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# Inflation Eases for the 6th Consecutive Month
- URL: https://bevnews.net/inflation-eases-for-the-6th-consecutive-month/
- Published: 2023-01-12T22:38:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-12T22:38:08.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

The consumer price index rose 6.5% from a year earlier, That's down from 7.1% in November and below the peak of 9.1% in June, the Labor Department said.

Core CPI, which excludes energy and food prices, rose 5.7%, down from 6% in November. Many economists think Core CPI is a better signal of future inflation than the overall CPI.