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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index

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            CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--FEBRUARY 1995
 
   The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose
0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of
150.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended
in February, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent.
 
    The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to
seasonal adjustment.  The February 1995 CPI-W level of 148.3 was
3.0 percent higher than the index in February 1994.
 
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
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    On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
February, the same as in January.  The index for food increased 0.3
percent, following a decrease of 0.3 percent in January.  Energy
costs, which increased 0.3 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent
in February, resulting from a drop in the gasoline index.
Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent,
following a 0.4 percent rise in January.  The slightly smaller
increase in February reflects a downturn in the index for apparel
commodities and smaller increases in the indexes for public
transportation and household furnishings and operations, all of
which had turned up in January.
 
Table A.  Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
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                  |        Seasonally adjusted                |Unadj
                  |___________________________________________|
                  |                                   |Compnd |
   Expenditure    |    Changes from preceding month   |ann rte|12-mo
                  |___________________________________| 3-mos |
    category      |              1994             1995| ended |ended
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95
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 All items        |   .4   .2   .1   .1   .2   .3   .3   3.2     2.9
Food and beverages|   .4   .3   .0   .2   .6  -.2   .3   2.8     2.9
Housing           |   .3   .2   .2   .1   .0   .4   .3   2.8     2.3
Apparel and upkeep|  -.9   .1  -.2  -.3  -.2   .7  -.6   -.6    -1.0
Transportation    |  1.0   .1  -.1   .1   .2   .6   .4   4.8     4.2
Medical care      |   .4   .4   .5   .4   .5   .3   .3   4.5     4.9
Entertainment     |   .0   .1   .1   .4   .1   .4   .2   2.7     2.3
Other goods & serv|   .3   .1   .4   .4   .3   .0   .8   4.2     4.6
 Special indexes: |
Energy            |  1.4  -.6  -.3   .5  -.1   .3  -.1    .4     1.7
Food              |   .5   .2   .1   .1   .8  -.3   .3   3.0     3.1
AI - food & energy|   .3   .2   .2   .2   .1   .4   .3   3.3     3.0
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    The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in February.
Grocery store food prices also increased 0.3 percent, following a
0.5 percent decline in January.  The advance in February largely
reflects an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which
rose 0.7 percent after declining 2.6 percent in January.  The index
for fresh fruits and vegetables increased 1.0 percent, while that
for processed fruits and vegetables was unchanged.  Among other
major grocery store food groups, the indexes for cereal and bakery
products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also contributed to
the increase in February, each advancing 0.5 percent.  The indexes
for dairy products and for other food at home each decreased
slightly in February.  Within the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
category, beef prices rose 0.5 percent and the index for pork was
unchanged; the indexes for poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs,
each of which declined in January, turned up in February.  The
other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant
meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 percent and were unchanged,
respectively.
 
     The housing component increased 0.3 percent in February,
following a 0.4 rise in January.  Shelter costs advanced 0.3
percent the same as in January.  Within shelter, renters' costs and
homeowners' costs each rose 0.3 percent; and maintenance and repair
costs increased 0.5 percent.  The index for fuel and other
utilities, which increased 0.5 percent in January, was unchanged.
The index for household fuels rose 0.1 percent, as increases in the
indexes for natural gas and electricity--up 0.5 and 0.1 percent,
respectively--more than offset a 0.8 percent decline in the index
for fuel oil.  The index for other utilities and public services
fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a decrease in the index for telephone
services.  These charges declined  0.7 percent in February,
reflecting decreases in local telephone call charges and interstate
and intrastate toll calls. Partially offsetting these declines were
increases in charges for cable television and refuse collection--up
0.9 and 0.6 percent, respectively.  The index for household
furnishings and operation rose 0.3 percent in February.  The
indexes for furniture and bedding and textile housefurnishings
increased 1.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively.
 
    The transportation index advanced 0.4 percent in February,
following an increase of 0.6 percent in January.   A downturn in
the index for motor fuels coupled with a smaller increase in
airline fares were largely responsible for the smaller rise in
February.  The index for gasoline declined 0.4 percent in February,
following increases in each of the preceding 3 months.  The
increase of 0.1 percent in the index for new vehicles continued its
pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of
the 1995 models.  (As of February, the proportion of 1995 models in
the index was about 85 percent of the new car sample.)  Automobile
finance charges continued to increase sharply, advancing 2.4
percent in February and 29.3 percent in the last 12 months.  The
used car index also continued to rise sharply, advancing 2.7
percent in February and 14.3 percent in the past 12 months.  The
index for public transportation, which turned up in January after
registering declines in each of the last 4 months of 1994, rose 0.8
percent in February.  Airline fares rose 1.1 percent in February,
following a 2.2 percent rise in January.  Despite these advances,
airline fares were 5.4 percent lower than a year earlier.
 
    The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.6 percent in
February, following a 0.7 percent increase in January.  (Prior to
seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 1.3 percent in February.)
The somewhat smaller proportion of higher-priced spring-summer
merchandise in the market place this month than in recent years
resulted in a seasonally adjusted decline.
 
    Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February to a level 4.9
percent higher than a year earlier.  In February, the index for
medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription
drugs, and medical supplies--declined 0.1 percent.  The index for
medical care services rose 0.4 percent.  Charges for professional
services and hospital and related services increased 0.5 and 0.2
percent, respectively.
 
     Entertainment costs increased 0.2 percent in February,
following a 0.4 percent rise in January.  The indexes for toys and
sporting goods and equipment, which turned up in January, declined
in February.
 
    The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in
February, its largest advance since a similar rise in September
1992.  A 1.0 percent increase in the index for personal and
educational expenses accounted for about four-fifths of the
February advance.  Charges for legal fees and personal financial
services rose 1.5 and 2.8 percent, respectively.
 
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
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    On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers also rose 0.3 percent in February.
 
 
Table B.  Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
          Workers (CPI-W)
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                  |        Seasonally adjusted                |Unadj
                  |___________________________________________|
                  |                                   |Compnd |
   Expenditure    |    Changes from preceding month   |ann rte|12-mo
                  |___________________________________| 3-mos |
    category      |              1994             1995| ended |ended
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95
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 All items        |   .3   .2   .1   .2   .2   .3   .3   3.3     3.0
Food and beverages|   .4   .3   .0   .2   .6  -.2   .3   2.8     2.9
Housing           |   .4   .1   .1   .2   .0   .4   .2   2.5     2.2
Apparel and upkeep|  -.8   .1  -.4  -.4  -.3   .7  -.3    .3    -1.1
Transportation    |  1.0   .1   .0   .4   .4   .7   .4   6.3     5.1
Medical care      |   .4   .4   .6   .4   .5   .3   .3   4.4     5.0
Entertainment     |   .0   .0   .2   .4   .0   .4   .2   2.4     2.2
Other goods & serv|   .3   .3   .3   .4   .3  -.1   .7   3.2     4.3
 Special indexes: |
Energy            |  1.7  -.6  -.4   .6  -.1   .2  -.1    .0     1.9
Food              |   .4   .3   .0   .1   .7  -.1   .2   3.1     3.1
AI - food & energy|   .3   .3   .2   .2   .2   .4   .3   3.7     3.2
____________________________________________________________________
 
