Wholesale prices rose 0.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. This increase followed a 1.1-percent advance in September and a 1.4-percent decline in August.&nbsp ;
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At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods inched up 0.1 percent in October after rising 0.4 percent in September, and the crude goods index increased 2.4 percent following a 0.1-percent gain in the previous month.
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Among finished goods, prices for consumer foods moved up 1.0 percent in October following a 1.5-percent increase in the prior month. The index for energy goods decreased 0.8 percent after rising 4.1 percent a month earlier. The index for goods other than foods and energy (core inflation) was unchanged after edging up 0.1 percent in September.&nbsp ;

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