The Consumer Price Index for March 2011 increased 0.5% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 2.7%, the highest since December 2009. The February CPI monthly increase was also 0.5%.
The Consumer Price Index for February 2011 increased 0.5% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 2.1%. January CPI was 0.4%.
The Consumer Price Index for January 2011 increased 0.4% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 1.6%. December CPI was revised to 0.4%.
The Consumer Price Index for December 2010 increased 0.5% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 1.5%. Gas alone increased 8.5% from November. Core CPI, or all items less food and energy, also increased, 0.1%, the same increase as last month. For the year, core CPI, or minus food and energy, is off it's record lows, now at 0.8%.
The Consumer Price Index for November 2010 increased 0.1% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 1.1%. Core CPI, or all items less food and energy, also increased, 0.1%, it's first increase in 4 months. For the year, core CPI, or minus food and energy, is off it's record lows, now at 0.8%.
The Consumer Price Index for October 2010 increased 0.2% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 1.2%. The increase this month was all gas. The energy index increased 2.6% with gas jumping 4.6% in a month. Core CPI, or all items less food and energy, was unchanged, 0.0%, now three months in a row.
The Consumer Price Index for September 2010 increased 0.1% from last month. For the year, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 1.1%. The increase this month was all gas and food. Core CPI, or all items less food and energy, was unchanged from last month, where it too flatlined to +0.0%. This report is from the BLS website.
This should come as no surprise to anyone following CPI analysis, The Social Security administration will announce there will be no increase in social security benefits next year.
The Consumer Price Index for August 2010 increased 0.3% from last month. This is identical to the July 2010 consumer price index increase. Core CPI flatlined to +0.0%. This report is from the BLS website.
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