U.S. wholesale price index fell in February.

<P> U.S. Labor Department data released on the 17th this year, the U.S. wholesale price index in February fell 0.6%, higher than economists had expected a 0.2% decline, which is the index the largest decline since 7 months. .</ P> <P> according to the Labor Department report, energy prices last month, down 2.6%, including gasoline prices fell 7.4%, food prices grew by 0.4%, excluding energy and food, core wholesale prices rose 0.1 .%, and economists had expected. .</ P> <P> if compared with the same period last year, the U.S. wholesale price index in February rose 4.4%, core wholesale price index has risen by only 1%. .</ P> <P> wholesale price index is a measure of an important indicator of inflation, core inflation data, especially by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board closely. .16 from the Federal Reserve's latest policy report released to see at least the next few quarters, the risk of rising inflation in the U.S. economy is not too great. .</ P>.