The US inflation has slowed down for the first time since September, and the size of the main inflation was threatened to be a measure of higher inflation to be higher to be higher.
In February, the consumer price index increased by 2.8%, a year ago, on Wednesday, the report from the labor department, below 3% before the previous month. The main prices excluding variable food and energy categories increased by 3.1% in January 3.3%. The main figure is the lowest since April 2021.
According to a researcher with a data supplier, it was larger than expected economists. However, they remain higher than 2% of the federal reserves. And the majority of economists still expect inflation as the tariffs of Trump’s tariffs this year.
“A colder breath than expected from today’s refrigerator,” Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley’s headquarital economic strategy Ellen Zentner said. However, the fed did not change the main degree of self-sacrifice until the White House had further evidence of trade and immigration policy affecting the economy.
Monthly, inflation came in a lower way than expected. In February, consumer prices fell by 0.2%, in January, 0.5%. In January, the main prices under the increase in 0.4% increased by only 0.2%. Economists look at the basic prices because they are generally a better guide to the future of inflation.
From the previous month, it decreased by 4% in February, which will fall sharply in air tariffs that help them to reduce general inflation. Rent price increase was also slow. Last month, the price of new cars fell compared to January.
Last month, grocery prices since January, bringing 25% to grocery prices by jumping a relief against consumers. However, the value of the eggs jumped 10.4% in February since the previous month and is 60% more expensive than a year ago.
The bird flu forced farmers to kill more than 160 million birds, including more than 30 million in January. In February, the average egg prices reached $ 5.90, a few dollars in February, a record high. The price was sequential for decades for decades for decades for decades.
And by applying Trump – or threatening to apply – Import from Canada, Mexico, China, Europe and India, most economists will remain at a high level this year.
The task has financed disgraces and some analysts can slow down with some analysts that increase the rise in a recession. Many economists expect inflation without import taxes this year, but inflation will be high by the end of this year.
Trump, on April 2, in any country in connection with the country’s exports, he promised to apply reciprocal tariffs.
Wednesday update is likely to encourage inflation fighters in the federal reserve. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell in January, a reduction in the ratio in January and another decrease is not fiercely.
The biggest wild card for the Fed – and the economy as a whole – the dangers of the tariffs and the trump are more applied. Since the occurrence in January, Trump has introduced 20% tax on all imports from China, and 25% of these tariffs are suspended in Canada and Mexico.
On Wednesday, all steel and aluminum tariffs increased by 25%, the taxes, Trump’s tariff threats to the stock exchange and economic slowdowns promised to help create US factory work at a time.
The European Union responded almost immediately that the United States responded immediately about the purchase of revenge on industrial and farm products.
Trump, Europe, India and South Korea, including Europe, India and South Korea, promised the mutual duties of tariff exports in April 2, April 2.
AP writers Josh Boak and Paul Wiseman in Washington, Lorne Cook and David Mchugh in Europe contributed to this report.
-Cristopher Rumaber, AP economy writer
