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New Data Reveals Inflation Rose 9.1% In June—Which Is Much Higher Than Previously Expected

<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The rising cost of<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;millions-of-california-residents-to-receive-up-to-1050-for-inflation-relief&sol;"> inflation<&sol;a> has been high on the list of concerns for Americans all across the country and unfortunately this latest news will likely not make them feel any better about it&period; Based on recent data findings&comma; inflation rose a whopping 9&period;1&percnt; in the month of June&comma; which is much higher than financial experts previously anticipated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&commat;CNBC reports&comma; according to a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnbc&period;com&sol;2022&sol;07&sol;13&sol;inflation-rose-9point1percent-in-june-even-more-than-expected-as-price-pressures-intensify&period;html&quest;&lowbar;&lowbar;source&equals;sharebar&percnt;7Ctwitter&amp&semi;par&equals;sharebar">new data<&sol;a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics&comma; U&period;S&period; inflation rose to 9&period;1&percnt; in the month of June&comma; well above the previous estimate of 8&period;8&percnt;&period; These latest figures mark the fastest pace of inflation growth since back in November of 1981&period; For a breakdown of the inflation rates&comma; experts point to the most crucial factors&period; The bulk of the inflation rise came from gas prices &lpar;which increased 11&period;2&percnt;&comma;&rpar; electricity &lpar;which rose 1&period;7&percnt; and 13&period;7&percnt;&comma; respectively&rpar;&comma; followed by new and used vehicle prices that rose 0&period;7&percnt; and 1&period;6&percnt;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;" data-reader-unique-id&equals;"40">Additionally&comma; the cost of medical care went up by 0&period;7&percnt;&comma; specifically highlighted by a 1&period;9&percnt; increase in dental services&period; Meanwhile&comma; airfare was the only industry that saw a decline&comma; as prices fell 1&period;8&percnt; in June&comma; although it’s still up 34&period;1&percnt; from a year ago&period; As for food&comma; meat&comma; poultry&comma; fish and eggs&comma; they also fell&comma; tracking a decline of 0&period;4&percnt; in June&comma; but up 11&period;7&percnt; from this time last year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">While many believe that recent numbers suggest that inflation may be peaking and on the way to an eventual decline&comma; Navy Federal Credit Union Corporate Economist&comma; Robert Frick feels differently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;" data-reader-unique-id&equals;"27">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;CPI delivered another shock&comma; and as painful as June’s higher number is&comma; equally as bad is the broadening sources of inflation&period; Though CPI’s spike is led by energy and food prices&comma; which are largely global problems&comma; prices continue to mount for domestic goods and services&comma; from shelter to autos to apparel&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;" data-reader-unique-id&equals;"28">However&comma; it should be noted that gas prices have dropped throughout the country within the last few days&comma; which indicates that inflation could be slowing down&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <u><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;u><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"93452" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;new-data-reveals-inflation-rose-9-1-in-june-which-is-much-higher-than-previously-expected&sol;" data-secure&equals;"297956f1df"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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