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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--JULY 1994
 
    The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose
0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in July to a level of 148.4
(1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended
in July, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent.
 
    The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.3 percent in July, prior to
seasonal adjustment.  The July 1994 CPI-W level of 145.8 was 2.6
percent higher than the index in July 1993.
 
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
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    On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
July, the same as in June.  The food and energy indexes, which had
a moderating effect on the CPI-U during the first half of 1994,
increased 0.5 and 1.8 percent, respectively, in July.  Within the
food component, increases in prices for fresh fruits and vegetables
and coffee were partially offset by price declines for meats and
dairy products.  A sharp increase in prices for motor fuels--up 3.8
percent after seasonal adjustment--accounted for nearly 90 percent
of the advance in the energy index.  The  CPI-U excluding food and
energy rose 0.2 percent in July, following increases of 0.3 percent
in each of the preceding 2 months.  A downturn in the index for
apparel and upkeep was responsible for the moderation.
 
 
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                 | ended |ended
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May  June July|July 94|Jul94
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 All items        |  .0   .3   .3   .1   .2   .3   .3 |  3.3  |  2.8
Food and beverages| -.1  -.3   .1   .1   .3   .3   .5 |  4.2  |  2.6
Housing           |  .1   .4   .3   .0   .2   .1   .2 |  2.0  |  2.5
Apparel and upkeep| -.1  -.3   .4  -.3   .4   .6  -.4 |  2.4  |  1.2
Transportation    | -.2   .5   .6   .3  -.4   .6  1.0 |  4.9  |  3.3
Medical care      |  .3   .3   .2   .6   .4   .4   .4 |  4.9  |  4.6
Entertainment     |  .3   .4   .3  -.1   .3  -.1   .3 |  2.2  |  3.4
Other goods & serv|  .1   .3   .4   .7   .6   .4   .4 |  5.6  |  2.2
 Special indexes: |
Energy            | -.8  1.6   .4  -.4 -1.0   .1  1.8 |  3.9  |   .9
Food              | -.1  -.3   .1   .1   .3   .3   .5 |  4.6  |  2.8
AI - food & energy|  .1   .3   .3   .2   .3   .3   .2 |  3.1  |  2.9
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    During the first 7 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7
percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  In 1993, the CPI-U
increased 2.7 percent.  The food index increased at an annual rate
of 1.6 percent and energy costs at a 3.0 percent rate.  The index
for all items less food and energy rose at an annual rate of 2.9
percent during the first 7 months.  This follows a 3.2 percent
increase in 1993 and continues the moderating pattern evident in
this component since 1990.
 
    The food and beverage index rose 0.5 percent in July.  Grocery
store food prices increased 0.8 percent, their largest advance in
more than a year.  A sharp rise in coffee prices and another
substantial one in the index for fresh fruits and vegetables were
largely responsible for the increase.  Coffee prices rose 22.4
percent, accounting for over four-fifths of the 2.3 percent
increase in the index for other food at home.  The index for fruits
and vegetables registered its third consecutive large monthly
increase--up 2.5 percent in July.  The index for fresh fruits and
vegetables rose 3.4 percent and that for processed fruits and
vegetables, 0.7 percent.  The index for cereal and bakery products
increased 0.2 percent.  Partially offsetting these increases were
declines in the indexes for dairy products and for meats, poultry,
fish, and eggs--down 0.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively.  Beef
prices fell 1.2 percent in July and were 2.2 percent lower than a
year earlier. The index for pork fell 1.2 percent, reflecting
smaller than usual price increases in July.  Poultry prices rose
0.3 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverage
index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--continued to show
little change.
 
    The housing component, which rose 0.1 percent in June,
increased 0.2 percent in July.  Shelter costs increased 0.3
percent, following a 0.1 percent rise in June.  Within shelter,
homeowners' costs increased 0.4 percent, while renters' costs
declined 0.1 percent and maintenance and repair costs fell 0.2
percent.  The decrease in renters' costs reflects a 1.1 percent
decline in the index for lodging while out of town; residential
rents advanced 0.3 percent.  The index for fuel and other utilities
turned up in July, following declines in each of the 3 preceding
months.  The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent, as
increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity--up 1.1 and
0.6 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.1 percent decline
in the index for natural gas.  The index for other utilities and
public services was unchanged in July.  The index for household
furnishings and operation was also unchanged in July.
 
    Transportation costs rose 1.0 percent, primarily reflecting a
sharp increase in the index for motor fuels.  The index for
gasoline rose 3.5 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
gasoline prices rose 2.6 percent.)  As of July, the gasoline index
was 2.4 percent higher than a year earlier.  Automobile purchase
costs continued to advance in July.  The index for new vehicles
rose 0.4 percent in July and has advanced at a 4.8 percent
seasonally adjusted annual rate thus far in 1994.  Automobile
finance charges, which advanced 1.8 percent in July, have increased
11.7 percent in the past 4 months.  The index for used cars rose
0.9 percent.  Public transportation costs increased 0.9 percent.
Airline fares rose 1.3 percent in July and have now risen 4.4
percent after registering a record 5.4 percent decline in May.
 
    The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.4 percent in July,
after advancing 0.4 and 0.6 percent in the 2 preceding months.
Price decreases, reflecting seasonal sales of spring-summer wear,
were slightly larger than usual and, coupled with the slower than
usual introduction of fall-winter wear, resulted in the downturn in
July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for apparel and upkeep
fell 2.2 percent in July, following declines of 0.6 and 1.3 percent
in May and June, respectively.)
 
    Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in July, to a level 4.6
percent above a year earlier.  The index for medical care
commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
supplies--rose 0.4 percent in July.  The index for medical care
services also rose 0.4 percent in July.  Charges for professional
services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.4
percent, respectively.
 
    Entertainment costs increased 0.3 percent in July, following a
0.1 percent decline in June.  Over three-fourths of  the July
advance resulted from price increases in the indexes for admissions
to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events and for
newspapers--up 1.0 and 0.9 percent, respectively.
 
    The index for other goods and services rose 0.4 percent in
July, the same as in June.  Increases in the indexes for
educational expenses and for tobacco and smoking products accounted
for about four-fifths of the July advance in this major group.
 
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 rose 0.4 percent in July.
 
 
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                 | ended |ended
                  |___________________________________|       |
                  | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May  June July|July 94|Jul94
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 All items        |  .1   .2   .3   .1   .1   .3   .4 |  3.4  |  2.6
Food and beverages|  .1  -.3   .1   .1   .3   .2   .5 |  4.0  |  2.6
Housing           |  .1   .5   .3   .0   .1   .1   .1 |  1.7  |  2.4
Apparel and upkeep|  .3  -.2   .2  -.4   .5   .5  -.2 |  3.4  |  1.1
Transportation    | -.2   .5   .5   .3  -.2   .6  1.1 |  6.2  |  3.5
Medical care      |  .3   .2   .3   .6   .3   .4   .4 |  4.7  |  4.5
Entertainment     |  .3   .3   .3  -.1   .4   .1   .2 |  2.7  |  3.3
Other goods & serv|  .1   .2   .5   .7   .5   .4   .4 |  5.2  |  1.3
 Special indexes: |
Energy            | -.8  1.6   .5  -.5 -1.1   .4  1.9 |  4.7  |  1.0
Food              |  .1  -.4   .3   .1   .3   .2   .5 |  4.0  |  2.6
AI - food & energy|  .1   .3   .3   .2   .3   .3   .2 |  3.2  |  2.8
____________________________________________________________________
 
 
 
