U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Up 5%, 17-Year High http://thejjb.com/topic/352987/t/U-S-Economy-Consumer-Prices-Up-5-17-Year-High.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:22:05 GMT Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:22:05 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thejjb.com/topic/352987/t/U-S-Economy-Consumer-Prices-Up-5-17-Year-High.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Up 5%, 17-Year High ]]> http://thejjb.com/topic/352987/t/U-S-Economy-Consumer-Prices-Up-5-17-Year-High.html By Shobhana Chandra and Timothy R. Homan

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumer prices surged 5 percent in the past year, the biggest jump since 1991, just as households struggled with falling home values and the credit crunch.

Spiraling expenses for food and fuel spurred the increase in June, the Labor Department said today in Washington. The cost of living rose 1.1 percent from May, more than forecast... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BeyondTheBlueNeon) http://thejjb.com/topic/352987 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:22:05 GMT