U.S. CPI growth remains at 2.7 pct in December

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) saw a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent in December 2025, in line with that in the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday.

Excluding volatile food and energy, core CPI rose 2.6 percent annually, which was slightly below the 2.7 percent consensus expectation.

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