Municipal Cost Index 1996
Municipal Cost Index 1996

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 1996 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 1996

141.5

-0.6%

2.2%

143.3

153.6

125.3

February 1996

141.5

0.0%

2.1%

143.2

153.5

125.5

March 1996

142.1

0.4%

2.2%

143.4

154.4

126.1

April 1996

142.3

0.1%

2.1%

143.6

154.9

125.9

May 1996

142.8

0.4%

2.3%

144.0

155.7

126.4

June 1996

143.5

0.5%

2.5%

144.6

156.3

127.5

July 1996

144.1

0.4%

2.9%

145.3

156.6

128.2

August 1996

144.3

0.1%

2.5%

145.8

156.7

127.9

September 1996

144.7

0.3%

2.6%

146.8

157.0

127.8

October 1996

145.2

0.3%

3.1%

147.5

157.3

128.1

November 1996

145.7

0.3%

3.2%

148.6

157.8

128.0

December 1996

146.1

0.3%

2.6%

149.2

158.3

127.9

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