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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--JANUARY 1995
 
    The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4
percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 150.3
(1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in January,
the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent.
 
    The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.4 percent in January, prior to seasonal
adjustment.  The January 1995 CPI-W level of 147.8 was 2.9 percent
higher than the index in January 1994.
 
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 and 0.2 percent in the 2 preceding
months.  In January, the index for food declined 0.3 percent,
following an advance of 0.8 percent in December.  Energy costs, which
declined slightly in December, increased 0.3 percent in January.
Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent, following
a 0.1 percent rise in December.  The acceleration in January reflects
a larger rise in shelter costs and upturns in the indexes for apparel
commodities, airline fares, and housefurnishings, each of which had
declined throughout most of the second half of 1994.
 
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
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.|Jan.95 |Jan95
____________________________________________________________________
 All items        |  .3   .4   .2   .1   .1   .2   .3   2.7     2.8
Food and beverages|  .5   .4   .3   .0   .2   .6  -.2   2.5     2.5
Housing           |  .2   .3   .2   .2   .1   .0   .4   2.2     2.4
Apparel and upkeep| -.4  -.9   .1  -.2  -.3  -.2   .7    .6     -.8
Transportation    |  .7  1.0   .1  -.1   .1   .2   .6   3.9     4.3
Medical care      |  .4   .4   .4   .5   .4   .5   .3   4.9     4.9
Entertainment     |  .3   .0   .1   .1   .4   .1   .4   3.5     2.4
Other goods & serv|  .4   .3   .1   .4   .4   .3   .0   2.6     4.0
 Special indexes: |
Energy            | 1.4  1.4  -.6  -.3   .5  -.1   .3   2.7     2.9
Food              |  .6   .5   .2   .1   .1   .8  -.3   2.5     2.6
AI - food & energy|  .2   .3   .2   .2   .2   .1   .4   3.1     2.9
____________________________________________________________________
 
    The food and beverage index fell 0.2 percent in January.  Grocery
store food prices decreased 0.5 percent in January, following a 1.0
percent increase in December.  The deceleration reflects a sharp
downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 2.6
percent in January, following a 5.3 percent rise in December.  The
index for fresh fruits and vegetables decreased 4.3 percent, more than
offsetting a 1.0 percent increase in the index for processed fruits
and vegetables.  Each of the other major grocery store food groups
showed little movement in January, with the changes ranging between
negative and positive 0.2 percent.  The index for cereal and bakery
products fell 0.2 percent, while the indexes for meats, poultry, fish,
and eggs, for dairy products, and for other food at home each
increased.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs turned up in
January as an increase in meat prices more than offset declines in the
indexes for poultry, eggs, and fish and seafood.  Beef and pork
prices, each of which declined in 1994, rose 0.5 and 1.3 percent,
respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverage
index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--each rose 0.1 percent
in January.
 
    The housing component increased 0.4 percent in January, following
no change in December.  Each of the three major housing groups
contributed to the acceleration.  Shelter costs, which increased 0.1
percent in December, advanced 0.3 percent in January.  Within shelter,
renters' costs rose 0.2 percent; homeowners' costs, 0.4 percent; and
maintenance and repair costs, 0.3 percent.  The index for fuel and
other utilities, which declined 0.2 percent in December, increased 0.5
percent in January.  The index for household fuels rose 0.2 percent,
as increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity--up 0.6 and
0.7 percent, respectively--more than offset an 0.8 percent decline in
the index for natural gas.  The index for other utilities and public
services rose 1.0 percent in January, reflecting a sharp increase in
the index for telephone services.  These charges rose 1.3 percent in
January as a 2.7 percent increase in local telephone call charges more
than offset a 4.8 percent drop in charges for intrastate toll calls.
Charges for cable television, which had declined throughout most of
1994 before turning up in November, rose 0.7 percent in January.  The
index for household furnishings and operation, which was unchanged in
December, increased 0.8 percent in January, its largest monthly
advance since February 1991.  Contributing to the January increase was
a 10.3 percent rise in postage fees.
 
    The transportation index advanced 0.6 percent in January,
following an increase of 0.2 percent in December.  Public
transportation costs, which declined 2.3 percent in December, rose 1.2
percent in January, reflecting an upturn in airline fares. The index
for airline fares rose 2.2 percent in January, following declines in
each of the last four months of 1994 totaling 10.8 percent.  Private
transportation costs rose 0.5 percent in January, the same as in
December.  The index for motor fuels rose 0.4 percent  in January.
(Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 1.8 percent.
See the note on page 6, which explains the quality adjustment made to
gasoline prices in the January CPI.)  The increase of 0.1 percent in
the index for new cars continues its pattern of very little movement
evident since the introduction of the 1995 models.  (As of January,
the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about 80 percent of the
new car sample.)  Automobile finance charges continued to increase
sharply, advancing 4.0 percent in January and 27.4 percent in the last
12 months.  Used car prices also continued to rise sharply, advancing
2.6 percent in January and 11.4 percent since January 1994.
 
    The index for apparel and upkeep, which registered declines
throughout most of the second half of 1994, turned up in January,
increasing 0.7 percent.  Smaller than usual discounts on fall-winter
clothing in January, resulting from substantial discounting earlier in
the season were responsible for the January increase.  (Prior to
seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell
0.9 percent in January.)
 
    Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in January to a level 4.9
percent higher than a year earlier.  The index for medical care
commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
supplies--was unchanged in January.  The index for medical care
services rose 0.4 percent in January.  Charges for professional
services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.2
percent, respectively.
 
    Entertainment costs increased 0.4 percent in January, following a
0.1 percent rise in December.  The indexes for toys and  sporting
goods and equipment and for fees for club memberships and for
instructions, which declined in December, turned up in January.
 
    The index for other goods and services was unchanged in January.
The index for tobacco and smoking products fell 1.3 percent.  (Prior
to seasonal adjustment, tobacco prices rose 0.1 percent.)  An increase
in the index for personal and educational expenses, in particular, for
prices of school books and supplies offset the drop in the tobacco
index.
 
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
    On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers also rose 0.3 percent in January.
 
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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
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.|Jan.95 |Jan95
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 All items        |  .4   .3   .2   .1   .2   .2   .3   3.0     2.9
Food and beverages|  .4   .4   .3   .0   .2   .6  -.2   2.5     2.4
Housing           |  .1   .4   .1   .1   .2   .0   .4   2.5     2.4
Apparel and upkeep| -.3  -.8   .1  -.4  -.4  -.3   .7    .0     -.9
Transportation    |  .8  1.0   .1   .0   .4   .4   .7   6.0     5.1
Medical care      |  .3   .4   .4   .6   .4   .5   .3   4.8     4.9
Entertainment     |  .3   .0   .0   .2   .4   .0   .4   3.3     2.3
Other goods & serv|  .4   .3   .3   .3   .4   .3  -.1   2.0     3.8
 Special indexes: |
Energy            | 1.4  1.7  -.6  -.4   .6  -.1   .2   2.7     3.1
Food              |  .6   .4   .3   .0   .1   .7  -.1   2.8     2.5
AI - food & energy|  .2   .3   .3   .2   .2   .2   .4   3.1     3.0
____________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
    Consumer Price Index data for February will be released on
Thursday, March 16, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EST).
 
