The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 1.6 percent.
The energy index declined again in June, falling 1.6 percent; this offset an increase in the index for all items less food and energy. All the major energy
component indexes declined, with the gasoline index falling 2.8 percent. The food index was unchanged in June, with the index for food at home declining
slightly as five of the six major grocery store food group indexes decreased.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in June, its third straight such increase. The shelter index continued to rise, and the
indexes for medical care, motor vehicle insurance, education, and personal care also increased. The indexes for airline fares, used cars and trucks, wireless telephone services, and new ve