The U.S. announced that the monthly rate of CPI after seasonal adjustment in December was 0.4%, which was expected to be 0.30% and the previous value was 0.30%. The annual rate of CPI in December was 2.9% and the previous value was 2.70%. The annual rate of CPI without seasonal adjustment in December in the United States rebounded for the third consecutive month to the highest level since July 2024.

The U.S. unadjusted core CPI annual rate was 3.2% in December, the lowest since August 2024, and market expectations remained unchanged at 3.3%.