CPI, April and Inflation
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Producer Price Index, a measure of wholesale costs, fell 0.5% in April. Margins are squeezed by tariffs and firms will likely pass costs to consumers
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.
U.S. consumer price inflation eased again last month, suggesting little impact from President Donald Trump's tariff regime heading into the second quarter. The Commerce Department pegged its headline Consumer Price Index for April at an annual rate of 2.
Wholesale prices took their largest month-to-month dive in April since the height of the coronavirus pandemic amid President Trump’s ongoing trade war. The producer price index (PPI), a measure of
Inflation retreated again in April on the back of lower prices for consumer staples like groceries and gasoline, and other items such as used cars and clothing. The consumer price index, a key inflation gauge, rose 2.3% in April from 12 months earlier, down from 2.4% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
The crypto market stood at $3.4 trillion as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April stood at 2.3% over the last 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on May 13. The Federal Reserve has set an inflation target of 2%. As per Kraken's price feed, Bitcoin was trading at $103,587 at press time.
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.
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.