[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
In April, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4
percent seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted. The index was
2.9 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: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
Mar...................................... 155.7 155.6 151.4 151.5 169.3 177.7 175.0 137.5 126.0 132.7 141.7 140.6 104.6 226.4 108.0 164.7
Apr...................................... 156.3 156.2 151.9 151.9 169.7 178.1 175.4 138.0 126.8 132.2 143.3 140.7 110.3 227.0 111.5 164.9
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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
1995.
Note.--Data incorporate a rental
equivalence measure for
homeownership costs (beginning
1983).
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.