(RTTNews) - Reflecting many offsetting increases and decreases, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing U.S. consumer prices came in flat in the month of October. "With the explosion in virus numbers putting downward pressure on demand in the short-term, we expect inflation to remain subdued for a while yet," said Michael Pearce, Senior U.S. On Friday, the Labor Department is schedule to release a separate report on producer price inflation in the month of October.