooks. The index for communication costs rose 0.2 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent increase in charges for

telephone services. Charges for interstate toll calls increased 1.5 percent. Partially offsetting this advance in

communication costs was a 1.0 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment.
The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in January. The index for personal care rose 0.3

percent, reflecting increases of 1.0 and 0.7 percent in charges for legal services and for funeral expenses, respectively.

The index for tobacco and smoking products was virtually unchanged in January, but has advanced 9.1 percent during

the last 12 months.

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.3

percent in January.

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos.

Category 2002 2003 3-mos. ended ended

July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan.’03 Jan.’03

All Items .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 2.0 2.6

 Food and beverages .2 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.1 1.4 1.0

 Housing .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .4 3.2 2.6

 Apparel -1.0 1.0 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -1.0 -5.1 -1.9

 Transportation .5 .2 .2 .5 -.3 -.3 1.2 2.4 4.8

 Medical care .7 .3 .3 .6 .5 .4 .1 4.4 4.8

 Recreation .1 .0 -.1 .2 .0 .3 .1 1.5 .9

 Education and

 Communication .7 .6 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .4 2.2 2.0

 Other goods and

 Services .0 .8 .6 -.9 .0 .0 .2 .9 3.9

Special indexes:

 Energy .7 .2 .4 1.6 -.6 -.6 4.2 12.3 14.8

 Food .1 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.2 1.4 .9

 All items less

 Food and energy .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.3 1.8

Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)

The C-CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in January on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The January level of

106.4 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher than in January 2002. Table 7 contains the most recent

indexes for all items and the component series that are published. Data will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed

Report and are available on the CPI home page: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. Please note that the indexes for 2002 and

2003 are subject to revision. Previously published and revised data for 2001 and 2002 are shown on page 5.

Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on Friday, March 21, 2003, at 8:30 A.M.

(EST).
NOTE ON REVISIONS TO C-CPI-U INDEXES

In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is revising the 2001 and

2002 values of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the release of

January 2003 data.

The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16, 2002. The index in its final form

employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any

substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The C-CPI-U was

designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living” index than the CPI-U and CPI-W. The use of expenditure

data for both a base period and a current period distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use

only a single expenditure base period to compute price change over time.

Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a

time lag, the index is issued first in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the time of

publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions. The preliminary values for each month of the preceding two

years are revised annually with release of the January index. Expenditure data for the year 2001 are now available,

and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in final form. The initial indexes for 2002 are now revised interim

indexes. The C-CPI-U U.S All Items index values for 2001 and 2002 as originally published and revised are shown

below.

For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes

2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130

Washington, DC 20212

Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 or by electronic mail at

Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .
U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items

2001 Interim Final

January 103.1 103.3

February 103.6 103.7

March 103.8 103.9

April 104.2 104.2

May 104.5 104.6

June 104.7 104.8

July 104.4 104.5

August 104.4 104.6

September 104.7 104.9

October 104.4 104.7

November 104.1 104.4

December 103.6 103.9

Annual average 104.1 104.3

2002 Initial Interim

January 103.9 104.1

February 104.3 104.5

March 104.8 105.1

April 105.5 105.7

May 105.4 105.7

June 105.5 105.7

July 105.5 105.7

August 105.8 106.0

September 106.0 106.2

October 106.2 106.4

November 106.1 106.3

December 105.8 106.0

Annual average n.a. 105.6
Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal

factors for 2002.

All Items

2002 Former Recalculated Difference

January .2 .2 .0

February .2 .2 .0

March .3 .3 .0

April .5 .4 -.1

May .0 .1 .1

June .1 .2 .1

July .1 .2 .1

August .3 .2 -.1

September .2 .2 .0

October .3 .2 -.1

November .1 .1 .0

December .1 .1 .0

All Items less food and energy

2002 Former Recalculated Difference

January .2 .2 .0

February .3 .2 -.1

March .1 .1 .0

April .3 .3 .0

May .2 .2 .0

June .1 .1 .0

July .2 .2 .0

August .3 .3 .0

September .1 .2 .1

October .2 .1 -.1

November .2 .1 -.1

December .1 .2 .1
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Brief Explanation of the CPI

 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services

purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers

that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and

the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population

and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and

technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor

force.

 The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and

dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87

urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All

taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other

items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every

month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are

obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives.

 In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights,

which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to

obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of

the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not

measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area

since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPIU and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two

annual revisions.

 The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference

base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.

An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be

expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen

from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.

 For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information

and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
Calculating Index Changes

 Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent

changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by

the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The

example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.

 Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and

are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data

indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-

month period.

Index Point Change

CPI 115.7

Less previous index 111.2

Equals index point change 4.5

Percent Change

Index point difference 4.5

Divided by the previous index 111.2

Equals 0.040

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100

Equals percent change 4.0

Regions Defined

The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.

The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and

Vermont.

The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and

Wisconsin.

The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and

Wyoming.
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes

seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.

For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they

eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such

as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and

sales.

The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.

Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements

and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal

variation.

Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal

Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.

Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g., data from 1998 through 2002 were replaced

at the end of 2002. In January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-

December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further

information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001

issue of the CPI Detailed Report.

The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of

73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical

criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not

seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes

will be used before that period. Note: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2003.

Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their

original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.

 Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced

seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention

Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp

movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of

seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for

Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.

 For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to

offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data

for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large

increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply

reductions and decreases in milk supply affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance

index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California. It was used to
offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather and increased rates to conserve supplies for

Electricity. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model

changeover combined with financing incentives.

