Prices for consumer goods rise in July

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Prices for food, clothing, medicine, recreation and other goods and services cost more in July than they did in June, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“On a seasonally adjusted basis, the [Consumer Price Index] advanced 0.4 percent in July, following an 0.2 percent rise in June,” the bureau reported.

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