US inflation report may show further slowing of price spikes


              Gas pumps are shown, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Madison, Ga. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
            
              A Chevron and Shell gas station post the same prices for gasoline, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Miami. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
            
              Gas pumps are shown, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Madison, Ga. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
            
              A Chevron and Shell gas station post the same prices for gasoline, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Miami. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
            
              Gas pumps are shown, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Madison, Ga. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
            
              A Chevron and Shell gas station post the same prices for gasoline, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Miami. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
            
              Gas pumps are shown, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Madison, Ga. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
            
              A Chevron and Shell gas station post the same prices for gasoline, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in Miami. Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.  Gas prices have tumbled from their summer peak. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
            
              FILE - People shop for shoes in a Nike store on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for November. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
            
              FILE - People shop for fruits and vegetables at S. Katzman Produce at the Hunts Point Produce Market on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for November. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
US inflation report may show further slowing of price spikes