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March consumer prices up despite big drop in clothing costs

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices pushed higher last month as increases in energy, food and airline tickets overwhelmed the biggest drop in clothing prices in nearly a decade. The Labor Department reported today that consumer prices rose 0.3% in March after being unchanged in February. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, posted a 0.2% rise last month. Both the overall increase and the rise in core prices were in line with analysts’ expectations. For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-econ17apr17,1,3181331.story

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