January 11, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 82) • Page Image 5
…Wholesale prices rise *12.5% for 1979 WASHINGTON (AP) - Wholesale prices rose 0.8 per cent in December, pushing last year's overall increase to 12.5 per cent, the steepest since 1974, the Labor Department reported yester- day. Last month's boost was the smallest since June, and wholesale food prices actually dipped 0.1 per cent after rising a sharp 2.6 per cent in November. HOWEVER, that moderation was called "temporary" by Courtenay Slater, ...…