A FactSet survey of economists predicts that the US Labor Department will announce a 2.9% increase in the CPI for February compared to the same period last year. This would be a slight decrease from 3% in January and the first decline in five months. The core CPI is also expected to drop from 3.3% in January to 3.2%. However, both indicators largely remain at levels reached last summer. Stubborn inflation could pose political problems for Trump, who promised to "completely eliminate inflation" during his campaign. Dan North, senior economist at financial services company Allianz Trade Americas, said, "There has been no real progress towards the 2% target. I suspect that you will begin to see inflation data moving in the opposite direction."
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A FactSet survey of economists predicts that the US Labor Department will announce a 2.9% increase in the CPI for February compared to the same period last year. This would be a slight decrease from 3% in January and the first decline in five months. The core CPI is also expected to drop from 3.3% in January to 3.2%. However, both indicators largely remain at levels reached last summer. Stubborn inflation could pose political problems for Trump, who promised to "completely eliminate inflation" during his campaign. Dan North, senior economist at financial services company Allianz Trade Americas, said, "There has been no real progress towards the 2% target. I suspect that you will begin to see inflation data moving in the opposite direction."