    Consumer Price Index data for August will be released on
Tuesday, September 13, 1994, 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     June      July       July 1994 from-     Apr. to     May to    June to
                                                1993       1994      1994    July 1993  June 1994     May        June       July
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     148.0     148.4        2.8        0.3        0.2        0.3        0.3
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        443.3     444.4        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    17.398     144.2     144.8        2.6         .4         .3         .3         .5
    Food ...................................    15.799     143.5     144.2        2.8         .5         .3         .3         .5
      Food at home .........................     9.853     142.9     144.0        3.5         .8         .4         .4         .8
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.454     163.4     163.9        4.3         .3        -.1         .6         .2
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     2.984     137.2     136.7        1.0        -.4         .1        -.1        -.7
        Dairy products .....................     1.186     132.2     131.8        1.2        -.3         .5        -.2        -.3
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     1.909     161.6     164.4        8.2        1.7        2.4        1.4        2.5
        Other food at home .................     2.320     132.9     135.7        3.9        2.1        -.2         .3        2.3
          Sugar and sweets .................      .331     134.9     135.2        1.5         .2        -.5        -.2         .1
          Fats and oils ....................      .246     133.5     135.1        3.6        1.2         .2         .5         .9
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .712     115.8     122.8        7.3        6.0        -.1         .4        6.4
          Other prepared food ..............     1.030     147.2     147.6        2.4         .3        -.3         .3         .5
      Food away from home ..................     5.946     145.5     145.6        1.5         .1         .1         .0         .1
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.600     151.7     151.6        1.3        -.1         .1         .3        -.1
 
  Housing ..................................    41.394     144.9     145.4        2.5         .3         .2         .1         .2
    Shelter ................................    27.948     160.1     160.8        2.9         .4         .3         .1         .3
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     7.984     169.6     171.0        2.5         .8         .4         .1        -.1
        Rent, residential ..................     5.771     153.4     153.9        2.3         .3         .1        -.1         .3
        Other renters' costs ...............     2.213     198.9     203.2        3.0        2.2        1.1         .4       -1.0
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    19.768     164.8     165.3        3.1         .3         .2         .0         .4
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    19.386     165.1     165.5        3.1         .2         .2         .0         .4
        Household insurance 2/ 1/ ..........      .382     151.9     153.2        3.9         .9         .5         .7         .9
                            _  _
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .196     131.5     131.3         .0        -.2         .6         .4        -.2
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .118     135.4     135.4        -.6         .0        1.3         .3         .0
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .078     126.2     125.9        1.0        -.2        -.5         .4        -.2
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.262     124.2     124.3         .9         .1        -.1        -.1         .2
      Fuels ................................     3.983     113.9     114.1        -.1         .2        -.4        -.2         .4
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .369      87.7      87.1       -2.2        -.7       -1.1         .0         .6
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.614     122.1     122.3         .1         .2        -.3        -.1         .3
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.279     150.4     150.4        2.2         .0         .3         .0         .0
    Household furnishings and operation ....     6.183     121.4     121.5        2.3         .1         .4         .3         .0
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.601     111.6     111.8        2.6         .2         .5         .5        -.1
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.109     132.4     132.2        1.9        -.2         .1         .4         .0
      Housekeeping services ................     1.473     138.4     138.6        2.1         .1         .5        -.1         .3
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.897     133.8     130.9        1.2       -2.2         .4         .6        -.4
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.333     130.8     127.6         .9       -2.4         .5         .6        -.5
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.389     125.9     124.9         .0        -.8         .6         .2         .5
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.421     131.6     125.7         .6       -4.5         .5         .8       -1.4
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .203     128.4     129.2        2.0         .6       -1.2        2.5        1.8
      Footwear .............................      .781     127.3     125.0         .9       -1.8         .5         .2        -.7
      Other apparel commodities ............      .539     149.7     150.6        4.7         .6        1.5         .6         .5
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .564     155.5     155.7        2.6         .1         .1         .3         .1
 
  Transportation ...........................    16.954     133.8     134.6        3.3         .6        -.4         .6        1.0
    Private transportation .................    15.295     131.0     131.8        3.5         .6         .0         .5        1.0
      New vehicles .........................     5.025     137.4     137.4        3.9         .0         .3         .6         .4
        New cars ...........................     4.031     135.8     135.8        3.7         .0         .3         .4         .5
      Used cars ............................     1.245     140.9     142.6        4.8        1.2         .7        1.2         .9
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.010      98.2     100.5        2.4        2.3       -1.5         .3        3.8
        Gasoline ...........................      -         97.9     100.4        2.4        2.6       -1.8         .5        3.5
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.533     149.8     150.0        2.6         .1         .3         .1         .1
      Other private transportation .........     4.483     161.3     161.5        3.5         .1         .4         .6         .0
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .629     103.4     103.3         .4        -.1         .0         .4        -.2
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     3.854     174.8     175.1        4.1         .2         .5         .6         .1
    Public transportation ..................     1.659     169.9     171.4        2.2         .9       -3.6        1.4         .9
 
  Medical care .............................     7.108     210.4     211.5        4.6         .5         .4         .4         .4
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.287     200.5     201.3        2.9         .4         .2         .3         .4
    Medical care services ..................     5.821     212.6     213.8        4.9         .6         .4         .4         .4
      Professional medical services ........     3.353     192.3     193.0        4.1         .4         .2         .3         .3
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.351     149.8     150.2        3.4         .3         .3        -.1         .3
    Entertainment commodities ..............     1.986     136.1     136.5        2.6         .3         .7        -.1         .3
    Entertainment services .................     2.365     166.3     166.7        4.1         .2         .1         .0         .2
 
  Other goods and services .................     6.897     197.6     198.0        2.2         .2         .6         .4         .4
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     1.601     220.6     221.3       -6.1         .3        1.3        -.1         .5
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.184     145.2     145.0        2.1        -.1         .1         .6        -.1
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .628     141.8     141.9        1.4         .1         .2         .1         .1
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .556     148.8     148.3        3.0        -.3         .1        1.1        -.3
    Personal and educational expenses ......     4.112     220.9     221.6        6.0         .3         .4         .5         .5
      School books and supplies ............      .249     204.6     205.1        4.4         .2         .5         .2         .4
      Personal and educational services ....     3.863     222.4     223.0        6.1         .3         .4         .5         .5
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     148.0     148.4        2.8         .3         .2         .3         .3
  Commodities ..............................    43.547     133.5     133.7        2.1         .1         .3         .3         .5
    Food and beverages .....................    17.398     144.2     144.8        2.6         .4         .3         .3         .5
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    26.149     126.9     126.8        1.8        -.1         .2         .4         .6
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    15.579     128.4     128.1         .9        -.2         .1         .3         .5
        Apparel commodities ................     5.333     130.8     127.6         .9       -2.4         .5         .6        -.5
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    10.245     130.2     131.3         .8         .8         .6         .7         .8
      Durables .............................    10.570     124.9     125.1        3.3         .2         .6         .5         .3
  Services .................................    56.453     162.8     163.4        3.2         .4         .1         .2         .3
    Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ ..................    27.337     166.6     167.3        2.9         .4        -.1         .4         .4
                    _  _
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.900     137.7     137.9        1.4         .1         .0         .1         .2
    Transportation services ................     7.046     167.5     168.1        3.3         .4        -.5         .7         .3
    Medical care services ..................     5.821     212.6     213.8        4.9         .6         .4         .4         .4
    Other services .........................     7.349     184.3     184.7        4.9         .2         .3         .4         .3
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    84.201     148.8     149.1        2.7         .2         .2         .3         .3
All items less shelter .....................    72.052     144.6     144.9        2.7         .2         .1         .3         .4
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    80.232     149.4     149.8        2.7         .3         .2         .3         .3
All items less medical care ................    92.892     144.5     144.8        2.6         .2         .1         .3         .3
Commodities less food ......................    27.749     127.9     127.8        1.8        -.1         .2         .4         .5
Nondurables less food ......................    17.178     129.7     129.4         .9        -.2         .1         .3         .5
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    11.845     131.4     132.4         .9         .8         .5         .6         .8
Nondurables 2/ .............................    32.977     136.5     136.6        1.8         .1         .1         .0         .1
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    29.116     170.5     171.0        3.4         .3         .1         .3         .2
Services less medical care services ........    50.632     158.2     158.7        3.0         .3         .1         .3         .1
Energy .....................................     6.993     105.7     106.8         .9        1.0       -1.0         .1        1.8
All items less energy ......................    93.007     153.7     154.0        2.9         .2         .3         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    77.208     156.2     156.4        2.9         .1         .3         .3         .2
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    24.369     137.3     136.8        1.8        -.4         .4         .4         .1
      Energy commodities ...................     3.380      97.2      99.2        2.0        2.1       -1.7         .4        3.4
    Services less energy services ..........    52.839     167.1     167.7        3.4         .4         .2         .2         .2
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.676     $.674       -2.6        -.3        -.1        -.3        -.3
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .226      .225        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   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-
                                                 Apr.     May    June    July    Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    July     Jan.      July
                                                 1994    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994    1994     1994      1994
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.8     1.9     3.0     3.3      2.4       3.2
 
