US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8% in February

• Inflation rises by 2.8% in February, slightly below expectations

  The new consumer price index shows inflation cooled in February, coming in at a lower rate than economists expected. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has a look at the numbers.
  
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• Inflation rate eased to 2.8% in February, lower than expected

  The core consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in February and 3.2% from a year ago.
  
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  Price growth cooled more than expected in February, before Trump ramped up tariffs

  The president took office promising to immediately lower inflation, but economists say his expanding trade war threatens progress on price hikes.
  
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• Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2025 — in one chart

  The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier. Inflation decelerated but economists fear tariffs will stall progress.
  
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• India's inflation rate dips to cooler-than-expected 3.61% in February, below central bank's target

  The lower inflation reading could give the Reserve Bank of India room to cut rates and support its slowing economy.
  
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• Treasury yields edge up after CPI inflation data comes in cooler than expected

  Bond yields turned higher Wednesday after the consumer-price index report for February came in cooler than Wall Street expected.
  
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• U.S. payroll growth totals 151,000 in February, less than expected

  Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 170,000 in February, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
  
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  February consumer price index report shows slight inflation improvement

  New numbers released today say that inflation has improved slightly, with the February consumer price index report showing a 2.8% rise from year before and price growth climbing 0.2% from January ...
  
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• Investors buoyed by signs of cooling U.S. inflation

  Wall Street breathes a sigh of relief after a new report showed inflation slowed last month by more than expected.
  
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