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Consumer prices for milk down, eggs up, over the year ending July 2018
August 20, 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.9 percent over the 12 months ending July 2018. Milk prices were down 2.2 percent from July 2017 to July 2018. Prices for eggs were up 16.7 percent over the year.
12-month percent change in consumer prices for selected items, July 2008–July 2018
Month
Eggs
Milk
Bananas
Tomatoes
Oranges, including tangerines
White bread
Uncooked ground beef
Fresh whole chicken
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas service
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Jul 2008
16.3%
4.8%
20.0%
18.7%
-8.0%
16.8%
4.7%
3.9%
7.9%
32.7%
38.3%
Aug 2008
6.9
2.2
22.3
16.0
-2.9
15.2
7.9
5.0
9.1
29.3
36.0
Sep 2008
3.7
-0.3
21.1
7.9
-1.4
15.5
8.4
4.9
7.7
19.0
31.8
Oct 2008
2.5
-2.2
19.2
-0.1
-3.5
12.6
10.4
6.4
8.1
13.9
12.1
Nov 2008
-0.3
-2.1
19.3
-2.0
0.0
14.2
9.8
8.1
8.1
7.5
-30.1
Dec 2008
-9.1
-3.3
15.8
-10.8
3.9
12.0
11.1
7.9
8.6
5.5
-44.0
Jan 2009
-9.5
-4.5
19.5
-16.3
0.2
10.3
8.9
5.7
8.7
3.2
-41.1
Feb 2009
-13.0
-10.0
17.4
-9.9
1.1
8.4
9.3
7.3
9.2
-3.3
-36.2
Mar 2009
-17.7
-12.1
6.1
-14.3
-1.8
5.7
7.1
8.9
8.2
-11.4
-39.9
Apr 2009
-14.6
-13.6
-0.6
-7.2
-1.1
3.6
6.8
6.5
6.3
-21.0
-40.0
May 2009
-17.8
-13.6
-1.1
-7.1
-1.0
1.6
5.3
6.8
4.8
-29.4
-40.0
Jun 2009
-18.5
-14.5
-2.0
-12.2
-2.3
1.0
2.0
4.2
2.8
-32.2
-35.1
Jul 2009
-21.3
-18.4
-2.0
-8.9
1.4
-0.4
-0.8
1.6
0.1
-36.2
-37.7
Aug 2009
-13.1
-17.7
-4.0
-11.5
-3.0
-1.3
-1.9
-0.7
-1.2
-32.7
-30.4
Sep 2009
-17.9
-16.0
-4.3
-8.3
-6.4
-2.9
-3.7
-3.1
-0.1
-28.0
-30.0
Oct 2009
-15.6
-13.2
-4.5
-4.0
-2.2
-2.7
-6.1
-3.5
-0.6
-24.0
-18.3
Nov 2009
-10.5
-13.4
-11.2
-5.2
5.8
-3.8
-5.9
-4.5
0.1
-18.6
24.3
Dec 2009
-6.6
-10.6
-8.4
3.2
4.3
-3.4
-6.1
-4.4
-0.5
-18.1
55.2
Jan 2010
-7.3
-6.9
-8.2
5.1
2.9
-4.0
-5.4
-1.8
-1.9
-12.2
52.6
Feb 2010
-1.6
-1.3
-8.7
11.1
1.5
-4.1
-4.7
-2.6
-2.7
-8.4
37.6
Mar 2010
2.4
2.9
-9.2
28.2
1.3
-4.6
-3.0
-3.1
-0.5
-5.5
42.3
Apr 2010
-1.4
2.1
-8.4
24.4
2.2
-4.1
-0.4
-2.6
0.6
-2.9
39.1
May 2010
