Summary Data From the Consumer Price Index News Release August 2002... U.S. Department of Labor

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Table 1 Comsuwmer Price index for All Usben Consumers iC?! ang Comswmer Price ndex for Urban Wage Earners and Cleric] Workers (CPl-s U.S
caty #verege. Dy expenditure category 200 commodity 20c service group 1982 -84<=10 unless otherwise notes
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Unec).sites percent nange to #¢)vstec percen Jw.#5 8 ec percent chenge tc ec)estes percent
_ndenes “yg 2002 {roe change from _n@enes Reg 2002 tro change
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2022 20% 2003 2082 7001 y Aug
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All stews .6¢ . °.3 os 3 im é« ‘ c 3
All stems (19¢)<100 sei 2 $26 6
Foos anc Deverseges i’ ¢ ’ © : s% 8 2
Font i” 3 2 ° | i733 3 s
Pou’ st Some im 6 ‘ ime . 2 2
Ceres.s and Sehery products iss « ‘ - iss 5 is 5
“ests. poultry. fash. and eyzss 2 : ‘ 162 © . ‘.
Gecrty enc releted products - 2 is 2 4 67 ¢ ; 2 2
& | 2 2 26 2 ’ ; :
Dewerteges 20c Deverege seler.a.6 + 17 5 t im ® =. s ’
160 «6 2 2 ‘ is? - + 2 5
i395 2¢ . 5 iss « 22 2 2
| 26 9 + i's © 2% Ss +
ims 8 ‘ 2 5 177 5 5 2 ,
Other wuscelleneous foods * 2 109 3 2 ? ? 108 6 2 . .
foot eeey from home - ims s 2% 2 2 . 23 2 2
Other foot? ewsy from home * 2 138.3 ‘3 : 3 16 5 ‘ ; ;
A_comM®..c Dewereges ise 2 23 2 5 isis ’ i 2
HoSvhPeee rlttn egr of proemery resiagence * 22i00s0i9 «27 4i’ ‘25 ‘25. 2ii0sm2s «69 z55”°6? 22’ 222
Lodging eway from home 7 ! i256 ss ’ is i229 ta ; i
Owners eguivelent rent of primery residence * ¢ 256 ;* 2 ; i” 7 ss ’ 2
Tements end Souwsehold ineurence + ¢ 109 «6 26 ’ ’ ; ioe 7 27 ’ ,
Puelis end wlslitves ice @ i) 2 ee 2 1s .
fuels iss. 7 $5 ; s i286 $.6 : |
Puel os. end cther fuels ta2.3 82 ‘ - 1a: 3 es i 6
Ges (popes) end electricity * ie 5 $.i ; ‘ inv « se ; ‘
fowseho.¢ furr.shings end apersetions ize 1 ’ ‘ ’ ive 2 2 ‘ ’
Appere. 120.5 1? 1s 3.3 ius¢ i ‘ 3.3
Sen's enc boys aeppere) ite 3 2 | . ile 2 i ’ +
Somer s enc girlies eppere) 1313.6 is 52 2.8 ios « 5 2% a3
intems end toddlers’ eppere! + ize 5 is i 3 i 3 ims i 2 i2 ia
Fort weer iu9 7 is is ’ ise ze 2 ,
Treneport et .or is3 9 ‘ i ‘ i$} 6 ’ 2 I
Privete *‘raneportsito n ies + 5 is® 2 5 2 .
Sew and weed sotor wehicles - oe” . : 2 3 is c 2
New wehic.es ine i 36 . i inp a is s ¢
eec cere enc 'rucks is’ 4 2% s | iss 2 so ‘ ‘
Sotor tvei izi. $3 5 + . ims 2 ‘ .
Gasoline (#.) types 120 9 2 s s 1235 ) ‘ .
Motor vehicle perts end equi peent is? 7 2.7 ’ 5 is? © 26 ’
Motor vehicle seintenence and repeir iti 6 is ‘ + i892 % 7 ‘ 7
Public trenerorteito n aon « ao *. 206 6 ss ’
Medica. care ae? 3 ‘ 2 2 a} *? 2
Medica, cere commod. ties as7.7 's 2 282 3 '« i
Medice. care services ae 5 ’ 2 ae 5 $4 , 2
Professional servicrs ! 74 9 2% ) ° 2» i r)
Hoep.tel and releted services ' 73.3 se io ? 367 3 *, 3 .
