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Consumer Price Index – July 2024 (bls.gov) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, after declining 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the All items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose 0.4 percent in July, accounting for nearly 90 percent of the monthly increase in...

November CPI: Thank you, gas prices! No thank you, owners’ equivalent rent  – by New Deal democrat Just like producer prices as reported last Friday, consumer prices for November confirm the inflection point of last June. Thank you, lower gas prices! Here’s what total and core (ex-food and energy) inflation look like, normed to 100 in June: Since June, overall consumer inflation has increased 1.0%, so is increasing at a 2.2% annual rate....