[Economic Indicators March, 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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2002:Feb ................................................       0.2      0.3       0.2        0.4        0.4        0.3      -0.6      0.2      -0.3     -0.6     -0.9      0.3     -0.8  0.2     ...........      1.1      0.5      1.1
      Mar ...............................................        .3       .1        .2         .2         .3         .3        .3       .8       1.3      -.2      8.2       .4      3.6   .1           1.4        2.7       .4      1.5
      Apr ...............................................        .4       .1        .2         .3         .3         .3        .1      -.2       1.5      -.2      9.0       .4      4.0   .3     ...........      3.9      1.9      1.6
      May ...............................................        .1      -.1        .3         .2         .3         .2        .5      -.6        .1      -.2      -.2       .4       .2   .2     ...........      3.6      2.4      1.2
      June ..............................................        .2      0          .1         .1         .3         .3        .1      -.6        .2      -.1      1.2       .2       .7   .1           3.4        2.9      2.8      1.1
      July ..............................................        .2       .1        .2         .2         .3         .3       -.1      -.6        .4      -.1      1.5       .6       .7   .2     ...........      1.8      2.8      1.5
      Aug ...............................................        .2      -.1        .2         .3         .2         .2        .3       .8        .3      -.1       .2       .2       .2   .3     ...........      2.2      2.9      1.8
      Sept ..............................................        .2       .2        .2         .2         .2         .3        .2      -.2        .2       .3       .7       .3       .4   .2           2.2        2.5      2.7      1.5
      Oct ...............................................        .2       .1        .3         .2         .2         .3        .3      -.2        .5       .3      2.5       .6      1.4   .1     ...........      2.5      2.1      2.0
      Nov ...............................................        .1       .2        .1         .2         .3         .1        .1      -.2       -.2      -.1     -1.0       .5      -.5   .1     ...........      2.0      2.1      2.2
      Dec ...............................................        .1       .2        .2         .2         .2         .3        .4      -.2       -.3      -.4     -1.4       .4      -.4   .2           2.0        1.6      2.0      2.4
 
2003:Jan ................................................        .3      -.2        .4         .3         .4         .3       1.4      -.9       1.1      -.8      6.6       .1      4.0   .1     ...........      2.2      2.3      2.6
      Feb................................................        .6       .7        .3        0           .2         .2       2.0      -.2       2.0      -.2      9.8       .1      5.9   .1     ...........      4.3      3.1      3.0
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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.