New York CNN —Ahead of May’s closely watched Consumer Price Index, set to be released Tuesday morning, economists are expecting yet another month of smaller price increases.
No individual spending category accounted for more than 40% of overall inflation last year.
For instance, the percentage of housing expenses that contributed to overall inflation nearly doubled to 64% from 33% a year ago.
That accounted for 19% of overall inflation last April.
That helped lower inflation overall.
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