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Retail Sales Rose More Than Forecast In October
November 15, 2011 Meanwhile, wholesale prices dipped thanks to a sharp drop in energy costs.
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Housing Starts Rise; Consumer Prices Go Up Slightly
October 19, 2011 The gain in housing starts was the best in 17 months, but they're still not back to the level of a year ago.
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Higher Fuel And Food Costs Drive Wholesale Prices Up
October 18, 2011 The increase was more than expected and could be a sign of inflation pressures building. Wednesday, we'll hear about changes in consumer prices last month.
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Jobless Claims Rose By 11,000 Last Week; Prices Rose 0.4 Percent In August
September 15, 2011 The news on unemployment insurance underscores the weakness of the labor market.
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Consumer Prices Fell 0.2 Percent In June
July 15, 2011 Keeping inflation in check: A 6.8 percent drop in gasoline prices. Also: Food prices rose a modest 0.2 percent, the smallest increase so far this year.
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Consumer Prices Rose 0.2 Percent In May; Smallest Gain In Six Months
June 15, 2011 The smallest increase since November was due to a 2 percent decline in gasoline prices.
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Retail Sales Drop; Inflation In Check At Wholesale Level
June 14, 2011 The decline in retail sales is among several recent signs that economic growth is slowing.
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Gasoline Pushed Inflation Rate Higher In April
May 13, 2011 Higher prices for gasoline accounted for almost half of the 0.4 percent increase last month.
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Sales Rise Modestly; Jobless Claims Dip; Wholesale Prices Spike
May 12, 2011 A trio of economic indicators add to the economic puzzle.
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Wholesale Prices Up 0.7 Percent; Jobless Claims Rise
April 14, 2011 Claims for jobless benefits rose after two weeks' worth of declines. Wholesale prices were pushed higher by rising energy costs.
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Wal-Mart CEO Sees Inflation Ahead; Do You?
March 31, 2011 "We're seeing cost increases starting to come through at a pretty rapid rate," Bill Simon tells USA Today. Some will be passed along to consumers, he says.
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Consumer Spending Up, But Higher Gas Prices Are Major Reason
March 28, 2011 Economists watch consumer spending closely because it accounts for about 70 percent of all that's spent on goods and services in the U.S. But when spending rises because of a sharp increase in prices, not demand, that's not great news.
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Consumer Prices Rose 0.5 Percent Last Month; Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
March 17, 2011 Higher food and energy costs pushed prices up the most for any month since mid-2009. Meanwhile, claims for jobless benefits have declined in three of the past four weeks.
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Wholesale Prices Shot Up 1.6 Percent In February
March 16, 2011 It was the largest one-month increase in nearly two years and was driven by sharply higher food and energy costs. Meanwhile, housing starts plunged in February.
