The consumer price gauge increased 0.2 percent in the 12 months ended in August, the same as in July. The core CPI measure, which excludes volatile food and fuel costs, rose 1.8 percent from August 2014, matching the year-over-year gain a month earlier. The median projection in the Bloomberg survey called for the core gauge to rise 0.1 percent from July, and 1.9 percent from the same month last year. Energy costs decreased 2 percent from a month earlier, the biggest decline since January. Gasoline prices slumped 4.1 percent, the most in seven months. Gas Prices The nationwide average cost of a gallon of regular ... (full story)