Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in August 2013, a US Labor Department report released Tuesday showed. The figure was below forecasts with economists expecting prices to rise 0.2 percent to match July’s gain.

Advances in food (+0.1%), apparel (+0.1%), shelter (+0.2%) and medical care (commodities +0.4% and services +0.7) were offset by falling energy prices (-0.3%). Continue reading August 2013 US Inflation →

Consumer prices jumped 0.5% in June 2013, the biggest gain since February and well above the prior month’s 0.1% advance, US Labor Department figures revealed Tuesday.

The pick-up was larger than most forecasts from polled economists with media outlets hanging an expected increase closer to 0.3%. Continue reading June 2013 US Inflation →

Consumer prices climbed 0.1 percent in May 2013, reversing direction from two consecutive monthly declines of 0.4 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March.

Despite the increase, most media sources are describing inflation as subdued and below economists’ expectations of an often cited 0.2 percent area. Continue reading May 2013 US Inflation →

Consumer prices fell 0.4 percent in April 2013, marking a second straight monthly decline when coupled with the 0.2 percent fall in March. The huge reversal contrasts sharply from the 0.7 percent increase in February.

In each of the months, prices at the pump largely dictated and led changes. Last month, gasoline prices dropped 8.1 percent. Continue reading April 2013 US Inflation →

Consumer prices declined 0.2 percent in March 2013, more than most analysts expected and following the higher-than-expected 0.7 percent increase in February 2013 — the largest since June 2009.

Credited in pulling costs down for Americans were lower energy prices. Specially and notably, gas prices fell 4.4 percent after soaring 9.1 percent in the previous month. Continue reading March 2013 US Inflation →

Consumer prices surged 0.7 percent in February 2013. It was the first increase since October and it was the biggest gain going back to June 2009. Consumer prices were flat overall in January and December. Continue reading February 2013 US Inflation →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. Continue reading January 2013 US Inflation →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. Continue reading December 2012 US Inflation →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.3 percent in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment. Continue reading November 2012 US Inflation →

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. Continue reading October 2012 US Inflation →