US DATA: Sept CPI +0.2%/core +0.1% (+0.182%/+0.122% unrounded) for - TopicsExpress



          

US DATA: Sept CPI +0.2%/core +0.1% (+0.182%/+0.122% unrounded) for +1.2% overall and +1.7% core YOY. SS index was +1.5% this yr. Food unch as lower fruits/veg and softdrinks offset higher meats and dairy. Energy +0.8% as all key components rose. Core was boosted by +0.7% medical equp in reversal of 2 mos of dips and +0.6% hospital svcs, also by +0.2% vehicles (+0.1% NSA). But -0.5% apparel and -1.3% videos were core offsets. The CPI data were a little better than expected and show continuing modest inflation. There were no signs of distortions from the govt shutdown.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:32:30 +0000

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