[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


PRICES
 
Table B-60.--Consumer price indexes for major expenditure classes, 1958-2000
[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                 All   ------------------- Apparel  Housing    por-   Medical   tain-   Recrea-   communi-  goods and   Ener-
items   Total\1\                               ta-      care     ment     tion     cation    services   gy \3\
(CPI-U)             Food                        tion                       \2\       \2\
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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     90.7       85.5     192.9     104.2
1994..................................     148.2     144.9    144.3    133.4    144.8    134.3    211.0    150.1     92.7       88.8     198.5     104.6
1995..................................     152.4     148.9    148.4    132.0    148.5    139.1    220.5    153.9     94.5       92.2     206.9     105.2
1996..................................     156.9     153.7    153.3    131.7    152.8    143.0    228.2    159.1     97.4       95.3     215.4     110.1
1997..................................     160.5     157.7    157.3    132.9    156.8    144.3    234.6    162.5     99.6       98.4     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
1999 \5\..............................     166.6     164.6    164.1    131.3    163.9    144.4    250.6  .......    102.0      101.2     258.3     106.6

1999: Jan \5\.........................     164.3     163.9    163.6    127.9    161.8    140.4    246.6  .......    101.7      100.9     255.4      98.1
Feb.............................     164.5     163.8    163.3    129.7    162.3    139.8    247.7  .......    101.8      100.9     255.0      97.3
Mar.............................     165.0     163.7    163.3    132.7    162.8    140.6    248.3  .......    101.8      100.8     253.3      98.4
Apr.............................     166.2     163.9    163.4    135.2    163.0    144.3    249.1  .......    102.0      100.7     256.1     105.0
May.............................     166.2     164.2    163.7    134.2    163.0    144.2    249.5  .......    102.2      100.4     255.8     105.6
June............................     166.2     164.1    163.6    130.9    164.1    143.4    250.2  .......    102.2      100.3     255.9     106.8
July............................     166.7     164.2    163.8    127.3    164.7    144.7    251.1  .......    102.2      100.4     258.3     108.7
Aug.............................     167.1     164.7    164.2    127.5    165.0    145.7    251.9  .......    102.2      101.2     257.6     111.3
Sept............................     167.9     165.1    164.6    131.8    165.2    146.5    252.3  .......    101.7      101.9     262.6     113.2
Oct.............................     168.2     165.5    165.1    134.6    165.0    147.3    252.8  .......    101.8      102.1     263.2     111.6
Nov.............................     168.3     165.7    165.2    133.6    164.9    147.6    253.3  .......    101.9      102.2     263.0     111.2
Dec.............................     168.3     165.9    165.4    130.1    164.8    148.3    254.2  .......    102.0      102.3     263.0     112.2

2000: Jan.............................     168.8     166.6    166.1    126.8    166.0    148.3    255.5  .......    102.3      102.7     264.7     112.5
Feb.............................     169.8     166.8    166.3    129.2    167.1    149.7    257.0  .......    102.5      102.2     266.7     116.7
Mar.............................     171.2     167.1    166.5    132.5    167.8    153.4    258.1  .......    102.9      102.0     268.0     122.2
Apr.............................     171.3     167.2    166.6    133.3    167.9    152.9    258.8  .......    102.9      101.8     271.9     120.7
May.............................     171.5     167.8    167.3    132.2    168.1    153.1    259.4  .......    103.1      101.8     270.2     121.0
June............................     172.4     167.9    167.3    128.3    169.6    155.7    260.5  .......    103.4      101.5     269.6     129.6
July............................     172.8     168.7    168.1    124.5    170.6    155.0    261.4  .......    103.7      102.0     272.2     129.7
Aug.............................     172.8     169.2    168.7    125.3    170.9    153.2    262.6  .......    103.9      102.8     271.6     125.9
Sept............................     173.7     169.4    168.9    130.4    171.4    154.7    263.1  .......    103.8      102.9     274.7     130.6
Oct.............................     174.0     169.6    169.1    132.8    171.7    154.4    263.7  .......    103.8      103.6     273.0     129.3
Nov.............................     174.1     169.5    168.9    131.8    171.6    155.2    264.1  .......    103.7      103.2     276.2     129.0
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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.
\5\ Data beginning 1999 reflect a change in the formula used for calculating the basic components of the consumer price index as well as other changes
in methodology.

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

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.