TREASURIES-US yields fall after consumer price inflation data

Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after data showed that headline consumer price inflation was below economist expectations on an annual basis in July, though core price pressures were slightly higher than expected.

The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR was last down 0.2 basis points on the day at 4.271%. The 2-year note US2YT=RR yield fell 1.5 basis points to 3.739%.