Consumer Price Index

Simulated Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) compared to Simulated Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, All-items, December indexes relative to previous December

Simulated Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) compared to Simulated Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U .S. city average, All-items, December indexes relative to previous December.

Simulated Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) compared to Simulated Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, All-items, December indexes relative to previous December.

YEAR

Simulated Biennially Updated

CPI-U

Simulated

Final

C-CPI-U

Percent Difference

(CPI-U) - (C-CPI-U)

1990.12

1.05975

1.05863

0.11

1991.12

1.02859

1.02721

0.13

1992.12

1.03125

1.02670

0.44

1993.12

1.02857

1.02601

0.25

1994.12

1.02580

1.02359

0.22

1995.12

1.02519

1.02360

0.16

1996.12

1.03200

1.02826

0.36

1997.12

1.01565

1.01141

0.42

1998.12

1.01547

1.01112

0.43

1999.12

1.02633

1.02127

0.49

Average December-to-December percent difference

0.30

Average, 1990-1995

0.22

Average, 1996-1999

0.43

NOTES:

1.

Indexes are not seasonally adjusted.

2.

Indexes for 1990 through 1997 computed using 1987 CPI market basket structure adjusted to match the 1998 CPI market basket structure.

Last Modified Date: August 16, 2002