U.S. inflation tame, chill lifts industrial output

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Sat, 01/16/2010 - 18:37

U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month while a cold snap lifted industrial output, suggesting the economy was growing but not generating enough inflation to trouble the Federal Reserve.


 

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