The consumer price index prices fell 0.2% in February, thanks to another drop in the price of gasoline, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor, as reviewed by MarketWatch.
The rising cost of shelter and medical care, however, created upward pressure on underlying inflation.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, energy prices fell 6% last month, but the price of food rose 0.2% as the cost of groceries rose for the first time since last fall.
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