# US consumer prices rise 3.4% as slower growth may ease early rate-hike expectations

https://mins.news/en/item/20186

- NHK News, 2026-08-12 12:54 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20260812de43517

> The United States released its consumer price index on the 12th. Prices rose 3.4% last month from the same month a year earlier. Although the increase remains high, the rate of growth was 0.1 percentage point lower than in the previous month. The slowdown may reduce expectations of an early interest-rate hike and could affect exchange rates and stock prices.

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