Key Inflation Metric Hits 3 Percent, Despite Trump's Claim That Rising Prices Are 'Solved'

Inflation is stubbornly refusing to be vanquished by presidential edict.

Companies are getting hit by rising prices, just like consumers

Service prices jumped in December while prices for goods stayed the same, thanks to a decline in energy costs.
ConsumerAffairs

The Producer Price Index suggests more inflation could be ahead

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand increased 0.5% in December, following gains of 0.2% in November ...
USA Today

Grocery prices are up even though US inflation held steady in December

While annual inflation held steady at a rate of 2.7% in December, grocery prices continued to rise, the Labor Department said Jan. 13. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed the cost of food at ...
UPI

CPI: December consumer prices rose 2.6% annually; less than expected

Jan. 13 (UPI) --The consumer price index showed inflation rising less than expected in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The bureau reports that seasonally adjusted consumer ...
Wall Street Journal

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Australia’s consumer price growth remained elevated in the final quarter of 2025, strongly signaling that the central bank will raise interest rates next week, or run the risk that inflation will get ...
BGR

Instacart Ends AI Price Experiment After Consumer Reports Investigation

A recent Consumer Reports investigation showed that Instacart was running AI price experiments in the app, charging some consumers as much as 23% more than others for the same goods. While Instacart ...
PBS

U.S. says inflation slowed last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly in November.
Reuters

US annual consumer inflation slows in November, but report distorted by missing data

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in the year to November, but households still faced affordability challenges as the costs of basic goods and services like ...
CNBC

Here’s the inflation breakdown for November 2025 — in one chart

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...
The New York Times

Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed to 2.7% in November

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Note: Data for October 2025 is missing ...
Fox Business

Inflation remained elevated in November as Fed considers pausing interest rate cuts

Inflation remained elevated in November at a level well above the Federal Reserve's target rate as policymakers weigh potential interest rate cuts next year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on ...