Inflation on the rise again

CPI U.S. Economy

U.S. Consumer prices rose again after dipping in the last month, led by increase in gasoline prices.
The Labor Department announced total cpi edge up by 0.2 % in April on the seasonally adjusted basis. Overall CPI grew by 2.5 % over the past 12 months, as the core rate increased on the slower rate than total consumer price index.

With prices rising across the board, consumer had to paid more money for food, energy, gasoline, while within communication sector prices declined.

Stripping out the volatile food and energy categories, the core rate of consumer price inflation rose smaller than total consumer price by 0.1 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, hospital services, lodging and tuition prices grew above average, Car prices decline.
The core index is usually viewed by investors and the Federal Reserve as a better gauge of inflationary pressure because it excludes the volatile food and energy categories.
Over the past 12 months, stripping out the volatile food and energy categories, the core rate of consumer price inflation has climbed by 2.1 %.

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Fuels & Transportation

Energy and commoditie prices grew by higher rate than in previous month, commodities by 0.4% and energy rose by 1.4 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, over the past 12 months, energy grew by 7.9 %.

The Consumer Price Index for Transportation advanced by 0.20 %, from March 2018 and went up by 4.10 %, from April 2017.

New vehicles decreased by -0.50 %, from March 2018 and fell by -1.60 %, from April 2017.

Gasoline all types climbed by 3.00 %, from March 2018 and rose by 13.40 %, from April 2017. Public transportation decreased by -1.60 %, from March 2018 and fell by -3.00 %, from April 2017.

Communication		Personal Computers		Medical Care		Hospital & Related Services
-0.20%	-1.40%	-0.20%	-3.40%	0.10%	2.20%	0.20%	4.50%
*M/M*	Y/Y	M/M	Y/Y	M/M	Y/Y	M/M	Y/Y

Food		Housing & Apparel
Food & beverages prices continue to grow by higher rate, food prices grew by 0.3 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, meats, poultry, fish & eggs prices rose the most, by 0.7 %. Food prices advanced by 1.4 % for the year.		Prices for housing have increased on the same pace like in previous month, housing grew by 0.3 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, as prices for household furnishings increased the most. Prices for housing jumped by 3 % for the year. Apparel prices have rebounded from decline in previous period, apparel prices grew by 0.3 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, led by increases in womens, girls, apparel, infants and toddlers apparel. Apparel prices rose by 0.8 % over the past 12 months.

Consumer Price Index Y/Y

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Consumer Price Indexes CPI by Category (from the same month a year ago change, % )	April 2018 final	March 2018 final	Feb. 2018 final	Jan. 2018 final	Dec. 2017 final	Nov. 2017 final
All Items	2.5 %	2.4 %	2.2 %	2.1 %	2.1 %	2.2 %
All items ex. Food and energy	2.1 %	2.1 %	1.8 %	1.8 %	1.8 %	1.7 %
Food & beverages	1.4 %	1.3 %	1.4 %	1.7 %	1.6 %	1.4 %
Food at home	0.5 %	0.4 %	0.5 %	1 %	0.9 %	0.6 %
Meats poultry fish & eggs	3.5 %	2.1 %	1.7 %	1.9 %	2.8 %	1.4 %
Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage materials	-0.8 %	-0.4 %	-1 %	0.4 %	- %	- %
Alcoholic beverages	1.4 %	1.4 %	1.4 %	1.2 %	1.4 %	1.5 %
Food away from home	2.5 %	2.5 %	2.6 %	2.5 %	2.5 %	2.4 %

Housing	3 %	3 %	2.8 %	2.8 %	2.9 %	2.8 %
Shelter	3.4 %	3.3 %	3.1 %	3.2 %	3.2 %	3.2 %
Lodging away from home	1.6 %	2.4 %	-1.5 %	-1.3 %	0.6 %	0.6 %
Fuels & utilities	2.2 %	3 %	3.1 %	2.7 %	3.5 %	3.3 %
Household energy	1.9 %	3.1 %	3.2 %	2.6 %	3.5 %	3.4 %
Fuel oil & other fuels	22.6 %	20 %	20.7 %	22.5 %	15.2 %	18.6 %
Energy services	1.2 %	2.5 %	2.6 %	1.9 %	3.1 %	2.8 %
Water & sewer & trash collection	3.1 %	2.9 %	2.9 %	2.9 %	3.2 %	3.2 %
Household furnishings & operations	0.6 %	-0.1 %	-0.1 %	-0.5 %	-0.8 %	-0.8 %

Apparel	0.8 %	0.3 %	0.4 %	-0.7 %	-1.6 %	-1.6 %
Mens & boys apparel	2 %	0.4 %	-0.6 %	-0.9 %	-1.1 %	-1.6 %
Womens & girls apparel	0.6 %	-1 %	1.3 %	-0.1 %	-2.4 %	-2.3 %
Infants & toddlers apparel	4.7 %	4.6 %	0.9 %	0.8 %	-0.3 %	-0.7 %
Footwear	-0.4 %	0.8 %	-0.3 %	-2.3 %	-2.6 %	-2.1 %

Transportation	4.1 %	3.9 %	4.1 %	3 %	3.5 %	4.4 %
Private transportation	4.7 %	4.3 %	4.6 %	3.4 %	3.8 %	4.8 %
New & used motor vehicles	-0.8 %	- %	-0.5 %	-0.5 %	-0.3 %	-1.1 %
New vehicles	-1.6 %	-1.2 %	-1.5 %	-1.2 %	-0.5 %	-1.1 %
Used cars & trucks	-0.9 %	0.4 %	-0.1 %	-0.6 %	-1 %	-2.1 %
Motor fuel	13.5 %	11.2 %	12.7 %	8.6 %	10.7 %	16.5 %
Gasoline all types	13.4 %	11.1 %	12.6 %	8.5 %	10.7 %	16.5 %
Motor vehicle parts & equipment	0.6 %	-0.1 %	-0.1 %	-0.5 %	-0.8 %	-0.8 %
Motor vehicle maintenance & repair	1.5 %	1.5 %	1.5 %	1.4 %	1.8 %	1.9 %
Public transportation	-3 %	-2.1 %	-2 %	-2.1 %	-1.6 %	-0.8 %

Medical care	2.2 %	2 %	1.8 %	2 %	1.8 %	1.7 %
Medical care commodities	1.9 %	1.4 %	1.6 %	1.8 %	2.3 %	1.8 %
Medical care services	2.2 %	2.1 %	1.8 %	2 %	1.6 %	1.6 %
Professional services	1.3 %	0.6 %	0.1 %	-0.2 %	-0.3 %	-0.3 %
Hospital & related services	4.5 %	5.2 %	5 %	6 %	5.1 %	5 %

Recreation	- %	- %	- %	- %	- %	- %
Video & audio	0.1 %	0.9 %	1.5 %	2.3 %	3.1 %	3.6 %

Education & communication	0.1 %	-0.2 %	-1.8 %	-1.7 %	-1.7 %	-1.7 %
Education	-2.1 %	-2.5 %	-3 %	-2.8 %	-3.2 %	-2.6 %
Educational books & supplies	0.4 %	-0.4 %	-0.4 %	-0.6 %	-1.8 %	-0.5 %
Tuition other school fees & childcare	1.9 %	1.9 %	2.1 %	2.1 %	2.2 %	2.4 %

Communication	-1.4 %	-1.8 %	-5 %	-4.9 %	-4.9 %	-5 %
Information & information processing	-1.5 %	-2 %	-5.2 %	-5.2 %	-5.2 %	-5.3 %
Telephone services	-0.4 %	-1.5 %	-6.3 %	-6.6 %	-6.5 %	-6.7 %
Information technology hardware & services	-3.6 %	-3 %	-2.9 %	-2.4 %	-2.4 %	-2.5 %
Personal computers & peripheral equi.	-3.4 %	-3.7 %	-4.8 %	-4.6 %	-4.7 %	-3.5 %

Other goods & services	- %	- %	- %	- %	- %	- %
Tobacco & smoking products	3 %	5.9 %	6.6 %	6.6 %	6.5 %	7.5 %
Personal care	2.2 %	1.6 %	1.3 %	1.2 %	0.9 %	1.1 %
Personal care products	- %	0.3 %	-0.3 %	-0.3 %	-0.8 %	- %
Personal care services	2.3 %	1.9 %	1.9 %	1.8 %	1.5 %	1.4 %
Miscellaneous personal services	4.1 %	2.8 %	2.5 %	2.1 %	2.2 %	2.3 %
Commodities	1.8 %	1.5 %	1.5 %	1.2 %	1.3 %	1.6 %
Energy index	7.9 %	7 %	7.7 %	5.5 %	6.9 %	9.4 %

Consumer Price Index M/M

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Consumer Price Indexes CPI (Month on Month change, % )	April 2018 final	March 2018 final	Feb. 2018 final	Jan. 2018 final	Dec. 2017 final	Nov. 2017 final
All Items	0.2 %	-0.1 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.1 %	0.4 %
All items ex. Food and energy	0.1 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.3 %	0.1 %
Food & beverages	0.3 %	0.1 %	- %	0.2 %	0.2 %	- %
Food at home	0.3 %	0.1 %	-0.2 %	0.2 %	0.1 %	-0.1 %
Meats poultry fish & eggs	0.7 %	0.8 %	-0.2 %	0.8 %	0.9 %	-0.3 %
Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage materials	-0.6 %	0.4 %	-0.1 %	-0.1 %	-0.1 %	-0.6 %
Alcoholic beverages	0.3 %	0.1 %	0.2 %	- %	- %	0.2 %
Food away from home	0.2 %	0.1 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.2 %

