#CPI数据来袭 Good news for the crypto circle 🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧8888 The data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 12 shows that the U.S. July CPI rose 0.2% month-on-month, in line with market expectations, and slowed from the 0.3% increase in June; it rose 2.7% year-on-year, unchanged from June and below the market expectation of 2.8%.
Excluding the more volatile food and energy prices, the core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month in July, matching expectations; the year-on-year increase reached 3.1%, higher than the expected 3.0%, hitting a new high since February.
From the perspective of specific components:
- Housing: The housing index rose 0.2%, with the owner’s equivalent rent index and the rent index both rising 0.3%, while the lodging index fell 1.0%.
- Healthcare: The healthcare index grew 0.7%, dental services index grew 2.6%, hospital and related services index grew 0.4%, physician services index rose 0.2%, and the prescription drug index fell 0.2%.
- Transportation: The airline ticket price index rose 4.0%.
- Others: The entertainment index, household goods and operations index all grew 0.4%, the used cars and trucks index rose 0.5%, personal care index rose 0.4%, the new car index remained unchanged, and the communication index fell 0.3%.
