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 – ’20. Food at home decreased 1.0% the last month and saw a 4.6% increase from July ’19 – July ’20. Meats, poultry, fish and eggs decreased 3.6% over the last month & rose 8.4% over the last 12 months. Fresh fruits and vegetables rose 0.4% between June and July 2020 & and increased by 1.7% between July ’19 – ’20. Alcoholic beverages at home was unchanged in the last month and rose 1.6% in the last twelve months. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials decreased 0.6% from June 2020 and increased 5.0% between July 2019 – July 2020. Household furnishings and supplies increased by 0.2% in the last thirty days and saw an increase of 1.5% in the last twelve months. Apparel decreased 0.4% from June 2020 and decreased 6.5% from July 2019. Medical care commodities saw no change from June 2020 and increased 1.1% from July 2019. Recreation commodities rose by 0.5% in the last thirty days and decreased 1.3% in the last twelve months. Tobacco smoking products went up by 1.1% since June 2020 and saw an increase of 5.2% from July 2019. Household paper products rose by 3.7% in the last thirty days and saw an increase of 10.3% in the last twelve months. Sports vehicles including bicycles had an increase of 2.4% in the last month and an increase of 6.2% in the last year. Major appliances increased by 2.2% from June 2020 and had an increase of 5.2% from July 2019.
BLS CPI Historical Annual Inflation Rate Averages Through July 2020 Charts For Selected Categories
| BLS CPI Code | BLS CPI Category Description | 1M 7/20 | YTD 7/20 | 1Y 7/20 | 3Y 7/20 | 5Y 7/20 | 10Y 7/20 | 20Y 7/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAF | FOOD & BEVERAGES | -0.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| SAF11 | Food at home | -1.0% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| SAF114 | Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage materials | -0.6% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| SEFN | Juices & nonalcoholic drinks | -0.4% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| SEFN01 | Carbonated drinks | -0.4% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| SEFN03 | Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices & drinks | -0.4% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| SEFP | Beverage materials including coffee & tea | -1.0% | 2.7% | 0.8% | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| SEFP01 | Coffee | -1.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | -0.8% | -1.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| SEFP02 | Other beverage materials including tea | -0.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| SAF115 | Other food at home | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| SEFT06 | Other miscellaneous foods | 0.3% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| SEFW | Alcoholic beverages at home | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| SEFW01 | Beer, ale & other malt beverages at home | 0.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| SEFW02 | Distilled spirits at home | -0.4% | 2.2% | -0.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| SEFW03 | Wine at home | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| SEHE | FUEL OIL & OTHER FUELS | 2.1% | -21.8% | -18.0% | -1.7% | -2.3% | -1.5% | 3.2% |
| SAH3 | HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & OPERATIONS | 0.2% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| SAA | APPAREL | -0.4% | -4.1% | -6.5% | -2.3% | -1.4% | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| SAM1 | MEDICAL CARE COMMODITIES | 0.0% | -0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| SEMF | Medicinal drugs | 0.0% | -0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 2.1% | |
| SEMF01 | Prescription drugs | 0.0% | -0.8% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| SEMF02 | Nonprescription drugs | 0.0% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.7% | -0.3% | -0.4% | |
| SEMG | Medical equipment and supplies | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
| SAR | RECREATION | -0.6% | -0.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| SEEA | EDUCATIONAL BOOKS & SUPPLIES | 0.5% | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.7% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 4.6% |
| SEGA | TOBACCO & SMOKING PRODUCTS | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| SEGB | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS | 0.6% | 0.5% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| SEGE | MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL GOODS | -4.4% | -0.5% | 1.8% | -1.5% | -1.7% | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| SAG | OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES | 0.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| SERE | Other recreational goods | -0.3% | -3.1% | -5.5% | -6.4% | -6.9% | -5.4% | -4.8% |
| SERG | Recreational reading materials | 0.0% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
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