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Consumer Prices Edge Up 0.2 Percent 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2000-11-16
Author: Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press Writer

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After a stormy September, inflation at the consumer level calmed in October, tempered by declining prices for gasoline and tobacco and the biggest drop in airline fares in 16 months. . .

Economists offered a number of possible reasons for the decline: airlines easing fuel surcharges during the month; the impact of discounts as passenger traffic slowed; and a temporary statistical quirk arising from adjusting prices for seasonal variations.

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