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Consumer Price Index: December 2011

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment.

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average

Expenditure Category	Seasonally adjusted 2011							Un-adjusted 12-mos. ended
	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	December 2011
All Items	-.2	.5	.4	.3	-.1	.0	.0	3.0
Food	.2	.4	.5	.4	.1	.1	.2	4.7
Food at home	.2	.6	.6	.6	.1	-.1	.3	6.0
Food away from home (1)	.3	.2	.4	.2	.2	.3	.2	2.9
Energy	-4.4	2.8	1.2	2.0	-2.0	-1.6	-1.3	6.6
Energy commodities	-6.3	4.3	1.6	2.7	-2.9	-2.1	-1.9	10.6
Gasoline (all types)	-6.8	4.7	1.9	2.9	-3.1	-2.4	-2.0	9.9
Fuel oil	-2.2	-1.7	-.4	-.7	-.5	2.7	-1.0	18.0
Energy Services	-1.1	.4	.4	.7	-.4	-.7	-.3	.8
Electricity	-1.6	.8	-.1	.7	.4	.4	-.2	2.2
Utility (piped) gas service	.4	-1.2	2.2	.8	-3.0	-4.4	-.8	-3.7
All items less food and energy	.3	.2	.2	.1	.1	.2	.1	2.2
Commodities less food and energy commodities	.5	.3	.4	-.2	-.1	.1	-.2	2.2
New Vehicles	.6	.0	.0	.0	-.3	-.3	-.2	3.2
Used car and trucks	1.6	.7	.9	-.6	-.6	-.1	-.9	4.0
Apparel	1.4	1.2	1.1	-1.1	.4	.6	-.1	4.6
Medical care commodities	-.1	.0	.1	.2	.3	.2	.2	3.2
Service less energy services	.1	.2	.2	.2	.2	.2	.3	2.3
Shelter	.2	.3	.2	.1	.2	.2	.2	1.9
Transportation services	-.3	-.1	.2	.5	.1	.1	.1	2.5
Medical care services	.3	.3	.3	.2	.5	.5	.4	3.6

(1) Not seasonally adjusted

Source: www.bls.org, January 19, 2012

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