Financial News: U.S. Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Edge Lower In March

U.S. Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Edge Lower In March

04/10/2025 - 08:39:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a slightly decrease by consumer prices in the U.S. in the month of March.

The report said the consumer price index edged down by 0.1 percent in March after rising by 0.2 percent in February. Economists had expected consumer prices to inch up by 0.1 percent.

Excluding food and energy prices, the core consumer price index crept up by 0.1 in March after rising by 0.2 percent in February. Core prices were expected to rise by 0.3 percent.

The report also said the annual rate of consumer price growth slowed to 2.4 in March from 2.8 percent in February. Economists had expected the pace of price growth to slow to 2.6 percent.

The annual rate of core consumer price growth also fell to 2.8 percent in March from 3.1 percent in February. Core price growth was expected to dip to 3.0 percent.

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