Investing.com – U.S. core consumer prices rose in December in line with estimates, official figures showed Wednesday.
The core CPI was up 0.2% from November when it also rose 0.2%.
The December core CPI was forecast to rise 0.2% month-on-month.
The index was up an annual 2.2% in line with forecast after a rise of 2.1% in November.
The headline CPI in December was up an annual 2.1% in line with forecast after rise of 1.7% the previous month.