Inflation fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 2.4% for the year ending in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in an update to the consumer price index that brings relief for President Donald Trump, who has been haunted by persistent inflation.
Forecasters had expected inflation to drop from 2.7% to 2.5%.
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