Prices stayed flat in May as inflation hit plateau

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Sylvan Lane Consumer prices did not rise on the whole in May and the annual inflation rate came in slower than expected, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the popular gauge of inflation, was unchanged over the past month and is up 3.3 percent annually. The CPI was expected to rise 0.1 percent in May and 3.4…