Percent change in the CPI for housing minus the percent change in the CPI research series for housing, 1978-98 CPI-U CPI-U-RS Difference 10.0 7.4 1978 2.6 15.2 9.5 1979 5.7 13.7 9.9 1980 3.8 10.2 9.8 1981 0.4 3.6 6.7 1982 -3.1 3.5 3.6 1983 -0.1 4.3 4.4 1984 -0.1 4.3 4.4 1985 -0.1 1.7 2.0 1986 -0.3 3.7 3.4 1987 0.3 4.0 3.6 1988 0.4 3.9 3.5 1989 0.4 4.5 4.0 1990 0.5 3.4 2.6 1991 0.8 2.6 2.1 1992 0.5 2.7 2.4 1993 0.3 2.2 1.9 1994 0.3 3.0 2.8 1995 0.2 2.9 2.8 1996 0.1 2.4 2.2 1997 0.2 2.3 2.3 1998 0.0