[Economic Indicators February, 2007]
[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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1997.....................................................       1.7      1.5       2.4        3.4        3.1        3.1       0.5      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
2006.....................................................       2.5      2.1       3.3        4.2        4.3        4.3        .5       .9       1.6       .2      6.4      3.6      2.9  2.6     ...........  .......  .......      3.2
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2006:Jan r...............................................       0.6      0.4       0.5        0.1        0.2        0.2       3.1      0.3       1.5      0.5      5.7      0.2      4.6  0.1     ...........     -0.4      4.0      4.0
      Feb r..............................................        .1       .1        .1         .4         .3         .3       -.9      -.6       -.2      0       -1.0       .4     -1.1   .2     ...........      2.4      3.0      3.6
      Mar r..............................................        .3       .1        .2         .4         .3         .3       -.8       .6        .5      -.1      1.8       .4       .4   .3           1.8        3.7      1.0      3.4
      Apr r..............................................        .6      0          .2         .4         .3         .4       -.8       .6       2.4      -.1      8.7       .3      3.9   .3     ...........      3.7      1.6      3.5
      May r..............................................        .5       .2        .2         .4         .4         .4       -.5      0         2.1      -.1      7.5       .4      3.7   .2     ...........      5.7      4.1      4.2
      June r.............................................        .2       .4        .2         .4         .4         .5       -.8      0          .1       .1      -.1       .2      -.5   .3           5.1        5.7      4.7      4.3
      July r.............................................        .4       .2        .3         .3         .4         .3        .5      -.6       1.3       .1      4.3       .3      2.5   .2     ...........      4.9      4.3      4.1
      Aug r..............................................        .3       .3        .3         .3         .4         .3        .3       .6        .2       .1       .5       .4       .4   .2     ...........      3.8      4.8      3.8
      Sept r.............................................       -.5       .4        .3         .3         .4         .3        .5       .5      -4.1       .1    -13.5       .3     -7.3   .2           3.0         .6      3.1      2.1
      Oct r..............................................       -.4       .3       0           .3         .4         .3      -2.0      -.5      -3.0      -.1    -10.6       .3     -6.7   .1     ...........     -2.7      1.0      1.3
      Nov r..............................................        .0      -.1        .4         .4         .4         .4       1.0      -.1       -.8      -.4     -1.6       .2      -.2   .1     ...........     -3.7       .0      2.0
      Dec r..............................................        .4      0          .4         .3         .4         .3       1.2       .2       1.7      -.1      7.0       .2      4.2   .1          -2.0         .2       .4      2.5
 
2007:Jan ................................................        .2       .7        .2         .3         .4         .2        .3       .3       -.8      -.1     -3.0       .8     -1.5   .3     ...........      2.7       .0      2.1
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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.

    Note.--See Note, p. 23.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.