Pricey Tobacco Pushes Up Core Producer Inflation - Reuters

Pricey tobacco pushes up core producer inflation - Reuters

The Associated PressPricey tobacco pushes up core producer inflationReuters1 of 2. A model holds an unlit cigarette in her mouth backstage before the Zang Toi Spring 2011 collection during New York Fashion Week September 15, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core producer prices rose at their fastest pace in six months in July, ...US inflation rises as tobacco prices surgeTelegraph.co.ukU.S.

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