美国12月核心消费者价格指数同比上涨2.6%，低于预期

Group 1 - The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December increased by 0.2% month-on-month and 2.6% year-on-year, both figures below market expectations by 0.1 percentage points, indicating a continued cooling of inflation [1][15][20] - The overall CPI rose by 0.3% month-on-month and 2.7% year-on-year, aligning perfectly with Dow Jones consensus expectations, suggesting that inflation is gradually approaching the Federal Reserve's target of 2% [2][16][20] - Housing prices, a key component of core inflation, increased by 0.4% month-on-month and 3.2% year-on-year, contributing significantly to the overall inflation rise [5][19] Group 2 - Food prices rose by 0.7% month-on-month, although egg prices fell by 8.2% month-on-month and nearly 21% year-on-year, following a previous surge [7][21] - Energy prices increased by 0.3% month-on-month and 2.3% year-on-year, while gasoline prices decreased by 0.5% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year [8][22] - The entertainment price index surged by 1.2% month-on-month, marking the largest single-month increase since 1993 [12][26] Group 3 - The report indicates that some categories, particularly goods, are showing signs of deflation, with used car and truck prices down by 1.1% month-on-month and communication prices down by 1.9% [12][26] - Actual wages for American citizens remained flat month-on-month but increased by 1.1% year-on-year, reflecting the impact of the December price increases [13][27]