[Economic Indicators March, 1999]
[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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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
1998.....................................................       1.6      2.3       2.3        3.3        3.4        3.2      -2.6      -.7      -1.7      -.1    -15.4   3.4        -8.8  2.4     ...........  .......  .......      1.6
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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1998:Feb ................................................       0.1     -0.1       0.1        0.3        0.2        0.3      -0.8      0.1      -0.2      0       -2.5   0.3        -1.7  0.3     ...........      1.0      1.5      1.4
      Mar................................................       0        0          .2         .2         .3         .3        .2      -.2       -.4      0       -3.0    .3        -1.1   .1           1.0         .7      1.0      1.4
      Apr................................................        .2       .1        .4         .3         .3         .3        .2       .2       -.1       .1      -.9    .3         -.2   .3     ...........      1.2      1.2      1.4
      May................................................        .2       .5        .2         .3         .3         .3       -.2       .2       -.1      -.5       .1    .4         -.1   .2     ...........      2.0      1.5      1.7
      June...............................................        .1      0          .1         .2         .3         .3       -.3       .2       -.2      -.2      -.9    .3         -.6   .1           1.7        2.2      1.5      1.7
      July...............................................        .2       .3        .2         .2         .2         .3       -.1      -.3        .3       .5      -.3    .2         -.2   .2     ...........      2.0      1.6      1.7
      Aug................................................        .1       .2        .2         .3         .3         .3       -.3      1.0       -.1       .4     -1.7    .4        -1.0   .2     ...........      1.5      1.7      1.6
      Sept...............................................        .1       .1        .2         .4         .3         .3       -.6      -.6       -.4      -.3     -1.7    .3        -1.2   .2           1.7        1.5      1.9      1.5
      Oct................................................        .2       .5        .2         .3         .3         .3       -.2      0          .1      -.2       .8    .2          .1   .2     ...........      1.5      1.7      1.5
      Nov................................................        .2       .1        .3         .3         .3         .2        .3      -.1       -.1      0       -1.3    .2         -.3   .1     ...........      1.7      1.6      1.5
      Dec................................................        .1       .1        .1         .2         .3         .3       -.2      -.6       -.4       .1     -2.5    .3        -1.1   .3           1.7        2.0      1.7      1.6
 
1999:Jan ................................................        .1       .5       -.1        0           .2         .1       -.2     -1.1       -.1      0        0      .3         -.2   .1     ...........      1.7      1.6      1.7
      Feb................................................        .1       .1        .1         .2         .2         .3        .2      -.2       -.1      -.5      -.3    .2         0     .1     ...........      1.2      1.5      1.6
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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\ Quarterly changes are shown 
in the last month of the quarter.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.