The April Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, had no increase or decrease from March. The reason was gasoline prices, which declined -2.6% from last month Below is the graph for CPI's monthly percentage change.
The March Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, increased 0.3%. Inflation was across the board and for the year has increased 2.7%. Below is the graph for CPI's monthly percentage change.
The February Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, increased 0.4%. Gas prices are responsible for 80% of the monthly CPI increase. From a year ago, CPI has risen 2.9%. Below is the graph for CPI's monthly percentage change.
The January Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, increased 0.2%. From a year ago, CPI has risen 2.9%. Below is the graph for CPI's monthly percentage change.
The December Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, had no change, or zero from last month. This is the second month in a row for zero inflation. The flat line was caused by a -1.3% energy decrease. Gas alone decreased -2.0% in a month. Food increased 0.2%. For the year, not seasonally adjusted, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 3.0%.
The November Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, had no change, or zero from last month. The flat line was caused by a -1.6% energy decrease for the month. Food increased 0.1%. Gas alone decreased -2.4% in a month and food at home, or groceries, decreased -0.1%. Eating out increased 0.3%. Core CPI, or price increases minus food and energy costs, rose 0.2%.
The July Consumer Price Index increased 0.5% from last month and half of it is gas, which increased 4.7% in a month. Core CPI, or price increases minus food and energy costs, rose 0.2%. Core CPI is a Federal Reserve inflation watch number. For the year, not seasonally adjusted, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) has risen 3.6%. In May CPI dropped by -0.2%.
The Consumer Price Index for June 2011 decreased -0.2% from last month and it's all gas, which plunged -6.8% in a month. Core CPI rose 0.3%, the same increase as last month, which was the largest jump since July 2008. Core CPI removes food and energy cost increases and is the number the Federal Reserve watches for inflation.
The Producer Price Index for finished goods increased 0.2% in May 2011. The PPI measures prices obtained for U.S. goods. Intermediate goods prices increased 0.9% and crude or raw materials prices dropped -4.1%. PPI is often called wholesale inflation by the press. This worries Wall Street:
The Producer Price Index for finished goods increased 0.7% in March 2011. The PPI measures prices obtained for U.S. goods. Intermediate goods prices increased 1.5% and crude or raw materials prices dropped -0.5% after rising 3.4% in February. PPI is often called wholesale inflation by the press.
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