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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in
April on a seasonally adjusted basis after falling 0.1 percent in March, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items
index rose 2.5 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The indexes for gasoline and shelter were the largest factors in the seasonally
adjusted increase in the all items index, although the food index increased as well.
The gasoline index increased 3.0 percent, more than offsetting declines in other
energy component indexes and led to a 1.4-percent rise in the energy index. The
food index rose 0.3 percent, with the food at home index rising 0.3 percent and the
index for food away from home increasing 0.2 percent.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in
March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in February, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all
items index rose 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.

A decline in the gasoline index more than outweighed increases in the indexes for
shelter, medical care, and food to result in the slight seasonally adjusted
decline in the all items index. The energy index fell sharply due mainly to the
4.9-percent decrease in the gasoline index. The index for food rose 0.1 percent
over the month, with the indexes for food at home and food away from home both
increasing.

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