Consumer Prices - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Family Economics and Nutrition Review, Wntr, 2001

Consumer Prices

Average percent change for major budgetary components

                                 Annual average percent
                                change from December of
                               previous year to December:

GROUP                            1990     1995     2000

All Items                         6.1      2.5      3.4
Food                              5.3      2.1      2.8
  Food at home                    5.8      2.0      3.0
  Food away from home             4.5      2.2      2.4
Housing                           4.5      3.0      4.3
Apparel                           5.1      0.1     -1.9
Transportation                   10.4      1.5      4.3
Medical care                      9.6      3.9      4.2
Recreation                         NA      2.8      1.4
Education and communication        NA      4.0      1.2
Other goods and services          7.6      4.3      4.5

                                Percent change
                               12 months ending
GROUP                           with May 2001

All Items                            3.6
Food                                 3.1
  Food at home                       3.2
  Food away from home                2.9
Housing                              4.6
Apparel                             -1.8
Transportation                       4.0
Medical care                         4.6
Recreation                           1.8
Education and communication          2.2
Other goods and services             3.7

Price per pound for selected food items

                                       Price per pound unless
                                       otherwise noted (as of
                                       December in each year)
                                                                    May
Food                                   1990     1995     2000      2001

Flour, white, all purpose             $ .24    $ .24    $ .28     $ .31
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked       .49      .55      .50       .49
Spaghetti and macaroni                  .85      .88      .88       .91
Bread, white                            .70      .84      .99      1.00
Beef, ground, uncooked                 1.63     1.40     1.63      1.74
Pork chops, center cut, bone-in        3.32     3.29     3.46      3.50
Chicken, fresh, whole                   .86      .94     1.08      1.10
Tuna, light, chunk                     2.11     2.00     1.92      1.89
Eggs, Grade A, large, per dozen        1.00     1.16      .96       .88
Milk, fresh, lowfat, per gallon          NA     2.31     2.66      2.56
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick        1.92     1.73     2.80      3.26
Apples, red delicious                   .77      .83      .82       .85
Bananas                                 .43      .45      .49       .51
Oranges, navel                          .56      .64      .62       .79
Potatoes, white                         .32      .38      .35       .36
Lettuce, iceberg                        .58      .61      .85       .87
Tomatoes, field grown                   .86     1.51     1.57      1.24
Broccoli                                 NA      .76     1.52      1.00
Carrots, short trimmed and topped       .43      .53      .52       .52
Onions, dry yellow                       NA      .41       NA        NA
Orange juice, frozen
  concentrate per 16 oz.               2.02     1.57     1.88      1.89
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg.            .40      .39      .40       .42
Margarine, stick                        .87      .79       NA        NA
Peanut butter, creamy                  2.09     1.78     1.96      1.94
Coffee, 100% ground roast              2.94     3.75     3.21      3.10

NA = Data not available.

Selected items from CPI Detailed Reports, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
various issues. Price changes are for all urban consumers. Food prices
are U.S. city average.