[Economic Indicators November, 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:Oct ................................................      -0.4      0.3       0          0.3        0.4        0.3      -2.0     -0.5      -3.0     -0.1    -10.6      0.3     -6.7  0.1     ...........     -2.7      1.0      1.3
      Nov ...............................................        .0      -.1        .4         .4         .4         .4       1.0      -.1       -.8      -.4     -1.6       .2      -.2   .1     ...........     -3.7       .0      2.0
      Dec ...............................................        .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
      Feb ...............................................        .4       .8        .4         .3         .4         .3       1.2       .5        .1      -.2       .3       .5       .9   .2     ...........      4.0       .1      2.4
      Mar ...............................................        .6       .3        .2         .1         .3         .3       1.2     -1.0       2.8       .2     10.6       .1      5.9   .1           3.8        4.7      2.4      2.8
      Apr ...............................................        .4       .4        .2         .3         .2         .2        .0      -.3       1.2       .1      4.7       .4      2.4   .2     ...........      5.7      4.2      2.6
      May ...............................................        .7       .3        .2         .2         .3         .1        .0      -.3       2.8      -.3     10.4       .3      5.4   .1     ...........      7.0      5.5      2.7
      June ..............................................        .2       .5        .3         .4         .3         .2        .1      -.6       -.2       .1     -1.0       .2      -.5   .2           6.0        5.2      5.0      2.7
      July ..............................................        .1       .3        .2         .2         .3         .2        .0       .4       -.3       .0     -1.7       .6     -1.0   .2     ...........      4.0      4.9      2.4
      Aug ...............................................       -.1       .4        .0         .2         .2         .2       -.9      -.5      -1.2       .2     -4.9       .5     -3.2   .2     ...........       .7      3.8      2.0
      Sept ..............................................        .3       .5        .3         .3         .3         .3        .1       .3        .1      -.3       .4       .3       .3   .2           1.7        1.0      3.1      2.8
      Oct ...............................................        .3       .3        .2         .1         .5         .2       1.2       .0        .4      -.1      1.5       .6      1.4   .2     ...........      1.7      2.8      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.