Pecreation @ 106 5 si 1 i oe 7 . 1 e
Video end eudio * 102 «4 ? ’ 101 6 ‘ 2 ;
S4ucet.on end communicetion 2 ios 29 i 2 7 ioe 6 26 i 3 ’
Séucetion 7 sa? 3 7) is . im $i i? ?
Séucet ions) books and supplies 19 6 72 ‘ 1 a20 « so ‘ ’
Twation,. other echoo) fees. end chi lécere mas 6 63 i ? ' ss? 7 so is .
Communicetion * - wa 2 ’ ‘ ‘ i “és : ’ ’
, iTnfeolrempehtosnoen seendr v.iecfeor|sm e7t ion processing * 2 16|5 6| i1 o © 13 * | . 10”0 « 6 ie‘ 1.3‘ 13 ‘
Infor@etion end i formetion processing other then
telephone services | ie) 6 s “ 12 3 i.0 ie
Persone) computers end periphere! equipmenc + 2 32 06 20° i 13 a3.7 70 8 if is
Other goods end services 28 ef s s 906 8 $4 .
Tomecco end sacking products | a7e 2 26 z¢ 2 “eo, ee 2% 2%
Personal cere * im8 22 i i%.3 20 i i
Persone: cere products + ise 3 ’ 2 2 183.4 ’ i i
Persone! cere services | se 1 21 2 2 ine 21 2 2
*.e|0 .eneeOu s PeTreom™m services 77s 4 i 0 77% 2 a 2 i
Comnnoneo seirvitce yye
(ommed.t.e8 149 6 | 2 2 ise «¢ i a 2
food end bevereges imӎ i 3 Cc i | ims 8 i2 1 i
Commed.(.e8 .©88 food end beverages ime i¢ ; ’ | ins « , ; ‘
Sondureb.ies (ese food end beverages ase ‘ ’ i 2 7.7 . . i
Appere. 120% 1? is 1.3 / is¢ ié¢é a 13
Hon@uraebies less food beverages. end appere! ioe 8 17 4 1.3 ee 22 16
Ovraebies i270 7 23 , © i i213 2 a e
Services 271i % si *. ‘ 2707 3 - ’ '
fert of sheiter * aie 16 ‘ ‘ ) 19s 5 i ‘ 2
Treneportetion services 2710 1 KC 2 « 208 «6 s* ; s
Other services zee 2 » 7 ’ ‘ aeie ’.4 ? 5
So.e e-nde res
All .teme lees food 61 5 ’ ‘ ‘ i” 7 1? ; ‘
All .teme (fee eheiter 171 3 , 2 2 ioe . ) ‘
All «tems lees sedicel cere i7s © . ’ ’ i711 8 is ’
“ommed.t.e8 (e668 food 16 9 , ’ ’ inv « *. ‘ ‘
Hondurebies .e88 food a7 7 5 ’ ii | ef ’ ’ is
Bondurabies less food end appere! es 6 ’ ‘ 68 2 2% 5 is
fondureb.ie i¢i 2 ’ ‘. +. 162 2 ii ‘ ’
Services lees rent of shelter * 219% 26 ‘ . in 6 2.4 ‘ s
Services \e88 sedice) cere services 206 2 2, ‘ ‘ 700 3 29 ‘ ‘
Bner ine 2* 2 + ims 6 a6 2 ’
All stems lees enrrey ioe a2 ’ ’ =e 23 i) ’
Ali stems lees food and energy ivi © a4 ‘ ’ ' t 0 23 ’ ’
Commodities lees food end energy commed:' ies me | ’ 2 2 437 ‘ ’ ’
Brergy commed:(ies i735 ‘ 5 ’ ie 2 5
Services .©88 energy serv. ces 2719 0 '? 5 ‘ 2718 1 ss ‘ ’
Purchesing power of the coneumer Gol ler
1982 @4«51 09 Ss 36 $s Me
Purchesing power of the conewser Golier (1 86)«$1 oo Ss 18 Ss i190
' Hot seencmely e¢jurted + pope letiam i n@eree of « December 1980100 beer
? indexes on « December 1997+100 bese 5 Indexes on « December 1968+)0 0 bese
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et retur i n@esr ser.e8 Comwerted to © qQeometri c Seene esti meteor 16 Jemeery 1999 wOTE Indes applies to « aanth ef @ ehele set te any epecific dete
U popeletion ingesee of «@ Decemmer 1962-190 bese
Table 2 Comsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CP! 0) enc Comsumer Price Index for Urban Wege Earners and Clerical Sorters ‘(Pl -# Selected
areas. al. items index
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