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April 1986

Inflation remained mild again during 1985

Craig Howell, Andrew Clem

Consumer prices rose by less than 4 percent, about the same as during 1982-84; the rate of increase for producer prices of finished goods was less than 2 percent, as inflation continued to be moderate for the fourth consecutive year.

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