Housing	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.2 %
Shelter	0.3 %	0.4 %	0.2 %	0.3 %	0.4 %	0.2 %
Lodging away from home	0.7 %	2.3 %	- %	0.4 %	0.8 %	-1.3 %
Fuels & utilities	-0.2 %	-0.2 %	1 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.7 %
Household energy	-0.4 %	-0.3 %	1.2 %	0.4 %	0.3 %	0.8 %
Fuel oil & other fuels	2.7 %	-0.7 %	-3.6 %	0.9 %	3 %	5 %
Energy services	-0.5 %	-0.2 %	1.4 %	0.4 %	0.3 %	0.6 %
Water & sewer & trash collection	0.4 %	0.2 %	0.3 %	0.2 %	0.3 %	0.4 %
Household furnishings & operations	0.5 %	0.1 %	0.3 %	- %	- %	-0.1 %

Apparel	0.3 %	-0.6 %	1.5 %	-0.3 %	-0.5 %	-1.3 %
Mens & boys apparel	- %	-1 %	1.7 %	-0.5 %	-0.4 %	-1.4 %
Womens & girls apparel	1.2 %	-2.1 %	1.5 %	-0.3 %	-0.6 %	-1.8 %
Infants & toddlers apparel	1.2 %	2.2 %	0.9 %	0.8 %	0.7 %	-3.5 %
Footwear	-0.9 %	1.2 %	1.5 %	-0.3 %	-0.4 %	-0.2 %

Transportation	0.2 %	-1.2 %	- %	0.2 %	-0.2 %	1.9 %
Private transportation	0.4 %	-1.3 %	- %	0.2 %	-0.2 %	2.2 %
New & used motor vehicles	-0.9 %	-0.1 %	-0.2 %	0.6 %	0.9 %	0.6 %
New vehicles	-0.5 %	- %	-0.5 %	0.5 %	0.6 %	0.3 %
Used cars & trucks	-1.6 %	-0.3 %	-0.3 %	0.7 %	1.4 %	1 %
Motor fuel	3 %	-4.9 %	-0.8 %	-0.7 %	-2.7 %	7.2 %
Gasoline all types	3 %	-4.9 %	-0.9 %	-0.8 %	-2.7 %	7.3 %
Motor vehicle parts & equipment	0.5 %	0.1 %	0.3 %	0 %	0 %	-0.1 %
Motor vehicle maintenance & repair	0.3 %	-0.1 %	0.3 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.8 %
Public transportation	-1.6 %	0.3 %	0.6 %	-0.1 %	- %	-1.8 %

Medical care	0.1 %	0.4 %	-0.1 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	- %
Medical care commodities	-0.2 %	0.1 %	-0.3 %	0.9 %	1 %	0.6 %
Medical care services	0.2 %	0.5 %	- %	0.2 %	0.2 %	-0.1 %
Professional services	0.2 %	0.5 %	0.4 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	-0.4 %
Hospital & related services	0.2 %	0.6 %	-0.5 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.1 %

Recreation	-0.3 %	0.3 %	-0.3 %	-0.4 %	-0.4 %	-0.5 %
Video & audio	-0.5 %	-0.3 %	-0.2 %	-0.1 %	-0.3 %	-0.1 %

Education & communication	- %	-0.2 %	-0.2 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.3 %
Education	-0.2 %	-0.4 %	-0.5 %	-0.6 %	-0.6 %	- %
Educational books & supplies	0.1 %	-0.1 %	1.6 %	-0.9 %	-1.1 %	1.5 %
Tuition other school fees & childcare	0.2 %	-0.1 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.3 %

Communication	-0.2 %	-0.3 %	-0.6 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.2 %
Information & information processing	-0.2 %	-0.3 %	-0.6 %	0.1 %	0.1 %	0.2 %
Telephone services	- %	- %	-0.4 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.4 %
Information technology hardware & services	-0.6 %	-0.8 %	-1.1 %	-0.2 %	- %	-0.1 %
Personal computers & peripheral equi.	-0.2 %	0.1 %	-1.2 %	- %	-1 %	-0.5 %

Other goods & services	0.8 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	-0.2 %	-0.1 %	0.1 %
Tobacco & smoking products	1.3 %	-0.2 %	0.1 %	-0.4 %	-0.6 %	0.2 %
Personal care	0.7 %	0.3 %	0.2 %	-0.1 %	- %	- %
Personal care products	- %	-0.1 %	0.1 %	-0.6 %	-0.6 %	0.3 %
Personal care services	0.4 %	0.3 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	0.2 %	-0.1 %
Miscellaneous personal services	1.3 %	0.7 %	0.5 %	0.3 %	0.1 %	0.1 %
Commodities	0.4 %	-0.6 %	-0.1 %	0.1 %	-0.1 %	0.7 %
Energy index	1.4 %	-2.8 %	0.1 %	-0.2 %	-1.2 %	3.9 %

Source: Department of Labor

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