Chart 11. Ham, U.S. city-average index, density and adequacy, January 2019–July 2023 (in percent)
Period Density Adequacy

Jan 2019

78.97 100.00

Feb 2019

75.62 100.00

Mar 2019

75.22 100.00

Apr 2019

79.42 100.00

May 2019

76.29 100.00

Jun 2019

72.80 100.00

Jul 2019

69.05 100.00

Aug 2019

74.08 100.00

Sep 2019

71.99 100.00

Oct 2019

73.96 100.00

Nov 2019

82.33 100.00

Dec 2019

86.59 100.00

Jan 2020

79.60 100.00

Feb 2020

76.66 100.00

Mar 2020

56.27 99.02

Apr 2020

43.36 96.53

May 2020

44.63 99.16

Jun 2020

43.54 99.58

Jul 2020

47.74 100.00

Aug 2020

48.29 99.65

Sep 2020

48.55 99.65

Oct 2020

47.19 100.00

Nov 2020

57.12 100.00

Dec 2020

62.45 100.00

Jan 2021

64.15 100.00

Feb 2021

63.72 100.00

Mar 2021

64.41 100.00

Apr 2021

64.36 100.00

May 2021

60.72 100.00

Jun 2021

59.61 100.00

Jul 2021

63.46 100.00

Aug 2021

65.30 100.00

Sep 2021

65.12 100.00

Oct 2021

69.85 100.00

Dec 2021

70.91 100.00

Mar 2022

71.61 100.00

Apr 2022

73.30 100.00

May 2022

72.09 100.00

Jun 2022

69.44 97.68

Jul 2022

72.46 97.66

Aug 2022

77.08 100.00

Sep 2022

76.08 97.64

Oct 2022

74.57 97.59

Dec 2022

80.84 100.00

Mar 2023

75.81 100.00

Apr 2023

79.85 100.00

May 2023

75.38 100.00

Jun 2023

79.16 100.00

Jul 2023

75.44 100.00

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.