 For a complete list of series that used Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, a list of unusual events modeled

for them, or for a description of intervention analysis please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of

Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or

sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information

staff at (202) 691-7000.
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)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2002

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2003 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 180.9 181.7 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 

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

 541.9 544.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 15.583 177.8 178.1 1.1 .2 .2 .2 -.2 

Food ...................................................................................... 14.554 177.3 177.5 1.0 .1 .2 .2 -.2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 8.338 176.1 176.7 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 1.281 197.3 199.8 1.6 1.3 .1 -.6 1.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 2.222 162.4 161.6 -.3 -.5 .6 .3 -.3 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. .876 167.3 166.4 -2.1 -.5 .4 .1 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 1.234 224.9 227.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 .5 -1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. .954 139.8 140.6 .8 .6 -.7 1.0 -.5 

Other food at home ........................................................... 1.771 161.1 161.8 .3 .4 .1 .2 .0 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ .314 159.1 160.7 1.5 1.0 .1 .1 -.4 

Fats and oils .................................................................... .252 152.8 155.8 -1.6 2.0 -.6 .1 1.0 

Other foods ...................................................................... 1.205 178.2 178.2 .5 .0 .3 .2 -.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .287 110.2 109.7 .7 -.5 .5 -.1 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.216 180.1 179.9 2.0 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .388 119.8 119.9 3.8 .1 .6 .3 .3 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 1.029 184.9 185.8 2.2 .5 .2 .1 .3 

Housing ................................................................................... 40.854 181.1 182.3 2.6 .7 .1 .2 .4 

Shelter ................................................................................... 31.728 209.5 210.9 3.1 .7 .2 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.467 202.5 203.3 3.2 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 2.654 109.2 114.3 1.1 4.7 .5 .0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 22.243 217.9 218.5 3.3 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .365 112.3 113.9 7.0 1.4 1.3 .8 1.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 4.469 144.2 146.1 3.3 1.3 .1 .4 1.4 

Fuels .................................................................................... 3.604 127.5 129.5 3.4 1.6 .0 .5 1.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... .205 125.6 136.6 21.0 8.8 .7 1.0 7.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.399 134.1 135.6 2.4 1.1 -.1 .5 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .864 114.6 114.8 2.9 .2 .4 .3 .0 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 4.658 127.0 127.4 -1.0 .3 -.2 -.3 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .820 119.9 120.8 2.5 .8 .2 .0 .8 

Apparel .................................................................................... 4.220 121.5 118.1 -1.9 -2.8 -.2 -.2 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.065 119.3 116.1 -3.9 -2.7 .1 -.6 -1.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 1.738 113.1 107.6 -1.9 -4.9 -.4 -.3 -1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ .193 125.3 121.1 -3.1 -3.4 -.2 -.2 -3.0 

Footwear ............................................................................... .853 120.7 119.7 2.2 -.8 .1 .2 .7 

Transportation ......................................................................... 17.293 154.2 155.5 4.6 .8 -.2 -.3 1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 16.121 150.4 151.8 5.1 .9 -.3 -.3 1.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 8.170 98.7 98.2 -2.8 -.5 -.5 -.3 -.5 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 4.864 140.6 139.7 -2.1 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.9 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 2.025 148.5 148.3 -4.7 -.1 -1.3 -.1 .2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 3.119 119.7 126.3 29.0 5.5 -1.0 -1.4 6.6

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 3.091 119.1 125.7 29.3 5.5 -1.0 -1.4 6.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .416 107.0 107.8 1.5 .7 .3 -.2 .7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 1.418 193.3 193.7 3.5 .2 .5 .5 .1 

Public transportation .............................................................. 1.172 203.0 202.2 -1.7 -.4 .5 .4 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................ 5.961 291.3 292.6 4.6 .4 .5 .4 .1 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 1.387 259.5 260.3 3.0 .3 .4 .1 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 4.574 299.4 300.8 5.1 .5 .5 .5 .1 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 2.808 257.0 257.8 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .0 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.451 382.4 385.7 9.2 .9 1.0 .8 .4 

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)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2002

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2003 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.943 106.5 106.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.638 103.2 103.4 1.3 .2 .3 .4 -.4 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.798 109.2 109.7 2.3 .5 .0 .2 .5 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.835 130.0 130.6 6.5 .5 .5 .4 .6 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... .236 323.3 329.5 8.7 1.9 .7 .2 1.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 2.599 374.0 375.5 6.3 .4 .4 .4 .6 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 2.963 91.8 92.0 -1.5 .2 -.4 .0 .2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.765 90.0 90.3 -2.1 .3 -.4 .0 .3 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.273 99.9 100.4 .1 .5 -.1 .1 .5 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ .492 17.2 17.1 -11.9 -.6 -2.3 -.6 -.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .210 19.7 19.5 -20.7 -1.0 -3.4 -1.5 -1.0 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 4.350 295.8 296.5 3.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .992 472.5 472.4 9.1 .0 .0 .4 .0 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 3.358 175.4 175.9 1.6 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .680 153.4 153.0 -1.4 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .897 189.9 190.6 2.3 .4 .3 .0 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 1.573 276.9 278.1 2.8 .4 .3 .3 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 40.822 149.7 150.0 1.5 .2 -.1 -.2 .3 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 15.583 177.8 178.1 1.1 .2 .2 .2 -.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 25.239 133.6 133.9 1.7 .2 -.4 -.4 .7 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 13.824 145.2 146.1 5.9 .6 .5 .2 .9 

Apparel ................................................................................ 4.220 121.5 118.1 -1.9 -2.8 -.2 -.2 -.9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 9.604 163.9 167.4 9.7 2.1 -.2 -.7 1.6 

Durables ................................................................................ 11.416 120.2 119.9 -3.0 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.2 

Services ..................................................................................... 59.178 211.9 213.1 3.3 .6 .2 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 31.364 218.1 219.5 3.1 .6 .2 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .365 112.3 113.9 7.0 1.4 1.3 .8 1.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.399 134.1 135.6 2.4 1.1 -.1 .5 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .864 114.6 114.8 2.9 .2 .4 .3 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .820 119.9 120.8 2.5 .8 .2 .0 .8 

Transportation services ........................................................... 6.722 212.0 212.3 3.5 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Medical care services .............................................................. 4.574 299.4 300.8 5.1 .5 .5 .5 .1 

Other services ......................................................................... 11.071 250.2 251.4 3.5 .5 .2 .3 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 85.446 181.6 182.4 2.8 .4 .1 .1 .4 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 68.272 171.7 172.3 2.3 .3 .0 .1 .3 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 94.039 175.1 175.9 2.4 .5 .1 .1 .3 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 26.268 135.6 135.8 1.7 .1 -.4 -.4 .7 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 14.853 147.6 148.4 5.6 .5 .6 .2 .8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 10.633 165.0 168.2 8.9 1.9 -.4 -.4 1.6 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 29.406 161.6 162.2 3.3 .4 .4 .1 .6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.815 220.5 221.6 3.6 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 54.604 204.3 205.5 3.2 .6 .2 .2 .3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 6.723 123.3 127.5 14.1 3.4 -.5 -.4 4.0 

All items less energy ................................................................. 93.277 188.6 189.0 1.8 .2 .1 .2 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 78.724 191.4 191.8 1.9 .2 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 22.945 142.5 141.7 -1.4 -.6 -.3 -.1 -.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 3.324 120.7 127.5 28.4 5.6 -.9 -1.2 6.6 

Services less energy services ............................................... 55.779 219.8 221.0 3.4 .5 .3 .3 .3 

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

 $ .553 $ .550 - - - - -

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

 $ .185 $ .184 - - - - -

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)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Apr.

