[Economic Indicators September, 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        3.6       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        3.6       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      3.6    13.4  1.9     ...........  .......  .......      2.2
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                                                                                                                    Change, month to month
 
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1999:Aug...................................................       0.3      0.2       0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2       0.4     -0.3       0.8     -0.1     4.9      0.3     2.3  0.1     ...........      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       r.5        r.5        r.5        r.5        .5     -1.1        .1      -.2     1.5       .3     1.0   .2     ...........    r 2.6    r 3.0      2.7
      Feb..................................................        .5       .4        .5         .3         .3         .3       2.6       .2       1.3      0       6.2       .4     4.6   .2     ...........    r 4.1    r 3.5      3.2
      Mar..................................................        .7       .1        .4         .5         .3         .3       -.4       .3       2.5       .2    11.3       .5     4.9   .4         r 4.3      r 6.1    r 4.2    r 3.8
      Apr..................................................       0         .1        .1         .2        r.2         .2        .2      -.5       -.7       .3    -4.1       .3    -1.9   .2     ...........      5.1    r 3.8    r 3.1
      May..................................................        .1       .5        .2         .3         .3         .2       -.1      -.2       -.5       .1    -3.6       .3    -1.9   .2     ...........    r 3.3    r 3.7    r 3.2
      June.................................................       r.5       .1        .5        r.3         .2         .3       2.2      -.6       1.8      0       8.8       .4     5.6   .2           3.6        2.6    r 4.3      3.7
      July.................................................        .2       .5       r.3         .2         .4        r.1       1.6     -1.0       -.3       .1    -1.9       .3      .1   .2     ...........    r 3.5      4.3    r 3.7
      Aug..................................................       -.1       .2        .2         .3         .3         .3       -.1       .2      -1.1      -.1    -5.9       .4    -2.9   .2     ...........      2.8      3.1      3.4
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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.

    Note--See Note, p. 23.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.