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Consumer prices increased 0.6 percent for the year ended June 2020
July 16, 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.6 percent from June 2019 to June 2020, after falling 0.1 percent for the year ended in May.
12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, June 2020
Category
12-month percent change
All items
0.6%
Food
4.5
Food at home
5.6
Cereals and bakery products
3.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
12.8
Dairy and related products
5.1
Fruits and vegetables
2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
5.3
Other food at home
3.4
Food away from home
3.1
Full service meals and snacks
2.7
Limited service meals and snacks
4.1
Energy
-12.6
Energy commodities
-23.2
Fuel oil
-29.9
Gasoline (all types)
-23.4
Energy services
0.1
Electricity
0.1
Natural gas (piped)
-0.2
All items less food and energy
1.2
Commodities less food and energy commodities
-1.1
Apparel
-7.3
New vehicles
-0.2
Used cars and trucks
-2.8
Medical care commodities
1.3
Alcoholic beverages
2.2
Tobacco and smoking products
5.1
Services less energy services
1.9
Shelter
2.4
Rent of primary residence
3.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
2.8
Medical care services
6.0
Physicians' services
2.1
Hospital services
5.3
Transportation services
-7.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
3.4
Motor vehicle insurance
-10.1
Airline fare
-27.2
For the year ended in June 2020, consumer prices for all items less food and energy increased 1.2 percent. Over that period, food prices increased 4.5 percent, prices for food at home rose 5.6 percent, and energy prices fell 12.6 percent.
United States Department of Labor
