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Consumer prices increased in September 2025
CPI U.S. Economy
Modified 2025-12-04T13:21:37+00:00 Goran Soko / CSIMarket.com Contributer
The Consumer price Indexes increased by 0.3 % in September 2025 on the seasonally adjusted basis, reported by the U.S. Labor Department. Cpi jumped by 3 % for the year, while creating an additional burden for consumers.
With prices rising across the board, consumer had to paid more money for food, energy, gasoline, while within communication sector prices declined.
Core CPI the measure of retail-level inflation that strips out food and energy prices to get a better handle on underlying inflationary trends, increased less than total consumer price by 0.2 % on the seasonally adjusted basis. Some economists prefer core cpi over the total CPI, because they believe it provides a better idea of longer-term inflationary trends. Core CPI excluding food and energy jumped by 3 % for the year.
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Fuels & Transportation
Energy prices have increased by higher rate than in previous period, energy rose by 1.5 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, energy jumped by 2.8 % for the year.
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The Consumer Price Index for Transportation
advanced by 0.80 %, from Aug. 2025 and
went up by 1.70 %, from Sep. 2024.
New vehicles
increased by 0.20 %, from Aug. 2025 and
moved up by 0.80 %, from Sep. 2024.
Gasoline all types
climbed by 4.10 %, from Aug. 2025 and
fell by -0.50 %, from Sep. 2024. Public transportation
advanced by 1.60 %, from Aug. 2025 and
climbed by 1.80 %, from Sep. 2024.
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-0.20%
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-1.70%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.20%
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3.30%
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0.30%
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5.50%
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| Food
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Housing & Apparel
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Food & beverages prices have increased by a smaller rate than a month ago, food prices increased by 0.2 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, led by increases in alcoholic beverages, meats, poultry, fish and food at home prices. Food prices jumped by 3.1 % for the year.
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Prices for housing have increased by the smaller rate than a month ago, housing prices increased by 0.2 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, as prices for household furnishings increased the most. Over the last 12 months, prices for housing soared by 3.9 %.
Apparel prices continue to grow by higher rate, apparel prices increased by 0.7 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, prices for mens and boys apparel grew the most. Over the past 12 months, prices for apparel decreased by -0.1 %.
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Consumer Price Index Y/Y
Consumer
Price Indexes
CPI by Category
(from the same month a year ago change, % ) |
Sep. 2025
final |
Aug. 2025
final |
July 2025
final |
June 2025
final |
May 2025
final |
April 2025
final |
| All Items |
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3 % |
2.9 % |
2.7 % |
2.7 % |
2.4 % |
2.3 % |
| All items ex. Food and energy |
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3 % |
3.1 % |
3.1 % |
2.9 % |
2.8 % |
2.8 % |
| Food & beverages |
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3.1 % |
3.2 % |
2.9 % |
3 % |
2.9 % |
2.8 % |
| Food at home |
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2.7 % |
2.7 % |
2.2 % |
2.4 % |
2.2 % |
2 % |
| Meats poultry fish & eggs |
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5.2 % |
5.6 % |
5.2 % |
5.6 % |
6.1 % |
7 % |
| Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage
materials |
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5.3 % |
4.6 % |
3.6 % |
4.4 % |
3.1 % |
3.2 % |
| Alcoholic beverages |
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2 % |
1.9 % |
1.4 % |
1.4 % |
1.5 % |
1.8 % |
| Food away from home |
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3.7 % |
3.9 % |
3.9 % |
3.8 % |
3.8 % |
3.9 % |
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| Housing |
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3.9 % |
4 % |
3.9 % |
4 % |
4 % |
4 % |
| Shelter |
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3.6 % |
3.6 % |
3.7 % |
3.8 % |
3.9 % |
4 % |
| Lodging away from home |
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-0.1 % |
-2.6 % |
-3.5 % |
-2.5 % |
-0.9 % |
-1.4 % |
| Fuels & utilities |
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5.8 % |
6.9 % |
6.5 % |
6.7 % |
6 % |
5.4 % |
| Household energy |
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6.2 % |
7.4 % |
6.8 % |
7.1 % |
6.2 % |
5.5 % |
| Fuel oil & other fuels |
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4.1 % |
-0.5 % |
-2.9 % |
-4.7 % |
-8.6 % |
-9.6 % |
| Energy services |
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6.4 % |
7.7 % |
7.2 % |
7.5 % |
6.8 % |
6.2 % |
| Water & sewer & trash collection |
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4.8 % |
5.3 % |
5.3 % |
5.4 % |
5.2 % |
4.9 % |
| Household furnishings & operations |
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4.1 % |
3.9 % |
3.4 % |
3.3 % |
2.7 % |
2.3 % |
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| Apparel |
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-0.1 % |
0.2 % |
-0.2 % |
-0.5 % |
-0.9 % |
-0.7 % |
| Mens & boys apparel |
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1.5 % |
0.6 % |
0.3 % |
-0.3 % |
0.1 % |
1.1 % |
| Womens & girls apparel |
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-1.9 % |
-1.5 % |
-0.8 % |
-0.8 % |
-1 % |
-1.5 % |
| Infants & toddlers apparel |
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0.2 % |
-0.2 % |
0.1 % |
-2.9 % |
-4.7 % |
-4.4 % |
| Footwear |
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1.3 % |
1.4 % |
0.9 % |
-0.6 % |
-1.6 % |
-1.3 % |
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| Transportation |
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1.7 % |
0.9 % |
- % |
-0.1 % |
-1.3 % |
-1.5 % |
| Private transportation |
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1.8 % |
1 % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
-1 % |
-1.1 % |
| New & used motor vehicles |
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1.7 % |
2.1 % |
1.8 % |
1.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.4 % |
| New vehicles |
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0.8 % |
0.7 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.4 % |
0.3 % |
| Used cars & trucks |
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5.1 % |
6 % |
4.8 % |
2.8 % |
1.8 % |
1.5 % |
| Motor fuel |
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-0.4 % |
-6.5 % |
-9.3 % |
-8.2 % |
-11.9 % |
-11.7 % |
| Gasoline all types |
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-0.5 % |
-6.6 % |
-9.5 % |
-8.3 % |
-12 % |
-11.8 % |
| Motor vehicle parts & equipment |
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4.1 % |
3.9 % |
3.4 % |
3.3 % |
2.7 % |
2.3 % |
| Motor vehicle maintenance & repair |
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7.7 % |
8.5 % |
6.5 % |
5.2 % |
5.1 % |
5.6 % |
| Public transportation |
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1.8 % |
2.2 % |
0.7 % |
-2.7 % |
-5.4 % |
-5.6 % |
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| Medical care |
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3.3 % |
3.4 % |
3.5 % |
2.8 % |
2.5 % |
2.7 % |
| Medical care commodities |
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0.7 % |
- % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
1 % |
| Medical care services |
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3.9 % |
4.2 % |
4.3 % |
3.4 % |
3 % |
3.1 % |
| Professional services |
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2.6 % |
3.5 % |
3.4 % |
2.8 % |
2.4 % |
2.7 % |
| Hospital & related services |
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5.5 % |
- % |
5.8 % |
4.2 % |
3.6 % |
3.6 % |
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| Recreation |
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- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Video & audio |
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1.8 % |
1.5 % |
1.8 % |
2.2 % |
1.5 % |
0.1 % |
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| Education & communication |
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0.4 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.3 % |
0.2 % |
| Education |
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-4 % |
-3.8 % |
-4.3 % |
-3.3 % |
-3.8 % |
-5.3 % |
| Educational books & supplies |
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-0.7 % |
-0.6 % |
0.1 % |
10.2 % |
9.4 % |
10.2 % |
| Tuition other school fees
& childcare |
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2.9 % |
3.3 % |
3.5 % |
3.4 % |
3.5 % |
3.6 % |
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| Communication |
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-1.7 % |
-2.1 % |
-2.2 % |
-1.9 % |
-2.1 % |
-2.3 % |
| Information & information processing |
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-1.9 % |
-2.2 % |
-2.3 % |
-2 % |
-2.3 % |
-2.5 % |
| Telephone services |
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-1.8 % |
-1.7 % |
-0.5 % |
-0.5 % |
-0.3 % |
- % |
| Information technology hardware
& services |
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-2 % |
-2.8 % |
-3.9 % |
-3.3 % |
-4 % |
-4.6 % |
| Personal computers & peripheral
equi. |
