Food prices rose 1.3% in November, on top of a 0.4% rise in October. Energy costs fell sharply, by 4.6% in November compared with a rise of 0.5% in October. The decline in energy prices was the largest decrease since March 2009. Gasoline prices fell 10.1% on top of a 2.2% decline in October.
For the past 12 months, wholesale prices are now up 1.5%, or 2.2% excluding food and energy costs.
The consumer price index (CPI) is due out tomorrow. The consensus estimates call for a drop of 0.2% overall and a rise of 0.2% excluding food and energy. Falling gasoline prices are once again the main driver of the inflation indexes this month.
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