The consumer-price index rose 0.6% in January from a month earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday, showing a pickup from December’s 0.5%
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The consumer-price index rose 0.6% in January from a month earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday, showing a pickup from December’s 0.5%