homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Business


Subscriber content preview

January 17, 2008

Inflation soars on food, energy costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher costs for energy and food pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years in 2007 even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas.

Consumer prices rose by 4.1 percent for all of 2007, up sharply from a 2.5 percent increase in 2006, with consumers especially feeling the pain when they filled up their gas tanks or shopped for groceries. Prices for both energy and food shot up by the largest amount since 1990.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.