Inflation in Bay Area barely budges higher as June prices are subdued

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Inflation in Bay Area barely budges higher as June prices are subdued

Inflation in the Bay Area barely budged in June, in a sign consumer prices are rising at a sedate pace, partly because gasoline prices have plunged in the region, a new government report shows. Bay Area consumer prices rose just 1.5% in June as measured over a one-year period, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Nationwide, consumer prices rose at a modest 2.7% in June, the federal labor agency reported. Here is how consumer prices cha…