March 2010 Consumer Price Index — 2010-04-14

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-March 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) increased 0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was mostly due to an increase in the fresh fruits and vegetables index, which rose 4.6 percent in March and accounted for over 60 percent of the all items increase. Other food at home indexes were mixed and the index for food away from home was unchanged. The index for energy and for all items less food and energy were both unchanged in March.