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Millions of American consumers have been waiting for President Donald Trump’s tariffs to spark a dramatic rise in consumer prices, pushing the inflation rate into the red zone. They’re still waiting.

Inflation unexpectedly dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 2.7% for the year ending in November, according to an update to the consumer price index released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor ...

FIRST ON FOX: An analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers finds inflation has been lower in conservative-led states than in liberal-led states over the past year, with the largest ...

The annual inflation rate fell in November, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), defying economists’ expectations. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.7 ...

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett praised Thursday’s consumer price index (CPI) report, which showed inflation rose less than expected. "It was just an absolute blockbuster ...

The CPI was expected to rise 3% on an annual basis last month, according to economists surveyed by financial data firm FactSet. In the most recent inflation reading, from September, the CPI rate rose ...

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution ...