US Consumer Prices Inexpectedly Fall in June

July 11, 2024, 08.49 PM | Source: Reuters
US Consumer Prices Inexpectedly Fall in June

ILUSTRASI. U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell and the annual increase was the smallest in a year.

INFLATION - WASHINGTON. U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell and the annual increase was the smallest in a year, reinforcing views that the disinflation trend was back on track and drawing the Federal Reserve another step closer to cutting interest rates.

The consumer price index dipped 0.1% last month after being unchanged in May, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday. It was the second straight month of tame CPI readings, and could help to bolster confidence among officials at the U.S. central bank that inflation was cooling.

Thanks for reading Kontan English.
Please create account or log in.

Only Rp5,000 to continue reading.

BUY NOW!
Editor: Wahyu T.Rahmawati
Latest News