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Consumer Price Index increased 0.2% in March
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The index has decreased 0.4 percent over the last year, the first 12 month decline since August 1955.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The index value of 207.218 was 0.9 percent lower than in March 2008. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W decreased 0.1 percent in March.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in March on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The index has decreased 0.8 percent over the past year. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision.
Posted: April 15, 2009 Wednesday 08:30 AM