   Food and beverages .........................   143.6   144.0   144.4   145.1     4.3     2.5     -.3     4.2      3.4       2.0
     Food .....................................   143.0   143.5   143.9   144.6     4.6     2.3     -.3     4.6      3.4       2.1
       Food at home ...........................   142.1   142.7   143.3   144.5     5.9     2.6    -1.1     6.9      4.2       2.8
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   162.4   162.3   163.2   163.6     3.6     4.6     5.9     3.0      4.1       4.4
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   137.7   137.8   137.7   136.8     3.0     2.1     1.5    -2.6      2.5       -.6
         Dairy products .......................   132.6   133.3   133.1   132.7    -6.5     5.1     6.6      .3      -.9       3.4
         Fruits and vegetables ................   156.1   159.9   162.2   166.3    29.3     1.5   -18.7    28.8     14.6       2.3
         Other food at home ...................   132.7   132.4   132.8   135.8     1.8     1.5     2.8     9.7      1.7       6.2
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.9   135.2   134.9   135.1     2.7     3.0     3.0    -2.3      2.9        .3
           Fats and oils ......................   132.8   133.1   133.7   134.9     -.9     1.9     6.9     6.5       .5       6.7
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   115.3   115.2   115.7   123.1     1.8     1.4    -1.4    29.9      1.6      13.2
           Other prepared food ................   147.2   146.7   147.2   147.9     2.0     1.4     4.5     1.9      1.7       3.2
       Food away from home ....................   145.1   145.3   145.3   145.5     2.0     1.7     1.4     1.1      1.8       1.2
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   151.1   151.2   151.6   151.4     1.9     3.5     -.8      .8      2.7        .0
 
   Housing ....................................   144.0   144.3   144.4   144.7     2.9     2.0     3.1     2.0      2.4       2.5
     Shelter ..................................   159.3   159.7   159.8   160.2     2.6     3.1     3.9     2.3      2.8       3.1
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   167.7   168.4   168.5   168.4     3.2     1.7     3.4     1.7      2.4       2.5
         Rent, residential ....................   153.3   153.5   153.4   153.9     2.4     2.4     2.9     1.6      2.4       2.2
         Other renters' costs .................   195.0   197.2   197.9   195.9     5.4      .2     4.4     1.9      2.8       3.1
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   164.4   164.8   164.8   165.4     2.3     3.8     4.0     2.5      3.0       3.2
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   164.7   165.1   165.1   165.7     2.3     3.8     4.0     2.5      3.0       3.2
         Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............   150.1   150.8   151.9   153.2     4.1      .8     2.4     8.5      2.5       5.4
                             _  _
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   130.2   131.0   131.5   131.3    -1.5    -5.7     4.1     3.4     -3.6       3.8
         Maintenance and repair services ......   133.3   135.0   135.4   135.4      .6   -14.1     6.2     6.5     -7.1       6.3
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    126.3   125.7   126.2   125.9    -5.0     9.4     1.3    -1.3      1.9        .0
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.9   122.8   122.7   122.9     2.3    -2.3     3.7      .0       .0       1.8
       Fuels ..................................   111.2   110.8   110.6   111.0     1.4    -5.3     4.4     -.7     -2.0       1.8
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    89.7    88.7    88.7    89.2    -8.1   -12.8    16.7    -2.2    -10.5       6.8
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   118.8   118.4   118.3   118.7     2.4    -4.3     3.1     -.3     -1.0       1.4
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.0   150.4   150.4   150.4     3.6     1.4     3.0     1.1      2.5       2.0
     Household furnishings and operation ......   120.4   120.9   121.3   121.3     4.8     2.4    -1.0     3.0      3.6       1.0
       Housefurnishings .......................   110.6   111.1   111.7   111.6     4.5     4.1    -1.8     3.7      4.3        .9
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   131.5   131.6   132.1   132.1     7.9    -1.8      .0     1.8      3.0        .9
       Housekeeping services ..................   137.6   138.3   138.2   138.6     3.6     2.1     -.3     2.9      2.8       1.3
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   133.6   134.2   135.0   134.4      .6     1.8     -.6     2.4      1.2        .9
     Apparel commodities ......................   130.5   131.2   132.0   131.4      .6     1.9    -1.2     2.8      1.2        .8
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   125.4   126.2   126.4   127.0     1.3    -2.5    -4.0     5.2      -.6        .5
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   132.5   133.1   134.2   132.3    -1.2     5.0     -.6     -.6      1.8       -.6
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   125.7   124.2   127.3   129.6    -2.8     5.2    -6.4    13.0      1.1       2.8
       Footwear ...............................   126.5   127.1   127.3   126.4     1.6     7.2    -4.6     -.3      4.4      -2.5
       Other apparel commodities ..............   147.1   149.3   150.2   150.9     7.1    -9.5    12.0    10.7     -1.5      11.4
     Apparel services 2/.......................   154.8   155.0   155.5   155.7     3.2     2.4     2.6     2.3      2.8       2.5
 
   Transportation .............................   133.2   132.7   133.5   134.8     4.4    -1.5     5.6     4.9      1.4       5.2
     Private transportation ...................   130.0   130.0   130.7   132.0     4.1    -1.5     5.1     6.3      1.3       5.7
       New vehicles ...........................   136.5   136.9   137.7   138.3     4.3     1.2     5.1     5.4      2.7       5.3
         New cars .............................   135.0   135.4   135.9   136.6     4.0     1.2     5.2     4.8      2.6       5.0
       Used cars ..............................   137.7   138.6   140.2   141.5     9.5    -1.7      .6    11.5      3.7       5.9
       Motor fuel .............................    96.8    95.3    95.6    99.2     5.9   -13.5     8.7    10.3     -4.3       9.5
         Gasoline .............................    96.4    94.7    95.2    98.5     7.3   -12.8     7.8     9.0     -3.3       8.4
       Maintenance and repairs ................   149.2   149.7   149.8   150.0     2.5     3.9     2.2     2.2      3.2       2.2
       Other private transportation ...........   160.4   161.0   162.0   162.0     2.8     2.0     5.1     4.1      2.4       4.6
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   103.5   103.5   103.9   103.7     -.8     -.8     2.4      .8      -.8       1.6
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   173.7   174.5   175.6   175.8     3.4     2.6     5.5     4.9      3.0       5.2
     Public transportation ....................   175.6   169.3   171.6   173.2     4.3      .9     9.4    -5.4      2.6       1.8
 
