Consumer Prices Rise 0.5% in July As Gas, Food, and Shelter Prices Rise

by Gary Kopycinski on August 18, 2011

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2011. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment.