[Economic Indicators May, 2007]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In April, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.6 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 2.6 percent above its year-earlier level.
  ______________________________________________________________________


  ______________________________________________________________________

                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    All items \1\                                    Housing                                     Transportation
                                                --------------------          -----------------------------------------------------          ---------------------
                                                                                                      Shelter                                                                              All
                                                    Not                                  --------------------------------                                                                 items
                     Period                       season-   Season-    Food                          Rent  of   Owners'     Fuels      Ap-                          Medical      En-      less
                                                   ally      ally              Total \1\               pri-     equiva-      and      parel   Total \1\    Motor      care                food
                                                  adjust-   adjust-                       Total \1\    mary       lent     utili-                          fuel                            and
                                                    ed        ed                                       resi-   rent  (12/   ties                                                         energy
                                                   (NSA)                                               dence   82=  100)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rel. imp.\3\...................................     100.0  ........      13.9       42.7       32.8       5.9       23.8       5.3       3.7       17.2       4.3       6.3        8.7      77.4
1997...........................................     160.5  ........     157.3      156.8      176.3     166.7      181.9     130.8     132.9      144.3     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      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     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     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     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     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     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     160.4     310.1      151.4     196.6
2005...........................................     195.3  ........     190.7      195.7      224.4     217.3      230.2     179.0     119.5      173.9     195.7     323.2      177.1     200.9
2006...........................................     201.6  ........     195.2      203.2      232.1     225.1      238.2     194.7     119.5      180.9     221.0     336.2      196.9     205.9
 
2006:Apr ......................................     201.5     200.8     193.9      201.7      230.0     222.9      235.9     194.9     119.7      181.8     225.4     333.8      199.2     204.8
      May .....................................     202.5     201.9     194.2      202.2      230.9     223.7      236.9     193.9     119.7      185.7     242.4     335.0      206.5     205.3
      June ....................................     202.9     202.4     194.9      202.7      231.9     224.6      238.0     192.4     119.7      185.9     242.2     335.8      205.4     205.9
      July ....................................     203.5     203.2     195.2      203.4      232.7     225.4      238.8     193.3     119.0      188.4     252.5     336.8      210.6     206.4
      Aug .....................................     203.9     203.8     195.8      204.0      233.4     226.2      239.6     193.9     119.7      188.7     253.7     338.0      211.4     206.9
      Sept ....................................     202.9     202.7     196.5      204.6      234.2     227.1      240.4     194.8     120.3      181.0     219.5     338.9      196.0     207.3
      Oct .....................................     201.8     201.8     197.0      204.6      234.9     228.0      241.2     190.9     119.7      175.5     196.2     339.9      182.9     207.6
      Nov .....................................     201.5     201.9     196.8      205.5      235.9     228.8      242.1     192.9     119.6      174.1     193.0     340.7      182.5     207.8
      Dec .....................................     201.8     202.8     196.8      206.3      236.6     229.8      242.8     195.3     119.8      177.0     206.5     341.3      190.1     208.1
 
2007:Jan ......................................   202.416   203.153   198.173    206.799    237.350   230.670    243.279   195.818   120.180    175.661   200.234   344.046    187.340   208.632
      Feb .....................................   203.499   203.906   199.728    207.616    238.043   231.642    243.988   198.215   120.805    175.749   200.921   345.686    188.952   209.135
      Mar .....................................   205.352   205.146   200.281    208.072    238.176   232.437    244.646   200.689   119.541    180.584   222.136   345.994    200.164   209.263
      Apr .....................................   206.686   205.999   201.111    208.547    238.981   233.001    245.079   200.647   119.165    182.835   232.663   347.316    204.969   209.634
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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 2006.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.