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Published by noon (ET) on the day of the CPI release, the sticky price index sorts the components of the consumer price index (CPI) into either flexible or sticky (slow to change) categories based on the frequency of their price adjustment.
Sticky Price CPI Rose in SeptemberThe Atlanta Fed's sticky price CPI measure—the weighted basket of goods consumers purchase that change prices relatively infrequently—rose 2.4 percent (annualized) in September, following 1.6 percent growth in August. The 12-month change in the index stayed at 2.2 percent.
The sticky-price index increased 2.4 percent (annualized) on a core basis (excluding food and energy) in September, and the 12-month index was 2.2 percent. Excluding shelter, the sticky CPI index rose 2.1 percent, following a 0.6 percent gain in August.
The flexible cut of the CPI—a weighted basket of goods that change price relatively frequently—rose at an 18 percent annualized pace in September. The flexible CPI is now 1.3 percent above year-ago levels.
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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