Prices up, wages down in 'strong' economy

Saturday, August 11, 2018

WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices climbed 2.9 percent in July from a year earlier, a rate of inflation suggesting Americans are earning less than a year ago despite an otherwise solid economy.

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