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Food Prices Up and Factory Output Dips
Government reports show retail food prices at 231 percent of 1935-39, up 0.1 percent from April. Farm prices rise 1 percent, led by hogs, with parity at 101 percent. Department store sales rise 4 percent year over year, money in circulation climbs, and industrial production dips to a May index near 214 percent of 1935-39 due to strikes and weak demand.
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Washington CP
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Federal Reserve Board