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The U.S. inflation rate increased in June, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to new data released on Tuesday, the consumer price index rose 2.7% in the 12-month period ending in June. The inflation rate is 0.3 percentage points higher than May's rate of 2.4%. The 12-month consumer price index was 2.3% in April, which marked the lowest year-over-year inflation rate since 2021.

The White House attempted to downplay the new data.

“Every month since President Trump took office, core inflation — the best measure of inflation — has beat or matched expectations," said White Huse Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "The data proves that President Trump is stabilizing inflation and the Panicans continue to be wrong about tariffs raising prices.”