U.S Inflation Rate Increases to 2.6% in October
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation rate, increased to 2.6% in October, according to data released today. The consumer price index increased by 0.2% month over month and 2.6% from the year-earlier period, as expected.
This 20 basis points uptick came after September, when the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates amid signs of cooling prices and a weaker labor market. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was in line with economists’ expectations of a 2.6 percent pace and above September’s 2.4 percent..
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures price growth across a basket of goods, ticked up to an annual pace of 2.6% in October—from 2.4% in September, which had been the slowest rate in more than three years.
Stripping out volatile food and energy costs, the closely watched “core” inflation index held firm at 3.3%. The reading was in line with economists’ expectations.
Though inflation has fallen dramatically since peaking at a four-decade high in summer 2022, many Americans are still under pressure after years of price increases.
The slight rise on a month-over-month basis signals that the Fed’s battle to tame inflation to its goal of a 2% annual rate might take a bumpy path over the next few months.
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