The pace of inflation cooled in April, the first drop after eight straight months of ever-faster price increases.
The pace of inflation around the U.S. cooled in April, the first drop after eight straight months of ever-faster price increases.
Prices for food, shelter and new cars increased the most in April, while the price of energy dropped after rising in recent months. Used car prices also dipped. Although inflation eased last month, April's reading is the second-highest pace of price increases since the early 1980s and has squeezed consumers on all fronts, outpacing wage increases. And sustained increases in housing and airfare costs show that consumer prices remain uncomfortably high.
Americans resumed spending in mid-2021 after a year of pandemic lockdowns, rapidly driving up prices for goods including food, furniture and cars. Coronavirus-fueled disruptions in shipping have kept prices high, and Russia's war in Ukraine this year threatens to disrupt markets for fuel, wheat and other commodities even further.
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