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Tobacco Ignites Consumer Inflation 

Jump to full article: CBS, 2000-12-15

Intro:

If you don't smoke, you probably didn't notice that inflation was on the rise last month.

Not by much, but on the up side nonetheless.

The government says consumer inflation edged up 0.2 percent in November as tamer energy costs and cheaper clothing prices helped to blunt the biggest jump in tobacco costs in seven months.

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