US Consumer Sentiment Hits 5-Month Highs As Inflation Worries Fall To 1-Year Low

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Year-ahead inflation projections dropped to 4.0%, down from 4.3% last month and the lowest reading since January 2025.\nLonger-term expectations inched up slightly to 3.3% from December's 3.2%, still within a manageable range for policymakers.\nFood prices, a key pressure point for households over the past two years, are now moving in the opposite direction. \nAccording to Bank of America economist Sara Senatore, deflation is gaining traction across major agricultural commodities in the fourth quarter of 2025.\nNotably, sugar prices fell 16.6% year over year, oil declined 11.1%, wheat dropped 10.9% and cheese slid 7.5%. Even milk, which had been more stable, saw a 1.9% year-over-year deflation.\nRetail egg prices saw the steepest drop, plunging 26% in January after peaking at +108% year-over-year inflation in March 2025. Chicken breast prices declined 21% and wing prices collapsed 48% year over year.\nBank of America highlights that animal proteins like beef and chicken represent the largest share of input costs, making up 25%–35% of cost of goods sold  for most restaurant chains.\nChains like Texas Roadhouse Inc. (NASDAQ:TXRH), McDonald's Corp. (NASDAQ:MCD), and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) will likely see margin relief later this year if deflation persists.\nBroader economic indicators continue to point to strong growth without overheating. \nOn Thursday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis revised the third-quarter GDP growth from 4.3% to 4.4%, while the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model projects an even faster 5.4% expansion for the fourth quarter.\nThe strength in economic output hasn't translated into resurgent inflation. 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