April 2010 Consumer Price Index — 2010-05-19

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-April 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) declined 0.1 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for energy decreased 1.4 percent in April and accounted for the seasonally adjusted decline in the all items index. The indexes for gasoline and natural gas both decreased significantly, outweighing increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity. The food index increased 0.2 percent in April, while the index for all items less food and energy was unchanged.