On September 12, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August 2019 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which established the Private Transportation Index at 207.499, a decrease from the May 2019 Index of 211.792. Therefore, based on the August 2019 CPI-W release, the Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for rural carriers will decrease 1.5¢ to 73.0¢ per mile.
This EMA rate will be effective September 28, 2019 (Pay Period 21-2019).
Oh yay. Just in time for Christmas 2nd runs.
Yep the gas price goes up and the EMA goes down