{"id":61868,"date":"2025-01-15T08:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=61868"},"modified":"2025-01-15T08:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T13:39:59","slug":"u-s-inflation-data-core-cpi-misses-estimates-at-0-2-headline-cpi-meets-expectations-at-0-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/u-s-inflation-data-core-cpi-misses-estimates-at-0-2-headline-cpi-meets-expectations-at-0-4\/61868\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. inflation data: Core CPI misses estimates at 0.2%, headline CPI meets expectations at 0.4%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the latest inflation data for December 2024, providing insights into consumer price trends. Here are the key details:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Core CPI m\/m (Excludes Food and Energy)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Current:<\/strong> 0.2%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expected:<\/strong> 0.3%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Previous:<\/strong> 0.3%<br \/>\nThe Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, came in lower than expected at 0.2% for December. This marks a slowdown compared to the previous month\u2019s reading of 0.3%, indicating a potential cooling in underlying inflation pressures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>CPI m\/m (Monthly Overall Inflation)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Current:<\/strong> 0.4%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expected:<\/strong> 0.4%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Previous:<\/strong> 0.3%<br \/>\nThe headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) matched expectations with a 0.4% increase for the month, showing a slight acceleration compared to the 0.3% growth in November. This figure reflects overall price changes across the economy, including food and energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>CPI y\/y (Annual Inflation)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Current:<\/strong> 2.9%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expected:<\/strong> 2.9%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Previous:<\/strong> 2.7%<br \/>\nOn an annual basis, inflation rose to 2.9%, in line with market expectations, and higher than November\u2019s 2.7%. The year-over-year increase highlights the continued impact of rising prices over the past 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Market Implications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>weaker-than-expected Core CPI<\/strong> suggests underlying inflationary pressures may be easing, potentially impacting future Federal Reserve policy decisions.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>headline CPI meeting expectations<\/strong> reflects steady price increases, keeping the Fed\u2019s inflation target in focus.<\/li>\n<li>The uptick in <strong>annual inflation to 2.9%<\/strong> may fuel discussions about the trajectory of rate hikes or potential pauses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Investors and policymakers will closely monitor upcoming data for more clues about the strength of the U.S. economy and the Fed\u2019s next moves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the latest inflation data for December 2024, providing insights into consumer price\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}