                   QUALITY ADJUSTMENT FOR GASOLINE
 
    A quality adjustment has been made to gasoline prices used in the
January CPI to account for the effects of the mandated introduction of
reformulated gasoline in selected areas of the United States.  The
gasoline index rose 0.4 percent in January, following seasonal
adjustment.  Without the quality adjustment, it is estimated that this
index would have increased 1.1 percent.  In those areas required to
sell the reformulated gasoline, virtually all of the January price
quotes were for reformulated gasoline.
 
CPI ANNOUNCEMENT
 
    Effective with the release of data for January 1995, on February
15, the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced several technical
improvements in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index designed
to make the index a more accurate measure of price change.  These
improvements, which stem from findings of research conducted by BLS
staff, affected the food at home, shelter, and prescription drug
components of the CPI.
 
    The change to the food at home component improved the outlet
sample rotation process.  (Approximately 20 percent of CPI outlet
samples are updated annually.)  Empirical evidence had established
that the prior procedures for the routine introduction of new samples
tended to overstate price change for the newly sampled items
immediately following their introduction.  Since the food at home
component of the index is particularly sensitive to this effect, new
measures designed to lessen its impact have been introduced in the
calculation of the food at home component beginning with January 1995
data.
 
    In addition, two changes have been made in the way in which the
shelter component of the CPI is calculated.  First, the imputation
formula for estimating owners' equivalent rent, which relies upon a
matching of a sample of residential rental units to a sample of
homeowner units, has been improved.  Second, additional BLS research
indicated that the prior procedures, both for residential rent and for
owners' implicit rent, tended to understate the short-term rent
change. Beginning with data for January 1995, BLS has incorporated an
improved estimate.  Research on this issue will continue during the
course of the upcoming CPI revision, and, if this research yields
further improvements in the estimates of rent changes, they will be
incorporated into the index as part of the revision effort.
 
    Finally, the procedure for handling the introduction into the
index of generic versions of formerly patented drugs into the index
has been changed.  The prior practice of directly comparing the prices
of patented and generic drugs only when the patented drug is no longer
available in the sampled outlet has been changed.  A new procedure,
which reflects the rate at which consumers switch their purchases from
patented to generic versions of a drug, has been employed beginning
with CPI data for January 1995.
 
    The basic research papers on these topics are available from the
BLS by calling 202-606-7000.  These changes are explained more fully
in the CPI Detailed Report for October 1994.
 
 
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     Dec.      Jan.       Jan. 1995 from-     Oct. to    Nov. to    Dec. to
                                                1994       1994      1995    Jan. 1994  Dec. 1994     Nov.       Dec.       Jan.
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     149.7     150.3        2.8        0.4        0.1        0.2        0.3
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        448.4     450.3        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    17.412     147.2     147.9        2.5         .5         .2         .6        -.2
    Food ...................................    15.838     146.8     147.5        2.6         .5         .1         .8        -.3
      Food at home .........................     9.934     147.3     148.2        3.1         .6         .1        1.0        -.5
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.464     164.2     164.6        2.7         .2        -.1         .2        -.2
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     2.892     136.4     137.3        -.4         .7         .0        -.2         .2
        Dairy products .....................     1.169     131.6     132.7         .8         .8         .3        -.1         .2
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     2.013     180.3     180.4        6.2         .1         .3        5.3       -2.6
        Other food at home .................     2.396     138.8     140.3        6.1        1.1         .1         .1         .1
          Sugar and sweets .................      .326     134.5     135.5         .4         .7        -.3         .4        -.1
          Fats and oils ....................      .249     134.2     136.4        3.9        1.6         .4         .1         .3
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .796     131.7     133.3       14.8        1.2         .2         .1        -.1
          Other prepared food ..............     1.026     148.1     149.4        2.5         .9         .2        -.1         .3
      Food away from home ..................     5.904     147.1     147.4        2.0         .2         .3         .3         .1
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.574     151.8     152.0         .7         .1         .3         .0         .1
 
  Housing ..................................    41.187     145.4     146.4        2.4         .7         .1         .0         .4
    Shelter ................................    28.042     161.8     162.9        3.0         .7         .2         .1         .3
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     7.955     168.2     170.7        2.3        1.5         .3        -.1         .2
        Rent, residential ..................     5.765     155.7     156.1        2.6         .3         .3         .1         .3
        Other renters' costs ...............     2.190     186.2     195.0        1.8        4.7         .4        -.5         .2
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    19.889     167.8     168.4        3.4         .4         .2         .1         .4
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    19.501     168.1     168.7        3.4         .4         .2         .1         .4
        Household insurance 1/ .............      .389     155.4     155.9        4.5         .3         .4         .4         .5
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .198     132.7     133.1        3.3         .3         .3        1.1         .3
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .120     137.0     137.3        4.6         .2         .4         .4         .2
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .078     126.8     127.5        1.3         .6         .4        2.0         .6
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.093     122.0     122.9        1.1         .7         .2        -.2         .5
      Fuels ................................     3.859     110.1     110.7         .1         .5         .5        -.5         .2
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .360      88.4      89.4         .6        1.1        -.2         .0        -.1
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.499     117.4     118.0         .0         .5         .4        -.5         .3
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.234     150.6     152.1        2.1        1.0         .1         .1        1.0
    Household furnishings and operation ....     6.052     120.8     121.8        1.1         .8        -.2         .0         .8
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.508     110.3     110.5        -.2         .2        -.2        -.1         .2
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.088     132.9     133.8        1.7         .7       -1.0         .2         .8
      Housekeeping services ................     1.455     139.1     142.4        3.6        2.4         .0         .0        2.5
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.656     130.5     129.4        -.8        -.8        -.3        -.2         .7
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.097     127.2     126.0       -1.0        -.9        -.2        -.3         .7
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.329     125.3     124.0        -.2       -1.0        -.1       -1.1        1.2
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.269     125.7     123.0       -3.1       -2.1       -1.0        -.1         .5
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .204     131.3     129.0        2.7       -1.8         .8         .5         .0
      Footwear .............................      .747     123.6     124.0       -1.5         .3         .2        -.2         .9
      Other apparel commodities ............      .548     146.5     150.1        5.3        2.5         .8         .8         .0
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .559     156.4     157.0        2.1         .4        -.1         .1         .4
 
  Transportation ...........................    17.139     137.1     137.3        4.3         .1         .1         .2         .6
    Private transportation .................    15.623     134.9     134.9        5.2         .0         .4         .5         .5
      New vehicles .........................     5.059     140.1     140.6        3.3         .4        -.1         .1         .2
        New cars ...........................     4.052     138.5     139.0        3.2         .4        -.1         .1         .1
      Used cars ............................     1.318     151.5     152.4       11.4         .6        1.2        2.0        2.6
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.106     100.4      98.7        6.6       -1.7         .7         .2         .4
        Gasoline ...........................      -        100.2      98.4        6.8       -1.8         .8         .1         .4
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.536     151.9     152.0        2.6         .1         .2         .1         .1
      Other private transportation .........     4.604     167.6     168.8        5.8         .7         .8         .8         .7
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .618     104.3     104.2         .7        -.1         .5         .0        -.2
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     3.986     182.4     184.0        6.7         .9         .8         .9         .8
    Public transportation ..................     1.516     165.6     168.4       -3.9        1.7       -2.3       -2.3        1.2
 
