The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, up from 2.7 percent in November, the Labor Department said in a statement.
The 30-stock index has more than doubled from its pandemic low in March 2020.
The consumer price index increased 3.4% in the year through December, the most in three months according to government figures.
US consumer prices rose 0.6% from December to January, up sharply from a 0.2% increase from November to December. On a year-over-year basis, prices rose 5.4%, up from a 5.3% annual increase in December.
The market is also bracing for an additional curb on Russian oil supply due to sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.