Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023

CNBC ^ | 05/12/2026 | Jeff Cox

[Fury]

Prices that consumers pay for a wide range of goods and services increased at a faster-than-expected pace in April, as another burst in energy prices raised further concerns about inflation’s impact on the U.S. economy.

The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The monthly rate was as forecast, but the annual rate was 0.1 percentage point above the Dow Jones consensus.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cpi; multiplenicks; randspam; tds; tdstrolls

[volare737]

Get ready for higher interest rates, not lower.

[Vermont Lt]

Just wait until next month. The gas prices had hardly risen in April.

Interest rates will go up. Unemployment will go up.

We are going to need to wrap up this Middle East stuff by the end of June or we won’t have time to recover going into the fall election season.

[going hot]

< in best Muddy Watters voice > “ Got the gas tank blues...” < / MW >

[hcmama]

Trump's approval rating on the economy over both terms:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/politics/cnn-poll-midterms-affordability-politics-impact

[MinorityRepublican]

We are going to need to wrap up this Middle East stuff by the end of June or we won’t have time to recover going into the fall election season.

Iran knows that they'll have to hold out until November. Then they can make a better deal once the Democrats take over Congress.

[nitzy]

We probably need to increase the funding at Bureau of Labor Statistics so they can figure out the cause of this inflation.

[Capn Hayek]

Yup - as they should.

Now would be a terrible time for the Fed to road test the stupid Turkish/Erdogan idea of a few years ago that central banks should lower rates to fight inflation. That worked out as predictably as any dumb gambit in history.

May’s not even half over yet, but I’m bracing for the May CPI — this one was bad. I think that one’s gonna be far worse. Even if you strip out the volatiles - perfectly useful for economic analysis, despite the fact that food/energy wallops most consumers - we still saw an uptick to 2.8%.

[hcmama]

. AtlasIntel is rated A+ for quality and is considered the most accurate pollster in the world.

Today's AtlasIntel poll on the midterm elections:

[usafa92]

The Golden Age……

[con-surf-ative]

These numbers are so phony they make Nancy Pelosi look like a natural woman. What is the use of publishing inflation numbers that bear no resemblance to reality.

Every sentient human being knows prices are going up 25% plus annually. It was initially sparked by Biden’s “covid relief” spending, and now has only been accelerated by Trump. He blames the fed, but government spending and monetary policy are destroying what is left of the economy.

[Steven Scharf]

seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month

This chart show it was 0.9% last month. 0.6% seems better so why is this being posted like it is bad news.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

Inflation is going to happen whether we like it or not. I am happy that it is only 3.8% year over year.

[usafa92]

Atlas Intel sold out after 2024. I believe they are affiliated with ABC now. That A+ rating was before they became more left leaning. The mid-terms will be tough, but not 14 points tough.

[Skwor]

Don’t bother he/she doesn’t care, they just care about anything they can be used to push liberal propaganda.

The poster is to FR what Hasan Piker is to streamers, say and post anything in support of the progressive narrative, no lie is a bridge to far.

[volare737]

Agreed, not to mention I feel inflation numbers are understated anyway.

Also, every single day that the Iran operation continues—puts continued upward pressure on inflation and interest rates.

[hcmama]

You know, you could stop acting like a little nutless coward and talk to me directly.

Then again, it may not be an act

[hcmama]

You know, you could stop acting like a little nutless coward and talk to me directly.

Then again, it may not be an act

[hcmama]

I know they push undecideds in their polls, which I understand some pollsters find objectionable.

I have not heard anything about them being sold to ABC News, though

[cp124]

This will get the Democrats in power and the end of America as we know it.

[jeffc]

Are they now including all the things they left out when Biden was in office?