[Economic Indicators December, 1998]
[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 ---------------------------------------
                          Period                           All items   Food             ----------------------------------  Fuels  Apparel                              Medical   Ener-    less                                    From
                                                              \1\             Total \1\              Rent of     Owners'     and            Total \1\    New    Motor     care    gy \2\   food       From      From 3   From 6    year
                                                                                         Total \1\   primary   equivalent  utili-                       cars     fuel                       and     previous    months   months  earlier
                                                                                                    residence     rent       ties                                                         energy  quarter \3\  earlier  earlier     NSA
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                                                                                                             Change, December to December, NSA
 
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1988.....................................................       4.4      5.2       4.0        4.5        3.6        4.8       2.9      4.7       3.0      2.1     -2.1   6.9         0.5  4.7     ...........  .......  .......      4.1
1989.....................................................       4.6      5.6       3.9        4.9        4.2        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        4.1        4.8       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        2.9        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        2.3        3.0       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        2.2        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        2.5        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        2.5        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        2.8        2.8       4.6      -.2       4.4      1.6     12.7   3.0         8.6  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      3.0
1997.....................................................       1.7      1.5       2.4        3.4        3.1        3.1        .5      1.0      -1.4     -1.0     -6.2   2.8        -3.4  2.2     ...........  .......  .......      2.3
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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1997:Nov ................................................       0.1      0.1       0.3        0.2        0.2        0.3       0.8      0.1      -0.6     -0.2     -1.8   0.3         0    0.1     ...........      2.3      2.1      1.8
      Dec ...............................................        .1      0          .1         .4         .3         .3      -1.1       .2       -.3      -.3     -1.5    .3        -1.8   .2           2.3        1.5      1.9      1.7
 
1998:Jan.................................................       0         .3        .1         .2         .2         .2      -1.2      -.5       -.3       .1     -3.7    .1        -2.4   .2     ...........       .7      1.6      1.6
      Feb................................................        .1      0          .1         .3         .1         .3       -.9       .2       -.4      0       -3.3    .3        -2.2   .3     ...........       .5      1.4      1.4
      Mar................................................       0        0          .2         .2         .4         .2        .3      -.2       -.5      0       -3.5    .3        -1.2   .1            .5         .2       .9      1.4
      Apr................................................        .2       .1        .4         .4         .2         .4        .3      -.1       -.1       .1      -.9    .4         -.1   .3     ...........      1.2      1.0      1.4
      May................................................        .3       .6        .3         .4         .4         .3        .1       .4        .1      -.4       .9    .3          .3   .2     ...........      2.2      1.4      1.7
      June ..............................................        .1       .1        .1         .2         .3         .2       -.4       .2       -.3      -.2     -1.0    .4         -.7   .1           2.0        2.5      1.4      1.7
      July...............................................        .2       .2        .2         .2         .2         .3       0        -.3        .3       .5      0      .2         0     .2     ...........      2.2      1.7      1.7
      Aug................................................        .2       .2        .1         .3         .3         .2       -.4      1.1       0         .4     -1.6    .4        -1.0   .2     ...........      1.7      2.0      1.6
      Sept...............................................       0        0          .2         .5         .3         .3       -.6      -.7       -.4      -.2     -2.0    .3        -1.3   .2           1.7        1.5      2.0      1.5
      Oct................................................        .2       .6        .2         .2         .3         .3       -.2       .1        .3      -.3      2.6    .2          .9   .2     ...........      1.7      2.0      1.5
      Nov................................................        .2       .1        .3         .3         .2         .2        .6      0         0        -.1     -1.0    .2         0     .2     ...........      1.7      1.7      1.5
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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.