The Pace Of Consumer Inflation Slowed In December, Including Food And Menu Prices

The Consumer Price Index maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics fell 0.1% month-over-month in December, according to the Bureau’s monthly report issued Jan. 12. It was the first month-over-month decline in more than a year and signaled a continuation of the slowing rate of inflation in the past few months. The 12-month reading for…