April CPI Unchanged; Core Rate Climbs 0.2%

WASHINGTON — The consumer price index was unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, after climbing 0.3% in the previous report, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, were up 0.2% for the month, after rising 0.2% in March.

Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted the consumer price index would edge up 0.1%, and core prices would advance 0.2%.

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