2002

July

2002

Oct.

2002

Jan.

2003

July

2002

Jan.

2003

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 181.2 181.4 181.6 182.2 3.9 1.8 2.5 2.2 2.8 2.3 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 177.2 177.6 178.0 177.7 1.8 .2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 

Food ...................................................................................... 176.6 177.0 177.3 177.0 1.8 .0 1.1 .9 .9 1.0 

Food at home ...................................................................... 175.3 175.9 176.3 175.9 1.8 -1.8 -.2 1.4 .0 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 199.0 199.2 198.1 200.0 1.8 .0 2.2 2.0 .9 2.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 160.8 161.8 162.3 161.8 2.5 -2.4 -3.4 2.5 .0 -.5 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. 166.5 167.1 167.3 166.4 -2.8 -2.6 -2.6 -.2 -2.7 -1.4 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 219.9 222.2 223.3 220.6 6.0 -2.5 -.4 1.3 1.7 .5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 140.3 139.3 140.7 140.0 2.6 -2.6 4.1 -.9 .0 1.6 

Other food at home ........................................................... 161.2 161.4 161.7 161.7 .2 -1.5 1.5 1.2 -.6 1.4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 160.1 160.2 160.3 159.7 5.7 .8 .5 -1.0 3.2 -.2 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 155.1 154.1 154.2 155.8 -5.0 -4.5 1.6 1.8 -4.7 1.7 

Other foods ...................................................................... 177.6 178.2 178.5 178.4 .0 -1.6 1.8 1.8 -.8 1.8 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 109.8 110.3 110.2 109.7 -3.3 8.0 -1.1 -.4 2.2 -.7 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 179.6 179.8 180.1 179.9 1.8 3.0 2.5 .7 2.4 1.6 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 118.6 119.3 119.6 119.9 6.0 2.1 2.7 4.5 4.0 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 184.7 185.1 185.3 185.8 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.3 

Housing ................................................................................... 181.6 181.8 182.2 182.9 2.5 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.8 

Shelter ................................................................................... 209.9 210.3 210.8 211.4 3.8 2.3 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 201.3 201.9 202.3 203.1 3.5 3.1 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.1 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 118.3 118.9 118.9 119.0 3.8 -5.3 3.8 2.4 -.8 3.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 216.8 217.1 217.7 218.3 3.8 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 110.0 111.4 112.3 113.9 3.0 5.3 5.3 15.0 4.2 10.0 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 144.6 144.7 145.3 147.4 -.8 2.3 3.4 8.0 .7 5.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 128.1 128.1 128.7 131.0 -1.6 2.2 3.2 9.4 .3 6.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 120.9 121.8 123.0 131.7 13.9 14.6 16.4 40.8 14.2 28.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 135.0 134.9 135.6 137.6 -2.6 1.8 2.4 7.9 -.4 5.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 114.0 114.4 114.7 114.7 3.3 1.8 3.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 128.1 127.8 127.4 127.6 -.9 -.6 -.9 -1.6 -.8 -1.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 119.7 119.9 119.9 120.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 3.7 2.0 3.0 

Apparel .................................................................................... 123.5 123.2 122.9 121.8 2.9 -6.8 1.6 -5.4 -2.1 -1.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 120.3 120.4 119.7 118.2 3.0 -8.4 -3.3 -6.8 -2.9 -5.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 115.8 115.3 114.9 113.5 2.8 -6.4 4.3 -7.7 -1.9 -1.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 125.8 125.5 125.3 121.5 6.5 -4.6 .0 -13.0 .8 -6.7 

Footwear ............................................................................... 121.1 121.2 121.4 122.3 9.7 -7.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 3.5 

Transportation ......................................................................... 155.2 154.9 154.5 156.2 10.3 2.6 3.7 2.6 6.4 3.1 

Private transportation ............................................................ 151.4 151.0 150.5 152.3 10.9 3.3 4.3 2.4 7.0 3.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 99.1 98.6 98.3 97.8 -5.1 -.8 .4 -5.1 -3.0 -2.4 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 140.2 140.1 139.8 138.6 -4.7 -1.4 2.3 -4.5 -3.1 -1.1 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 150.0 148.0 147.9 148.2 -7.0 -.3 -6.6 -4.7 -3.7 -5.7 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 125.0 123.8 122.1 130.2 86.4 10.6 14.3 17.7 43.6 16.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 124.5 123.2 121.5 129.5 87.8 10.3 15.1 17.1 43.9 16.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 106.9 107.2 107.0 107.8 2.3 2.3 -1.8 3.4 2.3 .7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 191.5 192.5 193.5 193.7 4.3 2.1 3.0 4.7 3.2 3.8 

Public transportation .............................................................. 204.6 205.7 206.5 205.3 -.8 -4.7 -2.9 1.4 -2.8 -.8 

Medical care ............................................................................ 289.7 291.2 292.3 292.6 4.5 5.3 4.7 4.1 4.9 4.4 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 258.7 259.7 260.0 260.5 2.7 3.8 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.7 

Medical care services ............................................................ 297.6 299.2 300.6 300.8 5.0 5.8 5.4 4.4 5.4 4.9 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 256.4 257.2 258.0 258.0 1.8 4.7 2.5 2.5 3.2 2.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 377.2 381.0 383.9 385.3 11.0 7.3 10.0 8.9 9.1 9.4 

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)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Apr.

2002

July

2002

Oct.

2002

Jan.

2003

July

2002

Jan.

