[Economic Indicators May, 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   Ener-    less                                                      
                  Period                      \1\      Food             ----------------------------------  Fuel and    and                 New    Motor     care    gy \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:Apr...............................       0.2      0.2       0.1        0.2       0           0.2        -0.2      -0.1       0.3      0.4      0.1   0.5        -0.2  0.2     ...........       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     
      Apr................................        .4       .7        .3         .4        .4          .4          .2       -.1        .7       .6       .6    .3          .4   .4     ...........       3.5       3.1            3.1     
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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.