Posted by Dwight Steward, Ph.D. | BLS Data, Industry

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general_inflation_2015_02The consumer price index (CPI) went up from 234.677 in January 2015 to 235.186 in February 2015, an annualized rate of 2.60%.

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The price index for medical care commodities went down at an annualized rate of 0.06% from January 2015 to February 2015. During the same period, the price index decreased for medical care services (2.31%), hospital and related services (2.32%), and professional services (1.86%).

Source: BLS

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