Consumer prices rise 0.5%, most since June ’09
by Associated Press Published: March 17,2011
Tags: consumerism, grocery
Americans paid more for food and gas in February, driving up consumer prices at the fastest pace in nearly two years. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in February, the largest increase since June 2009, the Labor Department said Thursday. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose only 0.2 percent, matching January’s gain. [...] [...]








