Cpi August 2024 Usa. Inflation's steady march lower continued wednesday, with the bureau of labor. The annual inflation rate in the us slowed for a fifth consecutive month to 2.5% in august 2024, the lowest since february 2021, from 2.9% in july, and below forecasts of 2.6%.
Technical note brief explanation of. Inflation slowed to 2.5 percent in the year through august, but beneath the surface the details suggested that the costs of key categories, like housing, were stubborn.