Gas prices are down 24 percent over a year ago.
Everyday Price Index
Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
Drops in commodity prices are keeping energy and food prices low
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 1 percent in September after decreasing 0.5 percent in August.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 0.5 percent in August after registering no change in July.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
What is the Everyday Price Index?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) was unchanged in July after increasing 0.8 percent in June.
Friday, July 17th, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased 0.8 percent in June after increasing 1.1 percent in May.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased 1.1 percent in May after showing no change in April. On a not-seasonally-adjusted basis, the CPI increased 0.5 percent in May after rising 0.2 percent in April. AIER’s EPI is not seasonally adjusted.
Friday, May 22nd, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) was unchanged in April after increasing 0.8 percent in March. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), on the other hand, recorded a 0.2 percent gain.
Friday, April 17th, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased 0.8 percent in March. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), on the other hand, increased less, recording a 0.2 percent gain.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
After three consecutive months of decline, the Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased 0.5 percent in February.
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 1.5 percent in January in contrast to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which decreased 0.7 percent.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 1.0 percent in December in contrast to a 0.4 decrease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Friday, December 19th, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 1.2 percent in November. A decrease in energy prices offset an increase in the prices for prescription drugs and childcare.
Thursday, November 20th, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 1.0 percent in October because a decrease in energy prices offset price increases in food, prescription drugs, and recreation.
Monday, October 27th, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 0.2 percent in September as lower energy prices offset an increase in food. In contrast, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.1 percent in September because of an increase in the price of housing. Housing is not included in the EPI because housing prices are fixed by long-term contracts. The EPI measures prices that change from day-to-day.
Monday, September 22nd, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) decreased 0.5 percent in August because an increase in food prices was offset by a decrease in energy prices. Similarly, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased 0.2 percent in August.
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) was unchanged in July because the increase in food prices was offset by a decrease in energy prices.
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased 0.4 percent from May to June, a slightly larger jump than the 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The somewhat stronger growth in the EPI is consistent with the pace over the previous 12 months, when the EPI increased 2.4 percent compared to a 2.1 percent increase in the CPI. June’s stronger EPI growth was largely due to energy price increases, while food prices restrained both indexes.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Looking back over the past 12 months the EPI increased 2.5 percent. This is the largest year-over-year increase in the EPI since October 2012.
