But the core rate, which excludes the volatile energy and food prices, increased three-tenths of 1 percent, the largest climb since September.

Yet despite their apparent innocence, the images also have a jagged, volatile energy.

Prices excluding the volatile energy and food sectors were up 0.1 percent from October, less than economists had expected.

The crew would be completely and utterly exposed to the barriers mysterious and volatile energies.

Excluding volatile energy and food prices, producer prices edged up only one-tenth of 1 percent in December.

Excluding the volatile energy and food sectors the inflation rate was 0.5 percent.

But excluding the volatile energy and food sectors, the inflation rate was a more moderate five-tenths of 1 percent.

Including volatile energy and food prices, it actually fell 0.9 percent.

But with the volatile energy and food components set aside, the so-called core inflation rate last year was 1.9 percent, the lowest since 1965.

Core inflation - excluding the volatile energy and food prices - rose just 1.9 percent in the last year.