“The latest C.P.I. report comes amid uncertainty over the trajectory for inflation after President Trump’s tariffs began to push up some consumer prices last year. That has left economists and policymakers to wonder how much higher inflation may rise and when it will begin to retreat.”

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“Economists, researchers and analysts have warned that President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy of tacking steep tariffs on most goods that come into America will deliver a taxing blow to consumers via higher prices.”

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“Tariffs contributed modestly to the rise of inflation last month, analysts told ABC News, citing the price hikes in product categories made up primarily of imports. But, they added, overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to tariffs.”

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