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February 2017 CPI: Year-over-Year Inflation Rate Now 2.5%. Inflation Grabbing?
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:17
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by Doug Short / Jill Mislinski and Steven Hansen
According to the BLS, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate was 2.7 % – up from than last month’s 2.5 %. The year-over-year core inflation (excludes energy and food) rate declined 0.1 % to 2.2 %, and remains slightly above the target set by the Federal Reserve.
Source: http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=201703150754
