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TABLE B–63.—Changes in special consumer price indexes, 1960–98[For all urban consumers; percent change]Year or monthDec.toDec. 1All items(CPI–U)YeartoyearAll items lessfoodDec.toDec. 1YeartoyearAll items lessenergyDec.toDec. 1YeartoyearAll items less foodand energyDec.toDec. 1YeartoyearAll items lessmedical careDec.toDec. 1Yeartoyear1960 ........................ 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.31961 ........................ .7 1.0 1.3 1.0 .7 1.0 1.3 1.3 .3 1.01962 ........................ 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.01963 ........................ 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.01964 ........................ 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.31965 ........................ 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.61966 ........................ 3.5 2.9 3.5 2.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.4 3.11967 ........................ 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.11968 ........................ 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.4 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.21969 ........................ 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.41970 ........................ 5.6 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.2 5.91971 ........................ 3.3 4.4 3.0 4.6 3.4 4.2 3.1 4.7 3.2 4.11972 ........................ 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.21973 ........................ 8.7 6.2 5.6 4.0 8.2 6.2 4.7 3.6 9.1 6.41974 ........................ 12.3 11.0 12.2 9.8 11.7 9.8 11.1 8.3 12.2 11.21975 ........................ 6.9 9.1 7.3 9.4 6.6 8.9 6.7 9.1 6.7 9.01976 ........................ 4.9 5.8 6.1 6.7 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.5 4.5 5.31977 ........................ 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.31978 ........................ 9.0 7.6 8.3 7.2 9.1 7.8 8.5 7.4 9.1 7.61979 ........................ 13.3 11.3 14.0 11.4 11.1 10.0 11.3 9.8 13.4 11.51980 ........................ 12.5 13.5 13.0 14.5 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.4 12.5 13.61981 ........................ 8.9 10.3 9.8 10.9 8.5 10.0 9.5 10.4 8.8 10.41982 ........................ 3.8 6.2 4.1 6.5 4.2 6.7 4.5 7.4 3.6 5.91983 ........................ 3.8 3.2 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.6 4.8 4.0 3.6 2.91984 ........................ 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.9 4.11985 ........................ 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.41986 ........................ 1.1 1.9 .5 1.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 .7 1.51987 ........................ 4.4 3.6 4.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.51988 ........................ 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.91989 ........................ 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.61990 ........................ 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.21991 ........................ 3.1 4.2 3.3 4.5 3.9 4.6 4.4 4.9 2.7 3.91992 ........................ 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.7 2.7 2.81993 ........................ 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.6 2.71994 ........................ 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.51995 ........................ 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.71996 ........................ 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.81997 ........................ 1.7 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.31998 ........................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.5 1.5Percent change from preceding monthUnadjustedSeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyadjustedUnadjustedSeasonallyadjusted1997: Jan .................. 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1Feb .................. .3 .2 .4 .1 .4 .2 .5 .2 .3 .2Mar ................. .3 .1 .2 .1 .4 .2 .4 .2 .3 .1Apr .................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .4 .1 .1May ................. −.1 .1 −.1 .1 0 .2 −.1 .1 −.1 .1June ................ .1 .2 .2 .1 −.1 .2 −.1 .2 .1 .1July ................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2Aug ................. .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2Sept ................ .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2Oct .................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .5 .2 .2 .3Nov ................. −.1 .1 −.1 .1 0 .1 0 .1 −.1 .1Dec ................. −.1 .1 −.2 .1 0 .2 −.1 .2 −.2 01998: Jan .................. .2 0 .1 −.1 .4 .2 .3 .2 .2 0Feb .................. .2 .1 .2 .1 .4 .2 .5 .3 .1 .1Mar ................. .2 0 .2 .1 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 0Apr .................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2May ................. .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .3June ................ .1 .1 .1 .1 0 .1 −.1 .1 .1 0July ................. .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2Aug ................. .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2Sept ................ .1 0 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 0Oct .................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3Nov ................. 0 .2 −.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 0 .2Dec ................. −.1 .1 −.1 .2 0 .3 0 .3 −.1 .11Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes.Note.—See Note, Table B–60.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.399