Inflation Slowed To 2.7% Last Month—Below Expectations

ToplineThe Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% in November from the same time last year, slower than the previous 3% and below economists’ expectations of a 3.1% increase, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday. Holiday crowds begin to gather in a shopping district at Rockefeller Center on the afternoon before Thanksgiving on November 26, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsCore CPI, which omits volatile food and energy prices, increa ...