The headline rate of inflation for March came in under expectations, with a 0.3% monthly gain, which puts the year-ago rate at 1.4%. Energy costs more than reversed their 0.8% decrease during February with a 3.8% monthly surge in March. The core rate decelerated during March and posted a 0.1% monthly gain, such that the year-ago rate of core inflation currently measures 2.4%. The report is generally good news in that core prices are proving to be tamer than expected. There is precious little U.S. policymakers can do about higher petroleum prices, so the report does not contain information that would motivate a more contractionary monetary policy in the near term.
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