Consumer Prices in U.S. Probably Little Changed in November

The cost of living in the U.S. was probably little changed in November as gasoline prices dropped, a sign inflation remains in check, economists said before a report today.

The consumer-price index increased 0.1 percent last month after falling 0.1 percent in October, according to the median forecast of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. So-called core prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, may have also climbed 0.1 percent.