US consumer prices slipped in August helped by fuel prices and strong dollar

Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 21:03 UTC

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Consumer prices in the United States fell in August as petrol prices dropped and a strong dollar curbed the cost of goods, the US Department of Labor has said. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) slipped 0.1% last month, the first decline since January. But in the 12 months to August, the CPI rose 0.2% after a similar gain in July. Read full article

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Brasileiro
Who Knows?
Sep 18th, 2015 - 12:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Captain Poppy
Of course the CPI has dropped primarily lead by gas down to almost $2.00 a gallon.

Brasshole, how much are you paying for gasoline per gallon? Er...I mean per liter?
Sep 18th, 2015 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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