Inflation surged in Jun. amid tariffs
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Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and
The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis in June 2025, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the full impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs is still to come,
Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, faster than May’s increase of 2.4%.
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 1.9% in June, meeting analysts' expectations, as increases in the price of automobiles and clothing and footwear pushed the index higher, data showed on Tuesday.
US inflation heated back up in June, rising to its highest level in four months, as price increases — including those from tariffs — packed a bigger punch. Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month,
With President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell clashing over interest rates and the impact U.S. tariffs will have on consumer prices, inflation reports have taken on greater significance.
Economists and monetary policymakers have been trying to figure out exactly how much U.S. tariffs on goods will affect inflation. That's a task complicated by the evolving tariff situation, as President Trump sends letters to trading partners announcing tariff levels ranging from 20% to 50%.