 
    Consumer Price Index data for March will be released on
Wednesday, April 12, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
 
 
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)
 
 
                                              Relative   Unadjusted indexes       Unadjusted             Seasonally adjusted
                                             importance,                       percent change to         percent change from-
                                              December     Jan.      Feb.       Feb. 1995 from-     Nov. to    Dec. to    Jan. to
                                                1994       1995      1995    Feb. 1994  Jan. 1995     Dec.       Jan.       Feb.
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     150.3     150.9        2.9        0.4        0.2        0.3        0.3
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        450.3     452.0        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    17.412     147.9     147.8        2.9        -.1         .6        -.2         .3
    Food ...................................    15.838     147.5     147.4        3.1        -.1         .8        -.3         .3
      Food at home .........................     9.934     148.2     147.9        3.7        -.2        1.0        -.5         .3
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.464     164.6     165.8        2.8         .7         .2        -.2         .5
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     2.892     137.3     137.6         .1         .2        -.2         .2         .5
        Dairy products .....................     1.169     132.7     132.1         .2        -.5        -.1         .2        -.2
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     2.013     180.4     177.1        9.5       -1.8        5.3       -2.6         .7
        Other food at home .................     2.396     140.3     140.6        6.1         .2         .1         .1        -.1
          Sugar and sweets .................      .326     135.5     135.8         .1         .2         .4        -.1         .0
          Fats and oils ....................      .249     136.4     136.8        4.0         .3         .1         .3         .0
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .796     133.3     133.7       15.3         .3         .1        -.1        -.3
          Other prepared food ..............     1.026     149.4     149.7        2.2         .2        -.1         .3         .1
      Food away from home ..................     5.904     147.4     147.6        2.1         .1         .3         .1         .1
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.574     152.0     152.4         .9         .3         .0         .1         .0
 
  Housing ..................................    41.187     146.4     147.0        2.3         .4         .0         .4         .3
    Shelter ................................    28.042     162.9     163.8        3.0         .6         .1         .3         .3
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     7.955     170.7     172.9        2.4        1.3        -.1         .2         .3
        Rent, residential ..................     5.765     156.1     156.4        2.4         .2         .1         .3         .2
        Other renters' costs ...............     2.190     195.0     202.9        2.3        4.1        -.5         .2         .6
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    19.889     168.4     168.9        3.2         .3         .1         .4         .3
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    19.501     168.7     169.1        3.1         .2         .1         .4         .2
        Household insurance 1/ .............      .389     155.9     156.1        4.5         .1         .4         .5         .1
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .198     133.1     133.8        3.4         .5        1.1         .3         .5
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .120     137.3     137.9        5.1         .4         .4         .2         .4
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .078     127.5     128.2         .9         .5        2.0         .6         .5
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.093     122.9     122.6         .2        -.2        -.2         .5         .0
      Fuels ................................     3.859     110.7     110.4        -.6        -.3        -.5         .2         .1
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .360      89.4      89.6       -4.3         .2         .0        -.1        -.3
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.499     118.0     117.6        -.3        -.3        -.5         .3         .2
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.234     152.1     151.8        1.2        -.2         .1        1.0        -.2
    Household furnishings and operation ....     6.052     121.8     122.4        1.7         .5         .0         .8         .3
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.508     110.5     111.1         .5         .5        -.1         .2         .4
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.088     133.8     134.6        2.2         .6         .2         .8         .5
      Housekeeping services ................     1.455     142.4     142.8        3.8         .3         .0        2.5         .1
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.656     129.4     131.1       -1.0        1.3        -.2         .7        -.6
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.097     126.0     127.7       -1.4        1.3        -.3         .7        -.7
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.329     124.0     125.6        1.2        1.3       -1.1        1.2         .5
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.269     123.0     125.9       -4.0        2.4        -.1         .5       -1.3
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .204     129.0     126.8        1.0       -1.7         .5         .0       -1.6
      Footwear .............................      .747     124.0     124.8        -.9         .6        -.2         .9         .1
      Other apparel commodities ............      .548     150.1     150.4        2.7         .2         .8         .0       -1.3
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .559     157.0     157.3        2.1         .2         .1         .4         .2
 
  Transportation ...........................    17.139     137.3     137.5        4.2         .1         .2         .6         .4
    Private transportation .................    15.623     134.9     135.0        5.1         .1         .5         .5         .4
      New vehicles .........................     5.059     140.6     140.7        3.1         .1         .1         .2         .1
        New cars ...........................     4.052     139.0     139.1        3.0         .1         .1         .1         .3
      Used cars ............................     1.318     152.4     153.3       14.3         .6        2.0        2.6        2.7
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.106      98.7      98.0        4.7        -.7         .2         .4        -.4
        Gasoline ...........................      -         98.4      97.7        5.1        -.7         .1         .4        -.4
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.536     152.0     152.5        2.6         .3         .1         .1         .2
      Other private transportation .........     4.604     168.8     169.4        6.1         .4         .8         .7         .4
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .618     104.2     104.6        1.2         .4         .0        -.2         .6
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     3.986     184.0     184.6        6.8         .3         .9         .8         .3
    Public transportation ..................     1.516     168.4     169.9       -3.4         .9       -2.3        1.2         .8
 
  Medical care .............................     7.266     216.6     217.9        4.9         .6         .5         .3         .3
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.291     203.1     203.5        2.4         .2         .1         .0        -.1
    Medical care services ..................     5.974     219.8     221.3        5.5         .7         .6         .4         .4
      Professional medical services ........     3.416     197.2     198.5        4.8         .7         .5         .3         .5
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.335     152.1     152.5        2.3         .3         .1         .4         .2
    Entertainment commodities ..............     1.968     137.5     137.4        2.2        -.1         .0         .2         .1
    Entertainment services .................     2.366     169.4     170.2        2.3         .5         .1         .5         .4
 
