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



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In September, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.3 
percent seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted. The index was 
3.0 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: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
      May......................................    156.6    156.7   152.0     152.2    170.1    178.4    175.9    138.8   127.2    132.3     144.3    140.8   112.8   227.7      112.7     165.3
      June.....................................    156.7    156.8   153.1     152.3    170.4    178.7    176.2    138.8   126.9    131.8     143.7    141.4   108.7   228.3      110.2     165.6
      July.....................................    157.0    157.2   153.8     152.9    171.2    180.2    176.7    139.4   127.5    131.7     143.4    141.7   106.6   228.9      109.8     166.1
      Aug......................................    157.3    157.4   154.4     153.2    171.4    180.3    177.0    139.7   128.0    129.9     143.1    142.1   104.5   229.4      109.1     166.2
      Sept.....................................    157.8    157.8   155.1     153.5    171.7    180.5    177.4    139.9   128.3    130.5     143.8    142.8   104.2   229.8      109.1     166.7
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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.