Consumer prices decreased after 27 years in the United States

Since 1982 did not occur that the consumer prices – excluding the price of food and energy – decreased.

The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index, increased by 0.2 percent last month. The index increases, because of the energy and food prices increase. Without these, prices decreased in the U.S.A., for the first time since 1982.
The analysts expected 0.3 percent price increase for January, compared to the previous month – reports Világgazdaság Online, after Reuters.