  Other goods and services .................     7.005     203.0     204.1        4.6         .5         .3         .0         .8
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     1.607     222.2     222.7        2.4         .2         .0       -1.3         .4
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.175     145.7     146.2        2.2         .3         .1        -.1         .3
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .622     142.2     142.6        1.9         .3         .2        -.3         .3
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .553     149.4     150.1        2.7         .5         .0         .1         .5
    Personal and educational expenses ......     4.223     230.2     232.0        6.0         .8         .4         .4        1.0
      School books and supplies ............      .251     211.9     212.5        4.2         .3         .2        1.2         .3
      Personal and educational services ....     3.972     231.8     233.6        6.1         .8         .4         .4        1.1
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     150.3     150.9        2.9         .4         .2         .3         .3
  Commodities ..............................    43.386     135.1     135.4        2.4         .2         .3         .1         .1
    Food and beverages .....................    17.412     147.9     147.8        2.9        -.1         .6        -.2         .3
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    25.974     127.4     127.9        2.2         .4         .2         .3         .1
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    15.375     127.5     128.1        1.3         .5         .0         .3         .0
        Apparel commodities ................     5.097     126.0     127.7       -1.4        1.3        -.3         .7        -.7
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    10.278     131.2     131.3        2.7         .1        -.8        -.2         .1
      Durables .............................    10.599     127.2     127.6        3.5         .3         .3         .4         .5
  Services .................................    56.614     165.9     166.7        3.2         .5         .1         .5         .3
    Rent of shelter 1/ .....................    27.422     169.4     170.4        2.9         .6         .0         .3         .3
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.731     137.2     137.0        1.3        -.1         .0         .7        -.1
    Transportation services ................     7.038     172.6     173.4        3.5         .5         .1         .6         .5
    Medical care services ..................     5.974     219.8     221.3        5.5         .7         .6         .4         .4
    Other services .........................     7.450     189.7     190.9        4.4         .6         .3         .4         .8
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    84.162     150.8     151.5        2.9         .5         .1         .4         .3
All items less shelter .....................    71.958     146.8     147.2        2.8         .3         .2         .3         .3
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    80.111     151.5     152.1        2.8         .4         .2         .3         .3
All items less medical care ................    92.734     146.6     147.1        2.7         .3         .2         .3         .3
Commodities less food ......................    27.548     128.3     128.8        2.1         .4         .2         .3         .1
Nondurables less food ......................    16.950     128.9     129.5        1.3         .5         .1         .2        -.1
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    11.852     132.4     132.5        2.5         .1        -.7        -.2         .1
Nondurables ................................    32.788     137.8     138.1        2.1         .2         .2         .1         .1
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    29.192     174.0     174.7        3.4         .4         .2         .6         .4
Services less medical care services ........    50.640     160.9     161.6        2.9         .4         .1         .5         .3
Energy .....................................     6.965     104.2     103.7        1.7        -.5        -.1         .3        -.1
All items less energy ......................    93.035     156.5     157.2        3.0         .4         .3         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    77.197     158.7     159.6        3.0         .6         .1         .4         .3
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    24.082     137.7     138.4        1.9         .5         .1         .4         .1
      Energy commodities ...................     3.466      97.9      97.2        3.6        -.7         .2         .3        -.4
    Services less energy services ..........    53.115     170.8     171.7        3.4         .5         .2         .5         .4
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.665     $.663       -2.8        -.3         .0        -.4        -.3
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .222      .221        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   1/     Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   2/     Not seasonally adjusted.
   -      Data not available.
   NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 
 
 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group
 
 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes             Seasonally adjusted annual rate
                                                                                                percent change for
                                                                                        3 months ended-           6 months ended-
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.     May    Aug.    Nov.    Feb.     Aug.      Feb.
                                                 1994    1994    1995    1995    1994    1994    1994    1995     1994      1995
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.2     4.1     1.9     3.2      3.2       2.6
 
   Food and beverages .........................   146.4   147.3   147.0   147.4     2.0     4.8     1.9     2.8      3.4       2.3
     Food .....................................   146.0   147.1   146.7   147.1     2.3     5.4     1.7     3.0      3.8       2.4
       Food at home ...........................   145.9   147.3   146.6   147.1     2.6     7.5     1.4     3.3      5.0       2.4
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   164.7   165.0   164.6   165.4     3.3     4.5     1.5     1.7      3.9       1.6
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   136.9   136.6   136.9   137.6     -.6     -.6     -.3     2.1      -.6        .9
         Dairy products .......................   131.9   131.8   132.0   131.7     3.7    -3.3     1.2     -.6       .2        .3
         Fruits and vegetables ................   168.4   177.4   172.7   173.9     6.2    14.9     3.4    13.7     10.5       8.4
         Other food at home ...................   139.6   139.7   139.9   139.8     2.1    20.8     2.0      .6     11.1       1.3
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.0   135.5   135.4   135.4      .0     -.9      .3     1.2      -.4        .7
           Fats and oils ......................   135.5   135.7   136.1   136.1     6.6     3.3     4.2     1.8      4.9       3.0
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   132.8   132.9   132.8   132.4     2.1    71.2     2.4    -1.2     32.2        .6
           Other prepared food ................   148.8   148.7   149.2   149.3     1.9     3.6     1.9     1.4      2.8       1.6
       Food away from home ....................   146.8   147.2   147.4   147.6     1.7     1.7     2.5     2.2      1.7       2.3
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   152.2   152.2   152.3   152.3      .8      .5     1.9      .3       .7       1.1
 
   Housing ....................................   145.9   145.9   146.5   146.9     2.0     2.2     2.2     2.8      2.1       2.5
     Shelter ..................................   162.2   162.3   162.8   163.3     3.1     3.0     3.3     2.7      3.1       3.0
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   170.2   170.1   170.5   171.0     2.7     2.6     2.4     1.9      2.7       2.1
         Rent, residential ....................   155.5   155.7   156.1   156.4     1.8     2.9     2.6     2.3      2.4       2.5
         Other renters' costs .................   198.3   197.3   197.6   198.7     4.6     1.6     2.0      .8      3.1       1.4
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   167.7   167.8   168.4   168.9     3.0     3.2     3.9     2.9      3.1       3.4
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   168.0   168.1   168.7   169.1     3.0     3.2     3.9     2.6      3.1       3.3
         Household insurance 1/ ...............   154.8   155.4   156.1   156.3     4.9     5.9     3.4     3.9      5.4       3.7
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   131.2   132.7   133.1   133.8     5.0      .6      .0     8.2      2.8       4.0
         Maintenance and repair services 2/ ...   136.4   137.0   137.3   137.9    12.1     1.2     3.0     4.5      6.5       3.7
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    124.3   126.8   127.5   128.2    -4.3     -.3    -4.1    13.2     -2.3       4.2
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.9   122.7   123.3   123.3    -1.6     1.3     -.3     1.3      -.2        .5
       Fuels ..................................   111.0   110.5   110.7   110.8    -3.5     1.8      .0     -.7      -.9       -.4
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    87.7    87.7    87.6    87.3   -11.7     3.7    -6.6    -1.8     -4.3      -4.2
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   118.8   118.2   118.5   118.7    -2.3     1.4      .7     -.3      -.5        .2
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.5   150.6   152.1   151.8     1.1      .5     -.3     3.5       .8       1.6
     Household furnishings and operation ......   121.0   121.0   122.0   122.4     1.7     1.3    -1.0     4.7      1.5       1.8
       Housefurnishings .......................   110.8   110.7   110.9   111.3     1.8     1.1    -2.1     1.8      1.5       -.2
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   132.4   132.7   133.8   134.5      .6     1.8      .0     6.5      1.2       3.2
       Housekeeping services ..................   139.1   139.1   142.6   142.8     1.8     1.5      .9    11.1      1.6       5.8
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   132.4   132.1   133.0   132.2     1.2    -2.7    -1.8     -.6      -.7      -1.2
     Apparel commodities ......................   129.2   128.8   129.7   128.8     1.2    -3.3    -1.8    -1.2     -1.1      -1.5
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   126.5   125.1   126.6   127.2     1.6     2.9    -2.2     2.2      2.2        .0
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   128.2   128.1   128.8   127.1      .0   -10.4    -1.5    -3.4     -5.4      -2.5
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   129.8   130.4   130.4   128.3    -6.8    13.5     3.1    -4.5      2.9       -.8
       Footwear ...............................   124.8   124.5   125.6   125.7      .0    -2.8    -3.4     2.9     -1.4       -.3
       Other apparel commodities ..............   150.7   151.9   151.9   149.9     9.1     7.7    -3.1    -2.1      8.4      -2.6
     Apparel services 2/.......................   156.3   156.4   157.0   157.3     2.6     2.3     1.0     2.6      2.5       1.8
 
