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



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In October, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.3 
percent seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted. The index was 
2.8 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                                                                                      
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                                                   Not                                                   Home-            Fuel   Apparel                                                   items
                     Period                      season-  Season-   Food                      Renters'   own-    Main-     and     and                               Medical   Energy\2\   less 
                                                   ally     ally            Total\1\            costs    ers'     te-     other   upkeep   Total\1\    New    Motor    care                food 
                                                 adjust-  adjust-                      Total    (Dec.    costs   nance   utili-                       cars    fuel                          and 
                                                    ed       ed                                 1982=    (Dec.    and      ties                                                           energy
                                                  (NSA)                                         100)     1982=  repairs                                                                         
                                                                                                         100)    (NSA)                                                                          
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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: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
      May......................................    152.2    152.3   148.3     147.8    165.0    173.4    170.4    134.6   122.9    131.7     140.3    139.0   103.5   219.5      106.0     161.0
      June.....................................    152.5    152.5   148.4     148.1    165.3    173.5    170.8    135.0   123.4    131.3     140.9    139.2   103.8   220.2      106.5     161.3
      July.....................................    152.5    152.8   148.7     148.5    165.8    174.1    171.3    135.1   123.5    131.6     140.3    139.0   101.9   221.0      105.6     161.7
      Aug......................................    152.9    153.0   149.0     148.9    165.9    173.9    171.6    135.4   124.2    132.0     139.4    139.3    98.8   221.8      104.8     162.0
      Sept.....................................    153.2    153.2   149.7     149.1    166.6    174.7    172.2    135.4   123.4    131.7     139.2    139.6    97.3   222.5      103.3     162.4
      Oct......................................    153.7    153.7   150.2     149.7    167.2    175.3    172.8    136.3   124.1    132.1     139.4    139.6    97.0   223.2      103.7     162.9
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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\Relative importance, December 
1994.

    Note.--Data incorporate a rental 
equivalence measure for 
homeownership costs (beginning 
1983).

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.