-0.2
3.5
-8.3
13.6
1.3
-3.0
1.2
-4.2
0.7
2.3
27.6
Jun 2010
1.4
6.0
-7.2
-3.1
3.2
-2.1
4.5
-4.7
0.4
1.9
3.8
Jul 2010
2.7
7.3
-5.6
-2.7
-3.4
-3.7
8.2
1.1
1.3
3.1
7.4
Aug 2010
0.7
7.9
-6.3
2.2
-3.8
-1.9
5.7
-2.2
1.6
3.8
4.3
Sep 2010
11.3
6.5
-5.4
7.6
-1.5
1.4
5.1
2.4
1.1
3.0
5.1
Oct 2010
0.7
5.8
-4.0
6.6
-2.2
-0.1
7.9
5.0
0.6
1.9
9.7
Nov 2010
4.7
5.8
2.9
-3.6
1.5
1.7
7.4
3.9
0.3
-4.8
7.4
Dec 2010
6.1
5.1
1.9
-10.5
4.5
0.8
6.2
5.0
0.7
-2.8
14.1
Jan 2011
4.5
2.5
2.5
-6.3
5.1
3.0
9.9
-0.2
1.2
-6.4
13.5
Feb 2011
0.1
3.0
5.1
10.3
3.6
2.6
9.9
3.9
2.2
-5.9
19.5
Mar 2011
1.0
6.8
6.3
10.6
2.7
2.8
13.6
1.2
1.0
-5.5
27.8
Apr 2011
4.8
10.9
6.3
9.7
-0.2
3.9
12.1
1.3
0.6
-1.5
33.6
May 2011
13.4
11.7
7.3
2.4
-0.7
5.4
13.6
6.2
1.8
-1.2
37.5
Jun 2011
11.1
10.2
5.8
10.9
-2.3
5.9
11.0
6.8
1.5
-0.8
36.2
Jul 2011
13.3
10.2
4.1
5.4
0.0
7.6
11.5
5.3
2.0
-2.8
34.1
Aug 2011
14.5
11.4
5.8
5.0
4.9
6.9
10.8
6.1
1.9
-2.0
33.0
Sep 2011
11.1
13.1
6.0
4.6
7.4
4.9
11.5
3.5
2.7
0.2
33.8
Oct 2011
22.8
11.0
6.4
0.8
3.5
7.8
9.9
4.4
2.9
-2.2
23.7
Nov 2011
10.2
9.8
4.8
4.1
4.2
4.8
10.2
2.9
2.7
-1.3
19.9
Dec 2011
6.4
9.2
3.6
1.3
0.2
5.8
11.9
4.0
2.2
-3.7
10.0
Jan 2012
9.5
9.9
2.5
-0.4
-1.5
4.0
10.6
7.3
2.4
-5.5
9.8
Feb 2012
4.3
7.9
-0.9
-18.0
-2.8
5.8
9.8
5.1
1.9
-9.8
12.8
Mar 2012
5.1
4.0
-0.4
-28.8
0.1
5.0
6.7
8.7
0.6
-9.1
9.1
Apr 2012
5.6
0.9
-0.3
-31.7
3.0
4.4
6.2
8.8
0.6
-11.6
3.3
May 2012
1.4
-0.4
-1.0
-19.7
4.2
2.7
5.9
1.4
0.2
-14.9
-4.1
Jun 2012
3.2
-1.4
0.1
-6.9
2.2
0.3
7.3
2.2
0.5
-13.6
-4.5
Jul 2012
2.4
-1.9
0.2
-1.7
0.7
2.0
5.8
3.5
-1.3
-12.7
-5.7
Aug 2012
5.5
-2.7
-0.8
-4.1
-0.1
2.0
6.8
3.9
-1.2
-11.2
1.7
Sep 2012
-1.1
-3.3
-1.4
-4.9
-4.9
1.8
7.2
3.5
-1.5
-10.7
6.8
Oct 2012
0.1
-1.5
-1.4
-1.7
-1.6
1.1
6.6
2.7
-1.2
-8.4
9.1
Nov 2012
1.6
1.5
-1.2
-1.8
-4.3
2.3
6.7
6.6
-0.7
-4.7
1.8
Dec 2012
1.1
1.9
0.0
4.8
3.3
2.3
5.6
3.6
-0.5
-2.9
1.6
Jan 2013
-2.2
0.7
-0.8
3.5
4.2
3.2
3.9
5.8
0.5
-2.5
-1.8
Feb 2013
5.8
1.4
-0.8
4.6
5.9
1.1
3.2
3.2
0.8
1.3
3.2
Mar 2013
3.3
1.4
-0.5
7.2
5.4
2.8
3.1
3.9
0.9
1.8
-3.4
Apr 2013
3.1
1.8
-2.4
6.7
2.7
3.4
2.7
4.0
1.1
7.6
-8.7
May 2013
6.3
0.5
