---
title: "Summary of Key Points on U.S. January CPI Inflation Data"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275928452.md"
description: "The U.S. January CPI data shows that the overall CPI rose by 0.2% month-on-month, lower than expected, while the core CPI rose by 0.3%, in line with expectations. The 1.5% decline in energy costs is the main reason for the slowdown in inflation. On an annualized basis, the overall inflation rate is 2.4%, and the core inflation rate is 2.5%, marking the lowest year-on-year increase since spring 2021. These figures are generally consistent with the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target"
datetime: "2026-02-13T16:52:18.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275928452.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275928452.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275928452.md)
---

> Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275928452.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275928452.md)


# Summary of Key Points on U.S. January CPI Inflation Data

1.  The overall CPI rose by 0.2% month-on-month, lower than economists' expectations; while the core CPI, excluding food and energy, rose by 0.3%, in line with expectations. The 1.5% decline in energy costs is the main reason for the overall slowdown in inflation, bringing its monthly growth rate to the lowest level since July of last year.
    
2.  On an annualized basis, the overall inflation rate is 2.4%, and the core inflation rate is 2.5%. This marks the smallest year-on-year increase in core prices since the surge in the cost of living in the spring of 2021. Economists point out that these readings are broadly consistent with the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target—although this target relies on another measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), which has been running faster than the CPI recently

### Related Stocks

- [NASDAQ Composite Index (.IXIC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md)
- [Fidelity MSCI Financials ETF (FNCL.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FNCL.US.md)
- [Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VFH.US.md)
- [NASDAQ-100 (.NDX.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md)
- [S&P 500 (.SPX.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md)
- [iShares US Broker-Dealers&Secs Exchs ETF (IAI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAI.US.md)
- [The Financial Select Sector SPDR® ETF (XLF.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLF.US.md)
- [Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md)
- [Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md)

## Related News & Research

- [Fed's Collins sees rate policy holding steady for some time](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278149902.md)
- [Fed's Hammack: To cut rates needs confidence inflation moving to 2%](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278182405.md)
- [What's Next: Marex Group's Earnings Preview](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277487356.md)
- [Fed Governor Miran says job losses in February add to the case for more interest rate cuts](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278150620.md)
- [Citigroup Inc. Purchases 27,336 Shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277905595.md)