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Year-over-yearinflationrose by 2.8% in February, down from 3% the month before.
Despite overall decelerating inflation, several key categories experienced worrisome price spikes.
Here are the items that are getting more expensiveeven as inflation appears to cool.
Eggs
The incredible, unaffordable egg remains the poster child for inflation.
In January, the price of eggs rose by 12.5% from January 2024.
Heres how much prices rose per selection.
Car Insurance
Supermarket offerings dominated the list, but they were hardly alone.
Motor vehicle insurance prices rose by 11.1% in February compared to 0.9% in January.
The cost of auto maintenance and repairs jumped from 0.3% to 5.8%.
Roasted coffee was up by 5.8%, but instant coffee led the charge with an 8.6% increase.
Thats a steep jump from 1% in January.
That makes the February CPI one indicator among several that combine to reveal what could be underlying economic weakness.
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