Changes in consumer prices--all urban consumers.

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally
adjusted, except as noted by NSA]

                                          Housing

                                                  Shelter
                    All
Period        items (1)      Food   Total (1)   Total (1)

                      Change, December to December, NSA

1999                2.7       1.9         2.2         2.5
2000                3.4       2.8         4.3         3.4
2001                1.6       2.8         2.9         4.2
2002                2.4       1.5         2.4         3.1
2003                1.9       3.6         2.2         2.2
2004                3.3       2.7         3.0         2.7
2005                3.4       2.3         4.0         2.6
2006                2.5       2.1         3.3         4.2
2007                4.1       4.9         3.0         3.1
2008                 .1       5.9         2.4         1.9

                              Change, month to month

2008: Mar           0.4       0.2         0.4         0.2
      Apr            .2        .8          .3          .1
      May            .5        .4          .4          .2
      June           .9        .7          .4          .3
      July           .7        .9          .6          .2
      Aug            .0        .6          .0          .1
      Sept           .0        .5         -.1          .2
      Oct           -.8        .4          .0          .1
      Nov          -1.7        .2         -.1          .2
      Dec           -.8        .0          .0          .0

2009: Jan            .3        .1          .0          .2
      Feb            .4       -.1          .0          .0
      Mar           -.1       -.1         -.1          .0

                            Housing

                    Shelter

                Rent of      Owners'       Fuels
                primary   equivalent         and
Period        residence         rent   utilities   Apparel

                      Change, December to December, NSA

1999                3.1          2.4         2.4       -.5
2000                4.0          3.4        12.1      -1.8
2001                4.7          4.5        -2.1      -3.2
2002                3.1          3.3         1.4      -1.8
2003                2.7          2.0         6.5      -2.1
2004                2.9          2.3         7.9       -.2
2005                3.1          2.5        15.6      -1.1
2006                4.3          4.3          .5        .9
2007                4.0          2.8         5.4       -.3
2008                3.4          2.1         6.0      -1.0

                              Change, month to month

2008: Mar           0.3          0.2         1.6      -0.8
      Apr            .3           .2         1.8        .3
      May            .2           .1         2.1       -.1
      June           .4           .2         1.7        .0
      July           .3           .1         3.0       1.0
      Aug            .3           .1         -.9        .4
      Sept           .3           .2        -2.4       -.3
      Oct            .3           .1         -.5       -.7
      Nov            .3           .2        -1.5        .1
      Dec            .2           .1         -.4       -.6

2009: Jan            .3           .3         -.7        .3
      Feb            .1           .1         -.1       1.3
      Mar            .2           .2        -1.4       -.2

                  Transportation

                          New   Motor
Period       Total (1)   cars    fuel   Medical   Energy (2)

                      Change, December to December, NSA

1999               5.4    -.8    30.2       3.7         13.4
2000               4.1     .3    13.9       4.2         14.2
2001              -3.8     .0   -24.8       4.7        -13.0
2002               3.8   -2.0    24.6       5.0         10.7
2003                .3   -2.1     6.8       3.7          6.9
2004               6.5     .5    26.1       4.2         16.6
2005               4.8     .8    16.2       4.3         17.1
2006               1.6     .2     6.4       3.6          2.9
2007               8.3    -.4    29.5       5.2         17.4
2008             -13.3   -1.1   -42.2       2.6        -21.3

                              Change, month to month

2008: Mar          0.9    0.0     2.1       0.2          2.0
      Apr          -.8     .0    -2.3        .2          -.5
      May          1.1     .1     2.9        .1          2.7
      June         3.2     .3     8.7        .3          5.8
      July         1.4     .8     3.6        .1          3.5
      Aug          -.9     .1    -2.5        .2         -2.0
      Sept         -.1    -.5      .3        .3         -1.0
      Oct         -4.8    -.6   -12.7        .2         -7.8
      Nov         -9.7    -.4   -28.9        .2        -16.9
      Dec         -5.0    -.4   -18.8        .3         -9.3

2009: Jan          1.3     .2     5.3        .4          1.7
      Feb          1.9     .5     7.6        .3          3.3
      Mar         -1.1     .3    -4.4        .2         -3.0

                               Addendum: All items,
                                 percent change
               All                (annual rate)
             items
              less                                          From
              food           From    From 3    From 6       year
               and       previous    months    months    earlier
Period       energy   quarter (3)   earlier   earlier        NSA

1999            1.9           ...       ...       ...        2.2
2000            2.6           ...       ...       ...        3.4
2001            2.7           ...       ...       ...        2.8
2002            1.9           ...       ...       ...        1.6
2003            1.1           ...       ...       ...        2.3
2004            2.2           ...       ...       ...        2.7
2005            2.2           ...       ...       ...        3.4
2006            2.6           ...       ...       ...        3.2
2007            2.4           ...       ...       ...        2.8
2008            1.8           ...       ...       ...        3.8

2008: Mar       0.2           4.5       3.7       5.1        4.0
      Apr        .1           ...       2.9       4.7        3.9
      May        .2           ...       4.2       3.7        4.2
      June       .3           4.5       6.5       5.1        5.0
      July       .3           ...       8.9       5.8        5.6
      Aug        .2           ...       6.7       5.4        5.4
      Sept       .1           6.2       3.1       4.7        3.7
      Oct        .0           ...      -3.1       2.7        3.7
      Nov        .1           ...      -9.4      -1.6        1.1
      Dec        .0          -8.3     -12.4      -5.0         .1

2009: Jan        .2           ...      -8.4      -5.8         .0
      Feb        .2           ...       -.5      -5.0         .2
      Mar        .2          -2.4       2.2      -5.4        -.4

(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.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.