Tag: U.S. consumer price inflation

• Saturday, August 12th 2017 - 12:46 UTC

  July inflation in US at 0.1% and the annual rate stands at 1.7%

  

  Prices in the United States rose by less than expected last month, as inflation in the economy remained tame. The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inched up 0.1% last month, only a slight improvement on a stagnant June figure. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.2% month-on-month increase.

• Monday, May 16th 2011 - 03:07 UTC

  US inflation slowed down during April to 0.4% from 0.5% in March

  

  Inflation in the United States slowed in April, mainly due to smaller price rises in fuel and food. Consumer prices rose 0.4% in April, having risen 0.5% in March, according to figures from the Labour Department.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 05:18 UTC

  US inflation ‘under control’; jobs insufficient to absorb new graduates, says Bernanke

  

  The recent hike in oil prices will likely cause a “temporary and relatively modest increase in U.S. consumer price inflation,” but sustained increases could pose a more serious threat to the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said earlier this week.