Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department said this morning that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12
US sees highest year-over-year inflation jump since 1981
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