[Economic Indicators December, 2005]
[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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1995.....................................................       2.5      2.1       3.0        3.5        2.5        3.7       1.4      0.1       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
2004.....................................................       3.3      2.7       3.0        2.7        2.9        2.3       7.9      -.2       6.5       .5     26.1      4.2     16.6  2.2     ...........  .......  .......      2.7
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2004:Nov.................................................       0.3      0.3       0.3        0.0        0.1        0.1       2.4      0.2       0.2      0.7     -0.9      0.3      1.0  0.2     ...........      4.1      2.6      3.5
      Dec................................................       0        0          .2         .2         .3         .2        .2      -.4       -.7       .1     -2.8       .3     -1.3   .2           3.4        3.4      2.0      3.3
 
2005:Jan ................................................        .1       .1        .1         .2         .3         .3       -.1       .3       -.2       .8     -2.0       .4     -1.1   .2     ...........      1.3      2.2      3.0
      Feb................................................        .4       .1        .4         .3         .2         .2        .8      -.2        .8      0        3.2       .6      2.0   .3     ...........      1.7      2.9      3.0
      Mar................................................        .6       .2        .5         .6         .2         .3        .1       .8       1.9      -.3      8.0       .5      4.0   .4           2.5        4.3      3.8      3.1
      Apr................................................        .5       .7        .3         .0         .3         .1       2.1      -.6       1.8      0        6.4       .2      4.5   .0     ...........      6.2      3.7      3.5
      May................................................       -.1       .1        .1        -.0         .2         .3        .6      0        -1.0       .1     -4.4       .3     -2.0   .1     ...........      4.4      3.1      2.8
      June...............................................       0         .1        .1         .2         .3         .2        .1      -.7       -.1       .1     -1.1       .2      -.5   .1           4.0        1.9      3.1      2.5
      July...............................................        .5       .2        .4         .3         .3         .2       1.3      -.9       1.5      -.7      6.1       .4      3.8   .1     ...........      1.9      4.0      3.2
      Aug................................................        .5      0          .2         .0         .3         .2       1.2      1.0       2.2      -.4      8.2       .0      5.0   .1     ...........      4.2      4.3      3.6
      Sept...............................................       1.2       .3        .4        -.1         .1         .1       4.2      -.1       5.1       .6     17.8       .3     12.0   .1           5.3        9.4      5.6      4.7
      Oct................................................        .2       .3        .9         .5         .4         .1       4.4      -.4      -1.3       .6     -4.4       .5      -.2   .2     ...........      8.0      4.9      4.3
      Nov................................................       -.6       .3        .5         .3         .2         .2       1.4       .2      -4.8       .1    -16.0       .6     -8.0   .2     ...........      3.5      3.8      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.