| 31. | The Labor Department reports on the Producer Price Index for July.
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| 32. | The producer price index finished the year measuring 118 . 3.
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| 33. | The consumer price index rose 2 . 7 percent last year.
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| 34. | About half the consumer price index is based on food items.
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| 35. | It was the fourth consecutive month of a lower price index.
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| 36. | The Consumer Price Index for May will be released next Tuesday.
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| 37. | Rice accounts for about 13 percent of the consumer price index.
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| 38. | Correcting the Consumer Price Index would make this a manageable problem.
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| 39. | The producer price index last month fell 0 . 6 percent.
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| 40. | Lawmakers could adjust the way the Consumer Price Index is calculated.
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