[Economic Indicators March, 1997]
[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 items                    -----------------------------  Fuel   Apparel                              Medical   Ener-    less                                         
                            Period                                 \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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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
1995..........................................................       2.5      2.1       3.0        3.5       3.0      3.7     1.4       .1       1.5      1.6     -4.0   3.9        -1.3  3.0     ...........  .......  .......      2.8
1996..........................................................       3.3      4.3       2.9        2.9       3.4      2.8     4.6      -.2       4.4      1.6     12.7   3.0         8.6  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      3.0
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(13)Change, month to month                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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1996:Feb......................................................       0.3      0.3       0.2        0.2       0.3      0.2     0.4     -0.6       0.5      0.2     -0.1   0.3         0.5  0.2     ...........      3.4      2.8      2.7
      Mar.....................................................        .3       .4        .2         .2        .3       .2      .2       .5        .6       .3      2.8    .2         1.0   .2           3.2        4.0      3.2      2.8
      Apr.....................................................        .3       .2        .3         .2        .2       .2      .6      -.2       1.0       .1      4.7    .3         3.0   .2     ...........      3.7      3.1      2.9
      May.....................................................        .3       .2        .3         .2        .2       .3      .3      -.1        .3       .1       .8    .3          .3   .2     ...........      3.7      3.5      2.9
      June....................................................        .1       .7        .1         .2        .3       .2     -.2      -.3       -.3       .4     -3.4    .3        -2.0   .2           3.4        2.9      3.4      2.8
      July....................................................        .3       .5        .4         .5        .6       .3      .5      -.2       0         .2      -.5    .3          .3   .2     ...........      2.6      3.1      3.0
      Aug.....................................................        .2       .4        .2         .1        .1       .2      .5      -.9       0         .2      -.9    .2         -.2   .1     ...........      2.3      3.0      2.9
      Sept....................................................        .3       .5        .2         .2        .2       .2      .3       .5        .5       .5      -.1    .3          .2   .3           2.8        3.1      3.0      3.0
      Oct.....................................................        .3       .5        .3         .3        .3       .2      .5       .2        .3      -.2      1.6    .2         1.1   .2     ...........      3.1      2.8      3.0
      Nov.....................................................        .3       .4        .3         .2        .2       .3      .5       .3        .3      -.2      1.7    .3         1.2   .2     ...........      3.6      3.0      3.3
      Dec.....................................................        .3      0          .2         .2        .1       .2      .5       .1        .6       .1      2.5    .2         1.5   .2           3.3        3.3      3.2      3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
1997:Jan......................................................        .1      -.3        .3         .3        .6       .2      .7       .4       -.2      -.2       .6    .2          .8   .1     ...........      2.8      2.9      3.0
      Feb.....................................................        .3       .3        .3         .3        .3       .3      .3       .2       -.1      0        0      .2          .3   .2     ...........      2.5      3.1      3.0
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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.