[Economic Indicators March, 1998]
[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 0.1 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.2 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 1.4 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                                     
                                                ------------------         -------------------------------------------------         -----------------------------                              
                                                                                                 Shelter                                                                                   All  
                                                   Not                                -----------------------------                                                                       items 
                                                 season-  Season-                                          Owners'   Fuels                                          Medical                less 
                     Period                        ally     ally     Food                           Rent    equiva-   and    Apparel               New     Motor     care    Energy \2\    food 
                                                 adjust-  adjust-           Total \1\             of pri-     lent   utili-           Total \1\    cars     fuel                           and  
                                                    ed       ed                        Total \1\    mary     rent     ties                                                                energy
                                                  (NSA)                                            resi-   (12/82=                                                                              
                                                                                                   dence     100)                                                                               
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Rel. imp.\3\...................................    100.0  .......     15.3      39.6       29.8       6.9     20.2      4.9      4.9      17.6   .......      3.0      5.6         7.0      77.7
1988...........................................    118.3  .......    118.2     118.5      127.1     127.8    131.1    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     132.8    137.4    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     138.4    144.8    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     143.3    150.4    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     146.9    155.5    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     150.3    160.5    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     154.0    165.8    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     157.8    171.3    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     162.0    176.8    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     166.7    181.9    130.8    132.9     144.3     141.7    106.2    234.6       111.5     169.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Feb ......................................    159.6    159.7    156.6     155.5      173.9     164.7    179.8    131.4    132.5     145.1     142.0    110.7    232.4       114.2     168.3
      Mar .....................................    160.0    159.8    156.4     155.6      174.3     165.1    180.2    130.8    132.3     145.1     142.1    108.9    233.1       112.8     168.6
      Apr .....................................    160.2    160.0    156.4     155.8      174.8     165.5    180.7    130.1    133.2     144.7     142.1    106.6    233.7       111.0     169.2
      May .....................................    160.1    160.1    156.9     156.1      175.3     166.0    181.2    129.7    133.3     143.9     141.8    103.7    234.3       109.3     169.4
      June ....................................    160.3    160.4    157.2     156.5      175.8     166.5    181.7    130.4    133.1     143.6     141.8    102.9    234.7       109.3     169.7
      July ....................................    160.5    160.6    157.6     156.8      176.2     166.8    182.2    130.6    133.3     143.5     141.8    102.1    235.0       108.9     170.0
      Aug .....................................    160.8    160.9    158.1     156.9      176.7     167.3    182.7    130.1    132.6     144.3     141.7    106.4    235.5       110.5     170.1
      Sept ....................................    161.2    161.3    158.3     157.3      177.0     167.8    183.0    130.7    132.8     144.7     141.5    107.7    235.9       111.5     170.4
      Oct .....................................    161.6    161.6    158.7     157.7      177.6     168.2    183.4    131.0    132.9     144.7     141.4    107.0    236.3       111.3     170.8
      Nov .....................................    161.5    161.8    158.9     158.2      178.0     168.6    183.9    132.1    133.0     143.9     141.1    105.1    237.1       111.3     171.0
      Dec .....................................    161.3    161.9    158.9     158.3      178.7     169.1    184.5    130.7    133.2     143.5     140.7    103.5    237.9       109.3     171.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan.......................................    161.6    161.9    159.4     158.4      179.0     169.5    184.9    129.1    132.5     143.0     140.8     99.7    238.2       106.7     171.7
      Feb......................................    161.9    162.0    159.4     158.6      179.5     169.7    185.5    127.9    132.7     142.4     140.8     96.4    238.9       104.3     172.2
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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 1997.
    Note.--Beginning 1998, the 
indexes are calculated on a revised 
basis, using 1993-95 expenditure 
patterns and updated population 
weights. In addition, changes have 
been made to the item classification 
and structure. See Bureau of Labor 
Statistics news release Consumer 
Price Index dated February 24, 1998 
for details.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.