2003

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.5 106.5 106.7 106.9 2.3 -0.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.5 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.1 103.4 103.8 103.4 2.0 -.4 2.4 1.2 .8 1.8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 108.8 108.8 109.0 109.5 -1.9 6.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 128.3 128.9 129.4 130.2 6.7 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.8 6.3 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 321.9 324.1 324.8 327.9 19.0 7.3 1.9 7.7 13.0 4.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 369.0 370.6 372.0 374.4 5.6 7.0 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.4 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 92.2 91.8 91.8 92.0 -9.1 6.3 -1.7 -.9 -1.7 -1.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 90.4 90.0 90.0 90.3 -9.2 3.6 -1.8 -.4 -3.0 -1.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 99.9 99.8 99.9 100.4 -8.1 5.4 1.6 2.0 -1.6 1.8 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.1 -15.5 -4.2 -14.4 -12.9 -10.0 -13.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 20.7 20.0 19.7 19.5 -24.9 -10.1 -25.8 -21.2 -17.8 -23.5 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 295.4 295.6 295.8 296.5 8.2 2.2 1.2 1.5 5.1 1.4

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 470.6 470.4 472.5 472.4 29.2 5.1 2.9 1.5 16.5 2.2 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 175.3 175.5 175.4 175.9 2.8 1.4 .7 1.4 2.1 1.0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 154.6 154.2 153.4 153.0 .5 -2.0 .0 -4.1 -.8 -2.1 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 189.3 189.9 189.9 190.6 3.5 1.7 1.3 2.8 2.6 2.0 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 276.1 277.0 277.8 278.4 3.3 3.4 1.5 3.4 3.4 2.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 150.4 150.3 150.0 150.5 4.9 -.3 1.1 .3 2.3 .7 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 177.2 177.6 178.0 177.7 1.8 .2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 135.0 134.5 134.0 134.9 7.1 -.6 1.2 -.3 3.2 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 147.0 147.8 148.1 149.5 15.6 -3.8 5.9 7.0 5.5 6.4 

Apparel ................................................................................ 123.5 123.2 122.9 121.8 2.9 -6.8 1.6 -5.4 -2.1 -1.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 166.4 166.1 165.0 167.7 28.2 4.2 5.0 3.2 15.6 4.1 

Durables ................................................................................ 120.7 120.2 119.7 119.5 -4.5 -1.6 -2.0 -3.9 -3.1 -2.9 

Services ..................................................................................... 211.8 212.3 212.9 213.6 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 218.6 219.0 219.4 220.0 4.2 2.4 3.2 2.6 3.3 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 110.0 111.4 112.3 113.9 3.0 5.3 5.3 15.0 4.2 10.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 135.0 134.9 135.6 137.6 -2.6 1.8 2.4 7.9 -.4 5.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 114.0 114.4 114.7 114.7 3.3 1.8 3.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 119.7 119.9 119.9 120.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 3.7 2.0 3.0 

Transportation services ........................................................... 211.3 212.1 212.4 212.7 3.9 3.1 4.1 2.7 3.5 3.4 

Medical care services .............................................................. 297.6 299.2 300.6 300.8 5.0 5.8 5.4 4.4 5.4 4.9 

Other services ......................................................................... 249.1 249.6 250.3 251.3 1.8 5.2 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 182.1 182.2 182.3 183.1 4.1 2.0 2.9 2.2 3.1 2.6 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 172.1 172.1 172.2 172.8 3.8 1.4 2.4 1.6 2.6 2.0 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 175.5 175.7 175.8 176.4 3.8 1.6 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.2 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 136.9 136.4 135.9 136.8 7.0 -.6 1.2 -.3 3.1 .4 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 149.2 150.1 150.4 151.6 14.4 -3.5 5.5 6.6 5.1 6.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 167.5 166.9 166.2 168.9 24.7 3.5 5.4 3.4 13.6 4.4 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 162.2 162.9 163.0 163.9 8.1 -1.7 3.3 4.3 3.1 3.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 220.0 220.6 221.2 221.8 2.8 3.8 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 204.3 204.8 205.3 205.9 3.5 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 126.2 125.6 125.1 130.1 30.7 6.0 8.3 12.9 17.7 10.6 

All items less energy ................................................................. 188.7 188.9 189.2 189.3 2.2 1.5 2.1 1.3 1.8 1.7 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 191.6 191.8 192.1 192.3 2.1 1.7 2.3 1.5 1.9 1.9 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 143.4 142.9 142.7 142.3 -.3 -1.9 -.3 -3.0 -1.1 -1.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 125.4 124.3 122.8 130.9 81.0 10.9 14.2 18.7 41.7 16.5 

Services less energy services ............................................... 219.6 220.2 220.8 221.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 

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

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

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

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Jan.2003 from—

Percent change to

Dec.2002 from—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

U.S. city average ........................................... M 181.3 181.3 180.9 181.7 2.6 0.2 0.4 2.4 -0.2 -0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 189.9 190.1 189.6 190.5 3.0 .2 .5 2.9 -.2 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 191.5 191.7 191.4 192.2 3.2 .3 .4 3.2 -.1 -.2 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 113.0 113.1 112.6 113.1 2.4 .0 .4 2.1 -.4 -.4 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 176.3 176.1 175.5 176.2 2.4 .1 .4 2.1 -.5 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 178.7 178.3 177.8 178.2 2.4 -.1 .2 2.3 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 111.9 111.7 111.4 112.0 2.3 .3 .5 1.6 -.4 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 170.2 170.4 169.5 170.7 2.7 .2 .7 2.4 -.4 -.5 

South urban ................................................... M 174.9 174.9 174.6 175.1 2.6 .1 .3 2.5 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 176.5 176.1 175.9 176.7 2.9 .3 .5 2.4 -.3 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 111.6 111.9 111.6 111.7 2.3 -.2 .1 2.5 .0 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 172.9 173.0 172.3 173.2 2.7 .1 .5 2.8 -.3 -.4 

West urban .................................................... M 185.8 185.8 185.5 186.6 2.3 .4 .6 2.1 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 188.4 188.4 188.0 189.2 2.6 .4 .6 2.5 -.2 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 113.3 113.1 113.1 113.8 1.7 .6 .6 1.3 -.2 .0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 165.8 165.7 165.4 166.1 2.8 .2 .4 2.7 -.2 -.2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 112.1 112.2 111.9 112.3 2.2 .1 .4 2.0 -.2 -.3 