   Medical care ...............................   209.1   209.9   210.7   211.6     4.8     3.8     4.7     4.9      4.3       4.8
     Medical care commodities .................   199.3   199.7   200.3   201.1     3.3     2.7     1.8     3.7      3.0       2.7
     Medical care services ....................   211.2   212.0   212.9   213.8     5.4     3.9     5.5     5.0      4.7       5.2
       Professional medical services ..........   191.2   191.5   192.1   192.6     4.2     3.2     5.9     3.0      3.7       4.4
 
   Entertainment 2/ ...........................   149.5   150.0   149.9   150.3     3.9     4.7     2.4     2.2      4.3       2.3
     Entertainment commodities ................   135.3   136.2   136.1   136.5     3.3     1.5     1.8     3.6      2.4       2.7
     Entertainment services ...................   166.3   166.4   166.4   166.8     4.6     7.6     2.7     1.2      6.1       1.9
 
   Other goods and services ...................   197.5   198.7   199.4   200.2    -5.0     3.6     5.4     5.6      -.8       5.5
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   217.4   220.2   219.9   221.0   -28.7    -1.7     3.6     6.8    -16.3       5.2
     Personal care 2/ .........................   144.2   144.4   145.2   145.0     1.1     2.6     2.5     2.2      1.8       2.4
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   141.4   141.7   141.8   141.9     -.9     2.3     2.6     1.4       .7       2.0
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   147.1   147.2   148.8   148.3     3.7     2.8     2.2     3.3      3.2       2.8
     Personal and educational expenses ........   221.5   222.4   223.6   224.7     5.0     6.1     7.2     5.9      5.5       6.5
       School books and supplies ..............   204.2   205.2   205.6   206.5     2.2     7.0     3.6     4.6      4.6       4.1
       Personal and educational services ......   222.7   223.7   224.9   226.0     5.2     6.1     7.3     6.1      5.6       6.7
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.8     1.9     3.0     3.3      2.4       3.2
   Commodities ................................   132.7   133.1   133.5   134.2     2.1      .6     1.2     4.6      1.4       2.9
     Food and beverages .......................   143.6   144.0   144.4   145.1     4.3     2.5     -.3     4.2      3.4       2.0
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   126.1   126.4   126.9   127.6     1.3     -.6     2.3     4.8       .3       3.5
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   127.9   128.0   128.4   129.1    -2.2    -1.6     3.5     3.8     -1.9       3.7
         Apparel commodities ..................   130.5   131.2   132.0   131.4      .6     1.9    -1.2     2.8      1.2        .8
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   128.5   129.3   130.2   131.3    -2.7    -6.0     3.8     9.0     -4.4       6.4
       Durables ...............................   123.6   124.3   124.9   125.3     4.7     1.3     2.0     5.6      3.0       3.8
   Services ...................................   162.3   162.5   162.8   163.3     3.3     2.8     4.3     2.5      3.1       3.4
     Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ ....................   166.1   166.0   166.6   167.3     1.2     3.5     3.9     2.9      2.4       3.4
                     _  _
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   136.1   136.1   136.2   136.5     3.6    -1.5     2.4     1.2      1.0       1.8
     Transportation services ..................   168.0   167.2   168.3   168.8     3.5     2.5     5.7     1.9      3.0       3.8
     Medical care services ....................   211.2   212.0   212.9   213.8     5.4     3.9     5.5     5.0      4.7       5.2
     Other services ...........................   184.7   185.2   186.0   186.6     4.6     6.1     4.9     4.2      5.4       4.5
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   148.0   148.3   148.7   149.2     2.5     1.9     3.3     3.3      2.2       3.3
 All items less shelter .......................   143.9   144.1   144.6   145.2     2.9     1.4     2.5     3.7      2.1       3.1
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   148.6   148.9   149.4   149.9     2.8     1.4     2.7     3.5      2.1       3.1
 All items less medical care ..................   143.7   143.9   144.3   144.8     2.6     1.7     2.8     3.1      2.1       3.0
 Commodities less food ........................   127.2   127.5   128.0   128.6     1.3     -.6     2.2     4.5       .3       3.3
 Nondurables less food ........................   129.2   129.3   129.7   130.3    -1.2    -1.5     3.2     3.4     -1.4       3.3
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   130.0   130.6   131.4   132.4    -2.1    -5.1     3.8     7.6     -3.6       5.7
 Nondurables 2/ ...............................   136.4   136.5   136.5   136.6     4.9    -2.3     4.2      .6      1.2       2.4
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   169.9   170.0   170.5   170.9     3.9     2.9     4.4     2.4      3.4       3.4
 Services less medical care services ..........   157.7   157.8   158.2   158.4     3.4     2.3     4.4     1.8      2.9       3.1
 Energy .......................................   103.7   102.7   102.8   104.7     3.1    -8.9     6.4     3.9     -3.1       5.2
 All items less energy ........................   153.3   153.7   154.1   154.5     3.0     2.7     2.7     3.2      2.8       2.9
   All items less food and energy .............   155.8   156.3   156.7   157.0     2.4     2.9     3.1     3.1      2.6       3.1
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   136.4   137.0   137.6   137.7      .6     1.5     1.2     3.9      1.0       2.5
       Energy commodities .....................    96.2    94.6    95.0    98.2     4.2   -13.2     9.7     8.6     -4.9       9.1
     Services less energy services ............   166.7   167.0   167.4   167.8     3.2     3.5     4.2     2.7      3.4       3.4
 
 
 
    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     June      July       July 1994 from-     Apr. to     May to    June to
                                                1993       1994      1994    July 1993  June 1994     May        June       July
 
            Expenditure category
 
All items ..................................   100.000     145.4     145.8        2.6        0.3        0.1        0.3        0.4
All items (1967=100) .......................      -        433.2     434.3        -          -          -          -          -
 
  Food and beverages .......................    19.344     143.8     144.4        2.6         .4         .3         .2         .5
    Food ...................................    17.622     143.2     143.8        2.6         .4         .3         .2         .5
      Food at home .........................    11.187     142.4     143.4        3.3         .7         .4         .3         .8
        Cereals and bakery products ........     1.660     163.1     163.6        4.3         .3         .1         .5         .4
        Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....     3.513     137.0     136.4         .7        -.4         .1        -.1        -.7
        Dairy products .....................     1.321     132.1     131.6        1.2        -.4         .6        -.1        -.5
        Fruits and vegetables ..............     2.019     161.1     163.8        8.2        1.7        1.8        1.4        2.7
        Other food at home .................     2.674     132.7     135.4        3.8        2.0        -.2         .2        2.2
          Sugar and sweets .................      .374     134.7     135.1        1.6         .3        -.5        -.4         .2
          Fats and oils ....................      .283     133.4     135.1        3.6        1.3         .2         .4        1.0
          Nonalcoholic beverages ...........      .833     116.2     122.4        6.6        5.3        -.1         .4        5.9
          Other prepared food ..............     1.184     146.9     147.4        2.4         .3        -.4         .3         .5
      Food away from home ..................     6.435     145.4     145.5        1.5         .1         .2         .1         .1
    Alcoholic beverages ....................     1.722     151.3     151.1        1.2        -.1        -.1         .3        -.1
 
