Consumer Prices Drop, Other Data Point Up
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U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in  gasoline costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a  report suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve can stick to a plan  of gradual interest-rate rises.
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Falling energy costs pulled down  U.S. consumer prices last month, but core inflation inched up  and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that  bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate  rises.
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Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in July, showing stable prices that held the year-on-year rate of nonfood, nonenergy inflation to 1.9 percent for the second month in a row, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
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Stocks fell Friday after accelerating inflation spurred concern that higher prices will curb consumer spending and give the Federal Reserve less leeway to cut interest rates.
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The Labor Department will release the August Consumer Price Index this morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. In July, the CPI fell slightly due to falling gasoline prices. Also due this morning are jobless claims, which economists expect to increase by 26,000 to 345,000.
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Stocks fell after a higher-than-expected consumer prices report raised concern that simmering inflation may hamper further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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Government bond prices fell on Tuesday  after data showed U.S. core inflation rose faster than expected  in September, while upbeat earnings reports and a slide in oil  prices gave stock markets a boost.
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Falling gas prices reduced the overall measure of prices paid by consumers in July, according to a government report Tuesday, as inflation was far less than Wall Street&#39;s expectations for the month.
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WASHINGTON  -U.S. consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November on a drop in energy costs and prices were also unchanged from the previous month when volatile food and energy costs were stripped out, defying forecasts of an uptick in core prices, a government report showed on Friday.
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Consumer Prices Index inflation, the Governmentâs target measure, fell to 1.3 per cent in August, down from 1.4 per cent in July.
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U.S. stocks extended declines on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's January rate-setting meeting showed policy-makers do not necessarily see core inflation moderating, adding to concerns spurred earlier by stronger-than-expected consumer prices data.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices in August fell for the first time in 10 months, as another big drop in energy costs offset higher food prices.
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Standard & Poor's 500 stock index futures dipped on Thursday after government data showed first-quarter core personal consumption spending, an inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve, was revised higher.
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Consumer prices fell at a slower pace in April, the government reported. Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, declined 0.1 percent from a year earlier. The measure of inflation fell 0.3 percent in March, the steepest drop in two years, matching the median estimate of 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Core prices in Tokyo, a harbinger of nationwide prices, were unchanged for a second month, also in line with economistsâ expectations.
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Higher food costs boosted consumer prices in June, while an indicator of future home construction was the weakest in a decade, signaling continuing deterioration in housing, reports showed on Wednesday.
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(Washington-AP) Aug. 17, 2004 - A drop in the cost of gasoline sent overall consumer prices down in July for the first time in eight months.