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There is a good breakdown of the CPI on the US BLS Site: https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm https://www.bls.g

by redm 5y ago

There is a good breakdown of the CPI on the US BLS Site: https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-pri... Highlights that explain the overall 4.2% jump: * Used cars and trucks 21.0% * Gasoline (all types) 49.6% * Airline fare 9.6%

throwaway4good 5y ago
I betcha all those things are going to go down again.
- seriousquestion 5y ago
  On what timeline?
  - throwaway4good 5y ago
    Used cars and gasoline? Maybe a year or so ... flights not quite sure.
bko 5y ago
Here are the components and their respective increases Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Un- adjusted 12-mos. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. ended 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 Apr. 2021 All items.................. .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .6 .8 4.2 Food...................... .2 .0 .3 .1 .2 .1 .4 2.4 Food at home............. .1 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .4 1.2 Food away from home (1).. .3 .1 .4 .3 .1 .1 .3 3.8 Energy.................... .6 .7 2.6 3.5 3.9 5.0 -.1 25.1 Energy commodities....... .7 .5 5.1 7.3 6.6 8.9 -1.4 47.9 Gasoline (all types).... .7 .5 5.2 7.4 6.4 9.1 -1.4 49.6 Fuel oil (1)............ .7 3.3 10.2 5.4 9.9 3.2 -3.2 37.3 Energy services.......... .5 .9 .2 -.3 .9 .6 1.5 5.4 Electricity............. .6 .3 .4 -.2 .7 .0 1.2 3.6 Utility (piped) gas service.............. .4 3.0 -.4 -.4 1.6 2.5 2.4 12.1 All items less food and energy................. .1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .3 .9 3.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities.... .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 .1 2.0 4.4 New vehicles............ .3 .0 .4 -.5 .0 .0 .5 2.0 Used cars and trucks.... .9 -1.4 -.9 -.9 -.9 .5 10.0 21.0 Apparel................. -.9 .7 .9 2.2 -.7 -.3 .3 1.9 Medical care commodities (1)...... -.7 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.7 .1 .6 -1.7 Services less energy services.............. .1 .2 .0 .0 .2 .4 .5 2.5 Shelter................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .4 2.1 Transportation services .2 1.3 -.6 -.3 -.1 1.8 2.9 5.6 Medical care services... -.3 -.1 -.1 .5 .5 .1 .0 2.2 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- account4mypc 5y ago
  maybe a coincidence, but it seems like there's a correlation between cpi and carbon emissions. energy and transportation seem to be the most affected.
- mcfly1985 5y ago
  "Shelter -- 2.1%" hahaha...what a joke these stats are.
- answer42rgb 5y ago
  Shelter inflation 2.1%. What a joke these numbers are.

by redm 5y ago

throwaway4good 5y ago

I betcha all those things are going to go down again.

seriousquestion 5y ago
On what timeline?
- throwaway4good 5y ago
  Used cars and gasoline? Maybe a year or so ... flights not quite sure.

bko 5y ago

Here are the components and their respective increases Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Un- adjusted 12-mos. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. ended 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 Apr. 2021 All items.................. .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .6 .8 4.2 Food...................... .2 .0 .3 .1 .2 .1 .4 2.4 Food at home............. .1 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .4 1.2 Food away from home (1).. .3 .1 .4 .3 .1 .1 .3 3.8 Energy.................... .6 .7 2.6 3.5 3.9 5.0 -.1 25.1 Energy commodities....... .7 .5 5.1 7.3 6.6 8.9 -1.4 47.9 Gasoline (all types).... .7 .5 5.2 7.4 6.4 9.1 -1.4 49.6 Fuel oil (1)............ .7 3.3 10.2 5.4 9.9 3.2 -3.2 37.3 Energy services.......... .5 .9 .2 -.3 .9 .6 1.5 5.4 Electricity............. .6 .3 .4 -.2 .7 .0 1.2 3.6 Utility (piped) gas service.............. .4 3.0 -.4 -.4 1.6 2.5 2.4 12.1 All items less food and energy................. .1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .3 .9 3.0 Commodities less food and energy commodities.... .0 .0 .1 .1 -.2 .1 2.0 4.4 New vehicles............ .3 .0 .4 -.5 .0 .0 .5 2.0 Used cars and trucks.... .9 -1.4 -.9 -.9 -.9 .5 10.0 21.0 Apparel................. -.9 .7 .9 2.2 -.7 -.3 .3 1.9 Medical care commodities (1)...... -.7 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.7 .1 .6 -1.7 Services less energy services.............. .1 .2 .0 .0 .2 .4 .5 2.5 Shelter................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .4 2.1 Transportation services .2 1.3 -.6 -.3 -.1 1.8 2.9 5.6 Medical care services... -.3 -.1 -.1 .5 .5 .1 .0 2.2 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

account4mypc 5y ago
maybe a coincidence, but it seems like there's a correlation between cpi and carbon emissions. energy and transportation seem to be the most affected.
mcfly1985 5y ago
"Shelter -- 2.1%" hahaha...what a joke these stats are.
answer42rgb 5y ago
Shelter inflation 2.1%. What a joke these numbers are.