Prices Probably Rose at a Slower Pace: U.S. Economy Preview

The cost of living in the U.S. probably rose at a slower pace in March as increases in energy expenses subsided, economists said before a report this week.

Consumer prices advanced 0.3 percent after climbing 0.4 percent in February, according to the median of 58 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey ahead of the Labor Department’s April 13 release. Other figures may show prices paid by producers also grew more slowly and that the nation’s trade deficit was little changed from the widest gap since October 2008.