By Anadolu Agency
November 14, 2023 1:10 pmISTANBUL
Annual consumer inflation in the US came in at 3.2% in October, slowing from a 3.7% gain in September, according to figures released Tuesday.
The figure also was lower than expectations of a 3.3% increase, year-on-year.
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures changes in the prices of goods and services from a consumer’s perspective, showed an annual increase of 3.7% in August.
That figure alsi is a sharp decline from last June’s 9.1% yearly gain — the largest since November 1981.
CPI remained unchanged from the previous month, also slightly lower than estimates of a 0.1% gain, and following a 0.4% increase in September.
“The shelter index was the largest factor in the monthly increase in the index for all items less food and energy,” said a Labor Department statement.
Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, gained 0.2% in October from the previous month, after rising 0.3% in September, also was lower than expectations of 0.3%.
Annually, core CPI increased 4% in October, after rising 4.1% in September, also coming less than market estimates of 4.1%.
“The energy index decreased 4.5 percent for the 12 months ending October, and the food index increased 3.3 percent over the last year,” said the statement.
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