Consumer price rise slows in first half of 1991 (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Oct. 1991

Consumer price rise slows in first half of 1991

Todd Lamar Wilson
Economist, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics

An annual rate of increase of 2.7 percent was the smallest 6-month increase in nearly 5 years. Lower prices for petroleum-based products were the chief contributory factor. This article summarizes changes in the Consumer Price Index during the first six months of 1991.

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