Surging Prices: Key Inflation Measure Hits a 39-Year High

New York(CNN Business) – Pandemic price hikes didn’t let up in the last month of 2021: A key inflation gauge hit a fresh a 39-year high.
The US consumer price inflation index rose 7% over thepast year before seasonal adjustments, the steepestclimb in prices since June 1982,
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