US Inflation Falls for Second Month in April 2013
Falling gasoline prices in April drove US inflation lower for a second straight month, the US government reported Thursday in Washington.
Consumer prices settled 0.4% lower in April after declining 0.2% in March. The turnaround has been abrupt given the sharp 0.7% jump in February which went down in the books as the biggest increase since June 2009. Read more
US Inflation Eases as Consumer Prices Retreat in March 2013
US inflation over the past 12 months eased as consumer prices in March retreated for the first time in four months, government data released Tuesday shows.
Cheaper gasoline and clothing brought some relief to American consumers, keeping inflation mostly in check. Prices at the pump dropped 4.4% last month compared to the 9.1% increase in the prior month. Read more
US Inflation Spikes as Consumer Prices Jump in February 2013
The American cost of living surged in February by the biggest amount in nearly four years, new inflation data from the US government shows.
Soaring gasoline prices, as expected, led increases. Consumers paid 9.1% more at the pump last month and that accounted for almost 75% of the gain in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the government’s key measure of US Inflation. Read more
US Inflation Eases, Consumer Prices Flat in January 2013
US inflation eased a bit over the past year as consumer prices overall stayed flat in January 2013, the US government reported Thursday in Washington.
Costlier housing, vehicles, clothing and airline fares were offset by lower energy prices, a situation likely to reverse itself in February with gasoline surging in recent weeks. Read more
US Inflation Slowed in 2012, Consumer Prices Muted
US inflation slowed sharply in 2012 compared to the previous year and consumer prices remained subdued in December, the latest data from the US government reveals.
US inflation climbed 1.7% in 2012. That is nearly half of the 3.0% level logged in the previous year and the third lowest rate Read more
US Inflation Subdued as Consumer Prices Drop in November 2012
US inflation declined in November for the first time in six months as sharply lower gasoline prices offered American consumers some relief, newly released data from the US government shows.
Consumer prices fell 0.3 percent in November after rising 0.1 percent in the previous month. Economists expected an easing but pegged the likely number at minus 0.2 percent. The first decline since May was mostly attributed to a 7.4 percent drop in prices at the pump, Read more
US Inflation Advances 2.2% as Consumer Prices Up 0.1% in October 2012
US inflation tamed a bit in October as higher costs in food, clothing, rent and housing offset lower energy prices, US government data showed.
Consumer prices edged up 0.1 percent in October after sharper gains of 0.6 percent during each of the prior two months. The increase was in line with many analysts’ expectations. Read more
US Inflation Rises as Gasoline Lifts Consumer Prices in September 2012
US inflation advanced in September for a second month as higher energy costs again lifted consumer prices, newly released data from the US government shows.
Consumer prices climbed 0.6 percent in September, matching the level in August that had registered as the biggest advance since mid-2009. Gains were led by higher fuel with the month’s sharpest increase of 7% tagged to gasoline prices. They are 6.8% higher than a year ago. Read more
US Inflation Surges 1.7% as Consumer Prices Rise 0.6% in August 2012
US inflation rose in August by the most in more than three years as consumers paid sharply higher fuel bills, the US government reported Friday in Washington.
Led by surging prices at the pump, consumer prices jumped 0.6 percent in August after being flat in the previous two months. The increase was the sharpest since mid-2009. Read more
US Inflation at 1.4%, Consumer Prices Flat in July 2012
US inflation tamed a bit more in July with consumer prices once again unchanged as Americans paid more for food and other items but less on energy. Overall, most US government tracked categories logged very small pricing movements.
Consumer prices were flat in July for a second straight month and the third time in four months, the US Labor Department reported Wednesday in Washington. Most economists were expecting at least a slight pick-up due to rising food prices. Read more