Morgan GBI-EMG Core Index, which in turn tracks the performance of local currency bonds issued by emerging market governments.
The core index, which measures prices on items excluding food and energy, picked up 0.1%, just one percentage point under the estimate.
The core index increased at its fastest rate since summer in 2008.
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This is especially so since housing is 42% of the overall CPI index, but becomes 51% of the core index when food and energy is stripped out.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BWA and JEC collectively make up 1.43% of the iShares Morningstar Mid Core Index Fund ETF (JKG) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Wednesday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ITT and FHN collectively make up 1.27% of the iShares Morningstar Small Core Index Fund ETF (JKJ) which is lower by about 0.2% on the day Friday.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, LYV and FHN collectively make up 1.08% of the iShares Morningstar Small Core Index Fund ETF (JKJ) which is higher by about 0.3% on the day Friday.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CPN and KIM collectively make up 1.57% of the iShares Morningstar Mid Core Index Fund ETF (JKG) which is up by about 1.2% on the day Wednesday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, YHOO and RAI collectively make up 1.01% of the iShares Morningstar Large Core Index Fund ETF (JKD) which is up by about 0.6% on the day Friday.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, TDY and FHN collectively make up 1.31% of the iShares Morningstar Small Core Index Fund ETF (JKJ) which is lower by about 0.2% on the day Wednesday.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MMR and FHN collectively make up 1.08% of the iShares Morningstar Small Core Index Fund ETF (JKJ) which is up by about 0.9% on the day Friday.
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In 2012, core and broad retail sales grew 8.4% and 8.0%, respectively, from 6.7% and 6.6% in 2011, but the relevant piece of information is that on a quarterly basis, retail sales lost steam across all groups, with the core index moving down to 0.9% in the three month period, from 2.2% in the third quarter of 2012.
Nomura forecasts the June IPCA-15 core inflation index to come in at 0.18% above last month, bringing inflation to 6.56% year-over-year.
That shows up clearly in the sharp decline in the CPI "core" index, which excludes food and energy, from 3.3% to 2.8%.
In November, Japan's core consumer prices index, which excludes fresh food, fell 0.1%.
Despite continued economic growth, the core Consumer Price Index remains at a modest 2.6%, according to the government's latest reading.
Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch look for the overall and core consumer price index to show a 0.2% rise in inflation.
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The rise in Japan's core consumer price index in April, which excludes food prices, was largely in line with expectations.
The core Consumer Price Index, excluding the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 0.3% in June for the second straight month.
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The core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy prices, increased one point more than it did in April, moving up 0.3%.
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According to the latest data, the core consumer prices index, which excludes fresh food, fell 0.1% in November, from a year earlier.
The government reported that the core Consumer Price Index rose just 0.2% in December, which was right in line with expectations, indicating that inflation remains in check.
The Labor Department said that the core producer price index for wholesale prices on goods excluding food and energy rose 0.5% in January, up from a 0.2% increase in December.
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Separate figures showed that Japan's core consumer price index fell 0.4% in April from a year earlier, indicating that the Bank of Japan is still far from its goal of achieving steady 2% price growth to overcome years of deflationary pressures.
The Fed's favored gauge, the core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, was up just 2.1% in May from a year earlier, barely above the central bank's perceived 2.0% ceiling.
The Fed closely watches a cumbersome-sounding index, the core personal consumption expenditure deflator, for signs of inflation, and in the last few months, that indicator has dropped within the range Bernanke has been looking for--after three years of coming in above his range.
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The core prices in the producer-price index, which measures the cost of finished goods, rose 0.1%.
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There is also disturbing evidence that the weakness in the so-called periphery countries has spread to the 'core' - not just France, where the index reflecting new manufacturing orders fell to its lowest level since 2009, but also to Germany.
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