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Prices were 2.6% higher in August 2024 than a year earlier

Consumer prices nationwide were 2.6% higher in August 2024 than a year earlier, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index. Prices rose 0.2% from the month before. The 12-month rate the month before was 2.9%. The index is national; no separate figure is published for New Carlisle.

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MonthAugust 2024
12-month change2.6%
Change from previous month0.2%
IndexCPI-U, all items, seasonally adjusted
AreaUnited States, national
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Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.

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Prices were 2.6% higher in August 2024 than a year earlier — The Lantern · New Carlisle