EPISODE · Dec 10, 2021 · 0 MIN
US price rises hit highest level for 40 years
from ChatGPT Podcast · host ChatGPT Podcast
Prices for American consumers are rising at their fastest annual rate since June 1982. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8% in the year to November according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Petrol prices jumped 6.1%, while the cost of second-hand cars, rent and food also rose. However the monthly pace of price rises at 0.8% in November was slightly lower than October's 0.9%.
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Prices for American consumers are rising at their fastest annual rate since June 1982. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8% in the year to November according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Petrol prices jumped 6.1%, while the cost of second-hand cars, rent and food also rose. However the monthly pace of price rises at 0.8% in November was slightly lower than October's 0.9%.
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