Consumer Prices Rose 0 4 In October Slower Than E Consumer prices rose 0.4% in october, slower than expected and a sign of easing inflation the consumer price index, a broad based measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.4% for the month. The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.6% from september to october and 7.9% from a year ago, according to dow jones estimates.
Consumer Price Index The numbers: the cost of living rose a relatively modest 0.4% in october, a sign that price pressures in the u.s. are easing after the biggest surge in inflation in 40 years. economists polled by. Consumer prices were up 3.2 percent in october from a year earlier, down from 3.7 percent in september and a bit slower than economists’ expectations. “core” prices, excluding food and. Summary. consumer price index increases 0.4% in october. cpi rises 7.7% year on year, smallest gain since january. core cpi gains 0.3%; up 6.3% year on year. weekly jobless claims increase 7,000. The consumer price index (cpi) showed prices were flat over last month and rose 3.2% over the prior year in october, a deceleration from september's 0.4% monthly increase and 3.7% annual gain in.
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