The consumer price index (CPI) in the USA was 6.5% on an annual basis in December. information about it published On the US Department of Labor press service website.
Annual inflation in the USA continues to decline after 7.1% in November, 7.7% and 8.2% in October. indicator in March reached It rose to 8.5%, the highest level since 1981.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.1% in December after rising 0.1% in November.
The US Federal Reserve System (FRS), which acts as the country’s central bank in the first half of December, got worse Inflation forecast from 2.8% to 3.1%.
Last week, Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) statedInflation in the American economy is still high and it is still early to overcome the related crisis.
Yesterday, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo accused US leadership in aggressive use of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).