[Economic Indicators March, 2009]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In February, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4 
percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.5 percent not seasonally 
adjusted. The index was 0.2 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
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                                                                                                      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  ........      14.6       43.4       33.2       6.0       24.4       5.4       3.7       15.3       3.2       6.4        7.6      77.7
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
2008...........................................   215.303  ........   214.106    216.264    246.666   243.271    252.426   220.018   118.907    195.549   279.652   364.065    236.666   215.572
 
2008:Feb ......................................   211.693   212.860   208.927    213.451    244.798   240.113    250.390   209.353   119.047    195.579   281.908   360.961    232.190   213.859
      Mar .....................................   213.528   213.667   209.423    214.280    245.238   240.729    250.902   212.723   118.101    197.282   287.915   361.752    236.891   214.252
      Apr .....................................   214.823   213.997   211.199    214.883    245.443   241.491    251.422   216.551   118.466    195.691   281.176   362.300    235.774   214.496
      May .....................................   216.632   215.044   211.969    215.844    245.948   241.964    251.702   221.132   118.364    197.903   289.288   362.793    242.134   214.950
      June ....................................   218.815   217.034   213.370    216.811    246.653   242.915    252.325   224.991   118.384    204.195   314.506   363.723    256.230   215.575
      July ....................................   219.964   218.610   215.376    218.015    247.052   243.659    252.701   231.806   119.531    207.057   325.755   364.072    265.314   216.162
      Aug .....................................   219.086   218.576   216.599    218.004    247.327   244.414    253.079   229.802   119.984    205.196   317.702   364.847    260.104   216.534
      Sept ....................................   218.783   218.675   217.748    217.818    247.899   245.089    253.538   224.296   119.631    204.916   318.765   365.835    257.426   216.784
      Oct .....................................   216.573   216.889   218.586    217.788    248.063   245.836    253.911   223.185   118.802    195.027   278.245   366.402    237.300   216.758
      Nov .....................................   212.425   213.263   218.988    217.622    248.455   246.480    254.522   219.934   118.905    176.111   197.861   367.299    197.086   216.868
      Dec .....................................   210.228   211.577   219.082    217.592    248.519   246.928    254.683   219.092   118.221    167.353   160.675   368.302    178.835   216.882
 
2009:Jan.......................................   211.143   212.174   219.193    217.646    248.938   247.744    255.349   217.515   118.523    169.489   169.176   369.914    181.938   217.265
      Feb .....................................   212.193   213.007   218.970    217.621    248.881   248.087    255.687   217.260   120.039    172.759   182.030   371.175    187.901   217.670
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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 2008.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.