WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation was unchanged last month while a measure of underlying inflation rose to its highest level in five months, as tariffs have raised the cost of some imported goods while gas and procery prices cooled.

Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the same as the previous month and up from a post-pandemic low of 2.3% in April. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 3.1%, up from 2.9% in June.

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