Consumer price inflation articles
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Lowest shop price inflation since December 2021 as some prices actually fall - BRC says
Items bought in shops are becoming more expensive at the slowest pace in more than two years, according to latest industry figures which show that some prices are actually falling. It means that goods, such as clothes and food, are becoming more costly but far less than before, according to the shop price index from the trade organisation for UK retailers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), and retail behaviour researchers NielsenIQ. Why have some prices fallen? The shop price index for April...
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Consumer Inflation Expectations Unexpectedly Climb
Rising inflation has led consumers to rethink the idea that inflation was going to come down a lot this year. | Economy
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Price pressures persist in Fed’s inflation gauge
WASHINGTON >> A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid.