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May 16, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Expenditure category | Relative importance, March 2012 | Percent change, April 2011–April 2012 |
---|---|---|
All items |
100.000 | 2.3 |
Housing |
40.592 | 1.7 |
Transportation |
17.577 | 2.9 |
Food and beverages |
15.111 | 3.0 |
Medical care |
7.047 | 3.4 |
Education and communication |
6.712 | 2.0 |
Recreation |
6.008 | 1.1 |
Apparel |
3.612 | 5.1 |
Other goods and services |
3.341 | 1.8 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Consumer prices increase 2.3 percent from April 2011 to April 2012.