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(20,854 posts)From the BLS
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
>>A 20.6-percent decline in the gasoline index was the largest contributor to the
monthly decrease in the seasonally adjusted all items index, but the indexes for
apparel, motor vehicle insurance, airline fares, and lodging away from home all
fell sharply as well. In contrast, food indexes rose in April, with the index for
food at home posting its largest monthly increase since February 1974. The energy
index declined mostly due to the decrease in the gasoline index, though some
energy component indexes rose.
The index for all items less food and energy fell 0.4 percent in April, the
largest monthly decline in the history of the series, which dates to 1957. Along
with the indexes mentioned above, the indexes for used cars and trucks and
recreation also declined. The indexes for rent, owners equivalent rent, medical
care, and household furnishings and operations all increased in April.