Here are two sentences:

Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI was up 0.1 percent last month , compared to a rise of 0.2 percent in July .

Excluding food and energy costs , the core CPI is seen rising 0.2 percent , matching the July figure .
Choose your answer: are the two sentences saying the same thing?
Pick your answer from: (1). no; (2). yes;
(2).