United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South in December 2003 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December 2003, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): South was 177.5 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 1.7%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Household energy: 9.1%
  2. Motor fuel: 4.7%
  3. Food at home: 4.4%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: South and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in December 2003.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Food at home
Household energy
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: South of Selected Categories in December 2003 (Not Seas Adj.)
Household energy
Energy
Motor fuel
Food at home
Food
All items
All items less medical care
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: South in December 2003 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
All items less food and energy
Food
Food at home
All items
All items less medical care
Household energy
Energy
Motor fuel
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South of Selected categories in December 2003 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 177.5 1.7
Energy 125.3 7.1
All items less food 176.7 1.3
All items less food and energy 185.4 0.8
All items less shelter 173.8 1.6
All items less medical care 170.6 1.6
All items less energy 184.5 1.3
Apparel 131.5 -3.2
Commodities 150.7 0.3
Energy commodities 125.8 4.9
Commodities less food 135.9 -1.5
Commodities less food and beverages 134.3 -1.8
Commodities less food and energy commodities 141.6 -2.5
Durables 117.4 -3.9
Education and communication 109.2 0.4
Food and beverages 181.3 3.6
Food 181.4 3.7
Food at home 179.3 4.4
Alcoholic beverages 179.6 2.5
Other goods and services 288.5 0.9
Housing 169.7 2.2
Shelter 189.5 1.9
Fuels and utilities 153.7 8.0
Household energy 131.7 9.1
Household furnishings and operations 125 -1.6
Medical care 293.7 3.6
Medical care commodities 256 1.2
Medical care services 304.3 4.3
Nondurables 165.8 1.9
Nondurables less food 152 0.3
Nondurables less food and beverages 150.5 0.1
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 165.6 1.6
Nondurables less food and apparel 165.9 1.7
Recreation 107.9 1.0
Services 204.9 2.7
Rent of shelter 194.7 1.9
Other services 251.5 1.9
Transportation services 221.5 2.8
Services less rent of shelter 223.9 3.6
Services less medical care services 194.9 2.6
Services less energy services 212.7 2.3
Transportation 151.5 -0.1
Private transportation 150 0.0
Food away from home 186.8 2.6
Rent of primary residence 186 1.9
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 192 1.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 192 1.8
Energy services 133.4 9.0
Electricity 125.5 6.9
Utility (piped) gas service 179.4 18.9
Professional services 260.7 2.2
New and used motor vehicles 94.8 -3.9
New vehicles 141.7 -1.6
Used cars and trucks 131.1 -11.7
Motor fuel 123.7 4.7
Gasoline (all types) 123.1 4.7
New cars 140.3 -1.3
New cars and trucks 96.6 -1.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular 121 5.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 129.5 4.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium 125.2 4.0

U.S. CPI-U: South and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): South and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
2021
2022
2023