[Economic Indicators August, 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                                     Addendum: All items, percent change  
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                                                                                                 Shelter                         Apparel                                                 items -----------------------------------------
                       Period                            All      Food             ----------------------------------  Fuel and    and                                Medical   Ener-    less                                      From 
                                                       items\1\           Total\1\                                      other     upkeep   Total\1\    New    Motor     care    gy\2\    food       From      From 3    From 6     year 
                                                                                     Total\1\  Renters'  Homeowners'  utilities                       cars     fuel                       and     previous    months    months   earlier
                                                                                                 costs      costs                                                                       energy   quarter\3\   earlier   earlier    NSA  
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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:July...........................................       0.3      0.6       0.2        0.3       0           0.2         0.2      -0.4       0.7      0.4      2.8   0.4         1.4  0.2     ...........       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
      Sep...........................................        .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
      May...........................................        .3       .1        .1         .4        .4          .4         -.4       -.3        .4       .1      2.0    .3          .5   .2     ...........       3.5       3.4      3.2
      Jun...........................................        .1       .1        .2         .2        .1          .2          .4       -.3        .4       .1       .3    .3          .5   .2           3.2         3.2       3.2      3.0
      Jul...........................................        .2       .2        .3         .3        .3          .3          .1        .2       -.4      -.1     -1.8    .4         -.8   .2     ...........       2.4       2.9      2.8
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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.