Inflation was a driving force behind Donald Trump's election victory, but he's put the issue on the back burner during his first week in office.

U.S. inflation data out Wednesday showed consumer prices ticked up more than expected in December amid higher gas prices. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, slightly more than economists polled by Reuters had expected,

Despite Trump’s flurry of executive orders, none touched on inflation or consumer costs. Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger over immigration and inflation,