Consumer prices rose a scant 0.1% in March largely because of lower energy costs, but U.S. inflation more broadly was still high and showed little prospect of rapidly subsiding soon. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.2% increase in the consumer price index. The yearly rate of inflation slowed to 5% from 6%, marking the lowest level since May 2021.
More negatively, the so-called core rate of inflation that omits food and energy rose a sharper 0.4%. Wall Street had forecast a 0.4% gain. The increase in the core rate over the past 12 months moved up to 5.6% from 5.5%. These prices have fallen more slowly than the broader CPI and point to inflation remaining stubbornly high through most of the year.
Source: MarketWatch
米労働省が12日発表した3月の消費者物価指数(CPI)は前年同月比5%の上昇となった。伸びは2月の6%から鈍化し、2021年5月以来の低水準をつけた。ただ米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)のインフレ対策にもかかわらず、変動の大きい食品とエネルギーを除いたコアCPIは高水準を維持した。
コアCPIの前年同月に比べた上昇率は5.6%と、前月の5.5%から若干加速した。住居費などが上昇し、指数を押し上げた。
ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル(WSJ)がまとめたエコノミスト予想はCPIが5.1%上昇、コアCPIが5.6%上昇だった。