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While inflation cooled some in 2023, it ticked back up just before the year's end.
  • Recently released data from BLS shows inflation was still above the target at the end of 2023.
  • The consumer price index increased by 3.4% from December 2022 to December 2023.
  • That year-over-year change was above the forecast.

December's consumer price index climbed 3.4% year over year, according to data the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday.