Figure 1,,,,,
Consumer Price Indexes for Selected Items: 1978–2000,,,,,
(Index: 1978 = 100),,,,,
Year,All items,Food and beverages,Housing,Transportation,Health care
1978,100.00,100.00,100.00,100.00,100.00
1979,111.35,110.66,112.34,114.26,109.22
1980,126.38,120.08,129.97,134.68,121.20
1981,139.42,129.50,144.87,151.05,134.14
1982,148.01,134.76,155.29,157.21,149.68
1983,152.76,137.81,159.46,160.94,162.78
1984,159.36,142.94,166.03,168.07,172.82
1985,165.03,146.26,172.60,172.45,183.66
1986,168.10,151.11,177.72,165.80,197.41
1987,174.23,157.20,183.01,170.83,210.52
1988,181.44,163.71,189.90,176.18,224.27
1989,190.18,172.99,197.12,184.93,241.59
1990,200.46,182.96,205.93,195.30,263.43
1991,208.90,189.47,214.10,200.65,286.41
1992,215.18,192.11,220.35,205.02,307.61
1993,221.63,196.12,226.28,211.35,325.89
1994,227.30,200.69,232.05,217.67,341.42
1995,233.74,206.23,237.98,225.45,356.80
1996,240.64,212.88,244.87,231.77,369.26
1997,246.17,218.42,251.28,233.87,379.61
1998,250.00,223.13,257.05,229.50,391.75
1999,255.52,227.98,262.66,234.04,405.50
2000,265.39,233.89,272.76,250.08,424.87
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, data available at http://www.bls.gov/cpihome.htm, as of May 2001.",,,,,