CPI-U and Experimental CPI-U-XG show
different trends, 1990-98

Month/Year	CPI-U-XG	CPI-U

Dec.1990	100.0		100.0
		100.5		100.6
		100.6		100.7
		100.6		100.9
		100.7		101.0
		100.9		101.3
		101.1		101.6
		101.2		101.8
		101.4		102.1
		101.9		102.5
		102.0		102.7
		102.2		103.0
Dec. 1991	102.3		103.1
		102.4		103.2
		102.7		103.6
		103.1		104.1
		103.3		104.3
		103.5		104.4
		103.7		104.8
		103.8		105.0
		104.0		105.3
		104.4		105.6
		104.7		106.0
		104.8		106.1
Dec. 1992	104.8		106.1
		105.1		106.6
		105.4		107.0
		105.8		107.3
		106.1		107.6
		106.3		107.8
		106.4		107.9
		106.4		107.9
		106.7		108.2
		106.8		108.4
		107.1		108.9
		107.2		109.0
Dec. 1993	107.2		109.0
		107.3		109.3
		107.6		109.6
		108.0		110.0
		108.1		110.2
		108.3		110.2
		108.6		110.6
		108.8		110.9
		109.2		111.4
		109.4		111.7
		109.5		111.7
		109.6		111.9
Dec. 1994	109.6		111.9
		110.0		112.3
		110.4		112.8
		110.7		113.2
		111.1		113.5
		111.3		113.8
		111.5		114.0
		111.6		114.0
		111.8		114.3
		112.0		114.5
		112.3		114.9
		112.2		114.8
Dec. 1995	112.2		114.7
		112.7		115.4
		113.1		115.8	
		113.6		116.4
		114.0		116.8
		114.3		117.0
		114.3		117.1
		114.5		117.3
		114.6		117.6
		115.0		117.9
		115.3		118.3
		115.5		118.5
Dec. 1996	115.5		118.5
		115.9		118.9
		116.2		119.3
		116.4		119.6
		116.5		119.7
		116.5		119.7
		116.6		119.8
		116.7		120.0
		116.9		120.2
		117.3		120.5
		117.5		120.8
		117.4		120.7
Dec. 1997	117.2		120.6
		117.4		120.8
		117.6		121.0
		117.8		121.2
		118.0		121.4
		118.2		121.7
		118.3		121.8
		118.4		122.0
		118.6		122.1
		118.7		122.3
		118.9		122.6
		118.9		122.6
Dec. 1998	118.8		122.5