The sticky price index sorts the components of the consumer price index into either flexible or sticky (slow to change) categories based on the frequency of their price adjustment.
![sticky-price CPI](https://images.forexlive.com/images/sticky-price%20CPI_id_d8095554-fb7d-4649-bd72-29b9921c6d70_original.jpg)
- 12-month 4.9% vs 5.1% prior
- Flexible 12-month -0.3% vs +1.0% prior
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The monthly changes are in the right direction.