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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose a better-than-expected 0.2% in January, which was the smallest monthly increase since July, leaving the annualized rate at 2.4%, which is the lowest rate since last ...

The latest consumer price index report showed inflation hit a 3-year high in May. But there are also signs in it that inflation is still contained. Core inflation — which excludes the prices of food ...

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index increased 3.3% in March from year-ago levels after rising 2.4% in February. Year-over-year core CPI (which excludes volatile food ...

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index increased 2.4% in January from year-ago levels after increasing 2.7% in December. Year-over-year core CPI (which excludes volatile ...