[Economic Indicators January, 1999]
[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 1.6 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
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
1998...........................................    163.0  .......    160.7     160.4      182.1     172.1    187.8    128.5    133.0     141.6     140.7     92.2    242.1       102.9     173.4
 
1997: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
      Sept.....................................    163.6    163.6    161.4     161.0      183.3     173.4    189.0    127.0    133.2     141.1     141.0     88.8    244.4       100.2     174.5
      Oct......................................    164.0    164.0    162.3     161.3      183.7     173.9    189.6    126.8    133.3     141.5     140.6     91.1    244.9       101.1     174.8
      Nov......................................    164.0    164.3    162.5     161.8      184.2     174.3    189.9    127.6    133.3     141.5     140.4     90.2    245.3       101.1     175.1
      Dec......................................    163.9    164.5    162.5     162.0      184.6     174.9    190.5    127.3    132.2     140.9     140.6     87.5    246.0        99.7     175.6
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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.--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.