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Consumer-Price Index Rises 0.1%, Restrained by Energy, Tobacco 

Consumer prices moved barely higher in May as falling costs for gasoline, tobacco and clothing helped restrain rising airfares and the biggest jump in food costs in more than two years. . .

Declining tobacco costs also kept inflation in check last month. Prices for tobacco products fell 2.7% in May, the biggest drop since March 1999. [This graph only]

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