Inflation at Three-Year High of 3.9%

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Published : October 19th, 2011
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The Labor Department reported that the rising cost of energy products and food drove consumer prices 0.3 percent higher in September and that the annual inflation rate now stands at 3.9 percent, the highest level since September 2008.




Paced by a 2.9 percent rise for gasoline, up 33.2 percent on a year-over-year basis, overall energy prices jumped 2.0 percent last month and are now up 19.3 percent from a year ago.


Food & beverage prices rose 0.4 percent in September and are now 4.5 percent higher than last year at this time while the “food at home” subcategory rose 0.6 percent for the third month in a row, now up a stunning 6.3 percent on a year-over-year basis.



 

 

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