16th December 2009
Analysis of cpi from data released on December 16, 2009 shows that the cpi increased by 0.1% from October to November. The cpi is higher by 1.8% from the same month (November 2008) a year ago. The data is given below. For the first time since February, the cpi is higher compared to the same month a year ago.
12 month percent change
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
-1.28 -1.43 -2.10 -1.48 -1.29 -0.18 1.84
1 month percent change
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
0.289 0.859 -0.159 0.224 0.062 0.096 0.071
Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and series CUUR0000AA0 is used. Data here is normalized so that 1967=100.
