WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The Consumer Price Index for baked meals and cereal products fell zero.3% in June, consistent with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The index for all food at domestic also reduced, easing 0.3%.
Of the 18 items followed using Milling & Baking News, a sister booklet of World Grain, 14 posted month-over-month declines simultaneously as 4 finished higher.
The June index for Cereals and Bakery Products before seasonal adjustment was 276.Nine% of 1982-84 common, up 1.2% from a yr in the past. For all food at domestic, the June index becomes 241. Four, up 0.9% from June 2018.
In June, the CPI for cereals and cereal merchandise turned to 230, up 0.7% from May and up 1% from June 2018. The index for products inside this class covered: flour and organized mixes, 238. Five, down zero.2% from May and down 1% from the preceding 12 months; breakfast cereal, 224, up zero.5% from the preceding month and up 1.6% from a year in the past; and rice, pasta, and cornmeal, 240.6, up 1.3% from May and up 1% from June 2018.
The price index for bakery products in June turned into 303.Eight, down 0.Eight% from May, however, up 1.2% from June 2018.
The June index for bread changed into 182.2, down 1% from May; however, up to 1.Five% from June 2018. Under this heading, the CPI for white bread becomes 330, down zero.Nine% from May, however, up to 1.Eight% from June 2018. For bread aside from white, the index turned into 355.3, down 1.3% from May; however, up 1.9% from 12 months ago.
The charging index for clean biscuits, rolls, and cakes in June became 178.2, down 1.6% from May, however, up 0.2% from June 2018. The June index for desserts, cupcakes, and cookies was 291.1, down 0.4% from May, up 0.7% from June 2018. Under this phase, different rate indexes blanketed sparkling desserts and cupcakes, 318.9, up to zero.Three% from May and up to three% from June 2018; and cookies, 270.3, down 1% from the previous month and down zero.Eight% from the previous 12 months. In June, the CPI for different bakery products changed to 271.1, down 0.6% from May but up 1.Nine% from June 2018. Under this heading, other rate indexes in June included: sparkling candy rolls, coffee cakes, and donuts, 310.2, down 1.3% from May, however up 5.4% from June 2018; crackers and cracker merchandise, 309. Five, down 0.Three% from May, up 2% from June 2018; and frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, muffins, and turnovers, 270.2, down 0.7% from May and down 0.Five% from the previous yr.
