A sizeable decline in the price of gasoline in July, which retreated from record highs hit the prior month, helped bring down the overall rate of inflation. The index for gasoline fell 7.1 percent in July.
Compared with a year ago, the gas index is up 44 percent.
Prices were up 1.3 percent compared with a month earlier and 13.1 percent compared with a year ago
The cost of rent also increased by 0.7 percent from the previous month; 6.3 percent from the previous year