  Housing ..................................    39.004     142.1     142.5        2.4         .3         .1         .1         .1
    Shelter ................................    25.682     155.8     156.4        2.9         .4         .3         .1         .1
      Renters' costs 1/ ....................     8.095     148.4     149.5        2.5         .7         .3         .2        -.1
        Rent, residential ..................     6.628     153.1     153.6        2.3         .3         .1         .1         .2
        Other renters' costs ...............     1.467     199.1     204.2        3.3        2.6        1.0         .8       -1.1
      Homeowners' costs 1/ .................    17.399     150.3     150.7        3.1         .3         .3         .0         .3
        Owners' equivalent rent 1/ .........    17.074     150.5     150.9        3.1         .3         .2         .0         .3
        Household insurance 2/ 1/ ..........      .324     139.1     140.5        4.2        1.0         .6         .7        1.0
                            _  _
      Maintenance and repairs 2/ ...........      .188     131.5     131.4        -.2        -.1         .7         .5        -.1
        Maintenance and repair services 2/ .      .102     139.1     139.1        -.4         .0        1.6         .2         .0
        Maintenance and repair
            commodities 2/ .................      .085     121.4     121.1        -.1        -.2        -.2         .7        -.2
    Fuel and other utilities ...............     7.523     124.0     124.0         .8         .0        -.2         .1         .1
      Fuels ................................     4.093     113.5     113.6        -.2         .1        -.5         .1         .2
        Fuel oil and other household fuel
            commodities ....................      .339      87.6      87.0       -2.4        -.7       -1.2         .1         .5
        Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
            services).......................     3.754     121.5     121.7        -.1         .2        -.4         .1         .2
      Other utilities and public
          services 2/ ......................     3.429     151.1     150.9        2.1        -.1         .2         .1        -.1
    Household furnishings and operation ....     5.800     120.0     120.1        2.2         .1         .4         .3         .1
      Housefurnishings .....................     3.525     110.1     110.3        2.3         .2         .5         .5         .1
      Housekeeping supplies ................     1.141     132.7     132.5        1.7        -.2         .2         .4        -.1
      Housekeeping services ................     1.134     140.3     140.6        2.5         .2         .5        -.2         .6
 
  Apparel and upkeep .......................     5.909     132.4     129.8        1.1       -2.0         .5         .5        -.2
    Apparel commodities ....................     5.379     129.6     126.7         .9       -2.2         .5         .6        -.3
      Men's and boys' apparel ..............     1.393     125.3     124.6         .5        -.6         .6         .4        1.0
      Women's and girls' apparel............     2.356     129.5     124.2         .8       -4.1         .5        1.1       -1.2
      Infants' and toddlers' apparel .......      .261     129.6     130.8        1.8         .9        -.9        2.7        1.9
      Footwear .............................      .866     128.2     125.8        1.0       -1.9         .2         .3        -.9
      Other apparel commodities ............      .502     148.3     148.3        2.1         .0        1.7       -1.7         .0
    Apparel services 2/ ....................      .530     155.0     155.1        2.6         .1         .2         .3         .1
 
  Transportation ...........................    18.863     132.9     133.9        3.5         .8        -.2         .6        1.1
    Private transportation .................    17.613     131.0     132.0        3.6         .8         .0         .6        1.1
      New vehicles .........................     4.948     138.2     138.3        4.2         .1         .4         .5         .4
        New cars ...........................     3.606     135.6     135.6        3.7         .0         .3         .4         .4
      Used cars ............................     2.256     141.5     143.3        4.7        1.3         .8        1.1         .9
      Motor fuel ...........................     3.705      98.2     100.5        2.4        2.3       -1.9         .7        3.7
        Gasoline ...........................      -         97.9     100.4        2.6        2.6       -1.9         .7        3.7
      Maintenance and repairs ..............     1.615     150.5     150.8        2.7         .2         .3         .0         .2
      Other private transportation .........     5.089     157.3     157.5        3.6         .1         .6         .6         .1
        Other private transportation
            commodities ....................      .795     102.8     102.6         .2        -.2         .0         .2        -.3
        Other private transportation
            services .......................     4.295     170.7     171.0        4.1         .2         .7         .6         .2
    Public transportation ..................     1.251     165.9     167.1        2.3         .7       -2.6         .6        1.0
 
  Medical care .............................     6.044     209.7     210.8        4.5         .5         .3         .4         .4
    Medical care commodities ...............     1.061     198.7     199.0        2.7         .2         .2         .4         .2
    Medical care services ..................     4.983     212.2     213.4        4.9         .6         .3         .5         .4
      Professional medical services ........     2.865     193.1     193.9        4.2         .4         .2         .3         .4
 
  Entertainment ............................     4.028     148.0     148.4        3.3         .3         .4         .1         .2
    Entertainment commodities ..............     2.077     135.6     136.0        2.6         .3         .7        -.1         .1
    Entertainment services .................     1.951     166.2     166.5        4.1         .2         .1         .2         .2
 
  Other goods and services .................     6.807     195.8     196.3        1.3         .3         .5         .4         .4
    Tobacco and smoking products ...........     2.121     220.7     221.4       -6.0         .3        1.1         .0         .5
    Personal care 2/ .......................     1.146     145.3     145.1        2.0        -.1         .1         .4        -.1
      Toilet goods and personal care
          appliances 2/ ....................      .650     142.3     142.5        1.4         .1         .1        -.1         .1
      Personal care services 2/ ............      .496     149.0     148.2        3.0        -.5         .1        1.2        -.5
    Personal and educational expenses ......     3.540     217.2     217.9        6.0         .3         .3         .6         .5
      School books and supplies ............      .219     206.4     206.9        4.4         .2         .5         .3         .4
      Personal and educational services ....     3.321     218.4     219.0        6.1         .3         .3         .6         .5
 
        Commodity and service group
 
All items ..................................   100.000     145.4     145.8        2.6         .3         .1         .3         .4
  Commodities ..............................    47.644     133.2     133.4        2.1         .2         .2         .4         .6
    Food and beverages .....................    19.344     143.8     144.4        2.6         .4         .3         .2         .5
    Commodities less food and beverages ....    28.300     126.6     126.7        1.8         .1         .2         .5         .6
      Nondurables less food and beverages ..    16.590     127.9     127.8         .7        -.1         .2         .2         .5
        Apparel commodities ................     5.379     129.6     126.7         .9       -2.2         .5         .6        -.3
        Nondurables less food, beverages,
            and apparel 2/ .................    11.211     130.0     131.2         .6         .9         .8         .8         .9
      Durables .............................    11.710     123.8     124.2        3.4         .3         .5         .6         .4
  Services .................................    52.356     160.4     160.9        3.1         .3         .2         .2         .2
    Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ ..................    25.143     149.9     150.5        2.9         .4         .0         .3         .4
                    _  _
    Household services less rent of
        shelter 1/ .........................     8.771     126.7     126.8        1.2         .1         .0         .0         .0
    Transportation services ................     7.160     164.8     165.2        3.5         .2         .0         .5         .4
    Medical care services ..................     4.983     212.2     213.4        4.9         .6         .3         .5         .4
    Other services .........................     6.299     181.5     181.8        4.9         .2         .2         .5         .3
 
