[Economic Indicators January, 2003]
[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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1993.....................................................       2.7      2.9       2.7        3.0        2.2        3.2       2.5      0.9       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
2002.....................................................       2.4      1.5       2.4        3.1        3.1        3.3       1.4     -1.8       3.8     -2.0     24.6      5.0     10.7  1.9     ...........  .......  .......      1.6
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2001:Dec ................................................      -0.1      0         0.2        0.4        0.4        0.4      -0.8     -0.6      -0.9      0.2     -5.9      0.3     -3.0  0.1          -0.2       -1.8     -0.6      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
      Mar ...............................................        .3       .2        .1         .1         .4         .3        .4      1.2       1.2      -.3      8.5       .4      3.8   .1           1.4        3.0       .6      1.5
      Apr................................................        .5       .1        .3         .4         .2         .3        .2      -.6       1.7      -.2      9.9       .5      4.5   .3     ...........      4.3      2.2      1.6
      May................................................       0        -.2        .3         .2         .3         .2        .8      -.6       -.4      -.3     -2.8       .5      -.7   .2     ...........      3.4      2.3      1.2
      June...............................................        .1      0          .1         .1         .3         .3       -.1      -.9        .1      -.1       .3       .2      0     .1           3.4        2.5      2.7      1.1
      July...............................................        .1       .2        .1         .2         .3         .3       -.2     -1.0        .3      -.1      1.2       .7       .4   .2     ...........       .9      2.6      1.5
      Aug................................................        .3      -.1        .3         .4         .2         .3        .3      1.1        .4      0         .8       .2       .6   .3     ...........      2.2      2.8      1.8
      Sept...............................................        .2       .2        .1         .1         .1         .2        .4       .1        .3       .3      1.0       .3       .7   .1           1.8        2.5      2.5      1.5
      Oct................................................        .3       .1        .3         .2         .3         .3        .4      0          .6       .4      3.4       .6      1.9   .2     ...........      3.1      2.0      2.0
      Nov................................................        .1       .2        .2         .3         .3         .1       0        -.4       -.1      -.1      -.2       .6      -.2   .2     ...........      2.2      2.2      2.2
      Dec................................................        .1       .3        .2         .2         .1         .3        .5      -.5       -.3      -.4     -1.5       .3      -.4   .1           2.5        1.8      2.1      2.4
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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.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.