WASHINGTON, United States — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly more than expected in January, government data showed Friday, as energy prices dipped. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year-on-year, the Department of Labor said, down from December’s 2.7 percent and slightly below analysts’ median forecast. This was also the lowest level since May 2025. Affordability worries have come to the fore in recent months as price increases in areas like food have weighed on households, and as President Donald Trump’s tariffs flowed through the world’s biggest economy. Although tariffs have not triggered a broad inflation surge, […]... Keep on reading: US consumer inflation eases more than expected to lowest since May