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CPI-U index drops 0.2% in August.

Posted September 17, 2014 - Filed under Consumer Price Index, Release Observations.

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CPI-U index drops 0.20%, seasonally adjusted, with gas prices dropping 4.1% and contributing 0.25% drop to the index.  See table, and chart (below).

Year over year CPI-U inflation now at  1.71%.

CPI-W inflaiton rate now 1.60%.CC_cpiu_sa