[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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PRICES


Table B-56.--Consumer price indexes for major expenditure classes, 1950-95
[For all urban consumers; 1982-84=100]
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Food and                       Housing
beverages     ------------------------------------------
All   -------------------                               Household   Apparel                  Medical                   Other
Year or month                      items                                         Fuel and  furnishings    and    Transportation    care   Entertainment  goods and    Energy
(CPI-U)  Total\1\    Food    Total   Shelter    other         and      upkeep                                           services     \2\
utilities   operation
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1950..............................................      24.1  ........     25.4  .......  .......  .........  ...........     40.3         22.7        15.1  .............  .........  .........
1951..............................................      26.0  ........     28.2  .......  .......  .........  ...........     43.9         24.1        15.9  .............  .........  .........
1952..............................................      26.5  ........     28.7  .......  .......  .........  ...........     43.5         25.7        16.7  .............  .........  .........
1953..............................................      26.7  ........     28.3  .......     22.0      22.5   ...........     43.1         26.5        17.3  .............  .........  .........
1954..............................................      26.9  ........     28.2  .......     22.5      22.6   ...........     43.1         26.1        17.8  .............  .........  .........
1955..............................................      26.8  ........     27.8  .......     22.7      23.0   ...........     42.9         25.8        18.2  .............  .........  .........
1956..............................................      27.2  ........     28.0  .......     23.1      23.6   ...........     43.7         26.2        18.9  .............  .........  .........
1957..............................................      28.1  ........     28.9  .......     24.0      24.3   ...........     44.5         27.7        19.7  .............  .........      21.5
1958..............................................      28.9  ........     30.2  .......     24.5      24.8   ...........     44.6         28.6        20.6  .............  .........      21.5
1959..............................................      29.1  ........     29.7  .......     24.7      25.4   ...........     45.0         29.8        21.5  .............  .........      21.9

1960..............................................      29.6  ........     30.0  .......     25.2      26.0   ...........     45.7         29.8        22.3  .............  .........      22.4
1961..............................................      29.9  ........     30.4  .......     25.4      26.3   ...........     46.1         30.1        22.9  .............  .........      22.5
1962..............................................      30.2  ........     30.6  .......     25.8      26.3   ...........     46.3         30.8        23.5  .............  .........      22.6
1963..............................................      30.6  ........     31.1  .......     26.1      26.6   ...........     46.9         30.9        24.1  .............  .........      22.6
1964..............................................      31.0  ........     31.5  .......     26.5      26.6   ...........     47.3         31.4        24.6  .............  .........      22.5
1965..............................................      31.5  ........     32.2  .......     27.0      26.6   ...........     47.8         31.9        25.2  .............  .........      22.9
1966..............................................      32.4  ........     33.8  .......     27.8      26.7   ...........     49.0         32.3        26.3  .............  .........      23.3
1967..............................................      33.4      35.0     34.1     30.8     28.8      27.1        42.0       51.0         33.3        28.2         40.7        35.1       23.8
1968..............................................      34.8      36.2     35.3     32.0     30.1      27.4        43.6       53.7         34.3        29.9         43.0        36.9       24.2
1969..............................................      36.7      38.1     37.1     34.0     32.6      28.0        45.2       56.8         35.7        31.9         45.2        38.7       24.8

1970..............................................      38.8      40.1     39.2     36.4     35.5      29.1        46.8       59.2         37.5        34.0         47.5        40.9       25.5
1971..............................................      40.5      41.4     40.4     38.0     37.0      31.1        48.6       61.1         39.5        36.1         50.0        42.9       26.5
1972..............................................      41.8      43.1     42.1     39.4     38.7      32.5        49.7       62.3         39.9        37.3         51.5        44.7       27.2
1973..............................................      44.4      48.8     48.2     41.2     40.5      34.3        51.1       64.6         41.2        38.8         52.9        46.4       29.4
1974..............................................      49.3      55.5     55.1     45.8     44.4      40.7        56.8       69.4         45.8        42.4         56.9        49.8       38.1
1975..............................................      53.8      60.2     59.8     50.7     48.8      45.4        63.4       72.5         50.1        47.5         62.0        53.9       42.1
1976..............................................      56.9      62.1     61.6     53.8     51.5      49.4        67.3       75.2         55.1        52.0         65.1        57.0       45.1
1977..............................................      60.6      65.8     65.5     57.4     54.9      54.7        70.4       78.6         59.0        57.0         68.3        60.4       49.4
1978..............................................      65.2      72.2     72.0     62.4     60.5      58.5        74.7       81.4         61.7        61.8         71.9        64.3       52.5
1979..............................................      72.6      79.9     79.9     70.1     68.9      64.8        79.9       84.9         70.5        67.5         76.7        68.9       65.7

