[Economic Indicators April, 1995]
[Page Number 24]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

                                                                    [Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]                                                                    
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                                                                                     Housing                                        Transportation                             All    Addendum: All items, percent change (annual rate) 
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                                          All items                                  Shelter                         Apparel                             Medical              less                                                      
                 Period                      \1\      Food             ----------------------------------  Fuel and    and                 New    Motor    care   Energy\2\   food       From      From 3    From 6                     
                                                             Total \1\             Renters'  Homeowners'    other     upkeep  Total \1\   cars    fuel                         and     previous    months    months   FromyearearlierNSA
                                                                        Total \1\    costs      costs     utilities                                                          energy  quarter \3\   earlier   earlier                    
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(13)Change, December to December, NSA                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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1985....................................       3.8      2.6       4.3        6.0       6.3         5.9         1.8       2.8       2.6      3.4     3.1   6.8          1.8   4.3     ...........  ........  ........            3.6     
1986....................................       1.1      3.8       1.7        4.6       5.0         4.6        -5.6        .9      -5.9      5.9   -30.7   7.7        -19.7   3.8     ...........  ........  ........            1.9     
1987....................................       4.4      3.5       3.7        4.8       3.9         5.3         1.6       4.8       6.1      1.8    18.7   5.8          8.2   4.2     ...........  ........  ........            3.6     
1988....................................       4.4      5.2       4.0        4.5       3.9         4.7         2.9       4.7       3.0      2.1    -2.1   6.9           .5   4.7     ...........  ........  ........            4.1     
1989....................................       4.6      5.6       3.9        4.9       4.5         5.1         3.2       1.0       4.0      2.3     6.8   8.5          5.1   4.4     ...........  ........  ........            4.8     
1990....................................       6.1      5.3       4.5        5.2       6.7         4.7         4.0       5.1      10.4      1.4    36.5   9.6         18.1   5.2     ...........  ........  ........            5.4     
1991....................................       3.1      1.9       3.4        3.9       4.2         3.7         2.9       3.4      -1.5      3.3   -16.0   7.9         -7.4   4.4     ...........  ........  ........            4.2     
1992....................................       2.9      1.5       2.6        2.9       2.8         2.9         2.3       1.4       3.0      2.3     1.8   6.6          2.0   3.3     ...........  ........  ........            3.0     
1993....................................       2.7      2.9       2.7        3.0       2.6         3.2         2.5        .9       2.4      2.8    -5.4   5.4         -1.4   3.2     ...........  ........  ........            3.0     
1994....................................       2.7      2.9       2.2        3.0       2.3         3.3          .2      -1.6       3.8      3.2     5.9   4.9          2.2   2.6     ...........  ........  ........            2.6     
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(13)Change, month to month                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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1994:Mar..............................       0.2      0.1       0.2        0.3       0.4         0.3         0.1       0.1       0.4      0.4    -0.2   0.3          0     0.3           2.2         2.2       2.9            2.5     
      Apr...............................        .2       .2        .1         .2       0            .2         -.2       -.1        .3       .4      .1    .5          -.2    .2     ...........       2.8       2.3            2.4     
      May...............................        .1       .2        .2         .3        .3          .2         -.2        .2       -.3       .3    -1.3    .3          -.9    .3     ...........       2.2       2.2            2.3     
      June..............................        .3       .3        .1         .1        .2          .1         0          .6        .7       .4      .7    .4           .3    .3           2.5         2.7       2.5            2.5     
      July..............................        .3       .6        .2         .3       0            .2          .2       -.4        .7       .4     2.8    .4          1.4    .2     ...........       3.0       2.9            2.8     
      Aug...............................        .4       .5        .3         .4        .4          .5          .2       -.9       1.0       .3     3.0    .4          1.4    .3     ...........       4.1       3.2            2.9     
      Sept..............................        .2       .2        .2         .2       -.1          .4         -.3        .1        .1       .4     -.7    .4          -.6    .2           3.6         3.6       3.2            3.0     
      Oct...............................        .1       .1        .2         .3        .4          .3         0         -.2       -.1       .1     -.7    .5          -.3    .2     ...........       3.0       3.0            2.6     
      Nov...............................        .1       .1        .1         .2        .3          .2          .2       -.3        .1      -.1      .7    .4           .5    .2     ...........       1.9       3.0            2.7     
      Dec...............................        .2       .8       0           .1       -.1          .1         -.2       -.2        .2       .1      .2    .5          -.1    .1           2.2         1.9       2.7            2.7     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
1995:Jan .............................        .3      -.3        .4         .3        .2          .4          .5        .7        .6       .1      .4    .3           .3    .4     ...........       2.7       2.8            2.8     
      Feb...............................        .3       .3        .3         .3        .3          .3         0         -.6        .4       .3     -.4    .3          -.1    .3     ...........       3.2       2.6            2.9     
      Mar...............................        .2      0          .2         .3        .6          .2         -.2       0          .6      0       -.4    .3          -.5    .3           3.2         3.2       2.6            2.9     
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    \1\ Includes items not shown 
separately.
    \2\ Household fuels--gas 
(piped), electricity, fuel oil, 
etc.--and motor fuel. Motor oil, 
coolant, etc., excluded beginning 
1983.
    \3\ Quarterly changes are shown 
in the last month of the quarter.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.