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

January 2011

On a seasonally adjusted basis the December CPI-U increased 0.5 percent from November. The December CPI-U increased 1.5 percent from December 2009. The index for energy increased 4.6 percent from November to December, led by an 8.5 percent increase in the gasoline index and a 4.9 percent increase in the fuel oil index. The food index rose 0.1 percent from November. The December index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.8 percent from December of 2009. The annual average CPI-U increased 1.6 percent from the 2009 annual average.