# Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2006 Interim Adjustments

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** September 12, 2007
- **Citation:** 72 FR 52169

## Text

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2006 Interim Adjustments

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice publishes the 2006 interim adjustments for the Pacific and Caribbean Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) areas. The Federal Government conducts COLA surveys in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to set COLA rates. These surveys are conducted once every 3 years on a rotating basis. In between COLA surveys, the Government adjusts COLA rates for the areas not surveyed using the relative change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area compared with the Washington-Baltimore CPI. The Pacific and Caribbean COLA areas were not surveyed in 2006. Therefore, OPM is calculating and publishing interim adjustments for these COLA areas. This notice also publishes a revised listing of the 2005 estimated Washington, DC, area middle income annual consumer expenditure data.

DATES:

We will consider comments received on or before November 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES:

Send or deliver comments to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy Associate Director for Performance Management and Pay Systems, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, Room 7300B, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail:
COLA@opm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838; fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail:
COLA@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Subpart B of part 591 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to set nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates for U.S. Postal Service and white-collar Federal employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Section 591.223(a) prescribes that we conduct these surveys on a rotating basis, once every 3 years. Section 591.224 requires we adjust the previous COLA survey price indexes for the areas not surveyed by using the relative change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the

COLA area compared with the change in the Washington, DC, area CPI.

In 2006, we surveyed Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska. We did not survey the Caribbean or Pacific COLA areas. Therefore, we are adjusting the previous Caribbean and Pacific survey price indexes using the relative change in CPIs. As required by § 591.225, we used the CPI, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for Honolulu and the Washington-Baltimore area and the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources.

2004 Pacific Survey Results and Interim Adjustments

First, we computed the change in prices for the Honolulu area compared with the change in prices for the Washington-Baltimore area using the CPI-Us for each area. Table 1 shows this process.

Table 1.—Honolulu and Washington-Baltimore CPI-U Changes 2004 to 2006

Survey area
CPI-U

Honolulu 2004 CPI-U first half
189.2

Honolulu 2006 CPI-U first half
206.4

Honolulu change
9.0909%

DC-Baltimore 2004 CPI-U first half
118.3

DC-Baltimore 2006 CPI-U first half
127.7

DC-Baltimore change
7.9459%

Next, we multiplied the
price
indexes from the five 2004 Pacific surveys (Honolulu, Hawaii County, Kauai, Maui, and Guam) by the change in the Honolulu CPI-U and divided that by the change in the Washington-Baltimore CPI-U. The price index is the COLA survey index before the addition of the adjustment factor specified in § 591.227. The adjustment factor reflects differences in need, access to and availability of goods and services, and quality of life in the COLA area relative to the DC area and is a fixed amount. Therefore, it is not adjusted by the change in the CPI.

OPM published the 2004 Pacific survey report in the
Federal Register
on August 4, 2005, at 70 FR 44989. The report included the survey price indexes for each of the Pacific COLA areas. OPM revised these price indexes in a final rule published in the
Federal Register
on August 2, 2006, at 71 FR 43897.

Table 2 shows the interim adjustment process. For example, the 2004 Maui COLA survey adjusted index, as published in the
Federal Register
, is 131.50. The Maui adjustment factor is 7 points. Therefore, subtracting the adjustment factor shows 124.50 as the
price
index from the 2004 survey. We increased this price index by 9.0909% (i.e., multiplied by 1.090909), the change in the Honolulu CPI-U, and reduced it by 7.9459% (i.e., divided by 1.079459), the change in the Washington-Baltimore CPI-U, to give a new price index of 125.82. We then added the 7 point adjustment factor to the new price index, which yields a 2006 Maui Interim Adjustment COLA rate of 132.82.

Table 2.—Pacific COLA Area CPI-U Price Index Adjustments

Honolulu
Hawaii Co
Kauai
Maui
Guam

2004 COLA Survey Indexes
125.80
117.25
127.63
131.50
127.40

Adjustment Factors
5
7
7
7
9

2004 COLA Survey Price Indexes
120.80
110.25
120.63
124.50
118.40

2006 CPI Adjusted Price Indexes
122.08
111.42
121.91
125.82
119.66

2006 COLA Indexes with Adj. Factors
127.08
118.42
128.91
132.82
128.66

2005 Caribbean Survey Results and Interim Adjustments

The process we used to compute the interim adjustments for the Caribbean areas (i.e., Puerto Rico and USVI) is identical to the one for the Pacific areas except that we used the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources, as specified in § 591.225. Table 3 shows the relative change in the Puerto Rico CPI compared with the Washington-Baltimore CPI-U.

Table 3.—Puerto Rico and Washington-Baltimore CPI-U Changes 2005 to 2006

Survey area
CPI-U

Puerto Rico 2005 CPI first half (June)
277.2

Puerto Rico 2006 CPI first half (June)
312.2

Puerto Rico change
12.6263%

DC-Baltimore 2005 CPI-U first half
122.8

DC-Baltimore 2006 CPI-U first half
127.7

DC-Baltimore change
3.9902%

We multiplied the Puerto Rico and USVI price indexes by the change in the Puerto Rico CPI and divided that by the change in the Washington-Baltimore CPI-U. OPM published price indexes for Puerto Rico and USVI in the 2005 Caribbean survey report at 71 FR 63179. As noted in section 4.2.3 of the report, we calculated the Puerto Rico survey index (103.32) after we re-priced water utilities based on a post-survey increase in water utility rates. The CPI for Puerto Rico already reflects this increase; therefore, we reverted to the pre-increase index level (103.06) to avoid duplication in the interim adjustment calculation. Table 4 shows the 2005 indexes, the interim adjustment process, and the final results.

