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The Labor Department said on Wednesday its Consumer Price Index dropped 0.2 percent last month as a broad decline in energy prices offset increases in food and shelter costs.

It was the first decrease since April last year and followed a modest 0.1 percent gain in July. Economists had expected consumer prices would Canada Goose Jackets be flat in August. central bank might raise borrowing costs a bit Canada Goose Outlet quicker than it had been thinking a few months ago.

Concerns at the Fed that inflation was running too low have abated in recent months, but the CPI data suggested an acceleration of prices during the spring may have run its course.

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Month on month, the core index was unchanged for the first time since October 2010. The Fed targets 2 percent inflation and tracks an index that is running even lower than the Cheap Canada Goose coats CPI.

Many economists think the central bank could raise interest rates as soon as next June, while interest rate futures point to July for the first rate hike. It has kept benchmark overnight lending rates near zero since Canada Goose Parka December 2008.

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While the economy appears to be on sustainable growth path, anemic wage growth is dampening price pressures. Average hourly earnings canada goose coats adjusted for inflation rose 0.4 percent in August. Even so, they have risen only by that same amount over the past year.

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Food prices rose 0.2 percent after advancing 0.4 percent in July as the effects of a drought in California lingered.

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