[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-63.--Changes in special consumer price indexes, 1960-98
[For all urban consumers; percent change]
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All items  (CPI-   All items less    All items less    All items less    All items less
U)               food             energy       food  and energy    medical care
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Year or month        Dec.     Year     Dec.     Year     Dec.     Year     Dec.     Year     Dec.     Year
to       to       to       to       to       to       to       to       to       to
Dec.\1\    year   Dec.\1\    year   Dec.\1\    year   Dec.\1\    year   Dec.\1\    year
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1960..................      1.4      1.7      1.0      1.7      1.3      1.7      1.0      1.3      1.3      1.3
1961..................       .7      1.0      1.3      1.0       .7      1.0      1.3      1.3       .3      1.0
1962..................      1.3      1.0      1.0      1.0      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.0
1963..................      1.6      1.3      1.6      1.3      1.9      1.3      1.6      1.3      1.6      1.0
1964..................      1.0      1.3      1.0      1.3      1.3      1.6      1.2      1.6      1.0      1.3

1965..................      1.9      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.9      1.6      1.5      1.2      1.9      1.6
1966..................      3.5      2.9      3.5      2.2      3.4      3.1      3.3      2.4      3.4      3.1
1967..................      3.0      3.1      3.3      3.4      3.2      2.7      3.8      3.6      2.7      2.1
1968..................      4.7      4.2      5.0      4.5      4.9      4.4      5.1      4.6      4.7      4.2
1969..................      6.2      5.5      5.6      5.4      6.5      5.8      6.2      5.8      6.1      5.4

1970..................      5.6      5.7      6.6      6.0      5.4      6.1      6.6      6.3      5.2      5.9
1971..................      3.3      4.4      3.0      4.6      3.4      4.2      3.1      4.7      3.2      4.1
1972..................      3.4      3.2      2.9      2.9      3.5      3.3      3.0      3.0      3.4      3.2
1973..................      8.7      6.2      5.6      4.0      8.2      6.2      4.7      3.6      9.1      6.4
1974..................     12.3     11.0     12.2      9.8     11.7      9.8     11.1      8.3     12.2     11.2

1975..................      6.9      9.1      7.3      9.4      6.6      8.9      6.7      9.1      6.7      9.0
1976..................      4.9      5.8      6.1      6.7      4.8      5.6      6.1      6.5      4.5      5.3
1977..................      6.7      6.5      6.4      6.4      6.7      6.4      6.5      6.3      6.7      6.3
1978..................      9.0      7.6      8.3      7.2      9.1      7.8      8.5      7.4      9.1      7.6
1979..................     13.3     11.3     14.0     11.4     11.1     10.0     11.3      9.8     13.4     11.5

1980..................     12.5     13.5     13.0     14.5     11.7     11.6     12.2     12.4     12.5     13.6
1981..................      8.9     10.3      9.8     10.9      8.5     10.0      9.5     10.4      8.8     10.4
1982..................      3.8      6.2      4.1      6.5      4.2      6.7      4.5      7.4      3.6      5.9
1983..................      3.8      3.2      4.1      3.5      4.5      3.6      4.8      4.0      3.6      2.9
1984..................      3.9      4.3      3.9      4.3      4.4      4.7      4.7      5.0      3.9      4.1

1985..................      3.8      3.6      4.1      3.8      4.0      3.9      4.3      4.3      3.5      3.4
1986..................      1.1      1.9       .5      1.7      3.8      3.9      3.8      4.0       .7      1.5
1987..................      4.4      3.6      4.6      3.5      4.1      4.1      4.2      4.1      4.3      3.5
1988..................      4.4      4.1      4.2      4.1      4.7      4.4      4.7      4.4      4.2      3.9
1989..................      4.6      4.8      4.5      4.6      4.6      4.7      4.4      4.5      4.5      4.6

1990..................      6.1      5.4      6.3      5.3      5.2      5.2      5.2      5.0      5.9      5.2
1991..................      3.1      4.2      3.3      4.5      3.9      4.6      4.4      4.9      2.7      3.9
1992..................      2.9      3.0      3.2      3.5      3.0      3.2      3.3      3.7      2.7      2.8
1993..................      2.7      3.0      2.7      3.1      3.1      3.2      3.2      3.3      2.6      2.7
1994..................      2.7      2.6      2.6      2.7      2.6      2.7      2.6      2.8      2.5      2.5

1995..................      2.5      2.8      2.7      2.8      2.9      3.0      3.0      3.0      2.5      2.7
1996..................      3.3      3.0      3.1      2.9      2.9      2.8      2.6      2.7      3.3      2.8
1997..................      1.7      2.3      1.8      2.3      2.1      2.5      2.2      2.4      1.6      2.3
1998..................      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.4      2.4      2.3      2.4      2.3      1.5      1.5
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Percent change from preceding month
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Sea-              Sea-                Sea-                Sea-              Sea-
Unad-    sonally   Unad-   sonally    Unad-    sonally    Unad-    sonally   Unad-   sonally
justed      ad-    justed     ad-     justed      ad-     justed      ad-    justed     ad-
justed            justed              justed              justed            justed

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1997:Jan........      0.3        0.1      0.4      0.3      0.3        0.1      0.3        0.2      0.3      0.1
Feb.........       .3         .2       .4       .1       .4         .2       .5         .2       .3       .2
Mar.........       .3         .1       .2       .1       .4         .2       .4         .2       .3       .1
Apr.........       .1         .1       .1       .1       .2         .2       .2         .4       .1       .1
May.........      -.1         .1      -.1       .1      0           .2      -.1         .1      -.1       .1
June........       .1         .2       .2       .1      -.1         .2      -.1         .2       .1       .1

July........       .1         .1       .1       .1       .2         .2       .2         .2       .1       .2
Aug.........       .2         .2       .1       .2       .2         .1       .1         .1       .2       .2
Sept........       .2         .2       .3       .2       .2         .2       .2         .2       .3       .2
Oct.........       .2         .2       .2       .2       .4         .2       .5         .2       .2       .3
Nov.........      -.1         .1      -.1       .1      0           .1      0           .1      -.1       .1
Dec.........      -.1         .1      -.2       .1      0           .2      -.1         .2      -.2      0

1998:Jan........       .2        0         .1      -.1       .4         .2       .3         .2       .2      0
Feb.........       .2         .1       .2       .1       .4         .2       .5         .3       .1       .1
Mar.........       .2        0         .2       .1       .3         .1       .3         .1       .2      0
Apr.........       .2         .2       .2       .2       .2         .2       .2         .3       .2       .2
May.........       .2         .3       .2       .2       .1         .3       .1         .2       .2       .3
June........       .1         .1       .1       .1      0           .1      -.1         .1       .1      0

July........       .1         .2       .1       .2       .2         .2       .2         .2       .1       .2
Aug.........       .1         .2       .2       .1       .2         .2       .3         .2       .2       .2
Sept........       .1        0         .1       .1       .2         .1       .2         .2       .1      0
Oct.........       .2         .2       .2       .2       .3         .2       .3         .2       .2       .3
Nov.........      0           .2      -.1       .1       .1         .1       .1         .2      0         .2
Dec.........      -.1         .1      -.1       .2      0           .3      0           .3      -.1       .1
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\1\Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes.

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

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.