[Economic Indicators March, 1997]
[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 0.3 
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  .......    15.9      41.2     28.2      8.0     20.0      0.2     7.1      5.3      17.1      4.0     3.2     7.3        7.0      77.0
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
1996...........................................    156.9  .......   153.3     152.8    171.0    180.2    176.5    139.0   127.5    131.7     143.0    141.4   106.3   228.2      110.1     165.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Feb.......................................    154.9    155.1   150.9     151.1    168.9    177.1    174.7    137.0   125.6    131.9     140.9    140.3   101.6   225.9      106.8     164.2
      Mar......................................    155.7    155.6   151.5     151.4    169.3    177.6    175.1    137.5   125.9    132.5     141.7    140.7   104.4   226.4      107.9     164.6
      Apr......................................    156.3    156.1   151.8     151.8    169.7    178.0    175.4    138.0   126.7    132.2     143.1    140.8   109.3   227.0      111.1     164.9
      May......................................    156.6    156.5   152.1     152.2    170.1    178.4    175.9    138.8   127.1    132.1     143.6    140.9   110.2   227.7      111.4     165.3
      June.....................................    156.7    156.7   153.1     152.3    170.4    178.9    176.2    138.8   126.8    131.7     143.1    141.4   106.5   228.3      109.2     165.6
      July.....................................    157.0    157.1   153.8     152.9    171.2    180.0    176.8    139.4   127.4    131.5     143.1    141.7   106.0   228.9      109.5     166.0
      Aug......................................    157.3    157.4   154.4     153.2    171.4    180.1    177.1    139.7   128.0    130.3     143.1    142.0   105.0   229.3      109.3     166.2
      Sept.....................................    157.8    157.9   155.1     153.5    171.7    180.5    177.4    139.9   128.4    131.0     143.8    142.7   104.9   229.9      109.5     166.7
      Oct......................................    158.3    158.3   155.8     153.9    172.2    181.1    177.8    140.2   129.0    131.3     144.3    142.4   106.6   230.4      110.7     167.0
      Nov......................................    158.6    158.8   156.4     154.4    172.6    181.5    178.3    141.1   129.6    131.7     144.8    142.1   108.4   231.0      112.0     167.4
      Dec......................................    158.6    159.2   156.4     154.7    172.9    181.7    178.6    141.5   130.3    131.8     145.7    142.2   111.1   231.5      113.7     167.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan.......................................    159.1    159.4   156.0     155.2    173.4    182.8    179.0    141.5   131.2    132.3     145.4    141.9   111.8   231.9      114.6     167.9
      Feb......................................    159.6    159.8   156.5     155.6    174.0    183.4    179.5    142.3   131.6    132.6     145.3    141.9   111.8   232.3      114.9     168.3
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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 1996.
    Note.--Data incorporate a rental 
equivalence measure for 
homeownership costs (beginning 
1983).
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.