CPI data for August 2009
16th September 2009
Analysis of cpi from data released on September 16, 2009 shows that the cpi increased by 0.2% from July to August, but that the cpi is lower by 1.5% from the same month (August 2008) a year ago. The data is given below.
12 month percent change
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
2009 0.0 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -1.3 -1.4 -2.1 -1.5
1 month percent change
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
2009 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 -0.2 0.2
Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and series CUUR0000AA0 is used. Data here is normalized so that 1967=100.