[Economic Indicators March, 2004]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In February, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.3 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.5 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 1.7 percent above its year-earlier level.
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                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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                                                 All items \1\                                 Housing                                       Transportation
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                                                                                                Shelter                                                                                    All
                                                 Not                                -------------------------------                                                                       items
                    Period                     season-  Season-    Food                           Rent    Owners'    Fuels   Apparel                                Medical  Energy \2\    less
                                                 ally     ally            Total \1\             of pri-   equiva-     and             Total \1\    New     Motor     care                  food
                                               adjust-  adjust-                      Total \1\    mary      lent     utili-                        cars     fuel                           and
                                                  ed       ed                                    resi-   rent  (12/   ties                                                                energy
                                                (NSA)                                            dence   82=  100)
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Rel. imp.\3\.................................    100.0  .......     14.4      42.1       32.9       6.2       23.4      4.7      4.0      16.9   .......      3.2      6.1         7.1      78.5
1994.........................................    148.2  .......    144.3     144.8      160.5     154.0      165.8    122.8    133.4     134.3     136.0     98.5    211.0       104.6     156.5
1995.........................................    152.4  .......    148.4     148.5      165.7     157.8      171.3    123.7    132.0     139.1     139.0    100.0    220.5       105.2     161.2
1996.........................................    156.9  .......    153.3     152.8      171.0     162.0      176.8    127.5    131.7     143.0     141.4    106.3    228.2       110.1     165.6
1997.........................................    160.5  .......    157.3     156.8      176.3     166.7      181.9    130.8    132.9     144.3     141.7    106.2    234.6       111.5     169.5
1998.........................................    163.0  .......    160.7     160.4      182.1     172.1      187.8    128.5    133.0     141.6     140.7     92.2    242.1       102.9     173.4
1999.........................................    166.6  .......    164.1     163.9      187.3     177.5      192.9    128.8    131.3     144.4     139.6    100.7    250.6       106.6     177.0
2000.........................................    172.2  .......    167.8     169.6      193.4     183.9      198.7    137.9    129.6     153.3     139.6    129.3    260.8       124.6     181.3
2001.........................................    177.1  .......    173.1     176.4      200.6     192.1      206.3    150.2    127.3     154.3     138.9    124.7    272.8       129.3     186.1
2002.........................................    179.9  .......    176.2     180.3      208.1     199.7      214.7    143.6    124.0     152.9     137.3    116.6    285.6       121.7     190.5
2003.........................................    184.0  .......    180.0     184.8      213.1     205.5      219.9    154.5    120.9     157.6     134.7    135.8    297.1       136.5     193.2
 
2003:Feb ....................................    183.1    183.2    178.1     183.3      211.4     203.5      218.5    150.3    121.6     159.1     135.3    142.3    293.1       137.5     192.4
      Mar ...................................    184.2    184.0    178.4     184.1      211.5     203.9      218.8    156.5    121.0     161.4     135.5    150.7    293.7       144.9     192.5
      Apr ...................................    183.8    183.4    178.4     184.1      211.8     204.5      219.0    155.3    120.5     158.4     135.1    137.7    294.3       138.1     192.6
      May ...................................    183.5    183.3    178.8     184.7      212.8     205.1      219.4    155.4    120.4     156.1     134.8    127.0    295.4       132.9     193.0
      June ..................................    183.7    183.5    179.6     184.8      212.7     205.3      219.4    156.3    120.8     156.3     134.6    127.6    296.3       133.7     193.1
      July ..................................    183.9    183.8    179.8     185.1      213.3     205.8      219.9    156.0    120.6     156.5     134.3    128.9    297.4       134.1     193.4
      Aug ...................................    184.6    184.5    180.5     185.3      213.7     206.3      220.4    156.0    120.7     158.4     134.9    137.9    298.3       138.3     193.6
      Sept ..................................    185.2    185.1    180.9     185.5      214.0     206.7      220.8    156.5    120.9     159.9     134.2    146.9    299.6       142.8     193.7
      Oct ...................................    185.0    184.9    181.8     185.8      214.7     207.0      221.3    155.4    121.2     157.7     134.1    137.9    300.3       137.8     194.0
      Nov ...................................    184.5    184.6    182.6     185.7      214.9     207.4      221.6    154.3    120.6     155.6     133.9    130.9    301.3       133.7     194.0
      Dec ...................................    184.3    184.9    183.5     186.1      215.3     207.8      221.9    155.0    120.2     155.3     133.8    130.9    302.7       134.1     194.1
 
2004:Jan.....................................    185.2    185.8    183.5     186.8      215.6     208.1      222.2    157.5    119.8     157.9     133.7    141.5    303.4       140.4     194.4
      Feb....................................    186.2    186.3    183.8     187.1      215.8     208.6      222.7    158.9    119.7     159.0     134.2    145.1    305.3       142.8     194.8
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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\ Relative importance, 
December 2003.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.