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Government: US prices rose 0.2 per cent in January
Feb 17, 2012, 13:48 GMT
Washington - Prices rose 0.2 per cent last month in the United States, according to the monthly government survey issued Friday.
The Bureau of Labour Statistics said that the consumer price index was up 2.9 per cent for the 12 months ending in January.
So-called core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.2 per cent in January, with the 12-month core rate at 2.3 per cent.
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