Trump Touts Steady Inflation as New CPI Data Shows Prices Cooling

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump highlighted new government data Tuesday showing inflation remained steady in December, calling the figures “great (LOW!) inflation numbers for the USA.”According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent from November to December, while the annual inflation rate held unchanged at 2.7 percent. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy price