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November 12, 2020US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, OCTOBER 2020 The United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was virtually unchanged in October following a 0.2 per cent increase in September 2020.
Component indexes were mixed, with many offsetting increases and decreases. The food index increased 0.2 per cent, with the food away from home index increasing by 0.3 percent and a smaller 0.1 percent increase in the food at home index. The energy index increased 0.1 per cent in October as the index for electricity increased 1.2 percent.
In October, the index for all items less food and energy were virtually unchanged. The index for shelter increased 0.1 percent, which was offset by a 0.4 percent decrease in the index for medical care. The indexes for airline fares, recreation, and new vehicles increased, while the indexes for motor vehicle insurance, apparel, and household furnishings and operations declined.
Year-over-year (October 2020 compared to October 2019) consumer prices increased 1.2 per cent (not seasonally adjusted). The index for all-items less food and energy increased 1.6 per cent. The food index increased 3.9 per cent while the energy index declined 9.2 per cent.
Note: Canada and Nova Scotia October 2020 CPI figures will be released November 18, 2020.
SOURCE
Statistics Canada. CANSIM table 18-10-0004-01, Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis;
Not seasonally adjusted
Tables:
CPIAUCNS: All Items in U.S. City Average
CPILFENS: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average
CPIUFDNS: Food in U.S. City Average
CPIENGNS: Energy in U.S. City Average
CUUR0000SETB01: Gasoline (All Types) in U.S. City Average
CUUR0000SAH1: Shelter in U.S. City Average
Seasonally adjusted
Tables:
CPIAUCSL: All Items in U.S. City Average
CPILFESL: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average
CPIUFDSL: Food in U.S. City Average
CPIENGSL: Energy in U.S. City Average
CUSR0000SETB0: Gasoline (All Types) in U.S. City Average
CUSR0000SAH1: Shelter in U.S. City Average
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