WRAPUP 1-US inflation muted despite food price increases; housing starts slip

... ». * Housing starts fall 0.2 percent in February. * Permits rise 7.7 percent, but single permits fall. * Consumer price index up 0.1 percent, but food prices jump. By Lucia Mutikani. WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer inflation was muted in ... Read Full Story