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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers often called "Headline CPI"
This is the rate used for setting iBond interest rates. IBond Questions and More information on i-Bonds
From http://data.bls.gov/ US Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Area : U.S. city average
Item : All items
Base Period : 1982-84=100
Series ID : CUUR0000SA0
Data extracted on: August 27, 2007 (10:08 AM)
1913-1979 1980-1999 2000 - present
1913-1979
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Year
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Ann
|
|---|
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1913
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
9.7
|
9.8
|
9.9
|
9.9
|
10.0
|
10.0
|
10.1
|
10.0
|
9.9
|
|
1914
|
10.0
|
9.9
|
9.9
|
9.8
|
9.9
|
9.9
|
10.0
|
10.2
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.0
|
|
1915
|
10.1
|
10.0
|
9.9
|
10.0
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.3
|
10.3
|
10.1
|
|
1916
|
10.4
|
10.4
|
10.5
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
10.8
|
10.8
|
10.9
|
11.1
|
11.3
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
10.9
|
|
1917
|
11.7
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
12.6
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
13.3
|
13.5
|
13.5
|
13.7
|
12.8
|
|
1918
|
14.0
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
14.2
|
14.5
|
14.7
|
15.1
|
15.4
|
15.7
|
16.0
|
16.3
|
16.5
|
15.1
|
|
1919
|
16.5
|
16.2
|
16.4
|
16.7
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
17.4
|
17.7
|
17.8
|
18.1
|
18.5
|
18.9
|
17.3
|
|
1920
|
19.3
|
19.5
|
19.7
|
20.3
|
20.6
|
20.9
|
20.8
|
20.3
|
20.0
|
19.9
|
19.8
|
19.4
|
20.0
|
|
1921
|
19.0
|
18.4
|
18.3
|
18.1
|
17.7
|
17.6
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
17.4
|
17.3
|
17.9
|
|
1922
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
16.7
|
16.8
|
16.6
|
16.6
|
16.7
|
16.8
|
16.9
|
16.8
|
|
1923
|
16.8
|
16.8
|
16.8
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
17.0
|
17.2
|
17.1
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.1
|
|
1924
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.1
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
17.0
|
17.1
|
17.0
|
17.1
|
17.2
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.1
|
|
1925
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.5
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
18.0
|
17.9
|
17.5
|
|
1926
|
17.9
|
17.9
|
17.8
|
17.9
|
17.8
|
17.7
|
17.5
|
17.4
|
17.5
|
17.6
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
|
1927
|
17.5
|
17.4
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.4
|
17.6
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.3
|
17.4
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.4
|
|
1928
|
17.3
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.2
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.2
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
|
1929
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
17.0
|
16.9
|
17.0
|
17.1
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.3
|
17.2
|
17.1
|
|
1930
|
17.1
|
17.0
|
16.9
|
17.0
|
16.9
|
16.8
|
16.6
|
16.5
|
16.6
|
16.5
|
16.4
|
16.1
|
16.7
|
|
1931
|
15.9
|
15.7
|
15.6
|
15.5
|
15.3
|
15.1
|
15.1
|
15.1
|
15.0
|
14.9
|
14.7
|
14.6
|
15.2
|
|
1932
|
14.3
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
13.9
|
13.7
|
13.6
|
13.6
|
13.5
|
13.4
|
13.3
|
13.2
|
13.1
|
13.7
|
|
1933
|
12.9
|
12.7
|
12.6
|
12.6
|
12.6
|
12.7
|
13.1
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
13.0
|
|
1934
|
13.2
|
13.3
|
13.3
|
13.3
|
13.3
|
13.4
|
13.4
|
13.4
|
13.6
|
13.5
|
13.5
|
13.4
|
13.4
|
|
1935
|
13.6
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.7
|
|
1936
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.7
|
13.8
|
13.9
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.9
|
|
1937
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.2
|
14.3
|
14.4
|
14.4
|
14.5
|
14.5
|
14.6
|
14.6
|
14.5
|
14.4
|
14.4
