Energy costs rose by 41.6% on a year-ago basis, while gasoline costs have advanced at a 60.6% rate.

The data
Overall inflation increased by 1.3% on the month and by 9.1% on a year-ago basis, while core pricing excluding food and gasoline increased by 0.7% in June and by 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. The primary catalyst for that increase was the 7.5% rise in the energy sector. Service costs increased by 0.9% and were up by 6.2% from a year ago. The housing complex experienced an increase of 0.8% in June, while shelter costs rose by 0.6% and the policy sensitive owners’ equivalent rent series advanced by 0.7%. On a year-ago basis, costs increased by 7.3%, 5.6% and 5.5%, respectively.