July Consumer Prices Drop, Energy Tumbles
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U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check.
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A sharp plunge in energy prices pulled U.S. producer prices down 0.7 percent last month, a sharper-than-expected drop and the biggest in more than 1-1/2 years, a government report showed on Friday.
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US new home sales in July fell 6.4 percent to a 1.134 million annual rate, the year&#39;s slowest pace and a sign housing may provide less fuel for the economy in coming months.
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The economy logged decent but slower growth in the early summer as some consumers tightened their belts. Despite high energy prices, overall inflation remained fairly moderate.
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NEW YORK - Stocks fell in light trading Monday on rising energy prices and a disappointing consumer income report.    While investors were cheered by the Commerce Department's report of a strong rise in consumer spending for July, growth in incomes was nearly flat...
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Consumer prices declined slightly in July, pulled down by an incongruous drop in gasoline prices and by lower prices in other less volatile areas.
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Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest levels since midsummer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety about making major purchases like a car or a home.
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Moderate news on the inflation front and a Labor Department report showing that consumer prices actually fell in July gave comfort to investors who are worried about potential price hikes.
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Consumer prices fell 0.1 percent as energy costs fell, keeping pace with the yearâs slowdown in inflation and offering some comfort to Fed officials after yesterdayâs half-point rate cut.
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A drop in energy costs pulled U.S.  consumer prices down last month, but core inflation moved up  modestly and housing starts surged, according to data on  Wednesday that bolstered expectations for a steady diet of  interest-rate rises.
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The Consumer Price Index fell 0.1 percent in July, taking its first drop in eight months, as gas prices declined despite the soaring cost of crude oil.
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Consumer spending was weak for a fourth straight month in June as rising gasoline prices left Americans with little to spend on other items. A key measure of inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than a decade.
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U.S. producer prices dropped  unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and  food and vehicles prices fell, according to a government report  on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps.
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The busy U.S. summer driving season  ended on a positive note for consumers as gasoline prices fell  to their lowest in more than four months, dropping for the  second week in a row, the government said on Tuesday.
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Consumer prices in Japan fell for the fourth month in a row during May following lower oil costs, figures show.
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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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Average retail gasoline prices have  fallen significantly in the past two weeks as crude dropped by  more than $5.00 a barrel and the summer driving season came to  an end, according to the nationwide Lundberg survey.