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March CPI -0.1% (unrounded -0.063%) vs flat.>

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US DATA: March CPI -0.1% (unrounded -0.063%) vs flat reading expected by 
an MNI survey and well below the +0.2% whisper number, with energy 
prices -2.8% (gasoline -4.9%) and food prices +0.1%. Ex-energy, overall 
CPI would have been +0.2%. 
- Core CPI +0.2% (+0.176% unrounded), as expected, with the large owners' 
equivalent rents category +0.3%, lodging away from home +2.3% and medical 
care +0.4% offsetting soft readings for vehicles and apparel.
- The y/y rate for headline CPI rose to +2.4% vs +2.2% in Feb, while the 
y/y rate for core CPI rose to +2.1% after +1.8% in Feb, due in large 
part to base effects from a drop in cell phone plan prices in the year 
ago month.

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