Headline consumer prices were up 1.7 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September. The energy index declined 1.6 percent, offsetting increases in indexes such as food and shelter, which rose 3.1 and 3.0 percent year over year, respectively. The core measure, which excludes food and energy, was up 1.8 percent year over year, an increase of one-tenth of a percent from September's measure.
