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The inflation rate rose yet again in September, with the current rate being 3.7% year over year, up from 3.4% in August, according to the latest consumer price index (CPI) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),
The Labor Department released the latest consumer price index data for September which showed CPI inflation rose further from the Fed's target for the month.
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
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Donald Trump was re-elected on the back of inflation anger, and his party is now in danger of losing control of the House and Senate for the same reason
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A widely watched report on the Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday showed consumer prices rose 3.7% over 12 months through September. That is up from a 3.4% annual increase in August and in line with economists’ forecasts.
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Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections. The consumer price index rose 3.