[Economic Indicators January, 2005]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In December, the consumer price index for all urban consumers fell 0.1 
percent seasonally adjusted; it fell 0.4 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 3.3 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
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
2004.........................................    188.9  .......    186.2     189.5      218.8     211.0      224.9    161.9    120.4     163.1     133.9    160.4    310.1       151.4     196.6
 
2003: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
      Aug....................................    189.5    189.4    187.0     190.3      219.5     212.1      225.9    164.6    120.1     163.1     133.4    160.7    311.6       153.0     196.9
      Sept...................................    189.9    189.7    187.0     190.7      220.4     212.4      226.1    163.7    120.1     163.4     132.9    160.9    312.6       152.4     197.5
      Oct....................................    190.9    190.9    188.1     191.1      220.7     212.8      226.5    163.4    120.3     167.1     133.5    174.7    313.9       158.8     197.9
      Nov....................................    191.0    191.2    188.4     191.6      220.8     213.2      226.6    166.8    120.4     167.0     134.5    171.5    314.6       159.1     198.2
      Dec....................................    190.3    191.1    188.4     191.9      221.3     213.6      227.0    166.9    119.9     165.5     134.4    165.2    315.5       156.2     198.5
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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\ Relative importance, 
December 2003.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.