The Consumer Price Index
January 2018
Release date: February 23, 2018
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Main contributors to the 12-month change in the CPI:
Main upward contributors:
- Gasoline (+7.8%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+3.7%)
- Homeowners’ replacement cost (+3.5%)
- Air transportation (+12.2%)
- Purchase of passenger vehicles (+1.4%)
Main downward contributors:
- Electricity (-5.0%)
- Travel tours (-2.5%)
- Digital computing equipment and devices (-4.9%)
- Video equipment (-10.0%)
- Natural gas (-3.0%)
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Main contributors to the monthly change in the CPI, not seasonally adjusted:
Main upward contributors:
- Telephone services (+6.5%)
- Gasoline (+3.2%)
- Food purchased from restaurants (+0.9%)
- Air transportation (+3.3%)
- Fresh vegetables (+3.7%)
Main downward contributors:
- Furniture (-3.1%)
- Footwear (-2.6%)
- Women’s clothing (-1.6%)
- Sporting and exercise equipment (-9.8%)
- Meat (-0.7%)
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