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The consumer price index climbed 3.5% in June from a year earlier, a deceleration after several consecutive months of upward moves, the release shows.
The annual rate of price increases eased even as the index stayed above its year-prior level.
A break in the prior trend The June figure arrived after a run of monthly readings in which the annual rate had moved higher, according to the release. The 3.5% print ended that streak.
It covers the 12-month period ending in June 2026. The consumer price index tracks the cost of a basket of goods and services paid by U.S. The June data captures price changes through the end of that month.
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