Inflation eased in March but core prices remain stubbornly high

Photo caption: A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. Photo credit: Reuters / Sarah Silbiger. Article by Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press. PBS News Hour – April  12, 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices for nearly two years. The government said Wednesday that consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent from February to March, down from 0.4 percent from January to February and the smallest increase since December. […]

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