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- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
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| Other goods & services |
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- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Tobacco & smoking products |
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6.9 % |
6.3 % |
6.5 % |
6.3 % |
6.3 % |
7.1 % |
| Personal care |
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3.5 % |
3.4 % |
3.3 % |
3.1 % |
3.3 % |
2.8 % |
| Personal care products |
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1.5 % |
1.1 % |
0.4 % |
0.6 % |
0.5 % |
0.4 % |
| Personal care services |
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4.6 % |
3.7 % |
3.8 % |
3.8 % |
3.9 % |
3.6 % |
| Miscellaneous personal services |
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4.4 % |
4.9 % |
5 % |
4.6 % |
5.1 % |
4 % |
| Commodities |
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1.9 % |
1.3 % |
0.7 % |
0.6 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.2 % |
| Energy index |
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2.8 % |
0.2 % |
-1.6 % |
-0.8 % |
-3.5 % |
-3.7 % |
Consumer Price Index M/M
Consumer
Price Indexes
CPI
(Month on Month change, % ) |
Sep. 2025
final |
Aug. 2025
final |
July 2025
final |
June 2025
final |
May 2025
final |
April 2025
final |
| All Items |
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0.3 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
| All items ex. Food and energy |
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0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.2 % |
0.1 % |
0.2 % |
| Food & beverages |
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0.2 % |
0.5 % |
- % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
| Food at home |
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0.3 % |
0.6 % |
-0.1 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
-0.4 % |
| Meats poultry fish & eggs |
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0.3 % |
1 % |
0.2 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.4 % |
-1.6 % |
| Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage
materials |
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0.7 % |
0.6 % |
-0.5 % |
1.4 % |
-0.3 % |
0.7 % |
| Alcoholic beverages |
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0.2 % |
0.6 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
-0.1 % |
- % |
| Food away from home |
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0.1 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.4 % |
0.3 % |
0.4 % |
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| Housing |
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0.2 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
| Shelter |
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0.2 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
| Lodging away from home |
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1.3 % |
2.3 % |
-1 % |
-2.9 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.1 % |
| Fuels & utilities |
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-0.5 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.1 % |
0.8 % |
0.4 % |
1.1 % |
| Household energy |
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-0.7 % |
-0.3 % |
-0.2 % |
0.9 % |
0.5 % |
1.4 % |
| Fuel oil & other fuels |
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0.6 % |
-0.3 % |
1.8 % |
1.3 % |
0.9 % |
-1.3 % |
| Energy services |
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-0.7 % |
-0.2 % |
-0.3 % |
0.9 % |
0.4 % |
1.5 % |
| Water & sewer & trash collection |
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0.1 % |
0.4 % |
0.4 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
| Household furnishings & operations |
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0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.4 % |
1 % |
0.3 % |
1 % |
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| Apparel |
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0.7 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
0.4 % |
-0.4 % |
-0.2 % |
| Mens & boys apparel |
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1.5 % |
0.4 % |
-1.3 % |
0.9 % |
-0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
| Womens & girls apparel |
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0.4 % |
0.2 % |
-0.2 % |
0.5 % |
-0.2 % |
0.3 % |
| Infants & toddlers apparel |
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-0.3 % |
1 % |
3.3 % |
0.4 % |
-1.9 % |
-1.1 % |
| Footwear |
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0.9 % |
-0.4 % |
1.4 % |
0.7 % |
-0.4 % |
-0.5 % |
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| Transportation |
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0.8 % |
0.9 % |
- % |
0.1 % |
-0.7 % |
- % |
| Private transportation |
