August 2014
On a seasonally adjusted basis the July CPI-U for all items increased 0.1 percent over the month. The index increased 2.0 percent from July 2013, not seasonally adjusted. The index for Food increased 0.4 percent over the month, while the index for Energy fell 0.3 percent. Within Energy, monthly change was pretty much consistent at a decline of 0.3 percent, except in Fuel Oil which fell 0.7 percent. All Items less Food and Energy increased 0.1 percent over the month as well. The most significant change was in Transportation Services which fell 0.7 percent.
The official BLS news release is available here: www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
