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US Consumer Prices Slow In September

By Dayeeta Das
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US Consumer Prices Slow In September

US consumer prices rose for a fourth straight month in September though the pace has slowed amid considerable slack in the economy as it gradually recovers from the COVID-19 recession.

The Labour Department said on Tuesday its consumer price index increased 0.2% last month after gaining 0.4% in August.

The CPI advanced 0.6% in both June and July after falling in the prior three months as business closures to slow the spread of the coronavirus weighed on demand.

In the 12 months through September, the CPI increased 1.4% after rising 1.3% in August. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI climbing 0.2% in September and rising 1.4% year-on-year.

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