U.S. consumer prices fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in October mainly because of falling gasoline costs, but "core" inflation edged up 0.1%, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
The core data strips out volatile food and energy categories and is used the Federal Reserve to guide its interest-rate decisions.
Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast CPI to be unchanged, with a 0.1% increase in the core rate.
Consumer prices have risen an unadjusted 3.5% over the past 12 months, down from 3.9% in September. The core rate has risen at a slower 2.1% pace over the 12 months ended in October, but that was up from 2.0% in September.
Gasoline costs dropped 3.1% last month. Food prices rose 0.1%.
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Washington, 16 nov (EFECOM).- El índice de precios de consumo (IPC) en Estados Unidos descendió un 0,1 % en octubre pasado, lo que situó la tasa de inflación en el 3,5 %, ha informado hoy el Departamento de Trabajo.
Si se excluyen energía y alimentos, que son los productos más volátiles, los precios subieron un 0,1% en octubre, y la inflación subyacente quedó en el 2,1%. EFECOM
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