-1.1
11.4
3.9
2.6
1.1
8.7
1.7
14.2
-4.4
Jun 2013
6.9
2.6
-0.7
2.7
5.7
4.4
-0.5
10.2
1.9
11.7
2.6
Jul 2013
6.8
2.0
-0.7
1.1
10.5
1.4
0.1
6.1
3.1
8.8
5.1
Aug 2013
-1.0
1.7
0.0
8.8
6.5
1.5
1.2
7.6
2.8
4.8
-2.6
Sep 2013
1.0
1.6
0.5
9.0
6.7
3.0
1.1
8.5
3.2
5.3
-7.8
Oct 2013
0.9
1.0
-1.9
3.7
8.4
-0.7
0.9
6.6
3.0
4.4
-10.4
Nov 2013
3.3
-0.5
-0.4
4.7
6.8
1.9
1.7
3.7
2.9
1.0
-6.1
Dec 2013
5.8
0.1
-1.1
-0.2
4.6
-0.4
1.7
5.3
3.2
-0.1
-1.2
Jan 2014
6.1
1.5
-1.5
2.5
9.1
0.9
1.5
3.2
4.4
4.9
-0.1
Feb 2014
5.7
2.6
-1.3
6.9
12.2
1.1
4.9
4.4
3.8
8.3
-8.3
Mar 2014
9.9
4.8
-1.7
-0.2
17.5
-1.6
6.8
4.9
5.3
16.4
-4.9
Apr 2014
9.3
5.6
0.4
1.8
18.9
-0.3
10.0
1.9
2.1
11.8
2.4
May 2014
10.1
7.3
-0.9
-1.1
17.1
-1.3
10.4
5.9
3.6
7.3
2.3
Jun 2014
8.6
5.0
-0.9
0.6
7.5
-2.8
11.1
0.9
4.2
5.1
2.0
Jul 2014
9.2
5.4
-1.6
1.7
3.7
-1.4
10.3
2.0
4.0
6.9
0.8
Aug 2014
9.7
5.9
-0.4
-2.4
1.7
-0.4
12.8
6.2
4.1
5.8
-3.0
Sep 2014
8.5
6.8
-0.9
-6.0
3.7
-1.1
17.2
4.2
2.8
5.8
-3.8
Oct 2014
6.7
5.9
0.9
-0.3
6.1
0.5
18.6
2.1
3.1
3.4
-5.2
Nov 2014
6.2
4.4
1.0
7.6
6.6
-1.5
19.0
3.5
2.8
3.2
-10.9
Dec 2014
10.7
4.3
-0.7
16.5
3.7
0.9
19.2
3.0
3.1
5.8
-21.6
Jan 2015
8.2
1.1
-1.3
9.6
2.9
0.2
21.0
6.1
2.5
-0.4
-36.2
Feb 2015
8.5
-2.7
-1.3
1.1
-0.4
-0.8
17.3
5.9
3.2
-6.5
-33.5
Mar 2015
5.3
-4.5
-0.3
3.8
-4.3
1.6
13.7
2.5
0.9
-14.4
-29.9
Apr 2015
2.2
-6.0
-0.2
4.6
-5.9
0.0
10.8
3.2
3.8
-16.3
-32.4
May 2015
3.1
-6.8
0.1
2.0
-4.8
1.9
10.0
-1.1
0.5
-15.4
-25.6
Jun 2015
21.8
-7.1
-1.6
-1.3
0.2
2.8
10.1
3.7
0.0
-13.0
-23.8
Jul 2015
24.9
-5.8
-0.9
0.1
1.7
2.4
9.4
1.6
-0.7
-14.2
-22.9
Aug 2015
35.3
-7.2
-0.1
1.9
3.5
0.5
5.1
-2.3
-0.6
-11.5
-24.1
Sep 2015
36.2
-7.4
-0.6
5.0
1.5
1.9
1.0
-4.6
-0.4
-12.1
-30.5
Oct 2015
30.0
-7.5
-0.9
2.7
2.0
1.8
-0.7
-2.2
-0.5
-11.0
-28.7
Nov 2015
23.7
-7.7
-1.2
-2.6
1.5
1.7
-3.3
-1.6
-0.2
-11.7
-25.0
Dec 2015
14.8
-7.9
0.6
-10.3
2.4
1.0
-5.3
-3.6
-1.2
-14.9
-20.6
Jan 2016
6.8
-7.2
0.4
8.1
0.1
0.9
-8.4
-5.7
-2.4
-12.7
-8.2
Feb 2016
6.0
-5.0
-0.7
10.8
2.3
1.5
-9.7
-2.7
-3.0
-10.3
-21.8
Mar 2016
0.7
-6.0
-0.6
4.5
2.6
0.3
-8.8
-3.1
-1.7
-9.2
-21.8
Apr 2016
-3.9
-5.6
-2.2
0.3
3.9
