Consumer prices in the Chicago metropolitan area rose 0.9 percent in May over April, three times the national increase, but prices were down 2.4 percent locally from a year ago, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
The month-over-month increase locally was largely because of higher transportation and medical care costs, which rose 3.7 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Prices here soar in May, but down 2.4% from a year ago: U.S.
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