by Calculated Risk on 9/12/2019 08:35:00 AM

From the BLS:

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.3 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.
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The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August, the same increase as in June and July.
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The all items index increased 1.7 percent for the 12 months ending August; the 12-month increase has remained in the range of 1.5 to 2.0 percent since the period ending December 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months, its largest 12-month increase since July 2018.
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Core inflation was above expectations in August. I'll post a graph later today after the Cleveland Fed releases the median and trimmed-mean CPI.