Core Prices and Consumer Price Index

consumer price index: The Labor Department said the consumer price index increased 0.3% in June after a 0.4% gain in May. , according to Market Watch. Food and so-called core prices decelerated in June. Bloomberg Enlarge Image MarketWatch Consumer prices gained again in June but the rise was not as broad-based as in the prior month and was driven mainly by the rising cost for gasoline. The gasoline index rose 3.3% in June, and accounted for two-thirds of the increase in overall June prices, the department said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.