Topic: Inflation Rate
February consumer prices flat on lower energy costs
Reuters US Online Report Business News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in February as a drop in energy costs was offset by higher food and medical care costs, a government report showed on Thursday, backing up the Federal Reserve's commitment to ultra low interest rates. The Labor Department said its seasonally adjusted Consumer ...
US consumer prices flat in February
AFP American Edition
US consumer prices were flat in February, restrained by lower fuel prices, the government said Thursday. The consumer price index, a measure of the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by households, was unchanged from 0.2 percent in January, the Labor Department said. Most analysts had ...
CONSUMER PRICES
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Producer prices post biggest drop in 7 months
Reuters US Online Report Business News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices fell more steeply than expected in February, posting their biggest drop in seven months as energy costs tumbled, according to a government report on Wednesday that pointed to scant inflation pressures. The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted index for prices paid at the farm and ...
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