Consumer Prices Rise Again in January
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose by a bigger-than-expected amount in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care, the government reported Wednesday.
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Inflation rose to an annual rate of 2.2 percent in January, compared with 2.1 percent in December, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Consumers borrowing increased in January, reflecting an increase in auto loans.
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U.S. core consumer prices kept rising in October and new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly shot higher last week, according to government reports on Thursday that implied the economy faces continuing pressure to keep growing without spurring inflation.
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Inflation crept up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back another interest rate cut this month.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose in January after improving in December, as consumers registered greater satisfaction with the short-term outlook for the economy than its longer-term prospects, a private business group said.
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The UK inflation rate remains steady at 1.6% in January as higher food and utility bills are offset by lower petrol prices.
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House prices rose by 0.3% in January, the Nationwide says, their slowest pace for eight months.
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U.S. incomes rose much more sharply than expected in January, while spending and core consumer price growth also outpaced forecasts, according to a government report on Thursday that could heighten inflation concerns at the Federal Reserve.
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The Consumer Price Index posted a higher-than-expected gain of 0.4 percent in January, and construction of new homes and apartments rose by 0.8 percent in the month, the government reported.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
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Gasoline prices rose more than 7 percent in January, which typically is one of the slowest driving months of the year. That's leading experts to predict pump prices may surge past last year's record highs when highway travel picks up late in the spring.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose in  January after improving in December, as consumers registered  greater satisfaction with the short-term outlook for the  economy than its longer-term prospects, a private business  group said.
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U.S. consumers spent more than expected in January and manufacturing unexpectedly rose in February, according to reports on Thursday that suggested the economy was poised to grow even as inflation remained a risk.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S.  consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6  percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government  report showed on Wednesday.
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Chinese consumer inflation rose in February on the back of higher food costs, but economists said they did not expect price pressures to get out of hand despite breakneck growth and plentiful cash in the banking system.
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Consumer prices rose faster than most workers' wages last year, as surging energy prices pushed inflation to the highest level in four years, the Labor Department said yesterday.