The Labor Department said prices were up 2.6 percent in October compared with 12 months earlier. | Economy
U.S. inflation continued to push prices up in October, with prices rising at the fastest monthly rate since April.
The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent in October, matching the prior month, the Department of Labor said Wednesday. Before rounding, prices were up 0.244 percent, the first time since April the unrounded figure has risen above two percent.
This was the third consecutive month of prices rising 0.
