Higher gas prices lift Fed's preferred inflation gauge but underlying price pressures remain mild

Core prices edged up 0.1% from July to August, down from July's 0.2%. It was the smallest monthly increase since November 2020. Compared with a year ago, core prices were up 3.9%, below July's reading of 4.2%. That was the slowest such increase in two years.

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