The gap between consumer inflation in metro Denver and the rest of the country widened even further last month, according to an update Tuesday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“The primary causes of this change were a decrease in the price of energy which includes oil and gas, and slower rates of growth of prices of medical care and transportation,” said Cole Anderson, a research analyst with the Common Sense Institute,But the declines aren’t matching what is happening elsewhere. By comparison, U.S. consumer inflation went from a 6% pace in February to a 5% rate in March to a 4.9% pace in April and then 4% in May.
Gasoline prices were down sharply, 17.2% in metro Denver the past year, and 11.1% in just the past two months. But after falling for several months, automobile prices are pinching consumers again, with used vehicles in the region rising 9.4% since March. Food costs are another area where inflation is still running hot, both locally and nationally. The index for food eaten at home is up 6.8% in metro Denver the past year, while the cost of dining out is up 8.8%. Looking over the past two months, dairy products had the biggest surge of 2.1%, while vegetable and fruit prices fell 1.4%.
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