   Transportation .............................   136.3   136.6   137.4   137.9     1.5    10.0      .9     4.8      5.7       2.8
     Private transportation ...................   134.0   134.7   135.4   135.9     2.5     9.2     3.0     5.8      5.8       4.4
       New vehicles ...........................   139.1   139.2   139.5   139.6     4.5     4.8     1.5     1.4      4.6       1.4
         New cars .............................   137.4   137.6   137.7   138.1     4.2     4.5     1.5     2.1      4.4       1.8
       Used cars ..............................   146.4   149.4   153.3   157.4     5.6     7.7    12.7    33.6      6.6      22.7
       Motor fuel .............................   101.1   101.3   101.7   101.3    -5.7    29.7    -2.7      .8     10.6      -1.0
         Gasoline .............................   101.0   101.1   101.5   101.1    -5.3    30.8    -2.3      .4     11.3      -1.0
       Maintenance and repairs ................   151.9   152.1   152.2   152.5     3.3     3.0     2.9     1.6      3.1       2.3
       Other private transportation ...........   165.3   166.6   167.7   168.3     5.7     4.6     6.5     7.5      5.1       7.0
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   103.9   103.9   103.7   104.3     1.6      .4     1.2     1.5      1.0       1.4
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   179.8   181.5   182.9   183.5     6.2     5.1     7.4     8.5      5.7       8.0
     Public transportation ....................   167.3   163.5   165.4   166.8    -6.8    16.0   -18.4    -1.2      4.0     -10.2
 
   Medical care ...............................   215.2   216.2   216.9   217.6     4.9     4.8     5.4     4.5      4.9       5.0
     Medical care commodities .................   203.2   203.4   203.5   203.3     2.9     3.4     3.2      .2      3.1       1.7
     Medical care services ....................   217.7   218.9   219.8   220.6     5.5     5.0     5.9     5.4      5.2       5.7
       Professional medical services ..........   195.9   196.8   197.3   198.3     4.7     4.0     5.3     5.0      4.4       5.1
 
   Entertainment ..............................   151.4   151.5   152.1   152.4     2.2     1.6     2.4     2.7      1.9       2.5
     Entertainment commodities ................   137.2   137.2   137.5   137.6     4.5     1.5     1.8     1.2      3.0       1.5
     Entertainment services ...................   168.4   168.5   169.4   170.1      .2     1.9     3.1     4.1      1.1       3.6
 
   Other goods and services ...................   202.5   203.1   203.0   204.6     5.6     4.7     3.8     4.2      5.2       4.0
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   223.5   223.5   220.7   221.6     5.3     4.5     3.7    -3.4      4.9        .1
     Personal care 2/ .........................   145.7   145.8   145.7   146.2     4.0     1.7     1.9     1.4      2.8       1.7
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   142.3   142.6   142.2   142.6     4.9      .6     1.1      .8      2.7       1.0
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   149.2   149.2   149.4   150.1     2.8     3.0     2.4     2.4      2.9       2.4
     Personal and educational expenses ........   227.8   228.8   229.8   232.2     6.4     5.3     4.7     8.0      5.8       6.3
       School books and supplies ..............   207.8   208.2   210.6   211.2     4.2     3.8     2.1     6.7      4.0       4.4
       Personal and educational services ......   229.2   230.2   231.1   233.6     6.5     5.5     4.9     7.9      6.0       6.4
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.2     4.1     1.9     3.2      3.2       2.6
   Commodities ................................   134.9   135.3   135.5   135.7     1.8     4.9      .9     2.4      3.4       1.6
     Food and beverages .......................   146.4   147.3   147.0   147.4     2.0     4.8     1.9     2.8      3.4       2.3
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   127.8   128.0   128.4   128.5     1.6     4.5      .3     2.2      3.0       1.3
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   128.9   128.9   129.3   129.3      .6     5.1    -1.5     1.2      2.8       -.2
         Apparel commodities ..................   129.2   128.8   129.7   128.8     1.2    -3.3    -1.8    -1.2     -1.1      -1.5
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   132.5   131.5   131.2   131.3     4.8    11.3     -.9    -3.6      8.0      -2.2
       Durables ...............................   126.1   126.5   127.0   127.6     3.3     3.6     2.3     4.8      3.4       3.5
   Services ...................................   165.1   165.2   166.0   166.5     2.8     3.5     3.0     3.4      3.1       3.2
     Rent of shelter 1/ .......................   169.1   169.1   169.6   170.1     2.7     2.9     3.6     2.4      2.8       3.0
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   136.8   136.8   137.8   137.7      .9      .9      .6     2.7       .9       1.6
     Transportation services ..................   170.1   170.2   171.3   172.1     2.4     6.9      .2     4.8      4.6       2.5
     Medical care services ....................   217.7   218.9   219.8   220.6     5.5     5.0     5.9     5.4      5.2       5.7
     Other services ...........................   188.7   189.2   189.9   191.4     3.8     3.9     3.9     5.8      3.9       4.9
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   150.4   150.6   151.2   151.6     2.5     3.6     2.2     3.2      3.0       2.7
 All items less shelter .......................   146.2   146.5   147.0   147.4     2.3     4.5     1.4     3.3      3.4       2.3
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   151.0   151.3   151.8   152.2     2.2     4.4     1.6     3.2      3.3       2.4
 All items less medical care ..................   145.9   146.2   146.6   147.0     2.3     3.9     1.7     3.1      3.1       2.4
 Commodities less food ........................   128.9   129.1   129.5   129.6     1.6     4.5      .3     2.2      3.0       1.2
 Nondurables less food ........................   130.2   130.3   130.6   130.5      .9     4.4    -1.2      .9      2.7       -.2
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   133.5   132.6   132.4   132.5     4.1     9.8     -.6    -3.0      6.9      -1.8
 Nondurables ..................................   137.9   138.2   138.4   138.5     1.5     4.8      .6     1.8      3.1       1.2
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   172.5   172.9   174.0   174.7     2.6     3.6     2.4     5.2      3.1       3.8
 Services less medical care services ..........   160.0   160.1   160.9   161.4     2.6     2.8     2.5     3.5      2.7       3.0
 Energy .......................................   105.5   105.4   105.7   105.6    -4.2    13.1    -1.5      .4      4.1       -.6
 All items less energy ........................   155.8   156.2   156.7   157.1     2.9     3.4     2.1     3.4      3.2       2.7
   All items less food and energy .............   158.3   158.5   159.2   159.6     3.1     3.1     2.3     3.3      3.1       2.8
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   137.8   137.9   138.4   138.6     3.0     1.5      .9     2.3      2.2       1.6
       Energy commodities .....................    99.7    99.9   100.2    99.8    -6.5    26.8    -3.1      .4      8.9      -1.4
     Services less energy services ............   169.7   170.0   170.8   171.4     3.2     3.6     2.9     4.1      3.4       3.5
 
 
 
    1/     Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
    2/     Not seasonally adjusted.
    -      Data not available.
    NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 
 
