CA Median CPI y/y

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in August, increasing at the slowest pace since February 2021, and down from a 2.5% gain in July 2024. The deceleration in headline inflation in August was due, in part, to lower prices for gasoline, due to a combination of lower prices and a base-year effect. Excluding gasoline, the CPI rose 2.2% in August, down from 2.5% in July. Mortgage interest cost and rent remained the largest contributors to the increase in the CPI in August. On a monthly basis, the CPI fell ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.5% on a year-over-year basis in July, increasing at the slowest pace since March 2021 and down from a 2.7% gain in June 2024. Deceleration in headline inflation was broad-based, stemming from lower prices for travel tours, passenger vehicles and electricity. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.4% in July, after falling 0.1% in June. Gasoline prices increased month over month in July (+2.4%), putting upward pressure on the monthly CPI figure. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in June, down from a 2.9% gain in May. The deceleration was largely the result of slower year-over-year growth in gasoline prices, which rose 0.4% in June following a 5.6% increase in May. Excluding gasoline, the CPI rose 2.8% in June. Year over year, lower prices for durable goods (-1.8%) also contributed to the slowdown in the all-items CPI in June. Moderating the deceleration was an increase in prices for food purchased from stores (+2.1%), as well as a smaller ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in May, up from a 2.7% gain in April. Acceleration in the headline CPI was largely due to higher prices for services, which rose 4.6% in May following a 4.2% increase in April. Faster price growth for services was led by cellular services, travel tours, rent and air transportation. Prices for goods (+1.0%) grew at the same rate as in April. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.6% in May, largely stemming from an increase in travel tours. On a seasonally adjusted monthly ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in April, down from a 2.9% gain in March. Broad-based deceleration in the headline CPI was led by food prices, services and durable goods. The deceleration in the CPI was moderated by gasoline prices, which rose at a faster pace in April (+6.1%) than in March (+4.5%). Excluding gasoline, the all-items CPI slowed to a 2.5% year-over-year increase, down from a 2.8% gain in March. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in April, mainly driven by prices for gasoline. On a ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in March, up from a 2.8% gain in February. Gasoline prices contributed the most to the year-over-year headline acceleration, as prices at the pump rose faster in March compared with February. Excluding gasoline, the all-items CPI slowed to a 2.8% year-over-year increase, down from a 2.9% gain in February. Shelter prices continued to apply upward pressure in March, with the mortgage interest cost and rent indexes contributing the most to the year-over-year gain in the ...