Consumer prices rise in December
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Consumer prices rose a relatively modest 0.3 percent in December but for all of 2007 prices shot up at the fastest rate in seventeen years, largely because of soaring energy costs, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - Improving conditions in the labor market and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in consumer confidence in December.
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Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in November following a 0.6 percent gain in October, according to data released Friday by the US Department of Labor&#39;s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in November as energy costs that had shot up a month earlier and fanned inflation fears posted only a small gain last month, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly  in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier  moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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U.S. retail sales jumped a more-than-expected 1.2 percent in December, the government said on Thursday, as car dealers, furniture stores and on-line retailers reported strong sales.
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A surge in the cost of gasoline and other energy products pushed consumer prices up by 3.3 percent in 2004, the biggest jump in four years, but relief may be on the way. Consumer prices actually dipped in December as energy costs moderated.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than  expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical  costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on  Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
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US consumer sentiment rose in early December, according to a survey released on Friday. The University of Michigan&#39;s preliminary reading of its consumer confidence index for December was
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Analysts expect a 0.1 percent rise when the consumer price index for January is released at 8:30 a.m. today. The CPI was up 0.5 percent in December.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S.  consumer prices up a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent  last month, the biggest jump since May, while housing starts  showed the most strength since December, government reports  showed on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before.
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U.S. consumers are facing higher prices for appliances with retailers raising prices this month to offset rising raw material costs.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday.
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Inflation rose to an annual rate of 2.2 percent in January, compared with 2.1 percent in December, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Inflation at the consumer level rose by a larger-than-expected amount last month as falling energy prices only partially offset big increases in the cost of medical care, food, and airline tickets.
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Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace since 1999. The increase pushed total spending for the month to a seasonally adjusted $349.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.