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Annual inflation proved to be hotter than expected last month, staying stubbornly above 3%. It continues to move in the wrong direction in recent months. Pushing it lower is proving to be hard.

Overall CPI in December was up 3.4% from a year ago. The cost of motor vehicle insurance rose 1.5% in December from November, marking a 20.3% increase compared to the previous year.

Consumer prices rose 3.1% in November from a year ago, marking a more moderate pace of inflation thanks in large part to falling gasoline prices.

Consumer prices rose 3.2% in July from a year ago, up slightly from the 3% annual rise see in June — but still within analyst expectations

Consumer inflation hit 3% in June, the lowest since March 2021. Though easing prices will be comforting to the Federal Reserve, inflation is still running higher than the central bank would like.

Consumer prices in January were up 7.5% from a year ago, the biggest annual gain since 1982. That may seem like a lot for those under 40, but older folks have lived through even sharper price hikes.

Makers of everything from pasta sauce to vinegar say it's getting harder to find glass bottles for their products, and it's leading to higher prices.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economy continues its recovery, hinting the central bank could dial back its extraordinary efforts to prop up the economy later this year.

Consumer prices rose 5.4% in July, compared to a year ago. Here's one thing to watch going forward: How rising wages impacts inflation.

The Labor Department says consumer prices jumped 5% for the 12 months ending in May. That's the sharpest increase in nearly 13 years, as the economy rebounds from the pandemic recession.

Prices for a range of goods from used cars to bacon surged last month, pushing consumer inflation to 4.2% in April, the highest since September 2008.