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May 1984

Inflation remained low in 1983 in face of strong recovery

Craig Howell, Andrew Clem, Roger Burns

Consumer prices rose by less than 4 percent, about the same as in the recession year of 1982; producer prices of finished goods inched up by less than 1 percent, registering the lowest increase in nearly 20 years.

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