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78% (03:11) correct 22% (03:22) wrong based on 298 sessionsCategory | Mar 2010 | Apr 2010 | May 2010 | Jun 2010 | Jul 2010 | Aug 2010 | Sep 2010 | Unadjusted 12 months ended Sep 2010 |
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All items | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Food (all) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Food (at home) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Food (away from home) | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Energy (all) | 0 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
Gasoline (all types) | -0.8 | -2.4 | -5.2 | -4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
Fuel oil | 0.7 | 2.3 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
Energy services | 1.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
Electricity | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
All items less food and energy | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
New vehicles | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Used cars and trucks | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 12.9 |
Apparel | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
Services less energy services (all) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Shelter | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Transportation services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 |
Medical care services | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
Category | Mar 2010 | Apr 2010 | May 2010 | Jun 2010 | Jul 2010 | Aug 2010 | Sep 2010 | Unadjusted 12 months ended Sep 2010 |
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All items | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Food (all) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Food (at home) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Food (away from home) | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Energy (all) | 0 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
Gasoline (all types) | -0.8 | -2.4 | -5.2 | -4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
Fuel oil | 0.7 | 2.3 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
Energy services | 1.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
Electricity | 2.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
All items less food and energy | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
New vehicles | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Used cars and trucks | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 12.9 |
Apparel | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
Services less energy services (all) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Shelter | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Transportation services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 |
Medical care services | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
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From March 2010 to September 2010, there was greater month-to-month variability in the All items category than in the All items less food and energy category. | ||
The CPI-U for electricity increased 0.5% from July to August 2010. | ||
There was no change in the CPI-U for all items less food and energy from May 2010 to September 2010. |
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The changes in seasonally adjusted prices for transportation services between March 2010 and September 2010 were, on average, less than the changes in seasonally adjusted prices of energy services for the same period. | ||
The seasonally adjusted price for used cars and trucks was higher in Sep 2010 than it was in Mar 2010. | ||
The magnitude of the seasonally unadjusted price change of apparel in Sep 2010 over the previous year was more than the combined seasonally adjusted price changes in Mar 2010 and Apr 2010 over their respective previous month. |
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