Inflation eased slightly at the start of 2023, advancing 6.4% in January from a year earlier, as consumer prices increased for energy, housing, food and many other items.
The consumer-price index, a closely watched measure of inflation, edged down from 6.5% in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That marked the seventh straight month of easing inflation since peaking at 9.1% in June, the highest reading since 1981.
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