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



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In August, the consumer price index for all urban consumers fell 0.1 
percent seasonally adjusted; it fell 0.4 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 5.4 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  ........      13.8       42.4       32.6       5.8       23.9       5.1       3.7       17.7       5.5       6.2        9.7      76.5
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
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
 
2007:Aug ......................................   207.917   207.749   204.256    210.056    241.472   235.422    246.828   200.014   118.141    184.306   235.860   353.207    205.743   211.265
      Sept ....................................   208.490   208.509   205.250    210.607    242.236   236.108    247.487   200.600   118.336    185.564   241.292   354.536    208.523   211.737
      Oct .....................................   208.936   209.055   205.636    211.110    242.635   237.122    248.045   202.591   118.430    186.134   243.617   356.384    210.690   212.115
      Nov .....................................   210.177   210.930   206.414    211.861    243.295   238.050    248.790   204.915   119.125    192.718   272.290   357.745    225.218   212.626
      Dec .....................................   210.036   211.680   206.584    212.409    243.974   238.925    249.425   205.615   119.240    194.653   279.928   358.861    229.076   213.103
 
2008:Jan ......................................   211.080   212.516   208.026    212.920    244.744   239.745    250.051   205.567   119.759    195.722   283.011   360.815    230.633   213.765
      Feb .....................................   211.693   212.571   208.778    213.313    244.837   240.191    250.413   208.175   119.352    194.390   277.448   361.168    229.390   213.851
      Mar .....................................   213.528   213.301   209.255    214.204    245.200   240.763    250.941   212.311   117.819    195.797   281.996   361.697    233.839   214.176
      Apr .....................................   214.823   213.743   211.232    214.850    245.335   241.489    251.461   216.921   118.363    194.483   276.571   362.243    233.804   214.398
      May .....................................   216.632   215.132   211.918    215.876    245.822   241.919    251.656   222.094   118.043    198.465   292.243   362.801    244.107   214.832
      June ....................................   218.815   217.403   213.542    216.918    246.612   242.837    252.299   226.160   118.107    205.915   321.618   363.618    260.316   215.526
      July.....................................   219.964   219.181   215.545    218.267    247.090   243.535    252.610   233.540   119.574    209.358   334.732   363.852    270.602   216.230
      Aug .....................................   219.086   218.880   216.807    218.101    247.258   244.296    252.970   230.876   120.157    206.303   320.647   364.710    262.107   216.650
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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 2007.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.