High costs at the gas pump, in supermarkets propel consumer prices ...
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Consumer prices in October posted their biggest increase in five months, pinching people&#39;s pocketbooks at the gas pump and the grocery store.
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U.S. consumers spent an estimated $535 more on gasoline in the past year, but some consumer goods categories benefited as people shifted away from luxuries such as dining out and stayed home, according to a new study.
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Inflation on our meals is steeper than you may realize.
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U.S. retail gasoline prices jumped  passed $1.90 a gallon for the first time since early December  and diesel fuel costs rose to the highest level in seven weeks,  the Energy Department said on Monday.
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Gasoline prices have jumped 33 cents a gallon across the United States over the past month -- the result of higher crude oil prices, greater demand and fears of shortages.
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A surge in the cost of gasoline and other energy products pushed consumer prices up by 3.3 percent in 2004, the biggest jump in four years, but relief may be on the way. Consumer prices actually dipped in December as energy costs moderated.
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Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas
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Food costs went up again but consumers got a break at the gas pumps in June, helping to lower inflation to 0.2 percent, the smallest increase in five months.
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High gasoline and food prices, the slumping housing market, tighter credit and tougher job prospects pushed some consumers to the edge.
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After years of relative calm on the inflation front, Americans are being battered by &#36;2-a-gallon gasoline, rising food prices and higher medical bills. And there are fears that price pressures could worsen in 2005.
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Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.
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Consumers may be making less shopping   trips in the face of higher gasoline prices, but when they get   to the store they're spending more, as they load up their carts   each time they shop, industry executives said this week.
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It&#39;s been a lousy fall for grocery shoppers. First the cost of tomatoes set new records, and now those lucky enough to find grapefruits can expect to pay more than $1 a piece.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer inflation surged by the largest amount in more than two years in November, led by gasoline prices. The cost of clothing, airline tickets and prescription drugs also jumped.
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The average U.S. retail price of  gasoline rose more than 5 cents in the past two weeks to more  than $2 a gallon, its highest level since June, a leading  industry analyst said on Sunday.
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A leap in gasoline prices pushed the overall rate of inflation higher last month, but consumer prices nationwide generally appear to be increasing at a consistently slower rate.
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U.S. consumers paid more at the pump  as the average national price for gasoline rose 0.9 cent per  gallon during the past week to $1.884 per gallon, the first  increase in more than a month, the U.S. government said on  Monday.