CPI inflation has declined significantly from its pandemic-era high of 9.1% in June 2022. However, it remains above the Federal Reserve's target.

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"But the data really want to tell us that inflation has very nearly normalized." Inflation soared as high as 9.1% last year, as a post-pandemic demand boom and supply-chain problems drove up prices.

The U.S. Federal Reserve, which had raised interest rates sharply to combat high inflation starting in early 2022, began cutting them in September to take pressure off the labor market and economy.

That CPI inflation reading is the lowest since February 2021. Inflation has gradually declined, but a few categories, such as housing, remain stubbornly high.

Where inflation was high in February Certain items have seen double-digit increases in prices year over year, including juices and drinks, up 27.2%, and motor vehicle insurance, with 20.6%.