November 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released November 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The all items index decreased 0.1% in the last month and increased 1.2% in the last twelve months. Other food at home decreased 0.7% since October 2020 and increased 2.9% since November 2019. Peanut butter saw a 0.1% increase from last […]

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December 10, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
October 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released October PPI today. The all commodities index has increased 0.3% in the last month and decreased 1.4% in the last year. Processed foods & feeds rose by 1.1% from September 2020 and saw an increase of 0.7% since October 2019. Fruits & melons, fresh/dry vegs. & nuts increased by 9.2% from September […]

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November 13, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
2020 Updated PPI Table 9 Category Name File Released

LIFOPro has completed the annual updates to the excel file used by LIFOPro clients for populating BLS PPI Table 9 category names via VLOOKUP formulas in their inventory detail files. LIFOPro clients should use the email received containing the Complete Table 9 PPI Category Name file download link to obtain the updated file (feel free […]

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November 12, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
October 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released October 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The all items index maintained the last month and saw a 1.2% increase in the last twelve months. Carbonated drinks increased by 1.0% in the last month and rose by 7.9% in the last twelve months. Sugar and sugar substitutes increased […]

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November 12, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
September 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released September 2020 PPI today. The All commodities index increased 0.7% in the last month and decreased 1.5% in the last twelve months. Processed foods and feeds decreased 0.6% from August 2020 and decreased 0.3% from September 2019 – September 2020. Fruits & melons, fresh/dry vegetables & nuts rose by 7.7% in the […]

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October 14, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
September 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released September 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The all commodities index saws an increase of 0.1% in the last month and increased by 1.4% in the last twelve months. Food at home decreased 0.4% since August 2020 and increased 4.1% from September 2019. Used cars and trucks increased […]

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October 13, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
August 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released August 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All commodities index saw an increase of 0.3% in the last month and increased by 1.3% in the last 12 months. Food rose by 0.1% from July – August ’20 and has risen 4.1% between August 2019 – August 2020. […]

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September 11, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
August 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released August 2020 PPI today. The All commodities index increased 0.6% over the last month & decreased 2.6% from August ’19 – ’20. Processed foods decreased 0.3% from July – August ’20 and increased 0.3% between August 2019 – August 2020. Lumber and wood products saw a rise of 5.1% in the last […]

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September 10, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
July 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All Commodities index saw a 0.5% increase over the last month & has increased 1.0% over the last 12 months on a seasonally unadjusted basis. Housekeeping supplies increased 1.8% from June – July 2020 & rose 5.2% between July ’19 […]

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August 12, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
June 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released June 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All Commodities index saw a 0.5% increase over the last month & has increased 0.6% over the last 12 months on a seasonally unadjusted basis. All items less food and energy increased 0.2% from May – June 2020 & rose […]

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July 14, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
May 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released May ’20 PPI today. The All commodities index increased 1.8% from April – May ’20 & decreased 6.1% between May ’19 – ’20. Commodities Affected by COVID-19 & the Related Supply/Demand Volatility Food Fruits & melons, fresh/dry vegetables & nuts saw a 5.7% decrease between April – May 2020 and a 6.1% […]

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June 11, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio
May 2020 CPI Release Highlights

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All commodities index was unchanged over the last month & has increased 0.1% over the last 12 months on a seasonally unadjusted basis. All items less food and energy decreased 0.1% from April – May 2020 & rose 1.2% between […]

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June 10, 2020
By: Jamie Pentagulio