US inflation eases grip on economy, falling for a 6th month

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.

Inflation declined to 6.5% in December compared with a year earlier.

It was the sixth straight year-over-year slowdown. On a monthly basis, prices actually slipped 0.1% from November to December, the first such drop since May 2020.

The softer readings add to growing signs that the worst inflation bout in four decades is steadily waning.

Gas prices, which have tumbled, are likely to keep lowering overall inflation in the coming months.

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1/12/2023 4:39:06 PM (GMT -6:00)