Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%.
Hosted on MSN

Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2025 — in one chart

The consumer price index rose 3% on an annual basis in September 2025. Economists said the Trump administration’s tariff agenda could raise consumer prices more in the months ahead. Without any other ...
NBC Los Angeles

Here's the inflation breakdown for May 2025 — in one chart

The annual inflation rate increased slightly in May as an uptick in grocery inflation somewhat offset lower prices at the gasoline pump. And while inflation was relatively tame, economists said they ...