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Inflation in the US seems to be winding down.

In December, consumer price inflation in the US slowed for the sixth consecutive month, recording the lowest level in 13 months.

The market's attention is focused on how it will affect the US benchmark interest rate.



Correspondent Kim Jong-won from New York.



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Consumer prices in the United States rose 6.5% in December compared to a year ago.



Last year in June, the width of the us consumer inflation, which recorded the highest in 40 years, has been slowing down for 6 months in a row, and since November 2021 Recorded the minimum width increase rate in 13 months.



When compared to a month ago, not last year, consumer prices fell by 0.1%.



Inflation has been dampened because energy prices such as oil have fallen, and the pace of rise in food prices has also slowed.



President Biden, who has been experiencing a series of bad news recently, said that his policy was a success.



[Joe Biden/President of the United States: Consumers have been able to truly relax, and each family has been able to breathe.

This is evidence that my administration's economic policies are working.]



The market predicts that the US interest rate hike next month will be raised by 0.25 percentage point, lowering to the level of a baby step, as the consumer price index in December came out exactly in line with the market's expectations. I was looking forward to it.



[Mire Samana / Senior Strategist at Wells Fargo Investment: The Federal Reserve System was probably looking for an excuse to lower the 0.75 percentage point increase (Giant Step) to 0.5 percentage point (Big Step) and another 0.25 percentage point (Baby Step). .

The consumer price announced today will help the yeonjun reduce the width of interest rate increase.]



Today (13th), the new york jeungsi rose in anticipation of interest rate increase speed control.



(Video coverage: Lee Sang-wook)