U.S.: Consumer Prices Rise in August

Consumer prices in the United States continued to rise in August, after having done so in July, spurred by energy, said Friday the Labor Department in Washington.
Increased 0.3% over July, according to data corrected for seasonal variations, ie as much as the previous month (the 0.1% increase was revised upward) and the U.S.Consumer Prices Rise , the ministry said.The increase in prices in August were in line with the average estimate of analysts.Inflation returned in July after three months of falling prices. One must go back to August 2009 to find a price index increase of that magnitude (+0.4%) and the U.S.Consumer Prices Rise.

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The increase in prices during the first two months of the summer was caused by higher energy prices, which rose 2.3% mainly due to the increase in gasoline (+3.9%).Food prices rose for the first time since April (0.2%) and the U.S.Consumer Prices Rise .
Excluding food and energy, the so-called "core" inflation was zero (as in March and April), after three months in which amounted to 0.1% or 0.2%and the U.S.Consumer Prices Rise .