  Medical care .............................     7.266     215.3     216.6        4.9         .6         .4         .5         .3
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.291     202.9     203.1        2.7         .1         .3         .1         .0
    Medical care services ..................     5.974     218.2     219.8        5.5         .7         .4         .6         .4
      Professional medical services ........     3.416     196.0     197.2        4.7         .6         .4         .5         .3
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.335     151.2     152.1        2.4         .6         .4         .1         .4
    Entertainment commodities ..............     1.968     136.8     137.5        2.1         .5         .2         .0         .2
    Entertainment services .................     2.366     168.3     169.4        2.7         .7         .5         .1         .5
 
  Other goods and services .................     7.005     202.4     203.0        4.0         .3         .4         .3         .0
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     1.607     222.0     222.2        2.1         .1         .1         .0       -1.3
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.175     145.8     145.7        1.7        -.1         .3         .1        -.1
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .622     142.6     142.2        1.2        -.3         .2         .2        -.3
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .553     149.2     149.4        2.1         .1         .3         .0         .1
    Personal and educational expenses ......     4.223     229.2     230.2        5.5         .4         .6         .4         .4
      School books and supplies ............      .251     207.4     211.9        4.2        2.2         .3         .2        1.2
      Personal and educational services ....     3.972     231.1     231.8        5.5         .3         .6         .4         .4
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     149.7     150.3        2.8         .4         .1         .2         .3
  Commodities ..............................    43.386     135.1     135.1        2.3         .0         .1         .3         .1
    Food and beverages .....................    17.412     147.2     147.9        2.5         .5         .2         .6        -.2
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    25.974     127.6     127.4        2.3        -.2         .0         .2         .3
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    15.375     128.1     127.5        1.7        -.5         .1         .0         .3
        Apparel commodities ................     5.097     127.2     126.0       -1.0        -.9        -.2        -.3         .7
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    10.278     131.5     131.2        3.1        -.2         .2        -.8        -.2
      Durables .............................    10.599     126.9     127.2        3.1         .2         .2         .3         .4
  Services .................................    56.614     164.7     165.9        3.2         .7         .3         .1         .5
    Rent of shelter 1/ .....................    27.422     168.3     169.4        3.0         .7         .2         .0         .3
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.731     135.9     137.2        1.7        1.0         .3         .0         .7
    Transportation services ................     7.038     171.1     172.6        3.3         .9         .0         .1         .6
    Medical care services ..................     5.974     218.2     219.8        5.5         .7         .4         .6         .4
    Other services .........................     7.450     188.9     189.7        4.1         .4         .5         .3         .4
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    84.162     150.2     150.8        2.9         .4         .2         .1         .4
All items less shelter .....................    71.958     146.3     146.8        2.7         .3         .2         .2         .3
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    80.111     150.8     151.5        2.7         .5         .2         .2         .3
All items less medical care ................    92.734     146.0     146.6        2.7         .4         .1         .2         .3
Commodities less food ......................    27.548     128.5     128.3        2.1        -.2         .0         .2         .3
Nondurables less food ......................    16.950     129.5     128.9        1.6        -.5         .0         .1         .2
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    11.852     132.6     132.4        2.8        -.2         .2        -.7        -.2
Nondurables ................................    32.788     137.8     137.8        2.1         .0         .2         .2         .1
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    29.192     172.7     174.0        3.4         .8         .2         .2         .6
Services less medical care services ........    50.640     159.7     160.9        3.0         .8         .3         .1         .5
Energy .....................................     6.965     104.7     104.2        2.9        -.5         .5        -.1         .3
All items less energy ......................    93.035     155.7     156.5        2.8         .5         .1         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    77.197     157.9     158.7        2.9         .5         .2         .1         .4
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    24.082     137.6     137.7        1.7         .1         .0         .1         .4
      Energy commodities ...................     3.466      99.2      97.9        6.0       -1.3         .6         .2         .3
    Services less energy services ..........    53.115     169.6     170.8        3.5         .7         .2         .2         .5
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.668     $.665       -2.8        -.4        -.1         .0        -.4
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .223      .222        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   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-
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Apr.    July    Oct.    Jan.     July      Jan.
                                                 1994    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994    1995     1994      1995
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.8     3.0     3.0     2.7      2.9       2.8
 
   Food and beverages .........................   146.1   146.4   147.3   147.0      .3     4.0     2.8     2.5      2.1       2.6
     Food .....................................   145.8   146.0   147.1   146.7      .6     4.3     3.1     2.5      2.4       2.8
       Food at home ...........................   145.7   145.9   147.3   146.6      .0     6.0     3.4     2.5      3.0       2.9
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   164.8   164.7   165.0   164.6     4.8     3.0     3.5     -.5      3.9       1.5
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   136.9   136.9   136.6   136.9     -.3     -.9     -.3      .0      -.6       -.1
         Dairy products .......................   131.5   131.9   131.8   132.0     3.7     -.9    -1.2     1.5      1.4        .2
         Fruits and vegetables ................   167.9   168.4   177.4   172.7    -9.2    22.3     2.2    11.9      5.4       6.9
         Other food at home ...................   139.4   139.6   139.7   139.9     2.8    10.0    10.7     1.4      6.3       6.0
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.4   135.0   135.5   135.4     2.7    -1.8      .9      .0       .4        .4
           Fats and oils ......................   135.0   135.5   135.7   136.1     5.0     6.5      .9     3.3      5.7       2.1
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   132.5   132.8   132.9   132.8     -.7    30.7    32.9      .9     14.0      15.8
           Other prepared food ................   148.5   148.8   148.7   149.2     4.8     1.4     1.9     1.9      3.0       1.9
       Food away from home ....................   146.4   146.8   147.2   147.4     1.4     1.1     2.5     2.8      1.2       2.6
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   151.8   152.2   152.2   152.3     -.3     1.3      .5     1.3       .5        .9
 