D ................................................................ M 174.3 174.5 173.8 174.6 2.4 .1 .5 2.4 -.3 -.4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 182.8 183.2 182.4 182.7 2.7 -.3 .2 2.5 -.2 -.4 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 183.7 184.0 183.7 185.2 3.5 .7 .8 3.7 .0 -.2 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 193.7 193.4 193.1 194.7 3.3 .7 .8 3.1 -.3 -.2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 -

 200.4 - 199.8 3.6 -.3 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 - 173.4 - 173.5 1.2 .1 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 -

 173.6 - 174.0 2.0 .2 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 114.0 - 114.6 3.3 .5 - - - -

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 179.4 -

 177.3 - - - - 1.4 -1.2 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 180.4 -

 179.7 - - - - 3.6 -.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 162.6 - 159.8 - - - - 1.7 -1.7 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 177.0 -

 177.9 - - - - 2.8 .5 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 185.8 -

 185.3 - - - - 3.0 -.3 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 194.3 -

 193.2 - - - - 1.4 -.6 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 190.9 - 190.0 - - - - 2.1 -.5 -

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 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

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. 
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2002

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2003 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 177.0 177.7 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 

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

 527.2 529.2 - - - - -

Food and beverages ............................................................... 17.072 177.1 177.4 1.0 .2 .3 .2 -.1 

Food ...................................................................................... 16.071 176.5 176.8 .9 .2 .3 .2 -.2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 9.646 175.1 175.7 .2 .3 .3 .2 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 1.449 197.1 199.9 1.6 1.4 .1 -.6 1.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 2.773 162.3 161.5 -.3 -.5 .7 .3 -.4 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. .977 167.2 166.3 -2.0 -.5 .3 .2 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 1.337 222.9 225.7 1.1 1.3 .9 .5 -.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 1.118 139.1 139.9 .8 .6 -.6 .9 -.6 

Other food at home ........................................................... 1.992 160.6 161.3 .2 .4 .3 .1 -.1 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ .337 158.9 160.4 1.2 .9 .2 .1 -.6 

Fats and oils .................................................................... .302 152.9 155.7 -1.5 1.8 -.6 .1 .9 

Other foods ...................................................................... 1.353 178.5 178.5 .3 .0 .6 .0 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .308 110.7 110.1 .7 -.5 .8 -.3 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.425 180.0 179.8 1.9 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .278 120.1 120.2 3.8 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 1.001 184.7 185.5 2.3 .4 .1 .2 .3 

Housing ................................................................................... 38.134 176.9 177.9 2.6 .6 .2 .2 .4 

Shelter ................................................................................... 29.422 203.9 204.9 3.1 .5 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.456 201.9 202.6 3.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 1.499 109.6 114.3 1.0 4.3 .7 -.3 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 19.144 198.0 198.5 3.2 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .323 112.3 113.7 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 4.783 143.5 145.3 3.2 1.3 .1 .4 1.5 

Fuels .................................................................................... 3.902 126.4 128.3 3.3 1.5 .0 .5 1.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... .192 125.0 135.8 20.2 8.6 .7 1.3 6.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.710 133.2 134.7 2.5 1.1 .1 .4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .880 114.6 114.9 2.9 .3 .4 .3 .1 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 3.929 123.0 123.2 -1.4 .2 -.2 -.2 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .357 120.8 121.7 2.7 .7 .3 .0 .7 

Apparel .................................................................................... 4.638 120.9 117.3 -1.9 -3.0 -.2 -.2 -1.0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 1.176 118.8 115.7 -4.4 -2.6 .1 -.5 -1.3 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 1.801 112.3 106.7 -1.7 -5.0 -.3 -.3 -1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ .244 127.2 122.4 -3.4 -3.8 -.1 -.2 -3.3 

Footwear ............................................................................... 1.136 120.8 119.5 1.5 -1.1 .2 .3 .5 

Transportation ......................................................................... 19.666 153.0 154.6 4.8 1.0 -.3 -.3 1.2 

Private transportation ............................................................ 18.751 150.4 152.0 5.1 1.1 -.4 -.4 1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.568 98.5 98.2 -3.1 -.3 -.6 -.3 -.3 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 4.682 141.7 140.9 -2.0 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.7 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 3.783 149.3 149.2 -4.7 -.1 -1.3 -.1 .2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 3.836 120.0 126.7 29.0 5.6 -1.4 -1.5 6.7

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 3.803 119.4 126.1 29.2 5.6 -1.4 -1.5 6.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .524 106.3 107.1 1.7 .8 .3 -.2 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 1.458 195.0 195.4 3.6 .2 .6 .5 .2 

Public transportation .............................................................. .915 199.2 198.5 -1.2 -.4 .6 .3 -.5 

Medical care ............................................................................ 4.747 290.6 291.8 4.8 .4 .5 .4 .1 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 1.012 254.0 254.8 2.9 .3 .4 .2 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................ 3.735 299.5 300.9 5.3 .5 .6 .5 .1 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 2.265 259.2 260.0 2.8 .3 .3 .3 -.1 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.177 379.1 382.2 9.8 .8 1.1 .9 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2002

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Jan. 2003 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Dec.

2002

Oct. to

Nov.

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.567 104.7 105.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.795 102.4 102.7 1.3 .3 .4 .4 -.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.604 108.8 109.2 2.0 .4 .0 .2 .4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.472 129.7 130.3 6.2 .5 .4 .4 .5 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... .217 324.5 330.6 8.3 1.9 .8 .3 .9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 2.256 366.0 367.2 6.1 .3 .4 .4 .5 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 3.132 93.2 93.5 -1.3 .3 -.3 -.1 .3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.972 92.0 92.3 -1.8 .3 -.4 .0 .3 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.536 100.1 100.7 .3 .6 -.1 .0 .6 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ .436 17.8 17.7 -11.9 -.6 -2.2 -.6 -.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .191 19.3 19.1 -21.4 -1.0 -3.4 -2.0 -1.0 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 4.571 305.1 305.6 3.9 .2 .0 .0 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.542 474.3 474.3 9.4 .0 -.1 .3 .0 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 3.030 174.7 175.2 1.4 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .786 154.2 153.8 -1.3 -.3 -.3 -.5 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .896 190.7 191.3 2.3 .3 .3 .1 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 1.170 276.7 277.9 3.0 .4 .3 .3 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 45.066 150.3 150.7 1.6 .3 -.2 -.2 .5 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 17.072 177.1 177.4 1.0 .2 .3 .2 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 27.994 135.0 135.3 2.0 .2 -.5 -.4 .8 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 15.152 147.3 148.3 6.8 .7 .6 .4 .9 

