US-ECONOMY-CONSTRUCTION

US-ECONOMY-CONSTRUCTION

A man rides his bike past an advertisement of a luxurious condominium in New York on November 20, 2014. US consumer prices were unchanged in October from September, holding the annual inflation rate at a modest 1.7 percent, the Labor Department reported on November 20. The ongoing fall in energy prices, especially gasoline and fuel oil, held the headline number down against gains in the costs of services. Energy costs dropped 1.9 percent in the month alone. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad