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Consumer Price Index

The monthly US measure of price change across a basket of consumer goods and services, published as a headline index plus core, services, goods, energy and food components.

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August's 4.9% annualized CPI rests on one 0.40% month

Wolf Richter annualizes August's 0.40% monthly rise at 4.9% and core services at 4.0%, while the year-over-year rates for the headline index and for core services both sat where July left them, at 3.4% and 3.0%.

Publishers:wolfstreet.com

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Evidence62
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Hype gap+25
Incentives45
Confidence58