Inflation rose just 0.2% in June, less than expected as consumers get a break from price increases

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Inflation fell to its lowest annual rate in more than two years during June, the product both of some deceleration in costs and easy comparisons against a time when price increases were running at a more than 40-year high.

The consumer price index increased 3% from a year ago, which is the lowest level since March 2021. On a monthly basis, the index, which measures a broad swath of prices for goods and services, rose 0.2%.

That compared to Dow Jones estimates for respective increases of 3.1% and 0.3%.

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