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November 10, 2021US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, OCTOBER 2021 The United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 6.2% year-over-year in October. This was above the 5.4% increase reported in September, and the largest 12-month increase since the period ending November 1990.
The seasonally adjusted monthly increase was 0.9% with the largest increases from energy, shelter, food, and new and used motor vehicles. The energy index was up 4.8% from the previous month, mainly driven by a 6.1% increase in gasoline prices. The food index increased 0.9% month-over-month while the shelter index rose 0.5%.
The index for all items less food and energy was up 4.6% from October 2020. This was the largest 12-month increase since the period ending August 1991. Over the past 12 months, the energy index was up 30.0% and the food index increased 5.3%.
Note:
Canada and Nova Scotia October 2021 CPI figures will be released on November 17, 2021.
Sources:
Statistics Canada. Table 18-10-0004-01 Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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