[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


PRICES


Table B-60.--Consumer price indexes for major expenditure classes, 1954-97
[For all urban consumers; 1982-84=100]
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Food and                     Housing
beverages     ---------------------------------------
-------------------                               House-
hold    Apparel   Trans-                       Other
Year or month                                All                                          Fuel and  furnish-    and      por-   Medical   Enter-   goods and   Ener-
items                       Total   Shelter    other       ings    upkeep    ta-      care   tainment   services   gy \2\
(CPI-U)  Total\1\    Food                     utilities     and               tion
oper-
ation
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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
1996...............................................................     156.9     153.7    153.3    152.8    171.0     127.5      124.7    131.7    143.0    228.2     159.1     215.4     110.1
1997...............................................................     160.5     157.7    157.3    156.8    176.3     130.8      125.4    132.9    144.3    234.6     162.5     224.8     111.5

1996: Jan..........................................................     154.4     151.4    151.0    150.6    168.6     124.7      124.1    130.0    139.9    225.2     157.0     212.0     105.0
Feb..........................................................     154.9     151.3    150.8    151.2    169.4     125.0      124.3    131.2    140.4    226.2     158.3     212.6     104.9
Mar..........................................................     155.7     152.1    151.6    151.7    170.1     125.2      124.6    134.8    141.2    226.6     158.4     213.0     106.1
Apr..........................................................     156.3     152.7    152.3    151.8    170.1     125.4      124.8    134.9    143.1    227.0     158.6     213.3     110.0
May..........................................................     156.6     152.5    152.0    152.0    170.1     126.7      124.4    133.7    144.4    227.4     158.8     214.1     112.9
June.........................................................     156.7     153.1    152.6    152.7    170.7     128.4      124.5    130.8    144.0    227.8     159.0     214.0     113.1
July.........................................................     157.0     153.6    153.2    153.6    171.9     129.0      124.7    128.3    143.5    228.7     159.0     214.6     112.5
Aug..........................................................     157.3     154.2    153.7    154.0    172.3     129.4      124.8    128.1    142.8    229.2     159.2     216.3     111.6
Sept.........................................................     157.8     155.0    154.6    153.9    172.0     129.8      125.1    131.5    143.2    229.4     159.8     218.3     111.7
Oct..........................................................     158.3     155.8    155.4    154.0    172.5     128.7      125.0    133.4    143.9    230.1     160.1     218.8     110.5
Nov..........................................................     158.6     156.2    155.9    153.9    172.4     128.4      124.8    133.4    144.8    230.5     160.7     219.2     111.1
Dec..........................................................     158.6     156.6    156.3    154.0    172.3     129.4      125.0    130.3    145.2    230.6     160.8     218.7     112.2

1997: Jan..........................................................     159.1     156.9    156.5    155.1    173.6     130.8      124.9    129.6    145.0    231.8     161.3     220.0     113.3
Feb..........................................................     159.6     156.9    156.5    155.8    174.6     131.0      125.2    131.9    144.8    232.7     161.8     220.7     113.1
Mar..........................................................     160.0     157.1    156.6    155.9    175.2     129.9      125.4    134.5    144.9    233.4     162.1     221.4     111.2
Apr..........................................................     160.2     157.1    156.6    155.8    175.3     128.9      125.5    136.1    144.8    233.8     162.2     222.7     110.0
May..........................................................     160.1     157.1    156.6    155.9    175.3     129.0      125.8    135.3    144.4    234.2     162.2     223.1     109.9
June.........................................................     160.3     157.1    156.6    156.9    176.0     131.9      125.7    132.4    144.0    234.4     162.7     223.1     112.3
July.........................................................     160.5     157.5    157.0    157.5    177.0     132.1      125.6    130.2    143.7    234.8     162.6     223.5     111.4
Aug..........................................................     160.8     158.1    157.6    157.6    177.5     131.4      125.2    130.0    143.8    235.2     163.0     225.7     112.5
Sept.........................................................     161.2     158.4    157.9    157.7    177.2     132.1      125.4    133.0    144.3    235.4     163.0     228.1     113.9
Oct..........................................................     161.6     158.7    158.2    157.7    177.8     130.8      125.4    134.9    144.5    235.8     163.1     229.4     111.5
Nov..........................................................     161.5     158.9    158.5    157.7    177.7     131.1      125.2    134.7    143.9    236.4     162.9     229.9     110.7
Dec..........................................................     161.3     159.1    158.7    157.7    178.1     130.0      125.1    131.6    143.2    237.1     163.1     230.1     108.4
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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.