Inflation Is Falling. It's a Positive Surprise
Inflation Is Falling. It's a Positive Surprise
Consumer prices climbed at a 7.7% annual pace in October, marking a slowdown from September as the cost of some goods and travel services showed signs of cooling.
由于一些商品和旅行服务的成本显示出降温的迹象，10月份消费者价格以7.7％的年增长率攀升，比9月份有所放缓。
The consumer-price index ticked up 0.4% in October from a month earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday, compared to a 0.4% climb in September. Economists had expected prices to rise 0.6% in October from September.
美国劳工部周四报告称，10月份消费者物价指数比一个月前上涨了0.4％，而9月份上涨了0.4％。经济学家曾预计，10月份的价格将比9月份上涨0.6％。
Core CPI, which excludes the volatile food and energy indexes, is expected to have decelerated slightly in October to a 0.5% monthly pace and a 6.5% annual pace. That compares with 0.6% and 6.6%, respectively, the month before.
不包括波动的食品和能源指数在内的核心消费者价格指数预计将在10月份略有减速至0.5％的月率和6.5％的年增长率。相比之下，前一个月分别为0.6％和6.6％。
One likely bright spot is in goods prices, where economists expect costs may have decelerated over the month as used-car prices fell.
一个可能的亮点是商品价格，经济学家预计，随着二手车价格的下跌，本月商品价格可能已经减速。
Source: MarketWatch
来源：MarketWatch