Medical care commodities inflate more than general inflation from Oct to Nov

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The consumer price index (CPI) went down from 37.909 in October 2014 to 237.428 in November 2014, an annualized rate of 3.08%.

 

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The price index for medical care commodities went up at an annualized rate of 7.33% from October 2014 to November 2014. During the same period, the price index also increased for medical care services (4.78%), hospital and related services (2.98%), and professional services (6.05%).

Source: BLS

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