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
 
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
                                              Relative   Unadjusted indexes       Unadjusted             Seasonally adjusted
                                             importance,                       percent change to         percent change from-
                                              December     Jan.      Feb.       Feb. 1995 from-     Nov. to    Dec. to    Jan. to
                                                1994       1995      1995    Feb. 1994  Jan. 1995     Dec.       Jan.       Feb.
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     147.8     148.3        3.0        0.3        0.2        0.3        0.3
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        440.2     441.7        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    19.320     147.2     147.3        2.9         .1         .6        -.2         .3
    Food ...................................    17.629     146.9     146.9        3.1         .0         .7        -.1         .2
      Food at home .........................    11.243     147.2     147.1        3.6        -.1        1.0        -.4         .3
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.670     164.3     165.6        2.9         .8         .2        -.2         .7
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     3.398     137.1     137.4         .1         .2        -.2         .3         .5
        Dairy products .....................     1.299     132.4     131.8         .2        -.5         .0         .1        -.2
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     2.124     178.8     175.8        9.2       -1.7        5.4       -2.6         .6
        Other food at home .................     2.751     139.7     140.2        5.9         .4         .1         .1         .0
          Sugar and sweets .................      .367     135.5     135.8         .1         .2         .3        -.1         .1
          Fats and oils ....................      .286     136.3     136.7        4.0         .3         .1         .2         .1
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .920     132.2     132.9       14.3         .5         .1        -.1        -.2
          Other prepared food ..............     1.179     149.1     149.5        2.3         .3         .1         .1         .3
      Food away from home ..................     6.387     147.3     147.5        2.1         .1         .2         .3         .1
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.690     151.6     152.0         .9         .3         .1         .0         .1
 
  Housing ..................................    38.759     143.5     144.0        2.2         .3         .0         .4         .2
    Shelter ................................    25.753     158.6     159.3        2.9         .4         .1         .3         .2
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     8.073     149.9     151.3        2.4         .9         .1         .1         .3
        Rent, residential ..................     6.615     155.7     156.1        2.4         .3         .1         .2         .3
        Other renters' costs ...............     1.458     195.3     202.9        2.3        3.9        -.3        -.3         .7
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    17.491     153.6     154.0        3.2         .3         .1         .3         .1
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    17.161     153.8     154.2        3.1         .3         .1         .3         .1
        Household insurance 1/ .............      .331     143.2     143.4        4.9         .1         .5         .4         .2
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .189     132.8     133.2        2.9         .3         .8         .3         .3
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .104     140.5     140.8        4.5         .2         .2         .1         .2
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .085     122.5     123.0        1.1         .4        1.4         .5         .4
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.329     122.5     122.2         .1        -.2        -.2         .5         .1
      Fuels ................................     3.958     110.1     109.7        -.7        -.4        -.5         .2         .2
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .331      89.3      89.5       -4.4         .2         .0        -.1        -.2
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.627     117.4     116.9        -.4        -.4        -.6         .3         .3
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.372     152.4     152.2        1.0        -.1         .1         .9        -.1
    Household furnishings and operation ....     5.676     120.5     121.2        1.8         .6         .0         .8         .4
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.432     109.2     109.9         .7         .6        -.2         .2         .5
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.122     134.1     134.8        2.4         .5         .3         .8         .4
      Housekeeping services ................     1.122     145.6     146.0        4.5         .3         .1        3.0         .2
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.661     128.3     130.0       -1.1        1.3        -.3         .7        -.3
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.136     125.0     126.8       -1.4        1.4        -.2         .7        -.3
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.329     123.5     125.2        1.0        1.4        -.9        1.2        1.0
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.214     121.2     124.3       -4.0        2.6        -.2         .6       -1.1
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .263     130.3     127.0         .3       -2.5         .3        -.1       -2.7
      Footwear .............................      .827     124.4     125.3       -1.3         .7        -.1         .8         .2
      Other apparel commodities ............      .503     149.1     149.7        3.2         .4         .3         .3        -.1
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .524     156.5     156.8        2.1         .2         .1         .4         .2
 
  Transportation ...........................    19.183     136.9     137.1        5.1         .1         .4         .7         .4
    Private transportation .................    18.027     135.2     135.4        5.7         .1         .6         .6         .5
      New vehicles .........................     4.982     141.2     141.4        3.1         .1         .1         .1         .1
        New cars ...........................     3.622     138.6     138.7        3.0         .1         .1         .2         .2
      Used cars ............................     2.382     153.0     154.0       14.2         .7        1.9        2.8        2.5
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.819      98.5      97.8        4.6        -.7         .2         .3        -.4
        Gasoline ...........................      -         98.3      97.5        4.8        -.8         .1         .4        -.3
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.617     152.7     153.3        2.7         .4         .2         .0         .1
      Other private transportation .........     5.227     164.7     165.4        6.4         .4         .8         .7         .6
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .780     103.4     103.8        1.0         .4         .1        -.3         .7
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     4.447     180.0     180.9        7.4         .5         .9         .8         .6
    Public transportation ..................     1.156     164.8     166.5       -2.6        1.0       -1.6         .7         .7
 
  Medical care .............................     6.173     215.9     217.3        5.0         .6         .5         .3         .3
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.063     200.9     201.3        2.3         .2         .1         .0        -.1
    Medical care services ..................     5.110     219.3     220.9        5.5         .7         .6         .4         .4
      Professional medical services ........     2.920     198.1     199.4        4.9         .7         .4         .3         .5
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.005     150.1     150.4        2.2         .2         .0         .4         .2
    Entertainment commodities ..............     2.054     136.8     136.8        2.1         .0        -.1         .3         .1
    Entertainment services .................     1.951     169.2     170.1        2.5         .5         .1         .5         .4
 
  Other goods and services .................     6.900     200.5     201.5        4.3         .5         .3        -.1         .7
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     2.128     222.4     222.9        2.6         .2         .0       -1.2         .5
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.139     146.0     146.4        2.3         .3         .1        -.1         .3
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .646     143.1     143.4        2.1         .2         .3        -.3         .2
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .493     149.5     150.1        2.6         .4         .1         .2         .4
    Personal and educational expenses ......     3.633     226.0     227.5        6.0         .7         .4         .5         .8
      School books and supplies ............      .220     213.4     213.4        3.7         .0         .2        1.4        -.1
      Personal and educational services ....     3.413     227.2     228.9        6.1         .7         .4         .4         .9
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     147.8     148.3        3.0         .3         .2         .3         .3
  Commodities ..............................    47.499     134.9     135.3        2.7         .3         .4         .1         .3
    Food and beverages .....................    19.320     147.2     147.3        2.9         .1         .6        -.2         .3
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    28.180     127.4     127.9        2.6         .4         .2         .4         .2
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    16.400     127.0     127.6        1.5         .5         .0         .2         .0
        Apparel commodities ................     5.136     125.0     126.8       -1.4        1.4        -.2         .7        -.3
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    11.263     130.9     130.8        2.8        -.1        -.8        -.3        -.1
      Durables .............................    11.780     126.8     127.2        4.3         .3         .4         .6         .6
  Services .................................    52.501     163.4     164.1        3.2         .4         .2         .4         .3
    Rent of shelter 1/ .....................    25.206     152.5     153.3        3.0         .5         .0         .2         .4
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.584     126.1     125.8        1.0        -.2         .0         .7         .0
    Transportation services ................     7.220     170.6     171.5        4.6         .5         .3         .7         .5
    Medical care services ..................     5.110     219.3     220.9        5.5         .7         .6         .4         .4
    Other services .........................     6.381     186.6     187.7        4.3         .6         .3         .4         .6
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    82.371     147.9     148.5        3.1         .4         .1         .4         .3
All items less shelter .....................    74.247     145.0     145.5        3.0         .3         .3         .3         .3
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    82.509     139.0     139.4        3.0         .3         .3         .3         .3
All items less medical care ................    93.827     144.6     145.0        2.9         .3         .2         .3         .3
Commodities less food ......................    29.870     128.3     128.8        2.5         .4         .2         .3         .3
Nondurables less food ......................    18.090     128.4     129.0        1.4         .5         .0         .2         .0
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    12.954     132.0     132.0        2.6         .0        -.7        -.3         .0
Nondurables ................................    35.719     137.4     137.7        2.2         .2         .3         .1         .2
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    27.295     155.2     155.8        3.6         .4         .3         .6         .4
Services less medical care services ........    47.390     158.6     159.3        3.0         .4         .1         .4         .4
Energy .....................................     7.777     103.6     103.1        1.9        -.5        -.1         .2        -.1
All items less energy ......................    92.223     154.0     154.6        3.1         .4         .3         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    74.594     155.8     156.6        3.2         .5         .2         .4         .3
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    25.720     137.1     137.9        2.4         .6         .1         .4         .4
      Energy commodities ...................     4.150      98.0      97.3        3.7        -.7         .2         .3        -.5
    Services less energy services ..........    48.874     168.5     169.3        3.5         .5         .2         .5         .3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.677     $.674       -3.0        -.4         .0        -.3        -.4
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .227      .226        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   1/     Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
   2/     Not seasonally adjusted.
   -      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): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group
 
