U.S consumer prices surge in March, CPI
finds, pushing inflation to 2 1/2-year high
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/13/2021 4:50:25 PM
The numbers: Consumer prices rose in March for the fourth month in a row and the pace of inflation hit the highest level in two and a half years, underscoring new pressures emerging on the economy as the U.S. recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The consumer price index jumped 0.6% last month, the government said Tuesday, spearheaded by the rising cost of oil. Economists polled by Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.5% increase in the CPI. The rate of inflation over the past year shot up to 2.6% from 1.7% in the prior month, marking
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You may hear ''experts'' saying this is nothing to worry about. Ronald Reagan compared inflation to a violent mugging and armed robbery since it steals your hard earned money.