[Economic Indicators March, 2006]
[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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1996.....................................................       3.3      4.3       2.9        2.9        2.8        2.8       4.6     -0.2       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
2005.....................................................       3.4      2.3       4.0        2.6        3.1        2.5      15.6     -1.1       4.8       .8     16.2      4.3     17.1  2.2     ...........  .......  .......      3.4
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2005:Feb ................................................       0.4      0         0.3        0.3        0.2        0.3       0.6     -0.2       1.1      0.1      4.6      0.4      2.6  0.2     ...........      1.9      2.9      3.0
      Mar ...............................................        .6       .2        .5         .4         .3         .2        .5       .5       1.7      -.3      6.8       .4      3.7   .3           2.3        4.3      3.7      3.1
      Apr ...............................................        .5       .7        .2         .0         .3         .2       1.5      -.4       1.4       .1      4.8       .3      3.4   .1     ...........      5.8      3.5      3.5
      May ...............................................       -.1       .1        .1         .0         .2         .2        .5      -.1      -1.0       .1     -4.4       .4     -2.1   .1     ...........      4.0      3.0      2.8
      June ..............................................       -.1      0          .1         .2         .2         .2       -.1      -.6       -.2       .1     -1.5       .2      -.9   .0           3.8        1.5      2.8      2.5
      July ..............................................        .6       .2        .4         .3         .3         .2       1.4      -.6       2.1      -.6      8.7       .4      5.3   .2     ...........      2.1      3.9      3.2
      Aug ...............................................        .6       .1        .2         .1         .2         .2       1.0       .7       2.3      -.5      8.6       .1      5.1   .1     ...........      4.6      4.3      3.6
      Sept ..............................................       1.2       .2        .5        -.1         .2         .2       4.4      -.1       5.0       .6     17.3       .3     11.8   .1           5.5       10.1      5.7      4.7
      Oct ...............................................        .3       .3        .9         .5         .4         .2       4.5      -.3      -1.2       .6     -4.0       .6      0     .2     ...........      8.5      5.2      4.3
      Nov ...............................................       -.7       .3        .4         .3         .2         .2       1.2       .1      -4.9      0      -16.0       .5     -8.1   .2     ...........      3.3      4.0      3.5
      Dec ...............................................       -.1       .1        .2         .3         .2         .3      -1.3      -.3       -.7      0       -2.7       .2     -2.1   .1           3.3       -1.8      4.0      3.4
 
2006:Jan ................................................        .7       .5        .5         .1         .1         .2       3.4       .3       1.8       .9      6.2       .1      5.0   .2     ...........      -.2      4.0      4.0
      Feb ...............................................        .1       .1        .1         .4         .3         .3      -1.1     -1.0       -.2      -.2      -.9       .5     -1.2   .1     ...........      2.7      3.0      3.6
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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.