US Annual Inflation Holds Steady at 2.7 Percent to Finish 2025

Shoppers at a grocery store in Centreville, Va. on Nov. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe annual inflation rate was unchanged at 2.7 percent in December, in line with market expectations, signaling that price pressures could be stabilizing heading into 2026.Core inflation, which removes the volatile energy and food prices, also held steady at 2.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.