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Comsumer Price Indexes

INFLATION IN APRIL POSTS LARGEST INCREASE SINCE OCTOBER 1990

The price of U.S. consumer goods jumped sharply in April, posting the largest increase since October 1990, as gasoline prices surged.

Consumer Price Index
All Urban Consumers
U.S. City AverageSeattle-Tacoma
YearCPIAnnual %
Change
YearCPIAnnual %
Change
198082.413.5%198082.716.6%
198190.910.3%198191.811.0%
198297.67.4%198297.76.4%
1983101.33.8%198399.31.6%
1984105.33.9%1984103.03.7%
1985109.33.8%1985105.62.5%
1986110.51.1%1986106.71.0%
1987115.44.4%1987109.22.3%
1988120.54.4%1988112.93.4%
1989126.14.6%1989118.24.7%
1990133.86.1%1990126.87.3%
1991137.93.1%1991134.15.8%
1992141.92.9%1992139.03.7%
1993145.82.7%1993142.92.8%
1994149.72.7%1994147.83.4%
1995153.52.5%1995152.33.0%
1996158.63.3%1996157.53.4%
1997161.31.7%1997163.03.5%
1998163.91.6%1998167.86.5%
April 99166.22.6%2nd Half
1998
168.92.9%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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