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



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In April, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.7 
percent both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted. The index 
was 2.3 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: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
      Apr......................................    166.2    166.2    163.3     163.1      186.2     176.5    192.1    127.6    132.1     144.6     139.6    102.6    249.0       106.5     176.7
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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.