Marketplace · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
While US inflation has shown a slight cooling, with producer prices falling month-to-month in June, the nation's inflation rate remains the highest among G7 countries. Bethashore of Marketplace reports that the US is experiencing 3.5% inflation compared to 2.5% in Germany and 1.5% in Japan.
“But step back a little bit more, and you'll notice that compared to other developed economies, US inflation beats them all, highest in the G7.”
“Over in Germany, inflation is about 2.5%. In Japan, it's just 1.5%. And here in the good old US of A, we are stuck with 3.5%.”