-1.0
-9.7
-0.4
-2.1
-6.5
-14.4
May 2016
-8.3
-5.4
-1.8
-2.3
0.1
-0.5
-9.4
0.9
-1.3
-4.7
-17.5
Jun 2016
-26.9
-5.3
-0.1
-1.0
1.5
-0.6
-10.5
-6.5
-1.8
-5.0
-16.0
Jul 2016
-29.0
-7.0
-0.4
-1.5
0.1
-0.6
-10.2
-2.1
-1.0
-0.4
-20.6
Aug 2016
-37.9
-4.9
-2.4
0.0
-2.0
0.0
-8.8
-3.4
-0.7
1.1
-18.4
Sep 2016
-37.6
-3.3
-0.3
0.4
2.1
-1.4
-8.9
2.4
0.1
2.9
-6.6
Oct 2016
-35.5
-1.8
-0.6
3.4
-1.0
-0.7
-9.3
1.5
0.4
4.8
-0.9
Nov 2016
-33.3
-2.2
-1.2
-1.9
-0.5
0.3
-8.4
-0.5
0.2
6.2
0.9
Dec 2016
-33.8
-1.6
-1.4
-4.7
0.5
-0.4
-8.1
1.0
0.7
7.8
9.5
Jan 2017
-19.4
-0.7
-1.2
-18.4
5.8
-0.6
-5.9
-2.0
1.0
10.1
21.1
Feb 2017
-23.6
0.0
-0.1
-13.3
4.0
0.4
-6.0
-3.3
1.9
10.9
31.7
Mar 2017
-21.8
0.6
-1.3
-8.4
2.3
0.2
-5.0
-1.5
1.6
10.3
20.2
Apr 2017
-15.8
0.1
0.1
-3.1
2.3
0.7
-3.8
-5.6
2.4
12.0
14.6
May 2017
-14.5
0.5
-0.3
1.3
3.8
0.5
-3.3
-4.1
2.7
12.8
5.6
Jun 2017
-10.0
0.7
-0.6
4.1
9.3
1.0
0.4
2.2
2.5
12.8
-0.8
Jul 2017
-9.5
1.2
-1.4
4.0
9.2
-0.2
2.9
-1.1
2.6
7.5
2.9
Aug 2017
-3.7
-0.3
-0.9
2.1
5.9
1.2
1.9
0.3
2.3
5.4
10.5
Sep 2017
-2.2
-2.6
-6.1
0.4
3.8
0.7
2.4
-2.6
1.7
3.8
19.8
Oct 2017
5.2
-3.2
-4.8
-4.3
10.5
-0.4
2.5
-1.8
2.0
3.2
10.9
Nov 2017
3.2
-1.8
-3.5
-0.3
12.8
-1.2
2.9
-1.9
2.5
3.6
16.8
Dec 2017
11.6
-2.7
-2.2
9.2
8.9
-0.6
4.9
-0.2
2.6
4.7
10.7
Jan 2018
2.5
-3.4
-1.6
16.5
6.0
-1.5
3.7
2.8
2.4
0.2
8.5
Feb 2018
10.5
-3.3
-0.3
6.6
8.2
-2.5
4.1
1.5
2.2
3.8
12.8
Mar 2018
16.3
-3.9
1.1
5.4
6.1
0.5
4.0
1.6
2.2
3.4
11.3
Apr 2018
23.2
-2.3
0.0
1.7
6.0
-1.0
4.7
3.5
1.2
1.0
13.5
May 2018
21.6
-2.6
0.2
0.4
8.8
0.3
2.3
2.1
1.0
-0.8
22.2
Jun 2018
14.1
-1.3
-0.8
1.2
3.0
-0.8
-0.2
1.3
-0.1
-2.1
24.8
Jul 2018
16.7
-2.2
1.2
1.4
2.8
0.2
-1.6
2.5
-0.8
-1.3
25.9
Prices of fresh whole chicken were up 2.5 percent from July 2017 to July 2018, while prices for uncooked ground beef were down 1.6 percent.
Over the year ending July 2018, prices for electricity were down 0.8 percent, while prices for utility (piped) gas service were down 1.3 percent. Prices for unleaded regular gasoline were up 25.9 percent over the same time span.
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