tagged w/ Consumer Prices
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Consumer prices rose slightly in August due to higher gas prices, another sign the weak economy is keeping inflation in check.Consumer prices rose slightly in August due to higher gas prices, another sign the... more
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Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline... more
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Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount.Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as... more
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Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas. Meanwhile, industrial output was flat in December, more evidence of a significant slowdown in the economy.
Consumer prices rose by 4.1 percent for all of 2007, up sharply from a 2.5 percent increase in 2006, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Consumers felt the pain when they filled up their gas tanks or shopped for groceries. Prices for both energy and food shot up by the largest amount since 1990.Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount... more
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