Big drop in gas prices pushes costs down

Friday, November 17, 2006

WASHINGTON -- A big drop in gas prices pushed consumer costs down for a second straight month, and factories staged a modest rebound -- signs the Federal Reserve is managing to stem inflation without pushing the country into recession.

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