Table 4.—Caribbean COLA Area CPI-U Price Index Adjustments

Puerto Rico
USVI

2005 COLA Survey Indexes
103.06
128.21

Adjustment Factors
7
9

2005 COLA Survey Price Indexes
96.06
119.21

2005 CPI Adjusted Price Indexes
104.04
129.11

2005 COLA Indexes with Adj. Factors
111.04
138.11

Interim Adjustments Summarized

In a proposed rule published on September 6, 2007, at 72 FR 51200, OPM proposed to adjust COLA rates based on the interim CPI adjustments. In the Pacific, the results indicate that COLA rates in all of the areas except Hawaii County are currently set at the appropriate levels. In Hawaii County, the results show that the COLA rate should be increased to 18 percent. In the Caribbean, the results indicate that the COLA rate for the U.S. Virgin Islands is currently set at the appropriate level and the rate for Puerto Rico should be increased to 11 percent. As noted in the proposed rule, OPM plans an additional adjustment to the Puerto Rico COLA rate based on the impact of the new Puerto Rico sales tax.

Consumer Expenditure Data

Appendix 2 of the 2005 COLA survey report included a listing of estimated DC area middle income annual consumer expenditures. We are publishing a revised listing of the consumer expenditure data with this notice. The revised listing contains the data we used in the 2005 survey index calculations.

Office of Personnel Management,

Linda M. Springer,
Director.

Appendix 2 of the 2005 survey report published on October 27, 2006, at 71 FR 63179, is revised to read as follows:

Appendix 2.—Estimated DC Area Middle Income Annual Consumer Expenditures
[Asterisks show Detailed Expenditure Categories (DECs) for which OPM surveyed items]

Level
Code
Group
Category name
Expenditures

1
TOTALEXP

Total Expenditure
$53,419.79

2
FOODTOTL
MEG
Food
7,134.14

3
CERBAKRY
PEG
Cereals and bakery products
464.86

4
CEREAL

Cereals and cereal products
149.47

5
010110

Flour
6.94

5
010120

Prepared flour mixes
14.00

5
010210

Ready-to-eat and cooked cereals*
88.57

5
010310

Rice*
14.20

5
010320

Pasta, cornmeal and other cereal products*
25.76

4
BAKERY

Bakery products
315.39

5
BREAD

Bread
89.22

6
020110

White bread*
37.03

6
020210

Bread, other than white*
52.19

5
CRAKCOOK

Crackers and cookies
75.49

6
020510

Cookies*
46.97

6
020610

Crackers
28.53

5
020810

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products*
25.01

5
OTHBAKRY

Other bakery products
125.66

6
020310

Biscuits and rolls*
40.27

6
020410

Cakes and cupcakes*
39.02

6
020620

Bread and cracker products
4.14

6
020710

Sweetrolls, coffee cakes, doughnuts
31.61

6
020820

Pies, tarts, turnovers
10.62

3
ANIMAL
PEG
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
863.96

4
BEEF

Beef
243.93

5
030110

Ground beef*
89.22

5
ROAST

Roast
38.35

6
030210

Chuck roast*
14.35

6
030310

Round roast*
10.28

6
030410

Other roast
13.71

5
STEAK

Steak
94.50

6
030510

Round steak*
16.51

6
030610

Sirloin steak*
35.26

6
030710

Other steak
42.73

5
030810

Other beef
21.86

4
PORK

Pork
122.02

5
040110

Bacon*
22.76

5
040210

Pork chops*
25.15

5
HAM

Ham
26.83

6
040310

Ham, not canned*
25.98

6
040610

Canned ham*
0.85

5
040510

Sausage
17.68

5
040410

Other pork
29.59

4
OTHRMEAT

Other meats
101.89

5
050110

Frankfurters*
23.20

5
LNCHMEAT

Lunch meats (cold cuts)
71.41

6
050210

Bologna, liverwurst, salami*
19.93

6
050310

Other lunchmeats
51.48

5
LAMBOTHR

Lamb, organ meats and others
7.27

6
050410

Lamb and organ meats
5.49

6
050900

Mutton, goat and game
1.78

4
POULTRY

Poultry
138.17

5
CHICKEN

Fresh and frozen chickens
111.07

6
060110

Fresh and frozen whole chicken*
31.90

6
060210

Fresh and frozen chicken parts*
79.16

5
060310

Other poultry
27.10

4
FISHSEA

Fish and seafood
227.05

5
070110

Canned fish and seafood*
29.02

5
070230

Fresh fish and shellfish*
124.88

5
070240

Frozen fish and shellfish*
73.16

4
080110

Eggs*
30.90

3
DAIRY
PEG
Dairy products
340.36

4
MILKCRM

Fresh milk and cream
124.54

5
090110

Fresh milk, all types*
111.20

5
090210

Cream
13.33

4
OTHDAIRY

Other dairy products
215.82

5
100110

Butter
16.56

5
100210

Cheese*
107.77

5
100410

Ice cream and related products*
63.49

5
100510

Miscellaneous dairy products
28.01

3
FRUITVEG
PEG
Fruits and vegetables
428.27

4
FRSHFRUT

Fresh fruits
203.54

5
110110

Apples*
40.79

5
110210

Bananas*
33.54

5
110310

Oranges*
21.79

5
110510

Citrus fruits, excluding oranges
17.70

5
110410

Other fresh fruits
89.71

4
FRESHVEG

Fresh vegetables
224.73

5
120110

Potatoes*
40.62

5
120210

Lettuce*
30.37

5
120310

Tomatoes*
41.11

5
120410

Other fresh vegetables
112.63

3
PROCFOOD
PEG
Processed Foods
826.00

4
PROCFRUT

Processed fruits
123.01

5
FRZNFRUT

Frozen fruits and fruit juices
12.47

6
130110

Frozen orange juice*
5.09

6
130121

Frozen fruits
4.11

6
130122

Frozen fruit juices
3.26

5
130310

Canned fruits*
18.13

5
130320

Dried fruit
7.03

5
130211

Fresh fruit juice
23.15

5
130212

Canned and bottled fruit juice*
62.24

4
PROCVEG

Processed vegetables
97.75

5
140110

Frozen vegetables*
31.86

5
CANDVEG

Canned and dried vegetables and juices
65.89

6
140210

Canned beans*
13.57

6
140220

Canned corn
8.01

6
140230

Canned miscellaneous vegetables
21.79

6
140320

Dried peas
0.24

6
140330

Dried beans
2.66

6
140340

Dried miscellaneous vegetables
9.02

6
140310

Dried processed vegetables
0.73

6
140410

Frozen vegetable juices
0.16

6
140420

Fresh and canned vegetable juices
9.71

4
MISCFOOD

Miscellaneous foods
605.25

5
FRZNPREP

Frozen prepared foods
124.46

6
180210

Frozen meals*
40.33

6
180220

Other frozen prepared foods
84.14

5
180110

Canned andpackaged soups*
40.70

5
SNACKS

Potato chips, nuts, and other snacks
123.63

6
180310

Potato chips and other snacks*
96.36

6
180320

Nuts
27.27

5
CONDMNTS

Condiments and seasonings
100.94

6
180410

Salt, spices, other seasonings*
23.71

6
180420

Olives, pickles, relishes
12.41

6
180510

Sauces and gravies*
42.90

6
180520

Baking needs and miscellaneous products
21.92

5
OTHRPREP

Other canned and packaged prepared foods
174.30

6
180611

Prepared salads
20.81

6
180612

Prepared desserts*
12.66

6
180620

Baby food*
32.54

6
180710

Miscellaneous prepared foods
107.71

6
180720

Vitamin supplements
0.58

5
190904

Food prepared by consumer on out-of-town trips
41.20

3
OTHRFOOD
PEG
Other food at home
182.71

4
SWEETS

Sugar and other sweets
107.00

5
150110

Candy and chewing gum*
68.68

5
150211

Sugar*
14.65

5
150212

Artificial sweeteners*
4.85

5
150310

Jams, preserves, other sweets*
18.83

4
FATSOILS

Fats and oils
75.71

5
160110

Margarine*
9.85

5
160211

Fats and oils*
20.63

5
160212

Salad dressings*
22.71

5
160310

Nondairy cream and imitation milk*
10.57

5
160320

Peanut butter
11.95

3
NALCBEVG
PEG
Nonalcoholic beverages
244.87

4
170110

Cola*
86.74

4
170210

Other carbonated drinks
43.97

4
COFFEE

Coffee
34.00

5
170310

Roasted coffee*
23.19

5
170410

Instant and freeze dried coffee
10.80

4
170510

Noncarbonated fruit flavored drinks*
16.51

4
170520

Tea
13.75

4
200112

Nonalcoholic beer
0.28

4
170530

Other nonalcoholic beverages and ice
49.62

3
FOODAWAY
PEG
Food away from home
31.76

4
RESTRANT

Meals at restaurants, carry-outs and other
2,682.01

5
LUNCH

Lunch
1,000.00

6
190111

Lunch at fast food, take-out, delivery, etc.*
567.83

6
190112

Lunch at full service restaurants*
297.91

6
190113

Lunch at vending machines/mobile vendors
12.34

6
190114

Lunch at employer and school cafeterias
122.70

5
DINNER

Dinner
974.84

6
190211

Dinner at fast food, take-out, delivery, etc.*
334.65

6
190212

Dinner at full service restaurants*
631.54

6
190213

Dinner at vending machines/mobile vendors
2.82

6
190214

Dinner at employer and school cafeterias
5.84

5
SNKNABEV

Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
400.30

6
190311

Snacks/nonalcoholic bev. at fast food, etc.*
291.19

6
190312

Snacks/nonalcoholic bev. at full svc. restaurants
44.46

6
190313

Snacks/nonalcoholic bev. at vending mach., etc
51.78

6
190314

Snacks/nonalcoholic bev. cafeterias
12.88

5
BRKFBRUN

Breakfast and brunch
306.10

6
190321

Breakfast & brunch at fast food, take-out, etc.*
155.78

6
190322

Breakfast & brunch at full service restaurants*
139.55

6
190323

Breakfast & brunch at vending machines
2.46

6
190324

Breakfast & brunch at cafeterias
8.30

4
NONRESME

Non Restaurant Meals
473.75

5
190901

Board (including at school)
22.63

5
190902

Catered affairs
62.78

5
190903

Food on out-of-town trips
255.51

5
790430

School lunches
92.14

5
800700

Meals as pay
40.69

3
ALCBEVG
PEG
Alcoholic beverages
627.36

4
ALCHOME

At home
405.24

5
200111

Beer and ale*
203.81

5
200210

Whiskey
25.39

5
200310

Wine*
130.32

5
200410

Other alcoholic beverages
45.72

4
ALCAWAY

Away from home
222.12

5
BEERNALE

Beer and ale
97.76

6
200511

Beer and ale at fast food, take-out, etc
19.39

6
200512

Beer and ale at full service restaurants*
77.80

6
200513

Beer and ale at vending machines, etc
0.05

6
200516

Beer and ale at catered affairs
0.51

5
WINE

Wine
26.01

6
200521

Wine at fast food, take-out, delivery, etc
2.61

6
200522

Wine at full service restaurants*
23.34

6
200523

Wine at vending machines and mobile vendors

6
200526

Wine at catered affairs
0.06

5
OTHALCBV

Other alcoholic beverages
98.36

6
200531

Other alcoholic bev. at fast food, take-out, etc
14.17

6
200532

Other alcoholic bev. at full service restaurants
43.87

6
200533

Other alcoholic bev. at vending machines
0.10

6
200536

Other alcoholic bev. at catered affairs
0.23

6
200900

Alcoholic beverages purchased on trips
39.99

2
SHEL&UTL
MEG
Shelter and Utilities
190.87

3
SHELTER
PEG
Shelter
17,017.07

4
RNTLEQ

Rented Equivalence (estimated monthly × 12)
13,332.00

4
RENTXX

Rented Dwelling (rent minus tenants ins.)*
3,251.64

4
350110

Tenants Insurance (tenants ins × 2)*
36.27

4
OTHLODGE

Other Lodging (other minus housing at school)
397.13

3
ENERUT
PEG
Energy Utilities*
1.18

3
WATERX
PEG
Water and other public services*
362.63

2
HHF&SUPP
MEG
Household Furnishings and Supplies
2.19

3
HHOPER
PEG
Household operations
610.69

4
HHPERSRV

Personal services
395.00

5
340210

Babysitting and child care*
83.82

6
340211

Child care in own home
32.61

6
340212

Child care outside own home
51.21

5
340906

Care for elderly, invalids, handicapped, etc
16.07

5
340910

Adult day care centers
1.70

5
670310

Day-care centers, nursery, and preschools*
293.41

4
HHOTHXPN

Other household expenses
215.69

5
340310

Housekeeping services*
49.32

5
340410

Gardening, lawn care service*
62.72

5
340420

Water softening service
3.34

5
340520

Household laundry and dry cleaning, sent out
0.80

5
340530

Coin-operated household laundry & dry cleaning
3.65

5
340914

Services for termite/pest control
11.20

5
340915

Home security system service fee
15.83

5
340903

Other home services
7.58

5
330511

Termite/pest control products
1.14

5
340510

Moving, storage, freight express*
33.51

5
340620

Appliance repair, including service center
12.53

5
340630

Reupholstering, furniture repair
3.61

5
340901

Repairs/rentals of lawn/garden equipment
6.17

5
340907

Appliance rental
2.09

5
340908

Rental of office equip. for nonbusiness use
0.66

5
340913

Repair of miscellaneous household equip
1.52

5
990900

Rental/installation of dishwashers/disposals

3
HKPGSUPP
PEG
Housekeeping supplies
631.49

4
LAUNDRY

Laundry and cleaning supplies
147.87

5
330110

Soaps and detergents*
80.52

5
330210

Other laundry cleaning products
67.35

4
HKPGOTHR

Other household products
317.42

5
330310

Cleansing & toilet tissue, paper towels/napkins*
99.04

5
330510

Miscellaneous household products
143.56

5
330610

Lawn and garden supplies*
74.82

4
POSTAGE

Postage and stationery
166.20

5
330410

Stationery, stationery supplies, giftwraps*
81.08

5
340110

Postage
79.67

6
STAMP

Stamp*
75.37

6
PARPST

Parcel Post*
4.30

5
340120

Delivery services
5.46

3
TEX&RUGS
PEG
Textiles and Area Rugs
183.15

4
HHTXTILE

Household textiles
156.20

5
280110

Bathroom linens*
27.07

5
280120

Bedroom linens*
71.77

5
280130

Kitchen and dining room linens
12.25

5
280210

Curtains and draperies
21.41

5
280220

Slipcovers, decorative pillows
6.33

5
280230

Sewing materials for slipcovers, curtains, etc
15.89

5
280900

Other linens
1.49

4
FLOORCOV

Floor coverings
26.96

5
RNTCARPT

Wall-to-wall carpeting (renter)
0.01

6
230134

Wall-to-wall carpet (renter)

6
320163

Wall-to-wall carpet (replacement) (renter)
0.01

5
320111

Floor coverings, nonpermanent*
26.94

3
FURNITUR
PEG
Furniture
509.16

4
290110

Mattress and springs*
59.98

4
290120

Other bedroom furniture
105.19

4
290210

Sofas
125.89

4
290310

Living room chairs*
60.36

4
290320

Living room tables
23.94

4
290410

Kitchen, dining room furniture*
46.49

4
290420

Infants' furniture
8.86

4
290430

Outdoor furniture
13.08

4
290440

Wall units, cabinets/other occasional furniture
65.38

3
MAJAPPL
PEG
Major appliances
196.71

4
230116

Dishwashers (built-in), disposals, range hoods
13.97

5
230117

Dishwasher—owned home
0.63

5
230118

Dishwasher rented home
13.34

4
300110

Refrigerators, freezers*
45.99

5
300111

Refrigerators, freezers (renter)
5.92

5
300112

Refrigerators, freezers (owned home)
40.07

4
300210

Washing machines*
27.81

5
300211

Washing machines (renter)
5.95

5
300212

Washing machines (owned home)
21.87

4
300220

Clothes dryers
19.88

5
300221

Clothes dryers (renter)
4.91

5
300222

Clothes Dryer (owned home)
14.97

4
300310

Cooking stoves, ovens*
31.99

5
300311

Cooking stoves, ovens (renter)
1.85

5
300312

Cooking stoves, ovens (owned home)
30.13

4
300320

Microwave ovens
7.64

5
300321

Microwave ovens (renter)
1.88

5
300322

Microwave ovens (owned home)
5.76

4
300330

Portable dishwasher
1.47

5
300331

Portable dishwasher (renter)
0.22

5
300332

Portable dishwasher (owned home)
1.25

4
300410

Window air conditioners
47.96

5
300411

Window air conditioners (renter)
1.48

5
300412

Window air conditioners (owned home)
5.10

5
320511

Electric floor cleaning equipment*
33.78

5
320512

Sewing machines
7.02

5
300900

Miscellaneous household appliances
0.59

3
SMAPPHWR
PEG
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares
144.28

4
HOUSWARE

Housewares
106.99

5
320310

Plastic dinnerware
2.53

5
320320

China and other dinnerware*
14.13

5
320330

Flatware
5.49

5
320340

Glassware
14.51

5
320350

Silver serving pieces
10.71

5
320360

Other serving pieces
1.77

5
320370

Nonelectric cookware*
21.45

5
320380

Tableware, nonelectric kitchenware
36.40

4
SMLLAPPL

Small appliances
37.29

5
320521

Small electric kitchen appliances*
26.67

5
320522

Portable heating and cooling equipment
10.62

3
MISCHHEQ
PEG
Miscellaneous household equipment
632.71

4
320120

Window coverings
24.78

4
320130

Infants' equipment
16.15

4
320140

Laundry and cleaning equip
17.62

4
320150

Outdoor equipment*
21.70

4
320210

Clocks
4.51

4
320220

Lamps and lighting fixtures
13.87

4
320231

Other household decorative items
151.27

4
320232

Telephones and accessories*
35.99

4
320410

Lawn and garden equipment*
82.56

4
320420

Power tools*
43.54

4
320901

Office furniture for home use*
8.69

4
320902

Hand tools*
12.30

4
320903

Indoor plants, fresh flowers*
47.68

4
320904

Closet and storage items
12.80

4
340904

Rental of furniture
5.16

4
430130

Luggage
5.88

4
690210

Telephone answering devices
1.25

4
690220

Calculators
1.13

4
690230

Business equipment for home use
2.18

4
320430

Other hardware
59.83

4
690242

Smoke alarms (owned home)
1.50

4
690241

Smoke alarms (renter)
0.30

4
690243

Smoke alarms (owned vacation)

4
690245

Other household appliances (owned home)
5.03

4
690244

Other household appliances (renter)
1.03

4
320905

Miscellaneous household equipment and parts
55.97

2
APPAREL
MEG
Apparel and services
21.79

3
MENBOYS
PEG
Men and boys
502.12

4
MENS

Men, 16 and over
416.91

5
360110

Men's suits*
25.98

5
360120

Men's sportcoats, tailored jackets
8.66

5
360210

Men's coats and jackets*
34.18

5
360311

Men's underwear*
26.44

5
360312

Men's hosiery
15.94

5
360320

Men's nightwear
2.57

5
360330

Men's accessories
31.31

5
360340

Men's sweaters and vests
13.01

5
360350

Men's active sportswear
20.78

5
360410

Men's shirts*
90.85

5
360511

Men's pants*
110.74

5
360512

Men's shorts, shorts sets
25.89

5
360901

Men's uniforms
6.33

5
360902

Men's costumes
4.24

4
BOYS

Boys, 2 to 15
85.20

5
370110

Boys' coats and jackets
6.21

5
370120

Boys' sweaters
2.64

5
370130

Boys' shirts*
19.42

5
370211

Boys' underwear
7.26

5
370212

Boys' nightwear
1.53

5
370213

Boys' hosiery
4.10

5
370220

Boys' accessories
3.18

5
370311

Boys' suits, sportcoats, vests
1.79

5
370312

Boys' pants*
21.85

5
370313

Boys' shorts, shorts sets
7.38

5
370903

Boys' uniforms
2.82

5
370904

Boys' active sportswear
4.20

5
370902

Boys' costumes
2.82

3
WMNSGRLS
PEG
Women and girls
925.48

4
WOMENS

Women, 16 and over
809.92

5
380110

Women's coats and jackets*
84.81

5
380210

Women's dresses*
75.94

5
380311

Women's sportcoats, tailored jackets
4.87

5
380312

Women's vests and sweaters*
56.78

5
380313

Women's shirts, tops, blouses*
158.20

5
380320

Women's skirts
27.47

5
380331

Women's pants*
121.82

5
380332

Women's shorts, shorts sets
27.98

5
380340

Women's active sportswear
45.51

5
380410

Women's sleepwear
44.02

5
380420

Women's undergarments
51.96

5
380430

Women's hosiery
23.06

5
380510

Women's suits*
28.98

5
380901

Women's accessories*
43.22

5
380902

Women's uniforms
7.98

5
380903

Women's costumes
7.33

4
GIRLS

Girls, 2 to 15
115.56

5
390110

Girls' coats and jackets
9.36

5
390120

Girls' dresses and suits*
9.32

5
390210

Girls' shirts, blouses, sweaters*
21.29

5
390221

Girls' skirts and pants*
28.77

5
390222

Girls' shorts, shorts sets
9.49

5
390230

Girls' active sportswear
9.15

5
390310

Girls' underwear and sleepwear
8.42

5
390321

Girls' hosiery
4.93

5
390322

Girls' accessories
7.58

5
390901

Girls' uniforms
2.76

5
390902

Girls' costumes
4.50

3
INFANT
PEG
Children under 2
90.35

4
410110

Infant coat, jacket, snowsuit
2.38

4
410120

Infant dresses, outerwear
23.90

4
410130

Infant underwear*
50.03

4
410140

Infant nightwear, loungewear*
4.55

4
410901

Infant accessories
9.48

3
FOOTWEAR
PEG
Footwear
391.47

4
400110

Men's footwear*
125.68

4
400210

Boys' footwear
53.75

4
400310

Women's footwear*
171.42

4
400220

Girls' footwear
40.62

3
OTHAPPRL
PEG
Other apparel products and services
288.37

4
420110

Material for making clothes
8.83

4
420120

Sewing patterns and notions
8.47

4
430110

Watches*
24.45

4
430120

Jewelry*
130.18

4
440110

Shoe repair and other shoe service
1.25

4
440120

Coin-operated apparel laundry/dry cleaning*
47.64

4
440130

Alteration, repair and tailoring of apparel
6.19

4
440140

Clothing rental
3.06

4
440150

Watch and jewelry repair
4.28

4
440210

Apparel laundry & cleaning not coin-operated*
53.51

4
440900

Clothing storage
0.50

2
TRANS
MEG
Transportation
843.20

3
MOTVEHCO
PEG
Motor Vehicle Costs
4,545.54

4
VEHPURCH

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)
3,659.

5
NEWCARS

Cars and trucks, new
1,873.20

6
450110

New cars*
865.68

6
450210

New trucks
1.52

5
USEDCARS

Cars and trucks, used
1,717.02

6
460110

Used cars
748.86

6
460901

Used trucks
968.16

5
OTHVEHCL

Other vehicles
69.17

6
450220

New motorcycles
38.17

6
450900

New aircraft
4.13

6
460902

Used motorcycles
26.87

6
460903

Used aircraft

4
VEHFINCH

Vehicle finance charges
488.57

5
510110

Automobile finance charges*
232.74

5
510901

Truck finance charges
233.70

5
510902

Motorcycle and plane finance charges
3.57

5
850300

Other vehicle finance charges
18.55

4
LEASVEH

Leased vehicles
221.66

5
450310

Car lease payments
111.26

5
450313

Cash downpayment (car lease)
7.71

5
450314

Termination fee (car lease)
0.50

5
450410

Truck lease payments
100.58

5
450413

Cash downpayment (truck lease)
0.79

5
450414

Termination fee (truck lease)
0.82

4
VEHXP&LV

Other Vehicle Expenses and Licenses
175.91

5
520110

State & Local Registration*
102.22

6
520111

Vehicle reg. state
91.84

6
520112

Vehicle reg. local
10.38

5
520310

Driver's license
8.89

5
520410

Vehicle inspection (added to S&L registration)
9.55

5
PARKING

Parking fees
21.70

6
520531

Parking fees in home city, excl. residence
18.01

6
520532

Parking fees, out-of-town trips
3.69

5
520541

Tolls
11.27

5
520542

Tolls on out-of-town trips
3.66

5
520550

Towing charges
5.46

5
620113

Automobile service clubs
13.16

3
GASOIL
PEG
Gasoline and motor oil
15.14

4
470111

Gasoline*
1,376.17

4
470112

Diesel fuel
15.41

4
470113

Gasoline on out-of-town trips
96.39

4
470114

Gasohol

4
470211

Motor oil
11.20

4
470212

Motor oil on out-of-town trips
0.98

3
CARP&R
PEG
Maintenance and repairs
791.12

4
CARPAR

Maintenance and Repair Parts
206.75

5
470220

Coolant, additives, brake, transmission fluids
4.25

5
480110

Tires—purchased, replaced, installed*
117.97

5
480213

Parts, equipment, and accessories*
73.71

5
480214

Vehicle audio equipment, excluding labor
2.87

5
480212

Vehicle products
7.95

4
CARREP

Maintenance and Repair Service*
584.37

5
490000

Misc. auto repair, servicing
45.46

5
490110

Body work and painting
31.22

5
490211

Clutch, transmission repair
46.87

5
490212

Drive shaft and rear-end repair
7.56

5
490221

Brake work, including adjustments
50.15

5
490231

Repair to steering or front-end
15.58

5
490232

Repair to engine cooling system
19.70

5
490311

Motor tune-up
42.41

5
490312

Lube, oil change, and oil filters
74.18

5
490313

Front-end alignment, wheel balance, rotation
11.12

5
490314

Shock absorber replacement
3.55

5
490316

Gas tank repair, replacement
4.01

5
490318

Repair tires and other repair work
55.99

5
490319

Vehicle air conditioning repair
14.52

5
490411

Exhaust system repair
13.39

5
490412

Electrical system repair
33.41

5
490413

Motor repair, replacement
100.70

5
490900

Auto repair service policy
14.56

3
500110
PEG
Vehicle insurance*
976.09

3
RENTVEH
PEG
Rented vehicles
28.60

3
PUBTRANS
PEG
Public transportation
589.71

4
530110

Airline fares*
399.38

4
530210

Intercity bus fares
16.95

4
530510

Intercity train fares
23.94

4
530901

Ship fares
36.89

4
LOCTRANS

Local Transportation (Not a CES item)
112.56

5
530311

Intracity mass transit fares
65.35

5
530312

Local trans.on out-of-town trips
14.00

5
530411

Taxi fares and limousine service on trips
8.22

5
530412

Taxi fares and limousine service*
24.15

5
530902

School bus
0.84

2
MEDICAL
MEG
Medical
2,48.91

3
HEALTINS
PEG
Health insurance*
1,337.89

4
COMHLTIN

Commercial health insurance
270.98

5
580111

Traditional fee for service health plan (not BCBS)
90.77

5
580113

Preferred provider health plan (not BCBS)
180.21

4
BCBS

Blue Cross, Blue Shield
416.23

5
580112

Traditional fee for service health plan (BCBS)
79.25

5
580114

Preferred provider health plan (BCBS)
141.02

5
580312

Health maintenance organization (BCBS)
144.67

5
580904

Commercial Medicare supplement (BCBS)
45.55

5
580906

Other health insurance (BCBS)
5.74

4
580311

Health maintenance organization (not BCBS)
326.02

4
580901

Medicare payments
177.44

4
COMEDOTH

Commercial Medicare suppl & health insurance
147.21

5
580903

Commercial Medicare supplement (not BCBS)
84.91

5
580905

Other health insurance (not BCBS)
62.30

3
MEDSERVS
PEG
Medical services
689.24

4
560110

Physician's services*
172.07

4
560210

Dental services*
264.62

4
560310

Eyecare services
43.17

4
560400

Service by professionals other than physician
41.89

4
560330

Lab tests, x-rays
31.41

4
570110

Hospital room*
30.19

4
570210

Hospital service other than room
54.53

4
570240

Medical care in retirement community

4
570220

Care in convalescent or nursing home
30.38

4
570902

Repair of medical equipment
3.91

4
570230

Other medical care services
17.07

3
DRUGS&ME
PEG
Drugs and Medical Supplies
456.78

4
DRUGS

Drugs
359.87

5
550210

Nonprescription drugs*
62.53

5
550410

Nonprescription vitamins
31.48

5
540000

Prescription drugs*
265.86

4
MEDSUPPL

Medical supplies
96.91

5
550110

Eyeglasses and contact lenses*
47.34

5
550340

Hearing aids
12.32

5
550310

Topicals and dressings*
26.60

5
550320

Medical equipment for general use
2.87

5
550330

Supportive and convalescent medical equip
5.23

5
570901

Rental of medical equipment
1.31

5
570903

Rental of supportive, convalescent equipment
1.24

2
RECREATN
MEG
Recreation
246.45

3
FEESADM
PEG
Fees and admissions
553.89

4
610900

Recreation expenses, out-of-town trips
31.27

4
620111

Social, recreation, civic club membership*
86.07

4
620121

Fees for participant sports*
83.62

4
620122

Participant sports, out-of-town trips
23.03

4
620211

Movie, theater, opera, ballet*
113.81

4
620212

Movie, other admissions, out-of-town trips
57.96

4
620221

Admission to sporting events
31.87

4
620222

Admission to sports events, out-of-town trips
19.32

4
620310

Fees for recreational lessons*
75.66

4
620903

Other entertainment services, out-of-town trips
31.27

3
TVAUDIO
PEG
Television, radios, sound equipment
369.52

4
TELEVSN

Televisions
209.09

5
310110

Black and white tv
0.50

5
310120

Color tv—console
56.12

5
310130

Color tv—portable, table model*
36.18

5
310210

VCR's and video disc players*
33.37

5
310220

