Sticky price inflation decreases in December, reaching 3.7% year-on-year

From Nasdaq.: 2025-01-15 14:00:31

The Atlanta Fed’s sticky inflation measure decreased for the ninth consecutive month in December, with the sticky-price consumer price index rising 3.7 percent year-on-year, the lowest rate in three years. The CPI measures changes in a basket of items that change price slowly, increasing by 2.8 percent from November. U.S. consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in December, with consumer price inflation reaching 2.9 percent and core inflation slowing to 3.2 percent. This unexpected slowdown in core inflation was reported in official data released on Wednesday.



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