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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Inflation is up 2.7% over the last year despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’

Inflation spiked 2.7 percent in the past 12 months, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report.

The number comes despite President Donald Trump’s persistent claims that prices are declining. The president has consistently said that prices are declining despite the fact that his reciprocal tariffs have caused prices to increase for products made outside the United States.

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