[Economic Indicators January, 1998]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In December, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.1 
percent seasonally adjusted; it fell 0.1 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 1.7 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  .......    15.9      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
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
1997...........................................    160.5  .......   157.3     156.8    176.3    186.4    181.5    143.7   130.8    132.9     144.3    141.7   106.2   234.6      111.5     169.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996: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
      Mar......................................    160.0    159.9   156.5     155.6    174.3    183.9    179.8    142.4   130.5    132.2     145.4    142.0   109.5   233.2      112.9     168.7
      Apr......................................    160.2    160.0   156.2     155.9    174.9    184.5    180.4    142.5   130.2    133.4     144.8    142.0   106.8   233.8      111.2     169.2
      May......................................    160.1    160.1   156.8     156.1    175.4    184.8    180.9    143.2   129.4    133.6     143.6    141.8   102.5   234.5      108.5     169.5
      June.....................................    160.3    160.3   157.1     156.5    175.8    185.4    181.2    143.3   130.2    133.3     143.2    141.7   101.4   234.9      108.5     169.7
      July.....................................    160.5    160.6   157.6     156.8    176.2    185.3    181.9    145.4   130.5    133.5     143.3    141.8   101.2   235.0      108.4     170.0
      Aug......................................    160.8    160.9   158.3     156.9    176.6    185.7    182.4    145.5   129.9    132.2     144.2    141.7   106.2   235.5      110.2     170.1
      Sept.....................................    161.2    161.3   158.4     157.3    177.0    186.4    182.6    142.6   130.7    132.6     144.8    141.7   108.0   235.9      111.6     170.4
      Oct......................................    161.6    161.6   158.7     157.7    177.5    187.6    182.9    144.7   131.1    132.7     144.9    141.4   107.5   236.1      111.7     170.8
      Nov......................................    161.5    161.8   159.0     158.2    177.9    187.6    183.5    144.9   132.3    132.9     143.9    141.2   105.2   236.9      111.5     171.0
      Dec......................................    161.3    161.9   158.9     158.4    178.7    188.9    184.1    145.6   130.8    133.0     143.6    140.8   104.2   238.0      109.7     171.4
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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.