|
|
1938
|
14.2
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.2
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.1
|
|
1939
|
14.0
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.9
|
|
1940
|
13.9
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
|
1941
|
14.1
|
14.1
|
14.2
|
14.3
|
14.4
|
14.7
|
14.7
|
14.9
|
15.1
|
15.3
|
15.4
|
15.5
|
14.7
|
|
1942
|
15.7
|
15.8
|
16.0
|
16.1
|
16.3
|
16.3
|
16.4
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
16.7
|
16.8
|
16.9
|
16.3
|
|
1943
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
17.2
|
17.4
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
17.4
|
17.3
|
17.4
|
17.4
|
17.4
|
17.4
|
17.3
|
|
1944
|
17.4
|
17.4
|
17.4
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
17.6
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.7
|
17.8
|
17.6
|
|
1945
|
17.8
|
17.8
|
17.8
|
17.8
|
17.9
|
18.1
|
18.1
|
18.1
|
18.1
|
18.1
|
18.1
|
18.2
|
18.0
|
|
1946
|
18.2
|
18.1
|
18.3
|
18.4
|
18.5
|
18.7
|
19.8
|
20.2
|
20.4
|
20.8
|
21.3
|
21.5
|
19.5
|
|
1947
|
21.5
|
21.5
|
21.9
|
21.9
|
21.9
|
22.0
|
22.2
|
22.5
|
23.0
|
23.0
|
23.1
|
23.4
|
22.3
|
|
1948
|
23.7
|
23.5
|
23.4
|
23.8
|
23.9
|
24.1
|
24.4
|
24.5
|
24.5
|
24.4
|
24.2
|
24.1
|
24.1
|
|
1949
|
24.0
|
23.8
|
23.8
|
23.9
|
23.8
|
23.9
|
23.7
|
23.8
|
23.9
|
23.7
|
23.8
|
23.6
|
23.8
|
|
1950
|
23.5
|
23.5
|
23.6
|
23.6
|
23.7
|
23.8
|
24.1
|
24.3
|
24.4
|
24.6
|
24.7
|
25.0
|
24.1
|
|
1951
|
25.4
|
25.7
|
25.8
|
25.8
|
25.9
|
25.9
|
25.9
|
25.9
|
26.1
|
26.2
|
26.4
|
26.5
|
26.0
|
|
1952
|
26.5
|
26.3
|
26.3
|
26.4
|
26.4
|
26.5
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.5
|
|
1953
|
26.6
|
26.5
|
26.6
|
26.6
|
26.7
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
27.0
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.7
|
|
1954
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.8
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.7
|
26.9
|
|
1955
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.7
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.9
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
|
1956
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.8
|
26.9
|
27.0
|
27.2
|
27.4
|
27.3
|
27.4
|
27.5
|
27.5
|
27.6
|
27.2
|
|
1957
|
27.6
|
27.7
|
27.8
|
27.9
|
28.0
|
28.1
|
28.3
|
28.3
|
28.3
|
28.3
|
28.4
|
28.4
|
28.1
|
|
1958
|
28.6
|
28.6
|
28.8
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
29.0
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
29.0
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
|
1959
|
29.0
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
29.0
|
29.0
|
29.1
|
29.2
|
29.2
|
29.3
|
29.4
|
29.4
|
29.4
|
29.1
|
|
1960
|
29.3
|
29.4
|
29.4
|
29.5
|
29.5
|
29.6
|
29.6
|
29.6
|
29.6
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.6
|
|
1961
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
29.8
|
30.0
|
29.9
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
30.0
|
29.9
|
|
1962
|
30.0
|
30.1
|
30.1
|
30.2
|
30.2
|
30.2
|
30.3
|
30.3
|
30.4
|
30.4
|
30.4
|
30.4
|
30.2
|
|
1963
|
30.4
|
30.4
|
30.5
|
30.5
|
30.5
|
30.6
|
30.7
|
30.7
|
30.7
|
30.8
|
30.8
|
30.9
|
30.6
|
|
1964
|
30.9
|
30.9
|
30.9
|
30.9
|
30.9
|
31.0
|
31.1
|
31.0
|
31.1
|
31.1
|
31.2
|
31.2
|
31.0
|
|
1965
|
31.2
|
31.2
|
31.3
|
31.4
|
31.4
|
31.6
|
31.6
|
31.6
|
31.6
|
31.7
|
31.7
|
31.8
|
31.5
|
|
1966
|
31.8
|
32.0
|
32.1
|
32.3
|
32.3
|
32.4
|
32.5
|
32.7
|
32.7
|
32.9
|
32.9
|
32.9
|
32.4
|
|
1967
|
32.9
|
32.9
|
33.0
|
33.1
|
33.2
|
33.3
|
33.4
|
33.5
|
33.6
|
33.7
|
33.8
|
33.9
|
33.4
|
|
1968
|
34.1
|
34.2
|
34.3
|
34.4
|
34.5
|
34.7
|
34.9
|
35.0
|
35.1
|
35.3
|
35.4
|
35.5
|
34.8
|
|
1969
|
35.6
|
35.8
|
36.1
|
36.3
|
36.4
|
36.6
|
36.8
|
37.0
|
37.1
|
37.3
|
37.5
|
37.7
|
36.7
|
|
1970
|
37.8
|
38.0
|
38.2
|
38.5
|
38.6
|
38.8
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
39.2
|
39.4
|
39.6
|
39.8
|
38.8
|
|
1971
|
39.8
|
39.9
|
40.0
|
40.1
|
40.3
|
40.6
|
40.7
|
40.8
|
40.8
|
40.9
|
40.9
|
41.1
|
40.5
|
|
1972
|
41.1
|
41.3
|
41.4
|
41.5
|
41.6
|
41.7
|
41.9
|
42.0
|
42.1
|
42.3
|
42.4
|
42.5
|
41.8
|
|
1973
|
42.6
|
42.9
|
43.3
|
43.6
|
43.9
|
44.2
|
44.3
|
45.1
|
45.2
|
45.6
|
45.9
|
46.2
|
44.4
|
|
1974
|
46.6
|
47.2
|
47.8
|
48.0
|
48.6
|
49.0
|
49.4
|
50.0
|
50.6
|
51.1
|
51.5
|
51.9
|
49.3
|
|
1975
|
52.1
|
52.5
|
52.7
|
52.9
|
53.2
|
53.6
|
54.2
|
54.3
|
54.6
|
54.9
|
55.3
|
55.5
|
53.8
|
|
1976
|
55.6
|
55.8
|
55.9
|
56.1
|
56.5
|
56.8
|
57.1
|
57.4
|
57.6
|
57.9
|
58.0
|
58.2
|
56.9
|
|
1977
|
58.5
|
59.1
|
59.5
|
60.0
|
60.3
|
60.7
|
61.0
|
61.2
|
61.4
|
61.6
|
61.9
|
62.1
|
60.6
|
|
1978
|
62.5
|
62.9
|
63.4
|
63.9
|
64.5
|
65.2
|
65.7
|
66.0
|
66.5
|
67.1
|
67.4
|
67.7
|
65.2
|
|
1979
|
68.3
|
69.1
|
69.8
|
70.6
|
71.5
|
72.3
|
73.1
|
73.8
|
74.6
|
75.2
|
75.9
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76.7
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72.6
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Free Fixed Income Primer on page 2 of The Retirement Advisor
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1980-1999
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1980
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77.8
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78.9
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80.1
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81.0
|
81.8
|
82.7
|
82.7
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83.3
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84.0
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84.8
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85.5
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86.3
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82.4
|
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1981
|
87.0
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87.9
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88.5
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89.1
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89.8
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90.6
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91.6
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92.3
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93.2
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93.4
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93.7
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94.0
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90.9
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1982
|
94.3
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94.6
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94.5
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94.9
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95.8
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97.0
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97.5
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97.7
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97.9
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98.2
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98.0
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97.6
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96.5
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1983
|
97.8
|
97.9
|
97.9
|
98.6
|
99.2
|
99.5
|
99.9
|
100.2
|
100.7
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101.0
|
101.2
|
101.3
|
99.6
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1984
|
101.9
|
102.4
|
102.6
|
103.1
|
103.4
|
103.7
|
104.1
|
104.5
|
105.0
|
105.3
|
105.3
|
105.3
|
103.9
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1985
|
105.5
|
106.0
|
106.4
|
106.9
|
107.3
|
107.6
|
107.8
|
108.0
|
108.3
|
108.7
|
109.0
|
109.3
|
107.6
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1986
|
109.6
|
109.3
|
108.8
|
108.6
|
108.9
|
109.5
|
109.5
|
109.7
|
110.2
|
110.3
|
110.4
|
110.5
|
109.6
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1987
|
111.2
|
111.6
|
112.1
|
112.7
|
113.1
|
113.5
|
113.8
|
114.4
|
115.0
|
115.3
|
115.4
|
115.4
