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



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In August, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.2 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.1 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 1.6 percent above its year-earlier level.
  ______________________________________________________________________


  ______________________________________________________________________

                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: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
      Mar......................................    162.2    162.0    159.4     158.9      179.9     170.3    185.9    128.3    132.5     141.7     140.8     93.0    239.6       103.0     172.4
      Apr......................................    162.5    162.4    159.5     159.5      180.6     170.7    186.6    128.7    132.4     141.5     140.9     92.2    240.6       102.9     172.9
      May......................................    162.8    162.9    160.4     159.9      181.3     171.3    187.2    128.8    132.9     141.7     140.4     93.0    241.4       103.2     173.3
      June.....................................    163.0    163.0    160.6     160.1      181.6     171.8    187.6    128.3    133.2     141.3     140.1     92.1    242.3       102.5     173.5
      July.....................................    163.2    163.3    161.0     160.4      181.9     172.2    188.1    128.3    132.8     141.7     140.8     92.1    242.8       102.5     173.8
      Aug......................................    163.4    163.6    161.4     160.6      182.4     172.8    188.5    127.8    134.2     141.7     141.3     90.6    243.7       101.5     174.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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.--See Bureau of Labor 
Statistics news release Consumer 
Price Index dated February 24, 1998, 
for details on recent changes in CPI 
structure and weights.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.