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The cost of living in the U.S. climbed in July at the slowest pace in five months, indicating price pressures remain limited even as the economy picks up.

The consumer price index increased 0.3% in June after a 0.4% gain the prior month, matching median forecast of 85 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, figures from the Labor Department showed.

Consumer confidence in the U.S. declined in July to a four-month low as Americans’ outlook for the economy dimmed.

Consumer spending in the United States grew in May as Americans used gains in income to shore up household finances.

Consumer confidence in the United States fell in June to a three-month low, adding to signs of a more restrained rebound in the second-quarter economy.

Consumer borrowing in the United States rose in April as Americans boosted credit card use by the most since November 2007.

Consumer spending fell in April after the biggest surge in almost five years as incomes slowed, a sign the largest part of the U.S. economy will take time to accelerate.

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment climbed to 82.6 in April, the highest level since July, from a four-month low of 80 in March.