Inflation remained sticky in July, according to new government data published on Tuesday, as investors remain on the alert to how much President Trump’s tariffs are beginning to influence consumer costs.
The latest data from the Labor Statistics Bureau show that the “main” inflation that excludes unstable food and energy costs has increased by 0.3% in the last month, exceeding 0.2% since June and coming out the largest profit in six months.
The annual basic prices increased by 3.1% in July, compared to 2.9% during the year, signaling that increasing inflation of goods is no longer compensated by relieving the inflation of services. The prices of the basic services have also been directed, with the shelter increasing by 0.2% for the second consecutive month, while transport services and medical services rose by 0.8%, which is from the respective profits of 0.2% and 0.6% in June.
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Focusing on the report, economists were expecting the main consumer prices (CPI) to increase by 3% compared to the year and 0.3% a month compared to a month.
On the main basis, CPI increased by 2.7% on an annual basis in July, corresponding to the number of June and more slowly than economists’ expectations for 2.8% growth.
A month over a month, prices increased by 0.2% compared to an increase of 0.3% since June, nominally with economists’ estimates. The monthly decline is led by the lower prices of gasoline and the moderately soft food inflation.
“Although the main annual inflation is returning to its highest level since February, today’s CPI seal is not hot enough to derail the Fed from the cutting percentages in September,” the Seema Shah report said.
Chess noted some evidence of passing tariffs for consumers, though not yet at a level that “rings alarm bells”. One example: Shoes prices jumped 1.4% in July from the previous month – the largest monthly increase since April 2021.
Other categories that see increases included furniture and linen, recreation, household and operations and used cars and trucks. The airline tariffs jumped 4% after a drop of 0.1% in June, while home and communication were among the few basic index to fall last month, according to BLS.
The report on Tuesday arrives against the background of current trade developments, which can further change the effective US tariff rate, which is now moving nearly 18.6% – the highest since 1933, according to the latest rating of Yale’s laboratory.
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