Dec 2022 US Inflation - My interpretation
Inflation numbers for Dec 2022 are released today (Jan 12) CPI reduced by 0.1% MOM and stood at 6.5% YOY compared to 7.1% in Nov 22 Core CPI increased by 0.3% and stood at 5.7% YOY compared to 6% in Nov 22 Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent from November to December. This result stems from an increase of 0.3 percent in average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.1 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers Unemployment rate edged down to 3.5% in December Before we get into details, here is short summary Overall numbers are in right direction, but not enough to celebrate yet ( Devil in details ) . Let's get into details now. Here is the split of the numbers based on the category Green rows represent drop in inflation Yellow rows represent minor increase in inflation Red rows represent major increase in inflation Inflation reduced primarily in the commodity category (both energy and non-energy). Within commodities, it