The CPI increased 0.1 percent from the prior month, compared with 0.4 percent in October. The energy index decreased 1.6 percent over the month, according to a Dec. 13 U.S Bureau of Labour Statistics news release.
The better-than-expected report comes as the Federal Reserve meets this week and deliberates whether to pull back on its hawkish inflation strategy.
Read the full report here.
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