   Housing ....................................   145.7   145.9   145.9   146.5     2.5     2.0     2.8     2.2      2.2       2.5
     Shelter ..................................   161.8   162.2   162.3   162.8     3.3     2.3     4.1     2.5      2.8       3.3
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   169.7   170.2   170.1   170.5     2.4     2.2     2.9     1.9      2.3       2.4
         Rent, residential ....................   155.1   155.5   155.7   156.1     2.7     2.1     2.9     2.6      2.4       2.7
         Other renters' costs .................   197.5   198.3   197.3   197.6     2.1     2.3     2.5      .2      2.2       1.3
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   167.3   167.7   167.8   168.4     3.7     2.2     4.9     2.7      3.0       3.8
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   167.6   168.0   168.1   168.7     3.7     2.2     4.9     2.7      3.0       3.8
         Household insurance 1/ ...............   154.2   154.8   155.4   156.1     3.5     5.7     3.7     5.0      4.6       4.4
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   130.8   131.2   132.7   133.1     4.1     3.4    -1.5     7.2      3.8       2.8
         Maintenance and repair services ......   135.9   136.4   137.0   137.3     6.2     6.5     1.5     4.2      6.3       2.8
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    123.8   124.3   126.8   127.5     1.3    -1.3    -6.5    12.5       .0       2.6
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.6   122.9   122.7   123.3     2.6     -.3     -.6     2.3      1.1        .8
       Fuels ..................................   110.5   111.0   110.5   110.7     2.6    -1.4    -1.1      .7       .5       -.2
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    87.9    87.7    87.7    87.6     9.5    -1.3    -4.0    -1.4      3.9      -2.7
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   118.3   118.8   118.2   118.5     1.7    -1.7     -.3      .7       .0        .2
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.4   150.5   150.6   152.1     3.0     1.1      .0     4.6      2.0       2.3
     Household furnishings and operation ......   121.3   121.0   121.0   122.0     -.7     2.7      .0     2.3      1.0       1.2
       Housefurnishings .......................   111.0   110.8   110.7   110.9    -1.8     3.3    -1.8     -.4       .7      -1.1
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   133.7   132.4   132.7   133.8      .0     1.8     4.6      .3       .9       2.4
       Housekeeping services ..................   139.1   139.1   139.1   142.6     1.2     1.8     1.5    10.5      1.5       5.9
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   132.8   132.4   132.1   133.0    -1.2     1.8    -4.1      .6       .3      -1.8
     Apparel commodities ......................   129.5   129.2   128.8   129.7    -1.5     1.9    -5.1      .6       .2      -2.3
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   126.6   126.5   125.1   126.6    -3.4     3.9    -1.3      .0       .2       -.6
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   129.5   128.2   128.1   128.8    -2.4     -.9    -7.1    -2.1     -1.6      -4.6
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   128.8   129.8   130.4   130.4    -1.6    10.2    -2.4     5.1      4.1       1.2
       Footwear ...............................   124.5   124.8   124.5   125.6    -2.8     -.9    -5.6     3.6     -1.9      -1.1
       Other apparel commodities ..............   149.5   150.7   151.9   151.9     9.2     9.6    -3.4     6.6      9.4       1.5
     Apparel services 2/.......................   156.4   156.3   156.4   157.0     2.6     2.3     1.8     1.5      2.5       1.7
 
   Transportation .............................   136.1   136.3   136.6   137.4     5.0     4.6     4.2     3.9      4.8       4.0
     Private transportation ...................   133.4   134.0   134.7   135.4     4.7     5.3     4.9     6.1      5.0       5.5
       New vehicles ...........................   139.3   139.1   139.2   139.5     4.5     4.8     3.5      .6      4.6       2.0
         New cars .............................   137.6   137.4   137.6   137.7     4.3     4.5     3.3      .3      4.4       1.8
       Used cars ..............................   144.7   146.4   149.4   153.3     3.5     7.4    10.0    26.0      5.5      17.7
       Motor fuel .............................   100.4   101.1   101.3   101.7     5.6     9.0     6.6     5.3      7.3       6.0
         Gasoline .............................   100.2   101.0   101.1   101.5     5.6     9.9     6.7     5.3      7.7       6.0
       Maintenance and repairs ................   151.6   151.9   152.1   152.2     2.7     1.9     4.3     1.6      2.3       3.0
       Other private transportation ...........   164.0   165.3   166.6   167.7     4.9     4.8     4.8     9.3      4.9       7.0
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   103.4   103.9   103.9   103.7     2.0      .8     -.8     1.2      1.4        .2
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   178.3   179.8   181.5   182.9     5.5     5.4     5.6    10.7      5.4       8.1
     Public transportation ....................   171.3   167.3   163.5   165.4     6.7    -2.9    -5.6   -13.1      1.7      -9.4
 
   Medical care ...............................   214.3   215.2   216.2   216.9     4.9     4.5     5.4     4.9      4.7       5.2
     Medical care commodities .................   202.5   203.2   203.4   203.5     2.4     3.5     3.0     2.0      2.9       2.5
     Medical care services ....................   216.8   217.7   218.9   219.8     5.5     4.8     5.9     5.7      5.2       5.8
       Professional medical services ..........   195.2   195.9   196.8   197.3     5.4     3.6     5.1     4.4      4.5       4.7
 
   Entertainment 2/ ...........................   150.8   151.4   151.5   152.1     2.4     3.0      .8     3.5      2.7       2.1
     Entertainment commodities ................   136.9   137.2   137.2   137.5     2.1     3.3     1.2     1.8      2.7       1.5
     Entertainment services ...................   167.5   168.4   168.5   169.4     2.9     2.4     1.0     4.6      2.7       2.8
 
   Other goods and services ...................   201.7   202.5   203.1   203.0     4.6     5.4     3.4     2.6      5.0       3.0
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   223.2   223.5   223.5   220.7     2.4     6.2     4.4    -4.4      4.3       -.1
     Personal care 2/ .........................   145.3   145.7   145.8   145.7     2.5     2.2      .8     1.1      2.4       1.0
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   142.0   142.3   142.6   142.2     2.6     1.4      .3      .6      2.0        .4
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   148.7   149.2   149.2   149.4     2.2     3.3     1.1     1.9      2.8       1.5
     Personal and educational expenses ........   226.5   227.8   228.8   229.8     6.2     5.9     3.8     6.0      6.1       4.9
       School books and supplies ..............   207.1   207.8   208.2   210.6     3.8     4.4     1.4     6.9      4.1       4.1
       Personal and educational services ......   227.9   229.2   230.2   231.1     6.4     6.1     4.0     5.7      6.2       4.8
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.8     3.0     3.0     2.7      2.9       2.8
   Commodities ................................   134.7   134.9   135.3   135.5     1.2     4.0     1.8     2.4      2.6       2.1
     Food and beverages .......................   146.1   146.4   147.3   147.0      .3     4.0     2.8     2.5      2.1       2.6
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   127.8   127.8   128.0   128.4     1.6     4.2     1.3     1.9      2.9       1.6
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   128.8   128.9   128.9   129.3     2.2     3.2     -.3     1.6      2.7        .6
         Apparel commodities ..................   129.5   129.2   128.8   129.7    -1.5     1.9    -5.1      .6       .2      -2.3
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   132.2   132.5   131.5   131.2     3.8     9.0     2.8    -3.0      6.4       -.2
       Durables ...............................   125.8   126.1   126.5   127.0     2.6     4.3     1.9     3.9      3.4       2.9
   Services ...................................   164.6   165.1   165.2   166.0     3.8     2.5     3.5     3.4      3.1       3.5
     Rent of shelter 1/ .......................   168.7   169.1   169.1   169.6     3.4     2.2     4.4     2.2      2.8       3.3
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   136.4   136.8   136.8   137.8     2.1      .6      .0     4.2      1.3       2.1
     Transportation services ..................   170.1   170.1   170.2   171.3     5.2     2.6     2.6     2.9      3.9       2.7
     Medical care services ....................   216.8   217.7   218.9   219.8     5.5     4.8     5.9     5.7      5.2       5.8
     Other services ...........................   187.8   188.7   189.2   189.9     4.7     4.2     2.8     4.5      4.4       3.7
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   150.1   150.4   150.6   151.2     3.0     3.0     2.7     3.0      3.0       2.8
 All items less shelter .......................   145.9   146.2   146.5   147.0     2.3     3.7     1.9     3.1      3.0       2.5
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   150.7   151.0   151.3   151.8     2.2     3.5     2.2     3.0      2.9       2.6
 All items less medical care ..................   145.7   145.9   146.2   146.6     2.5     3.1     2.5     2.5      2.8       2.5
 Commodities less food ........................   128.9   128.9   129.1   129.5     1.6     4.2     1.3     1.9      2.9       1.6
 Nondurables less food ........................   130.2   130.2   130.3   130.6     1.6     3.1      .3     1.2      2.3        .8
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   133.2   133.5   132.6   132.4     3.8     7.6     2.4    -2.4      5.7        .0
 Nondurables ..................................   137.6   137.9   138.2   138.4     1.2     3.6     1.2     2.3      2.4       1.8
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   172.1   172.5   172.9   174.0     4.1     2.6     2.8     4.5      3.4       3.7
 Services less medical care services ..........   159.6   160.0   160.1   160.9     3.6     2.3     2.8     3.3      3.0       3.1
 Energy .......................................   105.0   105.5   105.4   105.7     3.6     3.1     2.3     2.7      3.3       2.5
 All items less energy ........................   155.6   155.8   156.2   156.7     2.7     3.2     2.9     2.9      2.9       2.9
   All items less food and energy .............   158.0   158.3   158.5   159.2     2.9     3.1     2.6     3.1      3.0       2.8
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   137.8   137.8   137.9   138.4     1.2     3.3      .6     1.8      2.2       1.2
       Energy commodities .....................    99.1    99.7    99.9   100.2     6.1     7.7     5.4     4.5      6.9       5.0
     Services less energy services ............   169.3   169.7   170.0   170.8     3.9     2.7     3.6     3.6      3.3       3.6
 
