US Consumer Prices Rise Moderately in April
U.S. consumer prices rebounded moderately in April, but inflation is likely to pick up in the months as tariffs boost the cost of imported goods.
The consumer price index CPI increased 0.2% last month after dipping 0.1% in March, which was the first decline since May 2020, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would rise 0.3%. In the 12 months through April, the CPI climbed 2.3% after advancing by 2.4% in the 12 months through March.
Excluding the volatile food...
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