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Inflation Picks Up as Expected

U.S. consumer spending rose 0.6 percent in March but inflation ate up most of the gain, while first-quarter worker compensation posted the smallest increase in six years, the government said on Friday.

The Commerce Department’s report on consumer spending showed inflation quickened in March, but the pickup was in line with expectations in financial markets, Reuters reported.

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