...May. But the 0.3 percent dip was pulled down by a 7 percent drop in gasoline prices and a 7.4 percent fall in home heating oil prices. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, rose 0.2 percent in May. It is up just 1.3 percent...

...energy prices fell 3 percent, reversing a 3.3 percent jump in February. Gasoline prices fell 4 percent last month, home heating oil plunged 8.5 percent and natural gas slid 4.8 percent. Food costs dropped 0.1 percent in March. Dairy products...

...sway in the coming weeks, including developments in the Middle East, Nigeria and Venezuela and further demand on home heating oil supplies as cold conditions persist in the northern portions of the country. Marty Koger, of Koger-Walters Oil...

...12 percent, led by a 17.9 percent surge in gasoline prices. Natural gas prices rose by 12.1 percent rise and home heating oil prices jumped 12.7 percent. The government this week warned homeowners to expect heating bills to soar this winter...

...Medicare premiums, which will grow by $10.30 per month starting in January. Still, with gas prices high and home heating oil and natural gas prices following suit, seniors across the country were thankful for anything. "It's something...

...director of the Washington, D.C.-based Campaign for Home Energy Assistance, said natural gas prices and prices for home heating oil are expected to go up 30 percent to 50 percent from last year. In some places, prices will increase 70 percent...

...Gasoline costs fell by 9.9 percent, accounting for half of the overall drop in the energy area. The price of home heating oil was down 7.8 percent while natural gas prices fell by 0.9 percent. The 0.3 percent decrease in food costs was...

...percent increase in gasoline prices, the biggest jump since a 12.8 percent rise in gasoline prices last October. Home heating oil prices were up 15.7 percent while residentail natural gas prices rose by 2.3 percent. Food costs were up 0...

...reflecting declines of 2.1 percent for gasoline pump prices, 3 percent for natural gas and 5.2 percent for home heating oil. In December, energy prices had fallen by 1.3 percent after two months of big increases. Food prices edged up...

...in gasoline and a 1.8 percent drop in natural gas prices which were offset somewhat by an 8 percent increase in home heating oil and a 1.2 percent rise in electricity prices. Food costs were down 0.2 percent in January, the best showing...