[Economic Indicators April, 1999]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In March, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.2 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.3 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 1.7 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  .......     15.4      39.8       30.3       7.0     20.5      4.7      4.8      17.0   .......      2.5      5.7         6.3      78.3
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
 
1998:Mar.......................................    162.2    162.1    159.5     159.0      180.0     170.3    186.0    128.7    132.5     141.9     140.9     94.0    239.7       103.6     172.4
      Apr......................................    162.5    162.5    159.6     159.6      180.6     170.8    186.6    129.0    132.7     141.8     141.0     93.2    240.5       103.4     172.9
      May......................................    162.8    162.9    160.4     159.9      181.2     171.3    187.1    128.8    132.9     141.7     140.3     93.3    241.4       103.3     173.3
      June.....................................    163.0    163.0    160.4     160.1      181.6     171.8    187.6    128.4    133.1     141.4     140.0     92.5    242.1       102.7     173.5
      July.....................................    163.2    163.3    160.9     160.4      181.9     172.2    188.1    128.3    132.7     141.8     140.7     92.2    242.7       102.5     173.8
      Aug......................................    163.4    163.5    161.3     160.7      182.5     172.8    188.6    127.9    134.0     141.6     141.2     90.6    243.7       101.5     174.2
      Sept.....................................    163.6    163.6    161.4     161.0      183.2     173.3    189.1    127.1    133.2     141.1     140.8     89.1    244.4       100.3     174.5
      Oct......................................    164.0    163.9    162.2     161.3      183.7     173.8    189.6    126.8    133.2     141.3     140.5     89.8    244.9       100.4     174.8
      Nov......................................    164.0    164.2    162.4     161.8      184.3     174.4    190.0    127.2    133.1     141.1     140.5     88.6    245.4       100.1     175.0
      Dec......................................    163.9    164.4    162.5     162.0      184.6     174.9    190.6    127.0    132.3     140.6     140.6     86.4    246.1        99.0     175.6
 
1999:Jan.......................................    164.3    164.6    163.3     161.9      184.6     175.3    190.8    126.8    130.8     140.4     140.6     86.4    246.9        98.8     175.7
      Feb......................................    164.5    164.7    163.5     162.1      184.9     175.6    191.3    127.1    130.6     140.2     139.9     86.1    247.5        98.8     175.8
      Mar......................................    165.0    165.0    163.2     162.5      185.4     176.0    191.5    127.4    130.2     141.2     139.5     89.2    248.1       100.4     176.0
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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 1998.
    Note.--Data beginning January 
1999 reflect a change in CPI index 
formula calculation and other 
changes in methodology. See Bureau 
of Labor Statistics news release 
Consumer Price Index dated February 
19, 1999 for details.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.