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Inflation Is Cooling: January Increase Below Seasonal Norms

Inflation Is Cooling: January Increase Below Seasonal Norms
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, in this file photo. MDart10/Shutterstock
Bryan Cutsinger
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Inflation cooled more than expected in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a report on Feb. 13. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.2 percent last month, down from 0.3 percent in December 2025. On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation fell to 2.4 percent in January 2026 from 2.7 percent in December 2025—the lowest reading since May 2025.
Bryan Cutsinger
Bryan Cutsinger
Author
Bryan Cutsinger is an assistant professor of economics at the Norris-Vincent College of Business at Angelo State University, where he also serves as the assistant director of the Free Market Institute, and a research assistant professor at the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. Dr. Cutsinger’s research focuses on monetary history and political economy. His scholarly work has been published in leading economic journals, including Economics Letters, the European Review of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Public Choice, and the Southern Economic Journal. His popular writing has appeared in the National Review, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Examiner. Dr. Cutsinger received his B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University, where he was awarded the William P. Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics.