-Costs for new vehicles fell 0.5 percent after being unchanged the prior month; used-vehicle prices dropped 1.6 percent, most since March 2009, following a 0.3 percent decline

-Airfares fell 2.7 percent, most since January 2014 Apparel prices increased 0.3 percent after falling 0.6 percent

-Expenses for medical care rose 0.1 percent; these readings often vary from results for this category within the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation due to different methodologies 

-About 60 percent of the index covers the prices that consumers pay for services ranging from medical visits to airline fares, movie tickets and rents

This article was provided by Bloomberg News.

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