CPI for All Items Increases 0.5% in June 2013; Gasoline, Shelter, Medical Care, Food All Rise

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2013. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The gasoline index rose sharply in June and accounted for about two thirds of the seasonally adjusted all items change. Other energy indexes were mixed, with the electricity index…