據油價網8月10日報道，美國勞工統(tǒng)計局（Bureau of Labor Statistics）周三公布的最新數據顯示，美國7月份消費者價格指數（CPI）沒有實質變化，這表明由于汽油價格下跌，通貨膨脹正在緩解。

總體而言，跟蹤汽油價格的CPI下降了7.7%，而包括食品在內的其他指數則出現了上漲。二手車和機票價格也隨著汽油價格的下降而下降。

這可能意味著我們已經遭受了通貨膨脹的頂峰，通貨膨脹的減緩是汽油價格下跌的直接結果。

7月份消費者物價雖然比去年同期上漲8.5%，但比6月份（9.1%）有所下降。6月份的數據創(chuàng)下了40年來的新高。

富國銀行（Wells Fargo）預計，由于能源價格大幅下跌，未來幾個月美國的通脹率可能會降至5%。

據MSN報道，該銀行的投資機構團隊周一在給客戶的報告中說：“如果12個月的消費者價格指數突然大幅下降，可能從6月份的9.1%下降到未來兩三個月的5%或6%，我們不會感到驚訝?！?/p>

美國汽車協(xié)會（AAA）數據顯示，美國汽油價格已連續(xù)57天下跌，周三跌至每加侖4.010美元的全國平均價格。上月平均價格為每加侖4.684美元。周二，在GasBuddy跟蹤的地點，每加侖汽油的平均價格為3.99美元。

CPI數據發(fā)布之前，上周發(fā)布了一份前景光明的就業(yè)報告。

黎泱 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Falling Gasoline Prices Keep Inflation In Check

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) saw no real change in July, suggesting that inflation is easing as a result of falling gasoline prices, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. 

Overall, the CPI that tracks gasoline prices dropped by 7.7%, while other indexes, including food, saw increases. Used vehicles and airline tickets saw decreases along with gasoline. 

It could mean we’ve already suffered peak inflation, with inflation slowing as a direct result of falling gasoline prices. 

Consumer prices saw a 8.5% increase in July, year-on-year, but down from the 9.1% increase year-on-year recorded in June. June’s figures represented a forty-year high. 

Wells Fargo predicts that inflation in the U.S. could fall to 5% over the next few months due to steep drops in energy prices. 

"We would not be surprised to see the headline 12-month consumer price inflation reading post a sudden, large drop, maybe from 9.1% for June to 5% or 6% in the next two or three months," the bank's investment institute team said in a note to clients Monday, as reported by MSN. 

Gasoline prices in the United States have fallen for 57 consecutive days, reaching down to a national average per gallon of $4.010 on Wednesday, according to AAA. The month-ago average price per gallon was $4.684. On Tuesday, at locations tracked by GasBuddy, the average price per gallon was $3.99. 

The CPI numbers follow a promising jobs report last week.