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U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 0.2% in June; Core Rate Rose 0.3% 

U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in June . . .

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent after a 0.4 percent gain in May, the Labor Department said. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, rose 0.3 percent after rising 0.1 percent the previous month, the Labor Department said. . .

Prices on tobacco and smoking products rose 0.5 percent last month after falling 1.3 percent in May. Tobacco prices may fall in coming months as some retailers try to push through decline in wholesale prices, analysts said. [This graph only]

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