The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained the same in June. The annual rate of inflation for the last three months has been 1.9 percent.
The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) during the month of June 2003 was 0.2 percent (an increase of two-tenths of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twelve months was 2.1 percent. In June, the core consumer price index, which excludes energy and food prices, was constant.
The consumer price index (CPI) during the month of March increased by .6 percent (six-tenths of one percent). The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the past twelve months has been 3.1 percent. In March, the core consumer price index, which excludes energy and food prices, increased by 0.4 percent. The core index has increased by 2.3 percent over the last twelve months.
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