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US consumer price index up 4.9% in April, marking slowdown for 10th month NHK

The US Labor Department says the consumer price index in April rose 4.9 percent from a year earlier.

The pace is a bit below 5.0 percent shown in March, marking a slowdown for the 10th consecutive month.

It has dropped to the 4 percent level for the first time in two years.

The US economy has begun showing a slowdown in inflation after the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates sharply since March last year.
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US consumer price index increased 4.9% year-on-year in April, a slight decrease from March's 5.0%. This marks the tenth consecutive month of slowdown. The rate has dropped to 4.0% for the first time in two years. The slowdown in inflation follows the Federal Reserve's sharp interest rate hikes
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ID: 7b7f87e2-93ab-4d18-bcfc-7cff8caf70a6

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230510_38/

Date: May 10, 2023

Created: 2023/05/11 07:50

Updated: 2025/12/09 04:15

Last Read: 2023/05/11 11:05