[Economic Indicators May, 1995]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In April, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4 
percent seasonally adjusted (it rose 0.3 percent not seasonally 
adjusted). The index was 3.1 percent above its year-earlier level.
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                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]                                                       
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                                    All items \1\                                         Housing                                              Transportation                                   
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                                                                                           Shelter                                                                                         All  
                                    Not                               -------------------------------------------------                                                                   items 
                                  season-  Season-                                        Home-                          Fuel   Apparel                             Medical                less 
             Period                 ally     ally    Food                      Renters'  owners'                          and     and                 New    Motor    care   Energy \2\    food 
                                  adjust-  adjust-          Total \1\            costs    costs          Mainte-         other   upkeep  Total \1\   cars    fuel                          and  
                                     ed       ed                        Total    (Dec.    (Dec.   nanceandrepairs(NSA)  utili-                                                            energy
                                   (NSA)                                         1982=    1982=                          ties                                                                   
                                                                                 100)     100)                                                                                                  
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Rel. imp.\3\....................    100.0  .......    15.8      41.2     28.0      8.0      19.9            0.2            7.1      5.7      17.1      4.1     3.1     7.3        7.0       77.2
1985............................    107.6  .......   105.6     107.7    109.8    115.4     113.1          106.5          106.5    105.0     106.4    106.1    98.7   113.5      101.6      109.1
1986............................    109.6  .......   109.0     110.9    115.8    121.9     119.4          107.9          104.1    105.9     102.3    110.6    77.1   122.0       88.2      113.5
1987............................    113.6  .......   113.5     114.2    121.3    128.1     124.8          111.8          103.0    110.6     105.4    114.6    80.2   130.1       88.6      118.2
1988............................    118.3  .......   118.2     118.5    127.1    133.6     131.1          114.7          104.4    115.4     108.7    116.9    80.9   138.6       89.3      123.4
1989............................    124.0  .......   125.1     123.0    132.8    138.9     137.3          118.0          107.8    118.6     114.1    119.2    88.5   149.3       94.3      129.0
1990............................    130.7  .......   132.4     128.5    140.0    146.7     144.6          122.2          111.6    124.1     120.5    121.0   101.2   162.8      102.1      135.5
1991............................    136.2  .......   136.3     133.6    146.3    155.6     150.2          126.3          115.3    128.7     123.8    125.3    99.4   177.0      102.5      142.1
1992............................    140.3  .......   137.9     137.5    151.2    160.9     155.3          128.6          117.8    131.9     126.5    128.4    99.0   190.1      103.0      147.3
1993............................    144.5  .......   140.9     141.2    155.7    165.0     160.2          130.6          121.3    133.7     130.4    131.5    98.0   201.4      104.2      152.2
1994............................    148.2  .......   144.3     144.8    160.5    169.4     165.5          130.8          122.8    133.4     134.3    136.0    98.5   211.0      104.6      156.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994:                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Apr ..........................    147.4    147.4   143.2     144.0    159.3    167.6     164.4          130.2          122.9    133.6     133.2    135.0    96.7   209.2      103.6      155.8
  May ..........................    147.5    147.6   143.5     144.3    159.7    168.1     164.8          131.0          122.6    133.9     132.8    135.4    95.4   209.9      102.7      156.2
  June .........................    148.0    148.1   143.9     144.4    159.8    168.5     164.9          131.5          122.6    134.7     133.7    135.9    96.1   210.7      103.0      156.7
  July .........................    148.4    148.5   144.7     144.7    160.2    168.5     165.3          131.3          122.8    134.2     134.7    136.5    98.8   211.5      104.4      157.0
  Aug ..........................    149.0    149.1   145.4     145.1    160.9    169.2     166.1          131.2          123.0    133.0     136.0    136.9   101.8   212.4      105.9      157.4
  Sept .........................    149.4    149.4   145.7     145.4    161.3    169.1     166.8          131.6          122.6    133.1     136.2    137.5   101.1   213.3      105.3      157.7
  Oct ..........................    149.5    149.6   145.8     145.7    161.8    169.7     167.3          130.8          122.6    132.8     136.1    137.6   100.4   214.3      105.0      158.0
  Nov ..........................    149.7    149.8   146.0     145.9    162.2    170.2     167.7          131.2          122.9    132.4     136.3    137.4   101.1   215.2      105.5      158.3
  Dec ..........................    149.7    150.1   147.1     145.9    162.3    170.1     167.8          132.7          122.7    132.1     136.6    137.6   101.3   216.2      105.4      158.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Jan...........................    150.3    150.6   146.7     146.5    162.8    170.5     168.4          133.1          123.3    133.0     137.4    137.7   101.7   216.9      105.7      159.2
  Feb...........................    150.9    151.0   147.1     146.9    163.3    171.0     168.9          133.8          123.3    132.2     137.9    138.1   101.3   217.6      105.6      159.6
  Mar...........................    151.4    151.3   147.1     147.2    163.8    172.0     169.2          134.2          123.1    132.2     138.7    138.1   100.9   218.2      105.1      160.1
  Apr ..........................    151.9    151.9   148.2     147.6    164.4    172.7     169.8          134.2          123.4    132.1     139.7    138.9   101.5   218.8      105.5      160.7
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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\ Relative importance, 
December 1994.

    Note.--Data incorporate a rental 
equivalence measure for 
homeownership costs (beginning 
1983).
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.