Consumer Price Index for Shelter on the Rise in Portland-Salem MSA

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Portland-Salem area grew 1.7 percent between the first half of 2015 and the first half of 2016, faster than the U.S. increase of 1.1 percent. Portland’s recent focus on price increases in the housing market is reflected in the Consumer Price Index’s shelter measure. The cost of shelter increased more (6.7%) in the Portland-Salem area than

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