The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in June after rising 0.2% the previous month and increased 2.7% over the past year, the Labor Department said. Year-on-year core CPI — which excludes more volatile food and especially energy prices — posted a 2.9% gain. The energy index decreased 0.8% while the food index increased 3%.
New York Fed: Consumer inflation expectations held steady in May
Consumer household inflation expectations in May decreased at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










