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Inflation Ticks Up Again in June as Annual Rate Reaches 2.7 Percent

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Energy and shelter were the biggest drivers of last month’s inflation.

Inflation Ticks Up Again in June as Annual Rate Reaches 2.7 Percent

People shop at a store in Elkridge, Md., on July 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Andrew Moran

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U.S. inflation registered its largest increase in five months in June and provided little indication whether tariffs were triggering price pressures.

The shelter index rose 0.2 percent in June, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that it was the primary factor in last month’s increase.

Andrew Moran

Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”

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