It's The Economy Stupid: CPI

CPI Month on Month was ‘unched’.  CPI Ex Food & Energy Month on Month was up 0.2%, as energy prices dropped. 

 

CPI Year on Year was ‘unched’ at 2.3%.  CPI Ex Food & Energy Year on Year was 2.3%.  So, CPI is 2.3%.  Inflation ain’t a problem yet.

 

Retail Sales, no matter how you cut it, was up 0.1%.

 

No biggie.

 

Economic Event	Period	Economic Survey	Actual Reported	Original Prior	Revised Prior
Consumer Price Index  MoM	APR	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
CPI Ex Food & Energy  MoM	APR	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Consumer Price Index  YoY	APR	2.3%	2.3%	2.7%
CPI Ex Food & Energy  YoY	APR	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Consumer Price Index NSA	APR	229.904	230.085	229.392
CPI Core Index SA	APR		228.984	228.432
Empire Manufacturing	MAY	9.00	17.09	6.56
Advance Retail Sales	APR	0.1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Retail Sales Less Autos	APR	0.1%	0.1%	0.8%
Retail Sales Ex Auto & Gas	APR	0.2%	0.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Retail Sales Control Group	APR	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%

 

 

 

John Broussard

Assistant State Treasurer

Chief Investment Officer

State of Louisiana

Department of the Treasury