With a rebound in energy prices partly offset by a drop in food prices, the Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing a modest increase in U.S. producer prices in the month of February.
The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand inched up by 0.1 percent in February after edging down by 0.1 percent in January. Economists had expected prices to rise by 0.2 percent.
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