 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes             Seasonally adjusted annual rate
                                                                                                percent change for
                                                                                        3 months ended-           6 months ended-
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.     May    Aug.    Nov.    Feb.     Aug.      Feb.
                                                 1994    1994    1995    1995    1994    1994    1994    1995     1994      1995
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.2     4.2     2.2     3.3      3.2       2.8
 
   Food and beverages .........................   146.0   146.9   146.6   147.0     2.0     4.5     1.9     2.8      3.2       2.4
     Food .....................................   145.4   146.4   146.2   146.5     2.0     5.1     1.7     3.1      3.5       2.4
       Food at home ...........................   145.1   146.5   145.9   146.4     2.0     7.2     1.1     3.6      4.6       2.4
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   164.4   164.7   164.3   165.4     3.3     4.5     1.5     2.5      3.9       2.0
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   136.6   136.3   136.7   137.4     -.3     -.9     -.6     2.4      -.6        .9
         Dairy products .......................   131.6   131.6   131.7   131.5     3.1    -3.0      .9     -.3       .0        .3
         Fruits and vegetables ................   167.7   176.7   172.1   173.1     5.4    15.2     2.7    13.5     10.2       8.0
         Other food at home ...................   139.0   139.2   139.3   139.3     2.5    19.1     2.0      .9     10.4       1.5
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.1   135.5   135.3   135.4     -.3     -.6      .6      .9      -.4        .7
           Fats and oils ......................   135.3   135.5   135.8   136.0     6.6     3.0     3.9     2.1      4.8       3.0
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   131.7   131.8   131.7   131.4     2.5    62.8     2.8     -.9     29.1        .9
           Other prepared food ................   148.5   148.6   148.8   149.2     1.9     3.6     1.9     1.9      2.8       1.9
       Food away from home ....................   146.7   147.0   147.4   147.5     1.7     1.9     2.5     2.2      1.8       2.3
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   151.7   151.9   151.9   152.0      .3      .8     2.1      .8       .5       1.5
 
   Housing ....................................   143.0   143.0   143.6   143.9     1.7     2.6     2.0     2.5      2.1       2.3
     Shelter ..................................   158.1   158.2   158.6   158.9     2.6     3.1     3.6     2.0      2.9       2.8
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   149.6   149.7   149.9   150.3     2.2     2.7     2.4     1.9      2.5       2.2
         Rent, residential ....................   155.2   155.4   155.7   156.1     1.8     2.6     2.6     2.3      2.2       2.5
         Other renters' costs .................   198.8   198.3   197.8   199.1     4.2     2.3     2.2      .6      3.2       1.4
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   153.0   153.1   153.6   153.8     3.0     3.2     4.0     2.1      3.1       3.1
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   153.2   153.3   153.8   154.0     3.0     3.2     4.0     2.1      3.1       3.1
         Household insurance 1/ ...............   142.1   142.8   143.4   143.7     5.1     7.1     3.2     4.6      6.1       3.9
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   131.4   132.4   132.8   133.2     4.7     1.2      .3     5.6      3.0       2.9
         Maintenance and repair services 2/ ...   140.0   140.3   140.5   140.8    12.4      .9     2.6     2.3      6.5       2.5
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    120.2   121.9   122.5   123.0    -3.6     1.0    -2.3     9.6     -1.3       3.5
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.5   122.2   122.8   122.9    -1.9     1.0      .0     1.3      -.5        .7
       Fuels ..................................   110.3   109.8   110.0   110.2    -3.6     1.1      .4     -.4     -1.3        .0
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    87.6    87.6    87.5    87.3   -12.5     3.2    -6.1    -1.4     -5.0      -3.8
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   118.2   117.5   117.8   118.1    -2.7     1.0     1.0     -.3      -.8        .3
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.9   151.1   152.4   152.2      .8      .3     -.5     3.5       .5       1.5
     Household furnishings and operation ......   119.7   119.7   120.7   121.2     2.0     1.3    -1.0     5.1      1.7       2.0
       Housefurnishings .......................   109.5   109.3   109.5   110.0     1.8     1.5    -2.2     1.8      1.7       -.2
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   132.8   133.2   134.2   134.8      .9     2.1      .3     6.2      1.5       3.2
       Housekeeping services ..................   141.3   141.4   145.7   146.0     2.6     1.1     1.1    14.0      1.9       7.4
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   131.0   130.6   131.5   131.1      .3    -2.1    -2.7      .3      -.9      -1.2
     Apparel commodities ......................   128.0   127.7   128.6   128.2      .0    -2.4    -3.4      .6     -1.2      -1.4
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   125.4   124.3   125.8   127.0     -.3     3.2    -3.7     5.2      1.4        .6
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   126.8   126.5   127.3   125.9    -1.5    -8.0    -3.1    -2.8     -4.8      -3.0
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   131.5   131.9   131.8   128.3    -5.8    14.0     4.1    -9.4      3.6      -2.9
       Footwear ...............................   125.2   125.1   126.1   126.3    -1.2    -2.8    -4.7     3.6     -2.0       -.6
       Other apparel commodities ..............   149.2   149.6   150.1   150.0    14.5     1.6    -4.2     2.2      7.9      -1.1
     Apparel services 2/.......................   155.8   155.9   156.5   156.8     2.6     2.4     1.0     2.6      2.5       1.8
 
