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Cost of Living

ACCRA Inter-City Cost of Living Index, First Quarter, 2006
                                 
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City by Region  
Illinois Comp. Grocery Items
Housing
 Utilities Transport

Health
care

 Misc. Items
Bloomington-Normal 98.7 110.3 87.9 112.3 94.4 99.1 100.2
Champaign-Urbana 95.5 93.2 87.9 114.5 101.1 99.3 94.9
Chicago 111.9 109.4 133.5 107.2 105.2 107.5 99.3
Danville 93.4 88.5 81.8 115.5 113.8 90.7 92.8
Decatur       91.2   98.0   77.7   112.3   90.6   102.6   92.3
Galesburg 92.9 102.4 79.9 97.1 95.0 115.9 95.2
Joliet-Will County 100.8 109.8 99.8 103.9 101.3 104.8 96.8
Quincy 93.4 92.1 87.3 81.5 95.0 94.4 101.4
Springfield 91.2 91.4 87.5 85.3 95.9 108.1 92.5
                                 
Midwestern Region
Cleveland OH 98.0 106.4 92.0 112.4 99.1 100.9 95.0
Denver CO       100.4   103.7   106.7   94.3   94.7   102.5   97.1
Des Moines IA 92.7 89.1 88.4 103.6 90.4 88.9 95.5
Detroit MI 104.1 101.0 116.5 108.7 98.6 100.3 96.1
Indianapolis IN   96.5 101.7 90.6 97.7 96.1 94.3 99.3
Milwaukee WI 100.0 99.7 104.5 95.9 102.6 103.2 96.7
Rochester MN   99.7 88.9 89.5 128.1 97.6 103.8 103.9
St. Louis MO-IL     95.6   97.9   92.4   100.0   96.3   93.6   95.9
                                 
Eastern
Region
Boston MA 133.6 112.6 163.2 126.0 111.5 130.4 126.4
New York
(Manhattan) NY		 201.2 144.6 373.6 135.1 108.6 127.8 138.2
Philadelphia PA 124.0 123.7 144.7 115.2 110.0 115.9 115.1
Washington DC-
MD-VA-WV		 125.5 103.4 168.0 125.3 110.3 99.8 107.1
                                 
Southern
Region
Atlanta GA 97.5 97.8 96.3 86.2 102.0 101.2 99.9
Dallas TX 95.8 105.8 78.4 119.1 102.6 99.7 97.0
Miami-Dade
County FL		 115.4 102.1 144.0 96.5 109.1 113.4 104.8
Nashville TN 98.0 102.8 83.4 104.1 111.1 101.3 101.9
                                 
Western
Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA 158.2 135.8 271.7 102.9 115.0 116.6 108.7
Phoenix AZ 103.8 99.1 113.4 90.4 101.4 100.8 102.7
Salt Lake City UT 102.9 101.9 100.8 94.8 98.2 87.5 110.4
Seattle WA 116.3 110.0 136.8 93.6 108.7 117.1 110.6
Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers
(Baseline: 1982-1984 =100.0)
United States                    
                     
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Year 2002
Mo. to Mo.
Year 2003
Mo. to Mo.
Month
CPI  
% Change
Month
          CPI  
% Change
January  177.1  
0.2
 January  181.7  
           0.4
February 177.8
         0.4
 February 183.1
           0.8
March   178.8  
         0.6
 March   184.2  
           0.6
April 179.8
         0.6
 April 183.8
          -0.2
May   179.8  
          0
 May   183.5  
          -0.2
June 179.9
         0.1
 June 183.7
           0.1
July   180.1  
0.1
July   183.9  
           0.1
August 180.7
0.3
August 184.6
           0.4
September 181.0  
         0.2
 September 185.2  
           0.3
October 181.3
0.2
October 185.0
          -0.1
November 181.3  
0
November 184.5  
          -0.3
December 180.9
        -0.2
 December 184.3
          -0.1
Annual Average
        179.9
 Annual Average
         184.0
                     
Year 2004
Mo. to Mo.
Year 2005
Mo. to Mo.
Month
CPI  
% Change Month
CPI  
% Change
January  185.2  
         0.5
 January  190.7  
           0.2
February 186.2  
         0.5
 February 191.8
           0.6
March   187.4  
         0.6
 March   193.3  
           0.8
April   188.0  
         0.3
April 194.6
           0.7
May   189.1  
         0.6
May   194.4  
          -0.1
June 189.7
         0.3
 June 194.5
           0.1
July   189.4  
        -0.2
July   195.4  
0.5
August 189.5  
         0.1
 August 196.4
0.5
September 189.9  
         0.2
 September 198.8  
1.2
October 190.9
         0.5
October 199.2
0.2
November 191.0  
         0.1
 November 197.6  
-0.8
December 190.3
        -0.4
 December 196.8
           -0.4
Annual Average
       188.9
Annual Average
          195.3
                     
Year 2006
Mo. to Mo.
Month
CPI  
% Change
          
January  198.3  
0.8
      
         
February 198.7
0.2
    
         
March   199.8  
0.6
        
     
April 201.5
0.9