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US CPI -0.2% In March
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index for all items decreased in March changing a seasonally adjusted -0.2%. March’s decline follows a +0.7% change in February,...
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CPI Increases 0.7% In February
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted +0.7% in February. This is the largest single month increase since June of 2009,...
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CPI Flat Again In January
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index for all urban consumers was unchanged in January on a seasonally adjusted basis. This is the second consecutive...
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U.S. CPI Flat In December
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the headline consumer price index change for December was 0.0% compared to a -0.3% change in November. Food saw a 0.2% increase in prices, while...
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CPI Falls For First Time In 6 Months
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index fell 0.3% in November, the first decline since May. This follows a 0.1% increase in October and a 0.6%...
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Consumer Price Index Rose 0.1% In October
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in October the consumer price index rose 0.1%, a smaller increase than the 0.6% seen in September. The core CPI, which excludes food...
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U.S. CPI Rises Again On Gasoline Prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in September the consumer price index rose 0.6%, a large gain and the same as the August figure. The core CPI, which is...
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Consumer Prices Surge
As could be predicted following yesterday’s drastic shift in the PPI, the BLS announced this morning that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6% in August on a seasonally-adjusted basis. This...
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Multistability In Unemployment: Implications For Fed Policy
The question I would like to address herein and in posts going forward pertains to the nature of the world. This interest is not purely academic, for in our increasingly...
