Consumer Prices Jump in April, in Latest Signal of Inflation’s Stubbornness

Compared with a year ago, prices rise 4.9 percent, far above the Fed’s 2 percent inflation target.

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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 26, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States accelerated in April after months of declines, with measures of underlying inflation suggesting that rising costs could persist for months to come.

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