CPI, April and Inflation
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Broken down by category, some of the sectors most impacted by tariffs saw a price decline from last month, including apparel and used cars and trucks.
Wholesale prices took their largest month-to-month dive in April since the height of the coronavirus pandemic amid Trump’s ongoing trade war. The producer price index (PPI), a measure of wholesale
The April index for bread was 241, up 1.6% from March and up 1.9% from a year ago. Under this heading, the CPI for white bread was 435.2, up 1.5% from March and up 1.6% from April 2024. For bread other than white, the index was 470, up 1.7% from March and up 1.9% from a year ago.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's annual inflation rate rose unexpectedly in April to 3.6%, according to data on Thursday from the Central Bureau of Statistics that will likely keep policymakers from reducing interest rates soon.
Shelter costs, the consumer price index’s measure of how much people pay for housing, were up again last month. The sector, a persistently inflationary category, is proving a headache for economists and Fed officials looking to rein in price growth.
U.S. April wholesale inflation measured by the Producer Price Index fell 0.5%, seasonally adjusted. That's the biggest drop since 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The April consumer price index, a key gauge of U.S. inflation, came in slightly lower than economists expected at 2.3% in April, but was still higher than the Federal Reserve's 2% goal. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.
Inflation slowed to the lowest point in four years last month, but progress in reining it in will likely end there as higher tariffs start to push up the cost of consumer goods. The consumer price index climbed 2.