MarketWatch: Consumer Price Index

consumer price index: The Labor Department said the consumer price index increased 0.2% in March after a 0.1% gain in February. , according to Market Watch. Analysts said that overall inflation remained quite weak but they also detected early signs of some inflation pressure building. MarketWatch Consumer prices ticked up slightly in March pushed up by higher costs for shelter and food. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core prices ticked up 0.2%. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected the overall CPI and core rate to both increase by 0.1%. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.