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Tobacco, apparel prices seen lifting Sept U.S. CPI 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 1999-10-15
Author: Ellen Freilich

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Higher tobacco and apparel prices should boost the September U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) due on Tuesday, economists said, a report expected to rivet the financial markets' attention. . . Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette money market economist Marilyn Schaja said if the September core CPI is up 0.3 percent excluding the influence of tobacco, it ``would almost clinch the case for a Fed tightening.'' . . Schaja said she expected the September CPI to be up 0.4 percent, the core CPI to be up 0.3 percent, and the core CPI excluding tobacco to be up 0.2 percent.

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