Consumer Price Indexes (CPI-U)--Selected Areas statistics

[1982-84=100, except as indicated. Represents annual averages of monthly figures, except as noted. 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. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1983. For further detail see the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2285, Chapter 19, the Consumer Price Index, and Report 736, the CPI: 1987 Revision. See also text, Section 15 Prices]


												1999					1999

Area											Food				Apparel				Fuel and
	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	All	and				and		Transporta-	Medical	other
										items	beverages	Food	Housing		upkeep		tion	care	utilities

US city average	130.7	136.2	140.3	144.5	148.2	152.4	156.9	160.5	163.0	166.6	164.6	164.1	163.9		131.3		144.4	250.6	128.8

Anchorage, AK MSA	118.6	124.0	128.2	132.2	135.0	138.5	142.7	144.8	146.9	148.4	148.4	148.7	132.7		125.8		143.7	260.8	144.6
Atlanta, GA MSA	131.7	135.9	138.5	143.4	146.7	148.7	156.0	158.9	161.2	164.8	167.6	172.1	165.1		132.4		130.3	254.0	143.1
Boston, MA MSA	138.9	145.0	148.6	152.9	154.9	157.4	163.3	167.9	171.7	176.0	170.6	171.0	170.3		143.6		142.3	330.2	117.4
Chicago-Gary, IL-IN CMSA	131.7	137.0	141.1	145.4	148.6	148.4	157.4	161.7	165.0	168.4	168.4	167.7	168.0		117.2		140.5	253.6	117.4
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA	126.5	131.4	134.1	137.8	142.4	143.4	149.6	152.1	155.1	159.2	152.0	150.4	153.1		130.1		140.9	233.0	126.3
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH CMSA	129.0	134.2	136.8	140.3	144.4	140.2	152.0	156.1	159.8	162.5	169.5	171.4	160.2		124.1		143.6	224.9	127.8
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA	125.1	130.8	133.9	137.3	141.2	144.6	148.8	151.4	153.6	158.0	165.1	162.7	146.8		140.7		141.0	233.2	127.8
Denver-Boulder-Greely, CO CMSA	120.9	125.6	130.3	135.8	141.8	144.0	153.1	158.1	161.9	166.6	157.0	159.2	161.9		94.0		169.5	289.4	129.2
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA	128.6	133.1	135.9	139.6	144.0	143.9	152.5	156.3	159.8	163.9	158.3	157.6	156.3		133.4		152.1	245.2	127.8
Honolulu, HI MSA	138.1	148.0	155.1	160.1	164.5	168.4	170.7	171.9	171.5	173.3	162.9	163.0	175.8		105.4		162.2	231.3	133.4
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA	120.6	125.1	127.1	133.4	137.9	139.4	142.7	145.4	146.8	148.7	152.8	152.1	132.1		139.9		135.7	238.5	106.1
Kansas City, MO-KS CMSA	126.0	131.2	134.3	138.1	141.3	141.7	151.6	155.8	157.8	160.1	161.0	162.1	154.6		121.6		139.2	229.1	134.3

Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA CMSA	135.9	141.4	146.5	150.3	152.3	149.4	157.5	160.0	162.3	166.1	169.9	168.0	164.5		118.2		146.8	244.5	145.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	128.0	132.3	134.5	139.1	143.6	146.9	153.7	158.4	160.5	162.4	171.0	171.3	155.2		138.2		148.8	231.3	115.8
Milwaukee, WI PMSA	126.2	132.2	137.1	142.1	147.0	153.5	154.7	157.7	160.3	163.7	163.7	164.6	162.6		116.8		142.5	251.5	112.4
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN-WI MSA	127.0	130.4	135.0	139.2	143.6	144.8	151.9	155.4	158.3	163.3	172.1	168.7	149.2		139.3		148.6	241.1	123.5
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT CMSA	138.5	144.8	150.0	154.5	158.2	158.3	166.9	170.8	173.6	177.0	170.5	169.6	179.6		125.5		152.3	265.3	116.1
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-
MD CMSA	135.8	142.2	146.6	150.2	154.6	158.3	162.8	166.5	168.2	171.9	159.4	158.6	172.5		107.5		152.2	264.8	130.4
Pittsburgh, PA MSA	126.2	131.3	136.0	139.9	144.6	142.9	153.2	157.0	159.2	162.5	156.0	154.7	162.2		144.5		131.9	244.4	142.5
Portland, OR MSA	127.4	133.9	139.8	144.7	148.9	149.9	158.6	164.0	167.1	172.6	157.3	157.7	174.5		134.8		152.1	229.8	139.5
San Diego, CA MSA	138.4	143.4	147.4	150.6	154.5	147.0	160.9	163.7	166.9	172.8	166.5	164.5	178.2		131.6		152.1	247.2	120.8
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA	132.1	137.9	142.5	146.3	148.7	149.3	155.1	160.4	165.5	172.5	170.8	171.5	185.6		114.2		135.8	232.6	145.3
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CMSA	126.8	134.1	139.0	142.9	147.8	149.3	157.5	163.0	167.7	172.8	169.6	170.0	177.3		125.5		149.9	240.3	123.6
St Louis-East St Louis, MO-IL CMSA	128.1	132.1	134.7	137.5	141.3	144.7	149.6	152.9	154.5	157.6	161.9	160.2	149.0		123.5		141.7	245.7	122.5
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA ¹	111.7	116.4	119.2	124.0	126.5	128.0	131.6	134.0	137.5	140.6	137.7	136.8	135.3		148.2		126.3	191.9	120.1
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA ²	135.6	141.2	144.7	149.3	152.2	152.7	159.6	162.4	102.1	104.2	103.1	103.1	105.5	²	98.3	²	100.3	106.9	108.1

NA Not available. 1 1987=100 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review and CPI Detailed Report, January issues.

http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm Effective with the release of January 1998 data on February 24, 1998, the Consumer Price Index will undergo many changes as a result of our 1998 weight revision. In addition to updates to expenditure weights and changes to the composition of some group and subgroup indexes, there will also be changes in the availability of and item codes for published item and area indexes. A concordance between the old series and the revised series for CPI items is available in the item concordance. A list of published areas is available.

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Changes to Databases: As always, the most up-to-date CPI data will be found in CU (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers) and CW (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers). Starting on February 24, the new CPI item structure and coding system will be in place in the CU and CW database. Complete historical information for all continuous series, using the new coding structure, will continue to reside in the CU and CW databases.

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