Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tweet[IWS] BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - OCTOBER 2009 [19 November 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Consumer Price Index - October 2009 [19 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 0.2
percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis.
The seasonally adjusted all items increase largely reflected advances
in the indexes for energy and for new and used motor vehicles. The
energy index rose for the fifth time in the last six months,
advancing 1.5 percent as the indexes for gasoline, fuel oil, natural
gas, and electricity all increased. The index for all items less food
and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in
September. The indexes for used cars and trucks and for new vehicles
both rose sharply and together they accounted for over 90 percent of
the increase in the index for all items less food and energy. The
indexes for airline fares and medical care also increased, while the
shelter index was unchanged and the indexes for apparel and
recreation declined.
The food index also increased in October, rising 0.1 percent after
declining in two of the previous three months. The index for food
away from home increased slightly, while the food at home index was
unchanged. Within the food at home group, the index for dairy and
related products rose significantly, while the fruits and vegetables
index declined for the fourth straight month.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Consumer Price Index - October 2009 [19 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 0.2
percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis.
The seasonally adjusted all items increase largely reflected advances
in the indexes for energy and for new and used motor vehicles. The
energy index rose for the fifth time in the last six months,
advancing 1.5 percent as the indexes for gasoline, fuel oil, natural
gas, and electricity all increased. The index for all items less food
and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in
September. The indexes for used cars and trucks and for new vehicles
both rose sharply and together they accounted for over 90 percent of
the increase in the index for all items less food and energy. The
indexes for airline fares and medical care also increased, while the
shelter index was unchanged and the indexes for apparel and
recreation declined.
The food index also increased in October, rising 0.1 percent after
declining in two of the previous three months. The index for food
away from home increased slightly, while the food at home index was
unchanged. Within the food at home group, the index for dairy and
related products rose significantly, while the fruits and vegetables
index declined for the fourth straight month.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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