Key facts Inflation rate for the June 2021 quarter: • quarterly inflation rate was 1.3 percent • annual inflation rate was 3.3 percent. Quarterly change In the June 2021 quarter compared with the March 2021 quarter, the CPI rose 1.3 percent (1.3 with seasonal adjustment). • Housing and household utilities rose 1.9 percent, influenced by higher prices for home ownership (up 4.6 percent) and actual rentals for housing (up 0.9 percent). • Food rose 1.5 percent, influenced by higher prices for fruit and vegetables (up 7.3 percent) and restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food (up 2.0 percent). • Transport rose 2.2 percent, ... (full story)