044_Consumer prices

[Jessica]

Inflation across the country eased  in May  the for a second straight month, a  that  hopeful sign that a  pick up in prices that have  occured early this year may have passed 

The government says consumer prices excluding volutile volatile  food and energy cost lost rose 0.2 %  from April to May.

That was down from 0 .3% from  the previous month  it was smallest increase  since October. 

overall inflation also  slowed  less last month with consumer prices unchanged from April to May, in part,  because of shop sharp falls in cost of gas, air fares and new cars.

I'm July Julie Walker