              Special indexes
 
All items less food ........................    82.378     145.8     146.1        2.6         .2         .2         .3         .3
All items less shelter .....................    74.318     142.8     143.1        2.5         .2         .2         .4         .5
All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........    82.601     136.9     137.3        2.5         .3         .1         .4         .4
All items less medical care ................    93.956     142.4     142.7        2.5         .2         .2         .3         .4
Commodities less food ......................    30.022     127.6     127.7        1.8         .1         .2         .4         .6
Nondurables less food ......................    18.312     129.2     129.1         .8        -.1        -.2         .5         .5
Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .......    12.933     131.2     132.2         .7         .8         .6         .7         .8
Nondurables 2/ .............................    35.934     136.1     136.4        1.7         .2         .2         .0         .2
Services less rent of shelter 1/ ...........    27.213     152.1     152.5        3.3         .3         .0         .5         .2
Services less medical care services ........    47.373     155.9     156.4        3.0         .3         .2         .2         .1
Energy .....................................     7.798     105.1     106.3        1.0        1.1       -1.1         .4        1.9
All items less energy ......................    92.202     151.1     151.4        2.8         .2         .3         .3         .3
  All items less food and energy ...........    74.580     153.2     153.4        2.8         .1         .3         .3         .2
    Commodities less food and
        energy commodities .................    25.978     136.3     135.9        1.6        -.3         .5         .4         .1
      Energy commodities ...................     4.044      97.5      99.6        2.2        2.2       -1.8         .6        3.4
    Services less energy services ..........    48.602     164.7     165.3        3.4         .4         .2         .2         .2
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
  1982-84=$1.00 2/ .........................      -        $.688     $.686       -2.6        -.3        -.1        -.3        -.3
  1967=$1.00 2/ ............................      -         .231      .230        -          -          -          -          -
 
 
 
   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-
                                                 Apr.     May    June    July    Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    July     Jan.      July
                                                 1994    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994    1994     1994      1994
 
              Expenditure category
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.6     1.7     2.8     3.4      2.1       3.1
 
   Food and beverages .........................   143.3   143.7   144.0   144.7     4.0     2.6     -.3     4.0      3.3       1.8
     Food .....................................   142.7   143.1   143.4   144.1     4.3     2.3      .0     4.0      3.3       2.0
       Food at home ...........................   141.8   142.3   142.7   143.8     5.9     2.6     -.8     5.8      4.2       2.4
         Cereals and bakery products ..........   161.9   162.0   162.8   163.5     3.1     4.9     5.4     4.0      4.0       4.7
         Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......   137.5   137.6   137.4   136.4     3.0     2.4      .9    -3.2      2.7      -1.2
         Dairy products .......................   132.4   133.2   133.1   132.5    -7.1     5.4     6.6      .3     -1.1       3.4
         Fruits and vegetables ................   156.4   159.2   161.4   165.7    31.7      .7   -17.7    26.0     15.2       1.8
         Other food at home ...................   132.6   132.3   132.6   135.5     1.9     1.5     2.8     9.0      1.7       5.9
           Sugar and sweets ...................   135.8   135.1   134.5   134.8     2.4     3.9     2.7    -2.9      3.2       -.1
           Fats and oils ......................   132.9   133.1   133.6   135.0     -.6     1.9     7.2     6.5       .6       6.9
           Nonalcoholic beverages .............   115.7   115.6   116.1   122.9     2.1     1.0    -1.4    27.3      1.6      12.1
           Other prepared food ................   147.0   146.4   146.9   147.7     2.0     1.1     4.8     1.9      1.5       3.3
       Food away from home ....................   144.9   145.2   145.3   145.4     1.7     2.0     1.1     1.4      1.8       1.2
     Alcoholic beverages ......................   150.6   150.5   151.0   150.8     2.2     3.5    -1.3      .5      2.8       -.4
 
   Housing ....................................   141.2   141.4   141.6   141.8     2.9     1.7     3.2     1.7      2.3       2.4
     Shelter ..................................   155.2   155.6   155.7   155.9     2.7     2.9     4.0     1.8      2.8       2.9
       Renters' costs 1/ ......................   147.4   147.8   148.1   148.0     2.8     2.2     3.3     1.6      2.5       2.5
         Rent, residential ....................   153.0   153.2   153.3   153.6     2.1     2.7     2.9     1.6      2.4       2.3
         Other renters' costs .................   195.3   197.2   198.7   196.6     6.0     -.2     5.1     2.7      2.9       3.9
       Homeowners' costs 1/ ...................   149.9   150.3   150.3   150.7     2.8     3.3     4.1     2.2      3.0       3.1
         Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ...........   150.2   150.5   150.5   150.9     2.8     3.6     4.1     1.9      3.2       3.0
         Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............   137.3   138.1   139.1   140.5     4.2      .6     2.4     9.7      2.4       5.9
                             _  _
       Maintenance and repairs 2/ .............   130.0   130.9   131.5   131.4    -1.8    -4.5     1.2     4.4     -3.2       2.8
         Maintenance and repair services ......   136.6   138.8   139.1   139.1     2.0   -14.8     5.1     7.5     -6.8       6.3
         Maintenance and repair commodities 2/    120.9   120.6   121.4   121.1    -6.8     9.4    -2.9      .7      1.0      -1.1
     Fuel and other utilities .................   122.5   122.3   122.4   122.5     2.0    -2.0     3.3      .0       .0       1.7
       Fuels ..................................   110.5   110.0   110.1   110.3      .7    -5.0     4.1     -.7     -2.2       1.7
         Fuel oil and other household fuel
             commodities ......................    89.6    88.5    88.6    89.0    -8.1   -13.6    17.8    -2.7    -10.9       7.1
         Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
             services).........................   118.2   117.7   117.8   118.0     1.7    -4.3     3.1     -.7     -1.4       1.2
       Other utilities and public services 2/ .   150.7   151.0   151.1   150.9     3.6     1.3     3.0      .5      2.5       1.7
     Household furnishings and operation ......   119.0   119.5   119.9   120.0     4.5     2.0    -1.0     3.4      3.3       1.2
       Housefurnishings .......................   109.1   109.6   110.1   110.2     4.1     3.0    -1.8     4.1      3.6       1.1
       Housekeeping supplies ..................   131.7   131.9   132.4   132.3     5.6     -.9      .0     1.8      2.3        .9
       Housekeeping services ..................   139.6   140.3   140.0   140.8     3.2     2.9      .0     3.5      3.1       1.7
 
   Apparel and upkeep .........................   132.2   132.9   133.6   133.3     1.2     1.5    -1.5     3.4      1.4        .9
     Apparel commodities ......................   129.5   130.2   131.0   130.6      .6     1.6    -1.8     3.4      1.1        .8
       Men's and boys' apparel ................   124.6   125.4   125.9   127.2     1.0    -1.3    -5.6     8.6      -.2       1.3
       Women's and girls' apparel .............   130.5   131.2   132.6   131.0     -.3     4.1    -1.8     1.5      1.9       -.2
       Infants' and toddlers' apparel .........   126.6   125.4   128.8   131.3    -4.9     2.5    -4.9    15.7     -1.2       4.9
       Footwear ...............................   127.6   127.9   128.3   127.2     1.9     6.8    -3.4    -1.2      4.3      -2.3
       Other apparel commodities ..............   148.3   150.8   148.2   148.2     7.7   -11.4    14.7     -.3     -2.3       7.0
     Apparel services 2/.......................   154.2   154.5   155.0   155.1     3.2     2.7     2.1     2.4      2.9       2.2
 
