Consumer Price Index
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg
1913 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10 10 10.1 10 9.9
1914 10 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10
1915 10.1 10 9.9 10 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.1
1916 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.6 10.9
1917 11.7 12 12 12.6 12.8 13 12.8 13 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.7 12.8
1918 14 14.1 14 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.7 16 16.3 16.5 15.1
1919 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.1 18.5 18.9 17.3
1920 19.3 19.5 19.7 20.3 20.6 20.9 20.8 20.3 20 19.9 19.8 19.4 20
1921 19 18.4 18.3 18.1 17.7 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.9
1922 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.8
1923 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.9 17 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.1
1924 17.3 17.2 17.1 17 17 17 17.1 17 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.1
1925 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18 17.9 17.5
1926 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7
1927 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4
1928 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.1
1929 17.1 17.1 17 16.9 17 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.1
1930 17.1 17 16.9 17 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.1 16.7
1931 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 15 14.9 14.7 14.6 15.2
1932 14.3 14.1 14 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.7
1933 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13
1934 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4
1935 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.7
1936 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14 14 14 14 14 13.9
1937 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.4
1938 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.1 14 14 14 14.1
1939 14 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 14.1 14 14 14 13.9
1940 13.9 14 14 14 14 14.1 14 14 14 14 14 14.1 14
1941 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 14.7
1942 15.7 15.8 16 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.3
1943 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3
1944 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 17.6
1945 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.9 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 18
1946 18.2 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.7 19.8 20.2 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.5 19.5
1947 21.5 21.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 22 22.2 22.5 23 23 23.1 23.4 22.3
1948 23.7 23.5 23.4 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.1 24.1
1949 24 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.6 23.8
1950 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 25 24.1
1951 25.4 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.5 26
1952 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.5
1953 26.6 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 27 26.9 26.9 26.7
1954 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.7 26.9
1955 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.8 26.8
1956 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.9 27 27.2 27.4 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 27.2
1957 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 28 28.1 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.4 28.4 28.1
1958 28.6 28.6 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.9 29 28.9 28.9 28.9 29 28.9 28.9
1959 29 28.9 28.9 29 29 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.1
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