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Blackvegetable » 11 Jul 2024, 8:32 am » wrote: ↑

11 Jul 2024, 8:32 am

Data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that prices climbed 3 percent compared with last year, an improvement from the 3.3 percent annual figure notched in May. Prices also fell 0.1 percent over the previous month.

 Additionally, a key measure of inflation that strips out more volatile categories such as food and energy rose 3.3 percent over the past 12 months — the smallest annual increase since April 2021.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business ... ation-fed/

I bet Don Brandon's Chief Economic Advisor doesn't believe his boss has the IQ of an "inbred tanning bed".