According to the Department of Labor Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers for June, prices increased 1.1 percent for the month of June compared with 0.6 percent for May - almost double. The index for energy rose sharply for the second straight month, increasing 6.6 percent in June following a 4.4 percent increase in May. The [...]

July 16th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued