The US consumer price index was released last month, rising 6.5% compared to the same month last year.
It has been below the previous month for six months in a row, and has fallen to the 6% level for the first time in about a year.
The US Labor Department announced on the 12th that the consumer price index rose 6.5% last month compared to the same month last year.
At the same level as the market forecast, the rate of increase has fallen below the previous month for six consecutive months, and has fallen to the 6% level for the first time in a year and a month since November the year before last.
By item, gasoline prices and used car prices fell compared to the previous month.
On the other hand, electricity bills, housing costs, food prices, etc. have increased compared to the previous month.
In the United States, in addition to the rise in energy prices, there has been a growing movement to pass on the increase in labor costs to prices against the backdrop of a serious labor shortage, and record inflation has continued in a wide range of fields.
The Federal Reserve Board, which is the central bank, will hold a meeting to decide monetary policy for two days from the 31st of this month.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in a press conference after last month's meeting that it will take time to curb inflation, but the impact of this price index on decisions to raise interest rates in the future will be a focus.