[Economic Indicators March, 2001]
[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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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      3.7    13.4  1.9     ...........  .......  .......      2.2
2000.......................................................       3.4      2.8       4.3        3.4        4.0        3.4      12.1     -1.8       4.1       .3    13.9      4.2    14.2  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      3.4
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                                                                                                                    Change, month to month
 
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2000:Feb ..................................................       0.5      0.4       0.4        0.2        0.3        0.3       2.3      0.3       1.0     -0.1     5.2      0.4     3.8  0.2     ...........      4.1      3.7      3.2
      Mar .................................................        .6       .2        .2         .4         .3         .2       -.5       .1       2.3       .1    10.3       .4     4.5   .3           4.3        5.6      4.1      3.8
      Apr .................................................       -.1      0          .2         .2         .2         .2        .1      -.5       -.9       .3    -4.7       .3    -2.3   .2     ...........      4.1      3.5      3.1
      May .................................................        .1       .4        .2         .3         .3         .3       0        -.2       -.5       .1    -3.7       .3    -1.9   .2     ...........      2.6      3.4      3.2
      June ................................................        .5       .1        .5         .3         .3         .3       2.2      -.6       1.9      -.1     9.0       .4     5.7   .2           2.8        2.4      3.9      3.7
      July ................................................        .3       .5        .4         .2         .4         .2       1.6      -.7       -.3       .1    -1.4       .3      .3   .2     ...........      3.8      3.9      3.7
      Aug .................................................        .1       .2        .2         .3         .3         .3       0         .1       -.8      -.1    -5.1       .4    -2.5   .2     ...........      3.5      3.1      3.4
      Sept ................................................        .5       .2        .5         .3         .4         .3       2.0      1.2       1.2      -.1     6.2       .4     4.1   .3           3.5        3.3      2.8      3.5
      Oct .................................................        .2       .1        .4         .4         .4         .3       1.3       .2       -.3      -.2     -.7       .3      .5   .1     ...........      2.8      3.3      3.4
      Nov .................................................        .2      -.1        .3         .3         .3         .3        .4      -.5        .3       .1     0         .3      .2   .3     ...........      3.5      3.5      3.4
      Dec .................................................        .2       .5        .3         .2         .4         .3       1.7      -.3       -.1       .1    -1.8       .3      .3   .1           3.0        2.3      2.8      3.4
 
2001:Jan ..................................................        .6       .3       1.0         .3         .4         .3       5.9      -.2        .3      -.1     0         .6     3.9   .3     ...........      4.2      3.5      3.7
      Feb .................................................        .3       .5        .2         .4         .3         .3      -1.0       .8        .4      -.3     1.1       .5     -.2   .3     ...........      4.4      4.0      3.5
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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.