CONSUMER PRICES ROSE 0.4 PER CENT MONTH-ON- MONTH IN JULY, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORTED WEDNESDAY, ACCORDING TO DPA. DISCOUNTING VOLATILE FOOD AND ENERGY PRICES, THE INCREASE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST 0.2 PER CENT, THE LOWEST MONTHLY RISE SINCE FEBRUARY, THE REPORT SAID. WITH THE JULY INCREASE, ANNUAL INFLATION WAS RUNNING AT 4.1 PER CENT, THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
