Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - September 2001
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The seasonally adjusted rate of increase in the consumer price index during the month of September 2001 was 0.4 percent or four-tenths of one percent. The rate of increase in the consumer price index over the last twelve months was 2.6 percent. In August, the core index, which excludes energy and food prices, increased by .2 percent. The core index also increased 2.6 percent over the last twelve months.
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