Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Falling costs for gasoline, clothes and cars gave shoppers a break and helped to keep overall consumer prices flat in May.
That, along with another government report Tuesday showing housing construction last month jumped by 11.6 percent, the largest increase in nearly seven years, offered a dose of good news for the unfolding economic recovery.
The recovery has been progressing at a modest pace, but improvements have been spotty. With inflation under control, Federal Reserve policy-makers will have leeway to maintain short-term interest at 40-year lows to help the rebound keep rolling, economists …
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