Inflation Usa April 2024. Inflation moderated slightly in april, offering some relief for consumers prices rose 3.4 percent in april from a year earlier, a slight easing from the previous month and a. Gasoline prices increased 2.8% after rising by 1.7%.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 3.4% from a year ago, according to the dow jones consensus estimate. Economists at the firm forecast a 1.3% rise in energy prices from march.