{"id":169645,"date":"2023-11-14T09:17:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=169645"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:17:44","slug":"inflation-cools-as-cpi-remains-unchanged-in-october-annual-rate-drops-to-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=169645","title":{"rendered":"Inflation Cools as CPI Remains Unchanged in October &#038; Annual Rate Drops to 3.2%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.2 percent before seasonal adjustment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/consumer-price-index\/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-169648\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-300x249.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-1024x848.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-768x636.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-570x472.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-701x581.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-month-percentage-chan-8-1067x884.jpeg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The index for shelter continued to rise in October, offsetting a decline in the gasoline index and<br \/>\nresulting in the seasonally adjusted index being unchanged over the month. The energy index fell 2.5<br \/>\npercent over the month as a 5.0-percent decline in the gasoline index more than offset increases in<br \/>\nother energy component indexes. The food index increased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 0.2<br \/>\npercent in September. The index for food at home increased 0.3 percent over the month while the index<br \/>\nfor food away from home rose 0.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, after rising 0.3 percent in<br \/>\nSeptember. Indexes which increased in October include rent, owners&#8217; equivalent rent, motor vehicle<br \/>\ninsurance, medical care, recreation, and personal care. The indexes for lodging away from home, used<br \/>\ncars and trucks, communication, and airline fares were among those that decreased over the month.<\/p>\n<p>The all items index rose 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending October, a smaller increase than the<br \/>\n3.7-percent increase for the 12 months ending September. The all items less food and energy index<br \/>\nrose 4.0 percent over the last 12 months, its smallest 12-month change since the period ending in<br \/>\nSeptember 2021. The energy index decreased 4.5 percent for the 12 months ending October, and the food<br \/>\nindex increased 3.3 percent over the last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. 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