US consumer price index reaches 2.9 percent in July
epa11549367 Coffee selection at a Safeway grocery store in Oakland, California, USA, 14 August 2024. According to a US Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index report released 14 August, prices rose 2.9 percent year-on-year ending July 2024, the lowest 12-month increase since March 2021. The all items less food and energy index rose 3.2 percent in the same period, marking the lowest increase since April 2021. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
