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Inflation logged a 25-year record increase in October, according to the Labor Department, with consumer prices up 1.2%.(THE NUMBERS)
INFLATION LOGGED A 25-year record increase in October, according to the Labor Department, with consumer prices up 1.2%. Energy prices rose a record 12%; Katrina and Rita were credited with causing much of the jump. Consumer prices have grown 4.7% in INFLATION LOGGED A 25-year...
Tags: consumer price, inflation, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2005-11-01
US consumer prices surge 0.6 percent
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in October, with higher energy costs fuelling fears of renewed inflation. With oil prices spiralling higher at the time, a 4.2 percent rise in energy costs in October accounted for more than half of the overall rise in consumer prices,...
Tags: FINANCE, inflation, Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2004-11-17
US consumer prices rise 0.2 percent in November
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices rose modestly in November, the government said, showing inflationary pressures subsiding after a jump the previous month. Prices overall rose 0.2 percent after a 0.6-percent leap in October. Stripping out volatile food and energy costs, core prices were still up 0.2 percent, matching...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Government, inflation, Manufacturing
Research articles 2004-12-17
US consumer prices up 0.2 percent
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October on higher shelter, food and medical care prices, as energy prices retreated from recent highs, government data showed. The consumer price index CPI data reflected a "core" rate increase -- excluding food and energy -- of 0.2 percent,...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, food, inflation
Research articles 2005-11-16
Consumer prices remain steady in April
WASHINGTON AP -- For the first time in almost a year, consumer prices held steady as costs fell for gasoline, airfares and clothing, helping to offset higher prices for tobacco products, prescription drugs and cars. The flat reading in April for the Consumer Price Index, the most...
Tags: economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation
Research articles 2000-05-17
Consumer prices at steady level
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices were flat in May as falling costs for energy products and clothing offset rising prices for medical care and lodging. Industrial production, meanwhile, posted its first increase since February. The latest snapshot of the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched ...
Tags: deflation, economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE
Research articles 2003-06-18
Inflation debate heats up after sharp rise in consumer prices
WASHINGTON AFP — A surprisingly sharp surge in consumer prices -- even excluding the impact of sky-high energy costs -- sparked heated debate over the dangers of inflation in the US economy. US consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in March, with the core inflation rate, excluding food and energy,...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation
Research articles 2005-04-20
Consumer prices fall while industrial output manages small increase
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices, helped by another huge decline in gasoline pump prices, fell for a second straight month in October, providing more relief to Americans battered earlier in the year by soaring energy costs. The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices dropped by 0.5 percent last...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation
Research articles 2006-11-16
US consumer prices fall 0.5 percent; core up 0.2 percent
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices fell 0.5 percent in September on tumbling energy costs, while "core" prices excluding food and energy rose 0.2 percent, the Labor Department said. The consumer price index CPI, roughly in line with analyst forecasts, suggested inflationary pressures were tame at the consumer level despite...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, analyst
Research articles 2006-10-18
US consumer prices cool a notch
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices cooled a notch last month as the government said Wednesday that an index it uses to monitor consumer price movements registered a rise of just 0.1 percent. The Labor Department said its consumer price index CPI, which tracks gasoline costs, clothing prices and...
Tags: FINANCE, inflation, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2007-08-15
Consumer prices fell 0.6% in November, according to the Labor Department--the largest decrease since a 0.9% drop in July 1949.(THE NUMBERS)
CONSUMER PRICES FELL 0.6% in November, according to the Labor Department--the largest decrease since a 0.9% drop in July 1949. This is attributed to energy prices' 8% fall from October's post-hurricane highs. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, CONSUMER PRICES FELL 0.6% in November, according to...
Tags: U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2006-01-01
Consumer prices in OECD on rise.
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.4 per cent in the year to February 2008, including a 13.9 per cent rise in energy prices.. Oliver Good Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.4 per cent in the year to February...
Tags: OECD
Research articles 2008-04-07
Consumer prices rise in OECD countries.
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.4 per cent in the year to February 2008, including a 13.9 per cent rise in energy prices.. Oliver Good Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.4 per cent in the year to February...
Tags: OECD
Research articles 2008-04-07
US consumer prices race higher
WASHINGTON AFP — US consumer prices increased a larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in April, as higher energy prices spilled over into other sectors. The Labor Department's consumer price index was higher than the 0.5 percent increase expected by economists. Additionally, the core CPI rate, which excludes food and energy...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Manufacturing
Research articles 2006-05-17
China's consumer prices jump 3.2 percent in January
BEIJING, AFP ? China's consumer prices jumped 3.2 percent in January compared with a year earlier, matching the rise in December as food prices continued to surge, statistics showed. Food prices rose 8.0 percent in January, while non-food items edged up 0.7 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics NBS...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, China, food, Manufacturing
Research articles 2004-02-12
US consumer prices rise 0.6 percent in May
WASHINGTON AFP ? High energy and food costs pushed up US consumer prices by 0.6 percent in May from the previous month, the steepest increase since January 2001, government data showed. But core prices, excluding volatile costs of energy and food, rose a more modest 0.2 percent, the Labor...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, food, inflation, Manufacturing
Research articles 2004-06-15
Consumer prices in the 1980's: the cooling of inflation
Consumer prices in the 1980's: the cooling of inflation Reducing inflation was the major economic problem facing U.S. policymakers at the start of the 1980's. With consumer prices at the highest peacetime rate on record--up 13.3 percent in 1979--the focus of economic policymakers was on "reducing inflation, while...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, food, inflation, Manufacturing, petroleum, recession
Research articles 1990-08-01
Consumer prices rise
WASHINGTON AP -- Consumer prices rose modestly in February, lifted by higher costs for clothing, medical care and airline tickets. But shoppers still could find bargains: Prices fell for cars, computers and home furnishings. The Consumer Price Index, a closely watched gauge of inflation, went up 0.2...
Tags: Associated Press, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-mail, economist, recession, SALES
Research articles 2002-03-22
Consumer prices decline in April
WASHINGTON -- Lower prices for energy, cars and clothes drove consumer costs down in April by the largest amount in 18 months, underscoring Federal Reserve anxiety about the possibility of a destabilizing decline. The Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched inflation gauge, declined by 0.3...
Tags: deflation, economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE
Research articles 2003-05-17
Consumer prices rising at a faster clip
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices in February rose at the fastest pace in four months, stoked by higher oil prices, the Labor Department said in a Wednesday report that raised fresh concerns about inflation -- and the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate increases. The consumer price index increased 0.4%...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2005-03-24
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