Estados Unidos Tasa De Inflación

The annual inflation rate in the US slowed for a fifth consecutive month to 2.5% in August 2024, the lowest since February 2021, from 2.9% in July, and below forecasts of 2.6%. Energy costs declined (-4% vs 1.1% in July), mainly due to gasoline (-10.3% vs -2.2%), fuel oil (-12.1% vs -0.3%) and natural gas (-0.1% vs 1.5%). Inflation for food (2.1% vs 2.2%) and transportation (7.9% vs 8.8%) also eased and prices continued to fall for new vehicles (-1.2% vs -1%) and used cars and trucks (-10.4% vs -10.9%). On the other hand, inflation edged higher for shelter (5.2% vs 5.1%) and apparel (0.3 vs 0.2%). Compared to the previous month, the CPI rose 0.2%, the same as in July and matching expectations. The index for shelter rose 0.5% and was the main factor in the monthly increase. Meanwhile, core inflation steadied at an over three-year low of 3.2% but the monthly core inflation rate edged up to 0.3% from 0.2%, above forecasts of 0.2%.