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June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. percent in May and 0.7 percent in April. At the earlier stages of percent in June after increasing 1.1 percent in the prior month, and the r=revised. Some of the figures shown above and elsewhere in this release may differ from those previously reported because data for February 2007 have been revised to percent in June after rising 4.1 percent in May. Prices for consumer foods prices, the index for finished goods other than foods and energy increased During the first 6 months of 2007, the finished goods index rose at a the latter half of 2006.