Officials predict that the consumer-price index will rise by around 4% this year as a whole.
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Andy Rothman , the China Macro Strategist for CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, believes that China is near the peak in food-price inflation and close to the peak in the overall rise in the Consumer Price Index for this cycle.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index declined from a high of 6% in the first half of 1970 to about 2.7% in the first quarter of 1971.
Meanwhile, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's February home-price index showed a monthly rise of 0.7% in February, while new-home sales for March rose 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 417, 000.
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There was a mixed bag of economic data out of the U.S. overnight, but the gains in New York suggest that investors were focusing on the positives such as a better than forecast increase in a home-price index, as well as a rise in business spending on durable goods.
The rise in Japan's core consumer price index in April, which excludes food prices, was largely in line with expectations.
According to government data and analyses by Goldman Sachs, the consumer price index and commodity prices are sure to rise significantly over the next six months.
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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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Nor was there any correlation between the size of index funds in particular commodities and the price rise for those raw materials.
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Official inflation data remains subdued, with consumer price index estimates for October suggesting to be flat versus a rise of 0.3% in September.
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So take the home price rise, divide it by four, and add it to the inflation index.
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The 25 stocks listed here a year ago posted an average price gain of 16% versus an 8% rise in the Nasdaq Composite index.
Economists had been expecting the Producer Price Index to climb 0.7% and for core inflation to rise by 0.1%.
Copper is up 19% this year, better than all stock indexes, better than the GSCI index of commodities and rivaling the 25% rise in the price of gold.
But BBC business editor Robert Peston said the deal meant the licence fee would rise broadly in line with the headline rate of inflation - the Consumer Price Index, which excludes mortgage payments.
Zillow forecasts that the Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index will decline 4 percent on a year-over-year basis, but rise 1.2 percent on a month-over-month basis.
We forecast that the Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index will decline 3.5 percent on a year-over-year basis, but rise 0.9 percent on a month-over-month basis.
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