 
 
    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     Dec.      Jan.       Jan. 1995 from-     Oct. to    Nov. to    Dec. to
                                                1994       1994      1995    Jan. 1994  Dec. 1994     Nov.       Dec.       Jan.
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     147.2     147.8        2.9        0.4        0.2        0.2        0.3
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        438.6     440.2        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    19.320     146.6     147.2        2.4         .4         .2         .6        -.2
    Food ...................................    17.629     146.2     146.9        2.5         .5         .1         .7        -.1
      Food at home .........................    11.243     146.3     147.2        2.8         .6         .1        1.0        -.4
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.670     163.9     164.3        2.8         .2        -.1         .2        -.2
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     3.398     136.0     137.1        -.4         .8        -.1        -.2         .3
        Dairy products .....................     1.299     131.4     132.4         .8         .8         .3         .0         .1
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     2.124     178.8     178.8        5.9         .0         .2        5.4       -2.6
        Other food at home .................     2.751     138.3     139.7        5.7        1.0         .1         .1         .1
          Sugar and sweets .................      .367     134.4     135.5         .4         .8        -.3         .3        -.1
          Fats and oils ....................      .286     134.1     136.3        3.8        1.6         .2         .1         .2
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .920     130.6     132.2       13.4        1.2         .3         .1        -.1
          Other prepared food ..............     1.179     148.0     149.1        2.4         .7         .2         .1         .1
      Food away from home ..................     6.387     147.0     147.3        2.1         .2         .3         .2         .3
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.690     151.4     151.6         .7         .1         .3         .1         .0
 
  Housing ..................................    38.759     142.7     143.5        2.4         .6         .2         .0         .4
    Shelter ................................    25.753     157.7     158.6        3.1         .6         .3         .1         .3
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     8.073     148.5     149.9        2.4         .9         .3         .1         .1
        Rent, residential ..................     6.615     155.4     155.7        2.5         .2         .3         .1         .2
        Other renters' costs ...............     1.458     187.2     195.3        1.7        4.3         .5        -.3        -.3
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    17.491     153.1     153.6        3.4         .3         .3         .1         .3
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    17.161     153.3     153.8        3.4         .3         .3         .1         .3
        Household insurance 1/ .............      .331     142.9     143.2        4.9         .2         .4         .5         .4
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .189     132.4     132.8        2.5         .3         .3         .8         .3
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .104     140.3     140.5        4.2         .1         .4         .2         .1
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .085     121.9     122.5         .6         .5         .2        1.4         .5
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.329     121.6     122.5         .8         .7         .2        -.2         .5
      Fuels ................................     3.958     109.5     110.1         .0         .5         .5        -.5         .2
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .331      88.3      89.3         .4        1.1        -.1         .0        -.1
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.627     116.8     117.4        -.1         .5         .5        -.6         .3
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.372     151.1     152.4        1.9         .9         .0         .1         .9
    Household furnishings and operation ....     5.676     119.7     120.5        1.1         .7        -.3         .0         .8
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.432     109.1     109.2        -.2         .1        -.1        -.2         .2
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.122     133.3     134.1        1.8         .6        -.7         .3         .8
      Housekeeping services ................     1.122     141.5     145.6        4.4        2.9        -.1         .1        3.0
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.661     129.3     128.3        -.9        -.8        -.4        -.3         .7
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.136     126.1     125.0       -1.2        -.9        -.5        -.2         .7
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.329     124.5     123.5        -.5        -.8        -.2        -.9        1.2
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.214     124.0     121.2       -3.1       -2.3        -.9        -.2         .6
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .263     132.9     130.3        3.3       -2.0         .9         .3        -.1
      Footwear .............................      .827     124.2     124.4       -2.0         .2        -.1        -.1         .8
      Other apparel commodities ............      .503     144.1     149.1        4.3        3.5         .4         .3         .3
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .524     155.9     156.5        2.0         .4        -.1         .1         .4
 
  Transportation ...........................    19.183     136.7     136.9        5.1         .1         .4         .4         .7
    Private transportation .................    18.027     135.2     135.2        5.7         .0         .5         .6         .6
      New vehicles .........................     4.982     140.9     141.2        3.4         .2        -.1         .1         .1
        New cars ...........................     3.622     138.1     138.6        3.1         .4        -.1         .1         .2
      Used cars ............................     2.382     152.1     153.0       11.2         .6        1.2        1.9        2.8
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.819     100.2      98.5        6.5       -1.7         .8         .2         .3
        Gasoline ...........................      -        100.0      98.3        6.8       -1.7         .8         .1         .4
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.617     152.6     152.7        2.6         .1         .2         .2         .0
      Other private transportation .........     5.227     163.4     164.7        6.1         .8         .7         .8         .7
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .780     103.5     103.4         .5        -.1         .4         .1        -.3
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     4.447     178.4     180.0        7.0         .9         .7         .9         .8
    Public transportation ..................     1.156     162.5     164.8       -3.2        1.4       -1.4       -1.6         .7
 
  Medical care .............................     6.173     214.6     215.9        4.9         .6         .4         .5         .3
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.063     200.8     200.9        2.6         .0         .4         .1         .0
    Medical care services ..................     5.110     217.7     219.3        5.4         .7         .4         .6         .4
      Professional medical services ........     2.920     196.9     198.1        4.8         .6         .4         .4         .3
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.005     149.2     150.1        2.3         .6         .4         .0         .4
    Entertainment commodities ..............     2.054     136.1     136.8        1.9         .5         .3        -.1         .3
    Entertainment services .................     1.951     168.3     169.2        2.7         .5         .5         .1         .5
 
