<p>Meat department manager Kevin Morlan arranges packages of pork at a local Dah'ls grocery store in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 3. Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent last month, the Labor Department said Friday. Nearly all the gains came from pricier</p>
April 17, 2011
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April 17, 2011 9 p.m.
Consumers feeling the pinch
Pricier gas and food offset recent job creation
WASHINGTON - Americans are paying more for food and gas, a trend that threatens to slow the economy at a crucial time.