[Economic Indicators March, 2002]
[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
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                                                                                                      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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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
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
2001......................................................       1.6      2.8       2.9        4.2        4.7        4.5      -2.1     -3.2      -3.8      0      -24.8      4.7   -13.0  2.7     ...........  .......  .......      2.8
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2001:Feb .................................................       0.2      0.5       0.2        0.4        0.4        0.3      -0.9      0.4       0.2     -0.2      0.3      0.4    -0.5  0.3     ...........      4.2      3.9      3.5
      Mar ................................................        .1       .2        .2         .4         .4         .4       -.7       .5       -.9      -.2     -3.7       .4    -2.1   .2           4.0        3.5      2.9      2.9
      Apr ................................................        .3       .1        .1         .3         .4         .3       -.5     -1.2        .9       .1      5.1       .3     1.8   .2     ...........      2.3      3.1      3.3
      May ................................................        .5       .3        .5         .4         .5         .4       1.3      -.9       1.5      -.1      6.7       .4     3.9   .2     ...........      3.2      3.7      3.6
      June ...............................................        .2       .3        .3         .5         .4         .3       -.2      -.2       -.1      -.1     -1.9       .4    -1.0   .3           3.2        3.9      3.7      3.2
      July ...............................................       -.3       .3       0           .2         .4         .3      -1.2      -.5      -2.3      0      -11.0       .2    -5.9   .2     ...........      1.6      1.9      2.7
      Aug ................................................        .1       .2        .2         .4         .4         .4      -1.0      -.6       -.5      -.2     -2.8       .4    -1.9   .2     ...........      0        1.6      2.7
      Sept ...............................................        .4       .2       -.1         .1         .4         .3      -1.3       .2       1.7      0        8.7       .4     2.8   .2            .7         .7      2.3      2.6
      Oct ................................................       -.3       .4       0           .2         .4         .4      -1.8       .4      -2.1       .1    -10.5       .4    -6.0   .2     ...........       .7      1.1      2.1
      Nov ................................................       -.1      -.1        .3         .5         .4         .4       -.6      -.6      -1.6       .6    -10.4       .4    -4.9   .4     ...........       .2       .1      1.9
      Dec ................................................       -.1      0          .2         .4         .4         .4       -.8      -.6       -.9       .2     -5.9       .3    -3.0   .1           -.2       -1.8      -.6      1.6
 
2002:Jan..................................................        .2       .3        .2         .3         .3         .3       -.2      -.7        .3      -.6      2.6       .5      .9   .2     ...........      0         .3      1.1
      Feb.................................................        .2       .2        .3         .5         .4         .4      -1.0       .5       -.2      -.5      -.1       .3     -.8   .3     ...........      1.1       .7      1.1
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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.