An increase of 1.2 percent is expected, or 0.2 percent after food and energy prices are removed from consideration.

That was also the case when both food and energy prices were excluded.

But excluding food and energy prices, it was up two-tenths of a percent.

It assumes that this year's drops in food and energy prices will not be repeated next year.

As a result, so-called core inflation, which strips out food and energy prices, actually rose last month from 1.6% to 1.7%.

The core rate, which excludes food and energy prices, was up one-tenth of a percent.

Excluding food and energy prices, the producer price index was unchanged in October.

So too was the two-tenths of a point rise in the index once food and energy prices are excluded.

Excluding food and energy prices, the core inflation rate edged up by the same amount.

So far food and energy prices have been behaving well.

An increase of 1.2 percent is expected, or 0.2 percent after food and energy prices are removed from consideration.

That was also the case when both food and energy prices were excluded.

But excluding food and energy prices, it was up two-tenths of a percent.

It assumes that this year's drops in food and energy prices will not be repeated next year.

As a result, so-called core inflation, which strips out food and energy prices, actually rose last month from 1.6% to 1.7%.

The core rate, which excludes food and energy prices, was up one-tenth of a percent.

Excluding food and energy prices, the producer price index was unchanged in October.

So too was the two-tenths of a point rise in the index once food and energy prices are excluded.

Excluding food and energy prices, the core inflation rate edged up by the same amount.

So far food and energy prices have been behaving well.