Video cassettes, tapes, and discs*
50.40

5
310230

Video game hardware and software
27.02

5
340610

Repair of tv, radio, and sound equipment
4.48

5
340902

Rental of televisions
1.01

4
AUDIO

Radios, sound equipment
160.43

5
310311

Radios
4.83

5
310312

Phonographs

5
310313

Tape recorders and players
8.59

5
310320

Sound components and component systems*
19.00

5
310331

Miscellaneous sound equipment
0.14

5
310332

Sound equipment accessories
7.64

5
310334

Satellite dishes
1.38

5
310341

CD, tape, record and video mail order clubs
7.87

5
310342

Records, CDs, audio tapes, needles*
39.92

5
340905

Rental of VCR, radio, and sound equipment
0.28

5
610130

Musical instruments and accessories
16.14

5
620904

Rental and repair of musical instruments
5.43

5
620912

Rental of video cassettes, tapes, & discs*
49.21

3
PETSPLAY
PEG
Pets, toys, and playground equipment
397.06

4
PETS

Pets
282.85

5
610310

Pet food*
116.44

5
610320

Pet purchase, supplies, medicine
76.66

5
620410

Pet services
21.50

5
620420

Vet services*
68.24

4
610110

Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles*
112.26

4
610120

Playground equipment
1.96

3
ENTEROTH
PEG
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and svcs
339.69

4
UNMTRBOT

Unmotored recreational vehicles
41.92

5
600121

Boat without motor and boat trailers
6.68

5
600122

Trailer and other attachable campers
35.24

4
PWRSPVEH

Motorized recreational vehicles*
128.92

5
600141

Purchase of motorized camper
87.77

5
600142

Purchase of other vehicle
11.81

5
600132

Purchase of boat with motor
29.35

4
RNTSPVEH

Rental of recreational vehicles
2.95

5
520904

Rental noncamper trailer
0.02

5
520907

Boat and trailer rental out-of-town trips
0.28

5
620909

Rental of campers on out-of-town trips
0.77

5
620919

Rental of other vehicles on out-of-town trips
1.60

5
620906

Rental of boat
0.21

5
620921

Rental of motorized camper

5
620922

Rental of other RV's
0.06

4
600110

Outboard motors
1.58

4
520901

Docking and landing fees
4.05

4
RECEQUIP

Sports, recreation and exercise equipment
99.06

5
600210

Athletic gear, game tables, exercise equip*
37.45

5
600310

Bicycles
8.05

5
600410

Camping equipment
6.74

5
600420

Hunting and fishing equipment
25.21

5
600430

Winter sports equipment
3.20

5
600901

Water sports equipment
3.19

5
600902

Other sports equipment
13.42

5
620908

Rental and repair of misc. sports equipment
1.80

4
PHOTOEQ

Photographic equipment, supplies and services
54.86

5
610210

Film*
11.15

5
610220

Other photographic supplies
0.30

5
620330

Film processing*
16.06

5
620905

Repair and rental of photographic equipment
0.21

5
610230

Photographic equipment
16.78

5
620320

Photographer fees
10.35

4
610901

Fireworks
1.21

4
610902

Souvenirs
0.10

4
610903

Visual goods
0.20

4
620913

Pinball, electronic video games
4.85

3
PERSPROD
PEG
Personal care products
352.04

4
640110

Hair care products*
76.06

4
640120

Nonelectric articles for the hair
9.72

4
640130

Wigs and hairpieces
1.68

4
640210

Oral hygiene products, articles
37.09

4
640220

Shaving needs
24.28

4
640310

Cosmetics, perfume, bath preparation*
149.89

4
640410

Deodorants, feminine hygiene, misc. pers. care
43.13

4
640420

Electric personal care appliances
10.20

3
PERSSERV
PEG
Personal care services
291.50

4
650310

Personal care service*
290.98

4
650900

Repair of personal care appliances
0.52

3
READING
PEG
Reading
157.75

4
590110

Newspapers
63.41

5
590111

Newspaper subscriptions*
49.01

5
590112

Newspaper, non-subscriptions*
14.40

4
590210

Magazines
29.80

5
590211

Magazine subscriptions*
19.20

5
590212

Magazines, non-subscriptions*
10.60

4
590900

Newsletters

4
590220

Books thru book clubs
10.02

4
590230

Books not thru book clubs*
54.38

4
660310

Encyclopedia and other sets of reference books
0.13

2
EDU&COMM
MEG
Education and Communication
229.19

3
EDUCATN
PEG
Education
119.98

4
670210

Elementary and high school tuition*
94.35

4
660210

School books, supplies, for elem. and H.S
25.63

3
COMMICAT
PEG
Communications
19.27

4
PHONE

Telephone services
1,270.01

5
270101

Telephone svcs in home city, excl. car phones*
814.13

5
270102

Telephone services for mobile car phones*
428.43

5
270103

Pager service
1.71

5
270104

Phone cards
25.73

4
690114

Computer information services*
143.61

4
270310

Community antenna or cable tv*
571.65

3
COMP&SVC
PEG
Computers and Computer Services
189.93

4
690113

Repair of computer systems for nonbus. use
5.49

4
690111

Computers & computer hardware nonbus. use*
164.21

4
690112

Computer software/accessories for nonbus. use
20.23

2
MISCMEG
MEG
Miscellaneous
64.05

3
TOBACCO
PEG
Tobacco products and smoking supplies
219.08

4
630110

Cigarettes*
202.50

4
630210

Other tobacco products
15.58

4
630220

Smoking accessories
1.00

3
MISC
PEG
Miscellaneous
817.01

4
620925

Miscellaneous fees
18.84

4
620926

Lotteries and pari-mutuel losses
51.71

4
680110

Legal fees*
129.86

4
680140

Funeral expenses*
63.14

4
680210

Safe deposit box rental
4.20

4
680220

Checking accounts, other bank service charges
27.28

4
680901

Cemetery lots, vaults, maintenance fees
17.58

4
680902

Accounting fees*
55.94

4
680903

Miscellaneous personal services
43.25

4
710110

Credit card interest and annual fees*
292.74

4
900001

Occupational expenses (old code)

4
900002

Occupational expenses
42.54

4
790600

Expenses for other properties
63.50

4
880210

Interest paid, home equity line of credit
0.06

4
620115

Shopping club membership fees
6.36

3
INSPENSN
PEG
Personal insurance and pensions
545.95

4
LIFEINSR

Life and other personal insurance*
466.70

5
700110

Life, endowment, annuity, other personal ins
442.01

5
002120

Other nonhealth insurance
24.68

4
PENSIONS

Pensions and Social Security
49.26

5
800910

Deductions for government retirement*
116.12

5
800920

Deductions for railroad retirement
3.01

5
800931

Deductions for private pensions
513.91

5
800932

Non-payroll deposit to retirement plans
417.89

5
800940

Deductions for Social Security
3.32

[FR Doc. 07-4491 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325-39-P

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A07-4491. Public record. Not legal advice.