Wednesday - June 17, 2026
Consumer Price Index Inflation Rose 4.25 Percent Over the Year in May
June 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on June 16, 2026:

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Consumer Price Index Inflation Rose 4.25 Percent Over the Year in May

Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Inflation Update for May, showing that consumer prices continued to rise.

Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 0.47 percent in May and 4.25 percent over the past year . . .

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