The U.S. inflation rate eased slightly to 8.2% in September as the Federal Reserve aggressively raises interest rates to slow price increases WSJWhatsNow
Consumer-price index’s rise eased slightly in September but core index marked biggest increase since 1982
A series of interest-rate rises have rippled through the economy, and more are projected to be on the way. WSJ breaks down the numbers. Photo: Elise Amendola/Associated PressU.S. consumer inflation excluding energy and food accelerated to a new four-decade high in September asThe Labor Department on Thursday said that the so-called core measure of
—which excludes volatile energy and food prices—gained 6.6% in September from a year earlier, up from 6.3% in August. That marked the biggest increase since August 1982.
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