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Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as price pressures intensify
CNBC ^
| July 13, 2022
| Jeff Cox
Posted on 07/13/2022 5:43:07 AM PDT by John W
Shoppers paid sharply higher prices for a variety of goods in June as inflation kept its hold on a slowing U.S. economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
The consumer price index, a broad measure of everyday goods and services, soared 9.1% from a year ago, above the 8.8% Dow Jones estimate. That marked another month of the fastest pace for inflation going back to December 1981.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bidensfault; bls; cpi; inflation; obamasfault
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To: FlyingEagle
Energy costs rose 41.6% YOY.
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07/13/2022 6:41:58 AM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: Tell It Right
Energy costs rose 41.6% YOY. Depends on which you're talking about. Gas prices more than doubled, some 258% worth depending on where you live in the country.
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07/13/2022 6:44:18 AM PDT
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usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: John W
My weekly grocery bills are up 15-20%. I buy the same things every time.
This “9 percent” thing is just flat out false.
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07/13/2022 6:47:25 AM PDT
by
Deo volente
("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
To: John W
Putin! Trump! Republicans! Scream it loud enough and hopefully at least a couple voters will believe it.
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07/13/2022 7:42:13 AM PDT
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Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: CatOwner
Yes and his Billionaire lib backers are making sure the market won’t crash today no matter the cost to Dem:-)
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07/13/2022 7:50:04 AM PDT
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Harpotoo
(Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
To: John W
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07/13/2022 7:51:06 AM PDT
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central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: John W
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07/13/2022 9:10:23 AM PDT
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Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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