Inflation accelerated in June as President Trump’s tariffs started to leave a bigger imprint on the economy, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to hold interest rates steady when policymakers next meet this month.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to 2.7% on an annual basis as prices rose for consumers.

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of easing. The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was in line with the 3.3% expected by economists polled by Reuters. Headline inflation in the country dropped to 3.3%, coming down from 3.5% in May.

The report on producer prices adds to a mixed picture for inflation as the economy adjusts to the imposition of import tariffs.

Egg prices cooled significantly in June, deviating from an overall rise in prices. The price of eggs climbed 27% over the year ending in June, which marked a slowdown from 41% year-over-year growth in May. Under Trump, inflation has defied doomsday predictions and helped to propel sturdy economic performance.

Critics of President Trump's tariff policies have been waiting for the import taxes to raise the inflation rate. That effect may be beginning.

Factory-gate prices held steady in June, surprising economists. The producer-price index was flat last month, the Labor Department said, missing forecasts for a 0.2% rise. The index rose by a revised 0.

Progress in bringing down the rate of inflation has halted, at least for now. But even with June’s boost in price growth, economists expect the full effects of higher tariffs to push inflation even higher in the coming months.

The consumer price index rose 0.3% for the month after a 0.1% uptick in May, while the annual rate came in at 2.7%, up from 2.4% in May and slightly above estimates. The core index, stripping out energy and food costs, increased to a 2.9%, up from 2.8% in May.

The White House keeps insisting that inflation is a thing of the past. The latest Consumer Price Index numbers help prove otherwise.

The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis in June 2025, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the full impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs is still to come, according to economists.