  Other goods and services .................     6.900     200.0     200.5        3.8         .3         .4         .3        -.1
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     2.128     222.2     222.4        2.3         .1         .2         .0       -1.2
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.139     146.1     146.0        1.7        -.1         .3         .1        -.1
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .646     143.5     143.1        1.5        -.3         .2         .3        -.3
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .493     149.2     149.5        2.1         .2         .3         .1         .2
    Personal and educational expenses ......     3.633     224.9     226.0        5.6         .5         .5         .4         .5
      School books and supplies ............      .220     208.5     213.4        4.0        2.4         .5         .2        1.4
      Personal and educational services ....     3.413     226.5     227.2        5.6         .3         .5         .4         .4
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     147.2     147.8        2.9         .4         .2         .2         .3
  Commodities ..............................    47.499     134.8     134.9        2.5         .1         .1         .4         .1
    Food and beverages .....................    19.320     146.6     147.2        2.4         .4         .2         .6        -.2
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    28.180     127.6     127.4        2.7        -.2         .1         .2         .4
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    16.400     127.7     127.0        1.8        -.5         .2         .0         .2
        Apparel commodities ................     5.136     126.1     125.0       -1.2        -.9        -.5        -.2         .7
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    11.263     131.3     130.9        3.3        -.3         .3        -.8        -.3
      Durables .............................    11.780     126.5     126.8        3.8         .2         .3         .4         .6
  Services .................................    52.501     162.4     163.4        3.3         .6         .3         .2         .4
    Rent of shelter 1/ .....................    25.206     151.7     152.5        3.0         .5         .3         .0         .2
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.584     124.9     126.1        1.5        1.0         .2         .0         .7
    Transportation services ................     7.220     169.2     170.6        4.3         .8         .3         .3         .7
    Medical care services ..................     5.110     217.7     219.3        5.4         .7         .4         .6         .4
    Other services .........................     6.381     185.9     186.6        4.1         .4         .4         .3         .4
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    82.371     147.4     147.9        3.1         .3         .3         .1         .4
All items less shelter .....................    74.247     144.6     145.0        2.8         .3         .2         .3         .3
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    82.509     138.4     139.0        2.9         .4         .2         .3         .3
All items less medical care ................    93.827     144.0     144.6        2.8         .4         .2         .2         .3
Commodities less food ......................    29.870     128.5     128.3        2.6        -.2         .2         .2         .3
Nondurables less food ......................    18.090     129.0     128.4        1.7        -.5         .1         .0         .2
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    12.954     132.4     132.0        3.0        -.3         .2        -.7        -.3
Nondurables ................................    35.719     137.4     137.4        2.1         .0         .2         .3         .1
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    27.295     154.0     155.2        3.6         .8         .3         .3         .6
Services less medical care services ........    47.390     157.6     158.6        3.1         .6         .3         .1         .4
Energy .....................................     7.777     104.2     103.6        3.1        -.6         .6        -.1         .2
All items less energy ......................    92.223     153.3     154.0        2.9         .5         .2         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    74.594     155.1     155.8        3.0         .5         .2         .2         .4
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    25.720     137.1     137.1        2.0         .0         .1         .1         .4
      Energy commodities ...................     4.150      99.4      98.0        6.1       -1.4         .7         .2         .3
    Services less energy services ..........    48.874     167.5     168.5        3.6         .6         .3         .2         .5
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.679     $.677       -2.9        -.3        -.1         .0        -.3
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .228      .227        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   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-
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Apr.    July    Oct.    Jan.     July      Jan.
                                                 1994    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994    1995     1994      1995
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.5     3.4     2.8     3.0      2.9       2.9
 
   Food and beverages .........................   145.7   146.0   146.9   146.6      .3     3.7     2.8     2.5      2.0       2.6
     Food .....................................   145.2   145.4   146.4   146.2      .3     4.3     2.8     2.8      2.3       2.8
       Food at home ...........................   145.0   145.1   146.5   145.9      .0     5.8     3.1     2.5      2.8       2.8
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   164.5   164.4   164.7   164.3     4.8     3.3     3.5     -.5      4.0       1.5
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   136.8   136.6   136.3   136.7     -.3    -1.4      .3     -.3      -.9        .0
         Dairy products .......................   131.2   131.6   131.6   131.7     3.7     -.9    -1.5     1.5      1.4        .0
         Fruits and vegetables ................   167.3   167.7   176.7   172.1    -9.5    21.8     1.9    12.0      5.0       6.8
         Other food at home ...................   138.8   139.0   139.2   139.3     2.5     9.0    10.1     1.4      5.7       5.7
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.5   135.1   135.5   135.3     2.4    -1.8     1.5     -.6       .3        .4
           Fats and oils ......................   135.0   135.3   135.5   135.8     5.6     6.2      .9     2.4      5.9       1.6
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   131.3   131.7   131.8   131.7    -1.4    27.7    29.8     1.2     12.2      14.6
           Other prepared food ................   148.2   148.5   148.6   148.8     4.5     1.6     1.6     1.6      3.0       1.6
       Food away from home ....................   146.3   146.7   147.0   147.4     1.4     1.4     2.5     3.0      1.4       2.8
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   151.3   151.7   151.9   151.9     -.8     1.3      .8     1.6       .3       1.2
 
   Housing ....................................   142.7   143.0   143.0   143.6     2.6     2.0     2.6     2.5      2.3       2.6
     Shelter ..................................   157.6   158.1   158.2   158.6     3.4     2.3     4.2     2.6      2.9       3.4
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   149.1   149.6   149.7   149.9     2.8     2.2     2.5     2.2      2.5       2.3
         Rent, residential ....................   154.8   155.2   155.4   155.7     2.9     1.8     2.9     2.3      2.4       2.6
         Other renters' costs .................   197.8   198.8   198.3   197.8     2.1     3.1     1.8      .0      2.6        .9
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   152.6   153.0   153.1   153.6     3.8     2.4     4.9     2.6      3.1       3.7
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   152.8   153.2   153.3   153.8     3.8     2.4     4.9     2.6      3.1       3.7
         Household insurance 1/ ...............   141.6   142.1   142.8   143.4     3.6     7.5     3.8     5.2      5.5       4.5
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   131.0   131.4   132.4   132.8     1.2     4.4    -1.2     5.6      2.8       2.1
         Maintenance and repair services ......   139.5   140.0   140.3   140.5     5.1     7.5     1.2     2.9      6.3       2.0
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    120.0   120.2   121.9   122.5    -2.9      .7    -3.6     8.6     -1.1       2.3
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.2   122.5   122.2   122.8     2.3     -.7     -.3     2.0       .8        .8
       Fuels ..................................   109.8   110.3   109.8   110.0     1.8    -1.4    -1.1      .7       .2       -.2
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    87.7    87.6    87.6    87.5     9.0    -1.3    -4.4     -.9      3.7      -2.7
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   117.6   118.2   117.5   117.8     1.4    -1.7     -.3      .7      -.2        .2
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.9   150.9   151.1   152.4     3.0      .5      .0     4.0      1.7       2.0
     Household furnishings and operation ......   120.0   119.7   119.7   120.7    -1.0     2.7      .3     2.4       .8       1.3
       Housefurnishings .......................   109.6   109.5   109.3   109.5    -2.2     3.3    -1.4     -.4       .5       -.9
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   133.8   132.8   133.2   134.2      .0     2.1     4.0     1.2      1.1       2.6
       Housekeeping services ..................   141.4   141.3   141.4   145.7     1.7     2.3     1.4    12.7      2.0       6.9
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   131.5   131.0   130.6   131.5    -1.2     1.5    -4.1      .0       .2      -2.1
     Apparel commodities ......................   128.6   128.0   127.7   128.6    -1.8     1.6    -4.8      .0      -.2      -2.4
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   125.7   125.4   124.3   125.8    -4.1     5.2    -3.1      .3       .5      -1.4
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   128.0   126.8   126.5   127.3    -2.7      .0    -7.4    -2.2     -1.4      -4.8
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   130.3   131.5   131.9   131.8     -.3    12.1    -2.4     4.7      5.7       1.1
       Footwear ...............................   125.3   125.2   125.1   126.1    -3.1    -1.6    -5.5     2.6     -2.3      -1.6
       Other apparel commodities ..............   148.6   149.2   149.6   150.1    12.2      .0     1.4     4.1      5.9       2.7
     Apparel services 2/.......................   156.0   155.8   155.9   156.5     2.1     2.4     2.3     1.3      2.2       1.8
 
