Besides a downward trend in inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report also showed the overall index for energy fell 1.5% in January.
The rate was slower than forecast and down from the 2.7% the annualized rate in December,
The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month
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The Dow Jones consensus estimate was that 55,000 jobs would be added.
Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
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