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0.8 % |
0.7 % |
-0.2 % |
- % |
-0.5 % |
0.1 % |
| New & used motor vehicles |
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- % |
0.4 % |
0.1 % |
-0.4 % |
-0.3 % |
- % |
| New vehicles |
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0.2 % |
0.3 % |
- % |
-0.3 % |
-0.3 % |
- % |
| Used cars & trucks |
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-0.4 % |
1 % |
0.5 % |
-0.7 % |
-0.5 % |
-0.5 % |
| Motor fuel |
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4 % |
1.8 % |
-2 % |
1 % |
-2.6 % |
-0.1 % |
| Gasoline all types |
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4.1 % |
1.9 % |
-2.2 % |
1 % |
-2.6 % |
-0.1 % |
| Motor vehicle parts & equipment |
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0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.4 % |
1 % |
0.3 % |
1 % |
| Motor vehicle maintenance & repair |
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0.2 % |
2.4 % |
1 % |
0.2 % |
-0.1 % |
0.7 % |
| Public transportation |
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1.6 % |
3.6 % |
3 % |
0.4 % |
-2.5 % |
-1.8 % |
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| Medical care |
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0.2 % |
-0.2 % |
0.7 % |
0.5 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
| Medical care commodities |
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-0.1 % |
-0.3 % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
0.6 % |
0.4 % |
| Medical care services |
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0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
0.8 % |
0.6 % |
0.2 % |
0.5 % |
| Professional services |
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-0.4 % |
0.1 % |
0.7 % |
0.5 % |
- % |
0.4 % |
| Hospital & related services |
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0.3 % |
1 % |
0.5 % |
0.7 % |
0.4 % |
0.6 % |
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| Recreation |
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0.4 % |
- % |
0.4 % |
0.8 % |
0.4 % |
0.4 % |
| Video & audio |
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0.2 % |
-0.3 % |
- % |
0.4 % |
0.4 % |
-0.3 % |
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| Education & communication |
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- % |
- % |
- % |
0.1 % |
0.1 % |
-0.1 % |
| Education |
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-0.8 % |
-0.3 % |
-1.3 % |
- % |
0.1 % |
0.3 % |
| Educational books & supplies |
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-0.9 % |
-0.2 % |
0.4 % |
-0.8 % |
- % |
-0.2 % |
| Tuition other school fees
& childcare |
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0.2 % |
0.2 % |
0.4 % |
0.2 % |
0.3 % |
0.1 % |
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| Communication |
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-0.2 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.3 % |
- % |
-0.1 % |
-0.4 % |
| Information & information processing |
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-0.2 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.4 % |
- % |
-0.1 % |
-0.4 % |
| Telephone services |
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- % |
-1 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
- % |
| Information technology hardware
& services |
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-0.4 % |
0.6 % |
-0.6 % |
0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
-0.7 % |
| Personal computers & peripheral
equi. |
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- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
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| Other goods & services |
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0.5 % |
0.2 % |
0.4 % |
0.4 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
| Tobacco & smoking products |
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0.6 % |
1 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.8 % |
0.3 % |
| Personal care |
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0.4 % |
0.1 % |
0.4 % |
0.3 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
| Personal care products |
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0.7 % |
0.4 % |
- % |
0.1 % |
-0.2 % |
0.1 % |
| Personal care services |
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0.9 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
0.6 % |
0.5 % |
0.1 % |
| Miscellaneous personal services |
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-0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
0.8 % |
0.6 % |
0.3 % |
0.3 % |
| Commodities |
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0.5 % |
0.5 % |
- % |
0.3 % |
-0.1 % |
- % |
| Energy index |
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1.5 % |
0.7 % |
-1.1 % |
0.9 % |
-1 % |
0.7 % |
Source: Department of Labor
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