Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023
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Source: CNBC
Published Tue, May 12 2026 8:30 AM EDT Updated 3 Min Ago
Prices that consumers pay for a wide range of goods and services increased at a faster-than-expected pace in April, as another burst in energy prices raised further concerns about inflation’s impact on the U.S. economy.
The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The monthly rate was as forecast, but the annual rate was 0.1 percentage point above the Dow Jones consensus.
Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8%, respectively, keeping inflation well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal as the monthly rate was the highest since January 2025. Fed officials consider core a better indicator of longer-term inflation trends.
The annual headline inflation rate was the highest since May 2023 and was up half a percentage point from March. Core inflation rose 0.2 percentage point annually.
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Prices that consumers pay for a wide range of goods and services increased at a faster-than-expected pace in April, raising further concerns about the inflationary impact on the U.S. economy.
The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The monthly rate was as forecast, but the annual rate was 0.1 percentage point above the Dow Jones consensus.
Excluding food and energy, core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8% respectively, indicating that while inflation is still well above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal, a good deal of pressure is coming from non-core areas, particularly energy.
The annual headline inflation rate was the highest since May 2023 and was up half a percentage point from March. Core inflation rose 0.2 percentage point annually.
Prices that consumers pay for a wide range of goods and services increased at a faster-than-expected pace in April, raising further concerns about the inflationary impact on the U.S. economy.
The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The monthly rate was as forecast, but the annual rate was 0.1 percentage point above the Dow Jones consensus.
Excluding food and energy, core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8% respectively, indicating that while inflation is still well above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal, a good deal of pressure is coming from non-core areas, particularly energy.
The annual headline inflation rate was the highest since May 2023.
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The consumer price index was expected to increase by 3.7% annually in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
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because they are. We really need to attach Republicans to everything we think he does 
I'll add more info later after I read the news summary https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
CPI data series: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0
Core CPI data series: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0L1E
As always, I prefer to show everything annualized so as to compare to the Fed's 2% goal and to each other
Regular CPI (includes food & energy)
Red line indicates the Federal Reserve's 2.0% inflation target
CORE CPI (EXcludes food & energy)
Red line indicates the Federal Reserve's 2.0% inflation target
Percent increases over the past month, over the past 3 months, and over the past 12 months, seasonally adjusted numbers, ANNUALIZED
1 mo 3 mo 12mo
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8.0% 7.3% 3.8% Regular CPI (includes food & energy)
4.6% 3.2% 2.8% Core CPI (does not have food or energy)
2.0% 2.0% 2.0% Federal Reserve Target
