Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2025 — in one chart

Here’s the inflation breakdown for February 2025 — in one chart


Key Points
  • The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier, a deceleration from January.
  • Steel and aluminum tariffs took effect Wednesday. Economists fear that an escalating trade war could stall or reverse progress on inflation.
  • Eggs saw by far the highest inflation rate among other categories in February.



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