Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and for cable television, Dec. 1983-Dec. 1999 Cable Year CPI-U Television 1983 100.0 100.0 1984 103.9 106.1 1985 107.9 112.5 1986 109.1 116.8 1987 113.9 127.9 1988 119.0 141.4 1989 124.5 146.8 1990 132.1 166.1 1991 136.1 180.4 1992 140.1 187.0 1993 143.9 200.1 1994 147.8 194.9 1995 151.5 202.8 1996 156.6 218.6 1997 159.2 233.6 1998 161.8 249.8 1999 166.1 256.8 Indexes above are for December. CPI-U is rebased above so December 1983=100.0 The CPI-U index is shown below with the standard base of 1982-84=100.0. 1983 101.3 1984 105.3 1985 109.3 1986 110.5 1987 115.4 1988 120.5 1989 126.1 1990 133.8 1991 137.9 1992 141.9 1993 145.8 1994 149.7 1995 153.5 1996 158.6 1997 161.3 1998 163.9 1999 168.3