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Consumer Price Index, May 2008
Consumer prices rose 2.2% in May compared with May 2007, up from the 1.7% increase reported in April, as drivers faced significant increases in gasoline prices. The 0.5 percentage point acceleration in the all-items Consumer Price Index was the sharpest since September 2007.
Wholesale trade
Wholesale sales rose for the second consecutive month in April, largely as a result of increased demand in the personal and household goods and the machinery and electronic equipment sectors.
Construction Union Wage Rate Index, May 2008
Primary iron and steel, April 2008
Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, April 2008