US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="125257" data-entity-type="event">war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8 per cent from April 2025, according to data released on Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6 per cent from March as petrol prices rose 5.4 per cent during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9 per cent increase from February to March.Labor Department figures showed that petrol prices are up more than 28 per cent compared with a year ago. However, the AAA motor club listed the average regular gallon of petrol above US$4.50 on Tuesday, about 44 per cent more than it cost last year at this time.
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US consumer inflation jumps as Iran war sends energy prices higher
US consumer inflation accelerated last month, with the consumer price index rising 3.8% year-over-year in April 2025. This increase was driven primarily by a significant jump in energy prices, particularly gasoline.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-12 · 13:44 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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US consumer inflation accelerated last month, with the consumer price index rising 3.8% year-over-year in April 2025. This increase was driven primarily by a significant jump in energy prices, particularly gasoline. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.6% from March, with petrol prices climbing 5.4% during April. The article attributes these higher energy costs to the ongoing 10-week war with Iran. Petrol prices are now over 28% higher than a year ago, with the average gallon exceeding $4.50, a 44% increase compared to the previous year.
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Average regular gallon of petrol is above US$4.50.
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Petrol prices are up over 28% compared to a year ago.
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Petrol prices rose 5.4% in April.
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April consumer prices rose 0.6% month-over-month.
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US consumer prices rose 3.8% from April 2025.
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