WRAPUP 4-US consumer prices accelerate in August, push Fed closer to rate hike

(Adds details from report, consumer sentiment, analyst comments throughout) * Consumer Price Index increases 0.4% in August as expected * Excluding food and energy CPI rises 0.3%, with airline fares

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