CPI All Items Falls in May as Decline in Gas Prices Offsets Other Increases

by Gary Kopycinski on June 14, 2012

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2012. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.