{"id":7168,"date":"2025-08-12T15:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:14:28","slug":"us-cpi-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/news\/us-cpi-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. CPI Rises 0.2% in July 2025 as Shelter Costs Lead Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)<\/strong> increased <strong>0.2% month-over-month<\/strong> in <strong>July 2025<\/strong>, slightly lower than June\u2019s 0.3% gain (the highest in five months) and in line with market expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shelter costs rose <strong>0.2%<\/strong> and remained the <strong>primary driver<\/strong> of inflation, according to the latest report from the <strong>Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/prblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <video height=\"500\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1312 \/ 500;\" width=\"1312\" autoplay loop muted playsinline>\n      <source src=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Otet-Banner-en-2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n      Your browser does not support the video tag.\n    <\/video>\n  <\/a>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-price-movements-in-july\"><br><strong>\u2705Key Price Movements in July<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shelter<\/strong>: +0.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical care<\/strong>: +0.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Airline fares<\/strong>: +4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recreation<\/strong>: +0.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Household furnishings &amp; operations<\/strong>: +0.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Used cars &amp; trucks<\/strong>: +0.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the downside, <strong>food prices were unchanged<\/strong>, while <strong>energy costs<\/strong> fell <strong>1.1%<\/strong>, led by a <strong>2.2% drop in gasoline<\/strong>. Declines were also recorded for <strong>lodging away from home<\/strong> and <strong>communication services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-8-1024x482.webp\" alt=\"us cpi july 2025\" class=\"wp-image-7170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-8-1024x482.webp 1024w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-8-300x141.webp 300w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-8-768x361.webp 768w, https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-slider-photo-8.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-u-s-cpi-breakdown-july-2025\"><br><strong>\ud83d\udcca U.S. CPI Breakdown \u2013 July 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Monthly Change (%)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Shelter<\/td><td>+0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Medical Care<\/td><td>+0.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Airline Fares<\/td><td>+4.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Recreation<\/td><td>+0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Household Furnishings &amp; Ops<\/td><td>+0.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Used Cars &amp; Trucks<\/td><td>+0.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Food<\/td><td>0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Energy<\/td><td>-1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gasoline<\/td><td>-2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lodging Away from Home<\/td><td>\u2193<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Communication<\/td><td>\u2193<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\"><br><strong>\u2705 Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>U.S. CPI<\/strong> rose 0.2% in July, matching market forecasts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelter costs remain the <strong>largest inflation driver<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy prices dropped sharply, especially gasoline (-2.2%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food prices were <strong>unchanged<\/strong> after months of steady gains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broader inflation trends suggest a <strong>mild cooling<\/strong> from June\u2019s pace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/news\/tesla-shuts-down-dojo-boosts-nvidia-amd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tesla Shuts Down Dojo Supercomputer Program: A Win for NVIDIA and AMD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inflation-outlook\"><br><strong>Inflation Outlook<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>July\u2019s <strong>U.S. CPI<\/strong> data reflects a <strong>slight moderation in price pressures<\/strong>, offering some relief to households as energy and food costs stabilize. However, persistent increases in shelter and certain services, like medical care and transportation, may keep overall inflation from falling quickly toward the Federal Reserve\u2019s <strong>2% target<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fed is expected to closely watch <strong>core CPI<\/strong> trends in the coming months before deciding on potential interest rate adjustments in late 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcac What do you think? Will easing energy prices help push U.S. inflation lower, or will shelter costs keep it sticky? Share your thoughts below and check our related coverage on U.S. inflation trends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/inflation-rate-mom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2% month-over-month in July 2025, slightly lower than June\u2019s 0.3% gain (the highest in five months) and in line with market expectations. Shelter costs rose 0.2% and remained the primary driver of inflation, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2705Key Price Movements in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,2],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-7168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-economy-news","category-news","tag-financialnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7174,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7168\/revisions\/7174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otetmarkets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}