Retail Apparel Prices Flat in May but Gas Prices Lift Overall CPI

Retail apparel prices were unchanged in April compared to May, as an increase in women’s and girls’ clothing balanced out declines in men’s and boy’s apparel, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Tuesday. The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2% in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising by the same…