December 20, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

CPI up 3.4 percent, November 2010–November 2011

12-month percent change, November 2011, and relative importance, December 2010, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, by expenditure category
Expenditure category	Relative importance, December 2010	Percent change, November 2010–November 2011
All items	100.000	3.4
Housing	41.460	1.9
Transportation	17.308	8.0
Food and beverages	14.792	4.4
Medical care	6.627	3.4
Education and communication	6.421	1.4
Recreation	6.293	0.3
Apparel	3.601	4.8
Other goods and services	3.497	1.9

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