U.S. CPI up 2.7 pct in November as inflation heats up

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. consumer inflation in November increased 2.7 percent from a year ago, after climbing 2.4 percent in September and 2.6 percent in October, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday.

According to the report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy -- increased 0.3 percent