|
113.6
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1988
|
115.7
|
116.0
|
116.5
|
117.1
|
117.5
|
118.0
|
118.5
|
119.0
|
119.8
|
120.2
|
120.3
|
120.5
|
118.3
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1989
|
121.1
|
121.6
|
122.3
|
123.1
|
123.8
|
124.1
|
124.4
|
124.6
|
125.0
|
125.6
|
125.9
|
126.1
|
124.0
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1990
|
127.4
|
128.0
|
128.7
|
128.9
|
129.2
|
129.9
|
130.4
|
131.6
|
132.7
|
133.5
|
133.8
|
133.8
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130.7
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1991
|
134.6
|
134.8
|
135.0
|
135.2
|
135.6
|
136.0
|
136.2
|
136.6
|
137.2
|
137.4
|
137.8
|
137.9
|
136.2
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1992
|
138.1
|
138.6
|
139.3
|
139.5
|
139.7
|
140.2
|
140.5
|
140.9
|
141.3
|
141.8
|
142.0
|
141.9
|
140.3
|
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1993
|
142.6
|
143.1
|
143.6
|
144.0
|
144.2
|
144.4
|
144.4
|
144.8
|
145.1
|
145.7
|
145.8
|
145.8
|
144.5
|
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1994
|
146.2
|
146.7
|
147.2
|
147.4
|
147.5
|
148.0
|
148.4
|
149.0
|
149.4
|
149.5
|
149.7
|
149.7
|
148.2
|
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1995
|
150.3
|
150.9
|
151.4
|
151.9
|
152.2
|
152.5
|
152.5
|
152.9
|
153.2
|
153.7
|
153.6
|
153.5
|
152.4
|
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1996
|
154.4
|
154.9
|
155.7
|
156.3
|
156.6
|
156.7
|
157.0
|
157.3
|
157.8
|
158.3
|
158.6
|
158.6
|
156.9
|
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1997
|
159.1
|
159.6
|
160.0
|
160.2
|
160.1
|
160.3
|
160.5
|
160.8
|
161.2
|
161.6
|
161.5
|
161.3
|
160.5
|
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1998
|
161.6
|
161.9
|
162.2
|
162.5
|
162.8
|
163.0
|
163.2
|
163.4
|
163.6
|
164.0
|
164.0
|
163.9
|
163.0
|
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1999
|
164.3
|
164.5
|
165.0
|
166.2
|
166.2
|
166.2
|
166.7
|
167.1
|
167.9
|
168.2
|
168.3
|
168.3
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166.6
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2000 - present
Series
Id: CUUR0000SA0 - Not Seasonally Adjusted -
Area: U.S. city
average -
Item: All items -
Base Period: 1982-84=100
| | Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
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| 1999 | 164.3 | 164.5 | 165.0 | 166.2 | 166.2 | 166.2 | 166.7 | 167.1 | 167.9 | 168.2 | 168.3 | 168.3 | 166.6 |
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| 2000 | 168.8 | 169.8 | 171.2 | 171.3 | 171.5 | 172.4 | 172.8 | 172.8 | 173.7 | 174.0 | 174.1 | 174.0 | 172.2 |
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| 2001 | 175.1 | 175.8 | 176.2 | 176.9 | 177.7 | 178.0 | 177.5 | 177.5 | 178.3 | 177.7 | 177.4 | 176.7 | 177.1 |
|---|
| 2002 | 177.1 | 177.8 | 178.8 | 179.8 | 179.8 | 179.9 | 180.1 | 180.7 | 181.0 | 181.3 | 181.3 | 180.9 | 179.9 |
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| 2003 | 181.7 | 183.1 | 184.2 | 183.8 | 183.5 | 183.7 | 183.9 | 184.6 | 185.2 | 185.0 | 184.5 | 184.3 | 184.0 |
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| 2004 | 185.2 | 186.2 | 187.4 | 188.0 | 189.1 | 189.7 | 189.4 | 189.5 | 189.9 | 190.9 | 191.0 | 190.3 | 188.9 |
|---|
| 2005 | 190.7 | 191.8 | 193.3 | 194.6 | 194.4 | 194.5 | 195.4 | 196.4 | 198.8 | 199.2 | 197.6 | 196.8 | 195.3 |
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| 2006 | 198.3 | 198.7 | 199.8 | 201.5 | 202.5 | 202.9 | 203.5 | 203.9 | 202.9 | 201.8 | 201.5 | 201.8 | 201.6 |
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| 2007 | 202.416 | 203.499 | 205.352 | 206.686 | 207.949 | 208.352 | 208.299 | 207.917 | 208.490 | 208.936 | 210.177 | 210.036 | 207.342 |
|---|
| 2008 | 211.080 | 211.693 | 213.528 | 214.823 | 216.632 | 218.815 | 219.964 | 219.086 | 218.783 | 216.573 | 212.425 | 210.228 | 215.303 |
|---|
| 2009 | 211.143 | 212.193 | 212.709 | 213.240 | 213.856 | 215.693 | 215.351 | 215.834 | 215.969 | | | | |
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