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US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war impact bites
Inflation in the United States rose sharply in March, government data showed Friday, as higher energy prices due to the war in the Middle East hit Americans hard. The nationwide sticker shock put pressure on President Donald Trump, who has ordered peace ...
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Inflation rose in March to the highest rate in 2 years as the Iran war lifted energy prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new consumer price index data, including data on energy and gas.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The effects of the Iran war showed up in the latest US inflation reading. Inflation climbed to the highest rate since May ...
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US inflation surges to 3.3% as Iran war fuels energy price shock
US consumer prices rose sharply in March, with headline inflation climbing to 3.3% year-on-year as energy costs spiked in the wake of the Iran war, official data showed on Friday. View on euronews
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Economic buzz: US inflation up from 3.3% to 3.8% in April
Mumbai, May 13 -- The annual inflation rate in the United States accelerated to 3.8% in April from 3.3% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Tuesday. Month-on-month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.
Forbes
Inflation Rose By 3.3% In March Thanks To Gas Prices—Save With These Gas Credit Cards
Gas prices drove inflation in March up by 3.3%, according to the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for last month. The data, released Friday, showed that the gas index increased by 18.9%—which isn’t surprising, since the Iran war has driven ...
NBC News
Inflation rose by 0.9% month over month and 3.3% year over year in March
The March inflation numbers reflect a 0.9% month-over-month rise and a 3.3% year-over-year increase. NBC News' Brian Cheung reports on how the Iran war impacted the ...
Wall Street Journal
Inflation Soared to 3.3% in March, Driven by Higher Gasoline Costs
Consumer prices were up 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, much hotter than February’s gain of 2.4%. It was the highest reading in two years. But it was also in line with the expectations of economists surveyed by The ...
NBC Washington
March inflation soars to highest level in four years as energy prices rise
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.