Consumer Prices Surged 8.5% in March, Highest Level of Inflation Since 1981
Real earnings dropped for a 12th month in a row. Most Americans shocked and awed at prices up, earnings down.
Consumer prices surged 8.5% in March, slightly hotter than expected and the highest since 1981
PUBLISHED TUE, APR 12 2022 8:33 AM EDT Last updated / edited 1 hour ago
Jeff Cox @JEFF.COX.7528 @JEFFCOXCNBCCOM
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Headline CPI in March rose by 8.5% from a year ago, the fastest annual gain since December 1981 and one-tenth of a percentage point above the…
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