Consumer Prices – Illustration – ST
Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers [1982-84=100], selected years
Annual average percent
change from previous year
GROUP 1990 1995 1997
All Items 5.4 2.8 2.3
Food 5.8 2.8 2.6
Food at home 6.5 3.3 2.5
Food away from home 4.7 2.3 2.8
Housing 4.5 2.6 2.6
Apparel and upkeep 4.6 -1.0 .9
Transportation 5.6 3.6 .9
Medical care 9.0 4.5 2.8
Entertainment 4.7 2.5 2.1
Recreation NA 1.9 2.3
Education and communication NA 3.8 3.3
Other goods and services 4.7 4.2 4.4
Price per pound unless
otherwise noted (as of
December in each year)
Food 1990 1995 1997
Flour, white, all purpose $ .24 $ .24 $ .28
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked .49 .55 .58
Spaghetti and macaroni .85 .88 .88
Bread, white .70 .84 .88
Beef, ground, uncooked 1.63 1.40 1.39
Pork chops, center cut, bone-in 3.32 3.29 3.39
Chicken, fresh, whole .86 .94 1.00
Tuna, light, chunk 2.11 2.00 2.03
Eggs, Grade A, large, per dozen 1.00 1.16 1.17
Milk, fresh, lowfat, per gallon NA 2.31 2.41
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick 1.92 1.73 2.46
Apples, red delicious .77 .83 .90
Bananas .43 .45 .46
Oranges, navel .56 .64 .58
Potatoes, white .32 .38 .37
Lettuce, iceberg .58 .61 .70
Tomatoes, field grown .86 1.51 1.62
Broccoli NA .76 .93
Carrots, short trimmed and topped .43 .53 .50
Onions, dry yellow NA .41 .46
Orange juice, frozen 2.02 1.57 1.67
concentrate per 16 oz.
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg. .40 .39 .41
Margarine, stick .87 .79 .80
Peanut butter, creamy 2.09 1.78 1.73
Coffee, 100% ground roast 2.94 3.51 4.16
Percent change
12 months ending
GROUP with December 1998
All Items 1.6
Food 2.3
Food at home 2.1
Food away from home 2.5
Housing 2.3
Apparel and upkeep -.7
Transportation -1.7
Medical care 3.4
Entertainment NA
Recreation 1.2
Education and communication .7
Other goods and services 8.8
December
Food 1998
Flour, white, all purpose $ .28
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked .54
Spaghetti and macaroni .88
Bread, white .87
Beef, ground, uncooked 1.39
Pork chops, center cut, bone-in 3.03
Chicken, fresh, whole 1.06
Tuna, light, chunk 2.22
Eggs, Grade A, large, per dozen 1.09
Milk, fresh, lowfat, per gallon 2.76
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick 3.18
Apples, red delicious .85
Bananas .51
Oranges, navel .61
Potatoes, white .38
Lettuce, iceberg .64
Tomatoes, field grown 1.80
Broccoli .97
Carrots, short trimmed and topped .54
Onions, dry yellow NA
Orange juice, frozen 1.68
concentrate per 16 oz.
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg. .41
Margarine, stick NA
Peanut butter, creamy 1.79
Coffee, 100% ground roast 3.45
NA = Data not available for publication.
Selected items from CPI Detailed Reports, Bureau of Labor Statistics, various issues. Consumer Price Index data are considered a better measure over time than actual price data. All data rounded to the nearest cent.
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