Rising gas prices push inflation to 40-year high
June 10, 2022
Inflation in May jumped 8.6 percent year-over-year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rising gas and food prices were major, but not the sole, contributors to the increase as air travel, auto, clothing, household furnishings and medical care also cost more.
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