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October 13, 2021US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, SEPTEMBER 2021 The United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 5.4% year-over-year in September. This was just above the 5.3% increase reported in August.
The seasonally adjusted monthly increase was 0.4% reflecting increases from food and shelter. The energy index was up 1.3% from the previous month, mainly driven by a 1.2% increase in gasoline prices. The food index increased 0.9% month-over-month while the shelter index rose 0.4%.
The index for all items less food and energy was up 4.0% from September 2020. Over the past 12 months, the energy index was up 24.8% and the food index increased 4.6%.
Note:
Canada and Nova Scotia September 2021 CPI figures will be released on October 20, 2021.
Sources:
Statistics Canada. 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
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