Tag: US consumer prices

• Friday, October 30th 2015 - 07:39 UTC

  US growth slows sharply in the third quarter; consumer spending strong at 3.2%

  

  United States growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of the year. GDP grew at an annualized pace of 1.5% between July and September, according to the Department of Commerce, down from 3.9% in the second quarter. The slowdown was partly due to companies running down stockpiles of goods in their warehouses.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 20:49 UTC

  US consumer prices fell 0.1% in October and in the last twelve months was 1%

  

  US consumer prices fell 0.1% in October as petrol prices dropped, the US Labor Department has said. Petrol prices fell 2.9%, the biggest drop since April. The cost of new cars, clothes and healthcare also fell. The decrease meant that annual inflation in the 12 months to October was just 1%.

• Monday, December 17th 2012 - 20:53 UTC

  US consumer prices falls in November because of sharp drop in gasoline prices

  

  US consumers prices fell in November due to a sharp drop in petrol prices, according to official figures, as inflation in the economy remained weak. The consumer price index fell 0.3% from October, the first decline since May, the US Labour Department said.

• Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  US consumer prices in 12 months to July reach 1.4%, down from June’s 1.7%

  

  US consumer prices were flat in July for a second straight month and the year-over-year increase was the smallest since November 2010. In the 12 months to July the CPI rose 1.4%, slowing from June's 1.7% rise, the US Labour Department said on Wednesday.