[Economic Indicators January, 2010]
[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 0.1 
percent; it fell 0.2 percent not seasonally adjusted. The index was 2.7 
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  ........      14.6       43.4       33.2       6.0       24.4       5.4       3.7       15.3       3.2       6.4        7.6      77.7
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
2009...........................................   214.537  ........   217.955    217.057    249.354   248.812    256.610   210.696   120.078    179.252   201.978   375.613    193.126   219.235
 
2008: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
      Mar .....................................   212.709   212.714   218.651    217.335    248.899   248.490    256.257   214.254   119.744    170.903   173.947   371.902    182.254   218.042
      Apr .....................................   213.240   212.671   218.254    217.180    249.334   248.916    256.627   210.702   119.537    170.259   169.373   373.257    177.924   218.594
      May .....................................   213.856   212.876   217.738    217.056    249.680   249.233    257.003   207.903   119.345    171.635   173.872   374.402    178.340   218.910
      June ....................................   215.693   214.459   217.838    216.984    249.861   249.374    257.138   206.342   120.183    178.843   203.703   375.203    191.584   219.344
      July ....................................   215.351   214.469   217.291    216.612    249.410   249.293    257.073   206.046   120.865    179.180   202.924   375.851    190.905   219.543
      Aug .....................................   215.834   215.428   217.478    216.726    249.658   249.266    257.278   206.783   120.756    183.312   220.836   376.919    199.667   219.692
      Sept ....................................   215.969   215.791   217.257    216.770    249.655   249.132    256.911   207.172   120.931    184.750   223.273   378.555    200.959   220.053
      Oct .....................................   216.177   216.385   217.377    216.964    249.678   248.868    256.900   209.580   120.505    187.276   226.932   379.229    203.889   220.453
      Nov .....................................   216.330   217.250   217.511    216.918    249.122   248.682    256.582   212.681   120.097    191.582   241.049   380.284    212.326   220.527
      Dec .....................................   215.949   217.541   217.921    216.991    249.202   248.646    256.535   212.768   120.524    192.384   242.124   380.726    212.819   220.774
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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.