May 2008 was the eighth consecutive month that prices have come in more than 6.0% higher than the previous year.
Those 12 consecutive years of rising prices gave its holders a six-fold gain.
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In economic news, the euro zone experienced deflation for the fifth consecutive month as consumer prices fell by 0.1% in October, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistical agency.
On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the U.S. economy suffered its second consecutive month of falling prices, or deflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI).
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In notable economic news this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that consumer prices was unchanged for the second consecutive month in January due to falling gasoline prices and stable food prices.
Some firms are already talking about raising their prices for a fifth consecutive quarter when contracts are reviewed in January.
Stock prices have risen for six consecutive weeks in the face of less than stellar economic reports.
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Pessimism over the direction of stock prices has dropped for three consecutive weeks after setting a 2011 high of 47.7%.
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Pessimism about the short-term direction of stock prices topped optimism for the second consecutive week.
Food prices did rise for a second consecutive month, this time 0.5%, but are still just 2.4% over their levels a year ago.
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For the fourth consecutive month, firms reported drops in the prices paid for inputs and the prices received for their own manufactured goods.
Property prices have fallen for the seventh consecutive year.
The sharp rally to consecutive all-time nominal highs for gold prices on the back of concerns over problems in the European Union banks and dismal economic data this week in the U.S. has participants in the weekly Kitco News Gold Survey generally looking for higher prices.
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Home prices have risen for a second consecutive month for the first time since the summer of 2010, but much of this is a consequence of the falling percentage of distressed sales, while prices are still more than 31% of their peaks and may take years to recover.
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While it is encouraging to see the index stabilizing after it recorded eight consecutive months of gains to February, food prices remain extremely high and, amid a general wave of inflation around the globe, continue to pose a threat to any sort of economic recovery. (Read Global Food Prices Hit All-Time High As Violence Erupts In Yemen).
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And again this week, China watchers saw home prices fall again, now down five consecutive months.
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The pattern from the bank's survey shows that Scottish house prices peaked in 2008 and fell for four consecutive quarters after that.
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Property prices in most Chinese cities have fallen for a fifth consecutive month, underpinning government success in curbing speculation in the market.
Finished energy goods registered their fifth consecutive month of gains, up 3.3% on rising prices for gasoline, home heating oil, and residential electric power. (Read Why World Food Prices Will Keep Climbing).
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The only positive piece of data came from Washington DC, where despite a month-over-month drop of 0.1%, annual growth rates reached 2.7% allowing it to grow its home prices 80% since January 2000 and marking a 15 consecutive month of annual growth. (Read Distressed Debt Investors Prefer Real Estate In 2011).
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Energy prices rose 2.6% in March, a sixth consecutive monthly advance, propelled by a 5.7% increase in gasoline.
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Consumer prices fell 1.1% in July, the 17th consecutive month of declines.
Over the course of the week, stock prices continued to swing widely, with the Dow posting three consecutive triple-digit moves, as earnings news gave many investors pause.
Bearish sentiment remained above its historical average for the 13th consecutive week as many investors still do not expect a rebound in stock prices over the foreseeable future.
Prices for intermediate materials, supplies, and components grew for a ninth consecutive month, showing an increase of 1.3%.
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Marking the ninth consecutive increase in the index, part of the increase was fueled by lower gas prices, according to analysts at Nomura.
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At the start of the new year, The Wall Street Journal reported that 70 Chinese cities saw property prices head lower in December from the previous month, marking the third consecutive month of declines.
Despite the dip, optimism that stock prices will rise stayed above its historical average of 39% for the 19th consecutive week, matching the streak set in the second half of 2004.
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will remain essentially flat over the next six months, rose for the second consecutive week.
Optimism that stock prices will rise over the next months stayed within a two percentage point range for the third consecutive week.
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