[Economic Indicators January, 2008]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In December, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.3 
percent seasonally adjusted; it fell 0.1 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 4.1 percent above its year-earlier level.
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                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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                                                    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    ergy \2\    food
                                                  adjust-   adjust-                       Total \1\    mary       lent     utili-                          fuel                            and
                                                    ed        ed                                       resi-   rent  (12/   ties                                                         energy
                                                   (NSA)                                               dence   82=  100)
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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
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
2007...........................................   207.342  ........   202.916    209.586    240.611   234.679    246.235   200.632   118.998    184.682   239.070   351.054    207.723   210.729
 
2006: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
      May .....................................   207.949   207.387   201.794    208.912    239.550   233.654    245.277   200.602   118.772    187.879   256.776   348.467    216.073   209.948
      June.....................................   208.352   207.784   202.773    209.617    240.547   234.254    245.778   200.780   118.065    187.592   254.122   349.272    214.911   210.436
      July.....................................   208.299   208.028   203.311    209.959    241.112   234.903    246.191   200.791   118.585    187.002   249.813   351.450    212.732   210.933
      Aug......................................   207.917   207.738   204.143    209.933    241.475   235.349    246.761   199.053   117.936    184.702   237.534   353.209    205.920   211.250
      Sept.....................................   208.490   208.292   205.193    210.470    242.293   236.058    247.445   199.338   118.232    184.899   238.498   354.396    206.496   211.714
      Oct......................................   208.936   208.903   205.753    210.926    242.559   237.127    248.001   201.661   118.247    185.713   241.971   356.360    209.422   212.050
      Nov......................................   210.177   210.565   206.322    211.817    243.291   238.081    248.838   204.624   119.134    191.035   264.462   357.740    221.450   212.633
      Dec......................................   210.036   211.160   206.433    212.459    243.994   238.944    249.534   205.856   119.412    192.031   267.405   358.841    223.462   213.148
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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\ Relative importance, 
December 2006.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.