[Economic Report of the President (1999)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



PRICES

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Table B-60.--Consumer price indexes for major expenditure classes, 1958-98
[For all urban consumers; 1982-84=100, except as noted]
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Food and                                                              Educa-
beverages                         Trans-            Enter-            tion and    Other
Year or month              Allitems ------------------- Apparel  Housing    por-   Medical   tain-   Recrea-   communi-  goods and   Ener-
(CPI-U)  Total\1\                               ta-      care     ment   tion\2\  cation\2\   services   gy\3\
Food                        tion
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1958..................................      28.9  ........     30.2     44.6  .......     28.6     20.6  .......  .......  .........  .........     21.5
1959..................................      29.1  ........     29.7     45.0  .......     29.8     21.5  .......  .......  .........  .........     21.9

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

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

1980..................................      82.4      86.7     86.8     90.9     81.1     83.1     74.9     83.6  .......  .........      75.2      86.0
1981..................................      90.9      93.5     93.6     95.3     90.4     93.2     82.9     90.1  .......  .........      82.6      97.7
1982..................................      96.5      97.3     97.4     97.8     96.9     97.0     92.5     96.0  .......  .........      91.1      99.2
1983..................................      99.6      99.5     99.4    100.2     99.5     99.3    100.6    100.1  .......  .........     101.1      99.9
1984..................................     103.9     103.2    103.2    102.1    103.6    103.7    106.8    103.8  .......  .........     107.9     100.9
1985..................................     107.6     105.6    105.6    105.0    107.7    106.4    113.5    107.9  .......  .........     114.5     101.6
1986..................................     109.6     109.1    109.0    105.9    110.9    102.3    122.0    111.6  .......  .........     121.4      88.2
1987..................................     113.6     113.5    113.5    110.6    114.2    105.4    130.1    115.3  .......  .........     128.5      88.6
1988..................................     118.3     118.2    118.2    115.4    118.5    108.7    138.6    120.3  .......  .........     137.0      89.3
1989..................................     124.0     124.9    125.1    118.6    123.0    114.1    149.3    126.5  .......  .........     147.7      94.3

1990..................................     130.7     132.1    132.4    124.1    128.5    120.5    162.8    132.4  .......  .........     159.0     102.1
1991..................................     136.2     136.8    136.3    128.7    133.6    123.8    177.0    138.4  .......  .........     171.6     102.5
1992..................................     140.3     138.7    137.9    131.9    137.5    126.5    190.1    142.3  .......  .........     183.3     103.0
1993..................................     144.5     141.6    140.9    133.7    141.2    130.4    201.4    145.8  .......  .........     192.9     104.2
1994..................................     148.2     144.9    144.3    133.4    144.8    134.3    211.0    150.1  .......  .........     198.5     104.6
1995..................................     152.4     148.9    148.4    132.0    148.5    139.1    220.5    153.9  .......  .........     206.9     105.2
1996..................................     156.9     153.7    153.3    131.7    152.8    143.0    228.2    159.1  .......  .........     215.4     110.1
1997..................................     160.5     157.7    157.3    132.9    156.8    144.3    234.6    162.5  .......  .........     224.8     111.5
1998\4\...............................     163.0     161.1    160.7    133.0    160.4    141.6    242.1  .......    101.1      100.3     237.7     102.9

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

1998:Jan\4\...........................     161.6     160.3    159.9    129.8    158.3    142.7    238.1  .......    100.3       99.9     231.3     105.9
Feb...............................     161.9     159.8    159.4    131.9    158.8    142.1    239.3  .......    100.7       99.8     233.1     103.2
Mar...............................     162.2     160.1    159.7    134.9    159.2    141.4    239.8  .......    101.0       99.9     232.4     101.6
Apr...............................     162.5     160.2    159.8    135.8    159.5    141.5    240.7  .......    101.1       99.9     234.7     101.9
May...............................     162.8     160.7    160.3    135.3    159.7    142.0    241.4  .......    101.0      100.1     236.7     103.8
June..............................     163.0     160.6    160.1    132.5    160.6    141.7    242.0  .......    101.2      100.1     236.4     105.7
July..............................     163.2     160.9    160.5    129.6    161.2    141.8    242.7  .......    101.1      100.0     237.8     105.2
Aug...............................     163.4     161.4    161.0    131.6    161.5    141.2    243.5  .......    101.3      100.1     238.0     103.8
Sept..............................     163.6     161.5    161.1    133.6    161.5    140.7    243.9  .......    101.3      100.9     240.4     102.7
Oct...............................     164.0     162.4    162.0    135.6    161.4    141.3    244.3  .......    101.1      101.0     241.3     101.3
Nov...............................     164.0     162.5    162.1    135.0    161.3    141.5    244.7  .......    101.3      101.0     240.5     100.5
Dec...............................     163.9     162.7    162.3    130.7    161.3    140.7    245.2  .......    101.2      100.7     250.3      98.9
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\1\Includes alcoholic beverages, not shown separately.
\2\December 1997=100.
\3\Household fuels--gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc.--and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant, etc. also included through 1982.
\4\Data beginning 1998 reflect changes in series composition and renaming. The number of major groups was expanded from seven to eight. Data prior to
1998 reflect the renaming, but not the new compositions. For details, see Monthly Labor Review, December 1996.

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

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.