U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

December 2010

On a seasonally adjusted basis the November CPI-U increased 0.1 percent from October and 1.1 percent from November 2009. The index for energy increased 0.7 percent from August to September, 2.6 percent from September to October, but only 0.2 percent from October to November. The food index rose 0.2 percent from October. The November index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent, after remaining essentially unchanged from July through October. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.8 percent from November of 2009.