   Transportation .............................   135.2   135.7   136.3   137.2     4.7     5.3     4.9     6.0      5.0       5.5
     Private transportation ...................   133.4   134.1   134.9   135.7     4.1     6.3     5.3     7.1      5.2       6.2
       New vehicles ...........................   140.0   139.8   140.0   140.1     4.8     5.4     2.9      .3      5.1       1.6
         New cars .............................   137.2   137.1   137.2   137.5     4.3     4.5     3.0      .9      4.4       1.9
       Used cars ..............................   145.3   147.0   149.8   154.0     3.2     7.4     9.6    26.2      5.3      17.6
       Motor fuel .............................   100.3   101.1   101.3   101.6     5.1     9.0     7.1     5.3      7.0       6.2
         Gasoline .............................   100.1   100.9   101.0   101.4     5.6     9.9     6.2     5.3      7.7       5.8
       Maintenance and repairs ................   152.3   152.6   152.9   152.9     2.4     2.7     3.8     1.6      2.6       2.7
       Other private transportation ...........   160.1   161.2   162.5   163.6     4.5     5.8     4.9     9.0      5.1       6.9
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   102.7   103.1   103.2   102.9     1.6      .4     -.8      .8      1.0        .0
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   174.4   175.7   177.3   178.8     5.1     6.5     6.2    10.5      5.8       8.3
     Public transportation ....................   166.7   164.3   161.6   162.8     5.1    -3.9    -4.7    -9.0       .5      -6.9
 
   Medical care ...............................   213.6   214.5   215.5   216.1     4.7     4.5     5.6     4.8      4.6       5.2
     Medical care commodities .................   200.3   201.2   201.4   201.3     2.1     2.9     3.3     2.0      2.5       2.6
     Medical care services ....................   216.4   217.3   218.5   219.3     5.5     4.8     5.9     5.5      5.2       5.7
       Professional medical services ..........   196.1   196.9   197.7   198.3     5.6     3.6     5.3     4.6      4.6       4.9
 
   Entertainment 2/ ...........................   148.9   149.5   149.5   150.1     2.2     3.0      .8     3.3      2.6       2.0
     Entertainment commodities ................   136.2   136.6   136.4   136.8     2.1     3.0      .9     1.8      2.5       1.3
     Entertainment services ...................   167.3   168.2   168.4   169.2     2.4     2.9      .7     4.6      2.7       2.7
 
   Other goods and services ...................   199.2   200.0   200.5   200.2     4.4     5.4     3.5     2.0      4.9       2.8
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   223.2   223.6   223.6   220.9     2.4     6.8     4.0    -4.1      4.6       -.1
     Personal care 2/ .........................   145.5   145.9   146.1   146.0     2.8     1.7     1.1     1.4      2.2       1.2
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   142.8   143.1   143.5   143.1     3.4      .8      .8      .8      2.1        .8
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   148.6   149.1   149.2   149.5     2.2     2.7     1.1     2.4      2.5       1.8
     Personal and educational expenses ........   222.3   223.5   224.4   225.6     6.3     6.0     3.9     6.1      6.2       5.0
       School books and supplies ..............   207.8   208.9   209.3   212.3     4.0     4.7    -1.1     8.9      4.4       3.8
       Personal and educational services ......   223.6   224.8   225.8   226.8     6.5     6.0     4.2     5.8      6.2       5.0
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.5     3.4     2.8     3.0      2.9       2.9
   Commodities ................................   134.4   134.6   135.1   135.3     1.2     4.3     1.8     2.7      2.7       2.3
     Food and beverages .......................   145.7   146.0   146.9   146.6      .3     3.7     2.8     2.5      2.0       2.6
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   127.5   127.6   127.8   128.3     1.9     4.5     1.6     2.5      3.2       2.1
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   128.3   128.5   128.5   128.8     2.6     3.2      .0     1.6      2.9        .8
         Apparel commodities ..................   128.6   128.0   127.7   128.6    -1.8     1.6    -4.8      .0      -.2      -2.4
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   132.0   132.4   131.3   130.9     4.2    10.4     2.5    -3.3      7.2       -.5
       Durables ...............................   125.0   125.4   125.9   126.7     2.0     5.3     2.6     5.6      3.6       4.1
   Services ...................................   162.0   162.5   162.8   163.5     3.6     2.8     3.3     3.8      3.2       3.5
     Rent of shelter 1/ .......................   151.8   152.2   152.2   152.5     3.8     2.4     4.1     1.9      3.1       2.9
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   125.4   125.7   125.7   126.6     1.9      .3      .0     3.9      1.1       1.9
     Transportation services ..................   167.5   168.0   168.5   169.6     4.5     4.0     3.7     5.1      4.2       4.4
     Medical care services ....................   216.4   217.3   218.5   219.3     5.5     4.8     5.9     5.5      5.2       5.7
     Other services ...........................   184.7   185.5   186.1   186.9     4.5     4.5     2.9     4.9      4.5       3.9
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   146.9   147.3   147.5   148.1     3.1     3.1     2.8     3.3      3.1       3.0
 All items less shelter .......................   144.1   144.4   144.8   145.3     2.3     3.7     2.3     3.4      3.0       2.8
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   138.1   138.4   138.8   139.2     2.4     3.6     2.4     3.2      3.0       2.8
 All items less medical care ..................   143.6   143.9   144.2   144.7     2.3     3.4     2.5     3.1      2.9       2.8
 Commodities less food ........................   128.6   128.8   129.0   129.4     1.6     4.2     1.6     2.5      2.9       2.0
 Nondurables less food ........................   129.7   129.8   129.8   130.1     2.2     3.1      .3     1.2      2.7        .8
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   133.0   133.3   132.4   132.0     4.1     8.6     2.4    -3.0      6.3       -.3
 Nondurables ..................................   137.2   137.5   137.9   138.0     1.2     3.9     1.2     2.4      2.5       1.8
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   153.3   153.8   154.2   155.2     3.8     2.9     2.7     5.1      3.4       3.8
 Services less medical care services ..........   157.4   157.8   157.9   158.6     3.7     2.3     3.1     3.1      3.0       3.1
 Energy .......................................   104.6   105.2   105.1   105.3     3.6     3.1     3.1     2.7      3.4       2.9
 All items less energy ........................   152.9   153.2   153.6   154.1     2.4     3.2     2.9     3.2      2.8       3.1
   All items less food and energy .............   155.0   155.3   155.6   156.2     2.9     3.2     2.9     3.1      3.1       3.0
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   137.0   137.1   137.3   137.8      .9     3.6      .9     2.4      2.2       1.6
       Energy commodities .....................    99.4   100.1   100.3   100.6     5.6     7.7     6.3     4.9      6.6       5.6
     Services less energy services ............   167.1   167.6   167.9   168.7     4.0     3.0     3.7     3.9      3.5       3.8
 
