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Favorable News on Inflation
[BLS.gov] The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.The index for energy fell 2.4 percent in March, as a 6.3-percent decline in the index for gasoline more than offset increases in the indexes for electricity and natural gas. The food index, in contrast, rose 0.4 percent in March as the food at home index increased 0.5 percent and the food away from home index rose 0.4 percent over the month. -------------------- not everything was good; the 10 year T bond rate took another jump up and the opening on the NYSE is down about 2% as of 10am EDT. Related: Consumer Price Index: 2025-03-12 Inflation Lower than expected for February 2025 Consumer Price Index: 2025-02-14 Ex-Clinton comptroller says 'voters were right' about bad Biden economy, government numbers were 'wrong' Consumer Price Index: 2024-10-15 Furious seniors react to Social Security rise for 2025 Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-04-10 |
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