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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

July 2020 PPI 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 […]

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 […]

June 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released June 2020 PPI today. The All commodities index decreased 4.6% over the last month & increased 0.9% from June ’19 – ’20. Food Commodities Fruits & vegetables rose 6.7% between May – June 2020 & has declined 0.9% over the last 12 months. Chicken eggs decreased 1.6% from May 2020 to June […]

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% […]

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 […]

April 2020 PPI Release Highlights

The BLS released April 2020 PPI today. The All commodities index dropped 3.0% from March – April 2020 & decreased 2.1% between April ’19 – April 2020. Commodities Affected by COVID-19 & the Related Supply/Demand Volatility For the foreseeable future, our monthly BLS PPI release blogs will highlight price changes for commodities experiencing above average […]