BLS: Retail Prices Unchanged
Retail prices in the Northeast region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) were virtually unchanged, inching up 0.1 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the recent advances in most of the major categories, led by apparel, were nearly offset by declines in housing and recreation.
The other goods and services index was unchanged over the month. The September level of 231.200 (1982-84 = 100) was 0.7 percent lower than in September 2008. Over the same period, the core inflation rate, as measured by the all items less food and energy index, rose 1.9 percent.
For the full report, go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the recent advances in most of the major categories, led by apparel, were nearly offset by declines in housing and recreation.
The other goods and services index was unchanged over the month. The September level of 231.200 (1982-84 = 100) was 0.7 percent lower than in September 2008. Over the same period, the core inflation rate, as measured by the all items less food and energy index, rose 1.9 percent.
For the full report, go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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