   Transportation .............................   131.8   131.6   132.4   133.8     4.4    -1.8     5.0     6.2      1.2       5.6
     Private transportation ...................   129.7   129.7   130.5   131.9     4.5    -2.2     5.1     7.0      1.1       6.0
       New vehicles ...........................   137.2   137.8   138.5   139.1     4.6     1.2     5.4     5.7      2.9       5.5
         New cars .............................   134.7   135.1   135.7   136.2     4.3      .6     5.2     4.5      2.5       4.9
       Used cars ..............................   138.2   139.3   140.8   142.0    10.1    -2.0     -.3    11.5      3.9       5.4
       Motor fuel .............................    96.8    95.0    95.7    99.2     5.0   -13.5     9.6    10.3     -4.7      10.0
         Gasoline .............................    96.3    94.5    95.2    98.7     5.9   -12.5     7.8    10.3     -3.7       9.1
       Maintenance and repairs ................   150.0   150.5   150.5   150.8     2.2     3.8     2.4     2.2      3.0       2.3
       Other private transportation ...........   156.1   157.0   157.9   158.1     2.4     1.8     4.7     5.2      2.1       5.0
         Other private transportation
             commodities ......................   103.0   103.0   103.2   102.9    -1.2     -.4     2.8     -.4      -.8       1.2
         Other private transportation
             services .........................   169.2   170.3   171.4   171.7     2.9     2.2     5.4     6.0      2.6       5.7
     Public transportation ....................   170.7   166.2   167.2   168.9     4.2     1.9     7.6    -4.2      3.1       1.6
 
   Medical care ...............................   208.4   209.1   210.0   210.8     4.6     4.0     4.7     4.7      4.3       4.7
     Medical care commodities .................   197.4   197.8   198.5   198.8     3.3     2.3     2.3     2.9      2.8       2.6
     Medical care services ....................   210.8   211.5   212.5   213.4     5.0     4.1     5.5     5.0      4.6       5.3
       Professional medical services ..........   192.0   192.3   192.9   193.7     3.7     3.5     6.3     3.6      3.6       4.9
 
   Entertainment 2/ ...........................   147.5   148.1   148.2   148.5     3.7     4.5     2.2     2.7      4.1       2.5
     Entertainment commodities ................   134.8   135.7   135.6   135.8     3.4     1.8     1.8     3.0      2.6       2.4
     Entertainment services ...................   166.1   166.2   166.5   166.8     4.3     7.6     2.7     1.7      5.9       2.2
 
   Other goods and services ...................   195.1   196.1   196.9   197.6    -8.1     3.2     5.5     5.2     -2.6       5.4
     Tobacco and smoking products .............   217.4   219.9   220.0   221.0   -28.6    -1.3     3.8     6.8    -16.1       5.3
     Personal care 2/ .........................   144.5   144.7   145.3   145.1     1.1     2.5     2.8     1.7      1.8       2.2
       Toilet goods and personal care
           appliances 2/ ......................   142.2   142.4   142.3   142.5     -.9     2.0     3.4      .8       .6       2.1
       Personal care services 2/ ..............   147.2   147.3   149.0   148.2     3.7     3.3     2.2     2.7      3.5       2.5
     Personal and educational expenses ........   217.4   218.0   219.3   220.3     4.5     6.4     7.3     5.4      5.5       6.4
       School books and supplies ..............   206.0   207.0   207.7   208.6     1.2     7.0     4.2     5.1      4.0       4.7
       Personal and educational services ......   218.5   219.1   220.4   221.5     4.9     6.2     7.7     5.6      5.5       6.6
 
          Commodity and service group
 
 All items ....................................    -       -       -       -        2.6     1.7     2.8     3.4      2.1       3.1
   Commodities ................................   132.3   132.6   133.1   133.9     2.2      .3     1.2     4.9      1.2       3.1
     Food and beverages .......................   143.3   143.7   144.0   144.7     4.0     2.6     -.3     4.0      3.3       1.8
     Commodities less food and beverages ......   125.5   125.8   126.4   127.2      .6    -1.3     2.3     5.5      -.3       3.9
       Nondurables less food and beverages ....   127.3   127.5   127.8   128.4    -2.5    -2.2     3.9     3.5     -2.3       3.7
         Apparel commodities ..................   129.5   130.2   131.0   130.6      .6     1.6    -1.8     3.4      1.1        .8
         Nondurables less food, beverages,
             and apparel 2/ ...................   128.0   129.0   130.0   131.2    -3.9    -7.2     4.2    10.4     -5.6       7.2
       Durables ...............................   122.5   123.1   123.8   124.3     4.4     1.3     2.0     6.0      2.8       4.0
   Services ...................................   159.7   160.0   160.3   160.7     3.1     2.8     4.1     2.5      3.0       3.3
     Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ ....................   149.4   149.4   149.9   150.5     1.9     3.3     3.6     3.0      2.6       3.3
                     _  _
     Household services less rent
         of shelter 1/ ........................   125.3   125.3   125.3   125.3     3.3     -.6     1.9      .0      1.3       1.0
     Transportation services ..................   164.6   164.6   165.4   166.0     2.8     2.5     5.3     3.4      2.6       4.4
     Medical care services ....................   210.8   211.5   212.5   213.4     5.0     4.1     5.5     5.0      4.6       5.3
     Other services ...........................   181.7   182.0   182.9   183.4     4.4     6.0     5.2     3.8      5.2       4.5
 
                Special indexes
 
 All items less food ..........................   144.8   145.1   145.5   146.0     2.3     1.4     3.4     3.4      1.8       3.4
 All items less shelter .......................   141.9   142.2   142.7   143.4     2.6     1.1     2.3     4.3      1.9       3.3
 All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ..........   136.1   136.3   136.8   137.4     2.4     1.2     2.7     3.9      1.8       3.3
 All items less medical care ..................   141.5   141.8   142.2   142.7     2.3     1.4     2.6     3.4      1.9       3.0
 Commodities less food ........................   126.7   127.0   127.5   128.3      .6     -.9     2.2     5.1      -.2       3.7
 Nondurables less food ........................   128.7   128.5   129.1   129.8    -1.9    -1.9     3.8     3.5     -1.9       3.6
 Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ .........   129.5   130.3   131.2   132.2    -3.3    -6.0     4.1     8.6     -4.7       6.3
 Nondurables 2/ ...............................   135.8   136.1   136.1   136.4     3.9    -2.3     3.6     1.8       .7       2.7
 Services less rent of shelter 1/ .............   151.3   151.3   152.0   152.3     3.9     2.4     4.3     2.7      3.1       3.5
 Services less medical care services ..........   155.3   155.6   155.9   156.1     3.2     2.6     4.0     2.1      2.9       3.0
 Energy .......................................   103.1   102.0   102.4   104.3     3.1    -9.3     6.5     4.7     -3.3       5.6
 All items less energy ........................   150.5   151.0   151.4   151.8     2.7     2.4     2.4     3.5      2.6       3.0
   All items less food and energy .............   152.7   153.2   153.6   153.9     2.2     2.4     3.2     3.2      2.3       3.2
     Commodities less food and energy
         commodities ..........................   135.4   136.1   136.6   136.8      .0     1.2     1.2     4.2       .6       2.7
       Energy commodities .....................    96.4    94.7    95.3    98.5     3.8   -13.2    10.1     9.0     -5.1       9.6
     Services less energy services ............   164.5   164.8   165.2   165.6     3.5     3.3     4.2     2.7      3.4       3.5
 
 
 
    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                                       July 1994 from-         June 1994 from-
                                          schedule    Apr.     May    June    July    July     May    June    June    Apr.     May
                                             1/       1994    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        147.4   147.5   148.0   148.4     2.8     0.6     0.3     2.5     0.4     0.3
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        154.4   154.2   154.8   155.2     2.5      .6      .3     2.4      .3      .4
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        155.0   154.7   155.4   155.7     2.5      .6      .2     2.4      .3      .5
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        153.3   152.8   153.5   154.3     2.6     1.0      .5     2.1      .1      .5
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        152.6   152.7   153.2   152.9     2.1      .1     -.2     2.5      .4      .3
 
