Critics of President Trump's tariff policies have been waiting for the import taxes to raise the inflation rate. That effect may be beginning.

While the inflation numbers aren't "as bad as expected," they suggest that President Donald Trump's import tariffs are "starting to bite," Heather Long, the chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, told CNN. "A long stretch when Trump's policies left little imprint on the hard data appears to be ending," said The Wall Street Journal.

Egg prices cooled significantly in June, deviating from an overall rise in prices. The price of eggs climbed 27% over the year ending in June, which marked a slowdown from 41% year-over-year growth in May. Under Trump, inflation has defied doomsday predictions and helped to propel sturdy economic performance.