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May inflation is expected to have jumped as the Iran war sent prices higher

Inflation is likely to have increased for a third straight month in May as the war with Iran sent energy prices higher and ratcheted up pressure on U.S. consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for last month will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect it will show the annual rate of inflation hit 4.2%, well above the 2.4% level it hit before the war and its highest point since early 2023.

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Here's the inflation breakdown for May 2026 — in one chart

Consumer prices in May rose at their fastest pace in more than three years as the Iran war continued to put upward pressure on gasoline and other energy-related costs. The consumer price index, a key inflation gauge, increased to 4.2% last month relative to a year earlier — the highest annual inflation rate since April 2023 and an increase from 3.8% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. "Inflation is painfully high," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's.

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Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years

Inflation accelerated in May as rising energy costs contributed to pain for consumers, though underlying pressures were less intense. The consumer price index, a broad gauge of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Both numbers were in line with the Dow Jones consensus though the monthly number was 0.1 percentage point below the April...

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A new generation is making thrift shopping cool (again)

Thrift shopping is back in fashion. No, it’s not just about wearing your granddad’s clothes (and looking incredible). For a new generation of consumers, it’s about the fun of hunting for treasures — and finding bargains in an economy gripped by inflation.

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100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices

100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices On average, US households have spent $750 more in expenses due to the war, hitting middle- and lower-income people hard. A hundred days into the US-Israel war on Iran, Americans are facing increasing financial pressure at the pump and at the grocery store in an economy already facing headwinds from United States President Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, including tariffs. The war is unpopular, with 66 percent of Americans...

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Household worries over finances hit highest level since July 2022, New York Fed survey shows

U.S. households grew more worried over their financial situation, with the share of those seeing things as much worse than they were 12 months ago hitting a nearly four-year high, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey. While the central bank's monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Monday, showed the inflation outlook mostly unchanged, the general perception of conditions deteriorated. The share of those seeing their current situation as "much worse" than a year...

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US Consumer Price Index up 4.2%

An official website of the United States government Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, June 10, 2026 USDL-26-0824 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 * [email protected] * www.bls.gov/cpi Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * [email protected] CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - MAY 2026 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of...

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May jobs report expected to show growth in an economy squeezed by inflation

The jobs report for May, set to be released Friday morning, is expected to show that hiring has remained steady despite growing inflation and energy prices triggered by the ongoing war in Iran. Economists polled by Dow Jones believe that the U.S. economy will have added 80,000 positions in May and that the unemployment rate will be unchanged, at a low 4.3%. Average hourly earnings, which fell below the rate of inflation in April, are expected to rise 0.3%.

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Iran’s military vows more ‘devastating’ strikes and Maine voters set up Senate showdown: Morning Rundown

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Australia's first-quarter economic growth misses estimates on severe weather, weak demand

Australia's economy expanded less than expected in the first quarter, as subdued household spending, a pullback in government consumption and severe weather disruptions to mining and exports weighed on growth. The country's GDP expanded 2.5% in the first three months this year, compared to a year earlier, missing economists' expectations for a 2.6% growth, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Australia's GDP grew 0.3% compared with...

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