"Table B-59: Changes in special consumer price indexes, 1958-92" (Percent change) - - - - - - - - - - - All items All items less All items less All items less All items less (CPI-U) food energy food and energy medical care Year or - - - - - - - - - - month Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year to to to to to to to to to to Dec.(1) year Dec.(1) year Dec.(1) year Dec.(1) year Dec.(1) year - - - - - - - - - - - 1958 1.8 2.8 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.8 1.7 2.4 1.7 2.8 1959 1.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.0 1960 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1961 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 1962 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1963 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1964 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.3 1965 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.6 1966 3.5 2.9 3.5 2.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.4 3.1 1967 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.1 1968 4.7 4.2 5.0 4.5 4.9 4.4 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.2 1969 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.1 5.4 1970 5.6 5.7 6.6 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.3 5.2 5.9 1971 3.3 4.4 3.0 4.6 3.4 4.2 3.1 4.7 3.2 4.1 1972 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 1973 8.7 6.2 5.6 4.0 8.2 6.2 4.7 3.6 9.1 6.4 1974 12.3 11.0 12.2 9.8 11.7 9.8 11.1 8.3 12.2 11.2 1975 6.9 9.1 7.3 9.4 6.6 8.9 6.7 9.1 6.7 9.0 1976 4.9 5.8 6.1 6.7 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.5 4.5 5.3 1977 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.3 1978 9.0 7.6 8.3 7.2 9.1 7.8 8.5 7.4 9.1 7.6 1979 13.3 11.3 14.0 11.4 11.1 10.0 11.3 9.8 13.4 11.5 1980 12.5 13.5 13.0 14.5 11.7 11.6 12.2 12.4 12.5 13.6 1981 8.9 10.3 9.8 10.9 8.5 10.0 9.5 10.4 8.8 10.4 1982 3.8 6.2 4.1 6.5 4.2 6.7 4.5 7.4 3.6 5.9 1983 3.8 3.2 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.6 4.8 4.0 3.6 2.9 1984 3.9 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.9 4.1 1985 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.4 1986 1.1 1.9 0.5 1.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 0.7 1.5 1987 4.4 3.6 4.6 3.5 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.5 1988 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.9 1989 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 1990 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.2 1991 3.1 4.2 3.3 4.5 3.9 4.6 4.4 4.9 2.7 3.9 - - - - - - - - - - - Change from preceding period - - - - - - - - - - - Sea- Sea- Sea- Sea- Sea- Unad- sonally Unad- sonally Unad- sonally Unad- sonally Unad- sonally justed adjusted justed adjusted justed adjusted justed adjusted justed adjusted - - - - - - - - - - - 1991: Jan 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 Feb 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 Mar 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 Apr 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 May 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 June 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 July 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 Aug 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 Sept 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Oct 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 Nov 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Dec 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0 0.2 0.1 0.2 1992: Jan 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 Feb 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 Mar 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 Apr 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 May 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 June 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 July 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 Aug 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Sept 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 Oct 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 Nov 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 1/ Changes from December to December are based on unadjusted indexes. "Note: See note, Table B-56" "Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics."