Posts Categorized: Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent
in October on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1 percent in September,
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.

An increase in the gasoline index was responsible for over one-third of the
seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index; advances in the indexes for
shelter, used cars and trucks, and electricity also contributed. The increases
in the gasoline and electricity indexes led to a 2.4-percent rise in the energy
index. The food index, in contrast, declined slightly in October.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in
September on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in August, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all
items index rose 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The shelter index continued to rise and accounted for over half of the seasonally
adjusted monthly increase in the all items index. The energy index declined 0.5
percent in September after rising in August. The food index was unchanged in
September, as an increase in the index for food away from home offset a decline
in the food at home index.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in
August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in July, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items
index rose 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.

Increases in the indexes for shelter and energy were the main contributors to the
seasonally adjusted monthly increase in the all items index. The energy index
increased 1.9 percent in August; a 3.0-percent increase in the gasoline index was
the largest factor, but the other energy component indexes also rose. The shelter
index increased 0.3 percent in August, the same increase as in July. The food
index rose only slightly in August, with the index for food at home unchanged.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in
July on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1 percent in June, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items
index rose 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent in July and accounted for nearly 60 percent
of the seasonally adjusted monthly increase in the all items index. The food index
rose slightly in July, with major grocery store food group indexes mixed. The
energy index fell 0.5 percent, as all the major component indexes declined.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in
June on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in May, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items
index rose 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The indexes for shelter, gasoline, and food all rose to lead to the seasonally
adjusted increase in the all items index. The food index increased 0.2 percent in
June, with the indexes for food at home and food away from home both rising
0.2 percent. Despite a 0.5-percent increase in the gasoline index, the energy index
declined 0.3 percent, with the indexes for electricity and natural gas both falling.

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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 2.8 percent before seasonal adjustment. The indexes for gasoline and shelter were the largest factors in the seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index, as they were in April. The gasoline index increased 1.7 percent, more than offsetting declines in some of the other energy component indexes and led to a 0.9-percent rise in the energy index. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent. The food index was unchanged over the month.

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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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