February 18, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Consumer prices increase 1.6 percent in 12 months
12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, January 2010–January 2011
| Month |
All items |
All items less food and energy |
Jan 2010 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
Feb 2010 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
Mar 2010 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
Apr 2010 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
May 2010 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
Jun 2010 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
Jul 2010 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
Aug 2010 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
Sep 2010 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Oct 2010 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
Nov 2010 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Dec 2010 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
Jan 2011 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
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