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December 10, 2020US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, NOVEMBER 2020 The United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.2% in November after being stable in October 2020. The food index decreased 0.1%, with the food at home index decreasing by 0.3% and a smaller 0.1% increase in the food away from home index. The energy index increased 0.4% in November as an increase in the index for natural gas and electricity offsetting the decline in gasoline index.
In November 2020, the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2%. The index for shelter increased 0.1%. The indexes for lodging away from home, household furnishings and operations, recreation, apparel, airline fares, and motor vehicle insurance increased while the indexes for used cars and trucks, medical care, and new vehicles declined.
Year-over-year (November 2020 compared to November 2019) consumer prices increased 1.2% (not seasonally adjusted). The index for all-items less food and energy increased 1.6%. The food index increased 3.7% while the energy index declined 9.4%.
Note:
Canada and Nova Scotia November 2020 CPI figures will be released December 16, 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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