Highest growth in 40 years and 3 months: Consumer price index rose 8.5% in March
物価上昇率がついに8%を超えました
The inflation rate has finally exceeded 8%
The US consumer price index rose for the first time in 40 years due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other factors.
The consumer price index for March, released by the U.S. Department of Labor on the 12th, rose 8.5% from the same month of the previous year, the highest in 40 years and 3 months since December 1981 after the second oil crisis. It became a growth
In the United States, supply has not caught up and historically high prices have continued, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further accelerated price increases for a wide range of items such as gasoline and food.
In response to this, the Fed = Federal Reserve Board, which is the central bank, is more likely to raise interest rates by 0.5%, which is the usual two times, at the meeting next month.
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