[Economic Indicators July, 2000]
[Page Number 24]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

                                                                    [Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
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                                                                                                    Housing                                       Transportation                                   Addendum: All items,  percent change
                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------         ----------------------------                     All                (annual rate)
                                                                                                     Shelter                                                                               items ---------------------------------------
                          Period                           All items   Food             ----------------------------------  Fuels  Apparel                              Medical   Ener-    less                                    From
                                                              \1\             Total \1\              Rent of     Owners'     and            Total \1\    New    Motor     care    gy \2\   food       From      From 3   From 6    year
                                                                                         Total \1\   primary   equivalent  utili-                       cars     fuel                       and     previous    months   months  earlier
                                                                                                    residence     rent       ties                                                         energy  quarter \3\  earlier  earlier     NSA
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                                                                                                             Change, December to December, NSA
 
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1990.....................................................       6.1      5.3       4.5        5.2        4.1        4.8       4.0      5.1      10.4      1.4     36.5   9.6        18.1  5.2     ...........  .......  .......      5.4
1991.....................................................       3.1      1.9       3.4        3.9        2.9        3.7       2.9      3.4      -1.5      3.3    -16.0   7.9        -7.4  4.4     ...........  .......  .......      4.2
1992.....................................................       2.9      1.5       2.6        2.9        2.3        3.0       2.3      1.4       3.0      2.3      1.8   6.6         2.0  3.3     ...........  .......  .......      3.0
1993.....................................................       2.7      2.9       2.7        3.0        2.2        3.2       2.5       .9       2.4      2.8     -5.4   5.4        -1.4  3.2     ...........  .......  .......      3.0
1994.....................................................       2.7      2.9       2.2        3.0        2.5        3.3        .2     -1.6       3.8      3.2      5.9   4.9         2.2  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      2.6
1995.....................................................       2.5      2.1       3.0        3.5        2.5        3.7       1.4       .1       1.5      1.6     -4.0   3.9        -1.3  3.0     ...........  .......  .......      2.8
1996.....................................................       3.3      4.3       2.9        2.9        2.8        2.8       4.6      -.2       4.4      1.6     12.7   3.0         8.6  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      3.0
1997.....................................................       1.7      1.5       2.4        3.4        3.1        3.1        .5      1.0      -1.4     -1.0     -6.2   2.8        -3.4  2.2     ...........  .......  .......      2.3
1998.....................................................       1.6      2.3       2.3        3.3        3.4        3.2      -2.6      -.7      -1.7      -.1    -15.4   3.4        -8.8  2.4     ...........  .......  .......      1.6
1999.....................................................       2.7      1.9       2.2        2.5        3.1        2.4       2.4      -.5       5.4      -.8     30.2   3.7        13.4  1.9     ...........  .......  .......      2.2
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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1999:June................................................       0        0         0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2       0.2     -0.3      -0.4     -0.1     -1.8   0.3        -0.7  0.1           3.2        2.7      2.2      2.0
      July...............................................        .3       .1        .2         .2         .2         .2        .5      -.8       1.0      0        3.6    .3         1.8   .2     ...........      1.2      2.4      2.1
      Aug................................................        .3       .2        .2         .2         .2         .2        .4      -.3        .8      -.1      4.9    .3         2.3   .1     ...........      2.4      2.9      2.3
      Sept...............................................        .4       .3        .3         .3         .2         .2        .9       .9        .6       .2      2.5    .3         1.8   .3           2.4        3.9      3.3      2.6
      Oct................................................        .2       .2        .1         .1         .2         .1        .2       .6        .3      0        -.3    .2         0     .2     ...........      3.4      2.3      2.6
      Nov................................................        .2       .2        .3         .3         .4         .3        .3      -.4        .1      -.1      -.3    .3          .1   .2     ...........      2.9      2.7      2.6
      Dec................................................        .2       .1        .1         .1         .3         .2       -.5      0          .8      -.1      5.0    .4         1.8   .1           2.9        2.4      3.2      2.7
 
2000:Jan.................................................        .2      -.1        .3         .3         .3         .3        .5     -1.1        .1      -.2      1.5    .3         1.0   .2     ...........      2.4      2.9      2.7
      Feb................................................        .5       .4        .5         .3         .3         .3       2.6       .2       1.3      0        6.2    .4         4.6   .2     ...........      3.9      3.4      3.2
      Mar................................................        .7       .1        .4         .5         .3         .3       -.4       .3       2.5       .2     11.3    .5         4.9   .4           4.1        5.8      4.1      3.7
      Apr................................................       0         .1        .1         .2         .1         .2        .2      -.5       -.7       .3     -4.1    .3        -1.9   .2     ...........      5.1      3.7      3.0
      May................................................        .1       .5        .2         .3         .3         .2       -.1      -.2       -.5       .1     -3.6    .3        -1.9   .2     ...........      3.1      3.5      3.1
      June...............................................        .6       .1        .5         .4         .2         .3       2.2      -.6       1.8      0        8.8    .4         5.6   .2           3.6        2.6      4.2      3.7
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    \1\ Includes items not shown 
separately.
    \2\ Household fuels--gas 
(piped), electricity, fuel oil, 
etc.--and motor fuel. Motor oil, 
coolant, etc., excluded beginning 
1983.
    \3\ Quarterly changes are shown 
in the last month of the quarter.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.