| PRICES | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumer price index (1982-84=100) (percent change)1: |
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| All items | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | |
| Food | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | |
| Shelter | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | |
| Medical care | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | |
| Fuel oil | 50.5 | 35.3 | 13.0 | 7.4 | 39.0 | |
| Electricity | 1.6 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 6.4 | |
| Producer price index (1982=100) (percent change)1: | ||||||
| Finished consumer goods excluding food | 6.1 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 27.6 | |
| Intermediate materials | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 210.5 | |
| Crude materials | 22.8 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 221.5 | |
| Retail prices (dollars per unit): | ||||||
| Gasoline, unleaded regular (gallon) | 1.51 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.80 | 3.27 | |
| No. 2 heating oil (gallon) | 0.93 | 1.71 | 1.98 | 2.24 | 2.99 | |
| Natural gas, residential (1,000 cubic feet) | 7.76 | 12.70 | 13.73 | 13.06 | 13.68 | |
| Electricity, residential (kilowatt-hour) | 8.24 | 9.45 | 10.40 | 10.65 | 11.36 | |
| Bread, whole wheat (pound) | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 1.95 | |
| Ground beef, 100% beef (pound) | 1.63 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.23 | 2.41 | |
| Chicken, fresh, whole (pound) | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.31 | |
| Eggs, Grade A, large (dozen) | 0.96 | 1.35 | 1.54 | 2.10 | 1.83 | |
| Milk, fresh, whole fortified (gallon) | 2.79 | 3.24 | 3.00 | 3.87 | 3.68 | |
| Apples, Red Delicious (pound) | 0.82 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.18 | |
| Tomatoes, field grown (pound) | 1.57 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 2.15 | 1.73 | |
FOOTNOTES
1Percent change from immediate prior year.
2Preliminary
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division
