[Economic Indicators March, 2004]
[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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1994.....................................................       2.7      2.9       2.2        3.0        2.5        3.3       0.2     -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
2003.....................................................       1.9      3.6       2.2        2.2        2.7        2.0       6.5     -2.1        .3     -2.1      6.8      3.7      6.9  1.1     ...........  .......  .......      2.3
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2003:Feb ................................................       0.5      0.6       0.3        0          0.2        0.1       2.0     -0.3       1.7     -0.3      8.8      0.2      5.4  0.1     ...........      4.0      2.9      3.0
      Mar ...............................................        .4       .2        .4        0           .2         .1       4.1      -.5       1.4       .1      5.9       .2      5.4   .1           3.8        5.4      3.5      3.0
      Apr ...............................................       -.3      0         0           .1         .3         .1       -.8      -.4      -1.9      -.3     -8.6       .2     -4.7   .1     ...........      2.7      2.4      2.2
      May ...............................................       -.1       .2        .3         .5         .3         .2        .1      -.1      -1.5      -.2     -7.8       .4     -3.8   .2     ...........       .2      2.1      2.1
      June ..............................................        .1       .4        .1        0           .1        0          .6       .3        .1      -.1       .5       .3       .6   .1            .7       -1.1      2.1      2.1
      July ..............................................        .2       .1        .2         .3         .2         .2       -.2      -.2        .1      -.2      1.0       .4       .3   .2     ...........       .9      1.8      2.1
      Aug ...............................................        .4       .4        .1         .2         .2         .2       0         .1       1.2       .4      7.0       .3      3.1   .1     ...........      2.6      1.4      2.2
      Sept ..............................................        .3       .2        .1         .1         .2         .2        .3       .2        .9      -.5      6.5       .4      3.3   .1           2.4        3.5      1.2      2.3
      Oct ...............................................       -.1       .5        .2         .3         .1         .2       -.7       .2      -1.4      -.1     -6.1       .2     -3.5   .2     ...........      2.4      1.6      2.0
      Nov ...............................................       -.2       .4       -.1         .1         .2         .1       -.7      -.5      -1.3      -.1     -5.1       .3     -3.0    0     ...........       .2      1.4      1.8
      Dec ...............................................        .2       .5        .2         .2         .2         .1        .5      -.3       -.2      -.1      0         .5       .3   .1            .7        -.4      1.5      1.9
 
2004:Jan ................................................        .5      0          .4         .1         .1         .1       1.6      -.3       1.7      -.1      8.1       .2      4.7   .2     ...........      2.0      2.2      1.9
      Feb................................................        .3       .2        .2         .1         .2         .2        .9      -.1        .7       .4      2.5       .6      1.7   .2     ...........      3.7      2.0      1.7
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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.