Higher shelter costs, up 6.7 percent, were responsible for nearly 70 percent of the annual increase. Offsetting a portion of these increases, prices fell for education and communication (-0.7 percent) and other goods and services (-0.9 percent).ДЇrom September 2016 to September 2017, the index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.7 percent. Within the shelter component, prices for ownersвЂ™ equivalent rent were up 1.0 percent and rentersвЂ™ costs rose 1.1 percent. A 15.1-percent jump in the highly seasonal apparel index was the biggest contributor, although a 1.1-percent rise in shelter costs accounted for nearly as much of the overall rise. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent in August and September. In contrast, electricity costs fell 3.6 percent during the previous 12 months. As in the bimonthly period, higher prices for motor fuel, up 31.1 percent, were the largest contributor, with a 4.6-percent increase in natural gas prices also playing a role.

The price of electricity was unchanged.Дuring the year ended in September 2017, the energy index increased 13.0 percent.

The increase was almost entirely due to an 18.3-percent jump in motor fuel prices, though higher natural gas prices (1.5 percent) also contributed. The energy index climbed 8.9 percent in August and September, its largest bimonthly gain since January and February 2013. The 0.3-percent annual increase in grocery store prices was the highest since July 2016. The increase reflected the combined effects of a 2.0-percent rise in prices for food away from home and a 0.3-percent rise in prices for food at home. During the latest period, prices for food away from home were up 0.9 percent and prices for food at home (grocery stores) rose 0.8 percent.ДЇrom September 2016 to September 2017, food prices rose 1.2 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)ДЇood prices rose 0.9 percent in August and September, after rising 0.2 percent in June and July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.7 percent during the latest 12-month period, returning to rates last seen in 2016. Accordingly, bimonthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)Дuring the year ended in September 2017, the all items CPI-U rose 3.2 percent, the fastest annual rate of gain since November 2011. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. A 0.9-percent rise in food prices played a smaller role. Suchman noted that a 1.0-percent rise in the index for all items less food and energy, combined with an 8.9-percent increase in energy prices were the largest contributors to the bimonthly advance. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Dallas-Fort Worth rose 1.5 percent in August and September, the largest two-month increase since February and March 2011, the U.S. Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth - September 2017 Area prices rise 1.5 percent in August and September up 3.2 percent over the year

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