 
 
    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                                       Jan. 1995 from-         Dec. 1994 from-
                                          schedule    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.
                                             1/       1994    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        149.5   149.7   149.7   150.3     2.8     0.4     0.4     2.7     0.1     0.0
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        156.4   156.7   156.3   157.1     2.5      .3      .5     2.4     -.1     -.3
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        157.2   157.2   156.6   157.7     2.6      .3      .7     2.2     -.4     -.4
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        154.6   154.8   155.3   155.4     1.9      .4      .1     2.4      .5      .3
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        154.3   155.4   155.0   155.7     2.9      .2      .5     2.6      .5     -.3
 
North Central urban ....................      M        145.3   145.8   145.7   146.1     3.3      .2      .3     3.2      .3     -.1
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        146.2   146.8   146.8   147.3     3.4      .3      .3     3.2      .4      .0
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        144.4   144.5   144.1   144.4     2.3     -.1      .2     2.9     -.2     -.3
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        146.9   147.4   147.1   147.4     3.5      .0      .2     3.3      .1     -.2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        140.9   141.3   141.2   141.5     3.5      .1      .2     3.2      .2     -.1
 
South urban ............................      M        145.9   146.0   146.1   146.7     2.9      .5      .4     2.7      .1      .1
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        145.9   145.9   146.0   146.6     2.6      .5      .4     2.3      .1      .1
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        148.2   148.4   148.4   148.9     3.1      .3      .3     3.2      .1      .0
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        145.0   145.0   145.3   145.7     3.3      .5      .3     3.1      .2      .2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        144.1   144.3   144.3   145.2     3.1      .6      .6     2.6      .1      .0
 
West urban .............................      M        151.0   151.1   151.2   152.0     2.6      .6      .5     2.3      .1      .1
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        152.1   151.9   152.2   152.9     2.1      .7      .5     1.8      .1      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        152.7   153.8   153.3   154.1     4.3      .2      .5     4.5      .4     -.3
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        135.5   135.6   135.6   136.2     2.6      .4      .4     2.3      .1      .0
  B ....................................      M        149.2   149.4   149.4   149.9     2.8      .3      .3     3.0      .1      .0
  C ....................................      M        148.4   148.9   148.8   149.3     3.5      .3      .3     3.3      .3     -.1
  D ....................................      M        145.0   145.3   145.3   145.9     3.3      .4      .4     2.8      .2      .0
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        149.4   150.4   150.5   151.8     3.6      .9      .9     3.0      .7      .1
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        153.4   152.9   153.4   154.3     1.4      .9      .6     1.0      .0      .3
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        159.5   159.4   158.9   159.9     2.5      .3      .6     2.1     -.4     -.3
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        156.6   156.7   155.4   156.6     2.7     -.1      .8     2.7     -.8     -.8
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        149.4   149.8   149.4   150.3     1.9      .3      .6     1.6      .0     -.3
 
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        142.8    -      141.9    -       -       -       -        2.2     -.6    -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2        145.7    -      145.5    -       -       -       -        3.8     -.1    -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2        139.3    -      137.8    -       -       -       -        1.0    -1.1    -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2        146.4    -      146.5    -       -       -       -        3.8      .1    -
 
 
 
   1/     Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as
          indicated:
            M - Every month.
            1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
            2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
   2/     Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3/     Indexes on a December 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                                       Jan. 1995 from-         Dec. 1994 from-
                                          schedule    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Jan.    Nov.    Dec.    Dec.    Oct.    Nov.
                                             1/       1994    1994    1994    1995    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        147.0   147.3   147.2   147.8     2.9     0.3     0.4     2.7     0.1    -0.1
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        154.1   154.3   154.0   154.8     2.7      .3      .5     2.4     -.1     -.2
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        153.8   153.8   153.3   154.3     2.7      .3      .7     2.3     -.3     -.3
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        152.6   152.6   153.1   153.3     2.0      .5      .1     2.5      .3      .3
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        156.0   157.1   156.7   157.4     3.1      .2      .4     2.7      .4     -.3
 
North Central urban ....................      M        142.2   142.8   142.7   143.0     3.2      .1      .2     3.3      .4     -.1
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        142.4   143.1   143.1   143.5     3.4      .3      .3     3.3      .5      .0
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        140.9   141.0   140.6   140.9     2.5     -.1      .2     3.0     -.2     -.3
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        144.4   144.8   144.6   144.9     3.5      .1      .2     3.3      .1     -.1
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        139.4   139.9   139.7   139.8     3.3     -.1      .1     3.0      .2     -.1
 
South urban ............................      M        144.6   144.8   144.9   145.3     3.0      .3      .3     2.9      .2      .1
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        144.3   144.3   144.3   144.8     2.7      .3      .3     2.3      .0      .0
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        144.9   145.2   145.3   145.6     3.2      .3      .2     3.3      .3      .1
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        145.0   145.1   145.3   145.7     3.5      .4      .3     3.2      .2      .1
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        144.4   144.7   144.7   145.6     3.2      .6      .6     2.7      .2      .0
 
West urban .............................      M        148.1   148.2   148.5   149.2     2.7      .7      .5     2.4      .3      .2
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        147.6   147.6   147.9   148.5     2.2      .6      .4     1.9      .2      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        150.0   151.1   150.7   151.4     4.1      .2      .5     4.3      .5     -.3
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        134.6   134.8   134.7   135.3     2.7      .4      .4     2.4      .1     -.1
  B ....................................      M        146.6   146.8   146.9   147.3     2.9      .3      .3     3.0      .2      .1
  C ....................................      M        147.7   148.2   148.1   148.6     3.5      .3      .3     3.3      .3     -.1
  D ....................................      M        144.3   144.8   144.8   145.2     3.3      .3      .3     2.9      .3      .0
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        144.6   145.7   145.8   147.1     3.6     1.0      .9     2.9      .8      .1
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        148.0   147.7   148.1   149.0     1.5      .9      .6     1.0      .1      .3
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        156.0   155.9   155.4   156.3     2.6      .3      .6     2.2     -.4     -.3
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        156.1   156.1   155.1   156.4     2.8      .2      .8     2.6     -.6     -.6
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        147.0   147.6   147.4   148.2     2.0      .4      .5     1.9      .3     -.1
 
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        142.4    -      141.7    -       -       -       -        2.2     -.5    -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2        141.1    -      141.0    -       -       -       -        3.9     -.1    -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2        139.0    -      137.8    -       -       -       -        1.3     -.9    -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2        140.1    -      140.3    -       -       -       -        3.8      .1    -
 
 
 
   1/     Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as
          indicated:
            M - Every month.
            1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
            2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
   2/     Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3/     Indexes on a December 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.