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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

OPA Press Release: Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman Regarding the November 2000 Consumer Price Index[12/15/2000]

The Consumer Price Index moderated in November increasing 0.2 percent for the second month in a row. Over the past 12 months, the CPI has risen 3.4 percent.

The "core" (finished goods less food and energy) Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3 percent in November. An increase in tobacco prices was principally responsible for the larger advance. Excluding tobacco prices - which rose 3.6 percent - the "core" CPI would have increased 0.2 percent. Over the past 12 months, the "core" Consumer Price Index has risen 2.6 percent.

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