What to know about cooling inflation
U.S. inflation has dropped to its lowest level in three years. Prices rose 2.9% in July from a year earlier, down from 3% in June, marking the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021, when prices accelerated in the wake of the pandemic. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent explains.
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