[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-61.--Consumer price indexes for selected expenditure classes, 1958-98
[For all urban consumers; 1982-84=100, except as noted]
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Food and beverages                                                Housing
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Food                                Shelter                   Fuels and utilities
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Owners'                     Fuels           Furnish-
Year or  month                                                                   Rent of   equiva-           -------------------------    ings
Total\1\                     Away     Total                        lent                       Fuel     Gas       and
Total     At      from             Total\2\  primary  rent  of  Total\2\            oil   (piped)   opera-
home     home                         resi-   primary             Total    and      and     tions
dence     resi-                      other   elec-
dence\3\                     fuels  tricity
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1958............................  ........     30.2    32.0     24.1  ........      24.5     37.6  ........     24.8   ......    13.7     21.9  ........
1959............................  ........     29.7    31.2     24.8  ........      24.7     38.2  ........     25.4   ......    13.9     22.4  ........

1960............................  ........     30.0    31.5     25.4  ........      25.2     38.7  ........     26.0   ......    13.8     23.3  ........
1961............................  ........     30.4    31.8     26.0  ........      25.4     39.2  ........     26.3   ......    14.1     23.5  ........
1962............................  ........     30.6    32.0     26.7  ........      25.8     39.7  ........     26.3   ......    14.2     23.5  ........
1963............................  ........     31.1    32.4     27.3  ........      26.1     40.1  ........     26.6   ......    14.4     23.5  ........
1964............................  ........     31.5    32.7     27.8  ........      26.5     40.5  ........     26.6   ......    14.4     23.5  ........
1965............................  ........     32.2    33.5     28.4  ........      27.0     40.9  ........     26.6   ......    14.6     23.5  ........
1966............................  ........     33.8    35.2     29.7  ........      27.8     41.5  ........     26.7   ......    15.0     23.6  ........
1967............................      35.0     34.1    35.1     31.3      30.8      28.8     42.2  ........     27.1     21.4    15.5     23.7  42.0
1968............................      36.2     35.3    36.3     32.9      32.0      30.1     43.3  ........     27.4     21.7    16.0     23.9  43.6
1969............................      38.1     37.1    38.0     34.9      34.0      32.6     44.7  ........     28.0     22.1    16.3     24.3  45.2

1970............................      40.1     39.2    39.9     37.5      36.4      35.5     46.5  ........     29.1     23.1    17.0     25.4  46.8
1971............................      41.4     40.4    40.9     39.4      38.0      37.0     48.7  ........     31.1     24.7    18.2     27.1  48.6
1972............................      43.1     42.1    42.7     41.0      39.4      38.7     50.4  ........     32.5     25.7    18.3     28.5  49.7
1973............................      48.8     48.2    49.7     44.2      41.2      40.5     52.5  ........     34.3     27.5    21.1     29.9  51.1
1974............................      55.5     55.1    57.1     49.8      45.8      44.4     55.2  ........     40.7     34.4    33.2     34.5  56.8
1975............................      60.2     59.8    61.8     54.5      50.7      48.8     58.0  ........     45.4     39.4    36.4     40.1  63.4
1976............................      62.1     61.6    63.1     58.2      53.8      51.5     61.1  ........     49.4     43.3    38.8     44.7  67.3
1977............................      65.8     65.5    66.8     62.6      57.4      54.9     64.8  ........     54.7     49.0    43.9     50.5  70.4
1978............................      72.2     72.0    73.8     68.3      62.4      60.5     69.3  ........     58.5     53.0    46.2     55.0  74.7
1979............................      79.9     79.9    81.8     75.9      70.1      68.9     74.3  ........     64.8     61.3    62.4     61.0  79.9

1980............................      86.7     86.8    88.4     83.4      81.1      81.0     80.9  ........     75.4     74.8    86.1     71.4  86.3
1981............................      93.5     93.6    94.8     90.9      90.4      90.5     87.9  ........     86.4     87.2   104.6     81.9  93.0
1982............................      97.3     97.4    98.1     95.8      96.9      96.9     94.6  ........     94.9     95.6   103.4     93.2  98.0
1983............................      99.5     99.4    99.1    100.0      99.5      99.1    100.1     102.5    100.2    100.5    97.2    101.5  100.2
1984............................     103.2    103.2   102.8    104.2     103.6     104.0    105.3     107.3    104.8    104.0    99.4    105.4  101.9
1985............................     105.6    105.6   104.3    108.3     107.7     109.8    111.8     113.2    106.5    104.5    95.9    107.1  103.8
1986............................     109.1    109.0   107.3    112.5     110.9     115.8    118.3     119.4    104.1     99.2    77.6    105.7  105.2
1987............................     113.5    113.5   111.9    117.0     114.2     121.3    123.1     124.8    103.0     97.3    77.9    103.8  107.1
1988............................     118.2    118.2   116.6    121.8     118.5     127.1    127.8     131.1    104.4     98.0    78.1    104.6  109.4
1989............................     124.9    125.1   124.2    127.4     123.0     132.8    132.8     137.4    107.8    100.9    81.7    107.5  111.2