Apparel ................................................................................ 4.638 120.9 117.3 -1.9 -3.0 -.2 -.2 -1.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 10.514 167.2 171.0 10.9 2.3 -.3 -.7 1.8 

Durables ................................................................................ 12.842 120.4 120.1 -3.2 -.2 -.7 -.2 -.2 

Services ..................................................................................... 54.934 208.3 209.4 3.4 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.099 196.3 197.3 3.1 .5 .2 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .323 112.3 113.7 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.710 133.2 134.7 2.5 1.1 .1 .4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .880 114.6 114.9 2.9 .3 .4 .3 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .357 120.8 121.7 2.7 .7 .3 .0 .7 

Transportation services ........................................................... 6.706 211.7 212.1 4.3 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Medical care services .............................................................. 3.735 299.5 300.9 5.3 .5 .6 .5 .1 

Other services ......................................................................... 10.123 245.1 246.2 3.3 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 83.929 177.0 177.7 2.9 .4 .1 .1 .5 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 70.578 169.1 169.7 2.4 .4 .0 .0 .5 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 95.253 172.1 172.7 2.5 .3 .1 .1 .4 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 28.995 136.8 137.1 1.9 .2 -.4 -.4 .7 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 16.153 149.6 150.5 6.4 .6 .6 .4 .7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 11.514 168.0 171.6 10.1 2.1 -.4 -.4 1.8 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 32.224 162.6 163.2 3.6 .4 .5 .2 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.835 195.9 196.9 3.7 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 51.199 201.1 202.1 3.3 .5 .2 .2 .2 

Energy ....................................................................................... 7.738 122.6 126.9 14.8 3.5 -.6 -.6 4.2 

All items less energy ................................................................. 92.262 184.6 184.8 1.7 .1 .2 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 76.191 186.7 186.9 1.8 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 24.967 143.1 142.2 -1.5 -.6 -.3 -.1 -.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 4.028 120.7 127.6 28.6 5.7 -1.3 -1.4 6.7 

Services less energy services ............................................... 51.224 216.7 217.7 3.5 .5 .3 .3 .2 

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

 $ .565 $ .563 - - - - -

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

 $ .190 $ .189 - - - - -

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

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Apr.

2002

July

2002

Oct.

2002

Jan.

2003

July

2002

Jan.

2003

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 177.2 177.3 177.5 178.1 4.2 1.8 2.3 2.0 3.0 2.2 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 176.4 176.9 177.2 177.0 1.6 .2 .7 1.4 .9 1.0 

Food ...................................................................................... 175.8 176.3 176.7 176.4 1.6 .0 .7 1.4 .8 1.0 

Food at home ...................................................................... 174.3 174.9 175.3 175.0 1.6 -1.6 -.5 1.6 .0 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................ 198.9 199.0 197.9 200.1 1.8 .4 1.8 2.4 1.1 2.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... 160.6 161.7 162.2 161.6 2.0 -1.9 -3.7 2.5 .0 -.6 

Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. 166.4 166.9 167.2 166.3 -2.3 -3.0 -2.4 -.2 -2.7 -1.3 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 218.6 220.6 221.7 219.7 5.3 -2.2 -.4 2.0 1.5 .8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 139.7 138.8 140.1 139.3 2.6 -2.3 4.1 -1.1 .1 1.5 

Other food at home ........................................................... 160.6 161.1 161.2 161.1 -.5 -1.5 1.3 1.3 -1.0 1.3

Sugar and sweets ............................................................ 159.7 160.0 160.1 159.2 4.9 .3 .5 -1.2 2.6 -.4 

Fats and oils .................................................................... 155.1 154.1 154.3 155.7 -5.0 -4.3 2.1 1.6 -4.6 1.8 

Other foods ...................................................................... 177.8 178.8 178.8 178.5 -.4 -1.3 1.4 1.6 -.9 1.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 110.1 111.0 110.7 110.1 -2.9 8.8 -2.5 .0 2.8 -1.3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 179.4 179.7 180.0 179.8 1.6 3.0 2.3 .9 2.3 1.6 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 119.1 119.6 120.0 120.2 6.0 2.7 2.4 3.7 4.4 3.1 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 184.4 184.6 185.0 185.5 2.9 1.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.3 

Housing ................................................................................... 177.0 177.3 177.7 178.4 2.6 2.1 2.8 3.2 2.3 3.0 

Shelter ................................................................................... 203.6 204.1 204.6 205.1 3.7 2.6 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 200.7 201.2 201.7 202.4 3.5 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.4 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ 118.5 119.3 118.9 118.9 3.8 -6.9 5.6 1.4 -1.7 3.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 196.9 197.3 197.8 198.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 110.1 111.2 112.3 113.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 13.7 4.4 9.4 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 143.9 144.0 144.6 146.7 -1.1 2.3 3.4 8.0 .6 5.7 

Fuels .................................................................................... 127.0 127.0 127.6 129.8 -2.2 2.3 3.5 9.1 .0 6.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... 120.6 121.4 123.0 130.6 12.7 14.7 17.6 37.5 13.7 27.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 134.0 134.1 134.6 136.6 -2.7 1.5 2.7 8.0 -.6 5.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 114.0 114.4 114.7 114.8 3.3 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 124.0 123.7 123.4 123.5 -1.6 -1.0 -1.6 -1.6 -1.3 -1.6 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 120.4 120.8 120.8 121.7 1.7 2.4 2.4 4.4 2.0 3.4 

Apparel .................................................................................... 122.4 122.2 122.0 120.8 4.0 -7.8 1.7 -5.1 -2.1 -1.8 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... 119.9 120.0 119.4 117.8 3.6 -9.3 -4.5 -6.8 -3.1 -5.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... 114.7 114.3 113.9 112.5 3.2 -7.7 6.2 -7.5 -2.4 -.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ 127.6 127.5 127.2 123.0 8.1 -4.5 -2.2 -13.7 1.6 -8.1 

Footwear ............................................................................... 120.6 120.8 121.2 121.8 7.5 -7.6 2.7 4.0 -.3 3.4 