1980..............................................      82.4      86.7     86.8     81.1     81.0      75.4        86.3       90.9         83.1        74.9         83.6        75.2       86.0
1981..............................................      90.9      93.5     93.6     90.4     90.5      86.4        93.0       95.3         93.2        82.9         90.1        82.6       97.7
1982..............................................      96.5      97.3     97.4     96.9     96.9      94.9        98.0       97.8         97.0        92.5         96.0        91.1       99.2
1983..............................................      99.6      99.5     99.4     99.5     99.1     100.2       100.2      100.2         99.3       100.6        100.1       101.1       99.9
1984..............................................     103.9     103.2    103.2    103.6    104.0     104.8       101.9      102.1        103.7       106.8        103.8       107.9      100.9
1985..............................................     107.6     105.6    105.6    107.7    109.8     106.5       103.8      105.0        106.4       113.5        107.9       114.5      101.6
1986..............................................     109.6     109.1    109.0    110.9    115.8     104.1       105.2      105.9        102.3       122.0        111.6       121.4       88.2
1987..............................................     113.6     113.5    113.5    114.2    121.3     103.0       107.1      110.6        105.4       130.1        115.3       128.5       88.6
1988..............................................     118.3     118.2    118.2    118.5    127.1     104.4       109.4      115.4        108.7       138.6        120.3       137.0       89.3
1989..............................................     124.0     124.9    125.1    123.0    132.8     107.8       111.2      118.6        114.1       149.3        126.5       147.7       94.3

1990..............................................     130.7     132.1    132.4    128.5    140.0     111.6       113.3      124.1        120.5       162.8        132.4       159.0      102.1
1991..............................................     136.2     136.8    136.3    133.6    146.3     115.3       116.0      128.7        123.8       177.0        138.4       171.6      102.5
1992..............................................     140.3     138.7    137.9    137.5    151.2     117.8       118.0      131.9        126.5       190.1        142.3       183.3      103.0
1993..............................................     144.5     141.6    140.9    141.2    155.7     121.3       119.3      133.7        130.4       201.4        145.8       192.9      104.2
1994..............................................     148.2     144.9    144.3    144.8    160.5     122.8       121.0      133.4        134.3       211.0        150.1       198.5      104.6
1995..............................................     152.4     148.9    148.4    148.5    165.7     123.7       123.0      132.0        139.1       220.5        153.9       206.9      105.2

1994: Jan.........................................     146.2     144.3    143.7    142.9    158.1     121.6       120.5      130.4        131.6       206.4        148.5       195.1      101.3
Feb.........................................     146.7     143.6    142.9    143.7    159.1     122.4       120.4      132.4        131.9       207.7        149.1       195.2      102.0
Mar.........................................     147.2     143.9    143.2    144.1    159.8     122.4       120.6      136.1        132.2       208.3        149.6       195.5      101.9
Apr.........................................     147.4     144.0    143.4    143.9    159.6     121.6       120.6      136.4        132.6       209.2        149.7       196.4      102.0
May.........................................     147.5     144.1    143.5    144.1    159.6     122.2       121.1      135.6        132.8       209.7        149.9       197.1      102.9
June........................................     148.0     144.2    143.5    144.9    160.1     124.2       121.4      133.8        133.8       210.4        149.8       197.6      105.7
July........................................     148.4     144.8    144.2    145.4    160.8     124.3       121.5      130.9        134.6       211.5        150.2       198.0      106.8
Aug.........................................     149.0     145.3    144.8    145.9    161.7     124.3       121.4      131.1        135.9       212.2        150.2       199.4      108.5
Sept........................................     149.4     145.6    145.0    145.8    161.6     124.2       121.4      134.2        135.9       212.8        150.7       201.4      108.2
Oct.........................................     149.5     145.6    145.0    145.7    162.0     122.4       121.4      135.2        136.1       214.0        151.0       201.9      105.8
Nov.........................................     149.7     145.9    145.3    145.5    162.1     121.8       121.1      134.2        137.1       214.7        151.6       202.3      105.7
Dec.........................................     149.7     147.2    146.8    145.4    161.8     122.0       120.8      130.5        137.1       215.3        151.2       202.4      104.7

1995: Jan.........................................     150.3     147.9    147.5    146.4    162.9     122.9       121.8      129.4        137.3       216.6        152.1       203.0      104.2
Feb.........................................     150.9     147.8    147.4    147.0    163.8     122.6       122.4      131.1        137.5       217.9        152.5       204.1      103.7
Mar.........................................     151.4     147.9    147.4    147.4    164.5     122.3       122.6      134.4        138.0       218.4        152.6       204.0      103.2
Apr.........................................     151.9     148.9    148.4    147.4    164.7     122.1       122.6      134.8        139.1       218.9        153.3       204.3      103.9
May.........................................     152.2     148.7    148.3    147.6    164.8     122.5       122.7      133.4        140.3       219.3        153.6       204.9      106.3
June........................................     152.5     148.4    147.9    148.5    165.5     125.0       122.5      130.5        141.1       219.8        153.2       205.3      109.3
July........................................     152.5     148.6    148.1    149.2    166.4     125.1       123.0      128.3        140.1       220.8        153.6       205.7      108.1
Aug.........................................     152.9     148.9    148.4    149.6    166.8     125.7       123.4      130.1        139.2       221.6        154.1       207.7      107.4
Sept........................................     153.2     149.4    148.9    149.5    166.8     124.9       123.8      132.7        138.8       222.1        154.9       210.2      106.2
Oct.........................................     153.7     149.8    149.4    149.7    167.3     123.9       123.9      134.5        139.4       222.9        155.2       210.7      104.5
Nov.........................................     153.6     149.8    149.4    149.4    167.3     123.1       123.6      133.7        139.4       223.5        156.0       211.2      102.8
Dec.........................................     153.5     150.3    149.9    149.7    167.4     123.7       123.8      130.6        139.1       223.8        156.2       211.1      103.3
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\1\ Includes alcoholic beverages, not shown separately.
\2\ Household fuels--gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc.--and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant, etc. also included through 1982.

Note.--Data beginning 1983 incorporate a rental equivalence measure for homeowners' costs.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.