Update, consumer price index

By Staff -- Purchasing, 7/15/1999

Financial markets greeted with exuberance news that consumer price inflation had backed down in May (overall CPI was flat, core rate gained just 0.1%) after posting an alarming 0.7% increase in April. The gasoline component plunged 2.7% after seasonal adjustment. Declines were also noted in apparel, transportation, education, and communication indexes.

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