   Transportation .............................   135.7   136.3   137.2   137.8     2.5    10.1     2.1     6.3      6.2       4.2
     Private transportation ...................   134.1   134.9   135.7   136.4     2.8     9.9     3.3     7.0      6.3       5.2
       New vehicles ...........................   139.8   140.0   140.1   140.3     5.4     5.0      .9     1.4      5.2       1.2
         New cars .............................   137.1   137.2   137.5   137.8     4.3     4.5     1.5     2.1      4.4       1.8
       Used cars ..............................   147.0   149.8   154.0   157.9     5.9     7.3    12.3    33.1      6.6      22.3
       Motor fuel .............................   101.1   101.3   101.6   101.2    -6.1    31.3    -3.1      .4     11.0      -1.4
         Gasoline .............................   100.9   101.0   101.4   101.1    -6.5    33.0    -3.5      .8     11.5      -1.4
       Maintenance and repairs ................   152.6   152.9   152.9   153.1     3.3     3.0     2.9     1.3      3.1       2.1
       Other private transportation ...........   161.2   162.5   163.6   164.5     5.5     4.9     6.5     8.4      5.2       7.4
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   103.1   103.2   102.9   103.6     1.2     -.4     1.2     2.0       .4       1.6
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   175.7   177.3   178.8   179.8     6.6     5.8     7.6     9.7      6.2       8.6
     Public transportation ....................   164.3   161.6   162.8   163.9    -2.6     7.9   -13.2    -1.0      2.5      -7.3
 
   Medical care ...............................   214.5   215.5   216.1   216.8     5.1     4.9     5.6     4.4      5.0       5.0
     Medical care commodities .................   201.2   201.4   201.3   201.1     2.7     2.9     3.9     -.2      2.8       1.8
     Medical care services ....................   217.3   218.5   219.3   220.2     5.7     5.2     5.9     5.4      5.4       5.7
       Professional medical services ..........   196.9   197.7   198.3   199.2     4.9     4.2     5.5     4.8      4.6       5.1
 
   Entertainment ..............................   149.5   149.5   150.1   150.4     2.7     1.4     2.4     2.4      2.0       2.4
     Entertainment commodities ................   136.6   136.4   136.8   136.9     4.2      .9     2.1      .9      2.5       1.5
     Entertainment services ...................   168.2   168.4   169.2   169.9     1.0     1.9     2.9     4.1      1.5       3.5
 
   Other goods and services ...................   200.0   200.5   200.2   201.6     5.7     4.6     3.9     3.2      5.1       3.6
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   223.6   223.6   220.9   222.0     5.5     5.0     3.3    -2.8      5.2        .2
     Personal care 2/ .........................   145.9   146.1   146.0   146.4     4.5     1.4     1.9     1.4      3.0       1.7
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   143.1   143.5   143.1   143.4     5.5      .6     1.4      .8      3.0       1.1
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   149.1   149.2   149.5   150.1     2.8     2.5     2.5     2.7      2.6       2.6
     Personal and educational expenses ........   223.5   224.4   225.6   227.5     6.3     5.4     4.8     7.4      5.9       6.1
       School books and supplies ..............   208.9   209.3   212.3   212.1     4.0     3.3     1.0     6.3      3.6       3.6
       Personal and educational services ......   224.8   225.8   226.8   228.9     6.5     5.6     5.0     7.5      6.0       6.2
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.2     4.2     2.2     3.3      3.2       2.8
   Commodities ................................   134.6   135.1   135.3   135.7     1.5     5.2      .9     3.3      3.4       2.1
     Food and beverages .......................   146.0   146.9   146.6   147.0     2.0     4.5     1.9     2.8      3.2       2.4
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   127.6   127.8   128.3   128.6     1.6     5.5      .3     3.2      3.5       1.7
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   128.5   128.5   128.8   128.8      .6     6.1    -1.8      .9      3.3       -.5
         Apparel commodities ..................   128.0   127.7   128.6   128.2      .0    -2.4    -3.4      .6     -1.2      -1.4
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   132.4   131.3   130.9   130.8     5.8    13.0    -1.8    -4.7      9.3      -3.3
       Durables ...............................   125.4   125.9   126.7   127.5     3.7     4.3     2.9     6.9      4.0       4.9
   Services ...................................   162.5   162.8   163.5   164.0     2.8     3.5     3.0     3.7      3.2       3.4
     Rent of shelter 1/ .......................   152.2   152.2   152.5   153.1     3.0     3.0     3.5     2.4      3.0       2.9
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   125.7   125.7   126.6   126.6      .3      .6      .6     2.9       .5       1.8
     Transportation services ..................   168.0   168.5   169.6   170.4     4.2     5.5     2.9     5.8      4.8       4.4
     Medical care services ....................   217.3   218.5   219.3   220.2     5.7     5.2     5.9     5.4      5.4       5.7
     Other services ...........................   185.5   186.1   186.9   188.1     4.1     4.0     3.8     5.7      4.0       4.7
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   147.3   147.5   148.1   148.5     2.2     4.2     2.2     3.3      3.2       2.7
 All items less shelter .......................   144.4   144.8   145.3   145.7     2.3     4.6     1.7     3.7      3.4       2.7
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   138.4   138.8   139.2   139.6     2.1     4.5     1.8     3.5      3.3       2.6
 All items less medical care ..................   143.9   144.2   144.7   145.1     2.3     4.3     1.7     3.4      3.3       2.5
 Commodities less food ........................   128.8   129.0   129.4   129.8     1.6     5.1      .6     3.1      3.3       1.9
 Nondurables less food ........................   129.8   129.8   130.1   130.1      .6     5.4    -1.5      .9      3.0       -.3
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   133.3   132.4   132.0   132.0     5.1    10.9    -1.2    -3.8      7.9      -2.5
 Nondurables ..................................   137.5   137.9   138.0   138.3     1.5     5.4      .0     2.3      3.4       1.2
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   153.8   154.2   155.2   155.8     2.7     3.5     2.9     5.3      3.1       4.1
 Services less medical care services ..........   157.8   157.9   158.6   159.3     2.3     3.1     2.8     3.9      2.7       3.3
 Energy .......................................   105.2   105.1   105.3   105.2    -4.9    14.9    -1.5      .0      4.5       -.8
 All items less energy ........................   153.2   153.6   154.1   154.5     3.0     3.5     2.4     3.4      3.2       2.9
   All items less food and energy .............   155.3   155.6   156.2   156.7     3.2     2.9     2.6     3.7      3.0       3.1
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   137.1   137.3   137.8   138.3     2.7     2.1     1.2     3.5      2.4       2.4
       Energy commodities .....................   100.1   100.3   100.6   100.1    -6.5    28.8    -3.5      .0      9.8      -1.8
     Services less energy services ............   167.6   167.9   168.7   169.2     3.2     3.4     3.4     3.9      3.3       3.6
 
 
 
    1/     Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
    2/     Not seasonally adjusted.
    -      Data not available.
    NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 
 
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index
 
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
                                                                 Indexes                Percent change to       Percent change to
                  Area                     Pricing                                       Feb. 1995 from-         Jan. 1995 from-
                                          schedule    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.
                                             1/       1994    1994    1995    1995    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        149.7   149.7   150.3   150.9     2.9     0.8     0.4     2.8     0.4     0.4
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        156.7   156.3   157.1   157.6     2.3      .8      .3     2.5      .3      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        157.2   156.6   157.7   158.3     2.4     1.1      .4     2.6      .3      .7
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        154.8   155.3   155.4   155.7     1.8      .3      .2     1.9      .4      .1
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        155.4   155.0   155.7   156.0     2.7      .6      .2     2.9      .2      .5
 
