February consumer price index report shows slight inflation improvement

New numbers released today say that inflation has improved slightly, with the February consumer price index report showing a 2.8% rise from year before and price growth climbing 0.2% from January to February. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on the latest economic data.

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February consumer price index report shows slight inflation improvement

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