1990............................     132.1    132.4   132.3    133.4     128.5     140.0    138.4     144.8    111.6    104.5    99.3    109.3  113.3
1991............................     136.8    136.3   135.8    137.9     133.6     146.3    143.3     150.4    115.3    106.7    94.6    112.6  116.0
1992............................     138.7    137.9   136.8    140.7     137.5     151.2    146.9     155.5    117.8    108.1    90.7    114.8  118.0
1993............................     141.6    140.9   140.1    143.2     141.2     155.7    150.3     160.5    121.3    111.2    90.3    118.5  119.3
1994............................     144.9    144.3   144.1    145.7     144.8     160.5    154.0     165.8    122.8    111.7    88.8    119.2  121.0
1995............................     148.9    148.4   148.8    149.0     148.5     165.7    157.8     171.3    123.7    111.5    88.1    119.2  123.0
1996............................     153.7    153.3   154.3    152.7     152.8     171.0    162.0     176.8    127.5    115.2    99.2    122.1  124.7
1997............................     157.7    157.3   158.1    157.0     156.8     176.3    166.7     181.9    130.8    117.9    99.8    125.1  125.4
1998\4\.........................     161.1    160.7   161.1    161.1     160.4     182.1    172.1     187.8    128.5    113.7    90.0    121.2  126.6

1997: Jan.......................     156.9    156.5   157.9    155.3     155.1     173.6    164.4     179.5    130.8    119.1   111.5    124.9  124.9
Feb.........................     156.9    156.5   157.7    155.6     155.8     174.6    164.8     179.9    131.0    119.2   109.6    125.3  125.2
Mar.........................     157.1    156.6   157.7    156.0     155.9     175.2    165.1     180.1    129.9    117.2   105.5    123.4  125.4
Apr.........................     157.1    156.6   157.5    156.2     155.8     175.3    165.5     180.5    128.9    115.3   102.1    121.7  125.5
May.........................     157.1    156.6   157.5    156.3     155.9     175.3    165.9     180.9    129.0    115.3   100.4    121.9  125.8
June........................     157.1    156.6   157.3    156.6     156.9     176.0    166.4     181.4    131.9    119.8    98.0    127.5  125.7
July........................     157.5    157.0   157.7    157.1     157.5     177.0    166.8     182.1    132.1    119.6    94.7    127.8  125.6
Aug.........................     158.1    157.6   158.5    157.4     157.6     177.5    167.3     182.6    131.4    118.6    93.5    126.7  125.2
Sept........................     158.4    157.9   158.6    157.8     157.7     177.2    167.8     183.2    132.1    119.7    93.7    128.1  125.4
Oct.........................     158.7    158.2   159.0    158.2     157.7     177.8    168.2     183.6    130.8    117.4    95.3    125.1  125.4
Nov.........................     158.9    158.5   159.1    158.6     157.7     177.7    168.7     184.2    131.1    117.7    96.6    125.3  125.2
Dec.........................     159.1    158.7   159.2    159.0     157.7     178.1    169.1     184.7    130.0    115.8    97.2    123.0  125.1

1998: Jan\4\....................     160.3    159.9   161.0    159.2     158.3     179.2    169.5     185.1    128.8    114.5    96.4    121.6  125.6
Feb.........................     159.8    159.4   160.0    159.6     158.8     180.1    169.9     185.5    127.4    112.8    95.2    119.7  126.1
Mar.........................     160.1    159.7   160.2    159.9     159.2     180.8    170.3     185.9    127.1    112.5    94.4    119.4  126.3
Apr.........................     160.2    159.8   160.2    160.2     159.5     181.0    170.7     186.4    127.0    112.3    92.8    119.4  127.0
May.........................     160.7    160.3   160.7    160.6     159.7     181.2    171.1     186.8    127.9    113.2    91.8    120.5  126.6
June........................     160.6    160.1   160.5    160.7     160.6     181.8    171.7     187.4    131.2    116.8    89.5    124.7  126.7
July........................     160.9    160.5   160.8    161.1     161.2     182.6    172.2     188.0    131.3    116.8    87.8    124.9  127.2
Aug.........................     161.4    161.0   161.4    161.5     161.5     183.3    172.8     188.5    130.6    115.9    86.7    124.0  126.8
Sept........................     161.5    161.1   161.2    162.1     161.5     183.4    173.4     189.2    130.0    115.2    85.9    123.3  126.5
Oct.........................     162.4    162.0   162.5    162.3     161.4     183.9    173.9     189.8    127.1    112.0    86.4    119.6  126.6
Nov.........................     162.5    162.1   162.5    162.6     161.3     184.0    174.5     190.3    126.5    111.4    86.8    118.9  126.6
Dec.........................     162.7    162.3   162.6    163.0     161.3     184.0    174.9     190.7    126.6    111.4    86.1    118.9  126.6
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\1\Includes alcoholic beverages, not shown separately.
\2\Includes other items, not shown separately.
\3\December 1982=100.

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Table B-61.--Consumer price indexes for selected expenditure classes, 1958-98--Continued
[For all urban consumers; 1982-84=100, except as noted]
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Transportation                                       Medical care
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Private transportation
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New vehicles                        Motor    Public            Medical
Year or month                                     -------------------   Used             vehicle   trans-           care com-  Medical
Total                                  cars     Motor    mainte-  porta-   Total               care
Total\2\              New       and      fuel     nance    tion            modities  services
Total\2\    cars    trucks               and
repair
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1958............................................     28.6      29.5      50.1     50.0      24.0     23.4     25.4     20.9     20.6      46.1      17.9
1959............................................     29.8      30.8      52.3     52.2      26.8     23.7     26.0     21.5     21.5      46.8      18.7

1960............................................     29.8      30.6      51.6     51.5      25.0     24.4     26.5     22.2     22.3      46.9      19.5
1961............................................     30.1      30.8      51.6     51.5      26.0     24.1     27.1     23.2     22.9      46.3      20.2
1962............................................     30.8      31.4      51.4     51.3      28.4     24.3     27.5     24.0     23.5      45.6      20.9
1963............................................     30.9      31.6      51.1     51.0      28.7     24.2     27.8     24.3     24.1      45.2      21.5
1964............................................     31.4      32.0      50.9     50.9      30.0     24.1     28.2     24.7     24.6      45.1      22.0
1965............................................     31.9      32.5      49.8     49.7      29.8     25.1     28.7     25.2     25.2      45.0      22.7
1966............................................     32.3      32.9      48.9     48.8      29.0     25.6     29.2     26.1     26.3      45.1      23.9
1967............................................     33.3      33.8      49.3     49.3      29.9     26.4     30.4     27.4     28.2      44.9      26.0
1968............................................     34.3      34.8      50.7     50.7  ........     26.8     32.1     28.7     29.9      45.0      27.9
1969............................................     35.7      36.0      51.5     51.5      30.9     27.6     34.1     30.9     31.9      45.4      30.2

1970............................................     37.5      37.5      53.1     53.0      31.2     27.9     36.6     35.2     34.0      46.5      32.3
1971............................................     39.5      39.4      55.3     55.2      33.0     28.1     39.3     37.8     36.1      47.3      34.7
1972............................................     39.9      39.7      54.8     54.7      33.1     28.4     41.1     39.3     37.3      47.4      35.9
1973............................................     41.2      41.0      54.8     54.8      35.2     31.2     43.2     39.7     38.8      47.5      37.5
1974............................................     45.8      46.2      58.0     57.9      36.7     42.2     47.6     40.6     42.4      49.2      41.4
1975............................................     50.1      50.6      63.0     62.9      43.8     45.1     53.7     43.5     47.5      53.3      46.6
1976............................................     55.1      55.6      67.0     66.9      50.3     47.0     57.6     47.8     52.0      56.5      51.3
1977............................................     59.0      59.7      70.5     70.4      54.7     49.7     61.9     50.0     57.0      60.2      56.4
1978............................................     61.7      62.5      75.9     75.8      55.8     51.8     67.0     51.5     61.8      64.4      61.2
1979............................................     70.5      71.7      81.9     81.8      60.2     70.1     73.7     54.9     67.5      69.0      67.2

1980............................................     83.1      84.2      88.5     88.4      62.3     97.4     81.5     69.0     74.9      75.4      74.8
1981............................................     93.2      93.8      93.9     93.7      76.9    108.5     89.2     85.6     82.9      83.7      82.8
1982............................................     97.0      97.1      97.5     97.4      88.8    102.8     96.0     94.9     92.5      92.3      92.6
1983............................................     99.3      99.3      99.9     99.9      98.7     99.4    100.3     99.5    100.6     100.2     100.7
1984............................................    103.7     103.6     102.6    102.8     112.5     97.9    103.8    105.7    106.8     107.5     106.7
1985............................................    106.4     106.2     106.1    106.1     113.7     98.7    106.8    110.5    113.5     115.2     113.2
1986............................................    102.3     101.2     110.6    110.6     108.8     77.1    110.3    117.0    122.0     122.8     121.9
1987............................................    105.4     104.2     114.4    114.6     113.1     80.2    114.8    121.1    130.1     131.0     130.0
1988............................................    108.7     107.6     116.5    116.9     118.0     80.9    119.7    123.3    138.6     139.9     138.3
1989............................................    114.1     112.9     119.2    119.2     120.4     88.5    124.9    129.5    149.3     150.8     148.9