North Central urban ....................      M        145.8   145.7   146.1   146.7     3.2      .7      .4     3.3      .2      .3
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        146.8   146.8   147.3   148.0     3.4      .8      .5     3.4      .3      .3
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        144.5   144.1   144.4   145.2     2.8      .8      .6     2.3     -.1      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        147.4   147.1   147.4   147.7     3.3      .4      .2     3.5      .0      .2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        141.3   141.2   141.5   142.3     3.7      .8      .6     3.5      .1      .2
 
South urban ............................      M        146.0   146.1   146.7   147.4     3.1      .9      .5     2.9      .5      .4
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        145.9   146.0   146.6   147.3     2.7      .9      .5     2.6      .5      .4
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        148.4   148.4   148.9   149.6     3.5      .8      .5     3.1      .3      .3
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        145.0   145.3   145.7   146.2     3.2      .6      .3     3.3      .5      .3
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        144.3   144.3   145.2   146.1     3.8     1.2      .6     3.1      .6      .6
 
West urban .............................      M        151.1   151.2   152.0   152.4     2.8      .8      .3     2.6      .6      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        151.9   152.2   152.9   153.1     2.1      .6      .1     2.1      .7      .5
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        153.8   153.3   154.1   155.1     4.6     1.2      .6     4.3      .2      .5
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        135.6   135.6   136.2   136.7     2.6      .8      .4     2.6      .4      .4
  B ....................................      M        149.4   149.4   149.9   150.5     3.0      .7      .4     2.8      .3      .3
  C ....................................      M        148.9   148.8   149.3   149.8     3.4      .7      .3     3.5      .3      .3
  D ....................................      M        145.3   145.3   145.9   146.6     3.6      .9      .5     3.3      .4      .4
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        150.4   150.5   151.8   152.3     3.7     1.2      .3     3.6      .9      .9
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        152.9   153.4   154.3   154.5     1.5      .7      .1     1.4      .9      .6
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        159.4   158.9   159.9   160.3     1.8      .9      .3     2.5      .3      .6
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        156.7   155.4   156.6   157.8     3.2     1.5      .8     2.7     -.1      .8
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        149.8   149.4   150.3   150.5     2.1      .7      .1     1.9      .3      .6
 
Baltimore, MD ..........................      1        148.6    -      148.7    -       -       -       -        3.4      .1    -
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ...........      1        156.7    -      158.0    -       -       -       -        2.9      .8    -
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .............      1        146.0    -      146.6    -       -       -       -        2.9      .4    -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..............      1        144.5    -      147.3    -       -       -       -        4.5     1.9    -
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........      1        143.3    -      142.9    -       -       -       -        3.1     -.3    -
Washington, DC-MD-VA ...................      1        153.0    -      153.8    -       -       -       -        1.9      .5    -
 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................      2         -      141.9    -      143.3     2.9     1.0    -       -       -       -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2         -      145.5    -      147.3     4.0     1.2    -       -       -       -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2         -      137.8    -      139.3     1.7     1.1    -       -       -       -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2         -      146.5    -      147.3     3.3      .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 map in technical notes.
   3/     Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   -      Data not available.
   NOTE:  Local area CPI 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 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index
 
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
                                                                 Indexes                Percent change to       Percent change to
                  Area                     Pricing                                       Feb. 1995 from-         Jan. 1995 from-
                                          schedule    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Feb.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.
                                             1/       1994    1994    1995    1995    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        147.3   147.2   147.8   148.3     3.0     0.7     0.3     2.9     0.3     0.4
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        154.3   154.0   154.8   155.2     2.5      .8      .3     2.7      .3      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        153.8   153.3   154.3   154.8     2.6     1.0      .3     2.7      .3      .7
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        152.6   153.1   153.3   153.7     2.0      .4      .3     2.0      .5      .1
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        157.1   156.7   157.4   157.6     2.9      .6      .1     3.1      .2      .4
 
North Central urban ....................      M        142.8   142.7   143.0   143.6     3.3      .6      .4     3.2      .1      .2
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        143.1   143.1   143.5   144.2     3.4      .8      .5     3.4      .3      .3
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        141.0   140.6   140.9   141.8     3.1      .9      .6     2.5     -.1      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        144.8   144.6   144.9   145.2     3.3      .4      .2     3.5      .1      .2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        139.9   139.7   139.8   140.4     3.4      .5      .4     3.3     -.1      .1
 
South urban ............................      M        144.8   144.9   145.3   145.9     3.3      .7      .4     3.0      .3      .3
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        144.3   144.3   144.8   145.4     2.9      .8      .4     2.7      .3      .3
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        145.2   145.3   145.6   146.3     3.6      .7      .5     3.2      .3      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        145.1   145.3   145.7   146.1     3.4      .6      .3     3.5      .4      .3
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        144.7   144.7   145.6   146.4     3.8     1.2      .5     3.2      .6      .6
 
West urban .............................      M        148.2   148.5   149.2   149.4     2.8      .6      .1     2.7      .7      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        147.6   147.9   148.5   148.7     2.3      .5      .1     2.2      .6      .4
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        151.1   150.7   151.4   152.2     4.2     1.0      .5     4.1      .2      .5
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        134.8   134.7   135.3   135.7     2.7      .7      .3     2.7      .4      .4
  B ....................................      M        146.8   146.9   147.3   147.9     3.1      .7      .4     2.9      .3      .3
  C ....................................      M        148.2   148.1   148.6   149.0     3.4      .6      .3     3.5      .3      .3
  D ....................................      M        144.8   144.8   145.2   145.8     3.6      .7      .4     3.3      .3      .3
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        145.7   145.8   147.1   147.5     3.7     1.2      .3     3.6     1.0      .9
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        147.7   148.1   149.0   149.2     1.6      .7      .1     1.5      .9      .6
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        155.9   155.4   156.3   156.6     2.0      .8      .2     2.6      .3      .6
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        156.1   155.1   156.4   157.5     3.5     1.5      .7     2.8      .2      .8
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        147.6   147.4   148.2   148.3     2.3      .6      .1     2.0      .4      .5
 
Baltimore, MD ..........................      1        147.6    -      147.7    -       -       -       -        3.5      .1    -
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ...........      1        155.8    -      157.0    -       -       -       -        3.0      .8    -
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .............      1        138.8    -      139.0    -       -       -       -        2.9      .1    -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..............      1        142.7    -      145.3    -       -       -       -        4.8     1.8    -
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........      1        142.9    -      142.3    -       -       -       -        3.3     -.4    -
Washington, DC-MD-VA ...................      1        150.6    -      151.2    -       -       -       -        2.0      .4    -
 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................      2         -      141.7    -      142.7     3.3      .7    -       -       -       -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2         -      141.0    -      142.7     4.2     1.2    -       -       -       -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2         -      137.8    -      138.9     1.9      .8    -       -       -       -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2         -      140.3    -      141.1     3.5      .6    -       -       -       -
 
 
 
   1/     Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as
          indicated:
            M - Every month.
            1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
            2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
   2/     Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3/     Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   -      Data not available.
   NOTE:  Local area CPI 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.