North Central urban ....................      M        142.9   143.3   144.0   144.3     3.1      .7      .2     2.9      .8      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        144.1   144.5   145.1   145.4     2.9      .6      .2     2.8      .7      .4
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        142.2   142.0   143.0   143.6     3.9     1.1      .4     3.2      .6      .7
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        143.7   144.4   144.7   145.0     2.8      .4      .2     2.3      .7      .2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        137.9   138.8   139.8   140.2     3.9     1.0      .3     3.6     1.4      .7
 
South urban ............................      M        143.8   144.3   144.7   145.0     2.9      .5      .2     2.8      .6      .3
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        144.4   144.7   145.3   145.3     3.0      .4      .0     3.0      .6      .4
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        145.5   146.3   146.6   147.1     3.1      .5      .3     2.8      .8      .2
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        142.9   143.1   143.5   143.8     2.6      .5      .2     2.4      .4      .3
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        141.3   142.3   142.5   142.7     2.7      .3      .1     2.7      .8      .1
 
West urban .............................      M        148.9   148.8   148.9   149.5     2.4      .5      .4     2.0      .0      .1
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        150.4   150.4   150.4   150.9     2.2      .3      .3     1.8      .0      .0
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        148.6   147.8   148.6   150.0     3.5     1.5      .9     3.2      .0      .5
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        133.9   133.9   134.3   134.6     2.6      .5      .2     2.4      .3      .3
  B ....................................      M        146.8   147.0   147.5   148.1     3.1      .7      .4     2.6      .5      .3
  C ....................................      M        145.8   146.0   146.4   146.8     2.7      .5      .3     2.4      .4      .3
  D ....................................      M        142.1   143.0   143.4   143.8     3.1      .6      .3     2.9      .9      .3
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        147.9   147.6   148.1   148.3     1.9      .5      .1     1.7      .1      .3
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        152.0   151.4   151.3   151.7     1.3      .2      .3     1.1     -.5     -.1
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        157.7   157.3   157.8   158.2     2.5      .6      .3     2.3      .1      .3
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        153.1   153.2   154.6   155.3     3.1     1.4      .5     2.7     1.0      .9
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        148.0   148.3   148.1   148.9     1.9      .4      .5     1.4      .1     -.1
 
Baltimore, MD ..........................      1         -      145.8    -      148.2     3.1     1.6    -       -       -       -
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ...........      1         -      153.6    -      153.9      .9      .2    -       -       -       -
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .............      1         -      143.7    -      143.7     2.0      .0    -       -       -       -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..............      1         -      143.3    -      143.4     3.2      .1    -       -       -       -
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........      1         -      140.0    -      141.9     2.2     1.4    -       -       -       -
Washington, DC-MD-VA ...................      1         -      151.4    -      151.8     1.7      .3    -       -       -       -
 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................      2        140.3    -      141.4    -       -       -       -        3.8      .8    -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2        142.6    -      144.8    -       -       -       -        4.1     1.5    -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2        136.8    -      137.4    -       -       -       -        3.4      .4    -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2        143.9    -      144.0    -       -       -       -        3.2      .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                                       July 1994 from-         June 1994 from-
                                          schedule    Apr.     May    June    July    July     May    June    June    Apr.     May
                                             1/       1994    1994    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994    1993    1994    1994
 
 
 
U.S. city average ......................      M        144.7   144.9   145.4   145.8     2.6     0.6     0.3     2.4     0.5     0.3
 
        Region and area size 2/
 
Northeast urban.........................      M        151.8   151.7   152.3   152.7     2.4      .7      .3     2.2      .3      .4
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        151.4   151.1   151.9   152.2     2.4      .7      .2     2.3      .3      .5
  Size B -  500,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        151.1   150.8   151.4   152.3     2.6     1.0      .6     2.0      .2      .4
  Size C -  50,000 to 500,000 ..........      M        153.9   154.2   154.6   154.4     2.1      .1     -.1     2.2      .5      .3
 
North Central urban ....................      M        139.8   140.2   140.9   141.3     3.0      .8      .3     2.6      .8      .5
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        140.3   140.7   141.4   141.6     2.8      .6      .1     2.8      .8      .5
  Size B -  360,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        138.5   138.4   139.5   140.1     3.8     1.2      .4     3.0      .7      .8
  Size C -  50,000 to 360,000 ..........      M        141.2   141.9   142.2   142.6     2.7      .5      .3     2.1      .7      .2
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        136.4   137.3   138.4   138.9     3.7     1.2      .4     3.4     1.5      .8
 
South urban ............................      M        142.2   142.8   143.2   143.6     2.9      .6      .3     2.6      .7      .3
  Size A -  More than 1,200,000 ........      M        142.4   142.8   143.4   143.6     2.9      .6      .1     2.7      .7      .4
  Size B -  450,000 to 1,200,000 .......      M        141.8   142.8   143.2   143.7     3.0      .6      .3     2.7     1.0      .3
  Size C -  50,000 to 450,000 ..........      M        142.6   142.8   143.3   143.7     2.5      .6      .3     2.2      .5      .4
  Size D -  Nonmetropolitan
            (less than 50,000) .........      M        141.4   142.5   142.7   142.9     2.7      .3      .1     2.7      .9      .1
 
West urban .............................      M        145.9   146.0   146.1   146.7     2.3      .5      .4     1.9      .1      .1
  Size A -  More than 1,250,000 ........      M        145.8   146.0   146.0   146.5     2.0      .3      .3     1.6      .1      .0
  Size C -  50,000 to 330,000 ..........      M        146.3   145.7   146.4   147.7     3.4     1.4      .9     3.0      .1      .5
 
Size classes
  A 3/ .................................      M        132.7   132.9   133.3   133.6     2.5      .5      .2     2.3      .5      .3
  B ....................................      M        144.1   144.4   145.0   145.5     3.0      .8      .3     2.6      .6      .4
  C ....................................      M        144.9   145.2   145.6   146.1     2.6      .6      .3     2.2      .5      .3
  D ....................................      M        141.4   142.3   142.8   143.2     3.0      .6      .3     2.8     1.0      .4
 
          Selected local areas
 
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI......      M        143.3   143.1   143.6   143.7     1.8      .4      .1     1.7      .2      .3
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ......      M        146.6   146.2   146.1   146.5     1.2      .2      .3      .9     -.3     -.1
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT      M        153.9   153.6   154.2   154.4     2.5      .5      .1     2.3      .2      .4
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD ..      M        152.6   152.7   154.2   154.9     2.9     1.4      .5     2.5     1.0     1.0
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .....      M        145.6   146.1   145.7   146.6     1.7      .3      .6     1.2      .1     -.3
 
Baltimore, MD ..........................      1         -      144.9    -      147.3     3.0     1.7    -       -       -       -
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ...........      1         -      152.2    -      152.9      .9      .5    -       -       -       -
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .............      1         -      136.1    -      136.3     1.8      .1    -       -       -       -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ..............      1         -      141.2    -      141.4     3.1      .1    -       -       -       -
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........      1         -      139.2    -      141.4     2.2     1.6    -       -       -       -
Washington, DC-MD-VA ...................      1         -      149.2    -      149.4     1.6      .1    -       -       -       -
 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................      2        139.3    -      140.6    -       -       -       -        3.0      .9    -
Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ..................      2        137.9    -      140.2    -       -       -       -        3.8     1.7    -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .........      2        136.2    -      137.0    -       -       -       -        3.5      .6    -
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ...........      2        137.4    -      137.8    -       -       -       -        3.1      .3    -
 
 
 
   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.