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Wholesale Prices Rise Slightly 

The Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach store shelves, crept up a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in May, an improvement over a still-moderate 0.3 percent increase in April, the Labor Department reported Thursday. . .

Cigarette prices, which have been rising as companies increase costs to cover legal expenses, jumped 5.6 percent, the largest gain since January.

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