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Consumer Price Index declines 0.1% in June

By Anonymous

From the BLS report on the Consumer Price Index this morning:

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
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The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.1 percent in May. ... The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy remained at 0.9 percent for the third month in a row.
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The index for owners' equivalent rent also rose 0.1 percent, its first increase since August 2009 ...

Even with the slight monthly increase, Owners' equivalent rent (OER) is down year-over-year.

The general disinflationary trend continues - CPI is unchanged over the last 8 months - and with all the slack in the system (especially the 9.5% unemployment rate), CPI will probably stay low or even fall further.

Full post as published by Calculated Risk on July 16, 2010 (boomark / email).