Consumer prices--all urban consumers.

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CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In March, the consumer price index for all urban consumers
fell 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted; it rose 0.2 percent

not seasonally adjusted. The index was 0.4 percent below
its year-earlier level.

[1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally
adjusted, except as noted]

                       All items (1)

                       Not
                seasonally
                  adjusted   Seasonally
Period               (NSA)     adjusted       Food    Total (1)

Rel. imp. (3)        100.0          ...       14.6         43.4
1999                 166.6          ...      164.1        163.9
2000                 172.2          ...      167.8        169.6
2001                 177.1          ...      173.1        176.4
2002                 179.9          ...      176.2        180.3
2003                 184.0          ...      180.0        184.8
2004                 188.9          ...      186.2        189.5
2005                 195.3          ...      190.7        195.7
2006                 201.6          ...      195.2        203.2
2007               207.342          ...    202.916      209.586
2008               215.303          ...    214.106      216.264

2008: Mar          213.528      213.667    209.423      214.280
      Apr          214.823      213.997    211.199      214.883
      May          216.632      215.044    211.969      215.844
      June         218.815      217.034    213.370      216.811
      July         219.964      218.610    215.376      218.015
      Aug          219.086      218.576    216.599      218.004
      Sept         218.783      218.675    217.748      217.818
      Oct          216.573      216.889    218.586      217.788
      Nov          212.425      213.263    218.988      217.622
      Dec          210.228      211.577    219.082      217.592

2009: Jan          211.143      212.174    219.193      217.646
      Feb          212.193      213.007    218.970      217.621
      Mar          212.709      212.714    218.651      217.335

                                    Housing

                              Shelter

                  Housing                   Owners'
                  Shelter     Rent of    equivalent
                              primary          rent   Fuels and
Period          Total (1)   residence   (12/82=100)   utilities

Rel. imp. (3)        33.2         6.0          24.4         5.4
1999                187.3       177.5         192.9       128.8
2000                193.4       183.9         198.7       137.9
2001                200.6       192.1         206.3       150.2
2002                208.1       199.7         214.7       143.6
2003                213.1       205.5         219.9       154.5
2004                218.8       211.0         224.9       161.9
2005                224.4       217.3         230.2       179.0
2006                232.1       225.1         238.2       194.7
2007              240.611     234.679       246.235     200.632
2008              246.666     243.271       252.426     220.018

2008: Mar         245.238     240.729       250.902     212.723
      Apr         245.443     241.491       251.422     216.551
      May         245.948     241.964       251.702     221.132
      June        246.653     242.915       252.325     224.991
      July        247.052     243.659       252.701     231.806
      Aug         247.327     244.414       253.079     229.802
      Sept        247.899     245.089       253.538     224.296
      Oct         248.063     245.836       253.911     223.185
      Nov         248.455     246.480       254.522     219.934
      Dec         248.519     246.928       254.683     219.092

2009: Jan         248.938     247.744       255.349     217.515
      Feb         248.881     248.087       255.687     217.260
      Mar         248.899     248.490       256.257     214.254

                                Transportation

Period          Apparel   Total (1)   Motor fuel   Medical care

Rel. imp. (3)       3.7        15.3          3.2            6.4
1999              131.3       144.4        100.7          250.6
2000              129.6       153.3        129.3          260.8
2001              127.3       154.3        124.7          272.8
2002              124.0       152.9        116.6          285.6
2003              120.9       157.6        135.8          297.1
2004              120.4       163.1        160.4          310.1
2005              119.5       173.9        195.7          323.2
2006              119.5       180.9        221.0          336.2
2007            118.998     184.682      239.070        351.054
2008            118.907     195.549      279.652        364.065

2008: Mar       118.101     197.282      287.915        361.752
      Apr       118.466     195.691      281.176        362.300
      May       118.364     197.903      289.288        362.793
      June      118.384     204.195      314.506        363.723
      July      119.531     207.057      325.755        364.072
      Aug       119.984     205.196      317.702        364.847
      Sept      119.631     204.916      318.765        365.835
      Oct       118.802     195.027      278.245        366.402
      Nov       118.905     176.111      197.861        367.299
      Dec       118.221     167.353      160.675        368.302

2009: Jan       118.523     169.489      169.176        369.914
      Feb       120.039     172.759      182.030        371.175
      Mar       119.744     170.903      173.947        371.902

                               All items
                               less food
Period          Energy (2)    and energy

Rel. imp. (3)          7.6          77.7
1999                 106.6         177.0
2000                 124.6         181.3
2001                 129.3         186.1
2002                 121.7         190.5
2003                 136.5         193.2
2004                 151.4         196.6
2005                 177.1         200.9
2006                 196.9         205.9
2007               207.723       210.729
2008               236.666       215.572

2008: Mar          236.891       214.252
      Apr          235.774       214.496
      May          242.134       214.950
      June         256.230       215.575
      July         265.314       216.162
      Aug          260.104       216.534
      Sept         257.426       216.784
      Oct          237.300       216.758
      Nov          197.086       216.868
      Dec          178.835       216.882

2009: Jan          181.938       217.265
      Feb          187.901       217.670
      Mar          182.254       218.042

(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.