US consumer price index was flat in April (with some other charts)
15 May, 2012, 21:05. Posted by Zarathustra
The US consumer price index was unchanged in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, while core inflation (all item excluding food and energy) is up 0.2% on the month. On a year-on-year basis unadjusted basis, all-item inflation and core inflation were both up 2.3%. The chart below shows inflation on an year-on-year unadjusted basis.
Source: FRED, BLS
On a related (or un-related?) note, here is the industrial capacity and actual industrial production for the US, along with capacity utilisation.
Source: Federal Reserve
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Zarathustra: Founder and Managing Editor of Also sprach Analyst. Once an analyst, now an investor and entrepreneur. Based in Hong Kong, but Londoner at heart.