September 17, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Consumer prices up in August 2012
12-month percent change in the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, August 2011–August 2012
| Month |
All items |
Energy |
Food |
Aug 2011 |
3.8 |
18.4 |
4.6 |
Sep 2011 |
3.9 |
19.3 |
4.7 |
Oct 2011 |
3.5 |
14.2 |
4.7 |
Nov 2011 |
3.4 |
12.4 |
4.6 |
Dec 2011 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
4.7 |
Jan 2012 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
4.4 |
Feb 2012 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
3.9 |
Mar 2012 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
Apr 2012 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
May 2012 |
1.7 |
-3.9 |
2.8 |
Jun 2012 |
1.7 |
-3.9 |
2.7 |
Jul 2012 |
1.4 |
-5.0 |
2.3 |
Aug 2012 |
1.7 |
-0.6 |
2.0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Consumer prices up in August 2012.
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