Municipal Cost Index 1997
Municipal Cost Index 1997

The Municipal Cost Index, developed exclusively by American City & County, is designed to show the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services. This archive of 1997 Municipal Cost Index data includes monthly data from the Cost Construction Index, Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index.

Abbreviations
MCI = Muncipal Cost Index
CCI = Construction Cost Index
CPI = Consumer Price Index
PPI = Producer Price Index

January 1997

146.4

0.2%

3.5%

149.4

158.6

128.1

February 1997

146.8

0.3%

3.7%

150.1

158.6

128.8

March 1997

147.3

0.3%

3.7%

150.2

159.1

129.7

April 1997

147.1

-0.1%

3.4%

150.1

159.6

128.7

May 1997

147.5

0.3%

3.3%

151.5

160.0

127.7

June 1997

147.8

0.2%

3.0%

152.3

160.2

127.2

July 1997

148.0

0.1%

2.7%

153.0

160.1

127.3

August 1997

148.1

0.1%

2.6%

153.0

160.3

127.2

September 1997

148.0

-0.1%

2.3%

152.7

160.5

126.9

October 1997

148.2

0.1%

2.1%

152.6

160.8

127.2

November 1997

148.5

0.2%

1.9%

153.1

161.2

127.5

December 1997

148.3

-0.1%

1.5%

152.0

161.6

127.8

* The consumer and producer price indexes are published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.