[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
In October, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.2
percent both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted. The index
was 2.6 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
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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: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
May...................................... 166.2 166.2 163.9 163.3 186.6 176.9 192.6 127.3 131.9 143.9 139.3 99.9 249.6 105.1 176.9
June..................................... 166.2 166.2 163.9 163.6 187.0 177.1 192.8 127.5 131.4 143.0 139.1 96.9 250.5 103.8 177.0
July..................................... 166.7 166.7 164.2 163.8 187.1 177.5 193.0 128.2 130.2 144.7 139.3 100.9 251.2 106.0 177.3
Aug...................................... 167.1 167.2 164.5 164.1 187.5 177.9 193.4 128.7 129.8 146.0 139.1 106.6 252.1 108.9 177.5
Sept..................................... 167.9 167.9 164.9 164.7 188.1 178.4 193.7 129.9 131.4 146.9 139.6 109.2 252.9 110.7 178.1
Oct...................................... 168.2 168.2 165.3 164.9 188.3 178.8 194.0 130.1 132.2 147.2 139.7 108.8 253.3 110.6 178.4
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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.