According to yesterday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), overall consumer prices were unchanged in July, that does not indicate that inflation is over. On a year-to-year basis, inflation in July was up 8.5 percent from July 2021. Excluding energy and food, the “core” prices that the Fed monitors increased 0.3 percent in July, for an annualized year-ago increase of 5.9 percent. Below shows the overall CPI inflation rate year-over-year for each month of 2022 compared to the last five years’ annual rate of inflation.
Essentially the June spike in energy prices was eliminated from the monthly change in CPI. Energy prices, which dropped 4.6 percent in July (after a 7.5 perc...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
