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Reuters
CPI, core prices up 0.2 percent as expected
Friday September 15, 8:32 am ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overall U.S. consumer prices and costs excluding food and energy both rose 0.2 percent in August, right in line with market expectations, according to a Labor Department report on Friday that may help reassure the Federal Reserve that inflation pressures are continuing to ease.
The Labor Department said its core consumer price index, an inflation gauge that strips out volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.2 percent in August, matching a 0.2 percent rise in July, which followed four straight months of more worrisome 0.3 percent increases.
Overall consumer prices were up 0.2 percent after a 0.4 percent gain in July. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a 0.2 percent increase in both core and headline inflation.
Energy prices increases slowed substantially, climbing by a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent in August after a 2.9 percent surge in July. Overall transportation costs, which included lower airline fares and new vehicle costs, rose 0.2 percent after a 1.6 percent rise in July.
But apparel costs, rose by 0.9 percent after a 1.2 percent decline in July. A key measure of housing costs also moderated, as owner's equivalent rents rose 0.3 percent in August after a an 0.4 percent increase in July.
For the 12 months ended in August, core consumer prices have risen 2.8 percent, in line with forecasts, compared to 2.7 percent for the 12 months to July. Overall consumer prices rose 3.8 percent in the 12 months ended in August, compared with 4.1 percent for the July period and Wall Street forecasts of 3.9 percent.