This article has been provided courtesy of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced last month’s inflation numbers, revealing that consumer prices rose 2.8% in February compared to February last year. While overall inflation has significantly decreased in recent years, consumers are still weary of any uptick. One area they can take solace in, however, continues to be broadband prices.
Broadband prices help Americans’ bottom line
New Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows:
- Internet prices fell 0.7% in February 2025 compared to the same month last year.
- That’s the fourth month in a row that internet prices have fallen compared to the same time a year ago.
- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) cost of eggs, in comparison, rose 59% compared to the same time last year.
- And a dozen grade A eggs rose 97% in that same timeframe.
A deal consumers can count on
Over the last few years, when inflation was much higher, broadband prices consistently bucked the trend and didn’t mirror the jumps in prices that many other core goods and services saw that drove inflation, a trend that still holds true today.