Related BLS programs | Related articles
Sharp drop in energy prices holds
inflation in check during 1986
Roger Burns
Economist, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Andrew Clem
Economist, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lower prices for petroleum products result in Consumer Price Index rise of 1.1 percent, the smallest advance since the 1960s; producer prices decreased 2.5 percent.
Read excerpt
Download full article in PDF
(723K)
Related Monthly Labor Review articles
Consumer prices for energy and food accelerated in 1996.—Apr. 1997.
Recession, energy prices ease producer price inflation, 1991.—May 1992.
Energy, food prices helped slow inflation in 1991.—May 1992.
Within Monthly Labor Review Online:
Welcome | Current Issue | Index | Subscribe | Archives
Exit Monthly Labor Review Online:
BLS Home | Publications & Research Papers
