[Economic Indicators March, 1996]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In February, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.2 
percent seasonally adjusted (it rose 0.3 percent not seasonally 
adjusted). The index was 2.7 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      41.3     28.3      8.0     20.1      0.2     7.0      5.5      17.0      4.0     2.9     7.4        6.7      77.5
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
1995...........................................    152.4  .......   148.4     148.5    165.7    174.3    171.0    135.0   123.7    132.0     139.1    139.0   100.0   220.5      105.2     161.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Feb.......................................    150.9    150.9   147.1     146.8    163.2    171.3    168.7    133.8   123.2    131.8     137.8    138.1   100.8   217.5      105.2     159.5
      Mar......................................    151.4    151.3   147.2     147.1    163.8    172.0    169.2    134.2   123.1    132.3     138.5    138.2   100.6   218.2      105.0     160.1
      Apr......................................    151.9    151.8   148.0     147.5    164.3    172.6    169.7    134.2   123.4    132.1     139.3    138.8   101.0   218.9      105.4     160.6
      May......................................    152.2    152.2   148.3     147.8    164.8    173.1    170.3    134.6   123.0    131.9     140.2    138.9   103.5   219.6      106.1     160.9
      June.....................................    152.5    152.6   148.5     148.1    165.3    173.4    170.8    135.0   123.5    131.4     140.8    139.2   103.7   220.3      106.5     161.3
      July.....................................    152.5    152.7   148.7     148.5    165.8    174.0    171.3    135.1   123.6    131.8     140.0    139.1   101.3   221.0      105.4     161.7
      Aug......................................    152.9    153.0   149.0     148.9    166.0    174.0    171.7    135.4   124.2    132.0     139.5    139.2    99.3   221.8      105.0     162.0
      Sept.....................................    153.2    153.2   149.5     149.1    166.5    174.7    172.2    135.4   123.4    131.7     139.4    139.6    97.9   222.6      103.6     162.4
      Oct......................................    153.7    153.7   150.0     149.6    167.1    175.2    172.8    136.3   124.1    132.1     139.5    139.6    97.4   223.1      103.9     162.9
      Nov......................................    153.6    153.8   150.0     149.9    167.5    175.3    173.4    136.2   124.2    132.1     138.9    139.8    95.4   223.8      103.0     163.1
      Dec......................................    153.5    154.1   150.2     150.3    167.9    175.5    173.9    136.6   124.4    132.2     139.0    139.8    97.5   224.6      104.1     163.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan.......................................    154.4    154.7   150.3     150.8    168.6    176.7    174.3    136.3   125.0    133.1     140.0    140.0   101.2   225.4      106.1     163.8
      Feb......................................    154.9    155.0   150.5     151.1    168.9    177.1    174.6    137.0   125.7    131.9     140.7    140.4   101.0   225.8      106.5     164.2
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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 
1995.

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