[Economic Indicators December, 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:Nov ................................................      -0.2      0.4      -0.1        0.1        0.2        0.1      -0.7     -0.5      -1.3     -0.1     -5.1      0.3     -3.0    0     ...........      0.2      1.4      1.8
      Dec ...............................................        .2       .5        .2         .2         .2         .1        .5      -.3       -.2      -.1      0         .5       .3   .1           0.7        -.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
      Mar................................................        .5       .2        .3         .6         .2         .3      -1.1       .9       1.1      -.1      5.5       .6      1.9   .4           3.5        5.1      2.3      1.7
      Apr................................................        .2       .2        .4         .5         .3         .4        .5      0          .1      -.1      -.3       .4       .1   .3     ...........      3.9      2.9      2.3
      May................................................        .6       .9        .4         .2         .3         .2       1.1       .3       1.7       .3      8.0       .3      4.6   .2     ...........      5.5      4.6      3.1
      June...............................................        .3       .2        .3         .1         .2         .2       1.9       .2        .8       .2      3.0       .3      2.6   .1           4.8        4.8      4.9      3.3
      July...............................................       -.1       .3        .2         .2         .2         .1        .4      -.8       -.8      -.6     -4.0       .3     -1.9   .1     ...........      3.7      3.8      3.0
      Aug................................................        .1       .1        .2         .1         .3         .3        .8      -.2       -.3      -.3     -1.5       .2      -.3   .1     ...........      1.3      3.4      2.7
      Sept...............................................        .2      0          .2         .4         .1         .1       -.5      0          .2      -.4       .1       .3      -.4   .3           1.9         .6      2.7      2.5
      Oct................................................        .6       .6        .2         .1         .2         .2       -.2       .2       2.3       .5      8.6       .4      4.2   .2     ...........      3.4      3.5      3.2
      Nov................................................        .2       .2        .3         .0         .2         .0       2.1       .1       -.1       .7     -1.8       .2       .2   .2     ...........      3.9      2.6      3.5
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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.