Economic Report of the President

TABLE B-55.—Changes in consumer price indexes, commodities and services, 1948-82[Percent change]194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959I960. .1961196219631964 .196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982Year or month1981:JanFebMarADrIvTayJune .JulyAusSeptOctNovDec1982:JanFebMar.AprMayJuneJulvAugSeptOctNovDecAlt itemsDec.toDec. 127185.85.9.9.6-.5.42.9301.81.51.571.2161.21.93.43.04.76.1553.4348.812.27.0486.89.013.312 48.93.90.81.07.6.8.91.1 81.0.2.3.34.3-.1.4101.26.2.2.3_ 2-.4Yeartoyear7.8101.07.92.2.8.5-.41.53.62.7.81.61.01.11.21.31.72.92.94.25.4594.3336.211.09.15.86.57.711.313 510.46.10.81.0.6.4.8.71.1.81.1.4.5,43.2-.31.01.06.3.2.53Dec.toDec. 11.7417.75.9-.6-1.4_.42.62.61.3.61.1o1.014.81.62.52.53.85.5402.93410.412.76.3336.18913.01116.03.6Total0.71.26.4.4..5,75.6!o,22.3~\o101.45-.0'.3-.0Yeartoyear7.2-2 6.69.01.3-.9-.9.93.12.3.1.9.5.9.91.11.22.61.83.74.54.73.43.07.412.08.94.35.87.111.412.28.44.0UnadjustedSeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyad-Justed0.61.1,40A.8.6A2.3.1-is191.36.0.2.6.3CommoditiesDec.toDec. 1-0.8-3 79.67.4-1.1-1.3-1.6-.93.12.82.2-.83.1= 91.5191.43.43.91.24.37.22.24.34720.112.26.5 68.011.810.210.24.33.1FoodYeartoyear8.5401.411.11.8-1.5-.2-1.4.73.34.2-1.61.01.3.91.41.32.25.0.93.65.15.53.04.314.514.48.53.16.310.010.98.67.94.0Commoditiesless foodDec.toDec 15.3485.74.6~.2-1.402.52.2.81.5-.3.6.71.2.71.93.13.74.54.82.32.55.013.26.25.14.97.714.311.56.73.8Change from preceding monthSeasonallyUnadjustedadjusted0.8 0.4 0.6.6 1.35 .3 7.4~X \\ .7A 2 .61.0 .7 .64 .5 5.2-.1 .3 .2-.2 .1 .1 .1 .112 7 - 2.8 .6 .0-.1 -.4 -.3.3 -.1.e .8 1.1.8 .6 1.72 .1 6-.4 3 .1.1.0.2 .6-2 .1 .2.0 1 -.1UnadjustedYeartoyear63483.2534.4433.3202.5403.82.93.3201.9201.92.2394.45.26.9815.6384.49.39.5837.78.511.015.413.19.01.1 881.01.31.117121.5.5.9.55!o.9.9.86.6.1.2-.1-.8Dec.toDec. 1Energy 2-0.74.31.5-112.1- 8-22.01.81.41.73.1453.12.816.821.611.66.97.28.037.418.111.91.33.15.120!4.7.41.22.14-.8-1.7= 2.61.64.11.40-.1.2-.6-.6Yeartoyear0.21.72.62.33-.41.81.62.21.52.72.73.92.88.029.310.67.29.56.325.230.913.51.5ServicesDec.Year toto Dec. 1year77 6115 3,6-.1 3.67.5 5.2.9 4.6.2 4.2-1.1 1.9_ 7 231.0 3.131 4.51.1 2.71.3 3.7.4 2.73 19.7 1.77 23.8 1.8.6 2.614 4.92.6 4.037 6.14.2 7.441 823.8 4.122 363.4 6.210.6 11.39.2 8.150 7.35.4 7.958 9.311.7 13.713 8 \A28.6 13.04.0 4.3SeasonallyUnadjustedadjusted0.7 1.112 88511.0.5 1.4.5 1.38 1.76 11.8 1.6.4 .4.2 .6.4 ,41 70 .4-.5 .1-.5 .9.9 1.01.5 .98 .6.2 .6.2 .2.8 .2.3 — 5.2 -.9SeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyadjusted1 Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes.2 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, etc.Note—Data beginning 1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban wage earners and clerical workers.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.225