Published on: 2026-02-13
US CPI January
13/2/2026 (Fri)
Previous: 2.7% Forecast: 2.5%
Progress in the fight to throttle back inflation stalled in December amid price pressures from groceries, dining out, utility gas, clothing and other categories of consumer spending.
Pass-through to consumers has been more muted than expected though, as businesses would rather preserve their consumers base at the cost of profit margins. Affordability has emerged as a talking point for politicians.
Economists said they expect inflation has peaked and that it will likely fall in Q2. But tariff uncertainty remains, with Trump stepping up pressures on South Korea, and countries trading with Iran.
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