Tuesday, April 17, 2007

March consumer prices up 0.6 pct

(Reuters) - The Consumer Price Index climbed at a 0.6 percent rate, up from 0.4 percent in February. It was the largest monthly increase since a matching 0.6 percent rise last April.

A 10.6 percent jump in gasoline prices last month eclipsed a 0.3 percent gain in February and was the largest increase in 1-1/2 years since a 17.4 percent gain in September 2005.


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