February 2010 Consumer Price Index — 2010-03-18

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-February 2010 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7. There were no changes made to the text of the release.) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. The unchanged all items index was the result of a decline in the energy index being offset by slight increases in the indexes for food and for all items less food and energy. Within the latter group, declines in the indexes for apparel and household furnishings and operations were more than offset by continuing increases in the indexes for medical care and used cars and trucks.