Although U.S. consumer prices ticked up last month, the annual inflation rate eased a bit again in July, the Labor Department said Aug. 12. From June to July, consumer prices rose 0.1%, in line with forecasters' expectations. After surging since the start of the Iran war which drove gas prices up, the annual inflation rate fell from 4.2% in May to 3.5% in June. What is the core US inflation rate? This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: US inflation cooled again but still outpaced paychecks in July