1990............................................    120.5     118.8     121.4    121.0     117.6    101.2    130.1    142.6    162.8     163.4     162.7
1991............................................    123.8     121.9     126.0    125.3     118.1     99.4    136.0    148.9    177.0     176.8     177.1
1992............................................    126.5     124.6     129.2    128.4     123.2     99.0    141.3    151.4    190.1     188.1     190.5
1993............................................    130.4     127.5     132.7    131.5     133.9     98.0    145.9    167.0    201.4     195.0     202.9
1994............................................    134.3     131.4     137.6    136.0     141.7     98.5    150.2    172.0    211.0     200.7     213.4
1995............................................    139.1     136.3     141.0    139.0     156.5    100.0    154.0    175.9    220.5     204.5     224.2
1996............................................    143.0     140.0     143.7    141.4     157.0    106.3    158.4    181.9    228.2     210.4     232.4
1997............................................    144.3     141.0     144.3    141.7     151.1    106.2    162.7    186.7    234.6     215.3     239.1
1998\4\.........................................    141.6     137.9     143.4    140.7     150.6     92.2    167.1    190.3    242.1     221.8     246.8

1997: Jan.......................................    145.0     141.8     145.4    143.0     154.7    108.6    161.1    185.8    231.8     212.8     236.3
Feb.........................................    144.8     141.9     145.4    142.9     154.4    108.1    161.2    182.4    232.7     213.9     237.1
Mar.........................................    144.9     141.5     145.4    142.9     154.4    106.4    161.5    188.1    233.4     214.7     237.7
Apr.........................................    144.8     141.3     145.2    142.6     154.3    106.0    161.9    189.8    233.8     215.2     238.1
May.........................................    144.4     141.0     144.6    142.1     153.9    105.7    162.2    188.1    234.2     215.6     238.5
June........................................    144.0     140.7     144.2    141.7     151.8    105.9    162.6    186.6    234.4     216.0     238.7
July........................................    143.7     140.1     143.7    141.1     149.9    103.9    162.9    189.4    234.8     216.0     239.2
Aug.........................................    143.8     140.8     143.0    140.4     148.5    107.6    163.3    183.4    235.2     215.5     239.8
Sept........................................    144.3     141.0     142.7    140.0     148.2    109.3    163.5    186.0    235.4     215.3     240.0
Oct.........................................    144.5     140.9     143.3    140.6     147.9    106.7    163.9    190.9    235.8     215.6     240.5
Nov.........................................    143.9     140.6     144.0    141.3     147.6    104.6    164.0    185.9    236.4     215.8     241.2
Dec.........................................    143.2     140.0     144.1    141.5     147.9    101.9    164.7    184.3    237.1     216.8     241.8

1998: Jan\4\....................................    142.7     139.3     144.4    141.8     148.1     97.8    165.0    187.1    238.1     217.6     242.9
Feb.........................................    142.1     138.4     144.4    141.7     148.4     94.1    165.5    191.2    239.3     218.4     244.2
Mar.........................................    141.4     137.5     144.4    141.7     147.3     90.9    165.7    193.7    239.8     218.5     244.8
Apr.........................................    141.5     137.7     144.3    141.5     148.2     91.7    165.7    193.4    240.7     220.2     245.4
May.........................................    142.0     138.4     143.3    140.6     150.0     94.7    165.9    190.4    241.4     221.5     245.9
June........................................    141.7     138.2     142.6    140.0     150.9     94.8    166.5    188.2    242.0     222.1     246.5
July........................................    141.8     138.0     142.7    140.1     151.3     93.7    166.8    192.0    242.7     222.2     247.4
Aug.........................................    141.2     137.4     142.8    140.0     151.1     91.6    167.3    192.2    243.5     223.1     248.2
Sept........................................    140.7     137.0     142.3    139.4     151.9     90.0    168.3    190.2    243.9     224.0     248.4
Oct.........................................    141.3     137.7     142.5    139.7     153.0     90.8    169.0    189.9    244.3     224.2     249.0
Nov.........................................    141.5     138.0     143.5    140.6     154.0     89.7    169.5    187.4    244.7     224.5     249.3
Dec.........................................    140.7     137.2     144.1    141.3     153.1     86.2    169.6    188.4    245.2     225.6     249.6
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\4\See footnote 4, Table B-60.

Note.--See Note, Table B-60.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.