The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.9%. The annual number was in line with forecasts. Core CPI annual rate was 3.2%, a ...

Entering 2025, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate inflation rates between 2.4% and 2.9% ...

The CPI report uses a different survey methodology, price samples, and index weights than ... the BLS divides the current value of a specific basket of goods compared to one year ago: The basket ...

Core CPI annual rate was 3.2%, a notch down from the month before and slightly better than the 3.3% outlook ... putting the year-over-year gain at just 1%, the BLS said in a separate release.