[Economic Indicators April, 2010]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In March, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.1 
percent; it rose 0.4 percent not seasonally adjusted. The index was 2.3 
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  ........      13.7       42.0       32.3       6.0       25.2       5.1       3.7       16.7       4.5       6.5        8.6      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
 
2009:Mar ......................................   212.709   212.643   218.593    217.400    248.994   248.508    256.219   214.468   119.829    170.321   171.600   372.104    181.221   218.086
      Apr .....................................   213.240   212.810   218.330    217.257    249.375   248.869    256.542   211.190   119.527    170.677   171.353   373.408    179.107   218.617
      May .....................................   213.856   213.050   217.906    217.078    249.637   249.159    256.878   208.458   119.468    172.263   176.448   374.426    179.862   218.920
      June ....................................   215.693   214.558   217.886    216.929    249.715   249.295    257.000   206.983   120.172    179.469   206.455   375.146    193.214   219.265
      July ....................................   215.351   214.774   217.358    216.727    249.463   249.247    256.999   206.814   120.665    180.592   208.886   375.774    194.149   219.533
      Aug .....................................   215.834   215.566   217.419    216.805    249.643   249.218    257.226   207.457   120.608    184.037   223.329   376.896    201.267   219.687
      Sept ....................................   215.969   215.911   217.262    216.721    249.558   249.133    256.942   207.380   120.894    185.514   225.955   378.409    202.380   220.035
      Oct .....................................   216.177   216.357   217.335    216.926    249.644   248.946    256.952   209.288   120.555    187.266   226.620   379.184    203.606   220.459
      Nov .....................................   216.330   216.859   217.482    216.881    249.173   248.786    256.721   211.881   120.247    189.647   232.878   380.212    208.041   220.546
      Dec .....................................   215.949   217.224   217.801    216.880    249.216   248.788    256.708   211.685   120.684    191.018   236.762   380.732    209.699   220.764
 
2010:Jan ......................................   216.687   217.587   218.339    216.185    248.029   248.885    256.509   212.757   120.613    193.593   248.088   382.737    215.536   220.463
      Feb .....................................   216.741   217.591   218.494    216.181    247.976   248.813    256.449   213.770   119.814    193.332   244.826   384.703    214.379   220.579
      Mar .....................................   217.631   217.729   219.032    216.280    247.812   248.957    256.170   216.172   119.316    193.195   242.182   386.007    214.376   220.664
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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 2009.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.