Published Sep 11, 2026, 8:46 AM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Inflation is more persistent than expected due to higher-than-consensus CPI data

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The latest CPI inflation data, with core CPI at 0.3% and headline CPI at 0.4%, exceeded the consensus estimate of 0.2% and the average estimate of 0.21%, indicating that inflation is more persistent and not decelerating as quickly as anticipated by most economists.