Consumer Prices in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell in April

unluckyluciano · May 19, 2010

May 19 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of living in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped in April for the first time in more than a year, signaling the world’s largest economy is recovering without causing prices to flare.
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This has more to do with the goings on in Europe I think, all though so far so good:

The 0.1 percent fall in the consumer price index was the first decrease since March 2009, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. Excluding food and fuel, the so-called core rate was unchanged, capping the smallest 12- month gain in four decades.
Retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are cutting prices to bolster sales as customers face almost 10 percent unemployment and rising foreclosures. The lack of inflation, which may be reined in even more by the European debt crisis, is one reason Federal Reserve policy makers have pledged to keep the benchmark interest rate near zero in coming months.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aDjc6C46siT0&pos=1

padre31 · May 21, 2010

They excluded Food and Fuel, two areas that saw a 17% spike last month.

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