[Economic Indicators November, 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 
                                                                                    ------------------------------------------------         ---------------------------                    All                (annual rate)            
                                                                                                          Shelter                                                                          items ---------------------------------------
                                                                     All                       -----------------------------  Fuel   Apparel                             Medical   Ener-   less                                         
                             Period                                items\1\   Food                                    Home-    and     and                 New    Motor    care    gy\2\   food       From      From 3   From 6    From 
                                                                                      Total\1\             Renters'   own-    other   upkeep   Total\1\   cars    fuel                      and     previous    months   months    year 
                                                                                                 Total\1\    costs    ers'   utili-                                                       energy   quarter\3\  earlier  earlier  earlier
                                                                                                                      costs    ties                                                                                                 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:Oct........................................................       0.1      0.1       0.2        0.3       0.4      0.3     0       -0.2      -0.1      0.1    -0.7   0.5       -0.3  0.2     ...........      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
      June......................................................        .1       .1        .2         .2        .1       .2      .4      -.3        .4       .1      .3    .3         .5   .2           3.2        3.2      3.2      3.0
      July......................................................        .2       .2        .3         .3        .3       .3      .1       .2       -.4      -.1    -1.8    .4        -.8   .2     ...........      2.4      2.9      2.8
      Aug.......................................................        .1       .2        .3         .1       -.1       .2      .6       .3       -.6       .2    -3.0    .4        -.8   .2     ...........      1.9      2.7      2.6
      Sept......................................................        .1       .5        .1         .4        .5       .3     -.6      -.2       -.1       .2    -1.5    .3       -1.4   .2           2.1        1.8      2.5      2.5
      Oct.......................................................        .3       .3        .4         .4        .3       .3      .6       .3        .1      0       -.3    .3         .4   .3     ...........      2.4      2.4      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.