Consumer Price Index Numbers for February are In Line With Forecasts

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ARE OUT… PRICES ROSE AT A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED .3% FOR FEBRUARY – IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS. THAT PUTS THE 12-MONTH INFLATION RATE AT 2.4%, ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS THIS MORNING… BOTH NUMBERS MATCH THE DOW JONES CONSENSUS FORECAST.