Transportation ......................................................................... 154.3 153.8 153.3 155.2 10.7 3.5 3.4 2.4 7.0 2.9 

Private transportation ............................................................ 151.7 151.1 150.5 152.6 11.2 3.5 4.1 2.4 7.3 3.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 99.0 98.4 98.1 97.8 -5.4 -.8 -1.2 -4.8 -3.1 -3.0 

New vehicles ..................................................................... 141.3 141.2 140.9 139.9 -4.7 -1.4 2.3 -3.9 -3.1 -.9 

Used cars and trucks ......................................................... 150.8 148.9 148.7 149.0 -7.0 -.3 -6.9 -4.7 -3.7 -5.8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................ 125.9 124.2 122.3 130.5 85.6 12.0 15.7 15.4 44.2 15.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ 125.4 123.7 121.8 130.0 86.7 11.3 16.1 15.5 44.2 15.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 106.2 106.5 106.3 107.1 2.7 2.7 -1.9 3.4 2.7 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ 193.0 194.1 195.1 195.4 4.5 2.3 2.7 5.1 3.4 3.9 

Public transportation .............................................................. 200.3 201.5 202.2 201.1 -.4 -3.7 -2.6 1.6 -2.1 -.5 

Medical care ............................................................................ 288.8 290.3 291.6 291.9 4.4 5.7 5.0 4.4 5.0 4.7 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 253.2 254.1 254.5 255.1 2.6 3.7 2.4 3.0 3.2 2.7 

Medical care services ............................................................ 297.4 299.1 300.7 300.9 4.8 6.2 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.2 

Professional services 3 ......................................................... 258.7 259.4 260.3 260.0 1.9 4.8 2.7 2.0 3.4 2.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 373.0 377.0 380.4 381.8 10.4 8.3 10.5 9.8 9.3 10.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Apr.

2002

July

2002

Oct.

2002

Jan.

2003

July

2002

Jan.

2003

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 104.7 104.7 105.0 105.1 2.3 -0.8 0.4 1.5 0.8 1.0 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 102.2 102.6 103.0 102.7 2.0 -.4 1.6 2.0 .8 1.8 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 108.4 108.4 108.6 109.0 -3.0 6.6 1.9 2.2 1.7 2.0 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 128.2 128.7 129.2 129.9 6.0 6.9 6.5 5.4 6.5 5.9 

Educational books and supplies .......................................... 322.7 325.2 326.1 328.9 16.9 6.9 2.0 7.9 11.8 4.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. 361.4 362.8 364.2 366.1 5.2 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.1 6.0 

Communication 1 2 ................................................................. 93.6 93.3 93.2 93.5 -8.6 5.7 -1.3 -.4 -1.7 -.9 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 92.4 92.0 92.0 92.3 -9.4 4.4 -1.3 -.4 -2.7 -.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 100.2 100.1 100.1 100.7 -7.7 5.4 2.0 2.0 -1.4 2.0 

Information and information processing other than

telephone services 1 5 ................................................ 18.3 17.9 17.8 17.7 -15.0 -4.1 -15.7 -12.5 -9.7 -14.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 20.4 19.7 19.3 19.1 -26.5 -6.9 -27.4 -23.2 -17.3 -25.3 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 304.9 305.0 305.1 305.6 10.9 2.4 1.9 .9 6.6 1.4

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 473.1 472.8 474.3 474.3 29.8 5.4 3.7 1.0 16.9 2.4 

Personal care 1 ...................................................................... 174.8 174.9 174.7 175.2 2.8 1.2 .9 .9 2.0 .9 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.5 155.0 154.2 153.8 .8 -2.3 .5 -4.3 -.8 -1.9 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 190.1 190.6 190.7 191.3 3.7 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.6 2.0 

Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 276.1 277.0 277.7 277.9 3.5 3.7 2.1 2.6 3.6 2.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ............................................................................. 151.2 150.9 150.6 151.3 5.8 -.3 1.1 .3 2.7 .7 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 176.4 176.9 177.2 177.0 1.6 .2 .7 1.4 .9 1.0 

Commodities less food and beverages ................................... 136.5 135.8 135.3 136.4 8.0 -.3 1.2 -.3 3.8 .4 

Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. 149.2 150.1 150.7 152.0 18.3 -4.5 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.4 

Apparel ................................................................................ 122.4 122.2 122.0 120.8 4.0 -7.8 1.7 -5.1 -2.1 -1.8 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. 170.2 169.7 168.5 171.6 32.3 4.7 5.8 3.3 17.7 4.6 

Durables ................................................................................ 121.0 120.2 119.9 119.7 -5.1 -1.3 -2.3 -4.2 -3.2 -3.3 

Services ..................................................................................... 207.8 208.4 209.0 209.7 3.0 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 196.2 196.6 197.0 197.5 4.0 2.3 3.3 2.7 3.2 3.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 110.1 111.2 112.3 113.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 13.7 4.4 9.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 134.0 134.1 134.6 136.6 -2.7 1.5 2.7 8.0 -.6 5.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 114.0 114.4 114.7 114.8 3.3 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 120.4 120.8 120.8 121.7 1.7 2.4 2.4 4.4 2.0 3.4 

Transportation services ........................................................... 210.3 211.3 211.8 212.2 4.4 4.1 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.2 

Medical care services .............................................................. 297.4 299.1 300.7 300.9 4.8 6.2 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.2 

Other services ......................................................................... 244.1 244.6 245.2 246.2 1.4 5.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ..................................................................... 177.3 177.4 177.5 178.3 4.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 3.4 2.4 

All items less shelter .................................................................. 169.5 169.5 169.5 170.3 4.2 1.4 2.2 1.9 2.8 2.0 

All items less medical care ........................................................ 172.3 172.4 172.5 173.2 4.1 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.9 2.1 

Commodities less food .............................................................. 138.2 137.6 137.1 138.1 8.2 -.6 1.2 -.3 3.7 .4 

Nondurables less food ............................................................... 151.3 152.2 152.8 153.9 17.4 -3.9 6.6 7.1 6.2 6.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... 170.9 170.2 169.5 172.5 28.7 3.9 6.1 3.8 15.6 4.9 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 163.2 164.0 164.3 164.9 8.8 -2.0 3.8 4.2 3.3 4.0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 195.3 195.9 196.5 197.1 2.8 4.0 4.4 3.7 3.4 4.1 

Services less medical care services .......................................... 200.8 201.3 201.8 202.3 3.5 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 

Energy ....................................................................................... 125.8 125.0 124.3 129.5 32.9 6.8 9.4 12.3 19.1 10.8 

All items less energy ................................................................. 184.4 184.7 184.9 185.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.7 1.5 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 186.7 186.8 187.1 187.3 2.2 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.9 1.7 

Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. 143.9 143.4 143.2 142.8 .0 -2.2 -.8 -3.0 -1.1 -1.9 

Energy commodities ............................................................ 126.2 124.6 122.8 131.0 81.0 12.0 16.0 16.1 42.4 16.1 

Services less energy services ............................................... 216.1 216.7 217.3 217.8 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.4 

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

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Jan.2003 from—

Percent change to

Dec.2002 from—

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Jan.

