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Low Inflation: Winners And Losers

Updated on: October 15, 2010 / 10:04 AM EDT / MoneyWatch

As expected, inflation remained tame last month. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.1 percent, after a 0.3 percent rise in August. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, were unchanged for the second consecutive month. In the past 12 months, core prices have increased by only 0.8 percent, the smallest yearly gain in more than 49 years.

I discussed the winners and losers of a low inflation environment with CBS3 this morning:

Jill Schlesinger

Jill Schlesinger, CFP® is the Emmy-nominated business analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.

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