If You Bought the Average House In The Average Place In 1987... ...you have about broken even relative to the consumer price index. The Case-Shiller National Index for March 1987 was 62.03; for March 2013, it was 136.70. The Consumer Price Index in March 1987 was 112.7; in March 2013 it was 232.77. So the Case-Shiller Index has risen by 120.4 percent
June 20, 2013 - Forbes
Regional consumer prices rise 1.2% in May The Consumer Price Index in the Northeast rose 1.2 percent over the last 12 months to 248.6 in May, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
June 18, 2013 - Providence Business News