The
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics reported that
the
Consumer
Price
Index
in
the
US
rose
3.5%
in
March
from
year-ago
levels
–
an
increase
from
February’s
3.2%
rate.
Core
CPI,
which
excludes
volatile
food
and
energy
costs,
increased
3.8%
in
March
over
the
last
12
months
after
rising
3.8%
in
February.
The
CPI
rose
0.4%
in
March
from
month-ago
levels,
as
it
did
in
February.
Core
CPI
also
rose
0.4%,
matching
the
February
increase.
The
CPI
had
been
expected
to
rise
0.3%
in
March
following
a
0.4%
increase
in
February,
according
to
FactSet.
Excluding
food
and
energy,
CPI
was
forecast
to
post
a
0.3%
increase
in
March.
On
a
year-over-year
basis,
the
CPI
had
been
forecast
to
show
an
overall
increase
of
3.4%
in
March,
and
a
3.7%
increase
for
CPI
excluding
food
and
energy.
Food
prices
increased
0.1%
in
March
after
holding
steady
in
February.
Food-at-home
prices
were
unchanged
over
the
month,
while
food-away-from-home
(restaurant)
prices
rose
0.3%.
March
CPI
Report
Key
Stats
•
CPI
increased
0.4%
for
the
month,
as
it
did
in
February
•
Core
CPI
climbed
0.4%
after
rising
by
the
same
amount
in
February
•
CPI
rose
3.5%
year
over
year
after
growing
by
3.2%
the
prior
month
•
Core
CPI
rose
3.8%
from
year-ago
levels
after
rising
3.8%
in
February
Energy
prices
were
mixed
overall
for
the
month
after
increasing
2.3%
the
prior
month.
Utility
(piped)
gas
service
prices
remained
unchanged,
fuel
oil
prices
declined
1.3%,
gasoline
prices
rose
1.7%,
and
electricity
prices
rose
0.9%.
In
March,
shelter
prices
increased
0.4%
after
increasing
by
the
same
amount
in
February.
This
article
was
partially
generated
by
Wordsmith,
an
automated
smart-text
platform,
using
data
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics.
The
article
has
been
reviewed
by
Morningstar
editors.
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