Table I.

Average annual health-care inflation rates 1966-2006: US aggregate and major urban areas (1982-1984 = 100)

Urban area (abbreviated label)Health-care inflation rate
MeanMaximumMinimumSD
Atlanta – GA6.49313.015−1.2313.241
Boston – Brockton7.16512.0973.2092.554
Chicago6.56412.8692.3262.827
Cincinnati – Hamilton6.81111.97714.8783.227
Dallas – Fort Worth6.35714.8780.3113.227
Detroit – Ann Arbor6.63515.0680.1872.767
Houston – Galveston6.59413.9841.3163.498
Kansas City, MO – KS6.38114.178−1.0373.481
Los Angeles – Riverside6.66814.7561.3543.295
Milwaukee – Racine6.43412.4091.4992.884
New York – North New Jersey6.58112.7192.9022.606
Philadelphia – Wilmington7.06913.5942.3122.569
Pittsburgh – Pennsylvania6.59212.6111.5083.054
Portland – Salem6.55712.7472.5282.838
Saint Louis – MO6.45914.1811.9072.859
San Francisco – Oakland6.45014.9402.0183.000
Seattle – Tacoma6.30312.4621.9552.909

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