June 2010 Consumer Price Index

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U declined 0.1 percent in June after falling 0.2 percent in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in June after increasing 0.1 percent in May.

By components, energy component dropped 2.9 percent, equaling the May decrease. Gasoline fell 4.5 percent after a 5.2 percent decrease the previous month. Food prices overall were flat for the last two months.

Bumping up the core rate was a number of components. Apparel jumped 0.8 percent after a string of weak months. Medical care gained 0.3 percent. Used cars and tobacco both were up significantly for June.

Year-on-year, overall CPI inflation eased to 1.1 percent (seasonally adjusted) from 2.0 percent in May. The core rate in June remained at 1.0 percent. On an unadjusted year-ago basis, the headline number was up 1.1 percent in June while the core was up 0.9 percent.