2003

Jan.

2002

Nov.

2002

Dec.

2002

Dec.

2001

Oct.

2002

Nov.

2002

U.S. city average ........................................... M 177.3 177.4 177.0 177.7 2.6 0.2 0.4 2.4 -0.2 -0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban ............................................. M 186.5 186.9 186.6 187.2 3.2 .2 .3 3.1 .1 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 186.9 187.3 187.1 187.7 3.4 .2 .3 3.3 .1 -.1 

Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M 112.9 113.1 112.7 113.2 2.8 .1 .4 2.5 -.2 -.4 

Midwest urban ............................................... M 171.8 171.6 171.0 171.8 2.4 .1 .5 2.0 -.5 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 173.3 173.0 172.4 172.9 2.4 -.1 .3 2.2 -.5 -.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 111.4 111.3 111.0 111.7 2.3 .4 .6 1.6 -.4 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 168.1 168.2 167.2 168.4 2.7 .1 .7 2.4 -.5 -.6 

South urban ................................................... M 172.3 172.4 172.0 172.5 2.5 .1 .3 2.3 -.2 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... M 173.7 173.3 173.1 174.0 3.0 .4 .5 2.4 -.3 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M 110.9 111.1 110.8 110.9 2.1 -.2 .1 2.1 -.1 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) .............................................. M 173.2 173.4 172.6 173.2 2.4 -.1 .3 2.6 -.3 -.5 

West urban .................................................... M 180.8 181.0 180.8 181.5 2.3 .3 .4 2.3 .0 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. M 181.7 181.9 181.6 182.5 2.7 .3 .5 2.7 -.1 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 112.9 112.9 112.9 113.2 1.6 .3 .3 1.5 .0 .0 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 164.0 164.0 163.7 164.3 2.9 .2 .4 2.7 -.2 -.2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 111.6 111.7 111.4 111.8 2.2 .1 .4 1.9 -.2 -.3 

D ................................................................ M 173.0 173.1 172.5 173.2 2.4 .1 .4 2.4 -.3 -.3 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. M 176.5 176.9 176.0 176.4 2.8 -.3 .2 2.5 -.3 -.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. M 176.5 177.0 176.7 177.8 3.7 .5 .6 4.1 .1 -.2 

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,

NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M 188.8 188.8 188.7 189.7 3.4 .5 .5 3.2 -.1 -.1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... 1 -

 199.2 - 199.3 3.9 .1 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... 1 - 164.9 - 165.3 1.5 .2 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... 1 -

 173.0 - 173.3 1.9 .2 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 113.5 - 114.1 3.3 .5 - - - -

Atlanta, GA .................................................... 2 176.3 -

 174.6 - - - - 1.5 -1.0 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. 2 175.0 -

 174.4 - - - - 3.9 -.3 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... 2 160.3 - 158.0 - - - - 1.8 -1.4 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ 2 174.5 -

 175.3 - - - - 2.8 .5 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... 2 185.6 -

 184.9 - - - - 3.2 -.4 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 190.0 -

 189.6 - - - - 1.7 -.2 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 185.5 - 184.6 - - - - 1.9 -.5 -

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 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;

Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

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. 
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

1999-2000

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Jan. 2003 from—

 Dec.

 2002

 Jan.

 2003

 Jan.

 2002

 Dec.

 2002

Expenditure category

All items ..................................................................................... 100.000 106.0 106.4 2.2 0.4 

Food and beverages ............................................................... 15.451 106.5 106.7 1.0 .2 

Food ...................................................................................... 14.432 106.4 106.6 .9 .2 

Food at home ...................................................................... 8.335 105.2 105.6 .1 .4 

Food away from home ......................................................... 6.096 108.0 107.9 1.9 -.1 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 1.019 107.1 107.6 2.1 .5 

Housing ................................................................................... 40.040 109.1 109.9 2.4 .7 

Shelter ................................................................................... 30.643 110.7 111.5 3.0 .7 

Fuels and utilities ................................................................... 4.376 111.5 112.8 3.1 1.2 

Household furnishings and operations .................................. 5.020 97.4 97.6 -1.4 .2 

Apparel .................................................................................... 4.819 93.0 90.2 -2.5 -3.0 

Transportation ......................................................................... 17.770 103.6 104.4 4.5 .8 

Private transportation ............................................................ 16.520 103.8 104.7 5.1 .9 

Public transportation .............................................................. 1.250 100.8 100.4 -1.8 -.4 

Medical care ............................................................................ 5.563 114.1 114.6 4.5 .4 

Medical care commodities ..................................................... 1.330 110.6 110.9 2.9 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................ 4.233 115.2 115.8 4.9 .5 

Recreation ............................................................................... 6.124 102.4 102.7 .2 .3 

Education and communication ................................................ 6.068 98.0 98.3 .4 .3 

Education .............................................................................. 2.546 119.4 120.0 6.5 .5 

Communication ..................................................................... 3.522 84.3 84.4 -3.9 .1 

Other goods and services ....................................................... 4.164 110.8 111.1 2.9 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ..................................................................................... 57.098 110.6 111.3 3.2 .6 

Commodities ............................................................................. 42.902 100.2 100.2 1.0 .0 

Durables .................................................................................. 12.953 91.5 91.2 -3.7 -.3 

Nondurables .............................................................................. 29.949 104.0 104.2 3.1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................ 78.851 105.6 105.8 1.5 .2 

Energy ....................................................................................... 6.717 109.7 113.3 14.7 3.3 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Indexes for 2003 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2002 are interim adjustments.