The Daily Thursday, December 21, 2017
Press Release
December 21, 2017
Consumer Price Index, November 2017
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.1% on a year-over-year basis in November, following a 1.4% increase in October. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index was up 0.5% in November.
Accounting Services Price Index, 2016
The Accounting Services Price Index rose by 2.8% in 2016, the largest increase since 2009, with every component increasing for the third consecutive year.
For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index, third quarter 2017
The For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index rose 0.2% in the third quarter, following a 1.1% increase in the second quarter. This was the fifth consecutive quarterly gain.
Commercial Software Price Index, November 2017
The Commercial Software Price Index (CSPI) increased 1.0% from October to November.
Computer and peripherals price indexes, November 2017
The price of desktop and similar computers, laptop and tablet computers, and servers declined 0.8% in November.
Retail trade, October 2017
Retail sales rose 1.5% to $49.9 billion in October. Higher sales at new car dealers were the main contributor to the gain. Excluding sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, retail sales increased 0.8%.
Food services and drinking places, October 2017
Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 0.4% to $5.8 billion in October. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.9% in the 12 months to October, while prices for alcoholic beverages increased 1.4%.
Electric power statistics, October 2017
Data on electric power for October are now available upon request.
Coal and coke statistics, October 2017
Monthly data for October on the production and export volumes of coal, by coal type and use, are now available. Data are available at the national level and by coal-producing province.
Survey Methodology, December 2017
The December 2017 online issue of Survey Methodology is now available. This issue contains one special paper discussing the past, present and future of sample surveys, followed by four short discussions of the paper, two regular papers and one short note.
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