Consumer Price Index

November 2009

On a seasonally adjusted basis the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent from September. From October 2008 the CPI-U decreased 0.2 percent, following a 1.3 percent decrease from September 2008 to September 2009. The index for energy rose 1.5 percent in October after rising 0.6 percent in September. The food index rose 0.1 percent in October, the same as during September. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same as during September.