[Economic Indicators August, 2004] [Page Number 23] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS In July, the consumer price index for all urban consumers fell 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted; it fell 0.2 percent not seasonally adjusted. The index was 3.0 percent above its year-earlier level. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All items \1\ Housing Transportation ------------------ --------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: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 Mar.................................... 187.4 187.2 184.1 187.7 217.1 209.0 223.3 157.1 120.8 160.8 134.0 153.1 307.0 145.5 195.5 Apr.................................... 188.0 187.6 184.4 188.4 218.1 209.7 224.1 157.9 120.8 160.9 133.9 152.7 308.1 145.7 196.0 May.................................... 189.1 188.8 186.1 189.1 218.6 210.4 224.6 159.7 121.2 163.7 134.3 164.9 309.0 152.4 196.4 June................................... 189.7 189.4 186.4 189.6 218.8 210.9 225.0 162.7 121.4 165.0 134.6 169.9 309.9 156.4 196.6 July................................... 189.4 189.3 186.9 190.0 219.3 211.4 225.3 163.3 120.4 163.6 133.8 163.1 310.9 153.4 196.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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.