The seasonally-adjusted US consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) rose by 0.4 per cent month on month (MoM) in December after rising by 0.3 per cent MoM in November.
Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose by 2.9 per cent before seasonal adjustment.
The seasonally-adjusted apparel CPI-U rose by 0.1 per cent MoM and the unadjusted figure rose by 1.2 per cent YoY in December.