Consumer prices rose 3.2% in February compared to a year ago, increasing slightly from the previous month and offering the latest sign that progress toward lowering inflation has struck a rough patch, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday showed. The fresh data came in higher than economists expected. ...

Core inflation -- a closely watched measure that strips out volatile food and energy prices -- increased 3.8% over the year ending in February, which marked a slight cooldown from the previous month.