États-Unis Taux d'inflation

The annual inflation rate in the US eased to 2.8% in February 2025 from 3% in January, below forecasts of 2.9%. Energy costs declined 0.2% year-on-year, following a 1% rise in January which was the first increase in six months. Gasoline (-3.1% vs -0.2%) and fuel oil (-5.1% vs -5.3%) were lower while natural gas prices soared (6% vs 4.9%). Inflation also slowed for shelter (4.2% vs 4.4%), used cars and trucks (0.8% vs 1%), transportation (6% vs 8%) while prices continued to fall for new vehicles (-0.3% vs -0.3%). On the other hand, inflation accelerated for food (2.6% vs 2.5%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.2%, down from January’s 0.5% increase which was the highest monthly inflation rate since August 2023, and compared to forecasts of 0.3%. Meanwhile, annual core inflation slowed to 3.1%, the lowest since April 2021, from 3.3% and below expectations of 3.2%. The monthly core inflation also fell more than expected to 0.2% from 0.4%, compared to forecasts of 0.3%.