The Consumer Price Index in April rose 2.3% on an annual basis, signaling that price hikes remain above the Federal Reserve's goal of bringing down inflation to a 2% rate. The CPI was forecast to ...

CPI report April 2025: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was released on Tuesday, showing inflation eased to a four-year low in April as the initial impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The April CPI report shows lower-than-expected inflation, with headline CPI at +0.2% M/M and +2.3% Y/Y, marking the smallest increase since February 2021. Core CPI remains high at +2.8% Y/Y ...

The consumer price index rose 0.2% in April and 2.3% on the year, while core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices also rose 0.2% for the month and 2.8% on the year.

Here are the key points to know about this morning's consumer-price index, the first CPI report that captures the economic volatility sparked by President Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day" tariff ...

On a "core" basis, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and gas, prices in April climbed 0.2% over the prior month, ahead of March's 0.1% rise but below consensus projections for a 0.3 ...

The April Consumer Price Index showed the average price for a dozen Grade A eggs dropped more than 12%, to $5.12. The report suggests the tariffs haven't yet impacted the prices of many items.

Was the April CPI data published last month less reliable than usual? Every month, the U.S. Labor Department finds that there are some prices it can’t track down and estimates them based on the ...

The April Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.2 percent for the month, lowering the 12-month trend rate to 2.3 percent – the lowest trend rate since February 2021.

Anticipation for May’s CPI report will be high. Trump entered his second term as president threatening “reciprocal” tariffs, but what he unveiled on April 2 was anything but.

Core CPI also rose 0.1%, matching the April increase. Economists forecast the CPI to rise 0.2% on a monthly basis in May, taking the annual inflation rate to 2.5%, according to FactSet’s ...

April's reading reflects the lowest level since February 2021, government data shows. On a month-over-month basis, the CPI rose 0.2%, lighter than the 0.3% pace forecast by economists.