Us Cpi Data May 2024. Consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in may as cheaper gasoline and other goods offset higher costs for rental housing, but. Core services rose 3%, core goods fell 0.4%, food rose 0.3% and energy rose 0.1%.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased just a seasonally adjusted 0.1% for the month and was up 2.6% from a year. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.2 percent in may, after decreasing 0.7 percent in april.