
                                 According to the text, last month the consumer price index
						
						-                              A.                                                  rose by more than pundits had expected.
 -                              B.                                                  increased by almost one percentage point.
 -                              C.                                                  caused an unexpected drop in corporate earnings.
 -                              D.                                                  guaranteed Federal Reserve bonds.
 -                              E.                                                  startled the core rate into a severe jump.