June Inflation -0.4% M/M, +3.5% Y/Y
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Energy Prices & June Inflation
This storyEnergy's Role in June Inflation
- Gasoline and crude oil prices
- Electricity and natural gas utilities
- Coal and renewable energy production
- Transportation and airline fuel costs
The U.S. has tracked consumer prices since 1913 — over 110 years of data!
The CPI was first measured during WWI to help set fair wages. June's -0.4% monthly dip is a rare deflationary reading. Explore markets coverage at Reuters
Topic poll · all networksAdjusted for inflation, which film holds the all-time global box office record?
- Gone with the Wind
- Avatar
- Avengers: Endgame
- Titanic
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Gone with the Wind
Topic poll · all networksJune CPI sits at 3.5% annually. When did the Fed formally adopt its 2% inflation target?
- 1996
- 2000
- 2008
- 2012
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2012
June 1920 saw U.S. inflation hit +23.7% — the highest ever!
Post-WWI supply shortages and lifted wartime price controls caused the historic spike. Today's 3.5% annual rate, while above the Fed's 2% target, looks modest compared to America's most extreme inflationary moments.