[Economic Indicators February, 2010]
[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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2000.....................................................       3.4      2.8       4.3        3.4        4.0        3.4      12.1     -1.8       4.1      0.3     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
2007.....................................................       4.1      4.9       3.0        3.1        4.0        2.8       5.4      -.3       8.3      -.4     29.5      5.2     17.4  2.4     ...........  .......  .......      2.8
2008.....................................................        .1      5.9       2.4        1.9        3.4        2.1       6.0     -1.0     -13.3     -1.1    -42.2      2.6    -21.3  1.8     ...........  .......  .......      3.8
2009.....................................................       2.7      -.5       -.3         .3         .7         .7      -3.0      1.9      14.4      3.6     50.7      3.4     18.2  1.8     ...........  .......  .......      -.4
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                                                                                                                   Change, month to month
 
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2009:Jan r...............................................       0.3      0.1       0.0        0.2        0.3        0.2      -0.7      0.2       1.3      0.1      5.5      0.4      1.8  0.2     ...........     -8.7     -6.4      0.0
      Feb r..............................................        .4      -.1        .0         .0         .2         .1        .0      1.0       2.1       .4      8.5       .4      3.7   .2     ...........      -.1     -5.3       .2
      Mar r..............................................       -.1      -.2       -.1         .0         .2         .2      -1.0       .1      -1.1       .3     -4.7       .2     -2.9   .2          -2.2        2.5     -5.6      -.4
      Apr r..............................................        .1      -.1       -.1         .2         .1         .1      -1.5      -.3        .2       .3      -.1       .4     -1.2   .2     ...........      1.6     -3.7      -.7
      May r..............................................        .1      -.2       -.1         .1         .1         .1      -1.3       .0        .9       .4      3.0       .3       .4   .1     ...........       .3       .1     -1.3
      June r.............................................        .7       .0       -.1         .0         .1         .0       -.7       .6       4.2       .4     17.0       .2      7.4   .2           1.9        3.7      3.1     -1.4
      July r.............................................        .1      -.2       -.1        -.1         .0         .0       -.1       .4        .6       .5      1.2       .2       .5   .1     ...........      3.7      2.7     -2.1
      Aug r..............................................        .4       .0        .0         .1         .0         .1        .3       .0       1.9     -1.4      6.9       .3      3.7   .1     ...........      4.8      2.5     -1.5
      Sept r.............................................        .2      -.1        .0         .0         .0        -.1        .0       .2        .8       .5      1.2       .4       .6   .2           3.7        2.5      3.1     -1.3
      Oct r..............................................        .2       .0        .1         .0        -.1         .0        .9      -.3        .9      1.4       .3       .2       .6   .2     ...........      3.0      3.4      -.2
      Nov r..............................................        .2       .1        .0        -.2        -.1        -.1       1.2      -.3       1.3      1.0      2.8       .3      2.2   .0     ...........      2.4      3.6      1.8
      Dec r..............................................        .2       .1        .0         .0         .0         .0       -.1       .4        .7      -.2      1.7       .1       .8   .1           2.6        2.5      2.5      2.7
 
2010:Jan ................................................        .2       .2       -.3        -.5         .0        -.1        .5      -.1       1.3      -.8      4.8       .5      2.8  -.1     ...........      2.3      2.6      2.6
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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.

    Note.--See Note, p. 23.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.