Consumer Price Rise Eases Fears

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Consumer prices edged up just 0.1 percent in January as energy costs went down significantly for the second straight month, according to a report on Wednesday that helped calm recent fears of inflation.


Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the Consumer Price Index, a widely used inflation gauge, rose 0.2 percent for a fourth straight month in January, the Labor Department said.


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