Inflation eases to 5.4% as consumer prices fall 0.1%

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Tue, 09/16/2008 - 13:42

Inflation eased to 5.4% in the past year, as consumer prices declined 0.1% in August and marked the first decline in nearly two years, according to a Labor Department report released Tuesday.


 

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