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<p>Kevin Stearns of Oxford, Mass., fills up his pickup truck at a gas station in Milford, Mass. Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but outside of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices inflation was essentially flat.</p>

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Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in August
September 19, 2010 9 p.m.

Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in August

Inflation not an immediate threat

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but outside of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices, inflation was essentially flat.